The Gambino crime family is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City,within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia. The group,which went through five bosses between 1910 and 1957,is named after Carlo Gambino,boss of the family at the time of the McClellan hearings in 1963,when the structure of organized crime first gained public attention. The group's operations extend from New York and the eastern seaboard to California. Its illicit activities include labor and construction racketeering,gambling,loansharking,extortion,money laundering,prostitution,fraud,hijacking,and fencing.
The Genovese crime family,also sometimes referred to as the Westside,is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City and New Jersey as part of the American Mafia. The Genovese family has generally maintained a varying degree of influence over many of the smaller mob families outside New York,including ties with the Philadelphia,Cleveland,Patriarca,and Buffalo crime families.
Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo is an American mobster who is a captain in the Gambino crime family of New York City.
The Patriarca crime family,also known as the New England Mafia,the Boston Mafia,the Providence Mafia or the Office,is an Italian-American Mafia crime family operating in New England. The family consists of two distinct factions,one based in Providence,Rhode Island,and the other in Boston,Massachusetts. The Patriarca family is primarily active in Massachusetts,Rhode Island and Connecticut,with other territory throughout New England.
Peter Joseph Licavoli,was an American organized crime figure in St. Louis,Missouri before moving to Detroit,Michigan. He controlled criminal operations in Detroit and Toledo,Ohio,throughout the Prohibition era.
The New Orleans crime family,also known as the Marcello crime family or the New Orleans Mafia,was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in New Orleans,Louisiana. The family had a history of criminal activity dating back to the late nineteenth century. These activities included racketeering,extortion,gambling,prostitution,narcotics distribution,money laundering,loan sharking,fencing of stolen goods,and murder. Operating along the Gulf Coast,with its main criminal activity centered in the New Orleans area,the organization reached its height of influence under bosses Silvestro Carollo and Carlos Marcello.
John "Peanuts" Tronolone was an American mobster who succeeded crime boss James Licavoli as head of the Cleveland crime family. He was initially affiliated with a faction of the Buffalo crime family which was absorbed by the Cleveland family. After serving as consigliere and acting boss,Tronolone ran the Cleveland family from 1985 until his death in 1991 following the Licavoli-Nardi gang wars.
The Pittsburgh crime family,also known as the LaRocca crime family or the Pittsburgh Mafia,was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. The LaRocca family is one of the original 26 Mafia families in the United States. The boss and last known "made" member of the family,Thomas "Sonny" Ciancutti,died in 2021.
Matthew Madonna is a member of the Lucchese crime family who served as acting boss before being imprisoned in 2017.
Lawrence Dentico,also known as "Larry Fab","Little Larry" and "The Little Guy",is a New Jersey-based member of the Genovese crime family,who formerly served as a captain and the family's consigliere.
Robert F. Carrozza also known as "Bobby Russo",is an Italian-American mobster from East Boston,Massachusetts,who led a bloody internal rebellion against the leadership of the Providence-based Patriarca crime family.
The Philadelphia crime family,also known as the Bruno–Scarfo crime family,the Philadelphia–Atlantic City crime family,the Philadelphia Mafia,the Philly Mafia,or the Philadelphia–South Jersey Mafia,is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Formed and based in South Philadelphia,the criminal organization primarily operates in Philadelphia and the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area,including South Jersey. The family is notorious for its violence,its succession of violent bosses,and multiple mob wars.
Adolfo Bruno,also known as "Big Al",was an Italian-born American mobster who was a caporegime with the Genovese crime family based in New York City,who ran the Springfield,Massachusetts faction of the family.
Edward Francis Harrington is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
The Genovese crime family's New Jersey faction is a group of Italian-American mobsters within the Genovese crime family who control organized crime activities within the state of New Jersey. The New Jersey faction is divided into multiple crews each led by a different caporegime who oversees illegal criminal activities in labor racketeering,illegal gambling,loansharking and extortion. The Genovese crime family's New Jersey faction has maintained a strong presence in the Northern Jersey area since the early prohibition era. A number of powerful mobsters within the New Jersey faction such as Guarino "Willie" Moretti,Gerardo "Jerry" Catena and Louis "Bobby" Manna have each held positions within the Genovese family's administration. From the 1990s until his death in 2010,Tino "the Greek" Fiumara was one of the most powerful caporegimes in the New Jersey faction.
The Bonanno crime family is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City as part of the criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia.
Carlo Mastrototaro was an Italian-American gangster who served as a capo with the Genovese crime family,which was affiliated with the Patriarca crime family. Mastototaro reigned as local crime boss of Worcester,Massachusetts for half-a-century.
The Springfield faction of the Genovese crime family is a group of Italian-American mobsters who control organized crime activities in the Springfield,Massachusetts area. The Springfield faction is a crew led by a caporegime who oversees illegal activities in racketeering,illegal gambling, loansharking and extortion. Salvatore "Big Nose Sam" Cufari was a Genovese family caporegime who became the most influential leader the Springfield faction in the 1940s.
