Originally Posted by NYMafia
Originally Posted by Hollander
Thanks NYM we know Frank Colacurcio was born to immigrant parents from southern Italy, Colacurcio was the eldest of nine children, and worked on his father's vegetable farm in Seattle. He was a powerhouse in Seattle and Vancouver.


Yes he was. But from what I've read about him, his "illegal" rackets were almost exclusively confined to topless/nude bars, B-girl clip joints and related prostitution activities...and of course, the tax-evasion schemes that went along with that.

I don't ever remember him getting involved with gambling and other types of "traditional" mob-styled rackets. Have you?


Yes he was best known for his strip clubs in his later life, but Colacurcio was involved in other rackets during the golden years (for example jukeboxes, vending machines and cigarette smuggling) I believe he was also active in New Orleans at one point. He also sought to expand into Portland, drawing the attention of a U.S. Senate committee investigating organized crime.

Last edited by Hollander; 02/21/24 04:20 PM.
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