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Italian American Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan areas, ...

mobsters A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from ''mob'' and the suffix '' -ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and ...

and

organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ...

figures by region and by

American Mafia The American Mafia, commonly referred to in North America as the Italian American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, is a highly organized Italian American criminal society and organized crime group. The organization is often referred to by its membe ...

organization, both past and present.

New York City

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 M ...

Boss/acting boss

* Giuseppe "the Clutch Hand" Morello – boss (1890s–1909) * Nicholas "Nick" Morello – boss (1909–1916) killed in 1916 * Vincenzo "Vincent" Terranova – boss (1916–1920) * Giuseppe "Joe the boss" Masseria – boss (1920–1931) *

Charlie "Lucky" Luciano Charles "Lucky" Luciano ( , ; born Salvatore Lucania ; November 24, 1897 – January 26, 1962) was an Italian-born gangster who operated mainly in the United States. Luciano started his criminal career in the Five Points gang and was instrument ...

– boss (1931–1946) * Frank "The Prime Minister" Costello – acting boss (1936–1945), boss (1946–1957) * "Don" Vito Genovese – underboss (1931–1936), boss (1957–1969) *

Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo Anthony C. Strollo (June 18, 1899 – disappeared April 8, 1962), also known as "Tony Bender", was a New York mobster who served as a high-ranking capo of the Genovese crime family for several decades. Biography Early years Anthony Strollo was ...

– acting boss (1959–1962) * Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli – acting boss (1962–1965) * Frank Tieri – front boss (circa 1972–1981) *

Philip Lombardo Philip Lombardo (October 6, 1908 in New York City – April 29, 1987) also known as "Benny Squint" and "Cockeyed Phil", was the boss of the Genovese crime family from the late 1960s until the beginning of the 1980s. He succeeded Vito Genovese ...

– boss (1969–1981) * Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno – front boss (1981–1987) *

Vincent "Chin" Gigante Vincent Louis Gigante (; March 28, 1928 – December 19, 2005), also known as "The Chin", was an American mobster who was boss of the Genovese crime family in New York City from 1981 to 2005. Gigante started out as a professional boxer who fough ...

– underboss (1981–1987), boss (1981–2005) *

Liborio Bellomo Liborio Salvatore Bellomo (born January 8, 1957) is an American mobster and boss of the Genovese crime family. He served in the 116th Street Crew of Saverio "Sammy Black" Santora and was initiated in 1977. His father was a soldier and close to ...

– acting boss (1990–1992), street boss (1992–1996), boss (2010-present) * Dominick "Quiet Dom" Cirillo – acting boss (1997–1998) * Matthew "Matty The Horse" Ianniello – acting boss (1997–2005) *

Mario Gigante Mario "the shadow" Gigante (November 4, 1923 – March 10, 2022) was an American mobster in New York City who served as caporegime for the Genovese crime family. He was the elder brother of late family boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante. Biography ...

– street boss (2006–2007) *

Daniel Leo (mobster) Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo (born January 16, 1928 in East Harlem, New York City) is the former acting boss of the Genovese crime family, the biggest of New York's Five Mafia families. Early life and career Leo was once a member of the notorious ...

– acting boss (2005–2008)

Underboss/consigliere

Willie Moretti Guarino "Willie" Moretti (February 24, 1894 – October 4, 1951), also known as Willie Moore, was a notorious underboss of the Genovese crime family and a cousin of the family boss Frank Costello. Criminal career Born Guarino Moretti in Bari, ...

– underboss, capo *

Venero Mangano Venero Frank "Benny Eggs" Mangano (September 7, 1921 – August 18, 2017) was the underboss of the Genovese crime family. In 1991, Mangano was convicted of one count of extortion and a related conspiracy count for rigging windows contracts, and i ...

– underboss, capo *

Gerardo Catena Gerardo "Jerry" Catena (January 8, 1902 – April 23, 2000) was an American mobster and a top member of the Genovese crime family during the 1950s and 1960s, along with Thomas Eboli, Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli, Philip Lombardo, Philip "Benny Squin ...

– underboss, capo *

Saverio Santora Saverio Santora (1935–1987), also known as "Sammy Black", was a New York mobster with the Genovese crime family who briefly served as family underboss. In the late 1970s, Santora took over as caporegime of Antonio "Buckaloo" Ferro's powerful 1 ...

– underboss, capo *

Michele Miranda Michele "Big Mike" Miranda (July 26, 1896 – July 16, 1973) was a longtime member and eventual consigliere of the Genovese crime family and one of the most powerful New York gangsters in the 1950s and 1960s. Early years Born in San Giuseppe V ...

– consigliere *

Louis Manna Louis Anthony "Bobby" Manna (born December 2, 1929, in Hoboken, New Jersey), is an American mobster and former consigliere of the Genovese crime family operating with the family's New Jersey faction. Genovese family Manna was a close associate ...

– consigliere *

James Ida James Ida also known as "Little Guy" (born 1940) is an American mobster and former consigliere of the Genovese crime family. Ida was born to first generation immigrants from Lombardy. Growing up in the Little Italy neighborhood of Manhattan, Ne ...

– consigliere *

Lawrence Dentico Lawrence John Dentico (born August 22, 1923), also known as "Larry Fab", "Little Larry" and "The Little Guy", is a New Jersey captain in the Genovese crime family and a former consigliere. Dentico was born in Seaside Park, New Jersey, the son of V ...

– consigliere

Capo/soldier/associate

Joe Adonis Joseph Anthony Doto (born Giuseppe Antonio Doto, ; November 22, 1902 – November 26, 1971), known as Joe Adonis, was an Italian-American mobster who was an important participant in the formation of the modern Cosa Nostra crime families in New Yo ...

– capo *

Peter DeFeo Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

– capo *

Anthony Provenzano Anthony Provenzano (May 7, 1917 – December 12, 1988), also known as Tony Pro, was an American mobster who was a powerful caporegime in the Genovese crime family New Jersey faction. Provenzano was known for his associations with Jimmy Hoffa du ...

– capo *

Anthony Strollo Anthony C. Strollo (June 18, 1899 – disappeared April 8, 1962), also known as "Tony Bender", was a New York mobster who served as a high-ranking capo of the Genovese crime family for several decades. Biography Early years Anthony Strollo was ...

– capo *

Tino Fiumara Tino "T" Fiumara (; August 11, 1941 – September 16, 2010), also known as "The Greek," was a major figure in the Genovese crime family and was acting boss. Since the 1980s, he had been the leader of the Genovese New Jersey faction in northern N ...

– capo *

Vincent Alo Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo (May 26, 1904 – March 9, 2001) was a New York mobster and a high-ranking capo in the Genovese crime family who set up casino operations with mob associate Meyer Lansky in Florida and Cuba. Early years Born in Harl ...

– capo *

Anthony Carfano Anthony Carfano (1895 – September 25, 1959), also known as "Little Augie Pisano", was a New York gangster who became a caporegime, or group leader, in the Luciano crime family under mob bosses Charles Luciano, Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Fra ...

– capo * Michael Coppola – capo * John Ardito – capo *

Angelo DeCarlo Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo (September 2, 1902 – October 20, 1973) was a member of the New York City Genovese crime family who dominated loansharking operations in New Jersey during the 1960s. The subject of a two-year federal undercover operat ...

– capo *

Vincent Cafaro Vincent "Fish" Cafaro (born August 27, 1933) was a mobster and protegee of Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, a top lieutenant in the Genovese crime family, until becoming a government informant and witness. Labor racketeer Cafaro was born in the sma ...

– soldier, government informant (1986) *

Joseph Lanza Joseph A. "Socks" Lanza (1904 – October 11, 1968) was a New York labor racketeer and a member of the Genovese crime family, who controlled the Fulton Fish Market in Lower Manhattan through the United Seafood Worker's Union local 359 from 1923 ...

