Emilio "Emil" Anthony Ciccotelli (1929–1998) was a Deputy Chief and Chief of Detectives for the

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. He also served for a time as Head of Security at

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, and as a professor of

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. He is most widely known for his role in the reduction of influence and power of the five major organized crime families in New York City in the 1980s and early 1990s, as well as his close work with future

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in catalyzing a congressional investigation of organized crime syndicates. He died in August 1998 at the age of 69. He is buried in

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.NY Times, "Emil Ciccotelli, Police Commander, Dies at 69", by Eric Pace, September 6, 1998
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciccotelli, Emil Anthony 1929 births 1998 deaths Burials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York) New York City Police Department officers Iona University faculty