Joseph Agosto, Kansas City crime family member and a Las Vegas show producer, who produced the Folles Bergere' at the Tropicana Hotel Casino, turned state's evidence and testified against the mob bosses. In 1986 Cerone, Aiuppa, Carl 'Corky' Civella, Angelo 'The Hook' LaPietra and Carl 'Tuffy' DeLuna were convicted of skimming $2 million from a Las Vegas casino. Cerone became boss of the Outfit following the semi-retirements of Accardo and Joey 'Doves' Aiuppa.

As an Outfit enforcer, Cerone was arrested over 20 times on charges including armed robbery, bookmaking, illegal gambling, and embezzlement. Cerone was part of the enforcer team that tortured and murdered loan shark William 'Action' Jackson. During the 1950s Cerone was a chauffeur to boss Antonino 'Tony' 'Joe Batters' Accardo, then became the protégé of boss Salvatore 'Sam,' 'Momo' Giancana. He was the younger brother of mobster Frank 'Skippy' Cerone, father of lawyer John Peter Cerone, and husband to the late Clara Cerone. John Philip Cerone (J– July 26, 1996), nicknamed Jackie the Lackey, was an American mobster and boss of the Chicago Outfit during the late 1960s.

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