– soldier (circa 1920s–1968) *

Joseph Valachi Joseph Michael Valachi (September 22, 1904 – April 3, 1971) was an American mobster in the Genovese crime family who is notable as the first member of the Italian-American Mafia to acknowledge its existence publicly in 1963. He is credited wit ...

– soldier, government informant *

Carmine Romano Carmine Romano (August 21, 1935 – January 28, 2011) was a New York mobster and captain in the Genovese Crime Family who controlled the Fulton Fish Market distribution center in Downtown Manhattan. Mob control of Fulton Fish Market Beginning ...

– soldier

Gambino crime family The Gambino crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Ame ...

Boss/acting boss

* Salvatore "Toto" D'Aquila boss (1916–1928) * Manfredi "Al" Mineo – boss (1928–1930) *

Frank Scalice Frank Scalice (; born Francesco Scalisi, ; September 23, 1893 – June 17, 1957), also known as "Don Ciccio" and "Wacky", was an Italian-American mobster active in New York City, who led the future Gambino crime family from 1930 to 1931. He ...

– boss (1930–1931) *

Vincent Mangano Vincent Mangano (born Vincenzo Giovanni Mangano; ; March 28, 1888 – disappeared April 19, 1951, declared dead October 30, 1961) was an Italian-born mobster also known as "Vincent The Executioner" as named in a Brooklyn newspaper, and the head o ...

– boss (1931–1951) * Albert "The Lord High Executioner" Anastasia – boss (1951–1957), underboss (1931–1951) * Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino – boss (1957–1976), underboss (1957) * Paul "Big Paulie" Castellano – boss (1976–1985) * John "The Teflon Don" Gotti – boss (1985–2002) *

Junior Gotti John Angelo Gotti (born February 14, 1964) is an American former mobster who was the acting boss of the Gambino crime family from 1991 to 1999. Gotti became acting boss when the boss of the family, his father John Gotti, was sent to prison. The ...

– acting boss (1992–1996, 1997–1999) *

Peter Gotti Peter Arthur Gotti (October 15, 1939 – February 25, 2021) was an American mobster. He was the boss of the Gambino crime family, part of the American Mafia, and the elder brother of the former Gambino boss John Gotti. Early life Gotti was born ...

– boss (2002–2011); acting boss (1999–2002) *

Arnold Squitieri Arnold Ezekiel "Squiggy" Squitieri (February 2, 1936 – January 27, 2022) was an American former acting boss and underboss of the Gambino crime family. He is also known as "Zeke", "Bozey", and "Squitty". Biography Murder charge On August 18, 19 ...

– acting boss (2002–2005) *

Jackie D'Amico John "Jackie" D'Amico (born July 11, 1937) is a New York City mobster and caporegime who served as street boss of the Gambino crime family from 2005 to 2011. "Street boss" had been the family's number one position ever since official Boss Peter G ...

– acting boss (2005) *

Nicholas Corozzo Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo (born March 17, 1940) is an American New York mobster who is a captain in the Gambino crime family. Biography Nicholas Corozzo was born at 1825 Pitkin Avenue in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. Nicholas C ...

– acting boss (2005–2008) *

– street boss (2008–2011) * Domenico Cefalu – boss (2011–present) *

Frank Cali Francesco Paolo Augusto "Frank" Cali (, ; March 26, 1965 – March 13, 2019), also known as "Franky Boy", was an American mobster and the eventual acting boss of the Gambino crime family. Law enforcement considered Cali to have been the Gambino ...

- acting boss (2015–2019)

Underboss/consigliere/capo

* Aniello "Mr. Niel" Dellacroce – underboss (1965–1985) *

Frank DeCicco Frank DeCicco (November 5, 1935 – April 13, 1986), also known as Frankie D and Frankie Cheech, was an American mobster consigliere and eventual underboss for the Gambino crime family in New York City. Background DeCicco was the son of Vincent ...

– underboss (1985–1986) *

Joseph Armone Joseph "Piney" Armone (September 13, 1917 – February 23, 1992), also known as Shorty, was an American gangster in the Gambino crime family who served as underboss. Biography Background Born on the Upper East Side, Manhattan, Armone earned hi ...

– underboss (1986–1990), consigliere (1990–1992) * Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano – underboss (1990–1992), consigliere (1987–1990)- Became a government informant *

Thomas Bilotti Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti (March 23, 1940 – December 16, 1985) was an American mobster with the Gambino crime family who served as underboss for two weeks. It was this promotion that helped trigger the 1985 assassination of Gambino boss Paul Caste ...

– underboss (1985) *

Frank Locascio Frank "Frankie Loc" LoCascio (September 24, 1932 – October 1, 2021) was an American mobster in New York who became the Consigliere to the Gambino crime family boss John Gotti. Biography LoCascio was born to Italian immigrants from Baucina, Sic ...

– acting underboss (1986–1990), acting consigliere (1990–1992) *

– acting boss (2002–2005) * Joseph N. Gallo – consigliere (1957–1986) *

Joseph Corozzo Joseph "Jo Jo" Corozzo, Sr. (born 1942 in Brownsville, Brooklyn) is a New York mobster who was the reputed consigliere of the Gambino crime family. Biography Background Joseph Corozzo's brother Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo was the alleged one ...

– consigliere (1992–present) *

Carmine Lombardozzi Carmine Lombardozzi (February 8, 1913 – May 9, 1992) was a high-ranking member of the Gambino crime family in New York. He was known as "Alberto", "The Doctor", the "King of Wall Street" and "The Italian Meyer Lansky". By the end of his crimi ...

– capo *

Anthony Gaggi Anthony Frank Gaggi (born Antonino Frank Gaggi; August 7, 1925 – April 17, 1988), also known as Nino Gaggi, was a capo in the New York Gambino crime family who supervised the infamous DeMeo crew, headed by Roy DeMeo. Biography Gaggi was ...

– capo *

Michael DiLeonardo Michael DiLeonardo (born June 18, 1955) is a former Italian-American mobster who rose to position of caporegime in the Gambino crime family. In the early 2000s DiLeonardo turned government witness and decided to cooperate with the FBI and manage ...

– capo *

Anthony Scotto Anthony M. Scotto (; May 10, 1934 – August 21, 2021) was an American New York mobster and labor union racketeer in the Gambino crime family who ruled the Brooklyn waterfront. Early life Scotto grew up in the Red Hook Carroll Gardens sectio ...

– capo *

Anthony Ciccone Anthony "Sonny" Ciccone (born July 19, 1934) is a New York City mobster and a Caporegime, captain of the Gambino crime family. For over twenty years, Ciccone controlled the Staten Island and Brooklyn waterfronts. Biography On December 19, 1991, in ...

– capo *

Carmine Fatico Carmine "Charley Wagons" Fatico (January 19, 1910, East New York, Brooklyn - August 1, 1991) was a powerful Caporegime in the New York Gambino crime family. Fatico is best known as an early mentor to Gambino boss John Gotti. Biography Fatico was a ...

– capo * Angelo "Quack Quack" Ruggiero – capo *

– capo *

Gene Gotti Eugene Gotti (born 1946) is an American mobster in the Gambino crime family. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1989 for racketeering and drug trafficking charges; he was released in 2018. Early life Gotti was born in the Bronx, New York ...

– capo *

John A. Gotti John Angelo Gotti (born February 14, 1964) is an American former mobster who was the acting boss of the Gambino crime family from 1991 to 1999. Gotti became acting boss when the boss of the family, his father John Gotti, was sent to prison. The ...

– capo *

Richard V. Gotti Richard V. Gotti (born 1942) is an American mobster in the Gambino crime family. Gotti was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1942. He was one of 13 children (two had died at birth) of John Joseph Gotti Sr. and Philomena "Fannie" DeCarlo. Gotti's br ...

