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Giovanni Ignazio Dioguardi (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni iɲˈɲattsjo di.oˈɡwardi]; April 29, 1914 – January 12, 1979), known as John "Johnny Dio" Dioguardi, was an Italian-American organized crime figure and a labor racketeer.
Jan 16, 1979 · John Dioguardi, long described as an organized‐crime leader who specialized in labor racketeering and later in stock fraud, died last Friday in a Pennsylvania hospital while serving his latest...
Johnny Dio, also known as Abe Chait, was a powerful and violent mobster who controlled the trucking of garments in New York. He had ties to the ILGWU, the Teamsters, and the McClellan Committee, and was involved in several scandals and attacks.
Apr 28, 2016 · On April 2, 1956, Charles Tuso, former armed robber and associate of New York labor racketeer Johnny Dio, entered a Lower East Side candy store at 171 Eldridge Street owned by ex-burglar Gondolfo “Shiekie” Miranti.
Dec 23, 1973 · One of his convicted codefendants was John Dioguardi, 59, known as Johnny Dio, who just finished serving a five‐year sentence for bankruptcy fraud and must still serve a nine‐year sentence for...
Jan 10, 2020 · But then a mobster named Giovanni Ignazio Dioguardi—known as Johnny Dio—who had spent the past few years enriching himself by meddling in the kosher hot-dog business, decided to take on bagels. Jason Turbow describes what followed: In 1966, a man named Ben Willner started the W&S Baking Corporation in the Bronx.
Jan 26, 2016 · Learn about Johnny 'Dio' Diuoguardi, a notorious labor racketeer and mobster who rose to power in New York City. Find out his background, crimes, family and legacy in this biography.
