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Natale "Joe Diamond" Evola (February 22, 1907 – August 28, 1973) was a New York mobster who briefly became boss of the Bonanno crime family who was succeeded by Philip Rastelli, and preceded Paul Sciacca as boss in 1971.

Natale Evola was born in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn to parents Filippo and Francesca Evola, natives of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. Natale Evola had two brothers (Paul and Joseph Evola) and three sisters (Anna Evola, Josephine DiBarloto, and Mamie Grazzo). Natale Evola never married and lived with his mother in Bay Ridge.^[1]

Evola's arrest record would eventually include coercion, possession of gun, and federal narcotic law violations. Evola was heavily involved in narcotics trafficking and in labor racketeering in the Garment District of Manhattan.

Evola was a close associate of Joseph Bonanno, the original boss of the Bonanno crime family. In 1931, Evola served as an usher at Bonanno's wedding.^[1]

In 1957, Evola was identified at the infamous Apalachin Meeting in Apalachin, New York and later charged, along with twenty other organized figures, with conspiracy. The case was later overturned.

On April 17, 1959, Evola was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted on conspiracy to distribute narcotics. Evola had helped manage a large organization that imported heroin from Sicily to the United States.^[2] Following family boss Joe Bonanno's retirement in 1968, Evola reportedly became the boss of the family. Heavily involved in the trucking industry in the Garment District, Evola cooperated with crime family leaders Genovese and Carlo Gambino of the Gambino crime family.

On August 28, 1973, Natale Evola died of cancer at Columbus Hospital in the Bronx.^[1] He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in the Woodside, Queens section of New York.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gage, Nicholas (August 31, 1973). "Natale Evola, Mafia Figure, Is Dead at 66" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
^ Feinberg, Alexander (April 18, 1959). "Genovese is Given 15 Years in Prison in Narcotics Case" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
^ "Natale "Diamond Jim" Evola". Find a Grave. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

External links

The American "Mafia" - Natale Evola
Attendee Profiles At The 1957 Apalachin Mob Confab By Mike La Sorte

American Mafia
Preceded by Frank "Russo" Mari	Bonanno crime family Underboss 1968–1971	Succeeded by Philip "Rusty" Rastelli
Preceded by Paul Sciacca	Bonanno crime family Boss 1971–1973	Succeeded by Carmine Galante

[evola_dead-1] Gage, Nicholas (August 31, 1973). "Natale Evola, Mafia Figure, Is Dead at 66" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2012.

[narcotics_case-2] Feinberg, Alexander (April 18, 1959). "Genovese is Given 15 Years in Prison in Narcotics Case" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

[find_grave-3] "Natale "Diamond Jim" Evola". Find a Grave. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