– capo *

Ronnie Trucchio Ronald Joseph Trucchio (born 1951), also known as "Ronnie One Arm" is a New York mobster who rose to the position of caporegime in the Gambino crime family. Biography Trucchio was born in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn and raised in Ozone Park, Queens. As a ...

– capo *

Salvatore Scala Salvatore Scala (1944 – December 30, 2008), also known as "Fat Sal" and "Uncle Sal", was a New York mobster who became a ''caporegime'' in the Gambino crime family. Scala was born in Fort Lee, New Jersey, to first-generation immigrants from Sc ...

– capo *

Salvatore LoCascio Salvatore LoCascio (born July 21, 1958) is a reputed former caporegime in the New York Gambino crime family. His father, Frank LoCascio, was the acting underboss (1988-1990), and acting consigliere (1990-1992) for John Gotti. Early life LoCascio ...

– capo *

Louis Ricco Louis Ricco (born February 13, 1929), also known as "Louie Bracciole" is a longtime member of the Gambino crime family, holding the rank of caporegime with illegal activities in the Bronx, New York, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York. Regarding Ri ...

– capo * James Squillante – capo *

James Failla James "Jimmy Brown" Failla (January 22, 1919 – August 5, 1999) was an American mobster who was a high ranking ''caporegime'' with the Gambino crime family and a major power in the garbage-hauling industry in New York City. Failla's crew was base ...

– capo *

Thomas Gambino Thomas Francis Gambino (; born August 23, 1929) is an Italian-American New York City mobster and a longtime caporegime of the Gambino crime family who successfully controlled lucrative trucking rackets in the New York City Garment District. He ...

– capo *

Stephen Grammauta Stephen "Stevie Coogan" Grammauta (December 6, 1916 – 2016) was a caporegime with the Gambino crime family who allegedly participated in the murder of mob boss Albert "Mad Hatter" Anastasia. And also was the acting underboss. Early life & cri ...

– capo *

George Remini George V. "Big Georgie" Remini (August 5, 1945-March 2007) was a New York mobster known as "Fat Georgie" or "Big George" within the Gambino crime family. In 1969, Remini was arrested and pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property from interstat ...

– capo *

Leonard DiMaria Leonard "Lenny" DiMaria (born 1941), also known as "Prateek" and "the Conductor", is a New York mobster and Caporegime in the Gambino crime family. He is considered by law enforcement to be a close associate of Nicholas Corozzo and has served as h ...

– capo * George DeCicco – capo *

Thomas Cacciopoli Thomas Cacciopoli (born September 5, 1949), also known as Tommy Sneakers and Cacci, is an American member of the Gambino crime family, holding the rank of caporegime in the Queens, New Jersey, and Westchester faction of the family. Days of Joh ...

– capo * Robert "DB" DiBernardo – capo *

John Gambino Giovanni "John" Gambino (; August 22, 1940 – November 16, 2017) was an Italian-born American mobster. Born in Palermo, Sicily, he became a made member of the Gambino crime family in 1975 and a capodecina or captain, and head of the crime family ...

– capo *

Pasquale Conte Pasquale "Patsy" Conte (born March 12, 1925) was an American mobster who became a caporegime with the Gambino crime family. He also owned several Key Food supermarkets. Early life Born in Sicily, Conte was a resident of Roslyn, New York. Conte wa ...

– capo

Soldier/associate

* Roy DeMeo – soldier *

Anthony Senter Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

– associate *

Joseph Paruta Joseph Paruta, also known as "Old Man" (December 3, 1929 – October 1986), was a respected soldier in the Gambino crime family and considered a "key member" of Sammy Gravano's Bensonhurst, Brooklyn crew. He is the only known mobster who asked f ...

– soldier *

Joseph Vollaro Joseph Vollaro, also known as "Joey V" and "Joe Andrews" (born 1966), is a Staten Island-based American trucking executive and Gambino crime family associate who is now a government informant and witness. Vollaro did construction work and worked ...

– associate *

Dominick Montiglio Dominick Montiglio (born Dominick Anthony Santamaria; July 17, 1947 – June 27, 2021) was an American former associate of the Gambino crime family. Early life Montiglio was born in New York City to Anthony Santamaria and Marie Gaggi, both of Si ...

– associate

Lucchese crime family The Lucchese crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, in the United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as ...

Boss/acting boss

Gaetano Reina Gaetano Reina (; September 27, 1889 – February 26, 1930) was an Italian-American gangster. He was an early American Mafia boss who was the founder of what has for many years been called the Lucchese crime family in New York City. He led the fam ...

– boss (1916–1930) *

Joseph Pinzolo Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Aba ...

– boss (1930) * Tommaso Gagliano – boss (1930–1951) * Gaetano "Tommy Brown" Lucchese – boss (1951–1967); underboss (1931–1951) *

Carmine Tramunti Carmine Paul "Mr. Gribbs" Tramunti (October 1, 1910 – October 15, 1978) was an Italian-born American mobster who was the boss of the Lucchese crime family. Biography Operating in Harlem Carmine Paul Tramunti was born October 1, 1910, in Napl ...

– boss (1967–1974) *

Anthony Corallo Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo (February 12, 1913 – August 23, 2000) was an American mobster and boss of the Lucchese crime family in New York City. Corallo exercised tremendous control over trucking and construction unions in New York. Biograph ...

– boss (1974–1986) * Vic Amuso – boss (1987–2012) *

Alphonse D'Arco Alphonse "Little Al" D'Arco (July 28, 1932 – March 28, 2019) was an American mobster who became the acting boss of the Lucchese crime family in New York City. He was the first boss, acting or otherwise, of a New York crime family to become a go ...

– acting boss (1990–1991); capo (1988–1991) * Joseph DeFede – acting boss (1994–1998) *

Steven Crea Steven L. "Stevie" Crea (born July 18, 1947) is an American mobster and former underboss of the Lucchese crime family. In August 2020, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and racketeering. Lucchese crime family Rise to power Crea ...

– acting boss (1998–2001); underboss (1994–present) *

Matthew Madonna Matthew Madonna (November 2, 1935) is a member of the Lucchese crime family who served as acting boss before being imprisoned in 2017. Narcotics trafficking In 1959, while serving a sentence at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Upstate Ne ...

– acting boss (2009–2017)

Underboss/consigliere/capo/soldier/associate

Anthony Casso 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, Casso was regarded as a "homicidal maniac" in the Italia ...

– underboss (1987–1994) *

Salvatore Santoro Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Aba ...

– underboss (1979–1987) * Joseph Caridi – consigliere (2003–present) *

Louis Daidone Current members Ray Argentina Ray Argentina is a soldier in the Brooklyn faction. His younger brother Peter Argentina is an associate in the family. In 1992, Argentina along with Louis Daidone, Alan Taglianetti and Robert Molinelli were found gu ...

– consigliere (1993–2003) *

Frank Lastorino Current members Ray Argentina Ray Argentina is a soldier in the Brooklyn faction. His younger brother Peter Argentina is an associate in the family. In 1992, Argentina along with Louis Daidone, Alan Taglianetti and Robert Molinelli were found gui ...

– consigliere (1989–1993) *

Christopher Furnari Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Ab ...

– consigliere (1974–1987) *

Paul Vario Paul Vario (July 10, 1914 – May 3, 1988) was an American mobster and made man in the Lucchese crime family. Vario was a caporegime and had his own crew of mobsters in Brooklyn, New York. Following the testimony of Henry Hill, Vario was convic ...

– consigliere (1972–1979); capo *

Aniello Migliore Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Ab ...

