Frank Morelli
"Butsey"
A hazy figure in organized crime history, Morelli was reportedly an immigrant who initially settled in Brooklyn, NY, and then moved with his family to Providence, Rhode Island.
Morelli and his brothers allegedly performed a number of daring robberies. (Some believe them responsible for the crimes charged against Sacco and Vanzetti.) Morelli is believed to have controlled a minor Mafia family based in Providence until the later Prohibition Era.
The Morelli gang was apparently absorbed into the New England Mafia during Filippo Buccola's reign.
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