Tony Derazio (1927-1968) was a Caporegime of the Marcano crime family and its chief bookkeeper, working for Lou Marcano. Derazio was important in recording the family's financial transactions and in working out relationships with local politicians, and his murder by Lincoln Clay in 1968 was a major blow to the Marcanos.
Biography[]
Anthony "Tony" Derazio was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1927 to an Italian-American family. His father, Gianni Derazio, ran a popular bar in the Southdowns district that frequently served American Mafia members. Tony was astonishingly brilliant, making a name for himself in college despite having few friends and being very reserved. In 1952, he took care of his father's bar when his father became ill, and he murdered his own father in 1955 when he discovered that his father was laundering money. Tony became an associate of the Marcano crime family and became the lieutenant of Underboss Lou Marcano, working out his books and political relationships.
Downfall[]
Derazio after falling to his death
In 1968, Lincoln Clay hunted down his racket bosses and broke up his sources of income, seeking to weaken the family by taking Derazio down. Derazio's bar was wired by CIA agent John Donovan, an ally of Clay, and Clay discovered the elevator code of The Royal Hotel, where Derazio was staying. Derazio surrounded himself with armed guards, but Clay succeeded in shooting his way to Derazio's room. Derazio shot a rocket at Clay using a rocket launcher, destroying the hal lin front of his office, but Clay shot him several times. Derazio told him that he would be replaced by another bookkeeper the day after his death with nobody noticing, but Clay told him that everyone would notice; he threw him out of the office window, and he fell several floors. His body smashed through the glass roof at the hotel entrance and landed on a car, startling everyone in the area. Clay shot his way out of the hotel, escaping the scene.