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Addison Roache

**Addison Locke Roache** (3 November 1817-24 April 1906) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Justice in the Indiana Supreme Court from 3 January 1853 until 8 May 1854, preceding Alvin P. Hovey.

## Biography

Addison Locke Roache was born on November 3, 1817 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, and moved with his family to Bloomington, Indiana in September 1828. In 1836, he graduated from Indiana University Bloomington. He studied law at the office of Tilghman Howard at Rockville and entered the practice of law in Frankfort in 1841. Roache returned to Rockville in 1847, and was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1847 where he represented Park County, Indiana. On 12 October 1852, Roache was elected to the Indiana Supreme Court and would serve on the court from 3 January 1953 until 8 May 1854 when resigned after sixteen months in the position.

In 1859, Rouche formed a partnership with Joseph E. McDonald who had previously served as the Attorney General of Indiana, and their partner ship known as McDonald, Rouche, and Sheets. Rouche remained in practice for many years, even gaining an office in the Indiana Trust Building and becoming the manager of the New York Mercantile Trust Company. In the 1900s, Rouche moved to California where he later died in 1906.
Bhumidhar Barman

**Bhumidhar Barman** (12 October 1931-18 April 2021) was an Indian Politician who belonged to the Indian National Congress. He served as Chief Minister of Assam from 22 April until 14 May 1996, succeeding Hiteswar Saikia and preceding Prafulla Kumar Mahanta. He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly being elected 7 times. He was first elected in 1967. In 2015, he was made a Cabinet Minister of Assam.

## Biography

Bhumidhar Barman was born in 1931 and passed his matriculation from Tihu High School in 1951. He was among the last batch of students to have passed out from Calcutta University. In 2021, he died.
2013 Hollywood Bank Robbery

police arriving to the bank

The **2013 Hollywood Bank Robbery** was a bank robbery that occurred in 2013 in Hollywood, California. The robbery was perpetrated by members of the Marston Crime Family, Redd Marston, Dom McGuire, Devon Rosswell, and Joe Harwood. The group entered the bank with ski masks on, breaking into the vault and stealing over $500,000 in cash before shooting their way through the streets of the city against numerous law enforcement officers. The group escaped via boat, marking the final heist of the original four members.
Anthony Taglialucci

**Anthony "Tony T" Taglialucci** (died 1975) was an Italian-American mafia boss during the 1970's. In 1974 or 1975, lawyer, David Kleinfeld stole over $1,000,000 from Taglialucci and for this, taglialucci pressured Kleinfeld to help him escape the Rikers Island Prison Barge he was incarcerated in. Kleinfeld agreed and Taglialucci swam for the boat after barely escaping but as he climbing on the boat, he was struck repeatedly in the head by Kleinfeld with an ice pick, his son was killed shortly afterward.
Abraham Acton

**Abraham Acton** (17 December 1893-16 May 1915) was a British Soldier during World War I serving in the British Army.

## Biography

Acton was born on December 17, 1893 in Whitehaven, England to parents Robert and Elizabeth Eleanor Acton.

When Abraham was 21 years he was serving in the 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment, British Army. During this period of time, he and another soldier, James Alexander Smith were both awarded a Victoria Cross for actions on December 21, 1914 for rescuing two wounded soldiers under heavy enemy fire.

Acton was killed in action on May 16, 1915 at Festubert, France. His body was never found. He is honored at the Le Touret Memorial.
Arash Kadivar

**Arash Kadivar** (25 August 1941-13 January 1981) was an Iranian terrorist leader during the 1980s. He and his group were revealed to be partially responsible for the Iranian Hostage Crisis. He was killed during a CIA operation in 1981.

## Biography

Arash Kadivar was born in Iran on 25 August 1941 following the Allied Invasion of Iran and near his twelfth birthday, Iranian president, Mohammed Mosaddegh was overthrown in a western backed coup. After this, Kadivar's father, a supporter of Mosaddegh's regime, was imprisoned, tortured, and summarily executed.

#### Career

As he became a teenger, he began operating in antiimperialist groups, often reluctantly associating with agents from the Soviet Union as they also wanted to rid the country of the American backed, Shah. In January 1981, Kadivar and an agent named Bell were present at Trabzon Airport where Kadivar shot Bell out of jealousy of Bell's relationship with Perseus. Frank Woods, Alex Mason and Russell Adler of the CIA made their presence known and Kadivar attempted to escape in an cargo plane with his men escorting him. The men managed to crash the cargo plane and capture Kadivar before he was killed by Adler.
2019 Diamond Casino Robbery

The **2019 Diamond Casino Robbery** was a major robbery of the Diamond Casino & Resort by members of the Marston Crime Family in December 2019. This heist marked the first heist by the Marston crew since 2013 and it was also their largest. Three members, Redd Marston, Dom McGuire, and Oscar Christiansen entered the casino dressed as a bug exterminator team that had been assigned to spray for pests in the building thanks to planning on the behalf of Lester Crest and the Cheng Triad. The men made their way into the vault room after knocking several guards out and drilled through the vaults locks. The trio took over $3,000,000 from the vault and managed to make it out of the building without being detected due to the fact they changed their outfits to S.W.A.T. team officers which had been planted by a member of the heist crew. The robbery was the most successful robbery by the crew and remains so to date, with the three leaving town and later returning in April 2020.
Black Hand