– capo *

Joseph DiNapoli Current members Ray Argentina Ray Argentina is a soldier in the Brooklyn faction. His younger brother Peter Argentina is an associate in the family. In 1992, Argentina along with Louis Daidone, Alan Taglianetti and Robert Molinelli were found gu ...

– capo *

Joseph Abate Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Ab ...

– capo *

Peter Chiodo Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Aba ...

– capo *

Anthony Accetturo Anthony "Tumac" Accetturo (born 1938) is a former caporegime and leader of the Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction, New Jersey faction of the Lucchese crime family, popularly called "The Jersey Crew." Biography Accetturo was born in 1938 i ...

– capo *

Salvatore Avellino Salvatore Avellino Jr. (born November 19, 1935), also known as "Sal" is an American mobster and former caporegime in the Lucchese crime family who was involved in labor racketeering in the garbage and waste management industry on Long Island, New ...

– capo *

Michael Taccetta Michael Salvatore Taccetta (born September 16, 1947), also known as "Mad Dog," is a high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family, who controlled the family's New Jersey faction in the 1980s. Personal life Taccetta, also known as "''Mike T' ...

– capo *

Martin Taccetta Martin "Marty" Taccetta (born May 2, 1951) is an imprisoned New Jersey mobster who was the alleged boss of the Jersey Crew, a powerful faction of the Lucchese crime family. Early life Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1951, Martin Taccetta is the s ...

– capo *

Johnny Dio Giovanni Ignazio Dioguardi (; April 29, 1914 – January 12, 1979), known as John "Johnny Dio" Dioguardi, was an Italian-American organized crime figure and a labor racketeer. He is known for being involved in the acid attack which led to the bli ...

– capo * Nicodemo "Nicky" Scarfo Jr - capo *

Henry Hill Henry Hill Jr. (June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012) was an American mobster who was associated with the Lucchese crime family of New York City from 1955 until 1980, when he was arrested on narcotics charges and became an FBI informant. Hill testif ...

– associate (Irish-Italian) * Thomas "Tommy" DeSimone – associate * Vincent Papa – associate *

Anthony Loria Sr. Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Ab ...

– associate

Bonanno crime family The Bonanno crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, and in the United States, as part of the criminal phenomenon known as the A ...

Boss/acting boss

Nicolo Schiro Nicolo "Cola" Schiro (born Nicolò Schirò; ; September 2, 1872April 29, 1957) was an early Sicilian-born New York City mobster who, in 1912, became the boss of what later become known as the Bonanno crime family. Schiro's leadership of the gang ...

– boss (1912–1930) *

Vito Bonventre Vito Bonventre (January 1, 1875 – July 15, 1930) was a New York City mobster who was a leading member of the Brooklyn gang that would later become the Bonanno Crime Family. He was arrested but then released in 1921 as the leader of a group know ...

– boss (1930) *

Salvatore Maranzano Salvatore Maranzano (; July 31, 1886 – September 10, 1931) was an Italian-American mobster from the town of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, and an early Cosa Nostra boss who led what later would become the Bonanno crime family in New York City. ...

– boss (1930–1931) * Joseph "Don Peppino" Bonanno – boss (1931–1965) *

Gaspar DiGregorio Gaspar or Gaspare DiGregorio (October 4, 1905 – June 11, 1970) was a New York mobster and a high-ranking member of the Bonanno crime family who was a key figure in the "Banana War". In October 1964, during Joseph Bonanno's two-year absence, Bona ...

– boss (1965–1966) *

Paul Sciacca Paul Sciacca (June 15, 1909 – August 27, 1986) was a New York City mobster who succeeded Joseph Bonanno as boss of the Bonanno crime family in 1968. He was succeeded by Natale Evola in 1971. Bonanno family war In 1964, a rivalry in the B ...

– boss (1966–1971) * Natale Evola – boss (1971–1973); underboss (1968–1971) *

Carmine Galante Carmine Galante (; February 21, 1910 – July 12, 1979) was an American mobster. Galante was rarely seen without a cigar hanging from is mouth, leading to the nickname "The Cigar" and "Lilo" (a Sicilian term for cigar). Galante had a long career ...

– boss (1975–1979); underboss (1956–1962) *

Philip Rastelli Philip "Rusty" Rastelli (January 31, 1918 – June 24, 1991) was an American mobster and former boss of the Bonanno crime family, he spent all but three years of his reign in prison. Biography Rastelli was born and raised in Maspeth, Queens. He ha ...

– boss (1974–1975), (1979–1991); underboss (1970–1973) *

Joseph Massino Joseph Charles Massino (born January 10, 1943) is an American former mobster. He was a member of the Mafia and boss of the Bonanno crime family from 1991 until 2004, when he became the first boss of one of the Five Families in New York City to tu ...

– acting boss (1982–1987), boss (1991–2004) *

Anthony Spero Anthony "Old Man" Spero (February 18, 1929 – September 29, 2008) was an Italian-American mobster who rose to the position of consigliere and acting boss of the Bonanno crime family. Biography "Spero was a large man with dark hair, a dark comple ...

– acting boss (1987–1993) *

Vincent Basciano Vincent John Basciano (; born November 14, 1959) is an American Mafia, American mobster who became crime boss, boss of the Bonanno crime family after the arrest of boss Joseph Massino. Basciano was sentenced to Life imprisonment, life imprisonme ...

– acting boss (2004–2009) *

Salvatore Montagna Salvatore "Sal the Iron Worker" Montagna (; 1971 – November 24, 2011) was an Italian-Canadian crime boss and acting boss of the Bonanno crime family in New York City, as well as the Sicilian faction-leader of the Bronx section. He had later be ...

– acting boss (2006–2009) *

Vincent Badalamenti Vincent Badalamenti (born 1958) is an American mobster who was acting boss of the Bonanno crime family. Biography Badalamenti is the owner of ''Bagels Plus'' a bagel store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He received his nickname "Vinny TV", because ...

– acting boss (2010–present)

Underboss/consigliere/capo/soldier

Salvatore Vitale Salvatore "Good Looking Sal" Vitale (born September 22, 1947) is an American former underboss of the Bonanno crime family before he became a government informant. After his arrest in 2003, Vitale agreed to cooperate with the government and testif ...

– underboss (1991–2004); became an informant *

Nicholas Santora Nicholas Angelo "Nicky Mouth" Santora (June 21, 1942 – October 27, 2018) was the reputed underboss of the Bonanno crime family. Biography Early life Nicholas Santora was born on June 21, 1942, and became known in his teens as a tough mobster ...

– acting underboss (2005–present) *

Anthony Graziano Anthony A. Graziano (November 12, 1940 – May 25, 2019) was an American mobster and consigliere in the Bonanno crime family. Bonanno crime family Captain In 1990, Graziano pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion. He had failed to pay $100,000 t ...

– consigliere (2001–present) *

Dominick Napolitano Dominick Napolitano (June 16, 1930 – August 17, 1981), also known as Sonny Black, was an American Mafia caporegime in the Bonanno crime family. He is known for unwittingly allowing FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone to become an associate in his ...

– capo *

Alphonse Indelicato Alphonse "Al" Indelicato (February 25, 1931 – May 5, 1981), also known as Sonny Red, was a powerful American caporegime in New York City's Bonanno crime family who was murdered with Dominick Trinchera and Philip Giaccone for planning to overth ...

– capo *

Salvatore Bonanno Salvatore Vincent "Bill" Bonanno (November 5, 1932 – January 1, 2008) was an American mobster who served as consigliere of the Bonanno crime family, and son of crime boss Joseph Bonanno. Later in life, he became a writer and produced films fo ...

– consigliere (1964–1966) *

Michael Sabella Michael "Mikey Cigars" Sabella (1911–1989) was a caporegime in the Bonanno crime family and a relative of Philadelphia crime family mob boss Salvatore Sabella. Biography Early years Born in Little Italy, Manhattan to Sicilian parents from ...

