1960 in organized crime

See also: 1959 in organized crime, 1961 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

Events

April 7 – Johnny Dio is convicted of income tax evasion and later sentenced to four years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine.^[1]
November 28 – Twenty mobsters arrested at the Apalachin Conference in 1957 are acquitted of conspiracy charges by a US appeals court.

Arts and literature

Murder, Inc. (film) starring Henry Morgan, Peter Falk, Vincent Gardenia and Howard Smith.
The Purple Gang (film) starring Barry Sullivan and Robert Blake.

Births

Carmine Agnello, member of Gambino crime family
June 21 – Costabile Farace, Mafia associate
September – Luigi Putrone, Sicilian Mafia boss

Deaths

Ezio Galanzo (1932 - 1965), member of the Gambino Crime Family

Notes

↑ Talese, Gay. "Dio and Associate Guilty in Tax Plot." New York Times. April 8, 1960; Ranzal, Edward. "Dio Gets 4 Years for Tax Evasion." New York Times. April 30, 1960.

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