| Ferdinand Boccia |
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| 1900 births | |
| boccia, ferdinand | |
| 1934 deaths | |
| italian-american mobsters | |
| murdered mobsters | |
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A minor New York mobster involved in illegal gambling, Boccia assisted Vito Genovese in setting up a rigged card game (including the intrduction of the victim, a prominent businessman). Boccia demanded a third of the profits made during the game several days later. Refusing to pay Boccia his share, Genovese hired Willie Gallo and Ernest "The Hawk" Rupolo to murder Boccia. After Boccia's body was found in the Hudson River, Rupolo was offered $175 to murder Gallo. After escaping two attempts on his life, Gallo managed to turn in Rupolo and implicated both Rupolo and Genovese in the Boccia murder. While Rupolo was sentenced to twenty years for attempted murder, Genovese fled the country to Italy where he would remain in exile until 1946, where he would eventually be turned over to New York authorities. However, lacking enough evidence, Genovese was release from custody. |
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