2001 in organized crime

See also: 2000 in organized crime, other events of 2001, 2002 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

Events

• 11 people are arrested in police raids on properties in London, Essex and Bedfordshire in connection to a drug trafficking operation responsible for importing hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the UK. These raids lead to a further 26 convictions. [1]
• April 5 - Bonanno crime family consigliere Anthony Spero was convicted of racketeering and ordering the murders of Louis Tuzzio, Paul Gulino and Vincent Bickelman. Spero had supervised a violent Bonanno crew out of a Bath Beach, Brooklyn social club for more than 20 years.
• April 12 - The Italian magazine L’Espresso puts Matteo Messina Denaro on the cover with the legend: Ecco il nuovo capo della mafia (Here is the new boss of the Mafia).
• November - Giovanni Riina, Sicilian mafioso and son of Salvatore Riina, convicted of committing four murders in 1995.

Arts and literature

• The 51st State (film) [2] starring Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Carlyle.
• Blow (film) [3] starring Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Jordi Mollà, Cliff Curtis, Ethan Suplee and Ray Liotta.
• The Cold Six Thousand (novel) by James Ellroy.
• Corky Romano (film) [4] starring Chris Kattan, Chris Penn and Vincent Pastore.
• Heist (film) [5] starring Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito.
• Knockaround Guys (film) [6] starring Barry Pepper, Seth Green, Vin Diesel and John Malkovich.
• The Mexican (film) [7] starring Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Gene Hackman and James Gandolfini.

Births

Deaths

• February 21 - Albert Embarrato, Bonanno crime family Capo
• October 22 - Raffaele Quasarano, Detroit crime syndicate leader and associate of Frank Costello and Frank Coppola.

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