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LaMantia was born in Palermo, Sicily and was described in police reports as 5ft. 8 inches tall, 165 lbs. with Wavy black hair, medium dark complexion and brown eyes. During Prohibition, LaMantia was a known bootlegger who ran with other Sicilian mobsters and hijackers. LaMantia was also reportedly known to operate in Youngstown, Ohio, New Orleans and Chicago.

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  • Angelo LaMantia
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  • LaMantia was born in Palermo, Sicily and was described in police reports as 5ft. 8 inches tall, 165 lbs. with Wavy black hair, medium dark complexion and brown eyes. During Prohibition, LaMantia was a known bootlegger who ran with other Sicilian mobsters and hijackers. LaMantia was also reportedly known to operate in Youngstown, Ohio, New Orleans and Chicago.
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  • LaMantia was born in Palermo, Sicily and was described in police reports as 5ft. 8 inches tall, 165 lbs. with Wavy black hair, medium dark complexion and brown eyes. During Prohibition, LaMantia was a known bootlegger who ran with other Sicilian mobsters and hijackers. LaMantia was also reportedly known to operate in Youngstown, Ohio, New Orleans and Chicago. LaMantia was reportedly a known criminal back in his native Sicily and was in trouble with the law even before hitting U.S. soil, where he was accused of banditry and murder. In 1940, Angelo had been charged by the Italian consul with a murder in Sicily around 1922. His brother Pietro had also been wanted for the killing of a jeweler back in Sicily. At age 23, LaMantia already had the reputation of being a hitman. During prohibition, LaMantia allied himself with Chicago Outfit rival Joe Aiello. LaMantia would later marry Frank Aiello, Jr. of Milwaukee (Joe's newphew) sister and would later be charged with his murder. In Chicago, police uncovered an assassination plot against the Capone gang that had been orchestrated by the opposing Aiello faction. Aiello had been aspiring to the Unione Siciliane throne and wanted to take over the Chicago underworld. Aiello tried anything that would work in his favor. He spread money around to anyone who was willing to kill members of the rival Capone gang. LaMantia and four others were once arrested with weapons and a cache of dynamite in their possession. At time LaMantia was in the Rex hotel (3142 North Ashland avenue) a known gangster hideout. Police also discovered that LaMantia had leased an apartment Across the street from where Unione Siciliana president Antonio Lombardo lived. At other locations LaMantia had leased, police discovered more guns and dynamite.
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