Mr. PETERSON. I haven't gone too much into the government angle, although I may cover that somewhat in the testimony. Ralph Buglio's name was also mentioned in connection with the gang killing of Maurice Enright. Accardo allegedly took over as mob chief when Ricca retired in 1968, although he deferred to Ricca until he died in 1972. In September of 1978 a federal grand jury held hearings regarding this situation. Apparently pleased with his work, Capone gave him the nickname Joe Batters.. The arrest was merely one on suspicion, and they were released. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In 1944 information was received that Leslie Kruse lived at 4300 Marine Drive. It would be a pretty fast mimeographing job. Months later, Anthony Little Tony Borsellino and Gerald Jerry the Dinger Carusiello were slain with bullets to the back of the head. Mr. Peterson, we will recess at about 12:25 if you can find some place where you can stop. What's the use of risking your life, when you can't enjoy the wealth that comes with it? Jack Guzik, another member of the syndicate, was the business manager of the Capone syndicate or was called such during the heyday of Al Capone's regime in Chicago. On September 18, 1925, Pat Manno was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct and placed on probation for 1 year. He was tried and acquitted of that charge and was represented by Rothstein's attorney. Since his parole from Federal penitentiary in 1947 he has naturally kept in the background. On a plea of guilty to petit larceny he was sentenced to the house of correction for 6 months. The Government claimed then that De Grazio had an income over $97,000 in 1929, $51,000 in 1930. Willie Heeney was known to be a contact man for the Capone syndicate with St. Louis hoodlums. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Long-lost ship found at the bottom of Lake Huron, confirming story of tragic collision, TikTok to set default daily time limit of up to 60 minutes for minors, Jaguars, narcos, illegal loggers: One mans battle to save a Guatemalan jungle and Maya ruins, TikTok faces bans in a number of countries over security fears. Accardo died of heart and lung diseases, said Carrie Quidayan, night nursing coordinator at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital Center. Borcia has a criminal record and was paroled May 14, 1941, from the Auburn State Penitentiary in New York. I was with the FBI about 12 years. I have no control over anybody, Accardo testified. the trunk of his car on April 6. Campagna has made a fortune from gambling activities in Cook County. The representatives of Joe Adonis remained in the Chicago area for about. Dobkin has been a betting commissioner for many years. Aiuppa was also arrested in connection with the slaying of James D. Larrisen, on April 7, 1944, in the tavern of Matt Capone. I would have to check. He was released on parole in 1947 and it is still pending. CHICAGO Tony (Big Tuna) Accardo, reputedly the longtime head of the Chicago mob and a former associate of gangster Al Capone, died Wednesday night. In 1943, Accardos close friend, Paul (the Waiter) Ricca, allegedly assumed control and appointed Accardo underboss. He is supposed to have a farm in Kendall County, Ill., about 1,100 acres there, which has been managed or was during the war by Francis Curry. Though he was later believed to have a photographic memory, Tony dropped out of . In fact, prior to last December I had conferences with several mayors that were having difficulties with the organized crime problem. Ricca apparently was born in Naples, Italy, about 1899. I think the union was thrown into receivership. Mr. Peterson, you have notes that you are following. During the heyday of the Capone regime James Mondi was one of the big shots in Al Capone's gambling empire in Chicago, although in recent years he has not been very important. Mr. PETERSON. Allegations were made a number of years ago that - these were public allegations, never proven - that Maddox and Capezio were active in attempting to control Local 705 of the Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union. Mr. PETERSON. Frank Diamond was sentenced to the penitentiary in 1943. Mr. PETERSON. Chicago History Museum/Getty ImagesThe St. Valentines Day Massacre saw seven associates of Chicagos North Side Gang gunned down. The three named were under investigation following the murder of State Representative John M. Bolton, who was killed on July 4, 1936. The next individual of importance in the Capone syndicate is Ralph Pierce. He was indicted by a Federal grand jury in Chicago in January 1935 as a result of a perjury committed before a grand jury investigating the income tax of Malloy. Louis "Little New York" Campagna, 2927 Maple Avenue, Berwyn, Ill., also has farms in Berrien Springs, Mich., and Fowler, Ind. He was given the nickname Big Tuna by a Chicago newspaper reporter after having his picture taken with a 400-pound tuna he caught off Florida. I don't know. Tony Big Tuna Accardo is now the head of the Outfit since the