Pasquale Lolordo (1887 – January 8, 1929), also known as Pasqualino or "Patsy", was an Italian-born American

Mafia "Mafia" is an informal term that is used to describe criminal organizations that bear a strong similarity to the original “Mafia”, the Sicilian Mafia and Italian Mafia. The central activity of such an organization would be the arbitration of d ...

boss from Ribera,

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, and head of the

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chapter of the

Unione Siciliana The Italian-American National Union (formerly known as Unione Siciliana) was a Sicilian-American organization, which controlled much of the Italian vote within the United States during the early twentieth century. It was based in Chicago, Illinoi ...

, a "front" organization for the Mafia. Lolordo was considered one of the most powerful mafia bosses during the late 1920s. Lolordo succeeded Antonio "The Scourge" Lombardo, an associate of

Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone (; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the ...

, as chapter president. Lombardo had been killed only months before after he refused to turn the presidency over to

mobster

Joe Aiello Giuseppe "Joe" Aiello (; September 27, 1890 – October 23, 1930) was a Sicilian bootlegger and organized crime leader in Chicago during the Prohibition era. He was best known for his long and bloody feud with Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone. ...

. Lolordo was supported by the national Unione Siciliana president,

Frankie Yale Francesco Ioele (; January 22, 1893 – July 1, 1928), known as Frankie Yale or Frankie Uale, was an Italian-American gangster based in Brooklyn and second employer of Al Capone. Early life Yale was born in Longobucco, Italy, on January 22, ...

, in New York. Some speculate that Lolordo wanted to reform the organization like another former chapter leader,

Mike Merlo Michele "Mike" Merlo (January 4, 1880 – November 8, 1924) was a Chicago political figure and "fixer" associated in his later years with the Torrio-Capone organization. As head of the Unione Siciliana fraternal group, Merlo wielded consider ...

. Lolordo did not have sufficient time to do anything. On January 8, 1929, he was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in his home. The killing was arranged by George "Bugs" Moran, a leader of the

North Side Gang The North Side Gang, also known as the North Side Mob, was an Irish-Polish-American criminal organization within Chicago during the Prohibition era from the early 1920s to the mid-1930s. It was the principal rival of the South Side Gang, als ...

and a bitter rival of Capone, as a preface to a planned assassination of Capone. Moran, working in concert with

, was convinced that such a move would remove the bulk of Capone's Mafia protection.">Alphonse "Scarface" Capone & The St. Valentine's Day Massacre: Booze, Bribery, and Bloody Thursday in Chicago 1929
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(Part Seven) by Allen May

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lolordo, Pasqualino 1887 births 1929 deaths People from Siculiana Italian emigrants to the United States Murdered American gangsters of Sicilian descent Chicago Outfit mobsters Prohibition-era gangsters People murdered in Illinois Male murder victims Deaths by firearm in Illinois Gangsters from the Province of Agrigento