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American mobster (1903-1975)

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George "Babe" Tuffanelli (born Constant Tuffanelli) (1903-1975) was an Italian-American mobster who ran Chicago's South Side for Al Capone.

Immigration

Tuffanelli was born in Italy and came to America with his brother Luigi Tuffanelli around 1900. Luigi got sick on the voyage; therefore, he was not permitted to enter the U.S. So both brothers jumped ship and came into America as illegal immigrants, settling in New York City.

Crime involvement

Tuffanelli got more involved in the life of crime and became more invested in the Italian Mafia as time passed. He moved to the southside of Chicago, where he became a friend and associate of notorious gangsters such as Al Capone and Jimmy Derrico. Tuffanelli became a powerful member in the Chicago Outfit and ran the southside as boss of Blue Island.

After his rise to power and success, he started investing his money in racecars and then moved with the mob to Las Vegas, Nevada, to invest in the casinos.

References

Luzi, Matthew (2012). The Boys in Chicago Heights: The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614237266.
Binder, John (2003). The Chicago Outfit. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 0-7385-2326-7.
"Hart Replies To Doubters". Sun-Standard. November 30, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
"Chicago Whispers By Stan Kalwas". Retrieved 2011-03-18.

External links

AAA Championship History 1948 AutoSport Bulletin Board
http://www.kalracing.com/Autoracing/chicago_whispers_may%2025%202009.htm

Chicago Outfit

Bosses

Current members

Past members

Made men	Joseph Andriacchi Dominick Basso James Belcastro Fiore Buccieri Frank Buccieri John Caifano Frank Capone Ralph Capone Frank T. Caruso Dominic Cortina William Daddano Marco D'Amico Mario Anthony DeStefano Peter DiFronzo Joseph Ferriola Joseph Giunta Angelo LaPietra Frankie LaPorte Antonio Lombardo Joseph Lombardo Pat Marcy Louis Marino Jack McGurn Charles Nicoletti Rocco Pranno Frank Rio John Scalise Anthony Spilotro Michael Spilotro Albert Tocco George "Babe" Tuffanelli
Associates	Harry Aleman Gus Alex Herbert Blitzstein Richard Cain Mickey Cohen Michael J. Corbitt Sam DeStefano William Dauber Allen Dorfman Angelo Genna Mike Genna Tony Genna Jake Guzik Virginia Hill Murray Humphreys William Jackson Hyman Larner Lucky Luciano Frank McErlane Joseph Saltis Bugsy Siegel William White Frankie Yale Jack Zuta
Informants	William Morris Bioff Nicholas Calabrese Robert Cooley Frank Cullotta Ken Eto Leonard Patrick Frank Rosenthal Gerald Scarpelli

Family events

Hearings	Kefauver Committee (1950–1951) Operation Family Secrets (2005)
Trials	Capone Tax Evasion Trial (1931) Mafia Commission Trial (1986)
Wars	Castellammarese War (1929–1931) (Unofficial)

Relation to other groups

Allies	Bonanno family Buffalo family Bugs and Meyer Mob Cleveland family Colombo family Denver family Detroit Partnership Forty-Two Gang Gambino family Genovese family Genna family Kansas City family Los Angeles family Lucchese family Milwaukee family New Orleans family Patriarca family San Francisco family St. Louis family Unione Siciliana
Rivals	Joe Aiello North Side Gang

Italian-American Mafia

Families

Five Families of
New York City

Bonanno	Calabrian group Motion Lounge crew New Springville Boys Sicilian group
Colombo	Colombo
Gambino	Baltimore Crew Ozone Park Boys
Genovese	116th Street Crew Broadway Mob Greenwich Village Crew New Jersey faction Springfield faction
Lucchese	Brooklyn faction New Jersey faction Tanglewood Boys

East Coast

Buffalo
DeCavalcante (Northern New Jersey)
Patriarca (New England) (Angiulo's Boston crew)
Philadelphia (10th & Oregon Crew)

Midwestern/Western

Mostly defunct

Bufalino (Northeastern Pennsylvania)
Cleveland
Colorado
Dallas
Genna (Chicago)
Lanzetta (Philadelphia)
Morello (Italian Harlem)
D'Aquila (Little Italy, Manhattan)
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Rockford
San Francisco
San Jose
St. Louis
Trafficante (Tampa)

Structure

Chain of command	The Commission Boss Underboss Consigliere Caporegime Soldato Associate
Members (made men)	List of Italian-American mobsters List of Italian-American mobsters by organization
Terms	Initiation ritual Made man Bagman Black Hand Black Hand in Chicago Vendetta Capo dei capi (boss of bosses) Mustache Pete Omertà One-way ride Sixth Family Zips

Events

Meetings	Atlantic City Conference (1929) Havana Conference (1946) Apalachin meeting (1957) Palermo Mafia summit (1957)
Hearings	Kefauver Committee (1950–1951) Valachi hearings (1963)
Wars	Mafia–Camorra War (1914–1917) Castellammarese War (1929–1931)
Trials	Pizza Connection Trial (1985–1987) Mafia Commission Trial (1985–1986)

Closely related
and affiliated
organizations

Active

Defunct