Pete Panto

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Pete Panto (died July 14, 1939) was a longshoreman who was executed by the mob for attempting to revolt against union leadership.

Contents 1 Revolt 2 Trivia 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Revolt

Pete Panto was the leader of a revolt against Joseph P. Ryan and his colleagues, many of them allegedly mafia, who ran the International Longshoremen's Association [ILA]. Panto was lured from his home on July 14, 1939 following a phone call from an unknown individual and was never seen again. Albert Anastasia was suspected of ordering the execution but Abe Reles, the chief witness, died in 1941 while supposedly trying to escape from custodies. The murder was allegedly carried out by Mendy Weiss of Murder Inc. Anastasia nor Weiss were ever indicted. ^[1]

[edit] Trivia

• A screenplay, titled “The Hook”, portrays Panto’s "doomed attempt to overthrow the feudal gangsterism of the New York docks."

[edit] See also

• On the Waterfront

[edit] External links

• True Life Tales on the Waterfront
• Waterfront Documentary Tells Story Vividly

[edit] References