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Outline. History of the Mafia Morello Family History Giuseppe Morello Highland Counterfeiting Ring Ignazio Lupo Barrel Murder Trial Ciro Terranova. Highland Counterfeiting Ring. (1907) Comito and Katrina recruited by Cina to print counterfeit CA $5.
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Outline • History of the Mafia • Morello Family History • Giuseppe Morello • Highland Counterfeiting Ring • Ignazio Lupo • Barrel Murder Trial • Ciro Terranova
Highland Counterfeiting Ring • (1907) Comito and Katrina recruited by Cina to print counterfeit CA $5. • Morello and Lupo do quality checks from NYC in effort to produce better bills. • (Feb. 1909) Efforts shifted to producing US $2.
Some of the Persons Involved in “Highland Counterfeiting Ring” • Ignazio Lupo • “Lupo the Wolf” • Giuseppe Morello • “The Clutch Hand” • Giuseppe Palermo • “Salvatore Saracina” • Antonio Cecala • “Nino” Cecala • Salvatorre Cina • Vincenzo Giglio
The “Tip Off” • (Oct. 1909) Secret Service “Tipped off” by Buchino • Police surveillance builds evidence against Morello Gang • (Nov. – Jan. 1910) Morello, Cecala, Cina, Lupo, Palermo, and Comito arrested for counterfeiting operation.
Ciro Terranova • Morello’s step-brother • aka the “Artichoke King • “first uncrowned king of New York’s underworld” • Involved in business and politics • murdered 23 rivals between 1900-1917
Terranova Calls the Shots • (1916) DiMarco-Lombardi Hit • Esposito and Fetto. • Terranova Investigated for murder. • (1929) Civito Murder • “last seen at dinner with Terranova” • Terranova indicted again.
Terranova’s Downfall • (1931) Masseria murder • aka “Joe the Boss” • Lucky Luciano • “The Last Testament of Luck Luciano” • Terranova’s end • (1935) “Ban” on Artichoke sales/ Financially crippled • (1936) Terranova banned from NYC • (1938) Died at Columbus Hospital of Stroke
References • Black, John; Gangly, Rob. “Morello Gang” http://www.gangrule.com/ 2002. • Unknown. “Investigative Programs: Organized Crime” http://www.fbi.gov/ 2004. • Allan, May. “Ciro Terranova: Tales of the Artichoke King” http://www.americanmafia.com/Allan_May_10-11-99.html 1999.