Joseph Glimco
Italian-American mobster and labor leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Paul Glimco (born Giuseppe Glielmi; January 14, 1909 – April 28, 1991) was an Italian-American labor leader and well-known organized crime figure based in Chicago. He was considered "Chicago's top labor racketeer" in the 1950s.[5] One high-ranking Chicago Teamsters leader noted in 1954, "He is the mob. When he opens his mouth, it's the syndicate talking".[6] Glimco was active in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and a close associate of Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. He was a capo in the Chicago Outfit, an organized crime syndicate, and oversaw the syndicate's labor racketeering efforts.[5][7] He worked closely with Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo, who led the Chicago Outfit from 1943 to 1957, and Sam "Momo" Giancana, who led the syndicate from 1957 to 1966.[8][9] A United States Senate committee once claimed that Glimco ran "the nation's most corrupt union".[10][11]
Joseph Glimco | |
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Born | Giuseppe Glielmi (1909-01-14)January 14, 1909 |
Died | April 28, 1991(1991-04-28) (aged 82) Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. |
Resting place | Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality | Italian |
Other names | Joey Glimco Tough Guy Glimco Joseph Glinico Joseph Glielmi Joey Clinco Little Tim Murphy |
Citizenship | American |
Occupation(s) | Gangster, labor racketeer |
Organization | International Brotherhood of Teamsters |
Spouse |
Lena Pierini (m. 1932) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Gus Alex (brother-in-law) |
Allegiance | Chicago Outfit |
Criminal charge | Conspiracy, racketeering (1954) |
Among his numerous aliases were Joey Glimco, Tough Guy Glimco, Joseph Glinico, Joseph Glielmi,[12] and Joey Clinco.[13] He was also known as "Little Tim" Murphy, a reference to Timothy "Big Tim" Murphy, a Chicago mobster and labor racketeer (also well known for his close ties to the Teamsters) whom the Chicago Outfit feared and subsequently murdered in 1928.[14][15]