Sam Giancana

Salvatore Mooney Giancana born Gilormo Giangana May 24 1908 June 19 1975 was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966 Giancana was born in Chicago to Italian immigrant parents He joined the 42 Gang as a teenager developing a reputation in organized crime which gained him the notice of the leaders of the Chicago Outfit which he joined during the late 1930s From the 1940s through the 1950s he controlled illegal gambling illegal liquor distribution and political rackets in Louisiana In the early 1940s Giancana was involved in a takeover of Chicagos black American lottery payout system for the Outfit In 1957 he became the boss of the Chicago Outfit According to some sources Giancana and the Mafia were involved in John F Kennedys victory in the 1960 presidential election During the 1960s he was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency CIA in a plot to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro Conspiracy theorists consider Giancana along with Mafia leaders Santo Trafficante Jr and Carlos Marcello to be associated with the assassination of John F Kennedy In 1965 Giancana was convicted of contempt of court serving one year in prison After his release from prison Giancana fled to Cuernavaca Mexico In 1974 he was deported to the United States returning to Chicago Giancana was murdered on June 19 1975 at his home in Oak Park Illinois shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the Church Committee