Paul Ricca | |
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.jpg) Ricca's mugshot | |
| Born | Felice De Lucia November 14, 1897 Naples, Campania, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | October 11, 1972 (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Resting place | Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | The Waiter Paul Maglio |
| Occupation | Crime boss |
| Spouse |
Nancy Gigante (m. 1927) |
| Children | 3 |
| Allegiance | Chicago Outfit |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (1917) Extortion (1943) Tax evasion (1959) |
| Criminal charge | Tax evasion (1965) |
| Penalty | 2 years imprisonment 10 years imprisonment 9 years imprisonment 27 months served |
Paul De Lucia[1] (born Felice De Lucia, Italian: [feˈliːtʃe de luˈtʃiːa]; November 14, 1897 – October 11, 1972), known as Paul Ricca (/ˈriːkə/, Italian: [ˈrikka]), was an Italian-American mobster who served as the nominal or de facto leader of the Chicago Outfit for 40 years. In 1958 he was named "the country's most important criminal" by a Senate crime investigating subcommittee.[2] Ricca died on October 11, 1972.
- ^ "UNITED STATES v. DE LUCIA". Leagle. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
he used another name which was "Paul De Lucia" because he "got married on that name" and desired that his name be changed to Paul De Lucia; [...] The certificate of naturalization was granted to Paul De Lucia whose name was changed from Paul Maglio. [...] The government has presented in the next division of exhibits documentary evidence that one Felice De Lucia was born in Naples, Italy, on November 14, 1897, whose parents were Antonio and Maria Annunziata (Ex. 28), whose children were a son, Felice, born in Naples, and four daughters born in Ottaviano, Italy, named Emilia Beatrice, born 1898, Anna Clementina, born 1901, Clementina Eleonora, born 1905, and Luise Maria, born in 1907. [...] he was married January 3, 1927 and his wife's name was [...] Nancy Emily Gigante, born October 2, 1906 or 1905 in Naples, Italy [...] this defendant had three children name Mary Anna, Anthony Paul, and Paul Richard.
- ^ "PAUL RICCA DEAD; GANG FIGURE, 74". The New York Times. October 12, 1972. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
CHICAGO, Oct. 11 (UPI)— Paul (The Waiter) Ricca, often called the elder statesman of the Chicago crime syndicate, died today of a heart attack, at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital. He was 74 years old. [...] A Senate crime investigating subcommittee named Ricca the country's "most important criminal" in 1958.