1899 in organized crime
See also: 1898 in organized crime, other events of 1899, 1900 in organized crime and the list of 'years in organized crime'.
Events
- A gang war breaks out between the Hip Sing and On Leong Tongs over illegal gambling in New York's Chinatown.
- New York Black Hand leader Giuseppe Morello is arrested for counterfeiting and sentenced to three years. Released in 1902 Morello establishes a system where counterfit $5 US dollar bills would be printed in Sicily and smuggled into the United States.
- Ignazio Saietta, known as "Lupo the Wolf", arrives in New York.
- Charles Umbrassio arrives in New York later joining the Black Hand under Giuseppe Morello and Ignazio Saietta.
Arts and literature
Births
- Louis Amberg, New York (Brooklyn) gangster
- Anthony Carfano, Florida gambling racketeer
- Jacob Shapiro, Labor union racketeer
- Abner Zwillman, New Jersey Prohibition gangster
- January 17 - Al Capone, Chicago Mafia leader
- December 1 - Gaetano Luchese, Luchese crime family founder