March 17, 1904 - Rocco Fischetti
A cousin of Al Capone, Fischetti spent decades as one of the Chicago Outfit's more durable operators, shifting his illegal gambling enterprises across county lines whenever grand jury scrutiny required it. His role at the 1946 Havana Conference — helping deliver $2 million to Lucky Luciano on behalf of the American rackets — places him at a significant node in mid-century organized crime's transnational structure. His friendship with Frank Sinatra, and the two Havana trips they shared, remains one of the more documented intersections between the entertainment world and the Outfit during that era.
From Wikipedia
Rocco Fischetti (March 24, 1903 – July 5, 1964), also known as "Rocky" and "Ralph Fisher", was an American mobster with the Chicago Outfit criminal organization who ran many illegal gambling operations. Fischetti was the brother of Charles Fischetti and a cousin of Al Capone. He also accompanied singer Frank Sinatra on two trips to Havana, Cuba.
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