The **Black Hand** was a loose organization of Italian-American racketeers in New York City that existed from the 1880's to the 1930's. The Black Hand originated in Naples, Italy in the 1750's, and it spread to the United States during the 1880's as a result of Italian immigration during that time. By 1900, the Black Hand had established themselves in New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans, Scranton, San Francisco, and Detroit, and a large percent of Italian immigrants were threatened with Black Hand extortion. The Black Hand used threats such as, arson, kidnapping, and murder to achieve the goals it's bosses, using terror tactics to make money as well. It was eliminated by the 1930's, being weakened after the 1928 murder of Frankie Yale.
Cam Jones

**Cameron "Cam" Jones** (1947-) was an American criminal and lock smith who worked as a safe cracker with various criminals during the 1980's.

## Biography

Cam Jones was born in 1947 and became a safe cracker as an adult, working for various criminals, mostly in Miami, Florida. In 1986 he met Tommy Vercetti and went along on a bank heist with Vercetti, Phil Cassidy and Hilary King. The heist was successful, earning the crew $100,000.
2017 Los Angeles County Coroners Office Shootout

The **2017 Los Angeles County Coroners Office Shootout** was a shootout that took place between Dom McGuire and members of the FBI during a secret operation conducted under Lester Crest and Avon Hertz. McGuire entered the building with the intent to search for a hard drive from a deceased FBI agents body in the morgue. Upon discovering the drive was not with the agent, McGuire made his way through the building but was discovered by the FBI agents guarding the office and was forced to kill several agents, download the data from the drive in a private office and shoot his way through the building to a helicopter outside piloted by Redd Marston and escape.
Alex Mahaffey

**Alexander "Alex" Mahaffey** (1962-) was an associate of the DiMeo Crime Family during the 1990's.

## Biography

Mahaffey was a CPA for Blue Cross Blue Shield in Long Valley, New Jersey. In 1998, DiMeo family capo, Tony Soprano and his associate, Hesh Rabkin recruited Mahaffey into defrauding Medicare companies. Mahaffey would eventually fall into debt due to his gambling habits and began badmouthing Soprano behind his back. In 1998, Soprano and his nephew, Christopher Moltisanti spotted Mahaffey with a girlfriend and chased him across the campus of his work, eventually hitting him with their car and beating him up. Later, Moltisanti and Salvatore Bonpensiero would force Mahaffey to participate in further scam.
Brian O'Neill

**Brian O'Neill** (died 1945) was an Irish-American criminal and leader of the O'Neill Gang in New York City during the 1940's.

## Biography

O'Neill was born to an Irish family. His grandfather was Jimmy O'Neill who founded and ran the O'Neill Gang until his death.

#### Encounter with Joe Barbaro and Vito Scaletta

In 1945, O'Neill and his gang drove a truck through the front window of a mall in New York City. When they entered they were caught off guard by Joe Barbaro and Vito Scaletta, best friends and members of the Clemente Crime Family. After a short gunfight, Barbaro and Scaletta escaped and O'Neill and several of his men were arrested and sent to Rikers Island.

## Death

While in prison he ran into trouble with Vito Scaletta who had also gotten arrested on a several charges weeks later. The two had a fight and then Scaletta went under the protection of Leo Galante, the consigliere in the Vinci Crime Family who was also imprisoned with them. During their second fight, O'Neill pulled out a makeshift knife and attempted to stab Scaletta with it. Scaletta got him in a headlock and slit O'Neill's throat, killing him. For years no one ever found out who killed O'Neill.
Baka

**Baka** (died 21 February 1968) was a Haitian crime boss who led a small group of Haitian exiles.

## Biography

Baka was born in an unknown location in Haiti and at a young age he was forced to flee to the United States following the election of Francois Duvalier. Baka moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and established a gang of Haitian criminals. In 1968, Baka began fighting with Sammy Robinson, boss of the Black Mob and Robinson sent his son, Lincoln Clay who shot up Baka's camp in the Bayou where Baka was shot and killed.
Alberto Clemente

### Family

Silvio Clemente (Uncle), Paolina Ongaro (mother), Roberto Clemente (father), Nora Toniolatte (sister), Fabiano Clemente (son)

## Career Information

### Affiliations

Clemente Crime Family

**Alberto Clemente** (15 July 1897-15 June 1951) was an Italian-American mobster who was the boss and founder of the Clemente Crime Family in New York City.

## Biography

Clemente was born on July 15, 1897 in Sicily. In 1920 Clemente killed a Palermo police captain for his uncle, Silvio and following this came to America. He arrived in New York City in 1926 and through his uncle's criminal connections was able to get started smuggling liquor during prohibition. After a few years of work he was approved to start his own family and quickly built one of the most powerful families in New York.

### Rise to Power

Clemente rose to power after the Vinci-Moretti War due to the Moretti and Vinci families being weakened. This allowed Clemente to take over some of their businesses, earning him more power but losing him respect. After making a stake in Sidney Pen's Empire Cab Co. he began laundering his profits from bootlegging through it, unfortunately in 1939, Pen opened up a distillery on Staten Island, this caused Pen and Clemente to fall out. Soon after, Clemente ordered the killing of pen though this attempt failed.