– capo *

Philip Giaccone Philip Giaccone (July 12, 1932 – May 5, 1981), also known as "Philly Lucky", was an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family who was murdered with Dominick Trinchera and Al Indelicato for planning to overthrow Bonanno boss Philip Rastelli. ...

– capo *

Dominick Trinchera Dominick "Big Trin" Trinchera (December 20, 1936 – May 5, 1981) was an American caporegime in the Bonanno crime family who was murdered with Alphonse Indelicato and Philip Giaccone for planning to overthrow Bonanno boss Philip Rastelli. Early ...

– capo *

Frank Coppa Frank Coppa Sr. (born September 11, 1941) is a Sicilian-American gangster in the Bonanno crime family who was a close friend of Joseph Massino and Frank Lino and made large sums of money in stock fraud schemes. In 2002, Coppa became the first Bona ...

– capo *

Anthony Indelicato Anthony Indelicato (born 1955), also known as "Bruno" and "Whack-Whack", is an American Caporegime with the Bonanno crime family of New York City. Early life Anthony Indelicato is the son of Alphonse "Sonny Red" Indelicato, a powerful capo in th ...

– capo *

Cesare Bonventre Cesare "The Tall Guy" Bonventre (January 1, 1951 – April 16, 1984) was a Sicily, Sicilian mobster and caporegime for the New York City Bonanno crime family. Biography Early life Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Bonventre was a member ...

– soldier * Benjamin "Lefty Guns" Ruggiero – soldier *

Thomas Pitera Thomas Pitera (; born December 2, 1954) is an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family. Pitera, a Soldato, soldier and later on a Caporegime, captain of his own crew, was suspected by law enforcement of as many as 60 murders. Pitera was well k ...

– soldier *

Anthony Mirra Anthony "Tony" Mirra (July 18, 1927 – February 18, 1982) was an American mobster, soldier and later caporegime for the Bonanno crime family. He is well known for being the individual who introduced FBI Special Agent Joseph "Donnie Brasco" Pist ...

– soldier

Colombo crime family The Colombo crime family (, ) is an Italian American Mafia crime family and is the youngest of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City within the criminal organization known as the American Mafia. It was du ...

Boss/acting boss

Joseph Profaci Giuseppe "Joe" Profaci (; October 2, 1897 – June 6, 1962) was an Italian-born New York City Cosa Nostra boss who was the founder of what became the Colombo crime family. Established in 1928, this was the last of the Five Families to be organi ...

– boss (1931–1961) * Giuseppe Magliocco – underboss (1931–1962), boss (1962–1963) *

Joseph Colombo Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. (; June 16, 1923 – May 22, 1978) was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the Five Families of the American Mafia in New York City. Colombo was born in New York City, where his father was an early member ...

– boss (1963–1971) *

Carmine Persico Carmine John Persico Jr. (; August 8, 1933 – March 7, 2019), also known as "Junior", "The Snake" and "Immortal", was an American mobster and the longtime boss of the Colombo crime family in New York City from 1973 until his death in 2019. He ha ...

– boss (1971–2019) *

Gennaro Langella Gennaro Adriano Langella (; December 30, 1938 – December 15, 2013), also known as "Gerry Lang", was an American mobster in the Colombo crime family of New York City, and eventually became underboss and acting boss. Biography Background Langell ...

– acting boss (1981–1984) *

Victor Orena Vittorio "Little Vic" Orena (born August 4, 1934) is a New York City mobster who became the acting boss of the Colombo crime family. A challenge by Orena to boss Carmine Persico triggered one of the bloodiest Mafia wars of the late 20th century, ...

– acting boss (1988–1992) *

Thomas Gioeli Thomas Salvatore "Tommy Shots" Gioeli (born 1952), is a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family. Rise in the Colombo family In the mid-1980s, Gioeli was imprisoned for robbery, his first incarceration. After his release, Gioeli became a ...

– acting boss (2001–present) *

Joel Cacace Joel Cacace Sr. (born April 9, 1941), also known as Joe Waverly, is an American mobster and former consigliere of the Colombo crime family in New York City. He was convicted of murder in 2004 and was released from prison in 2020. Early life Cacace ...

– acting boss (2000–2004) *

– acting boss

Underboss/consigliere/capo/soldier

John Franzese John "Sonny" Franzese Sr. (; February 6, 1917 – February 24, 2020) was an Italian-born American mobster who was a longtime member and former underboss of the Colombo crime family. Franzese's career in organized crime began in the 1930s and sp ...

– underboss (1980–1995) *

– underboss (1972–1992) *

William Cutolo William Cutolo (June 6, 1949 – May 26, 1999), also known as "Billy Fingers" and "Wild Bill", was a Brooklyn mobster in the Colombo crime family who rose to the position of under boss and was heavily involved in labor racketeering. Cutolo pl ...

– underboss (1992–1999) *

John DeRoss John J. DeRoss (July 17, 1937), also known as Jackie or Jackie Zambooka, is a former underboss in the Colombo crime family. Capo and control over local 100 John DeRoss is the father of Colombo family mobsters Jack J. DeRoss and Jamie T. DeRoss. He ...

– underboss (1999–2004) *

Carmine Sessa Carmine Sessa, alias Carmine Marletta (born 1951) is an Italian-American mobster and former consigliere of the Brooklyn-based Colombo crime family and played a key role in the family from 1991 to 1993. He later became a government witness. Biog ...

– consigliere (1988–1993) *

– consigliere (1996–present) *

Charles Panarella Charles Joseph Panarella a.k.a. "''Charlie Moose''" a.k.a. "''Len Conforti''" a.k.a. "''Chas Esposito''" (January 5, 1925 – July 18, 2017) was a New York City mobster and capo in the Colombo crime family with a brutal reputation as a hitman. ...

– capo *

Vincenzo Aloi Vincenzo Aloi (born September 22, 1933) is an American mobster involved in stock fraud who briefly served as the acting boss of the Colombo crime family. Vincenzo was also a figure in the Third Colombo War alongside his brother Benny. Made man ...

– capo *

Gregory Scarpa Sr. Gregory Scarpa (May 8, 1928 – June 4, 1994) nicknamed the Grim Reaper and also the Mad Hatter, was an American caporegime and hitman for the Colombo crime family, as well as an informant for the FBI. During the 1970s and 80s, Scarpa was the ...

– capo *

Gregory Scarpa Jr. Gregory J. Scarpa Jr. (born April 8, 1951) is an American mobster and former caporegime in the Colombo crime family and government informant. He is the son of notorious hitman and fellow caporegime in the family Gregory Scarpa. During the 1990s, ...

- capo *

Michael Franzese Michael Franzese () ('' né'' Grillo; born May 27, 1951) is an American former mobster who was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese. Franzese was enrolled in a pre-med program at Hofstra University ...

– capo *

Crazy Joe Gallo 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. In his youth, Gallo was diagnosed with schizophrenia after an arrest. He so ...

– soldier *

Ralph Scopo Ralph "Little Ralphie" Scopo Sr. (1932 – March 9, 1993) was a New York mobster with the Colombo crime family who became a powerful labor racketeer. He was the father of Colombo mobsters Joseph Scopo and Ralph Scopo Jr., and the grandfather of ...

– soldier *

– soldier

Chicago

Chicago Outfit The Chicago Outfit (also known as the Outfit, the Chicago Mafia, the Chicago Mob, the Chicago crime family, the South Side Gang or The Organization) is an Italian-American organized crime syndicate or crime family based in Chicago, Illinois, tha ...

