Frank Salemme
Frank Salemme | |
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Salemme's August 12, 1995 FBI mugshot | |
| Born | Francis Patrick Salemme August 18, 1933 Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 2022 (aged 89) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Crime boss |
| Predecessor | Nicholas Bianco |
| Successor | Luigi Manocchio |
| Allegiance | Patriarca crime family |
| Convictions | Racketeering (1995) Perjury Making false statements Murder (2018) |
| Criminal penalty | 11 years imprisonment (1995) 5 years imprisonment (2008) Life imprisonment (2018) |
Francis Patrick Salemme (pronounced sah-LEM-ee; August 18, 1933 – December 13, 2022), sometimes spelled Salemmi, also known as "Cadillac Frank" and "the General", was an American mobster from Boston, Massachusetts who became a hitman and eventually the boss of the Patriarca crime family of New England before turning government witness.