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    Paul De Lucia (born Felice De Lucia, Italian: [feˈliːtʃe de luˈtʃiːa]; November 14, 1897 – October 11, 1972), known as Paul Ricca (/ ˈ r iː k ə /, Italian:), was an Italian-American mobster who served as the nominal or de facto leader of the Chicago Outfit for 40 years.

  2. Paul Ricca (born Nov. 14, 1897, Naples—died Oct. 11, 1972, Chicago) was a Chicago gangster who was considered “the brains” behind the operations of Al Capone and Capone’s successors, Frank Nitti and Tony Accardo. He was the Chicago representative in the formation of the national crime syndicate in 1934, led by Lucky Luciano, Meyer ...

  3. However, it soon became apparent that the real power in the Outfit was his underboss, Paul Ricca. Not only did Ricca frequently overrule Nitti's orders, but the leaders of the National Crime Syndicate dealt solely with him. Ricca would be the crime boss of Chicago, either in name or in fact, for the next 40 years.

  4. 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 Hos pital. He was 74...

  5. He fled to Cuba in 1920. Once safely in Cuba, Ricca had the good fortune to meet a member of the Camorra mafia named Giuseppe Esposito who was known as “Diamond Joe” and a well-known leader in Chicago’s bootlegging business.

  6. Ricca ran the Chicago mob after Al Capone and Frank Nitti, all of whose FBI files are also in the Sun-Times’ portal. Chicago mob boss Paul Ricca, who Meyer Lansky named a son after. Sun-Times ...

  7. Paul Ricca, whose real name was Felice DeLucia, was an influential figure in the Chicago Outfit, one of the most notorious organized crime syndicates in American history. With a criminal career that spanned several decades, Ricca was involved in various illegal activities, including bootlegging, gambling, and labor racketeering.

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