### Second hit on Sidney Pen (1945)

48 years later in 1945, Clemente ordered another hit on Pen through his capo, Luca Gurino. This hit would be assigned to mobsters, Vito Scaletta, Joe Barbaro, and Henry Tomasino, the three would kill Pen and have his distillery burned to the ground.

### Drug Business

6 years later in 1951, after discovering that Carlo Falcone was getting into selling drugs, Clemente began trying to take it from Falcone and Falcone decided it was time to kill Clemente

### Death

On June 15, 1951, Clemente called a large meeting in a hotel in Manhattan. During this Joe Barbaro and Vito Scaletta were assigned by Falcone and Eddie Scarpa to plant a bomb in the meeting room. Barbaro was able to plant the bomb. When the bomb exploded, Clemente was not in the room. This resulted in a small shootout in the hotel which ended in the hotel's parking garage where Falcone associate and driver, Marty Santorelli was shot and killed. Barbaro and Scaletta chased Clemente by car through the streets of Manhattan before Clemente's car crashed. Clemente was then shot to death by Barbaro with a Thompson Machinegun. With his death came the death of the Clemente family.
Ahmed al-Ghamdi

### Died

11 September 2001, South Tower, World Trade Center, New York City, New York, United States(aged 22)

## Career Information

### Affiliations

al-Qaeda

**Ahmed Salah Said al-Ghamdi** (2 July 1979-11 September 2001) was an al-Qaeda operative from Saudi Arabia who was one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175, crashing it into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, killing all on board.

## Biography

Ahemed al-Ghamdi was born on 2 July 1979 in Saudi Arabia and became an imam, joining al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. In 1999, he met, Saeed al-Ghamdi, Hamza al-Ghamdi, and Ahmed al-Haznawi. In 2000, he quit school to fight against the Russian Army in the Second Chechen War and arrived in the United States on 2 May 2001 alongside Majed Moqed to prepare for the 9/11 attacks. He and Hani Hanjour, Nawaf al-Hazmim moved into an apartment in Paterson, New Jersey. On September 11, 2001, he and four other hijackers, took control of United Airlines Flight 175. The plane was later crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York.
James Norrington

### Friends / Allies

Governor Swann, Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner (formerly), Jack Sparrow (temporarily)

### Enemies

Will Turner, Jack Sparrow, Cutler Beckett, Pintel and Ragetti, Hector Barbossa, Davy Jones

### Affiliations

British Royal Navy
Elizabeth Swann
Cutler Beckett (formerly)

**James Norrington** is a main character in *The Curse of the Black Pearl* and a supporting character in *Dead Man's Chest* and *At World's End.*
Borka Vučić

**Borka Vučić** (1 April 1926-1 August 2009) was a Serbian politician and banker who served as acting president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia from 21 January 2007 until 1 August 2009.

## Career

She was elected to the Socialist Party of Serbia and served as the acting president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. She was the head of *Beogradska Banka* which was owned by former president, Slobodan Milosević and was considered important in the maintenance of that government. She died in a car accident on 1 August 2009 near Lapovo, Serbia.
Antonio Trapani

**Antonio "Trips" Trapani** was an American mobster, and the uncle of Trapani family boss, Aldo Trapani, who worked as a soldier in the Corleone Crime Family, and later went on to join the Trapani Crime Family, a very close ally family to the Corleone.

## Biography

Antonio Trapani was the brother of Johnny Trapani, the father of Aldo Trapani. He originally worked in the Corleone Crime Family on the east coast trafficking alcohol until his brother's murder in 1936. Following this, he defected to the Cuneo Crime Family for several years out of fear for his life, coming to own a nightclub known as The Crane Club.

### Five Families War

During the Five Families War, Aldo Trapani visited his uncle and requested he pay protection money to the Corleones. Antonio went through with the payment, agreeing to work with the Corleone family in the war. Aldo later raided the uptairs drug racket led by Carlo Collini. Antonio's nephew later went on to form the Trapani Crime Family in the 1950s, resulting in Antonio joining as a soldier in the family.
Bucky Sligo

**Bucky Sligo** (December 4, 1957-2008) was an Irish-American criminal who was a soldier in the Provisional IRA during The Troubles, alongside Derrick McReary and Aiden O'Malley.

## Biography

Bucky Sligo was born in 1957 in Queens, New York City, New York to an Irish family. As a youth he befriended Derrick McReary and Aiden O'Malley and the trio developed Socialist views and participated in anti war protests during the Vietnam War. In 1970, Sligo was arrested for disorderly conduct, in 1971 for civil disobedience, and in 1974 for resisting arrest. During the 1970's, Sligo and McReary decided to become robbers together and this resulted in the two being arrested in 1978 for armed robbery and grand larceny in 1986. During the 1980's, Sligo, McReary, and O'Malley left America to fight in the Provisional IRA in Ireland against the British. During the 1990's, Sligo returned with the two to the United States as The Troubles came to an end and resumed his criminal with the two men. In 1999, Sligo was charged with armed robbery after McReary testified against Sligo and O'Malley. While Sligo won his trial and was acquitted, O'Malley was not so lucky as he was sent to prison. Sligo vowed to kill Derrick and his family if he ever found them and moved to New Jersey where he set up a small gang of Irishmen. Sligo's constant threats sent Derrick into a depression.

