Paul "The Waiter" Ricca (1897-October 11, 1972) was an American Mafia figure based within Chicago. He was born Felice DeLucia in Naples, Italy. In 1915 DeLucia got his first real taste of lawlessness when he killed a man, receiving two years in prison for that crime. On August 10, 1920 DeLucia boarded a ship bound for New York City after having killed the man who testified against him at his trial. While in New York, a city he did not stay long in, he changed his name to Paul Ricca, from New York City it was on to Chicago by way of a train ride. Image File history File links http://www. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... // Background The Mafia, also referred to in Italian as La Cosa Nostra (variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the name for a secret, criminal organisation which evolved in mid 19th century Sicily, and led to an offshoot on the East-Coast of the United States... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Location within Italy Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

In Chicago, Ricca got a job as a waiter in a local restaurant owned by mobster "Diamond" Joe Esposito, thus the nickname. Soon, Ricca was on a first name basis with many of the mobsters who came in the door. Even sooner he left being a waiter to be a full-fledged gangster. Soon enough Paul was second in command next to Frank Nitti as boss, and the mob in Chicago (due to the great influence of Los Angeles mobster Johnny Rosselli) was making inroads into Hollywood, major movie studios like RKO, Paramount Pictures, MGM and 20th Century Fox were being extorted. On March 18, 1943 a meeting took place at Nitti's Chicago home, at which Ricca was certainly present. It was decided Nitti was to take the fall for them all. This didn't go over at all well with Nitti (who suffered from severe claustrophobia and feared the confinement of prison) who kicked out all present. The next day, Nitti shot himself to death. Ricca took over as Chicago mob boss. A waiter is a person who waits on tables, often at a restaurant. ... Frank Nitti Frank The Enforcer Nitti (January 27, 1888- March 19, 1943) was a Sicilian immigrant barber who came to New York City as a young man who later left for Chicago in the early 1920s and soon became a member of Johnny Torrios and later, Torrios successor... John Handsome Johnny Rosselli (July 4, 1905 - August 9, 1976) had been an very influential Mafia soldier, one who had helped to control Hollywood and Las Vegas for the Chicago Outfit and who had been deeply involved with the CIA plots to kill Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in the early... ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Art studio Adriaen van Ostade. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... 20th Century Fox logo Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

On December 30, 1943 a federal grand jury returned a guilty verdict to Ricca and his associates, Ricca receiving 10 years in prison. Thanks to the efforts of Murray "The Camel" Humphreys the Chicago mob's political "fixer," namely a phone call to Tom C. Clark Attorney General for Harry Truman, Ricca and Rosselli were out in three. The only caveat being that Ricca could no longer be present in the company of mobsters. With that, Tony Accardo became head of the Chicago mob, Ricca remained an advisor to "The Outfit" until his death in 1972. December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A grand jury is a type of common law jury; responsible for investigating alleged crimes, examining evidence, and issuing indictments. ... Tom Campbell Clark (September 23, 1899–June 13, 1977) was United States Attorney General from 1945-1949 and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949-1967). ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... For the victim of Mt. ... Tony Accardo, born Anthony Joseph Accardo, (April 28, 1906 - May 22, 1992) was the boss of the Chicago Outfit from about 1945 until shortly before he died of natural causes. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...