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Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. (Italian:; June 16, 1923 – May 22, 1978) was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the Five Families of the American Mafia in New York City. Colombo was born in New York City, where his father was an early member of what was then the Profaci crime family.
The family was reunited in the early 1960s under Joseph Colombo. In 1971, the second family war began after Gallo's release from prison and the shooting of Colombo. Colombo supporters led by Carmine Persico won the second war after the exiling of the remaining Gallo crew to the Genovese family in 1975. The family would then enjoy over 15 years ...
In response, Joseph Colombo Sr. claimed FBI harassment of Italian Americans and, on April 30, 1970, sent 30 picketers outside FBI headquarters at Third Avenue and 69th Street to protest the federal persecution of all Italians everywhere; this went on for weeks. [2]
Joseph Gallo (April 7, 1929 – April 7, 1972), also known as "Crazy Joe", was an Italian-American mobster and a caporegime in the Colombo crime family of New York City, New York. In his youth, Gallo was diagnosed with schizophrenia after an arrest.
Joseph Colombo – boss (1963–1971) Carmine Persico – boss (1971–2019) Gennaro Langella – acting boss (1981–1984) Victor Orena – acting boss (1988–1992)
Joseph Magliocco (born Giuseppe Magliocco; Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe maʎˈʎɔkko]; June 29, 1898 – December 28, 1963), also known as "Joe Malayak" and "Joe Evil Eye", was a Sicilian-born New York mobster and the boss of the Profaci crime family (later to become the Colombo crime family) from 1962 to 1963.
Joseph Colombo (1914–1978) was an American gangster and boss of the Colombo crime family. Joe Colombo may also refer to: Joe Colombo (designer) (1930–1971), Italian industrial designer; Joe Coulombe (1930–2020), American entrepreneur; Joseph Colombo (architect) (died 1970), Maltese architect
John DeRoss is the father of Colombo family mobsters Jack J. DeRoss and Jamie T. DeRoss. [2] He is an uncle to Carmine "Skippy" DeRoss [3] and to Alphonse Persico, [4] which would make him a brother-in-law to Carmine Persico.