Boss/acting boss

* James "Big Jim" Colosimo – boss (1903–1920) * Johnny "The Fox" Torrio – boss (1920–1925) * Al "Scarface" Capone – boss (1925–1931) * Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti – boss (1932–1943) *

Paul Ricca Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

– boss (1943–1947) *

Tony Accardo Anthony Joseph Accardo (; born Antonino Leonardo Accardo, ; April 28, 1906 – May 22, 1992), also known as "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna", was an American longtime mobster. In a criminal career that spanned eight decades, he rose from small-time ho ...

– boss (1947–1957) * Sam "The Cigar" Giancana – boss (1957–1966) *

Sam Battaglia Salvatore Joseph "Sam" Battaglia (November 5, 1908 – September 7, 1973) was an American mobster and high-level member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization. Early career Battaglia was born in Chicago, Illinois. At age 16, Battaglia joined ...

– boss (1966–1967) *

Jackie Cerone John Philip Cerone (July 7, 1914 – July 26, 1996), nicknamed Jackie the Lackey, was an American mobster and boss of the Chicago Outfit during the late 1960s. He was the younger brother of mobster Frank "Skippy" Cerone, father of lawyer Joh ...

– boss (1967–1969) *

Felix Alderisio Felix Anthony "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio (April 26, 1912 – September 25, 1971) was an American enforcer, bagman, hitman and burglar for the Chicago Outfit. He was underboss to Sam Giancana during the 1960s, and boss from 1967 to his imprisonmen ...

– boss (1969–1971) *

Joseph Aiuppa Joseph John Aiuppa (December 1, 1907 – February 22, 1997), also known as "Joey O'Brien" and "Joey Doves", was a Chicago mobster who became a leader of the Chicago Outfit from 1971 until his skimming conviction in 1986. Early career Joseph A ...

– boss (1971–1986) *

Joseph Ferriola Joseph Ferriola (March 16, 1927 – March 11, 1989), also known as, "Joe Nagall," "Mr. Clean" and "Oscar," was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit, from 1985 to 1988, after Joseph Aiuppa and John Cerone went to prison for ...

– boss (1986–1989) * Samuel Carlisi – boss (1989–1993) *

Joseph Lombardo Joseph Patrick Lombardo (born Giuseppe Lombardi; January 1, 1929 – October 19, 2019), also known as "Joey the Clown", was an American mobster and a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit crime organization. He was alleged to be the ''Consi ...

– boss (1993–present) *

James Marcello James J. Marcello (born December 13, 1943), also known variously as "Little Jimmy", "Jimmy Light" and as "Jimmy the Man", is a crime boss who was a front boss for the Chicago Outfit criminal organization in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Org ...

– front boss (2003–2007) *

John DiFronzo John DiFronzo (December 13, 1928 – May 27, 2018), nicknamed "No Nose", was an American mobster and the reputed former boss of the Chicago Outfit. Biography DiFronzo, a former enforcer and caporegime, first appeared with a criminal record in ...

– official boss (1996-2018) *Salvatore DeLaurentis – acting boss (2014–2018) official boss (2018–present)

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Antonio Lombardo Antonio "Tony the Scourge" Lombardo (; November 23, 1891 – September 7, 1928) was an Italian-born American mobster. He was ''consigliere'' to Al Capone, and later the President of the Unione Siciliana. Biography Born in the town of Galati ...

– consigliere (1925–1928) *

– underboss (1973–1986) *

Charles Fischetti Charles "Trigger Happy" Fischetti (March 24, 1901 – April 11, 1951) was a Chicago mobster, Al Capone's bodyguard and cousin. Early life Charles Fischetti was born on March 24, 1901. His mother was named Mary. He had a brother, Nicholas, wh ...

– consigliere (1929–1947) *

– consigliere (1947–1957) * Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo – consigliere (1957–1992) *

– consigliere (1992–1997) *

Angelo J. LaPietra Angelo J. "The Hook" LaPietra (October 30, 1920– March 28, 1999) was a Chicago mobster and member of the Chicago Outfit, involved in extensive loansharking operations in the city's First Ward during the 1970s and 1980s. He earned his nickname " ...

– consigliere (1997–1996) *

– capo *

James Torello James Vincent "Turk" Torello (December 15, 1930 – April 13, 1979 Woodridge, Illinois) was an Italian-American mobster who became a caporegime and leading enforcer for the Chicago Outfit during the mid-to-late 1970s. Born in Chicago, Illinois, To ...

– capo * Frank Calabrese – capo *

Nicholas Calabrese Nicholas W. Calabrese (born November 30, 1942) is an American former mob hitman, best known for being the second made man ever to testify against the Chicago Outfit. His testimony and cooperation with federal prosecutors helped result in the 2007 ...

– capo

=Soldier/associate's

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Jack McGurn Jack "Machine Gun Jack" McGurn (born Vincenzo Antonio Gibaldi; ; July 2, 1902 – February 15, 1936) was a Sicilian-American boxer, mobster, and eventually a made man and caporegime in Al Capone's Chicago Outfit. Early life McGurn was born ...

- soldier *

Johnny Roselli John "Handsome Johnny" Roselli (born Filippo Sacco; July 4, 1905 – August 7, 1976), sometimes spelled Rosselli, was an influential mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped that organization control Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip. In the ear ...

- soldier * Tony "The Ant" Spilotro – soldier *

Harry Aleman Harry "The Hook" Aleman (January 19, 1939 – May 15, 2010) was a Chicago mobster who was one of the most feared enforcers for the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s. Aleman got the nickname "Hook" from his boxing career in high school. He is also ...

- soldier *

Charles Nicoletti Charles Nicoletti (; December 3, 1916 – March 29, 1977), also known as "Chuckie the Typewriter", was an American mobster of the Chicago Outfit, who served as hitman under boss Sam Giancana before and after Giancana's rise and fall. Nicoletti w ...

- soldier * Victor Spilotro - soldier *

Albert Anselmi Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

- soldier *

Sam DeStefano Samuel "Mad Sam" DeStefano (September 13, 1909 − April 14, 1973) was a Mobster who was associated with the Chicago Outfit. He was one of the organization's most notorious loan sharks and sociopathic killers. Chicago-based Federal Bureau of In ...

- associate *

Michael Spilotro Michael Peter "Micky" Spilotro (September 12, 1944 – June 14, 1986) was the younger brother of Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro and was an associate of the Chicago organized crime organization referred to as " The Outfit". Family background Mi ...

- associate *

Frank Cullotta Frank John Cullotta (December 14, 1938 – August 20, 2020) was an American mobster in the Chicago Outfit and a member of the Hole in the Wall Gang burglary ring in Las Vegas with friend and mobster Tony Spilotro. After his arrest in 1982, he b ...

- associate

Milwaukee

Milwaukee crime family The Milwaukee Crime Family, Balistrieri Crime Family, or Milwaukee Mafia is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Peter J. Devico ''The Mafia Made Easy: The Anatomy and Culture of La Cosa Nostra.'(pg.154-156)/ref> T ...

Boss/acting boss

Frank Balistrieri Frank Peter Balistrieri (May 27, 1918 – February 7, 1993) was the crime boss of the Milwaukee crime family from 1961 to 1993. He was a central figure in the skimming of Las Vegas casinos during the 1970s and 1980s, and served several prison se ...

– boss (1961–1993)

Underboss/consigliere/capo/soldier

Philadelphia

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 ...

Boss/acting boss

Salvatore Sabella Salvatore Sabella (; July 7, 1891 – 1962) was an Italian-born crime boss of the Philadelphia crime family The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Philadelphia Mafia, the Philly Mob or Philly Mafia, the Philadelphia-South Jersey Mafi ...

– boss (1911–1931) *

Joseph Ida Giuseppe "Joseph" Ida (; 6 November 1890 − 1970s) was the head of the Philadelphia Mafia during the 1940s and 1950s, following the death of Giuseppe Dovi in 1946. Ida retired and returned to Italy in 1959, leaving the title of boss of the Philad ...

