Fiore Buccieri
First-named appellant in the Illinois Supreme Court's 1967 decision ordering fifteen subpoenaed men to appear at the state crime commission's hearings on the "juice" racket. An informant in a 1962 FBI report named him one of Giancana's top lieutenants; a 1974 FBI teletype refers to him as deceased in 1973.
- Died
- 1973
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records state.
On the record
- 1962 — In a Chicago FBI report on Samuel Giancana (Vault, Giancana Part 01, p. 48), an informant "identified two of top lieutenants as FIORE BUCCIERI and CHARLES ENGLISH." An informant's claim, relayed by the FBI.
- 17 November 1965 — Illinois Crime Investigating Commission v. Buccieri (Ill. 1967) records that the commission resolved on this date to hold public hearings in January 1966 on the extent to which organized criminal elements were involved in the "loan shark" or "juice" racket in Cook County, and subpoenaed fifteen defendants, who did not appear.
- 19 January 1967 — The Illinois Supreme Court, in an opinion captioned "Illinois Crime Investigating Commission, Appellee, vs. Fiore Buccieri et al., Appellants," affirmed the Cook County order directing the defendants to appear. The opinion does not describe any defendant's role.
- 1973 — A Chicago FBI teletype of January 30, 1974 (Vault, Accardo Part 01, p. 168) refers in passing to the "DECEASED LCN LEADER FIORE BUCCIERI WHO DIED 1973."
The court record names him only in its caption. The words “top lieutenants” are an informant’s, and “LCN leader” is a phrase in an FBI teletype about another subject; neither is a finding, so family and role are empty. The died field is the year in that teletype, which gives no date or cause; no death record was opened. No federal opinion with him as a party was found.
Records
itemIllinois Crime Investigating Commission v. Buccieri, 36 Ill. 2d 556 (Ill. 1967)The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed a Cook County order directing fifteen subpoenaed defendants, captioned 'Fiore Buccieri et al.', to appear at the state crime commission's January 1966 hearings on the 'loan shark' or 'juice' racket. The opinion describes no defendant's role.
itemFBI Chicago reports on Samuel Giancana, 1962-1964 (Vault Giancana Part 01)Chicago reports in the first part of the Giancana file call the Villa Venice an 'alleged GIANCANA enterprise' that reopened on 11/9/62, say he 'should be considered armed and dangerous', and quote an informant naming Fiore Buccieri and Charles English as two of his top lieutenants.
itemFBI Chicago teletypes, January 1974: Accardo, Gus Alex and the 'three man leadership team' (Vault Accardo Part 01)Chicago and Los Angeles communications in the Accardo file describe Accardo and Gus Alex as two members of a 'three man leadership team' directing organized crime in Chicago, refer to the 'deceased LCN leader Fiore Buccieri who died 1973', and note Marshall Caifano's parole travel.
itemFBI Chicago reports on Samuel Giancana, 1962-1964 (Vault Giancana Part 01)Chicago reports in the first part of the Giancana file call the Villa Venice an 'alleged GIANCANA enterprise' that reopened on 11/9/62, say he 'should be considered armed and dangerous', and quote an informant naming Fiore Buccieri and Charles English as two of his top lieutenants.itemFBI Chicago teletypes, January 1974: Accardo, Gus Alex and the 'three man leadership team' (Vault Accardo Part 01)Chicago and Los Angeles communications in the Accardo file describe Accardo and Gus Alex as two members of a 'three man leadership team' directing organized crime in Chicago, refer to the 'deceased LCN leader Fiore Buccieri who died 1973', and note Marshall Caifano's parole travel.