1902 in organized crime

See also: 1901 in organized crime, other events of 1902, 1903 in organized crime and the list of 'years in organized crime'.

Events

• Black Hand leader Giuseppe Morello is released from prison and begins counterfeiting operations to smuggle counterfeit $5 US dollar bills from Sicily into New York.
• December 2 - New York District Attorney William Travier Jerome orders a raid on gambling racketeer Richard Canfield 's illegal gambling resort.

Arts and literature

Births

• Settimo Accardi , New Jersey Mafia enforcer
• Angelo DeCarlo , Genovese crime family Capo
• Joseph Stacher, New York organized crime leader and Meyer Lansky associate.
• July 4 - Meyer Lansky (Maier Sucholjansky), Mafia finantial advisor
• August 24 - Carlo Gambino, Gambino crime family Don and National Crime Commission director
• September 26 - Albert Anastasia (Umberto Anastasio), Mangano Crime Family leader and member of Murder Inc.
• November 22 - Joe Adonis, National Crime Syndicate member

Deaths