Joseph Ferriola was the father of one son, Nicholas Ferriola who followed his father into organized crime.
10 Facts About Joseph Ferriola
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Joseph Ferriola was sentenced to five years in federal prison, but only served about three years.
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Joseph Ferriola later became one of the Outfit's top enforcers, working in particular as an enforcer for Sam Giancana.
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In 1985, Joseph Ferriola became operations chief for the Chicago Outfit.
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Joseph Ferriola owned a home in Florida and a tri-level log home in Green Lake, Wisconsin.
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Nicholas Joseph Ferriola, who was the godson of Calabrese, had been convicted of running a gambling operation and attempting to extort the owner of the Connie's Pizza chain.
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Joseph Ferriola's nephew, Harry Aleman, was an imprisoned Chicago Outfit enforcer and hit man.
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Joseph Ferriola died in a downstate Illinois prison in May 2010.
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On March 11,1989, Joseph Ferriola died at The Methodist Hospital, in Houston, Texas, after receiving a second heart transplant.
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Joseph Ferriola was 61 years old and had been a patient of Dr Michael E DeBakey, one of the world's foremost heart specialists.