Joe Gallo, also known as "Crazy Joe", American gangster, captain in the Colombo crime family
After an intense undercover investigation, Paciello was arrested on racketeering and murder charges and went on to testify against known members and associates of the Colombo and Bonanno crime families.
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Author and Mafia historian Patrick Downey has theorized that Piraino may have in fact been the patriarch of the Profaci crime family, the precursor to the Colombo crime family, because Piraino's criminal interests, Brooklyn territory and several members of his group were absorbed into the group led by Brooklyn based Mafia leader and Maranzano ally, Joseph Profaci, a theory that is supported by some, and dismissed by others.
The Gambino, Colombo, Genovese and Lucchese families had together created a cartel in 1978, which eventually controlled over $150 million in contracts from the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
Joseph Colombo (1914–1978), American gangster, boss of the Colombo crime family