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+{{Short description|American mobster}}
-'''Natale "Joe Diamond" Evola''' (February 22, 1907 – August 28, 1973) was a New York mobster who briefly became boss of the [[Bonanno crime family]].
+{{More citations needed|date=September 2011}}
+'''Natale''' "'''Joe Diamond'''" '''Evola''' (February 22, 1907 – August 28, 1973) was a New York mobster who briefly became boss of the [[Bonanno crime family]] who was succeeded by [[Philip Rastelli]], and preceded [[Paul Sciacca]] as boss in 1971.
-Commonly thought to be born in the [[Bay Ridge]] section of [[Brooklyn]] to parents Filippo and Francesca, who was natives of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. However according to author [[Eric Ferrara]]'s ''Manhattan Mafia Guide'', young Evola may have arrived in New York City on the ''SS Indiana'' on June 3, 1913, with his twenty-seven-year-old mother, Francescio (maiden name Mione), and siblings Giuseppa, Giorlama and Anna.<ref>Ferrara, Eric ''MANHATTAN MAFIA GUIDE'' [http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Mafia-Guide-Headquarters-Hideouts/dp/1609493060/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310452759&sr=8-1]</ref>
+Natale Evola was born in the [[Bay Ridge]] section of [[Brooklyn]] to parents Filippo and Francesca Evola, natives of [[Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily]]. Natale Evola had two brothers (Paul and Joseph Evola) and three sisters (Anna Evola, Josephine DiBarloto, and Mamie Grazzo). Natale Evola never married and lived with his mother in Bay Ridge.<ref name="evola dead" />
-Evola’s first arrest came while working for [[Salvatore Maranzano]] on August 31, 1930, at age twenty-three, for firearms possession. The charges were dropped a year later. His next arrest came on April 3, 1932, for coercion; again, he was acquitted. Evola eventually became involved in [[narcotics trafficking]] and in labor [[racketeering]] in the [[Garment District, Manhattan|Garment District]] of Manhattan.
+Evola's arrest record would eventually include [[coercion]], possession of gun, and federal narcotic law violations. Evola was heavily involved in [[narcotics trafficking]] and in labor [[racketeering]] in the [[Garment District, Manhattan|Garment District]] of Manhattan.
+Evola was a close associate of [[Joseph Bonanno]], the original boss of the Bonanno crime family. In 1931, Evola served as an usher at Bonanno's wedding.<ref name="evola dead" />
-In 1957, Evola was identified at the infamous [[Apalachin Meeting]] in [[Apalachin, New York]] and later charged, along with twenty other organized figures, for conspiracy. When questioned by authorities he case was later overturned. In 1959, Evola and [[Vito Genovese]] of the [[Genovese crime family]] were charged with conspiracy to distribute [[narcotics]]. Following family boss [[Joe Bonanno]]'s retirement in 1968, Evola reportedly became the boss of the family. Heavily involved in the trucking industry in the Garment District, Evola cooperated with crime family leaders Genovese and [[Carlo Gambino]] of the [[Gambino crime family]].
+In 1957, Evola was identified at the infamous [[Apalachin Meeting]] in [[Apalachin, New York]] and later charged, along with twenty other organized figures, with conspiracy. The case was later overturned.
-On August 28, 1973, Natale Evola died of [[cancer]]. He is buried in [[Calvary Cemetery, Queens|Calvary Cemetery]] in the [[Woodside, Queens]] section of New York.
+On April 17, 1959, Evola was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted on conspiracy to distribute [[narcotics]]. Evola had helped manage a large organization that imported heroin from Sicily to the United States.<ref name="narcotics case">{{cite news|last=Feinberg|first=Alexander|title=Genovese is Given 15 Years in Prison in Narcotics Case|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/04/18/80770381.pdf|accessdate=18 March 2012|newspaper=New York Times|date=April 18, 1959}}</ref>  Following family boss [[Joe Bonanno]]'s retirement in 1968, Evola reportedly became the boss of the family. Heavily involved in the trucking industry in the Garment District, Evola cooperated with crime family leaders Genovese and [[Carlo Gambino]] of the [[Gambino crime family]].
+On August 28, 1973, Natale Evola died of [[cancer]] at [[Cabrini Medical Center|Columbus Hospital]] in the [[Bronx]].<ref name="evola dead">{{cite news|last=Gage|first=Nicholas|title=Natale Evola, Mafia Figure, Is Dead at 66|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/08/31/90473202.pdf|accessdate=17 March 2012|newspaper=New York Times|date=August 31, 1973}}</ref>  He is buried in [[Calvary Cemetery, Queens|Calvary Cemetery]] in the [[Woodside, Queens]] section of New York.<ref name="find grave">{{cite web|title=Natale "Diamond Jim" Evola|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6104256|work=Find a Grave|accessdate=18 March 2012}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.onewal.com/w-evola.html The American "Mafia" - Natale Evola]
-* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6104256 Natale "Diamond Joe" Evola] at [[Find-A-Grave]]
 * [http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_415.html Attendee Profiles At The 1957 Apalachin Mob Confab] By Mike La Sorte
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