Already Accardo had won his spurs as a hoodlum, and DeGrazio’s record in the police department included a firing by the Civil Service Commission on August 22, 1924, onĬharges of neglect of duty and accepting a bribe, and the usual reinstatement as a patrolman the following January. When DeGrazio was married the first time, in 1927, Accardo was an usher at the wedding. The public learned that the gangster and the police lieutenant had been lifelong friends.
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Upon returning to Chicago, DeGrazio was suspended, charges were filed against him, and the Civil Service Commission trial was held early in January, 1960. Chicagoans were incensed, and the entire city was disgraced. The Chicago Police Department became the subject of ridicule and the butt of jokes throughout the world. Newsmen of several foreign countries pursued the party, seeking interviews and photographs. The spectacle of a high-ranking officer of the Chicago Police Department touring the Continent as a bosom pal of one of America’s most notorious gang leaders received wide publicity. The Accardo-DeGrazio party spent a month touring England, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, and Spain. Through prompt communication with American officials, Scotland Yard learned that Anthony DeGrazio was then a lieutenant of the Chicago Police Department. But of even greater interest to the alert London police were the Accardos’ traveling companions, Mr. Worldrenowned as the leader of Chicago’s infamous Capone gang, Accardo immediately attracted the attention of Scotland Yard. A PLANE carrying American tourists landed in England in October, 1959.
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