Ken Eto

Ken Eto
衛藤 健
BornOctober 19, 1919
Stockton, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 2004(2004-01-23) (aged 84)
Georgia, U.S.
Other namesTokyo Joe
Years active1949–1983

Ken Eto (衛藤 健 Etō Ken; October 19, 1919 – January 23, 2004), also known as Tokyo Joe and "The Jap", was an American mobster with the Chicago Outfit and eventually an FBI informant who ran Asian gambling operations for the organization. He was the highest-ranking Asian-American in the organization and is also notable for his extraordinary survival of a murder attempt.

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