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Joseph "Big Joey" Massino (born 1943), first boss of one of the Five Families in New York City to turn state's evidence Francesco Matrone (born 1947), serving two life sentences in prison Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff (born 1960), serving life sentence in prison
In 1986, Fortune Magazine listed Franzese as number 18 on its list of the "Fifty Most Wealthy and Powerful Mafia Bosses". [3] Vanity Fair cited him as one of the biggest money earners for the mafia since Al Capone. [28] [29] He was referred to as the "Yuppie Don" in the 1980s, [29] and as "Prince of the Mafia". [30] [31]
The five Mafia families in New York City are still active, albeit less powerful. The peak of the Mafia in the United States was during the 1940s, and the 1950s, until the year 1970 when the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO Act) was enacted, which aimed to stop the mafia and organized crime as a whole. [23]
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The 19th Hole, Furnari's social club, was the hub of criminal activity in Bensonhurst. Mobsters from every New York crime family conducted business in the club and socialized over food and drink. In the mid-1960s, aspiring mobsters Vittorio "Vic" Amuso and Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso joined Furnari's crew. Furnari saw that both men could make money ...
Michael Taccetta is the cousin of mobsters Michael Perna, and Daniel, Joseph and Thomas Ricciardi. He was especially close to his cousin Daniel, who was five years younger. The two cousins were described as being 'inseparable' during the 1960s.
The American Mafia, [23] [24] [25] commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, [23] [24] [25] is a highly organized Italian-American criminal society and organized crime group.
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