"/arts/","/business/","/communities/","/education/", ---- Commercial Real Estate This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. There was no mention of her husband. Strollo said he had been chosen by the Pittsburgh mob to take over Mahoning County because of his control of politicians and police and his ability to earn money from illegal gambling. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) The onetime underboss of Pittsburghs dwindling Mafia family has died. WebChucky Porter - Pittsburgh. ---- Hobbies FBI Agent Roger Greenbank will testify about Porter's cooperation at a hearing Nov. 29 in federal court to determine if Porter should be released from prison early. ---- Legal Notices Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Hill, Share to let others add their own memories and condolences. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Local police receive window, door donation for training, Upper Dauphin Area High School holds drug education, Ice and Fire Festival returns to Harrisburg, Educators consider AP African American Studies, How first responders can better prepare for derailments, PA lawmakers to propose assisted suicide bill, Bipartisan train derailment disasters bill introduced, PA House GOP unveil package of tax relief bills, McClinton named Pennsylvania House Speaker, Pennsylvania lawmakers pushing four day workweek, Casey returns to the Senate after cancer surgery, Keystone and Lower Dauphin win CPIHL Championships, York to host Special Olympics Pa. Indoor Winter Games, Trinity Shamrocks cruise to 19th District III Title, Lancaster Catholic wins 20th District III Championship, 3-peat! Failed to report flower. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. When his wife died last year, the death notice said only that she was survived by her son, Michael, and others. But a judge released Porter in 2000 for helping law enforcement disrupt mob operations and keep witnesses from being killed in other parts of the country. var Today = new Date(); PG News We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Please enter your email and password to sign in. And with no demand, the organization is unnecessary.". Terms of UsePrivacy Policy. Year should not be greater than current year. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Others attribute the drop to decades of dogged prosecutions. The defunct Pennsylvania Crime Commission described Porter as the "right-hand" man to reputed mob boss Michael Genovese. Special Reports FBI Agent Roger Greenbank will testify about Porter's cooperation at a hearing Nov. 29 in federal court to determine if Porter should be released from prison early. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Charles Chucky Porter He was arrested along with with Louis Raucci another top Pittsburgh mob figure among other family members in 1990 on RICO GREAT NEWS! var BadArray = Array("default.asp","guide.asp","/journal/","/steelersphoto/", If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. So is the old man still actively in charge? Former Pittsburgh crime family underboss Charles Chucky Porter passed away on Tuesday. The defunct Pennsylvania Crime Commission described Porter as the right-hand man to the late Michael Genovese, the reputed boss who died in 2006. 2023 Cox Media Group. The once-powerful Pittsburgh mafia that controlled local rackets since back in the early 1900s was dismantled by the 1990 RICO trial and the family was never able to recover. ---- Celebrations ). Chucky was a wonderful and great man. ---- Travel Getaways Greenbank thinks Genovese wrote the death notice that way on purpose to throw off agents who might have wanted to set up surveillance at the funeral.