1991 in organized crime explained
Events
- April 13 – Gambino crime family soldier Bartholomew "Bobby" Boriello was gunned down outside his Bensonhurst, Brooklyn home.
- August 9 – Antonio Scopelliti, the prosecutor scheduled to argue the government’s case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial before the Italian Supreme Court, is assassinated while on vacation in Calabria.
- August 29 – Libero Grassi, a Palermo businessman who publicly defied the Mafia’s extortion racket is murdered in Palermo.
Arts and literature
- Billy Bathgate (film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101453/ starring Dustin Hoffman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis, Steven Hill, Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci.
- Boyz n the Hood (film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101507/ starring Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ice Cube.
- Mobsters (film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102460/ starring Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Costas Mandylor, F. Murray Abraham, Chris Penn and Anthony Quinn.
- Oscar (film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102603/ starring Peter Riegert, Chazz Palminteri, Joey Travolta and Sylvester Stallone
- New Jack City (film)
Deaths
Notes and References
- News: Narvaez. Alfonso. Philip Rastelli, 73, A Reputed Leader Of a Crime Family. February 5, 2024 . New York Times. June 27, 1991. limited.
