He stated that Robert Shanks had established an alibi placing him in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, at the time the murder was committed, but that he had been charged as an accessory after the fact., On August 16, 1963, Eugene Checkers Smaldone, Clyde George Smaldone, Michael Anthony Tomeo and Joseph Salardino were picked up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for questioning in the Robbins murder case., Captain John Hindes of the Denver Police Department stated that all of these suspects refused to answer any questions concerning the murder.. In the 1950s, hed be identified as one of the top leaders in the Colorado Mafia, and in 1953 hed do 3 years after an income-tax evasion conviction. Federal agents said the heavy sentences levied against the brothers brought to an end a gambling empire which at one time grossed millions of dollars in slot machines, racetrack betting and other illegal operations.. From the 1920s well into the 1960s, Checkers would work closely with Clyde, though eventually through a series of events the brothers would have a falling out. According to an interview Clyde would give in later years, he and his friends would undercut other bootleggers by finding out where they hid their booze, stealing it, and selling it for a lower price. Eugene "Checkers" Smaldone kisses one of his lawyers, after district court jury found Checkers, his brother and six codefendants innocent of charges of conspiracy in 1953. A While the brothers were in prison, the 1957 Apalachin raid had occurred along with many congressional hearings on organized crime, and law-enforcement scrutiny was significantly ratcheting up with the Kenneddy administration leading governmental efforts to take down the mob across the country. Theres almost no way to have existed in this organization without getting your hands dirty, and as we stated in Part One, its pretty clear that Roma engineered the assassination of the Carlinos before he himself was killed. In April of 1970, Checkers Smaldone and Joe The Ram Salardino would be arrested and indicted by a grand jury and charged with assault to murder, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy. Much of that increase is due to a surge in property crimes during the year. 'After years of pursuing political dirt against the Biden family, today's statement by Chairman Comer once again proves that he has failed to uncover evidence of any wrongdoing by President Biden,' said a spokesperson for Oversight Democrats. He would immigrate to New York City and ring up several arrests in the New York and New Jersey area before moving west and settling in Pueblo, Colorado, though hed become a naturalized citizen in February of 1920 while still residing in New York. But I wanted every one of my listeners to see that with many in the life, everything isnt black and white, good guys and bad guys, cowboys and indians. of Justice It certainly was a long episode, but again something that I found to be a very interesting and compelling story that I really want to share with my channel. Now its important that you know the players as the men who came next had ties into both groups at times during the 1920s and 1930s. Ralph Carr. Maybe we can work out something a little better. I told them how much I paid [$66 a case at the time] and he said, Gee, Im gonna talk to Al [Capone] about that. I told them where I could load it, where they could bring it across the Mississippi to Burlington, Iowa. So they did all those good things so that the law enforcement would look the other way and everybody would be happy. Thats not to say that the two groups came into conflict. Paul "Fat Paulie" Villano leaving Federal Court in 1983. So on July 26, 1973, LaGuardia was driving home from the Alpine Inn, a hangout for gamblers and other underworld figures at 3551 Tejon Street. Marriage photo of Clarence "Chauncey" Smaldone and Pauline (Blasi) Smaldone taken in 1943. Clyde Smaldone smokes a cigar while shielding his face from photographers in 1951. Other accounts have speculated that there actually may have even been a confrontation in which LaGuardia slapped Smaldone, a big mistake. Pete Carlino (left) and Sam Carlino (right). This is where things get very bad for the brothers. But I believe, in the end, that number will be at least 12. Then in 1951, the Smaldones would draw the attention of two crusading law-and-order attorneys whod just been elevated to key positions in the Colorado law enforcement space. A bondsman signs bail bond for Clarence "Chauncey" Smaldone in 1960. as other LCN families. A witness in the case testified he was told the Smaldones would literally blow up the pool hall if he snitched about the fixed games. No pun intended, but this bust would give authorities all the ammo that they would need to convict Checkers Smaldone, Chauncey Smaldone, as well as Paulie Villano on charges of loan-sharking, income-tax evasion, as