Rocco Fischetti, known as "Rocky" and "Ralph Fisher", was a Chicago mobster with the Chicago Outfit criminal organization who ran many illegal gambling operations.
11 Facts About Rocco Fischetti
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In 1932, Rocco Fischetti was acting as a bodyguard for John Capone, Al's brother, when the two men were arrested on the streets of Chicago for a minor offense.
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Rocco Fischetti was operating some of the largest illegal gambling establishments in Lake County, Illinois and Cook County, Illinois.
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In Cicero, Illinois, a Chicago suburb controlled by the Outfit, Rocco Fischetti operated the notorious Rock Garden Club.
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In 1943, a grand jury investigation of gambling in Cicero prompted Rocco Fischetti to move his establishment to the Vernon Country Club in Lake County, Illinois, one of the most elaborate establishments in that area.
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In later years, following investigations in Lake County, Rocco Fischetti moved his gambling operation into Chicago.
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Charles and Rocco Fischetti delivered a suitcase containing $2 million to Charles "Lucky" Luciano, the founder of the national Mafia Commission who was not allowed inside the United States.
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In 1947, Rocco Fischetti attended the funeral of Al Capone in Chicago.
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Rocco Fischetti had Rocco running the gambling operations in Cicero.
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Rocco Fischetti died of a heart attack on July 5,1964, while visiting a friend in Massapequa, New York.
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Rocco Fischetti was buried at the Pine Lawn National Cemetery in Suffolk County, New York.