## Death

In 2008, Derrick sent his friend, Niko Bellic who was a local hitman to kill Sligo, Bellic chased Sligo back to his house before a small shootout took place. During the shootout, Sligo and his men, Glas McClose, James Garrison, Darren McCoughlin, Sean O'Donoghue, and Nathan Baine.
Antonio Cadavere

Cadavere's corpse

**Antonio Cadavere** (1968–1998) was an American mobster and an enforcer for the Sindacco Crime Family. He was killed in 1998 by Leone Crime Family enforcer Toni Cipriani, who stormed into the rival family's construction site in Brooklyn Heights to kill the Sindacco enforcer looking over their Associate Joseph Daniel O'Toole.

## Biography

Antonio Cadavere was born to an Italian-American family in Brooklyn, New York City in 1968. He eventually became an enforcer for the Sindacco Crime Family and was charged with guarding a Family-controlled construction site in Brooklyn Heights along with other mobsters. In 1998, Leone Crime Family enforcer Toni Cipriani was ordered by his Capo Vincenzo Cilli to kill a Sindacco gangster at the construction site who supervised Associate Joseph Daniel O'Toole so the Leone Family could utilize O'Toole as a spy, and Cipriani caused a shootout with the Sindaccos. Though Cadavere attempted to fire back, he was quickly gunned down by Cipriani along with his fellow criminals.
Biff Rock

**Biff Rock** was an American actor during the 1990's and 2000's.

## Biography

In 2000 Mike Ruggero was sent to find Biff after he kept rejecting the romantic advances of Asuka Kasen. Kasen wanted him dead but Ruggero made a deal with Rock. In exchange for some footage, Rock would give Ruggero his shoes. Ruggero returned to Kasen with the shoes and Kasen believed him dead.
Ancelotti Crime Family

The **Ancelotti Crime Family** was an Italian-American organized crime syndicate that operated in New York City, New York, along with New Jersey. The family was founded in 1900 by Italian immigrants from Naples, Italy and the family eventually settled in Little Italy and Jersey City. During the 1970's, the Ancelottis went to war with the Gambetti Crime Family and the don of the Ancelotti family was spared by Jon Gravelli, a member of the Gabettis. Through the years, the Ancelottis grew to be the weakest family in New York and even went to war with the Pegorino Crime Family during this time. By 2008, the family was at war with the Gambettis as well as the Messina Crime Family and the war got so bad that the Ancelottis had to hire Albanian mobsters for protection. During that year, Don Giovanni Ancelotti did a large amount of business with the Russian mob, particularly, Ray Bulgarin in an attempt to gain Russian protection after the Albanians were blamed for killing Ancelotti capos, Frankie Garone and Antonio Spoleto who were actually killed by the Irish mob. Thw family was weakened even more when many of it's made members were killed that year by the Pegorinos or the Irish, and the death of Bulgarin and another Russian, Dimitri Rascolov also contributed to the family's decline. It remained New York's weakest family.

## Members

**Bosses:** Giovanni Ancelotti

**Underbosses:** Charlie Matteo

**Capos:** Frankie Garone, Antonio Spoleto

**Soldiers:** Rocco Pelosi, Vince Pelosi

**Enforcers:** Sal Giordano, Mark Silva, Benny Lalumondier, Tony Lombardo, Anthony Santoro, Antonio Rivette
2001 Roscoe Street Subway Station Shootout and Bank Robbery

The **2001 Roscoe Street Subway Station Shootout and Bank Robbery** took place in January 2001 when members of the Punchinello Crime Family entered the Roscoe Street Subway Station and the nearby Roscoe Bank and began conducting a robbery. Several mobsters stood guard in the subway station ready to kill anyone who stepped off the arriving trains while the robbers were busy. Max Payne entered the station and killed the men inside and made his way through the complex, allying with transit cop, Barret Sheridan before Sheridan was killed by the Punchinellos. Payne made his way to the bank where he killed the men robbing it, taking their intel before leaving prior to police arriving. He went on to meet his partner, Alex Balder who was also later killed, forcing Payne to shoot his way through more men to escape the station.
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

### Rank

Deputy Chairman of Popular Mobilization Committee, Secretary-General of Kata'ib Hezbollah

### Affiliations

Iran

**Jamal Ja'far Muhammad Ali Al Ibrahim** (1 July 1954-3 January 2020) was the Deputy Chairman of the Popular Mobilization Committee as well as the Secretary General of Kat'ib Hezbollah who was killed in a drone strike on January 3, 2020.

## Biography

Muhandis was born on July 1, 1954 in Bastra Iraq to an Islamic family of an Iraqi father and Iranian mother. In 1977 he he joined the Dawa Party which opposed the Ba'athist government.

