1945 in organized crime

1945 in organized crime

"See also:"
1944 in organized crime,
other events of 1945,
1946 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

Events

*Vito Genovese, after living in Sicily for several years, returns to the United States. He is finally tried for the 1937 murder of Ferdinand Boccia and is acquitted. Soon after the trial, Genovese establishes himself in the Luciano crime family where he would compete for dominance against Frank Costello.
*February 24 - Cleveland racketeer Nathan Weisenberg, the "Slots King of Ohio", whose monopoly on vending and slot machines stretches as far as Arizona and Colorado, is murdered by members of the Cleveland crime syndicate.

Arts and literature

Births

*Antonino Cina, Sicilian mafia regional boss and commission member
*Biagio DiGiacomo, Patriarca crime family Caporegime

Deaths

*February 24 - Nathan Weisenberg, Cleveland gambling racketeer


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