who was louis campagna lawyer

Where was Louis Campagna born?

Louis Campagna was born in Brooklyn in 1900, little is known about his early life however his first spot of criminal lifestyle was when he was just a teenager, when he joined the infamous New York Five Point’s Gang of Manhattan.

Who brought Campagna to Chicago?

Al Capone, who later brought Campagna to Chicago was also a one time member of the same gang.

When was Campagna summoned to testify?

Campagna was summoned to testify before the U.S Senate in the early 1950’s on organized crime, however apart from him revealing his income from the Cicero gambling operations, his testimony was useless.

When was Campagna released from prison?

After 42 months in prison, on August 1947 Campagna was released on parole, reportedly Tony Accardo the Outfit boss had bribed a district attorney to facilitate Campagna’s rather quick release, this created a fire-storm of protest within the city of Chicago and the U.S Department of Justice went to court to revoke the parole, however they were unsuccessful, Campagna went back to Chicago and worked under acting boss Sam Giancana.

How much money did Campagna steal?

In 1943, Campagna and his associates stole about $900,000 from the treasury of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association, and the money was never recovered.

Who was Joe Aiello?

Joe Aiello, an ally of the North Side Gang unsuccessfully attempted to bribe a hotel chef to poison Al Capone, Capone placed a $50,000 bounty on Aiello in retaliation, and when Campagna found out that Aiello was in jail on a murder conspiracy charge, he and other Chicago Outfit gunmen went down to the station. The police however noticed a handgun on Campagna and he was immediately arrested.