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Richard Leonard Kuklinski (/ kʊˈklɪnski /; April 11, 1935 – March 5, 2006), also known as " The Iceman ", was an American criminal and a convicted murderer. He was engaged in criminal activities for most of his adult life; he ran a burglary ring and distributed pirated pornography. Kuklinski committed at least five murders between 1980 and ...
goomar or goomah: Americanized form of comare, a Mafia mistress. goombah: an associate, especially a senior member of a criminal gang. heavy: packed, carrying a weapon. hit: to murder; also see whack. initiation or induction: becoming a made man. juice: the interest paid to a loan shark for the loan; also see vig.
Initiation ritual (mafia) To become member of the Mafia or Cosa Nostra (both the original Sicilian Mafia or the Italian-American offshoot often known as the "American Mafia") – to become a "man of honor" or a "made man" – an aspiring member must take part in an initiation ritual or initiation ceremony. The ceremony involves significant ...
Papalia crime family. Various gangs over Canada including their allies. The Musitano crime family (Italian: [muziˈtaːno]) is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family [2] based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Platì in Southern Italy and Buccinasco and Bareggio in Northern Italy. [3] Founded by Angelo Musitano in Canada in the 1940s, the ...
Anthony Salvatore Casso (May 21, 1942 – December 15, 2020), nicknamed " Gaspipe ", was an American mobster and underboss of the Lucchese crime family. During his career in organized crime, he was regarded as a "homicidal maniac" [1] in the Italian-American Mafia. Casso is suspected of having committed dozens of murders, and had confessed to ...
The kiss of death (Italian: Il bacio della morte) is the sign given by a mafioso boss or caporegime that signifies that a member of the crime family has been marked for death, usually as a result of some perceived betrayal. [1] It is unclear how much is based on fact and how much on the imagination of authors, but it remains a cultural meme [2 ...
Seven to 14 years imprisonment; served 10 years. Joseph Gallo (April 7, 1929 – April 7, 1972), also known as " Crazy Joe ", was an Italian-American mobster and Caporegime of the Colombo crime family of New York City, New York. In his youth, Gallo was diagnosed with schizophrenia after an arrest. He soon became an enforcer in the Profaci crime ...
Public Enemy No. 1 (abbreviated as PEN1; pronounced / ˈpiːnaɪ /), also known as PENI Death Squad (or PDS), is a prison and street gang formed in Long Beach, California [1] and now based in Orange County, California. [5][6] In 2004, the California Department of Justice described PEN1 as "one of the most powerful and fastest-growing gangs ...