#### Military Career

In 1979 after the activities of the Dawa Party were banned and many members were sentenced to death Suddam Hussein. During the 1980's he became a citizen of Iran by marrying a woman. In 1983 he began working with the Iran's Revolutionary Guard in Kuwait, his work consisted of planning attacks on embassies in countries that supported Suddam's government during the Iran-Iraq War. Following the 1983 Kuwait Bombings he was arrested and convicted but was later appointed a military leader of Quds Force. In 2003 he returned to Iraq for the U.S. Invasion of Iraq during the Iraq War and would serve as the first Iraqi Prime Minister after the war. In 2005 he was elected to Iraqi Parliament as a Dawa representative but when US officials realized that he was responsible for the 1983 bombings. After this he fled to Iran to avoid detection but would later return in 2011 following the withdrawl of US troops from Iraq. On December 31, 2019, Muhandis was named along with several others as responsible for the 1983 attacks.

## Death

On January 3, 2020, Muhandis was killed in a airstrike alongside Qasem Soleimani at the Baghdad International Airport.
American Revolutionary War

The **American Revolutionary War** was an armed conflict that took place between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies of British America from 19 April 1775-3 September 1783, resulting in a victory for the colonists and the formation of the United States as a fully independent country.

## Background

#### Colonization of the Americas

England began its colonization of America in 1607, establishing small colonies such as Jamestown in Virginia. By 1619, slavery had been introduced into Jamestown, forming the Triangle Trade route in the process as Africans were taken from their homes and sent to the Colonies. In 1730, following the founding of the State of Georgia, the territory became known as British America or the Thirteen Colonies and the colonists set up several government branches such as the House of Burgesses in Virginia.

#### Seven Years War

*Note: this is a smaller version of this event, for the full event see this page.*

Despite their large conquest of America, they were not alone as the Kingdom of France had established colonies in places such as Canada and Louisiana. During this time, the French formed relations with local Native American tribes and began building forts along the Ohio Valley. The British disproved of this and sent George Washington to declare they abandon their forts but the French refused which resulted in major conflict for several years between French and Native forces against British forces. In the end, the British were victorious, capturing Canada and Florida, with Spain taking Louisiana.

#### Tensions in the Colonies Rise

Despite their victory in the French and Indian War, England had been bankrupted and its economy was failing. As a way to deal with this, the British decided to start putting heavier taxes on the colonists, passing several acts known as the "Intolerable Acts" and they included the Stamp Act, Tea Act, and Townshend acts, while also taxing other goods such as glass. As a result of this, riots began breaking out and in 1770, riots turned violent when several people were shot and killed in what is known as the Boston Massacre. In 1773, Americans protested by sneaking onto ships in Boston and dumping crates of tea into the harbor below. By 1775, the colonists had formed the "Continental Congress", wanting America to become independent.

## War

The first combat broke out on 9 April 1775 when British and Patriot forces met at Lexington and Concord and from 1776-1783, the British and American forces would have on and off battles until the British were defeated and the war was officially ended on 3 September 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, granting America its independence.
Alas Chiricanas Flight 901

**Alas Chiricanas Flight 901** was a flight from Colon, Panama to Panama City that was bombed in 1994 by a man who is suspected to have been, Jamal Lya. The plane left French Field with 18 passengers and 3 crew members. During the flight, Lya detonated a bomb and killed himself and everyone else aboard the plane. Among the 18 passengers, 12 of them were Jewish, and with Lya being a member of Hezbollah as well as the bombing occurring just a day after the AMIA Bombing, the bombing was listed as an unsolved case, with terrorism being the most likely motive for the attack.
2021 Richman Mansion Shootout

Ben Brooks' security escort him to his helicopter

In December 2021, Dom McGuire infiltrated a party being held by billionaire, Ben Brooks at his mansion in Los Angeles, California. McGuire gained access through the personal vehicle of Brooks' lawyer, Winston MacNeil. Upon being recognized by security as a threat, a massive shootout took place between Brooks' private security and the lone McGuire while Brooks escaped in his helicopter. McGuire was able to escape the mansion, leaving 28 people dead and 14 people wounded and chased the helicopter down, finally killing Brooks in a shootout on his yacht.
Action Party of Italy

The **Action Party of Italy** was a liberal socialist political party in Italy that existed from 14 June 1942 until 25 April 1947. The party was founded as the political wing of the Giustizia e Liberta anti-fascist resistance movement against the rule of Benito Mussolini. Ferruccio Parri led the Action Party's Italian Resistance partisans during World War II and the Italian Civil War. Parri later became prime minster after the war's end, though the party suffered electoral defeat in 1946 and was divided into the Italian Socialist Party and Italian Republic Party factions.
Brice J. Lane

**Brice J. Lane** (died 22 August 1998) was a test subject for the drug, Valkyr during it's trials in the late 1990's. On August 22, 1998, he and two others broke into the Payne household and murdered Michelle and Rose Payne. Thayer and his associates were later shot dead by Max Payne, the husband of Michelle and father of Rose.
Anna Escobedo Cabral

**Anna Escobedo Cabral** (born 12 October 1959) is an American politician who served as Treasurer of the United States from 19 January 2005 until 20 January 2009, succeeding Rosario Martin and preceding Rosa Gumataotao Rios.

