New York State Attorney General Spitzer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, David N. Kelley, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Pasquale D'amuro, Rockland County District Attorney Steven Bongiorno, Superintendent of the New York State Police, Wayne Barrtett and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation, Rose Gill Hearn, announced two indictments in Manhattan Federal Court charging 31 alleged members and associates of the Colombo Organized Crime Family with racketeering, extortion, mail fraud, commercial bribery, money laundering, and the operation of illegal gambling businesses throughout the New York metropolitan area.
Sep 23, 2021 · The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a 19-count indictment on September 14, 2021, charging ten members and known associates of the Colombo Crime Family and one …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sonny Franzese | |
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Criminal penalty | 50 years' imprisonment (1970) Eight years' imprisonment (2011) |
Frank Cali | |
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Occupation | Crime boss |
Spouse(s) | Rosaria Inzerillo |
Relatives | John Gambino (uncle-in-law) |
Allegiance | Gambino crime family |
Carlo Gambino | |
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Predecessor | Albert Anastasia |
Successor | Paul Castellano |
Spouse(s) | Caterina "Catherine" Castellano ( m. 1932; died 1971) |
Children | 4, including Thomas Gambino |
Original family name | Founded by | Current boss |
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Maranzano | Salvatore Maranzano | Michael "The Nose" Mancuso |
Profaci | Joe Profaci | Unknown |
Mangano | Vincent Mangano | Domenico Cefalù |
Luciano | Lucky Luciano | Liborio Salvatore "Barney" Bellomo |
Andrew Russo | |
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Born | October 22, 1975 Syracuse, New York |
Occupation(s) | pianist |
Website | andrewrusso.net |
In 1988, Giuliani then focused on a Boesky associate, Michael Milken, known as the “king” of selling unsecured “junk” bonds to raise funds for businesses. Milken was indicted on 98 counts including racketeering, insider trading and securities fraud, went to prison for nearly two years and paid $900 million in fines.
A recommendation from a federal judge he clerked for in law school got him in as assistant to President Gerald Ford’s Attorney General Harold Tyler in 1975. After Ford lost the presidential election to Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, in 1976, Tyler took Giuliani in as a partner in a corporate firm in Manhattan.
The Colombo crime family ( / kəˈlɒm.boʊ /, Italian pronunciation: [koˈlombo]) is the youngest of the " Five Families " that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal organization known as the American Mafia.
With Colombo in a coma, the family leadership went to Thomas DiBella, a man adept at evading the authorities since his sole bootlegging conviction in 1932. However, DiBella was unable to prevent the Gambino family from chipping away at Colombo rackets, and the Colombos declined in power. Poor health forced DiBella to retire in 1977, and Colombo died in 1978. The Colombo family was facing another power vacuum.
Months after the D'Aquila murder, Joe Masseria began a campaign to become capo di tutti capi ('boss of bosses') in the United States demanding tribute from the remaining three Mafia groups in New York City which included the Reina family, the Castellammarese Clan and the Profaci family. Castellammarese Clan boss Salvatore Maranzano began his own campaign to become 'boss of bosses', this started the Castellammarese War. Masseria along with his ally Alfred Manfredi, the new boss of the D'Aquila family ordered the murder of Gaetano Reina. Masseria believed that Reina was going to support Maranzano to become the new 'boss of bosses'. On February 26, 1930, Gaetano Reina was murdered and Masseria appointed Joseph Pinzolo as the new boss of the Reina family. During the war Profaci remained neutral, while he secretly supported Maranzano.
In 1963, Joseph Bonanno, the head of the Bonanno crime family, made plans to assassinate several rivals on the Mafia Commission —bosses Tommy Lucchese, Carlo Gambino, and Stefano Magaddino, as well as Frank DeSimone. Bonanno sought Magliocco's support, and Magliocco readily agreed.
The Commission rewarded Colombo for his loyalty by awarding him the Profaci family, which he renamed the Colombo family. The 41-year-old Colombo was the youngest boss in New York at the time, and the first New York Mafia boss to have been born and raised in the United States.
After struggling in Chicago with his businesses, Profaci moved back to Brooklyn in 1925 and became a well-known olive oil importer. On September 27, Profaci obtained his American citizenship. With his olive-oil-importing business doing well, Profaci made deals with friends from his old town in Sicily, and one of his largest buyers was Tampa mobster Ignazio Italiano. Profaci controlled a small criminal gang that operated mainly in Brooklyn. The dominant Cosa Nostra groups in Brooklyn were led by Frankie Yale, Giuseppe Masseria, Nicolo Schirò and capo di tutti capi Salvatore "Toto" D'Aquila .
Along with former Gallo crew member Nicholas Bianco and New England family boss Raymond Patriarca, Colombo was also able to finally end the war with the Gallos. As a reward for his loyalty, Bianco was made into the Colombo family. As boss, Colombo brought peace and stability to the broken crime family.
Developments. On February 25, 1985, nine New York Mafia leaders were indicted for narcotics trafficking, loansharking, gambling, labor racketeering and extortion against construction companies. On July 1, 1985, the original nine men, with the addition of two more New York Mafia leaders, pleaded not guilty to a second set ...
After six days of deliberations, the jury convicted eight defendants of racketeering on November 19, 1986, with the exception of Indelicato who was convicted of murder (of Carmine Galante ), and were sentenced by judge Richard Owen on January 13, 1987, as follows:
Salerno had initially been billed as the boss of the Genovese family. However, shortly after the trial, Salerno 's longtime right-hand man, Vincent "The Fish" Cafaro, turned informant, told the FBI that Salerno had been a front for the real boss, Vincent "The Chin" Gigante.