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Antonio Caponigro (Antonio Rocco Caponigro) was born on 22 January, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., is an American mobster. Discover Antonio Caponigro's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

Popular As Antonio Rocco Caponigro
Occupation N/A
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 22 January 1912
Birthday 22 January
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death 18 April, 1980
Died Place The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1912

Antonio Rocco Caponigro (January 22, 1912 – April 18, 1980), also known as Tony Bananas, was the consigliere of Angelo Bruno in the Philadelphia crime family.

He is known for ending the peaceful Bruno regime by ordering Bruno's murder over a dispute concerning the methamphetamine trade.

Caponigro was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1912.

He operated in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey.

1950

As a made member of the Philadelphia crime family in the 1950s and 1960s, he became a recognized crime figure after being identified by mob turncoat Joseph Valachi in 1963.

During that time he served under capo Riccardo Biondi.

He was the son of a wealthy banana merchant who owned and managed a stand at the Italian Market, otherwise known as the South 9th Street Curb Market.

He lived in Short Hills, New Jersey.

1960

Caponigro controlled a lucrative numbers operation in Newark, New Jersey, a holdover from the 1960s when the New York families had ceded parts of North Jersey to the Philadelphia crime family.

Tieri also had activities in the area, and he had challenged Caponigro's incursion.

Caponigro appealed the territorial dispute to The Commission, which, acting on Bruno's recommendation, ruled in favor of Caponigro.

Caponigro approached Tieri with a plan to murder Bruno and take over the Philadelphia crime family.

Tieri assured Caponigro that he would support him before the Commission.

He returned to Philadelphia believing that his planned coup was now officially sanctioned.

He recruited the support of his brother-in-law Alfred Salerno, not related to mob turncoat Joseph Salerno or mob front boss Anthony Salerno, and Bruno regime capos John Simone and Frank Sindone, and ordered the assassination.

1970

He rose in rank to become the consigliere during the 1970s.

Caponigro foresaw the end of the peaceful Angelo Bruno regime and decided to hasten it.

Indictments for racketeering were being brought against the ailing Bruno, and there was no leadership in the methamphetamine industry.

Caponigro knew that he could count on the support of several key members of Bruno's administration after the don died.

Accordingly, Caponigro traveled to New York City to consult his friend Frank Tieri, from the Genovese crime family.

1980

Bruno was shotgunned to death while his driver, John Stanfa, was wounded while they were parked outside Bruno's Philadelphia home on March 21, 1980.

When the Commission learned of Bruno's murder, Caponigro was summoned at once.

He was told that the murder had not been considered, let alone sanctioned, by the Commission.

He turned helplessly to Frank Tieri, who sat in on the meeting.

When he identified Tieri as the man who had authorized the murder, Tieri categorically denied it.

The Commission ruled that Caponigro had murdered a Commission member without authorization.

On April 18, 1980, Caponigro and his brother-in-law, Alfred Salerno, were found dead, battered and nude in the trunk of a car in The Bronx.

The death of Angelo Bruno, his consigliere, and two capos threw the Philadelphia crime family wide open.

With New York's blessing, Angelo Bruno's surviving underboss, Phil Testa, was appointed the new boss.

After Caponigro murdered Bruno, Scarfo could return from his appointed exile in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Testa appointed narcotics trafficker Peter Casella as underboss and Nicky Scarfo as consigliere.

1991

He had a wife, Kathleen, who died in 1991.

He also had a half sister, Susan, who had a daughter out of wedlock by the name of Teresa.

Susan Caponigro married Alfred Salerno.