## Biography

Anna Escobedo Cabral was born in San Bernardino, California on 12 October 1959, and graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1987. She received her MPA in 1990 from Harvard University after moving with her family to Massachusetts, later moving to Washington D.C. after her husband obtained a job with the Justice Department. She served in several governmental organizations and advocacy groups before being appointed Treasurer of the United States in 2005 by President George W. Bush, replacing Rosario Marin. Her 5-year term ended in 2009 with the beginning of Barack Obama's administration.
Antonio Spoleto

**Antonio "Tony Black" Spoleto** (29 March 1953-2008) was a capo in the Ancelotti Crime Family from the 1970's-2000's.

## Biography

Antonio Spoleto was born on March 29, 1953 in New York City, New York to an Italian-American family. At a young age, Sploeto became involved with crime when he was arrested in 1969 at the age of 16. During the 1970's, Spoleto became a member of the Ancelotti Crime Family. He was arrested in 1972 for importing tobacco, in 1973 for promoting gambling, in 1974 for manslaughter, and in 1975 for racketeering. By the 1980's, Spoleto became a popular capo in the family and would hold this title for the rest of his life. In 2008 the Irish mob and Pegorino Crime Family decided to kill Spoleto.

## Death

In 2008, Spoleto was killed in a car bomb explosion. A bomb was planted under Spoleto's car by Pegorino associate, Niko Bellic and Spoleto's death was blamed on the Albanian Mob.
Bryce Dawkins

**Bryce Dawkins** was an American politician who served as the deputy mayor of New York City during the 2000s. He had previously served in the United States Senate under the Republican Party. Dawkins was known for his openly extreme right wing views and intense homophobia, with Dawkins frequently expressing his views to the media. Despite his public image, it was discovered after a leak from Thomas Stubbs III that Dawkins was secretly a homosexual himself, being romantically involved with a man named Bernie Crane.

## Biography

Bryce Dawkins was born in New York City, New York and entered politics at some point in his life. He became a member of the Republican Party and began his political career in the US Senate where he became associated with Thomas Stubbs III, another fellow Republican Senator. At some point, he married and together with his wife, they had several children. By 2008, Dawkins had become the deputy mayor of New York City and gained notoriety for his homophobic right wing views, which he would frequently express in the media. Despite his radical right wing views, Dawkins was secretly a homosexual himself, being the boyfriend of Bernie Crane. Bryce was blackmailed at least twice by Russian mobster Dimitri Rascalov for control of certain unions, and again by Thomas Stubbs III for an unspecified legislative goal. Bernie recruited the help of his old friend Niko Bellic to threaten Dimitri away, who was also a former enemy of Niko's. Despite the attempts to cover up the exposure, Thomas Stubbs later leaked the information.
Canada

**Canada** is a country located in North America which borders the United States to the south. In 1982, Canada gained full independence from the United Kingdom after over 100 years of being a British Commonwealth with a new constitution being signed. Since then, Canada has been a loyal ally to the United States and the United Kingdom and a partner of NATO and the United Nations. In 2020, Canada's population was listed as 37,609,743. Much of the northern parts of Canada remain uninhabited but its coastal and southern regions are heavily populated.
Ben Hogan

**Benjamin William Hogan** (August 13, 1912-July 25, 1997) was an American golfer from Dallas, Texas.

## Biography

Ben Hogan was born on August 13, 1912 in Dallas, Texas to an Irish-American family. He was the youngest of three children. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He would later on become a professional golfer in the PGA until 1971. He died on July 25, 1997 from a stroke.
Berto Grossano

**Berto Grossano** (died 1951) was an Italian-American mobster who was a soldier in the Falcone/Moretti Crime Family.

## Biography

Grossano was born in New York City to a family of Italian-Americans. during World War II, Grossano served in North Africa as part of 17th Infantry. Following the war, Grossano returned and became a member of the Falcone/Moretti family and became the regular driver of Don Carlo Falcone. Grossano and his partner, Mickey Pietra discovered a family associate named Frankie Potts, actually an FBI agent, trying to plant a bomb under Carlo Falcone's car. Following this the two were shot dead in a diner in Manhattan, Potts originally attempted to blame Grossano but this was quickly figured out to be a lie and Potts died shortly after.
Boris Dime

**Boris Dime** (died January 2001) was a Russian mobster and arms dealer who was an associate of Vladimir Lem, a powerful Russian mob boss in New York City.

## Biography

Dime was a member of the Russian Mafia in New York City under Vladimir Lem but at some point decided to switch to working for the Punchinello Crime Family. Dime was killed in 2001 by NYPD detective Max Payne under orders of Lem in order to obtain a large amount of weapons.
Antonio Paladino

**Antonio Paladino** (14 July 1916 - 1950) was an Italian-American mobster who was a soldier in the Clemente Crime Family.

