1. Jack Tocco was born in 1926 to parents Vito William Jack Tocco and Rosalie Zerilli.
16 Facts About Jack Tocco
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Jack Tocco was raised in the upscale Windmill Pointe section of Grosse Pointe Park.
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In 1949, Jack Tocco received a degree in finance from the University of Detroit.
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In 1979, Jack Tocco assumed leadership of the Detroit Partnership following the death of Joseph Zerilli.
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Jack Tocco inherited a decimated organization with several key members facing prison.
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Jack Tocco lost a valuable resource with the death of Papa John Priziola, one of the last original ruling dons from the Partnership's inception in 1931.
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Jack Tocco accumulated an impressive real estate portfolio, which he and brother Tony have successfully managed.
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The Jack Tocco's planned on using another company, the Royal Construction Co.
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Jack Tocco's properties included a condo in Boca Raton, Florida, purchased in 1993.
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Paul Corrado and Nove Jack Tocco were convicted of the RICO pattern of racketeering activity conspiracy and the Hobbs Act conspiracy.
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However, prosecutors demanded prison time, and on December 23,1998, Jack Tocco was re-sentenced to a year at the Federal Medical Facility in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Jack Tocco's sentence was reduced for good behavior and he was released in 1999 after serving nearly 11 months.
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On January 5,2000, the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the judge who sentenced Jack Tocco originally was too lenient in his sentence.
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However, there was a problem with Nove's testimony; he was forced to admit that he never received direct orders from Jack Tocco allowing him to engage in the extortion activities that resulted in his original conviction.
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On November 21,2001, Jack Tocco was released from federal prison.
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Jack Tocco was married for over sixty years and had eight children and seventeen grandchildren.