Joey Cusumano, a close associate of Tony Spilotro and survivor of a hit attempt, dies at age 90
Joseph “Joey” Cusumano, a close associate of Chicago Outfit enforcer Tony Spilotro who was convicted of labor racketeering and banned from entering Nevada’s casinos, has died in Las Vegas. He was 90. Cusumano battled a number of medical challenges for several years before his passing Tuesday afternoon. Although law enforcement saw Cusumano as a hardened mobster, his charm and generosity earned him many friends from all walks of life, including in Hollywood, where he served as a line producer for the Francis Ford Coppola movie The Cotton Club. Oscar Goodman, the defense attorney turned Las Vegas mayor who represented Cusumano, tells a story reflecting ...
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