## Biography

Paladino was born in Louisville, Kentucky to a family of Italian immigrants on July 14, 1916. At some point, Paladino moved to New York City and became a member of of the Clemente Crime Family, working with another mobster named Silvio Palmieri. Paladino, along with Palmieri was tortured and killed by members of the Clemente family in 1950 after rumors spread he was an FBI agent.
Bernardo Provenzano

Provenzano's mugshot after his capture, 2006

Terrorism/murder/murder conspiracy (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010)

**Bernardo Provenzano** (January 31, 1933 — July 13, 2016), also known as "***Binnu u'tratturi***" (Bernie the Tractor), "***Zio Binnu***" (Uncle Bernie), "***Il ragioniere***" (The Accountant), "***U'porcu***" (The Pig), "***La belva***" (The Beast), **the Phantom of Corleone** and **Gaspare Troia**, was an Italian Mafia Boss and *de facto Capo dei Capi* of Sicilian Cosa Nostra. In 1963, Provenzano became a fugitive from the authorities following an arrest warrant being issued against him for murder, and he would ultimately spend 43 years on the run. A prominent member of the Corleonesi Clan, Provenzano came up under the mentorship of Clan Boss Luciano Leggio along with Salvatore Riina, and he and Riina committed the murder of Leggio's predecessor Michele Navarra in 1958. The two also orchestrated the 1969 Viale Lazio Massacre and murder of Palermo mob boss Michele Cavataio on Leggio's orders. Following Leggio's incarceration in 1974, Riina stepped up as Boss of Corleone and Provenzano acted as his right-hand man. During the 1980s, Provenzano aided in Riina's destructive campaign against the Palermo Mafia clans to gain power over the Commission, and also conspired with the murders of anti-Mafia magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992. After Riina's arrest in 1993, Provenzano took over the Corleonesi and became the overall boss of the entire Sicilian Mafia.

Provenzano became very effective in his evasion of law enforcement attention as a fugitive; he never talked over telephones, moved around different safehouses and communicated exclusively in code through *pizzini*, small, hand-delivered letters. Finally, after many investigations, raids and sightings, Italian Police officers were able to discover Provenzano's hideout on April 11, 2006; he had been staying in a rural farmhouse on the outskirts of Corleone, and authorities were able to track his position after surveilling his wife, who delivered Provenzano's laundry from her home on a regular basis. After his arrest, he was imprisoned under the stringent Article 41-bis regime to serve his 20 life sentences, 49 years and one month. He died from bladder cancer in a Milan hospital on July 13, 2016.

## Early life

### Childhood

Provenzano was born on January 31, 1933 in Corleone, Sicily to Angelo Provenzano and Giovanna Rigoglioso,
Billy Ghillotti

**William "Billy" Ghillotti** (died 13 November 1932) was an American criminal and gang leader from Chicago, Illinois during the 1930's. In 1932, he was murdered by Salieri soldato, Paulie Lombardo and Tommy Angelo.

## Biography

Billy Ghillotti was the son of City Councilman, Roberto Ghillotti and was the leader of the Ghillotti Gang, a small gang of young men in the Little Italy area of the city. During November 1932, Ghillotti and his friends began making sexual advances at Sarah Marino and because of this, her father, Luigi asked that Salieri Crime Family soldato, Tommy Angelo see her home for the night. While they were walking, they were confronted by Ghillotti and his gang who attacked Angelo, though he came out victorious in the fight and Ghillotti and his friends ran away. On November 13, 1932, Ghillotti and his men were assaulted by members of the Salier family, namely Paulie Lombardo and Angelo, who engaged in a massive gunfight with Ghillotti's men before he and his friend, Johnny Alastore attempted to escape but crashed their car and Ghillotti was shot by Lombardo. Alastor survived the crash but would go on to be murdered several days later.
Aldo Zargani

**Aldo Zargani** (7 August 1933-18 October 2020) was an Italian-Jewish writer and public intellectual who lived in Rome, during his career, he contributed to discussions about culture of Italian Jews.

## Biography

Aldo Zargani was born on August 7, 1933 in Torin, Italy. In 1938, when he was five years old, the Fascist government passed a series of anti-Semetic laws which had an effect on the Italian Jewish community. Jews were prohibited from studying and teaching in state and private schools, expelled from the National Fascist Party and excluded from public administration. Zargani received his education from a school set up by the Jewish community. After World War II, Zargani stayed working in Torin working as an actor and during this time, he met his wife, Elena Magoja, an actress. Over his career he would write several books and was a long time member of the Italian Socialist Party. In 1994 retired. He had a daughter and a son, with his daughter eventually gave birth to Zargani's grandson. He died on 18 October 2020.
Billy Cox

**William “Billy” Cox** (October 16, 1939-) is an American bassist who played in Jimi Hendrix’s band. Hendrix was the lead guitarist and singer, Noel Redding was the rhythm guitarist, and Mitch Mitchell was the drummer. Billy Cox is the oldest and only surviving member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He also played in the Charlie Daniels Band.

## Biography

Billy Cox was born October 16, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served in the US Army from late 1957-early 1963. He met Jimi Hendrix, who would later on become his bandmate when Hendrix was drafted in 1960. Cox was a Sargent while Hendrix was a Private.
Bernard Fortune

**Bernard Fortune** (1950-) is an American CIA agent who was tasked with planning the assassinations of several suspected terrorists and government officials in New York City during the late-2000's. In 2013, he moved his operations to California where he began investigating corrupt FBI agent, Steve Haines and was wounded in a shootout that year. In 2017, he became a target of terrorist, Avon Hertz who attempted to kill him but his forces were stopped by Redd Marston and Dom McGuire.

