1. Aniello John "Neil" Dellacroce was an American mobster and underboss of the Gambino crime family of New York City.
17 Facts About Aniello Dellacroce
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Aniello Dellacroce rose to the position of underboss when Carlo Gambino moved Joseph Biondo aside.
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Aniello Dellacroce was born on March 15,1914, in New York City to Francesco and Antoinette Aniello Dellacroce, first generation immigrants from Italy.
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Aniello Dellacroce grew up in the Little Italy section of Manhattan.
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Aniello Dellacroce sometimes walked around Manhattan dressed as a priest and called himself "Father O'Neil" to confuse both the police and rival mobsters.
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Aniello Dellacroce allegedly used a body double for some public events.
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Aniello Dellacroce bought the Ravenite Social Club in Little Italy, which soon became a popular Gambino social club and Aniello Dellacroce's headquarters.
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In 1965, Gambino removed the aging Joseph Biondo from his underboss position and appointed Aniello Dellacroce to replace him.
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In 1971, Aniello Dellacroce was sentenced to one year in state prison on contempt charges for refusing to answer grand jury questions about organized crime.
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On May 2,1972, Aniello Dellacroce was indicted on federal tax evasion charges.
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Aniello Dellacroce was indicted on a failure to pay federal income tax on these stocks.
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In March 1973, Aniello Dellacroce was convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to five years in prison and fined $15,000.
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Castellano arranged for Aniello Dellacroce to remain as underboss while directly running traditional Cosa Nostra activities such as extortion, robbery, and loansharking.
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The FBI believed Aniello Dellacroce had ordered Plate to murder Calise because he was an informant.
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On February 25,1985, Aniello Dellacroce was indicted along with the leaders of the other New York Five Families as part of the Mafia Commission Trial.
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On December 2,1985, Aniello Dellacroce died of cancer, aged 71, at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Queens.
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In perhaps the film's most memorable scene, Keach as Aniello Dellacroce teaches Travolta's Gotti the names of the five boroughs of New York City.