Big Tuna indictment ends three year probe
The Laborers International Union president and 15 others including Santos Trafficante and Anthony Accardo were indicted in Miami on labor racketeering and kickback charges tied to union health and dental plans. The 16 face possible 20 year terms. Fosco and related figures confronted joint accusations of racketeering and illicit financial schemes.
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Washington Star
Washington
Laborers International Union
Santos Trafficante
Miami
Anthony “Big Tuna” Accardo
Chicago
Afl-Cio
FBI
Labor Department
Internal Revenue Service
Organized Crime Task Force
U.S
Atlee Wampler
Wampler
Laborers International Union of North America Pension Fund
Life Insurance
Angelo Fosco
Fosco
PF Insurance Agency
Dental
Dental and Vision Care Centers Inc
Terence J. O’sullivan
McLean
O’sullivan
Laborers Union
Rubin
Arizona
Trafficante
South Florida
Accardo
al Capone
Alfred Pilotto
Pilotto
Union 5
Chicago Welfare Fund
James Pinckard
Pinckard and Association Inc
Sharpshooting officer stops hanging attempt near home
In Huntington West Virginia a policeman fired one shot from his service revolver cutting an electrical cord used by a man to hang himself. Police Sgt. Ronnie Adkins said the incident occurred Wednesday evening as two officers tried to talk the man into giving up the act. The man then dropped and was later reported in satisfactory condition at a local hospital.
Stagehand found guilty in Met killing
Craig S. Crimmins, a 22 year old former stagehand, was found guilty in Manhattan of murdering violinist Helen Haynes at the Metropolitan Opera House last July 23. The verdict labeled the act as felony murder, with Crimmins acquitted on the charge of intentional murder. the sponsor and his girlfriend Mary Ann Fennell reacted with tears as the verdict was read.
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New York Times
New York
Craig S. Crimmins
Metropolitan Opera House
Mary Ann Fennell
Crimmins
State Supreme Court
Manhattan
Helen Haynes
Berlin Ballet
Miss Haynes
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