## Biography

Bernard Fortune was born in 1950 in New York City, New York to a family of Scottish decent. During the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Army and was recruited into the CIA where he would work for years. During the late-2000's, he became the head agent of the CIA front company "United Liberty Paper" where he had several government threats and terrorists murdered by Serbian criminal, Niko Bellic in 2008 after another agent, Karen Daniels had gathered information on Bellic's criminal activity. Several major threats were killed that year including Adam Dimayev, Oleg Minkov, and Eduard Borodin. Fortune also introduced Bellic to mob boss, Jon Gravelli who was a close friend of his who gave him work fighting against the Russian mob. Fortune rewarded Bellic's work by presenting Bellic with Darko Brevic, who was Bellic's greatest enemy. In 2013, he was sent to California to investigate the FBI's anti-CIA activities, particularly agents, Steve Haines, Dave Norton, and Andreas Sanchez and arrived at the Getty Center in Los Angeles during a meeting between the agents and criminal, Michael De Santa. The confrontation turned into a massive shootout, which left several agents dead and Fortune wounded. In 2017, he remained in California working with the CIA and became a target for terrorist, Bogdan and his crew who had been attempting to stop Avon Hertz' operations in California but it was eventually revealed to Hertz as the real threat, with a plan to destroy California but Fortune's life was saved by Redd Marston and Dom McGuire, local criminals and CIA operatives.
Armando Russell García

## Armando Russell Garcia

**Armando** "**El Bob Esponja**" **Russell García** (c. 1981 — May 25, 2022), also known as "**El Lalo**", **Armando Russell Ramírez**, **Eduardo Rodríguez Russell Leal**, **César Eduardo Santos López** and **César Eduardo Rodríguez** was a Mexican narcotics trafficker, former Army official and a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel. Born in Navolato, Sinaloa, Russell worked as an infantry man, municipal police and public security officer from the 1990s to the 2000s, but later became an underling to drug lords Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, controlling Cartel operations in Escuinapa de Hidalgo, El Rosario and Mazatlán. He also served as head of security for Guzman's son and lieutenant Iván Archivaldo. Russell was arrested in possession of several weapons and quantities of drugs in 2015 and 2016 but was released shortly thereafter. He was killed in a shooting on May 25, 2022 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora where two other men died and one was injured.
Bombing of the Monaco building

The **bombing of the Monaco building** was an explosion occured in January 13 1988 in El Poblado neighborhood of Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.

The building was owned by reputed cocaine baron Pablo Escobar Gaviria, killing two security guards and leaving a 16-foot-deep crater, officials said. Five people in neighboring buildings were injured in the 5:15 a.m. explosion, which tore open water mains and caused damage as much as a half- mile away. Mayor William Jaramillo Gomez said the bombing of the six-story Monaco apartment building in the fashionable El Poblado neighborhood of this northwestern city was apparently aimed at Escobar.

Two different groups claiming to have launched a war on drug traffickers claimed responsibility for the bombing in telephone calls to the Colombian radio network RCN. Escobar, who was wanted for extradition to the United States, had been in hiding for two years, but Jaramillo said he has often been seen at the building. An anoynymous caller to RCN claimed the bombing was the work of a group calling itself Death to Drug Traffickers, a previously unheard of group.
Barry Sutton

**Barry Sutton** (12 January 1965-) is an English musician who was the lead guitar player for the British rock band, The La's from 1989 until 1989.

## Biography

Barry Sutton was born on 14 December 1965 in Liverpool, England and became a member of several bands before he eventually joined The La's in 1989 as the lead guitarist and would perform the group's hit song, "There She Goes" in 1989 on television in London. Following him leaving the La's, Sutton joined former La's bassist, John Power's band, Cast where he also played guitar from 1992 until 1992. Following this, she would hold several performances around England, becoming some what of a well known figure.
Avery Duggan

**Avery Duggan** (died July 2019) was an American Businessman and Petrochemical magnate who was the boss of the Duggan Crime Family during the 2010's.

## Biography

Avery Duggan was born and raised in Texas. He was the uncle of Thornton Duggan and together with his nephew, he would see major success in the petrochemical industry and the men became very rich, establishing a large scale crime syndicate with hundreds of armed guards. In July 2019, Duggan and his associates moved to Los Angeles, California where they became interested in buying the recently opened, Diamond Casino and Resort. The owners refused but Duggan decided to attempt a takeover of the business, but his attempts were stopped by Dom McGuire and Vera Lane who managed to protect the casino and its workers from harm. Avery Duggan was forced into hiding at his ranch with his remaining bodyguards being stationed at his home. McGuire and Lane killed Duggan's guards and chased Duggan after he attempted to escape in a helicopter. Eventually, Duggan's helicopter was shot down and Duggan was killed in the ensuing crash.
2021 Sandy Shores Scrapyard Shootout

The **2021 Sandy Shores Scrapyard Shootout** was a shootout between several criminals who had committed a robbery on an armored bank truck and members of the Blaine County Sheriffs Department. The shootout was interrupted by Dom McGuire who was tasked with stealing the criminals' thermal charges for use in his own job. he killed the criminals and several police officers before leading police on a short chase and escaping back to Los Angeles.