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The crime families historically operated throughout the New York metropolitan area, but mainly within New York City. In the state of New York , the gangs have increased their criminal rackets on Long Island , including both Nassau and Suffolk counties, and the counties of Westchester , Rockland , and Albany .
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; Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino (born 1962), serving two-year prison sentence
Carmine Avellino (born July 15, 1944) is a caporegime operating a crew in Long Island. He is the younger brother to mobster Salvatore Avellino.On April 20, 1983, the FBI recorded a conversation between Carmine and his brother Salvatore Avellino Jr. as they discussed a dispute over a craps game that Carmine had was operating because mobster Aniello Migliore complained to Underboss Salvatore ...
The days of the Five Families ruling New York and sharp-suited John Gotti mingling with the stars appear to be long gone. But the RICO indictment and arrest of 10 accused Gambino mob members ...
The Gambino crime family (pronounced [ɡamˈbiːno]) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia.
He is a member of the American Mafia and the boss of the Bonanno crime family, one of Five Families in New York City. [2] In June 2013, while imprisoned, Mancuso was picked as the new official boss of the Bonanno family. [2] On March 12, 2019, Mancuso was released from prison. [3]
Two of New York’s most storied Mafia families formed a secret gambling alliance — then suffered a whack to their profit streams with a round of arrests Tuesday morning.
The driver for the former chief of department made an eye-popping $163,414 in OT last year — and resigned days after The Post exposed her boss’s alleged sleazy conduct at police headquarters ...