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IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
FULL NAME, ANTONIO LEONARDO -
GREW UP IN AN ITALIAN NEIGHBORHOOD
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HIS DADS AN IMMIGRANT SHOEMAKER
MOTHER
BOTH EMIGRATED FROM SICILY, ITALY
SECOND OF SIX CHILDREN -
AT THE AGE OF 14 SCHOOL NO LONGER INTERESTED HIM
PARENTS NOT IMPRESSED WITH HIS PROGRESS
ALTERED HIS BIRTH YEAR SO HE COULD DROP OUT EARLIER -
POLICE ARRESTED HIM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATION
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Tony Accardo took the reins of power from Paul Ricca, the outfit produced $3,000,000 in criminal business per year with Accardo, Humpreys, Ricca and Giancana taking in an estimated $40 to $50 million each per year.
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he declared himself as the arbitrator for any mob problems west of Chicago, in effect proclaiming all of that territory as his, no one in the syndicate argued.
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arrested for tax evasion, and was subsequently convicted, sentenced to six years in prison, and fined $15,000. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago later overturned the conviction, however, citing prejudicial media publicity that occurred during Accardo's trial.
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ONE OF THE FEW WHO DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES
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~ BIG TUNA BECAUSE ONCE CAUGHT A TUNA THAT WAS 400 LBS OR 130 KG
~ JOE BATTERS BECAUSE HE USED A BASEBALL BAT AND NOT FOR THE SPORT -
While still in his teens, Tony used his legitimate job as a truck driver and delivery boy to tote illegal moonshine for Capone from family-run stills in Little Sicily to speakeasies around Chicago
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"I have no knowledge of a crime family in Chicago"
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"I have no control over anybody"
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Accardo was arrested multiple times for disorderly conduct in front of the local pool hall where Al Capone frequently visited.
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"I've never been a boss"
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