Biography Carmine Tramunti

1 biography

1.1 operating in harlem
1.2 boss of lucchese family
1.3 french connection conviction
1.4 death

biography
operating in harlem

tramunti born october 1, 1910, in manhattan , raised in tenement on 107th street in harlem. ran harlem game , 1 of major floating craps games in new york. tramunti beefy man stood 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), had triple chin, , bore remarkable resemblance comedian jonathan winters. tramunti s headquarters stage delicatessen in manhattan. tramunti lived in whitestone, queens , had wife , 2 children. 1 of tramunti s sons, louis, died @ age 14.

in 1922, 12-year-old tramunti sent catholic reform school due truancy school.

on december 9, 1930, tramunti arrested on charges of robbing rent collector. however, on december 26, judge dismissed charges due lack of evidence.

in july 1931, tramunti convicted of felonious assault , sentenced 6 fifteen years @ sing sing correctional facility in ossining, new york. paroled in 1937, returned prison violation.

boss of lucchese family

in 1967, death of lucchese boss tommy lucchese, tramunti became official boss of lucchese family. carlo gambino, head of gambino crime family, allegedly used influence make tramunti lucchese boss. other sources said tramunti compromise candidate acceptable different family factions. common version mafia commission designated tramunti temporary boss until mobster anthony corallo released prison

on november 19, 1970, tramunti indicted in florida on 14 counts of stock fraud , other charges. government charged tramunti , other mobsters forcibly seized control of miami investment firm. on december 23, 1971, tramunti acquitted of charges in stock swindle case.

on november 29, 1972, tramunti indicted on criminal contempt charges lying grand jury calls made capo paul vario. tramunti convicted , sentenced on august 6, 1973, 3 years in state prison.

french connection conviction

on october 4, 1973, result of operation shamrock (now known french connection case), tramunti , 43 other mobsters indicted on narcotics trafficking charges. ultimately, tramunti convicted in famous french connection case financing huge heroin smuggling operation. former steward @ espresso cafe testified hearing drug dealer louis inglese discuss deal tramunti , seeing tramunti nod head in approval. observers felt case miscarriage of justice, including crime reporters jack newfield , murray kempton. tramunti denied charges, stating may mobster , may have done bad things not drug dealer .

on may 7, 1974, tramunti sentenced 15 years in federal prison, judge stating dangerous. anthony tony ducks corallo succeeded tramunti head of lucchese family.

death

on october 15, 1978, carmine tramunti died of natural causes in prison. buried in calvary cemetery, queens.