Antonio Lombardo

Antonio "Tony the Scourge" Lombardo (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo lomˈbardo]; November 23, 1891 – September 7, 1928) was an Italian-born American mobster.

Born in the town of Galati Mamertino in Sicily on November 23, 1891, Antonio Lombardo immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century where he became a successful wholesale grocery business owner in Chicago, Illinois.

In September 1917 he was involved in the killing of Cleveland Police Officer Elmer Glaefke[1] A long time Mafia associate, Lombardo became Al Capone's advisor after John Torrio retired in 1925.

Lombardo, with the help of Capone, later became President of the Unione Siciliana[2] in November 1925, attempting to regain control of the unstable organization as well as instituting reforms, including opening membership to non-Sicilian Italian immigrants (such as the Neapolitan Capone) and changing the organization's name to the Italo-American National Union.

Lombardo, however, refused to resign and continued to organize civic projects under the Unione Siciliana until shortly before his death on September 7, 1928.