– boss (1946–1959) **

Antonio Pollina Antonio Domenico "Mr. Miggs" Pollina (September 20, 1892 – February 27, 1993) was an Italian-American mobster and former de facto boss of the Philadelphia crime family. Early life Antonio Pollina was born in Caccamo, Sicily and became a natural ...

– acting boss (1958–1959) *

Angelo Bruno Angelo Bruno (born Angelo Annaloro; ; (May 21, 1910 – March 21, 1980) was a Sicilian Americans, Sicilian-American mobster, notable for being boss of the Philadelphia crime family for two decades until his assassination. Bruno was known as "the ...

– boss (1959–1980) *

Philip Testa Philip Charles Testa (April 21, 1924 – March 15, 1981), also known as "The Chicken Man", was an Italian-American mobster known for his brief leadership of the Philadelphia crime family of the Italian-American Mafia. He became boss of the Phila ...

– boss (1980–1981) *

Nicodemo Scarfo Nicodemo Domenico "Little Nicky" Scarfo Sr. (March 8, 1929 – January 13, 2017) was a member of the American Mafia who became the boss of the Philadelphia crime family after the deaths of Angelo Bruno and Phil Testa. During his criminal car ...

– boss (1981–1991), consigliere (1980–1981) *

John Stanfa Giovanni "John" Stanfa (; born December 7, 1940) is an Italian-born American former boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1991 to 1995. Convicted of multiple charges in 1995, Stanfa was sentenced to life in prison. Early life Stanfa was b ...

– boss (1991–1994) *

Joseph Merlino Joseph Salvatore "Skinny Joey" Merlino (born March 13, 1962) is an Italian-American mobster and reputed boss of the Philadelphia crime family. He rose to power in the mid-nineties after he allegedly fought a war for control of the criminal organ ...

– boss (1994–present) **

Ralph Natale Ralph Samuel Natale (March 6, 1935 – January 22, 2022) was an American mobster. He was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1995 until 1999, when he became the first American Mafia boss to turn state's evidence. Natale helped sentenc ...

– front boss (1994–1999) **

Joseph Ligambi Joseph Anthony "Uncle Joe" Ligambi (born August 9, 1939) is an American mobster and former acting boss of the Philadelphia crime family. Ligambi is known among law enforcement circles to have a more "old school" approach, in sharp contrast to boss ...

- acting boss (1999–2014), consigliere (2014-present)

Underboss/consigliere/capo/soldier

Phil Leonetti Philip Michael Leonetti (born March 27, 1953) is an American former mobster who became the underboss of the Philadelphia crime family under his mentor, uncle and former boss, Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, before becoming a government informant ...

– underboss (1986–1989) *

Frank Sindone Frank Sindone (1928 – October 29, 1980), also known as "Barracuda Frank", was a loan shark and soldier in the Bruno crime family who helped plot the 1980 murder of family mob boss Angelo Bruno. Personal background Sindone was described as t ...

– capo *

Salvatore Testa Salvatore "Salvie" Testa (March 31, 1956 – September 14, 1984), nicknamed "The Crowned Prince of the Philadelphia Mob", was an Italian-American mobster who served as a caporegime and later acting underboss for the Philadelphia crime family. Te ...

– capo *

Harry Riccobene Harry "The Hunchback" Riccobene (July 27, 1909 – June 19, 2000) was a high-ranking member of the Philadelphia crime family who became a major figure in the Scarfo-Riccobene gang war that followed the 1981 death of boss Philip Testa. He was bo ...

– capo

New Jersey

DeCavalcante crime family The DeCavalcante crime family, also known as the North Jersey Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia organized crime family that operates mainly in northern New Jersey, particularly in Elizabeth, Newark, West New York, and various other North Jersey ...

Boss/acting boss

Sam DeCavalcante Simone Rizzo "Sam" DeCavalcante (March 3, 1912 – February 7, 1997), known as "Sam the Plumber", was an Italian-American mobster who was boss of the DeCavalcante crime family of North Jersey. Claiming descent from the Italian royal family, DeCava ...

– boss (1964–1976) *

Giovanni Riggi Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi (February 1, 1925 – August 3, 2015) was a New Jersey mobster and member of the DeCavalcante crime family since the 1940s, before the family had acquired its name. Riggi was the leader of the "Elizabeth crew" in t ...

– boss (1970s–2015) *

John D'Amato John "Johnny Boy" D'Amato (died January 1992) was a New Jersey mobster and former acting boss of the DeCavalcante crime family. After being recruited by Gambino crime family boss John Gotti to take over the family, he was suspected of engaging in ...

– acting boss (1991–1992) *

Giacomo Amari Gioacchino "Jake" Amari (March 14, 1945 – June 14, 1997) was an Italian-American mobster who served as acting underboss and later acting boss of the DeCavalcante crime family of New Jersey. Criminal career According to the testimony provid ...

– acting boss (1992–1994) *

Joseph Miranda Joseph Anthony Miranda (December 7, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an American mobster and member of the New Jersey-based DeCavalcante crime family. A longtime "soldier" to Simone "Sam the Plumber" DeCavalcante and later boss Giovanni Riggi, h ...

– acting boss (2003–2006) * Frank Guarraci – acting boss (2006–2016) *Charles Majuri – official boss (2016–present)

Underbosses/consigliere/capo/soldier

Girolamo Palermo Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo (May 16, 1938 – February 6, 2014) was an Italian-born American mobster and longtime underboss of the DeCavalcante crime family in Elizabeth, New Jersey, under the imprisoned boss Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi. Murde ...

– underboss (1976–1989) *

– underboss (1989–1994) *

– underboss (1994–2000) *

– acting underboss (2003–2005) official underboss (2007–unknown) * Frank Guarraci – capo *

– capo *

Gaetano Vastola Gaetano Vastola (born 10 May 1978) is an Italian football player, who plays as defender for S.S. Racing Club Fondi. Career In the past he played with Scafatese, Giugliano, Narnese, Maceratese, Salernitana, Avellino, Ascoli Calcio 1898 a ...

– acting underboss (1990–1991) *

Vincent Palermo Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo (born June 4, 1944) is an Italian American former mobster who was ''de facto'' boss of the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family before becoming a government witness in 1999. Fictional mob boss Tony Soprano, the protag ...

– capo *

Giuseppe Schifilliti Giuseppe "Pino" Schifilliti (born 1938) is a former prominent member of the DeCavalcante crime family since the 1980s, heavily involved in labor racketeering and extortion activities. Made by DeCavalcante Toward the mid 1970s, Giuseppe Schifill ...

– capo *

Philip Abramo Philip Abramo (born 1945), also known as "The King of Wall Street" and "Lou Metzer", is a caporegime in the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family who was allegedly involved in security fraud and murder. He is the capo of the DeCavalcante family's cr ...

– capo *

Anthony Capo Anthony "Tony" Capo (1959/60 – January 23, 2012) was an American hitman in the DeCavalcante crime family who later became a government witness and entered the Witness Protection Program. His aliases included Marshall Beach, Mathew Beach and Wade B ...

– soldier *

Louis Consalvo Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo (born 1958) is a New Jersey mobster and reputed soldier and acting captain in the DeCavalcante crime family. A lifelong resident of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Consalvo reportedly joined the North Jersey-based DeCa ...

– soldier

New England

Patriarca crime family The Patriarca crime family (, ), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia, or The Office is an Italian-American American Mafia, Mafia crime family, family in New England. It has two distinct factions, one based ...

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Gaspare Messina Gaspare Messina (; August 7, 1879 – June 15, 1957) founded the New England Mafia that would later be known as the Patriarca crime family. He immigrated to Brooklyn from Sicily with his wife in 1905. Messina and his family arrived in Boston by ...