remaining top leaders were sitting in jail because of the Hollywood Extortion Scandal.In my last article I went to Accardos other nickname of Joe Batters. The article was Tony Joe Batters Accardo the Outfits Ultimate Boss Part I He received his second nickname of Big Tuna, . Ragen was then ambushed and shot on June 24, 1946, and later died. For a number of years Rocco Fischetti and a man by the name of Jim Bettinus operated the notorious Rock Garden Club in Cicero, Ill. I am not positive about that. His death marks the end of the Capone era, the Chicago Crime Commission added. And by the 1940s, the "Capone mob" controlled Chicago. Capone had already established himself as a tough gunman with the Five Points gang of New York City. I wonder if during the lunch hour, from the point where Mr. Peterson leaves off, copies could be made. I would have to check that, however. "Little New York" Campagna admitted having an interest in and receiving huge sums of money as his share from the proceeds of this establishment. On September 25, 1932, a doorman to a road house located on Lake Street west of Mannheim Road was killed. That is right, special agent in charge of the Boston office of the FBI. They were charged in a Federal indictment with having conspired to violate the prohibition laws. Estelle Carey was once the dice girl employed by Nick Circella, alias Nick Dean. Frank Costello of New York has admitted having an acquaintanceship with Ricca several years ago. If anyone asked him what he did for a living, he was a beer salesman and a good one at that. At that time O'Hara was working for Thomas Malloy in the Motion Picture Operators Union, which the press described as a $750,000-a-year racket. As I understand it, its membership represents about eleven or twelve thousand communities - cities or local communities. It goes into the major crimes and the effect upon the lives of the citizens in the various communities, and so forth? "On April 19, 1961, confidential informant T-6 advised" the FBI "that the Chicago hoodlum faction under Tony Accardo is feuding with the Balistrieri faction in Milwaukee," according to the . They recently just built a large addition to it. An argument followed and the driver of the car was shot and killed. It proved an ill-conceived endeavor, and it didnt take long for Accardo to seek his proverbial pound of flesh. Regardless of the truth of that allegation, it is definitely known that, upon the death of Colosimo, John Torrio became the lord of Chicago's underworld. When he registered for the draft in World War II Gincanna gave his occupation as that of a salesman for the Central Envelope & Lithographing Co., 426 South Clinton Street, Chicago. Accardo was arrested many times on allegations ranging from murder to extortion to kidnaping. In 1923 he operated a garage at 1214 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, with Murray Humphreys. About 1948 Louis Lipschultz, according to the chief of police of Cicero, Ill., contacted him and offered him $100,000 to permit gambling to operate in Cicero. The CHAIRMAN. As a sidelight, from about 1922 to 1931 Joe Masseri was the head of the underworld activities of what is frequently called the Mafia. He has exerted a considerable amount of political influence there. The double homicide came to be referred to as the Strangers in the Night Murders because of the Johnny Mathis song playing on the jukebox as Moretti and Renno were slaughtered by an Outfit hit team. He worked for Al Capone, then ran the crime group for many decades before his death in 1992. Well, there were some problems. By the late 1940s the "Capone mob" was called The Outfit, and was run by Antonino "Joe Batters" Accardo (photo right). In other words, they get you coming and going. I am not sure. That is right. An important lieutenant of Hunt on the South Side is Hyman Gottfreed. That company has the cigarette-vending machines where you put in 20 cents and get out a package of cigarettes. In order to cover his tracks and cut ties from the purge he set in motion, Accardo turned his wrath toward his own inner circle and the execution squad he had dispatched to do his bidding. At one time they succeeded in having their representative placed at the head of State-wide trade associations and through their influence they were able to have their representative elected to the liquor code authority under the old NRA. Email blog@themobmuseum.org. The CHAIRMAN. Information has been received to the effect that Cavaliera has operated as a front man for the Capone syndicate and operated Barbout games in the Halsted-Blue Island area. Claude Maddox, a public enemy and the member of the Capone syndicate, is also allegedly associated with Aiuppa in the Taylor Co. It was just between Lipschultz and the chief of police. This man's name is Lester A. Kruse. Accardo was supposedly heard whistling 'You are my sunshine' referring to a Vegas lawyer nicknamed 'Sunshine'. It appears in this case that the killers borrowed the automobile, in which they were transported to the place of the killing, from