1. Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo was a New York mobster and a high-ranking capo in the Genovese crime family who set up casino operations with mob associate Meyer Lansky in Florida and Cuba.
12 Facts About Vincent Alo
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In 1926, Vincent Alo became a made man, or full member, of Joseph "Joe the Boss" Masseria's powerful New York gang.
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Vincent Alo is described as a junior partner in Lansky's operations in virtually all sources, if mentioned at all.
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When Vincent Alo first met Lansky, Vincent Alo was involved in a setting up a casino in the town of Hallandale, Florida.
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Immediately realizing that Vincent Alo would be perfect for this venture, Meyer invited him to become a partner.
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When Lansky and Vincent Alo arrived in Florida, they immediately started making contributions to local fraternal organizations and secret payments to politicians and law enforcement.
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Vincent Alo is closely associated with Meyer Lansky of Miami, who is at the apex of organized crime.
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Vincent Alo retired in the mid 1970s and his crew was taken over by Matthew Ianniello.
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On March 9,2001, Vincent Alo died of natural causes in Florida at age 96.
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Vincent Alo's remains were interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.
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Vincent Alo provided the full story of Prohibition-era bootlegging to Drew Struzan's wife Dylan, who published it as the 2019 nonfiction narrative book A Bloody Business.
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Vincent Alo is mentioned early in the 2019 Martin Scorsese film The Irishman by Frank Sheeran, played by De Niro.