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Michael Franzese Sr. (/ f r æ n ˈ z iː s /) [2] (né Grillo; born May 27, 1951) is an American former mobster who was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family in New York City, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese.
The father-son duo are the kin of Joseph T. Tomasello — a notorious Colombo crime family capo who was thrown behind bars back in 1998 on a slew of racketeering and murder charges after years on ...
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 ...
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.
The Colombo crime family (/ k ə ˈ l ɒ m. b oʊ /, Italian pronunciation:) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and the youngest of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City within the criminal organization known as the American Mafia.
In Brooks County, Texas, rough terrain and scorching heat killed 129 migrants in 2012, while mounting autopsy and burial costs left the county with $700,000 of debt, according to Sheriff Urbino ...
The FBI raided a pawn shop in New York City’s Diamond District and charged two men with conspiring to receive stolen goods in connection with a spate of burglaries, authorities said Tuesday ...
Persico's father was Carmine Persico, a former boss of the Colombo family. Alphonse Persico has two brothers, Lawrence and Michael Persico. He was nicknamed "Little Allie Boy" to distinguish him from his father's older brother, who was also named Alphonse and was a caporegime (captain) in the Colombo family; he died in 1989. [2]