Buglio. Mr. PETERSON. Levinson explained his problem to Accardo, who told him not to worry. Too much time. They made an offer that couldn't be refused. He was 86 years old a remarkable achievement for someone who had spent most of his life in such a dangerous business. Released on parole in 1947. We reach Al Capone's brothers, Ralph, John, Albert, and Matthew - Ralph and John have been the most active insofar as racketeering activities are concerned. John Capone, another brother of Al Capone, at one time resided at 5400 South Park Boulevard. I haven't gone too much into the government angle, although I may cover that somewhat in the testimony. In other words, as the distinguished Governor just mentioned a few moments ago, there is very seldom any political campaign in his area in which the racketeering elements - and, of course, gambling is very lucrative - do not attempt to make political contributions and that sort of thing. Once Al Capones bodyguard, Tony Accardo eventually rose to the top of the Chicago Mafia. He worked as Capones chauffeur and bodyguard before becoming captain of his own street crew. That was the Retail Clerks International Protective Association, Local 1248. Are the rest of them American citizens? Senator WILEY. Federal judge to 8 months in jail for contempt of court. The CHAIRMAN. He was picked up, arrested, following that. Cicero has long been the headquarters for the Capone gang. On October 27, 1934, Humphreys pleaded guilty to income-tax evasions and was sentenced to serve 18 months in the Federal penitentiary and was fined $5,000. Ryans right-hand man, Stevie Garcia, made it until February 2 when he popped up as trunk music at the Sheraton Hotel next to OHare International Airport. I might possibly have it here on a legitimate enterprise. In 1948 investigators observed Gus Liebe and "Killer" Kane on duty as floormen at 4819 West Roosevelt Road where three dice games were being operated. He has a brother, August Circella, who has been proprietor of gambling establishments in Chicago. While it remains unknown if Accardo was one of the gunmen, theres no question that he wouldve done just about anything for Capone. Ralph Capone surrendered on May 9, 1930, through the advice of his attorney, Joseph Lustfield. As I said before he has been associated in business activities with Tony Accardo. He was 86 years old a remarkable achievement for someone who had spent most of his life in such a dangerous business. Too much time. The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the public understanding of organized crime's history and impact on American society. This company was chartered in Illinois in December 1937. He has been arrested on numerous occasions which include one by the New Orleans police in 1928, by the Memphis, Tenn., police in February 1928. Accardo moved the Outfit into new operations and territories, greatly increasing its power and wealth during his tenure as boss. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesOnce Al Capones bodyguard, Tony Accardo eventually rose to the top of the Chicago Mafia. He was implicated in the million-dollar movie-extortion case along with the other Capone gangsters. I think a man by the name of Crowley is the business agent of the union at the present time. Would you say Mr. Annenberg and Mr. Molasky were jointly indicted on income-tax evasion? The St. Valentines Day Massacre saw seven associates of Chicagos North Side Gang gunned down. I am giving this from memory as far as what they testified to, but that is my recollection. Later Fred Morelli once Cooney's bookkeeper, then became head of Century Music Co. Among the secret names and addresses of underworld characters found in that address book was that of Humphreys, who was listed as J. Harris, 7701 Bennett Avenue, Chicago. The heat on Accardo intensified after that when the FBI searched his house and found $275,000, with some money bundles wrapped in bank wrappers from the Valley Bank in Las Vegas. And of course, the mob also had to find a new leader. Capezio has also been closely associated with John I. Senator WILEY. In 1922 indictment No. Prior to the time they were released I think there were back taxes on the part of Campagna and Ricca to the extent of about $500,000, as I recall. His father left unfulfilled a dying promise to arrange for Buddy's care after he was gone. But judging by Accardos relatively modest lifestyle, you might not guess that he was a wealthy man. Feedback or questions? The CHAIRMAN. I will be glad to do that. He did an excellent job for a few months, and then there was so much pressure brought that Stofel was forced to resign. Rocco Fischetti, Sam Hunt, and Murray Humphreys also. It was alleged by the State's attorney's office that Humphreys through his control of certain labor unions had forced the cleaning and dyeing industry and the laundry industry to pay tribute to him. In recent years Ralph Capone has been very influential in the vicinity of Lyons, Ill. Many of the group of course were big-time operators in the field of gambling. Mr. PETERSON. Following