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[6] [7] Anthony DiSimone, the son of Lucchese family capo Salvatore DiSimone, went into hiding after the murder of Balancio. [4] In 1994, Joseph Lubrano was wrongfully sent to prison for beating a black police officer and was released four years later. [8] During the trial, it was alleged that Lubrano was a member of the Tanglewood Boys. [8]
Joseph E. "Joe Bikini" Brocchini (1933 – May 20, 1976) was a soldier under Joseph "Joe Brown" Lucchese in the Corona crew. Born and raised in Corona, Queens, he was arrested as a 17-year-old along with four other youths for carrying out a series of burglaries that robbed eight businesses in north Queens of $26,000 during a week-long spree in 1950.
Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires. New York: St. Martin Press. ISBN 0-312-30094-8. Tommy Lucchese, the quiet don in Malba by Ron Marzlock (November 23, 2011) Queens Chronicle; A Death in the Family by Thom L. Jones. Real deal mafia.com
Marco Reginelli (Philadelphia family member based in South Jersey) (1897–1956) Giovanni Riggi, "John the Eagle" (1925–2015) Nicodemo Scarfo, "Little Nicky" (Philadelphia family member based in Atlantic City) (1929–2017) Giuseppe Schifilliti, "Pino" (born 1938) Gaetano Vastola, "Corky" (born 1928)
Thomas DeSimone was born in New York City, New York, on June 6, 1946.He had two sisters, Dolores and Phyllis, and two brothers, Robert and Anthony. Both of his brothers were associates of the Gambino crime family; Anthony was murdered by mobster Thomas Agro in 1979.
Thomas Francis Gambino (Italian: [ɡamˈbiːno]; August 23, 1929 – October 3, 2023) was an Italian-American New York City mobster and a longtime caporegime of the Gambino crime family who successfully controlled lucrative trucking rackets in the New York City Garment District.
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms pose for their 1888 team portrait. Their stars were "Parisian" Bob Caruthers, middle row third from left, Dave Orr, middle row third from right, and Dave Foutz, back row ...
The Morello family lost more control of the Mafia during the Mafia-Camorra War as many top leaders were imprisoned and murdered. By 1920, Reina ruled as boss of his own crime family controlling criminal operations in The Bronx and parts of East Harlem. Reina's crime family held a monopoly over the ice box distribution in The Bronx. [10]