Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. The chief of state is the President of the United States of America. The head of government is an elected Governor. There are two legislative chambers: the House of Representatives, 51 seats, and the Senate, 27 seats. Puerto Rico has authority over its internal affairs.
Patriarca crime family soldier Louis R. Failla is charged with the attempted bribery of the East Hartford police chief. Nicholas A. DeLucia Jr., owner of several Pittsburgh massage parlors for the LaRocca crime family, is convicted of tax evasion. January - Seven Rochester mobsters, including Frank D. Frassetto, are convicted in a federal court of racketeering crimes including several mob-related bombings.
Anthony Accardo, Long a Figure In Mob World, Dies in Bed at 86. By LEE A. DANIELS. Published: May 29, 1992. Anthony Joseph Accardo, a former reputed head of the Chicago crime syndicate whom law-enforcement officials considered responsible for scores of murders during a 60-year career in crime, died peaceably Wednesday at a Chicago hospital. He was 86 years old.