Filippo "Phil" Amari (1899–1963)[1] was an Italian American mobster who was the early boss of what would become the DeCavalcante crime family.[2] He succeeded Stefano Badami as the boss of the New Jersey mob after Badami was gunned down by assassins in 1955.[3] As boss, he was involved in drug trafficking and labor racketeering, with a legitimate job as a loan officer in the finance industry.[2] He also owned (or claimed to own) a liquor store, and had no previous criminal record.[4] He resigned as boss in 1957 and ceded control to Nicholas Delmore.[3][5]
Phil Amari | |
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| Born | December 15, 1899 Ribera, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy |
| Died | September 24, 1963 (aged 63) Arcadia, Los Angeles, California |
References
edit- ↑ "Organized Crime: 25 Years After Valachi : Hearings Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, April 11, 15, 21, 22, 29, 1988". 1988.
- 1 2 Deitche, Scott M. (8 December 2017). Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-4422-6730-5.
- 1 2 Newton, Michael (10 January 2014). The Mafia at Apalachin, 1957. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8986-2.
- ↑ "Organized Crime and Illicit Traffic Narcotics". 1963.
- ↑ Capeci, Jerry (4 January 2005). The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-59257-305-9.
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