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1996 In Organized Crime
Events *December 7 – Philadelphia crime family captain Joseph Sodano, based out of Newark, New Jersey, was shot to death for hiding money from the administration. Arts and literature *''The Funeral (1996 film), The Funeral'' (film) starring Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Vincent Gallo, Benicio del Toro and John Ventimiglia *''Gotti (1996 film), Gotti'' (film) starring Armand Assante, William Forsythe (actor), William Forsythe, Frank Vincent, Dominic Chianese, Vincent Pastore and Tony Sirico *''The Last Don'' (novel) by Mario Puzo *''Last Man Standing (1996 film), Last Man Standing'' (film) starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Michael Imperioli *''Last Man Standing (1996 film), Last Man Standing'' (film) *''Mad Dog Time'' (film) starring Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Burt Reynolds and Billy Drago *Bound (1996 film), Bound (film) *Fargo (1996 film), Fargo (film) *Set It Off (film) *The Substitute (film) Births Deaths * March 12 – Jack Comer, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Crime Family
The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Philadelphia Mafia, the Philly Mob or Philly Mafia, the Philadelphia-South Jersey Mafia, or Bruno-Scarfo family is an Italian-American Mafia family based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed and based in South Philadelphia, the criminal organization primarily operates in various areas and neighborhoods in Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area (i.e. the Delaware Valley) and New Jersey, especially South Jersey. The family is notorious for its violence, due in particular to its succession of violent bosses and multiple mob wars. As the Bruno crime family under the 20-year reign of boss Angelo Bruno (1959–1980), the family enjoyed an era of peace and prosperity. A complex dispute involving disgruntled subordinates and territory claims by New York's Genovese crime family led to Bruno's murder in 1980. The killing marked the beginning of years of internal violence for control of the Philadelphia family, leading to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
