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Joseph D. Massei (1899 – May 1971), or Joe Massey, was an American gangster of Italian-Irish origins.He was involved in the Detroit bootleg liquor trade in the Prohibition era and was arrested many times, but was only imprisoned once.In 1936 he moved to Miami Beach, Florida, and became a central figure in illegal gambling.He was a consiglieri of the mob, and helped resolve disputes between the gangsters.He acted as the Detroit mob's money man, funneling illegal earnings into legitimate businesses in Miami.He died at home in Miami Beach at the age of 71.