Marshall Caifano
Marshall Caifano | |
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 Caifano mugshot | |
| Born | Marcello Giuseppe Caifano July 19, 1911 Sicily, Italy |
| Died | September 6, 2003 (aged 92) |
| Occupation(s) | Mobster, hitman |
| Allegiance | Chicago Outfit |
Marshall Joseph Caifano (born Marcello Giuseppe Caifano; July 19, 1911 – September 6, 2003) was an Italian-American
Early career
Caifano was born on July 19, 1911, in
Prison and death
In 1964, Caifano was convicted of extorting $60,000 from oilman Ray Ryan, who testified against him.[3] The conviction was upheld in 1966, and Caifano was sentenced to 10 years in prison.[4] Caifano was sentenced to a further 12 years in prison, in 1967, for defrauding a lumber dealer of $42,000.[4] When Caifano was released from prison in the 1970s, Ryan reportedly offered him $1 million in restitution, however, in 1977, Ryan was killed in a car bomb; no one was charged in the murder.[4] In 1980 Caifano was sentenced to 20 years for fencing stolen stock certificates.[4]
A few years after Caifano was released from prison, he died of natural causes on September 6, 2003.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kass, John. "Unlike his many victims, hit man dies quiet death". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Siegel, Gangster, Is Slain On Coast. Co-chief of 'Bug and Meyer Mob' Here. Is Victim of Shots Fired Through Window". The New York Times. June 22, 1947. p. 7. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
Benjamin Siegel, 42 years old, former New York gangster, was slain last midnight by a fusillade of bullets fired through the living room window of a Beverly Hills house where he was staying.
- ^ "2 in Extortion Case Convicted on Coast". The New York Times. February 8, 1964 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b c d Justice, United States Dept of (May 5, 1965). "Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States". U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General – via Google Books.
Further reading
- Bernstein, Lee. The Greatest Menace: Organized Crime in Cold War America. Boston: UMass Press, 2002. ISBN 1-55849-345-X
- Giancana, Sam and Chuck. Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America. New York: Warner Books, 1992. ISBN 0-446-51624-4
- Ovid, Demaris. Captive City: Chicago in Chains. New York: Lyle Stuart, 1969.
- Reid, Ed. The Grim Reapers, The Anatomy of Organized Crime in America. Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1969.
- Reid, Ed and Demaris, Ovid. The Green Felt Jungle. Montreal: Pocket Books, 1964.
- Zuckerman, Michael J. Vengeance is Mine. New York: Macmillan, 1987.
- Fox, Stephen. Blood and Power: Organized Crime in Twentieth-Century America. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989. ISBN 0-688-04350-X
- Kelly, Robert J. Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States. Westport, Connecticut: ISBN 0-313-30653-2
- ISBN 0-8041-1310-6
- Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia. New York: ISBN 0-8160-5694-3
- Sifakis, Carl. The Encyclopedia of American Crime. New York: Facts on File Inc., 2001. ISBN 0-8160-4040-0