Jul 17, 2015 · The government’s case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Organized Crime & Gangs Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Elizabeth A. Geddes and Allon Lifshitz are in charge of the prosecution. The Defendants: LUCA DIMATTEO Age: 70 Merrick, New York. LUCA DIMATTEO (“Lukey Dimatteo”) Age: 46 Brooklyn, New York. John Shields (“Scott ...
Long-Time Colombo Crime Family Associate Sentenced to 14 Years’ Imprisonment. U.S. Attorney’s Office September 23, 2013. Eastern District of New York (718) 254-7000. Earlier today, Francis “BF” Guerra, a long-time associate of the Colombo organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (the “Colombo crime family”), was sentenced to 14 ...
Mar 08, 2019 · Carmine 'the Snake' Persico, Colombo crime family boss, dead at age 85 Persico was convicted of racketeering and murder in a prosecution of mob bosses led by then-U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani.
Sep 14, 2021 · Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a 19-count indictment was unsealed charging 14 defendants, including 10 members and associates of the Colombo crime family of La Cosa Nostra and a member of the Bonanno organized crime family, with various offenses including labor racketeering involving multiple predicate acts of extortion conspiracy, …
The boss, underboss and consigliere make up a family's administration. For the Colombos, Andrew (Mush) Russo of Long Island, served as boss; Benjamin (Benji) Castellazzo of Manahawkin, N.J., the underboss; and Ralph DiMatteo of Long Island, as the consigliere, according to federal prosecutors.Oct 25, 2021
Current leader Andrew “Mush” Russo, charged in a lucrative and long-running mob union shakedown, won his freedom with a $10 million bond while his long-imprisoned Colombo predecessor Victor “Little Vic” Orena was denied compassionate release despite his fast-deteriorating health in separate Brooklyn Federal Court ...Oct 27, 2021
The Genovese crime family originated from the Morello gang of East Harlem, the first Mafia family in New York City.
Salvatore Gravano was a high-ranking mafioso who arranged and carried out murders for Gotti in the 1980s before secretly partnering with the FBI in 1991 and helping bring down 39 mobsters - including Gotti, head of the Gambino crime family.Jan 27, 2022
The Five Families are also active in South Florida, Connecticut, Las Vegas, and Massachusetts. The Bonanno crime family operates mainly in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island.
PalermoVincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo (born June 4, 1944) is an Italian American former mobster who was de facto boss of the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family before becoming a government witness in 1999. Fictional mob boss Tony Soprano, the protagonist of the HBO series The Sopranos, is said to be based upon Palermo.
Sammy GravanoCriminal penaltyFive years' imprisonment (1994, leniency due to testimony) 20 years' and 19 years' imprisonment to run concurrently (2002)YouTube informationChannelSalvatore Sammy The Bull GravanoYears active2020–present16 more rows
FamiliesCorleone crime family (current strongest)Tattaglia crime family.Barzini crime family (former strongest)Cuneo crime family.Stracci crime family.
The family's fortunes grew through 1976, when Gambino appointed his brother-in-law Paul Castellano as boss upon his death....Gambino crime family.Carlo Gambino, the Gambino crime family's namesakeFounded1900sFounding locationNew York City, New York, United StatesYears active1900s–present8 more rows
Pomerantz is perhaps best known for successfully prosecuting a sweeping racketeering case against Gotti in the late '90s when he was running the criminal division in the Southern District of New York.Feb 19, 2021
For the past 15 years, although Peter Gotti was considered the official boss of the Gambino family, other powerful gangsters essentially ignored him, said law enforcement officials and today, the Gambino family is reputedly led by Dominic Cefalu of Brooklyn. Anthony M.Feb 25, 2021