1960 in organized crime explained

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) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054102/ starring Henry Morgan, Peter Falk, Vincent Gardenia and Howard Smith.
• The Purple Gang (film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054218/ 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 and References

1. 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.