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Nunzio Provenzano
Nunzio "Nunzi Pro" Provenzano (February 24, 1923 – May 8, 1997) was a Genovese crime family soldier in his older brother Anthony Provenzano's crew, which controlled Teamsters Union Local 560 in New Jersey. Both Provenzanos served as officers in the union local, including president, secretary, and business agent. Provenzano, was employed by Local 560 as a business agent between 1963 and August 6, 1966, as a clerk between 1969 and 1970, again as a business agent between 1970 and January 25, 1973, as secretary treasurer between January 25, 1973 and November 24, 1975, and as President between November 24, 1975 and July 1981. On December 26, 1961, Provenzano was indicted in New York, along with Salvatore Briguglio and a third defendant, on charges of conspiracy and attempted grand larceny for a scheme to demand "labor peace" payments from the Braun Company and Hubert J. Braun, Jr. during December 1961. On January 29, 1963, he was convicted of attempted grand larceny, and, on March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genovese Crime Family
The Genovese crime family, () also sometimes referred to as the Westside, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City and New Jersey as part of the American Mafia. They have generally maintained a varying degree of influence over many of the smaller mob families outside New York, including ties with the Philadelphia, Patriarca, and Buffalo crime families. The current "family" was founded by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and was known as the Luciano crime family from 1931 to 1957, when it was renamed after boss Vito Genovese. Originally in control of the waterfront on the West Side of Manhattan as well as the docks and the Fulton Fish Market on the East River waterfront, the family was run for years by "The Oddfather", Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, who feigned insanity by shuffling unshaven through New York's Greenwich Village wearing a tattered bath robe and muttering to himself incoherently to avo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
