Word: licavoli
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...presence of such mobsters as Joe Bonnano Sr. and Peter Licavoli in Tucson reinforced Bolles' impression of how hospitable Arizona had become to organized crime. His exposes made big journalistic splashes, but resulted in few indictments and even fewer attempts to curb organized crime. At length Bolles wearied of what he came to regard as windmill tilting and asked to be taken off the crime beat. But he could not stay away. When Adamson, a disreputable greyhound breeder and former tow truck operator, telephoned him three weeks ago with information purporting to link top Arizona Republicans to land fraud...