Crime History: Colombo crime boss shot

Scott McCabe Examiner Staff Writer Follow Him @Scott_McCabe On this day, June 28, 1971, New York crime family boss Joe Colombo was shot at a podium during a Italian Unity Day celebration.   In response to the FBI's new interest in Mafia activities, Colombo formed the Italian-American Civil Rights League. The group helped create a rally that attracted more than 100,000 people ...