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	<description>Writings of Gavin C. Schmitt</description>
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		<title>Kenosha&#8217;s Italian Blood Feud</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: This article is growing out of my research into the organized crime history of Milwaukee. While in later years &#8212; post-1960 &#8212; the Milwaukee gangsters seemed to have some level of control over Kenosha, in the early days I see little or no connection. Until such a connection is found, I will be putting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rise of the Milwaukee Mafia, 1892-1961</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Milwaukee crime family is an American Mafia outfit based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This crime family was considered a branch of the Chicago Outfit, as all big decisions went through Chicago. The family&#8217;s most influential boss was Frank &#8220;Mr. Big&#8221; Balistrieri, who was greatly involved in the Las Vegas casino-skimming rackets. Today the family is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milwaukee Mafia, the Balistrieri Years: 1962-present</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Balistrieri was college educated and attended law school for six months. He married Antonina (Nina) Alioto and soon his father-in-law and Milwaukee boss, John Alioto, was grooming Balistrieri as his successor. Balistieri had already established a sizable loan shark “book”, monopolistic control over illegal sports betting and large-scale influence over vending machines. He would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joseph Gelosi, Madison Rum Runner</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joseph Gelosi came to America from Sciliy around 1916. Bootleg king Joseph Gelosi was about to enter his home on Regent Street Sunday, September 22, 1929 when a shotgun blast went off, seriously injuring him and instantly killing his 3-year old son, Frank. By Monday, a suspect was held by Madison police based on Gelosi&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FBI Files on Mob Figures (Public Record)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will start putting online my PDF files of mob men, primarily focusing on Milwaukee&#8230; These are public record, so I do not feel right charging for them&#8230; HOWEVER, I am looking for any and all information on the Milwaukee mob, especially photos and files I do not already have. PLEASE contact me if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mafia and the Cheese Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filippo Candela entered the United States illegally at Tampa, Florida from Sicily in 1926. [MS 3/16/74] Grande Cheese was started by Ross Prio in 1941 with a $30,000 capital investment. [MS 3/16/74] Other sources have said it &#8220;was born out of a Chicago gang war in 1939.&#8221; [White 6/19/83] John DiBella &#8220;came into Grande as [...]]]></description>
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