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goomar or goomah: Americanized form of comare, a Mafia mistress. goombah: an associate, especially a senior member of a criminal gang. heavy: packed, carrying a weapon. hit: to murder; also see whack. initiation or induction: becoming a made man. juice: the interest paid to a loan shark for the loan; also see vig.
6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Costabile "Gus" Farace, Jr.[1] (June 21, 1960 – November 17, 1989) was an Italian American criminal and mobster who was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn and died in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He was an associate of the Bonanno crime family who murdered a teenage male prostitute and a federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA ...
Calogero Vizzini (Italian: [kaˈlɔːdʒero vitˈtsiːni]; 24 July 1877 – 10 July 1954), also commonly known as " Don Calò ", was a Sicilian Mafia boss of Villalba in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. He was considered to be one of the most influential and legendary Mafia bosses of Sicily after World War II until his death in 1954.
Papalia crime family. Various gangs over Canada including their allies. The Musitano crime family (Italian: [muziˈtaːno]) is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family [2] based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Platì in Southern Italy and Buccinasco and Bareggio in Northern Italy. [3] Founded by Angelo Musitano in Canada in the 1940s, the ...
The kiss of death (Italian: Il bacio della morte) is the sign given by a mafioso boss or caporegime that signifies that a member of the crime family has been marked for death, usually as a result of some perceived betrayal. [1] It is unclear how much is based on fact and how much on the imagination of authors, but it remains a cultural meme [2 ...
Although many suspected Milwaukee crime boss Frank Balistrieri was behind his death, no one was ever charged in the crime. Some 45 years later, she decided to try and uncover what led to her ...
35564595. Preceded by. Benevolence and Betrayal: Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism. Followed by. The Future of the Past. Excellent Cadavers is a 1995 non-fiction book by American author Alexander Stille about the Sicilian Mafia, concentrating on magistrate Giovanni Falcone 's fight against the Mafia and his 1992 assassination .
Luciano Leggio (Italian pronunciation: [luˈtʃaːno ˈlɛddʒo]; 6 January 1925 – 15 November 1993) was an Italian criminal and leading figure of the Sicilian Mafia. He was the head of the Corleonesi, the Mafia faction that originated in the town of Corleone. He is universally known by the surname Liggio, a result of a misspelling in court ...