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Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno

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Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno

Birth
Harlem, New York County, New York, USA
Death
27 Jul 1992 (aged 80)
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Plot
Section 16, Range 61, Plot 3
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Organized Crime Figure. He was the Boss of the Genovese Family from 1981 until 1986. Taking over after Frank Tieri's death. Salerno and three other New York City Mafia Bosses were sentenced to 100 years in prison in the famous Commission trial in 1986. After Salerno went to prison Vincent (The Chin) Gigante became the Boss of the Genovese Family. An article in 1986 Fortune magazine named Salerno the richest and most powerful mobster in America on the basis of "wealth, power and influence."
Organized Crime Figure. He was the Boss of the Genovese Family from 1981 until 1986. Taking over after Frank Tieri's death. Salerno and three other New York City Mafia Bosses were sentenced to 100 years in prison in the famous Commission trial in 1986. After Salerno went to prison Vincent (The Chin) Gigante became the Boss of the Genovese Family. An article in 1986 Fortune magazine named Salerno the richest and most powerful mobster in America on the basis of "wealth, power and influence."

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Aug 16, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6107/anthony-salerno: accessed ), memorial page for Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno (15 Aug 1911–27 Jul 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6107, citing Old Saint Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.