Thomas Licavoli
Thomas Licavoli | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Licavoli February 9, 1904 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1973 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | gangster |
Thomas "Yonnie" Licavoli (February 9, 1904 – September 17, 1973) was an American gangster and bootlegger during Prohibition. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Licavoli, along with brother Peter Joseph Licavoli and cousin James Licavoli, worked with Jewish gangsters to take over illegal gambling in St. Louis. The Licavolis soon moved on to Detroit, Michigan and would control criminal operations in Detroit and Toledo, Ohio, throughout the Prohibition era.