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unusual facts about Genovese crime family


Rockleigh, New Jersey

Daniel Leo (born 1941), acting boss of the Genovese crime family who was sentence in 2008 to five years in prison for racketeering and loansharking.


Anthony Federici

Anthony "Tough Tony" Federici (born July 28, 1940) is a Queens, New York City resident who has been identified as a captain in the Genovese crime family.

DeCavalcante crime family

In Newark, New Jersey, there was the Newark family headed by Gaspare D'Amico, the Reina family's Jersey crew controlled by Gaetano "Tom" Reina, the Masseria family's New Jersey faction and the Elizabeth family headed by Stefano Badami.

John Conte

In 1981, Conte successfully prosecuted Worcester crime boss Carlo Mastrototaro, a Genovese crime family caporegime who also was affiliated with the Patriarca crime family.

Salvatore Scala

Scala was a nephew of Genovese crime family mob associates Carmine and Francis Consalvo, and a maternal cousin of DeCavalcante crime family mobster Louis Consalvo.

Victor Amuso

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).


see also

Barbato

John Barbato (born May 15, 1934 is a New York City mobster and reputed captain in the Genovese crime family.

Dominick Cirillo

Dominick started out as a boxer with future Genovese crime family boss Thomas Eboli ("Tommy Ryan") as his manager and world heavyweight champion Tommy Ryan worked as his trainer.

Michael Coppola

Mikey Coppola (born 1946), Michael "Mikey Cigars" Coppola, member of the Genovese crime family

Mike Miranda

Michele Miranda (1896–1973), longtime member and eventual consigliere of the Genovese crime family

Vito Spatafore

The Iaccuzzo character was based on real-life Genovese Crime Family capo Matthew Ianniello, who was known to extort and own several nightclubs in New York City that catered to homosexual clientele.