m igration ▁T uff anel li ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁America ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Luigi ▁T uff anel li ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁Luigi ▁got ▁sick ▁on ▁the ▁voyage ; ▁therefore , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁U . S . ▁So ▁both ▁brothers ▁jump ed ▁ship ▁and ▁came ▁into ▁America ▁as ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Crime ▁invol vement ▁T uff anel li ▁got ▁more ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁crime ▁and ▁became ▁more ▁inv ested ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁M af ia ▁as ▁time ▁passed . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁south side ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁friend ▁and ▁associate ▁of ▁not orious ▁gang sters ▁such ▁as ▁Al ▁Cap one , ▁" U m bre lla " ▁Mike , ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁Der rico . ▁T uff anel li ▁became ▁a ▁powerful ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Out fit ▁and ▁ran ▁the ▁south side ▁as ▁b oss ▁of ▁Blue ▁Island . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁rise ▁to ▁power ▁and ▁success , ▁he ▁started ▁invest ing ▁his ▁money ▁in ▁race c ars ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁with ▁the ▁mob ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁the ▁cas inos . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁A AA ▁Championship ▁History ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Auto S port ▁Bul letin ▁Board ▁ ▁http :// www . kal rac ing . com / A utor acing / ch icago _ wh is pers _ may %