Anthony J. Biase
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Anthony Joseph Biase (September 6, 1909 – September 21, 1991) was an American mobster who had a long career in gambling and narcotics, and was a Civella crime family's Omaha, Nebraska faction.[1]
Biography
He was born in Omaha and his
Las Vegas. Biase later became an associate of New York Genovese crime family boss Vito Genovese
as he extended his criminal operations in the West.
In 1959,
Leavenworth Federal Prison in Leavenworth, Kansas
for 15 years.
Paroled in 1970, Biase maintained a low profile for the rest of his life. His only other arrest was a misdemeanor gambling charge in 1986.
On September 21, 1991, Anthony Biase died of natural causes in South Omaha, Nebraska.
See also
- Little Italy (Omaha, Nebraska)
References
- ^ K.C. Mafia ’84 Hit Parade Marks Anniversary, Willie the Rat's Wrath Felt Scott Burnstein, GangsterReport.com (November 5, 2014)
Further reading
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Legal and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee. The Federal Effort Against Organized Crime. 1968. [1]
- United States. Congress. House. Appropriations. Treasury-Post Office Departments Appropriations for 1962. 1961. [2]
External links
- AmericanMafia.com - 26 Mafia Cities: Omaha, NE by Brian James Beerman
