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.
Joseph Bonanno was born on Jan. 18, 1905 in Castellammare del Golfo, Italy. He studied sailing until the rise of Mussolini and he left the country. In 1924 immigrated illegally to the U.S. and began a lucrative bootlegging business. Mobster Salvatore Mara. Early Life. Organized crime figure, author. Born on January 18, 1905, in Castellammare del Golfo, Italy. Joseph Bonanno led one of the top crime families in the New York area for thirty years, spanning from the 1930s to the 1960s. He had the distinction of being one of the few mob bosses to ever get a chance to retire from organized crime.