Peter DiFronzo | |
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Born | May 13, 1933 |
Died | December 4, 2020 | (aged 87)
Occupation | Mobster |
Spouse | Josephine DiFronzo |
Relatives | John DiFronzo (brother) |
Allegiance | Chicago Outfit |
Conviction(s) | Robbery (1965) |
Criminal penalty | 10 years' imprisonment |
Peter DiFronzo (May 13, 1933 – December 4, 2020) was an American mobster in the Chicago Outfit.
DiFronzo was a made member and the caporegime of the Elmwood Park Crew within the Chicago Outfit. [1] In 1965, he was sentenced to 10 years at Leavenworth Prison after he and two Outfit affiliates robbed a warehouse in Forest View, Illinois, of cigarettes, razor blades, and ladies' hosiery. [2] He was featured in William F. Roemer Jr's War of the Godfathers: The Bloody Confrontation Between the Chicago and New York Families for Control of Las Vegas in 1990.
His wife, Josephine, was part owner of D&P Trucking, located in Chicago, Illinois, though authorities believe it was DiFronzo and his brothers Joe and John that actually ran the enterprise. [3] DiFronzo was also supposedly active in some of the Outfit's racketeering schemes. [4] DiFronzo's name appeared on a 2002 FBI list as a potential threat to the life of Nick Calabrese, a star witness in Operation Family Secrets under federal protection. [5]
On December 4, 2020, DiFronzo died at the age of 87, in North Barrington, Illinois, from pneumonia caused by hypertension and COVID-19, amid the pandemic in Illinois. [6]