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This list is arranged alphabetically by last name, ... The Mafia encyclopedia. Facts on File. ISBN ...
Joel Cacace, "Joe Waverly" (born 1941); Thomas Cacciopoli, "Tommy Sneakers", "Cacci" (born 1949); Jimmy Caci (1925–2011); Vincent Cafaro, "Fish" (born 1933 ...
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 50s, 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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Jose Miguel Battle, Sr. (1930–2007) "El Padrino" Former Godfather of "The Corporation" (a.k.a. The Cuban Mafia) Ruggiero Boiardo, "Richie the Boot" (1890–1984) Salvatore Briguglio, "Sally Bugs" (1930-1978) Anthony Capo, "Tony" (1959/1960–2012) Antonio Caponigro, "Tony Bananas" (Philadelphia family member based in North Jersey) (1912–1980)
But he won’t be the last leader of Italy’s most famous Mafia organization. Sicilian mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro, widely thought to be the last godfather of his kind, was buried Wednesday in ...
Al Capone was a crime boss during the Prohibition era.. A crime boss, also known as a crime lord, crime master, crime baron, crime emperor, mob emperor, mafia don, gang lord, gang boss, gang master, mob boss, kingpin, godfather, crime mentor, or criminal mastermind is the leader of a criminal organization.
In the 2018 book, The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World's Most Powerful Mafia, Alex Perry reports that the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta has, for the past decade, been replacing the Sicilian Cosa Nostra as the primary drug traffickers in North America. [17] Musitano crime family – a Calabrian mafia family, based in ...