Turbulent Era
In 1957, Magliocco was arrested with 60 other mobsters who were attending the Apalachin Conference, a national mob meeting in Apalachin, New York. On January 13, 1960, Magliocco and 21 others were convicted of conspiracy and he was sentenced to five years in prison. However, on November 28, 1960, a United States Court of Appeals overturned the verdicts.
During this same time period, conflict was growing in the Profaci family. Many Profaci crew members were dissatisfied with the share of family profits that they were forced to give to Profaci. The most dissatisfied group was the Gallo faction led by Joe Gallo with his brothers Larry Gallo and Albert Gallo. The final insult came when Profaci ordered the killing of Frank Abbatemarco, a Gallo associate, then took all of Abbbatemarco's rackets away from the Gallos.
In February 1961, the Gallos kidnapped Maggliocco, Frank Persico, and then-capo Joseph Colombo. They also tried to get Profaci, but he managed to escape to Florida. After several weeks of negotiation, the Gallos reached an agreement with Profaci on an improved financial arrangement and released the three men.
However, six months later, Profaci reneged on the deal and war broke out between the Gallos and the Profaci family.
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