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Anthony Salerno
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'''Anthony Salerno''' (
1911 -
July 27,
1992) was a member of the US
Mafia and headed the
Genovese family during the
1980s. A chubby man, usually seen wearing a
Fedora (hat) fedora hat and chomping on a
cigar, he was nicknamed '''Fat Tony Salerno'''.
He was born and raised in
East Harlem and progressed through the ranks of the
New York mafia through crimes such as
loansharking and protection rackets. In
1981, following the death of
Frank Tieri, Salerno apparently became the head of the Genovese Family, although it was subsequently revealed by an
informant that he was only a front man, and the real head of the Genovese Family was
Vincent Gigante.
In
1987 Salerno was convicted on
RICO (law) RICO Act charges in the
Mafia Commission Trial. He died in prison from natural causes just five-years into a 100-year prison sentence.
It is possible that
Fat_Tony#Fat_Tony Fat Tony in ''
The Simpsons'' is named after him.
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Category:1911 births Salerno, Anthony
Category:1992 deaths Salerno, Anthony
Category:Italian-American mobsters Salerno, Anthony
Category:Bosses of the Genovese crime family Salerno, Anthony
Category:Mobsters who died in prison custody Salerno, Anthony
