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Joseph Purpura (1897-1976) allegedly was a member of the Patriarca crime family. Joseph Purpura was born on May 15, 1897, in Palermo, Sicily. His first name originally was Giuseppe, not Joseph. On February 01, 1921 Purpura came over to the United States arrived in New York, he later became naturalized in Chicago on November 29, 1943. Purpura was known to be involved in crooked horse racing activities. He was also known to trained racehorses for the mafia. Purpura was known to frequent all of the major race tracks in the Eastern part of the United States and was also known to frequent in Florida. Purpura was business associates with guys like Philip Buccola, Rocco Palladino, Henry Selvitella, Frank Cucchiara, and Raymond Patriarca Sr. Purpura died on March 1976 in Miami, Florida.