the grand jury investigation there they moved back into the Chicago area. Campagna was one of the early bodyguards for Al Capone. Of course, the significance of the organized-crime problem is its effect on government. The 71-year-old Accardo seethed, less for rage over property lost than over the breach of respect. It was further charged that the operation of the United Liquor Stores, Inc., the company lead failed to pay the State sales tax since 1934 and owed a delinquency of $50,000. Accardo, Anthony Tony Tony died on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales. During the past three decades, until the present time, Edward Vogel is known as the slot-machine king of Cook County, and throughout that period has been an important member of the so-called Capone syndicate. Vogel, among other contacts, did have one George "Babe" Tottenelli, who was the trouble-shooter for Ed Vogel on the south side in connection with slot-machine activities for a number of years. On April 26, 1940, the Federal grand jury in Chicago returned three indictments in which 18 gamblers and horse-race-news distributors were charged with operating a scheme to take over the lucrative racing-information business abandoned by Moe Annenberg. In 1946 James M. Ragen, who was then part owner and manager of Continental Press, made a signed statement to the State's attorney in which he alleged that Tony Accardo, Murray Humphreys, and Jack Guzik, all of them members of the syndicate, attempted to muscle him out of 40 percent of the proceeds of the Continental Press, a racing information news service covering the entire United States. He, together with Tony Accardo and Jack Guzik, have attempted to muscle into the Continental Press according to a statement made by James M. Ragen in 1946, and you will recall that shortly thereafter Ragen was ambushed and shot and later died. That was in testimony before the Hoffman committee. And as he distanced himself from the Outfit, Accardo began to enjoy the spoils of his job. Anthony De Lordo, another Chicago hoodlum, is reported to have been in Florida and to have been in contact there with Sam H. Taran. Another individual who should receive the attention of the committee is Joseph Epstein, a big betting commissioner in Chicago who has been very close to Virginia Hill, the girl friend of Benjamin (Bugsey) Siegel of the New York mob for many years. He founded and runs The Gangster Report (www.gangsterreport.com) newsmagazine website. Accardo didn't need the money the drugs provided, he had enough. Tony Accardo testifies before the Senate Government Affairs Committee on Nov. 17, 1984, in Washington, D.C. At that time, Accardo was being investigated on labor racketeering within the Hotel. As one mutual associate put it: Tony Accardo has more brains before breakfast than Al Capone ever had all day.. Needless to say, Accardo bought the house for a very nice price. Matter of fact, in 1951 he had just bought his dream house. Rocco De Stefano and others were indicted February 24, 1936, in Cook County on robbery charges wherein the loot was totaled at $75,000. In recent years in addition to operating the Lumber Gardens in Melrose Park, he has been in control of the syndicate's football pool operations in Cook County. Sometime after 1933 Peskin entered the juke-box business. Following the 1924 election, Cicero became the headquarters for the Torrio-Capone combination, and an influence of the members of this organization has been strong until the present time. Capezio's wife Marie is the sister of Frank Nitti, former head of the Capone mob. Hill at the Acapulca. He had been pulled off the automobile that was carrying the victim away. I would have to check on that. I mean the one before that, the tourists' association. That is correct. He is also a stockholder and director of the Citizens Brewing Co., of Joliet, Ill. in affiliation with other members of the Capone mob. His father was a humble shoemaker and his mother was a homemaker. He was in partnership in one gambling joint with Tony Accardo. Most of the book is regurgitated from multiple other . The Capone syndicate then formed its own racing news information service which was called the Trans-American Publishing & News Service, Inc. Accardo, as I mentioned before, was one of the alleged plotters of the St. Valentine's Day massacre in 1929. Mr. PETERSON. On May 11, 1920, Big Jim Colosimo was killed in gangland fashion in Chicago. When the cops arrived they told Levinson that the thieves had done a superb job, leaving no traces. The chief of police made the statement that he made that offer to him. Two persons familiar with crime. The Texas Times Herald, Dallas, Tex., on December 19, 1946, linked Pat Manno with others in an effort by Chicago gangsters to take over $14,000,000 annual gambling and racket concession in Dallas County. Harry Levinson was one of those men who could call Antonino Accardo a friend. In 1940 a temporary injunction was granted to George McLane on the petition that hoodlums were attempting to take over the financial affairs