Roger C. Hole (1939-1998) was the mayor of New York City from 1991 until his 1998 murder by the American Mafia. He was infamous for his corruption, and his death was suspected to be related to his business relationship with the Forelli crime family.
Biography[]
Roger C. Hole was born in New York City, New York in December 1939. He was first elected Mayor of New York City in 1991, and began office in January 1992. As mayor he raised taxes, reduced public spending, increased bureaucratic costs and kept New York City in the national news. In 1993 he faced his "Million Dollar Lunch" scandal, in which he, three Russian prostitutes, and a senior manager from a construction company were caught trying to secure government contracts. In 1995 he was photographed with members of the Forelli crime family, whom he protected with his influence as mayor. Despite this, he was elected to a second term the same year. In 1997, he gave drugs to city officials in exchange for sanitation contracts.
Hole was accused of statutory rape in early 1998 with at least two underage females, but was cleared of all charges saying the girls showed him fake drivers' licenses. Hole continued working for construction companies, as confirmed by Avery Carrington. In 1998, R.C. Hole demanded the arrest of don Salvatore Leone. After Leone and his accomplice Toni Cipriani escaped, Leone ordered Cipriani to assassinate Hole on his morning jog in Central Park, and Cipriani succeeded.
Hole was buried in the cathedral cemetery in Manhattan, and he was given the largest and most grand tombstone in the cemetry, which read, "Running for office in Heaven". Hole's death opened up a special election in which Miles O'Donovan (Democrat), a city politician who previously ran against Hole, faced off against Donald Love (Republican), an extremely wealthy real estate and media businessman. O'Donovan and Love were in the pockets of the Forelli and Leone families, respectively. O'Donovan ultimately won, due to rumors spreading across news outlets about Donald Love's association with Toni Cipriani.