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Anthony Joseph Accardo (/ ə ˈ k ɑː r d oʊ /; born Antonino Leonardo Accardo, Italian: [antoˈniːno leoˈnardo akˈkardo]; April 28, 1906 – May 22, 1992), also known as "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna", was an American longtime mobster.
May 3, 2024 · By Tim Brinkhof | Edited By John Kuroski. Published May 3, 2024. Updated May 15, 2024. Tony Accardo's criminal career spanned eight decades as he went from street thug to succeeding Al Capone as boss of the Chicago Outfit — and only spent a single night in jail.
Jan 26, 2022 · By Katie Dowd, Managing editor Jan 26, 2022. Ten days after the 1906 earthquake, Tony Accardo was born in Chicago’s Little Italy. Accardo was 14 when he dropped out of school. By 16, he was ...
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Feb 13, 2019 · Anthony "Tony" Accardo, 66, titular chief of Chicago's crime syndicate, drives away from a wake for Paul Ricca, who helped him to the top, in 1972. The two elder statesmen of crime, both ...
Oct 14, 2020 · Tony Accardo, also known as Joe Batters, was the de facto boss of the Chicago Outfit who never spent a day in jail, despite a lengthy career in the mafia. He died a successful businessman and to many, a never tried or convicted mass murderer.
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Accardo allegedly took control of the Chicago mob when Ricca retired, but would deny it to his death. The IRS probed into Accardo’s bank accounts and indicted him in 1960 for tax evasion. He was sentenced to six years in prison and fined $15,000.
The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Accardo, Tony (“Big Tuna”) (b. 28 April 1906 in Chicago, Illinois; d. 27 May 1992 in Chicago, Illinois), gangster and mob boss of organized crime in Chicago, who was hailed as the “Genuine Godfather.”Accardo was born in Chicago’s “Little Sicily” to Francesco Accardo, a shoemaker, and ...
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