Sam Giancana

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Sam Giancana was a powerful mid-20th-century Chicago mob boss and key figure in the American Mafia, known for his involvement in organized crime, political corruption, and alleged ties to CIA operations.

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Sam Giancana canonical 9
Salvatore Giancana 1

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instanceOf American Mafia member
human
mobster
organized crime boss
activeYears 1920s–1970s (organized crime)
associatedWith American Mafia
linked to: La Cosa Nostra

Central Intelligence Agency (alleged)
Fidel Castro assassination plots (alleged)
birthDate 1908-06-15
birthPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States
burialPlace Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, United States
causeOfDeath gunshot wounds
child Antoinette Giancana
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge contempt of court
tax evasion
deathDate 1975-06-19
deathPlace Oak Park, Illinois, United States
linked to: Oak Park, Illinois
endTime mid-1960s (as boss of the Chicago Outfit)
ethnicGroup Italian American
fullName Salvatore Giancana
linked to: Sam Giancana
genre organized crime
givenName Salvatore
hasPart criminal empire in gambling and rackets
influenced later Chicago Outfit leadership
languageSpoken English
Italian
mannerOfDeath homicide
memberOf Chicago Outfit
nickname Momo
Mooney
Sam
notableFor alleged involvement in plots to assassinate Fidel Castro
alleged ties to CIA operations
influence over Chicago and national politics
involvement in organized crime activities including gambling, extortion, and racketeering
leadership of the Chicago Outfit in the 1950s and 1960s
notableWork control of Las Vegas casino interests for the Chicago Outfit
occupation bootlegger
gambler
mob boss
racketeer
parentOrganization Chicago Outfit
positionHeld boss of the Chicago Outfit
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
spouse Angeline DeTolve
startTime 1957 (as boss of the Chicago Outfit)

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