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Francesco Ioele (Italian: [franˈtʃesko joˈɛːle]; January 22, 1893 – July 1, 1928), known as Frankie Yale or Frankie Uale, was an American gangster based in Brooklyn and the second employer of Al Capone.
Apr 16, 2024 · Frankie Yale was an Italian-born American gangster and national president, during its heyday (1918–28), of the Unione Siciliane, a Sicilian fraternal organization that by World War I had become a crime cartel operating in several U.S. cities and active in robbery, prostitution, labour-union.
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Feb 19, 2016 · Learn about the life and death of Frankie Yale, a violent and ambitious mobster who worked with and betrayed Al Capone. Discover his involvement in the ice delivery trade, the Black Hand extortion, the Colosimo and O'Banion murders, and his lavish funeral.
Learn about Frankie Yale, a prominent figure in the Brooklyn underworld and the Mafia of the United States. Read about his early life, crimes, associates, and assassination in 1928.
Jan 4, 2015 · Learn about Frankie Yale, a murderous leader who straddled two underworlds and played a key part in the early Mafia. He was a friend and rival of Al Capone, a bootlegger, a racketeer and a target of many assassination attempts.
Aug 14, 2017 · Frankie Yale, a friend and rival of Al Capone, was shot dead in 1928 by unknown assailants. He had a lavish funeral with 250 cars, 38 floral tributes and 15,000 mourners.
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Frankie Yale (born Francesco Ioele) is a criminal enforcer and assassin played by Joseph Riccobene. Yale works for organized crime boss Johnny Torrio and killed Torrio's predecessor, the leader of the Chicago outfit, James "Big Jim" Colosimo.