Tony Spilotro – the Las Vegas Enforcer
Tony Spilotro – The Las Vegas Enforcer – “Tony “The Ant” Spilotro was born in Chicago on May 19, 1938. The son of a restaurant owner, Spilotro had 5 brothers. At an early age he joined a gang and took part with them in petty crimes and thefts. He was finally caught for the first time at the age of 17 for stealing a t-shirt and was fined and given probation. Over the next 5 years Spilotro would be arrested at least a dozen more times. Tony built a reputation as one of Chicago’s top jewel thiefs . Through his friend Vincent “the Saint” Inserro, he was intorduced to other wiseguys like Joseph Aiuppa, Jimmy “the Turk” Torrello, Joseph Lombardo and William Daddano, Sr., all mobsters who eventually moved up in the syndicate and gained more power. He was mentored by “Mad” Sam DeStefano, and later on by Felix “Milwaukee Phil” Alderisio and Charles “Chuckie” Nicoletti. Tony finally became a “made member” of the Chicago Mafia family when he was given a contract to murder two individuals: Bill McCartney and Jimmy Miraglia. It is said that Spilotro put McCartney’s head in a vice and tightened it until his eye popped out, giving him huge notoriety in the underworld. Tony Spilotro was given a bookmaking operation and was very successful in running it. He was eventually sent to Miami to protect one of the mob’s most brilliant oddsmakers, Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal. In 1967 Spilotro went back to Chicago. He would remain in Chicago for more four years. Then in 1971, Tony was sent to Las Vegas, again to keep an eye on Frank …
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