well as firearms violations. Violent crime, which counts homicides, aggravated assaults, sex assaults and robberies, is up 17 percent between 2019 and 2021. Like he didnt me, and I was his brother. Calogero "Charles" Blanda (left), Boss of the Pueblo LCN Family, from 1931-1953 being led from a courtroom in the early 1950's with another Pueblo LCN member, Tom "Whiskers" Incerto (right, hat covering face). Clarence "Chauncey" Smaldone and Gene Smaldone in 1930's on Osage Street and 34th Avenue in Denver. A month later, on November 23, 1953, Judge Willis W. Ritter, who was known for making some pretty eccentric and bizarre rulings over the years, went with the hammer! Now, I wont get too far into it, but the younger Eugene was in severe disfavor with the entire rest of the family for his drug use, and also for tossing around the family name to get his way so to speak in underworld dealings. Later in life, when interviewed by his family, he would only offer the following: It was a long time ago, yes. 'I cannot survive [o]n this,' Caroline wrote to Joe Biden's brother Jim. In fact, after the murder of Joe Roma in 1933, the Smaldones and the Pueblo LCN worked close together and relatively harmoniously until the group in Pueblo became defunct in the 1970s. Please submit suggestions via this form. Reddit places it high on their list of the worst cities in the state of Colorado because of this startling statistic that was reported by local authorities. Now according to them, what happened was a frame-up by federal law enforcement, but the fact of the matter is that in 1933 their parents Raffaele and Mamie Smaldone would be caught peddling alcohol out of their home in North Denver. A lot of times I got to thinking, because I wasnt guilty of really, really being involvedwith my brother [Checkers]. He was arrested for gambling a few more times in the 1960s and 1970s, and would become Boss in 1973. The pair would do around 9 of their 12 year sentence and would be released in 1962. Over time, Clyde realized that in order to make real money, he needed to focus on selling the good stuff, aka bonded whiskey, which patrons were willing to pay top price for. His runners would be none other than his sons, Clyde and Checkers. Clyde by that point was entering his teens and Eugene Checkers Smaldone was not far behind during the early days of Prohibition. Again, this wouldnt be the last time they would be arrested. He was present during the famous 1957 Apalachin mob summit. Canadian bonded whiskey would end up being such a success that the brothers would find themselves on the road for weeks at a time. At this time, the defendant Spinuzzi, who had been sitting in the club with Ricci and Parlato earlier in the evening, came upon the scene outside the club. However, his reign would be relatively short. From what I can tell, the lines here were very much blurred and the Smaldones certainly did hold true to some core values such as keeping their mouths shut (which they did almost until the end of their lives), as well as operating in a lot of the same rackets as traditional Cosa Nostra families, and even using the same tacticsup to and including being allegedly involved in several murders throughout their time running the Denver underworld. Denver, CO 41 Denver, CO Memorial fund to assist family of woman killed by rock thrown into her vehicle; Photo Credit: Sam Carlino. However, the brothers success was a double-edged sword and the empire theyd built would begin to unravel very soon after this. While testifying for Mazza during this trial, Clyde Smaldoneclearly agitated (and youre going to see that both Clyde and Checkers did not like photographers)snapped on a Denver Post photographer taking pictures outside the courtroom, snarling the following: The next time you shoot my picture, Im going to punch you in the nose.. They knew what they were doing. This underworld murder was just the latest in a series of tit-for-tat slayings that had been plaguing the Colorado area for at least a decade dating back to the days of the Carlino-Danna family wars. Clydes alcoholism along with the fact that many in the family werent ready to believe that their hey-dey had indeed passed essentially led to a changing of the guard as he became more distant from the Smaldone organization and his opinions tended to be listened to less often. If this kind of information came out in the past, writers would be getting Pulitzer prizes when Pulitzer prizes meant something. Coletti was known for keeping a pretty low profile and confined his gambling, narcotics trafficking and racketeering activities to Southern Colorado, leaving Denver to the Smaldones. It was no different in Colorado, and in fact Colorado even got a head start. Though the Smaldones were allowed to essentially run Denver and had huge sway across the entire state, the real official Mafia was down in Pueblo. 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