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Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi (February 1, 1925 – August 3, 2015) was an American mobster and member of the DeCavalcante crime family since the 1940s, before the family had acquired its name. Riggi was the leader of the "Elizabeth crew" in the family when he was a Caporegime .
Aug 12, 2015 · Aug. 11, 2015. John Riggi, a convicted New Jersey labor racketeer who was often mistakenly cited as an inspiration for the acclaimed HBO series “The Sopranos,” died on Aug. 3 at his home in...
Aug 4, 2015 · John M. Riggi--the crime boss who headed the Jersey-based DeCavalcante crime family for decades, controlling a powerful labor union that helped funnel millions into mob coffers--has...
The family administration voted to kill 64-year-old DeCavalcante capo LaRusso after he was deemed a threat to imprisoned boss John Riggi and acting boss John D'Amato. LaRusso was lured by Giuseppe Schifilliti to the home of a soldier, where he was killed by members of Philip Abramo 's crew. [92]
Aug 8, 2015 · John “The Eagle” Riggi was a mobster, the former leader of the notorious DeCavalcante crime family. For more than 20 years he was responsible for heading up a group involved in murder ...
Aug 6, 2015 · August 06, 2015 Dapper_Don. He reportedly served as the inspiration for Tony Soprano. John M. Riggi—the crime boss who headed the Jersey-based DeCavalcante crime family for decades, controlling a powerful labor union that helped funnel millions into mob coffers—has died at the age of 90.
Aug 5, 2015 · John Riggi was the leader of the DeCavalcante crime family for more than 20 years, according to police, and spent time in prison for murder, extortion and other crimes. Even while he was an...
