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According to several newspaper articles cited in Puleo's book, Scigliano was threatened by the Italian mob for his efforts to fight organized crime, and told to resign his position as chairman of a local vigilance committee. In a letter to the Boston Daily Globe, however, Scigliano himself denied that such an organization was active in Boston or that there was even a need for a vigilance committee, arguing that "This reflects unjustly on a people who, as a whole, are peaceable and law-abiding" and adding that "there is an element in the population that seems to make it an honor to cause trouble for inoffensive Italians unable to defend themselves by word."[1] Sounds like he's saying the mob story was trumped up by local reporters to sell newspapers. Rather than delve into this too deeply, I just left that part out. Rosekelleher (talk) 16:41, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
^Scigliano, George A. (August 21, 1904). "Italians in Boston: Well-Known Resident Declares That There is No Need for a Vigilance Committee Among Them". The Boston Daily Globe.
