Frank Palermo | |
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 Palermo's August 15, 1950 mugshot | |
| Born | January 26, 1905 |
| Died | May 12, 1996 (aged 91) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | "Blinky" |
| Occupation(s) | Racketeer, boxing promoter |
| Allegiance | Philadelphia crime family |
| Conviction(s) | Conspiracy and extortion (1961) |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years imprisonment; served 7 years' |
Frank "Blinky" Palermo (January 26, 1905 – May 12, 1996) was an American organized crime figure and boxing promoter who surreptitiously owned prize fighters and fixed fights; he was best known for fixing the Jake LaMotta–Billy Fox fight in 1947. An associate of the Philadelphia crime family, Palermo also ran Philadelphia's biggest numbers racket. Palermo's partner was Mafioso Frankie Carbo, a soldier in New York's Lucchese family who had been a gunman with Murder, Inc.