Joseph DiVarco
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Joseph DiVarco | |
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| Born | July 27, 1911 |
| Died | January 5, 1986 (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois |
| Imprisoned at | 1985 |
Joseph Vincent "Caesar" DiVarco (July 27, 1911 – January 5, 1986) was a Chicago mobster with the Chicago Outfit who was involved in numerous street rackets.
He and Joe Arnold were partners in a local
In 1983, Solano ordered DiVarco to murder mobster Ken Eto. Eto had recently been convicted on gambling charges and Solano was worried about him testifying for the authorities. Two hitmen, Jasper Campise and John Gattuso, a Cook County, Illinois, sheriff's deputy, ambushed Eto in his car and shot him three times in the head. However, the two men had improperly packed their own ammunition and the shots did not penetrate Eto's skull. Eto survived and became a government witness. In retribution for the botched hit, DiVarco was stripped of his power and the two hitmen were murdered.
Federal authorities learned of DiVarco's role in the Chicago Outfit through undercover surveillance, government informants, and cooperation with other state and federal agencies. In 1985, DiVarco was convicted of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) violations and running a sports betting operation. He was sentenced to ten years in prison.
On January 5, 1986, DiVarco died in Washington, D.C., while in federal custody.[3]
References
- ISBN 0-06-136385-5
- ^ Hood's Who - TIME
- ^ According to Ross Prio's Wikipedia page, he died in 1972.
- ^ O`Brien, John. "JOSEPH DIVARCO, 74, CHICAGO MOB LEADER". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
External links
- Office of the Independent Hearing Officer Laborers' International Union of North America Archived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Chicago Sun-Times Jun 8, 2006: Mobster 'Toyko[sic] Joe' died in Georgia in '04: Ken Eto survived a 1983 Hit by Steve Warmbir
