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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.
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Apr 26, 2021 · Meet Tony Accardo, The Elusive Chicago Mobster Who Succeeded Al Capone. By Tim Brinkhof | Edited By John Kuroski. Published April 26, 2021. Updated May 11, 2024. Known as "Big Tuna" and "Joe Batters," Tony Accardo ruled the Chicago Outfit for over 40 years — and he only spent one night in jail.
Jan 26, 2022 · Tony Accardo rose to the top of the Chicago Outfit, the organized crime family best known for its connection to Al Capone. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive. In 1931, the infamous Chicago Crime...
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May 28, 1992 · Anthony J. Accardo, who rose to become the reputed boss of the Chicago crime syndicate from a job as Al Capone`s bodyguard on no more than a 6th-grade education, died Wednesday night in St....
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.
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Feb 13, 2019 · Also known as Joe Batters and Big Tuna, Tony Accardo began his criminal career as a bodyguard for Capone and ended it as mob boss. “Joe Batters” was a nickname given to him by Capone after...
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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