of the Bartenders and Beverage Dispensers Union, Local 278, in Chicago. Wikimedia CommonsIn his later years, Tony Accardo would fiercely deny that he was ever a mob boss. Lester A. Kruse, alias Leslie Kruse, alias "Killer" Kane, has been actively associated with members of the Capone syndicate and has also been prominently identified with racing news service activities. That was a liquor association. Levin was an important cog in the Capone organization during the heyday of Al Capone. That is correct. Mr. PETERSON. TESTIMONY OF VIRGIL W. PETERSON, OPERATING DIRECTOR, CHICAGO CRIME COMMISSION, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. Heeney was arrested in 1926 as a suspect in the murder of an assistant State's attorney in Chicago. That way, he could help bookmakers set the odds and collect on bets. Yes. He writes daily for The Oakland Press in Metro Detroit and focuses on Mob activity in Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and New England. The offer was turned down. (Whereupon, at 6 :05 p. m., the committee recessed until 10 a. m. Friday, July 7, 1950. He was a brothel house owner, and I think he was killed around 1930. His face had been burned off with an acetylene torch. Other big betting commissioners in Chicago include Edward M. Dobkin, who has maintained offices at 325 West Madison Street, Chicago, as well as at other addresses. But the bodies kept dropping. In connection with these activities Peskin was associated with individuals who were known to be close to the Capone syndicate. Accardo must've been worried. And at age 20, Accardo was officially initiated into the Chicago Outfit. Going back again a long time in 1924, that is when I think I mentioned this morning they actually took over the town out there in an election, manned it with machine guns, and that sort of thing. On the west coast Fischetti has associated with Jack I. Dragna, one of the most powerful underworld leaders in that area. (Whereupon, at 12: 25 p. m., the committee recessed until 2 : 30 p. m. the same day. Accardo said profits from the 'Owl Club' in Calumet City, Ill., helped pay for a Palm Springs, Calif., condo and he had $700,000 in the bank from gambling savings. There was also an indictment returned at that time and when the case went to trial, George McLane then took the witness stand and said he refused to testify on the ground - he exercised his privilege. It was claimed in particular that Evans had muscled into the Ruby Cleaners, 2801 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago. Some time ago it was claimed that John Capone was a salesman for the Citizens Beer, Joliet, Ill., a brewery which makes beer that is sold by the Canadian Ace Brewing Co., formerly the Manhattan Brewing Co. About 70,000 people. The price for the misdeed would be paid in blood. Mr. PETERSON. From 1928 to the early 1930's one of the most powerful gangs operating New York City and on the East coast was composed of the following individuals: Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, John Torrio, the abdicated king of the Capone syndicate, Dutch Goldberg, Abner "Longie" Zwillman, Meyer Lansky, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Moe Sedgwick, alias Little Moe, Jack Levenson, Charles Haim. And what better way to do that than by taking out his rage on traitors? Although he was not officially implicated in the movie extortion case the Chicago press reported on June 29, 1942, that the president of the Chicago Motion Picture Operators Union was to testify in New York City on the following day regarding statements made by him concerning payments made by the union to the Capone syndicate. establishment called the Dome at 7466 West Irving Park Road. Another member, John Patrick Borcia - that I believe I mentioned briefly before - alias John Borcy, has been very closely associated with many prominent members of the Capone syndicate. to refuse to appear before the grand jury until the government demonstrates some compelling need for the counsel's testimony. This burglary was a personal insult to Accardo, no doubt about it. Charles Fischetti, a cousin of Al Capone, continued to grow in stature in the syndicate until the present time, when he is unquestionably one of the most important underworld characters in the Nation. In the prosecution of this case the Federal Government produced evidence showing that Guzik then had an interest in numerous gambling houses in Cicero and Chicago, that he owned stock in the Hawthorne Kennel Club which operated as a dog-racing track. The Federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the following violated the Federal Communications Act : Jack Guzik, 7240 Louella ; Leslie A. Kruse, alias Kane, 5206 Oakton Street, Niles Center; Maurice L. Goldstein, alias M. L. Goldie. Mr. PETERSON. That case went to trial and all they had was Egan's confession, and there was an acquittal in the case. Frank Garnet has also been operating juke boxes as a distributor in Los Angeles. John Capone is a friend of Pete Tremont, big-shot policy racketeer on Chicago's South