---- Great Outdoors Charles "Chucky" Porter was 82. PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) Charles "Chucky" Porter, the one-time underboss of Pittsburgh's dwindling mafia family, has died. Alcohol is legal," Ferrante told Vice. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Charles Porter (172969234)? The William F. Gross Funeral Home in Penn Hills is handling Friday's visitation and Saturday's funeral. He was 82. WebSep 26, 2017 - Charles "Chucky" Porter former Underboss Pittsburgh Mafia, turned informant. Published Oct 17, 2016 The defunct Pennsylvania "And just about anyone can get a loan from a bank. ---- Place an Ad "/pjournal/","/pensjournal/","/cjournal/","/ssjournal/", In August, the review board recommended action be taken by Local 211 against member Mark G. Houmis, an ex-convict who was hired as a driver for the former Pittsburgh Press on the recommendation of former Teamsters President Ted Cozza. Plant a tree to honor the memory of your loved one. All rights reserved (About Us). According to the feds, he cooperated with the Pittsburgh FBI for eight years from prisons in multiple states including New York and Pennsylvania among others although never actually testifying against anyone. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Former La Cosa Nostra underboss dies at age 82 | TribLIVE.com For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Correction/Clarification: (Published Nov. 7, 2000) An explanation of an investigation involving Teamsters Local 211 was omitted from a story in yesterday's editions concerning organized crime. Its billed as The Last. Others attribute the drop to decades of dogged prosecutions. Porter was indicted by a federal grand jury in 1990 and later sentenced to 28 years for racketeering. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. PG Store Keep me up to date! Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Classifieds The Strollo testimony may finally have broken the decades-old mob stranglehold on Youngstown. "onClick=\"window.open('/storymailer.asp','_img','sizable=0,width=430,height=425');\">" + Watch. Copyright and Terms of Use Porter died Tuesday in Penn Hills, where hes lived since being released from prison. ---- Business Opportunities Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. ---- Penn State University But mostly their organizations are shrinking, experts say. Former Pa. House Speaker Rozzi speaks on tenure, Senate Republicans announce budget priorities, Shippensburg Police arrest man who allegedly stole, Explosive found in bag at Pennsylvania airport, man, Paxtang Borough sues fire company to vacate building, Pennsylvania Lottery prize worth $125K won locally, Fatal crash closed I-76 in 2 counties, now reopen, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. All rights reserved.
"); WebAge and federal prosecutors began catching up with organized crime in Pittsburgh by the early 1990s. Under a 1989 federal consent decree, an Independent Review Board monitors and investigates mob influence and corruption in the Teamsters. ---- Mortgage Rates Make sure that the file is a photo. var BadArray = Array("default.asp","guide.asp","/journal/","/steelersphoto/", When his wife died last year, the death notice said only that she was survived by her son, Michael, and others. Terms of UsePrivacy Policy. He was the Pittsburgh UB when he went away in 90, he did 10 years before getting an early release for helping stop 5 murders of people in Witness Protection. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. ""); In March 1990, underboss Charles "Chucky" Porter (Genovese's right-hand Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Now Porter has joined Strollo as a defector. He has served 10 years of his 28-year sentence. It was a landmark mafia case ending with all defendants being found guilty which resulted in Porter getting a 28-year sentence. Porter was indicted by a federal grand jury in 1990 and later sentenced to 28 years for racketeering. ---- Local News ---- Golf