– boss (1916–1924) * Raymond L.S. Patriarca – underboss (1938–1952), boss (1952–1984) *

Nicholas Bianco Nicholas "Nicky" Bianco (March 21, 1932 – November 14, 1994) was an American mobster who became an influential member of the Patriarca crime family of New England. Biography Bianco was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. In later y ...

– underboss (1990–1991), boss (1991) *

Frank Salemme Francis Patrick Salemme (August 18, 1933 – December 13, 2022), sometimes spelled Salemmi, also known as "Cadillac Frank" and "Julian Daniel Selig", was an American mobster from Boston, Massachusetts who became a hitman and eventually the boss ...

– boss (1991–2000) * Luigi Mannochio – boss (2000-present)

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Enrico Tameleo Enrico "Henry" Tameleo (died 1985), also known as "The Referee", was an American mobster from Boston, Massachusetts and underboss in the New England-based Patriarca crime family and was also a member of the New York City, New York-based Bonanno cri ...

– underboss (1952–1968) *

Matthew Guglielmetti Matthew Louis Guglielmetti Jr., also known as "Matty" (born 1948), is the underboss of the New England-based Patriarca crime family of La Cosa Nostra. Guglielmetti is closely aligned with former family boss Luigi Mannochio. Criminal career Gugliel ...

– capo (1991–present) *

Vincent Ferrara Vincent M. Ferrara, also known as "The Animal", (born 1949) is an Italian-American mobster from Boston, Massachusetts of the New England-based Patriarca crime family. Criminal career On March 22, 1990, Ferrara was indicted on racketeering and rela ...

– capo (1986–1989) * Robert Carrozza – capo *

Ilario Zannino Ilario Maria Antonio Zannino (June 15, 1920 – February 27, 1996) was an American Gangster, mobster who was a member of the Patriarca crime family. Zannino was said to be the third-highest-ranking figure in the Boston faction of the Patriarca ...

– consigliere (1984–1987) *Angelo Mercurio – soldier *Angiulo Brothers

Detroit

Detroit Partnership

Boss/acting boss

*Salvatore Catalanotte – boss (1921–1930) *Gaspar Milazzo – boss (1930) *Cesare Lamare – boss (1930–1931) *William Tocco – boss (1931–1936) *Joseph Zerilli – boss (1936–1977) *Jack Tocco – boss (1977–2014)

Underboss/consigliere

*Anthony Joseph Zerilli – underboss (1977–2015) *William Tocco – underboss (1936–1963) *Angelo Meli – consigliere (1950s-1969)

Buffalo

Buffalo crime family

Boss/acting boss

*Stefano Magaddino – boss (1922–1974) *Joseph Todaro Sr. – boss (1984–2006) *Joseph Todaro Jr. – boss (2006–present); acting boss (1995–2006)

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh crime family

*Frank Amato – boss (1937–1956) *John Sebastian LaRocca – boss (1956–1978) *Michael James Genovese – boss (1978–1984)

Cleveland

Cleveland crime family

*Joseph Lonardo – boss (1920–1929) *Salvatore Todaro (mobster), Salvatore Todaro – boss (1927–1929) *Frank Milano (mobster), Frank Milano – boss (1930–1935) *Alfred Polizzi – boss (1936–1945) *John T. Scalish – boss (1945–1976) *James Licavoli – boss (1976–1985) *John Tronolone – boss (1988-2013)

Northeastern Pennsylvania, Upstate New York

Bufalino crime family

*John Sciandra, Giacomo "John" Sciandra – boss (1933–1940) *Joseph Barbara (mobster), Giuseppe Barbara Sr. – boss (1940–1959) *Russell Bufalino – boss (1959–1990) *William D'Elia – boss (1994–2008)

Los Angeles

Los Angeles crime family

Boss/acting boss

*Vito Di Giorgio – boss (1909–1922) *Rosario DeSimone – boss (1922–1925) *Joseph Ardizzone – boss (1925–1931) *Jack Dragna – boss (1931–1957) *Frank DeSimone – boss (1957–1967) *Nick Licata (mobster), Nick Licata – boss (1967–1974) *Dominic Brooklier – boss (1974–1984) **Jimmy Fratianno – acting boss (1975–1977)

Underboss/consigliere/capo

*Simone Scozzari – underboss (1956–1962) *Joseph Dippolito – underboss (1967–1974) *Carmen Milano – underboss (1984–2006) *Tom Dragna – consigliere (1931–1956) *Frank Bompensiero – capo (1933–1977) *Louis Tom Dragna – capo (1947–1985) *Jimmy Caci – capo (late 1970s–2011) *Mike Rizzitello - capo (1977-1990)

Cohen crime family

*Johnny Stompanato - (1947-1952)

Seattle

Seattle crime family

*Frank Colacurcio - boss (1950s-2000s)

St. Louis

St. Louis crime family

*Anthony Giordano – boss (1960–1980) *John Vitale (mobster), Giovanni Vitale Jr. – acting boss (1975–1980) *Matthew Trupiano – boss (1982–1997)

Kansas City

Kansas City crime family

*Charles Binaggio – boss *Nicholas Civella – boss *Carl Civella – boss *Peter Simone – underboss *William Cammisano – boss *Anthony Civella – boss

New Orleans

New Orleans crime family

*Sylvestro Carolla, Sylvestro "Silver Dollar Sam" Carolla *Frank Todaro *Carlos Marcello

Tampa

Trafficante crime family

Boss * Ignacio Antinori, Ignazio Antinori – (boss 1920–1940) * Santo Trafficante Sr. – (boss 1940–1954) * Santo Trafficante Jr. – (boss 1954–1987) * Vincent LoScalzo – (boss 1987–present) Scott Deitche. ''The Tampa Mob''. and Mario Machi. ''Tampa, Florida''. AmericanMafia.co

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New York City

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 M ...

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Gambino crime family The Gambino crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Ame ...

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Lucchese crime family The Lucchese crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, in the United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as ...

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Bonanno crime family The Bonanno crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, and in the United States, as part of the criminal phenomenon known as the A ...

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Colombo crime family The Colombo crime family (, ) is an Italian American Mafia crime family and is the youngest of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City within the criminal organization known as the American Mafia. It was du ...

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Chicago

Chicago Outfit The Chicago Outfit (also known as the Outfit, the Chicago Mafia, the Chicago Mob, the Chicago crime family, the South Side Gang or The Organization) is an Italian-American organized crime syndicate or crime family based in Chicago, Illinois, tha ...

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee crime family The Milwaukee Crime Family, Balistrieri Crime Family, or Milwaukee Mafia is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Peter J. Devico ''The Mafia Made Easy: The Anatomy and Culture of La Cosa Nostra.'(pg.154-156)/ref> T ...

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Philadelphia

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 ...

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New Jersey

DeCavalcante crime family The DeCavalcante crime family, also known as the North Jersey Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia organized crime family that operates mainly in northern New Jersey, particularly in Elizabeth, Newark, West New York, and various other North Jersey ...

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New England

Patriarca crime family The Patriarca crime family (, ), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia, or The Office is an Italian-American American Mafia, Mafia crime family, family in New England. It has two distinct factions, one based ...

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Underboss/consigliere/capo/soldier/associate

Detroit

Detroit Partnership

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Underboss/consigliere

Buffalo

Buffalo crime family

Boss/acting boss

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh crime family

Cleveland

Cleveland crime family

Northeastern Pennsylvania, Upstate New York

Bufalino crime family

Los Angeles

Los Angeles crime family

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Underboss/consigliere/capo

Cohen crime family

Seattle

Seattle crime family

St. Louis

St. Louis crime family

Kansas City

Kansas City crime family

New Orleans

New Orleans crime family

Tampa

Trafficante crime family

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