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The Rudaj Organization was an Albanian mafia gang in the New York City metro area, named for the man accused of being its kingpin, Alex Rudaj of Yorktown, New York. The Rudaj Organization, called " The Corporation " [ citation needed ] by its members, was started in 1990s in The Bronx and spread to Westchester county and Queens .
The name Rudaj comes from the head of the organisation. According to The New York Times published in January 2006, "Beginning in the 1990s, the Corporation, led by a man named Alex Rudaj, established ties with established organised crime figures including members of the Gambino crime family, the authorities say. Then, through negotiations or in ...
On August 3, 2001, Rudaj organization member Ljusa Nuculovic and five others attacked Dimopoulos's associate Antonios Balampanis who was running a gambling club known as Soccer Fever. [11] The members of the Rudaj organization entered the Soccer Fever attacking a Greek associate of the Lucchese family and beating Balampanis with a pistol. [11]
Alex Rudaj: Patriarch of the Sixth Family: February 23, 2016: Alex Rudaj was the leader of the Rudaj Organization, a faction of the Albanian mafia in New York City. Specializing in illegal gambling, extortion and loansharking, the group also known as The Corporation was large enough at one point to be considered a Sixth Family.
One particular threat was with the Rudaj Organization (or "The Corporation"), run by mobster Alex Rudaj. At first, Gregory DePalma was able to solve minor disputes, but the Corporation became less cooperative over time. In September 2005, Squitieri arranged a meeting with Rudaj at a gas station in New Jersey.
The Rudaj Organization, an Albanian and Italian crime group, is established in Westchester County, New York. February 7 – Milwaukee boss Frank P. "Mr. Big" Balistrieri died in his home from a heart attack. Balistrieri had been released from prison 15 months earlier after serving a term for extortion.
August 3 – Members of the Albanian Rudaj Organization attack Greek associates of the Lucchese crime family at a social club in a conflict over controlling gambling rackets in Astoria, Queens, New York City. [1] November – Giovanni Riina, Sicilian mafioso and son of Salvatore Riina, convicted of committing four murders in 1995.
Meyer Lansky (born Maier Suchowljansky; [1] July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the "Mob's Accountant", was an American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate in the United States.