Side, and is also a friend of Joe Fusco of Gold Seal Liquors, Inc. Fusco was very closely affiliated with Al Capone many years ago. Tony Accardo's brother, Martin L. Accardo, has recently resided at 1217 Granada Boulevard, Coral Gables, Fla. Mr. PETERSON. Chicago mobster Anthony Accardo's former home, at 1407 Ashland Avenue in River Forest sold for $1.5 million, the Chicago Tribune reported. The fallout was swift and savage. Mr. KLEIN. About 1930 it was rumored that Ralph Capone then owned an interest in the Grand Central Surety Co., a bail bond company which signed bonds for numerous well known hoodlums in Chicago, such as Tony Accardo and other members of the Capone syndicate. In 1936 Lipschultz, who was then residing at 4342 Ogden Avenue, pled guilty to income tax evasion in Chicago court and was fined $500 and paid $7,000 in a compromise settlement. It was charged by the State's attorney's office in Chicago on August 21, 1941, that Pat Manno together with the others that I mentioned a few moments ago had attempted to loot or actually spent a large amount of that $910,000 from the Retail Clerks Protective Association. In 1931, shortly after Capone was jailed for income tax evasion, Accardo reputedly was given control of the Capone familys gambling operations in Florida and Chicago. The offense charged in the indictment was described as follows : Guzik and Kruse financed a scheme whereby miniature broadcasts were used to carry racing information to the 81 Club and so on. Ricca frequently has used the name of DeLucia, and the owner of record of the property in Long Beach, Ind., is in the name of Nancy DeLucia. Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Mr. PETERSON. 4 or 5 months in connection with the reorganization. They were also mixed up in that case. Mr. HALLEY. In fact, information has been received that after the $70,000 fire at the Tavern Distributing, Inc., records and appliance division in Miami, on June 15, 1947, Anthony De Lordo actually tried to contact Sam Taran by telephone. Its no wonder why FBI agent William F. Roemer Jr. called Accardo the genuine godfather.. Mr. PETERSON. I don't recall the exact figures, but I believe that Ricca admitted in testimony there that he got between $50,000 and $100,000 a year. He has been arrested with Claude Maddox as well as with Rocco De Grazio, Fred Rossi, and others. What did you say they did to the movie industry? On November 20, 1930, he was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 5 years in the Federal penitentiary and fined $7,500. Although the purpose of permitting the slot machines originally was allegedly for charity, it is also claimed that charity received only about $600. I would hate to say that definitely, but it could very well be. He has been arrested numerous times. In 1947 it is known that Evans claimed to be the owner of the establishment. Among the names contained in this book was that of Tony Accardo, together with his residence address in River Forest, Ill. The couple had four children together, including two adopted sons and two biological daughters. He is presently suspected of being the respectable front in the liquor industry for the syndicate. For the Outfit leader the house was a way of showing Chicago he was top dog, and had the wealth to prove it. What did you say about Lester Kruse just a minute ago? Pierce has been known as a bodyguard for Murray "The Camel" Humphreys and is an associate of Sam "Golf Bag" Hunt, both of whom are stalwarts in the Capone organization. The CHAIRMAN. Tony Capezio was one of the suspects in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago in 1929 and was also a suspect of the murder of Mike DePike Heitler. A protg of Prohibition-era boss Al Capone, Accardo ordered a combined 10 revenge slayings and cover-up murders tied to the daring predawn break-in. In his later years, Tony Accardo would fiercely deny that he was ever a mob boss. He is a prominent businessman. Accardo died of heart and lung. You do have factual data to back up every statement of fact that you make before the committee? . The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Peterson also explained that there are some names in the statement that he has there that he would not want to make public, but will give the committee privately. Peter G. Tremont owns property in Miami Beach with Ralph Buglio and was associated with Max Caldwell. In 1929 the Federal grand jury charged Ralph Capone with failure to pay income taxes - November 1, 1929. His draft card in 1944 which was found on him when he was arrested carried the address of 5123 University Avenue. I am inclined to think that is the same fellow. Information has been developed indicating that gunmen who have been involved in some of the shootings on the west coast have hung around Borcia's establishment in Los Angeles. The thing is, Accardo wasn't the type of guy you made fun of, and the burglars would find outvery soon. He is vice president and general manager of the Gold Seal Liquors, Inc. 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