Nicolo Schiro
Nicolo Schiro | |
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Schiro, 1923 | |
| Born | Nicolò Schirò September 2, 1872 |
| Died | April 29, 1957 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Italian, American (revoked) |
| Other names | "Cola", Nicola Schiro |
| Occupation(s) | Crime boss, mobster, yeast dealer |
| Predecessor | Sebastiano DiGaetano |
| Successor | Salvatore Maranzano |
| Allegiance | Schiro crime family |
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Nicolo "Cola" Schiro (born Nicolò Schirò; Italian pronunciation: [nikoˈlɔ skiˈrɔ]; September 2, 1872 – April 29, 1957) was an early Sicilian-born New York City mobster who, in 1912, became the boss of what later become known as the Bonanno crime family.
Schiro's leadership of the mafia clan would see it orchestrate the "Good Killers" murders, control gambling and protection rackets in Brooklyn, engage in bootlegging during Prohibition, and print counterfeit money.
A conflict with rival mafia boss Joe Masseria would force Schiro out as boss, after which he returned to Sicily.