Career
After years in the Outfit, Angelini became the caporegime for a crew operating illegal gambling rackets in Elmhurst, Illinois. Angelini operated a highly successful sports betting empire along with Dominic Cortina. In 1986, Angelini became the Outfit"s enforcer in Las Vegas.
His job was to protect the Outfit"s illegal casino profits.
Angelini replaced Chicago mobster Tony "The Ant" Spilotro in running the skim. White haired, trim, and very well-spoken with a pleasant smile, Angelini was a total opposite of the brutal Spilotro.
Angelini found himself operating with a new crew in Las Vegas at a time when the Outfit"s flagship casinos were badly crimped due to federal investigations. However, Angelini himself avoided arrest while there.
In the late 1980s, Angelini, Sam "Wings" Carlisi, and John "Number Nose" DiFronzo attempted to extend Outfit influence over the gambling operations of the Rincon Indian Reservation near San Diego, California.
Their objective was to skim profits off the casino profits there. In 1989, Angelini was sentenced to 37 months in prison on gambling and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Acting (RICO) charges resulting from the Rincon operation. On October 14, 1994, Angelini was released from prison.
In December 6, 2000, Donald Angelini died of natural causes at the age of 74.