Michele Angiulo (1927 - 2006)

Born 20 Jul 1927 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 26 Nov 2006 at age 79 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Michele was born in 1927. He was the son of Caesar Angiulo and Giovannina Femiani. He passed away in 2006.

Obituary

Michele of Medford, a brother of former Boston Mafia underboss Gennaro "Jerry" Angiulo, passed away Wednesday of complications from lung cancer. Mr. Angiulo spent most of his life in the North End of Boston. He had an adress in Medford, but the North End was his life, said his wife of 54 years, Concetta "Connie" (Capodilupo). Angiulo was an usher at St. Mary's Chapel in the North End,and was once described by friends and neighbors as a loyal churchgoer, but he was best known for his connection to the Patriarca crime family. In 1986, Mr. Angiulo was convicted, along with several of his brothers, on gambling charges. He was sentenced to three years in prison and fined $5000. for his role in conducting an illegal gambling business on Prince Street. His brothers, convicted of more serious charges, were each sentenced to 25 years or more. Even when times were tough for Mr. Angiulo, he found support among friends. Weeks after his 1986 conviction, US District Judge David Nelson freed Mr. Angiulo on bond after receiving more than 200 letters praising the defendant. The decision to release Mr. Angiulo was ultimately overturned in September 1986 br the US Court of Appeals, which said Nelson had applied "an erroneouus standard." Mr. Angiulo was arrested and re-incarcerated after the ruling. He served a three year sentence. His brother, Gennaro, remains imprison. According to his wife, Mr. Angiulo was active in the North End community, where he served as a trustee in the St. Anthony de Padua Society. "The whole North End was devastated." He was 79.

Sources

• United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5K6-XWG : 12 January 2021), Michele Angiulo, 29 Nov 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find A Grave: Memorial #16871551