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Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. (Italian:; 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 of what was then the Profaci crime family.
The Colombo crime family (/ k ə ˈ l ɒ m. b oʊ /, Italian pronunciation:) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and the youngest of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City within the criminal organization known as the American Mafia.
The Colombo crime family operates mainly in Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island. ... Acting 2003–2004 – Anthony "Tony Green" Urso – imprisoned January 2004;
Jerome Johnson shot Colombo on June 28, 1971 at the second "Italian-American Unity Day" rally; Johnson was then shot and killed on the spot by Colombo's bodyguards. Johnson was tentatively linked to the Gambino family, but no one else was charged in the shooting. [43] Colombo survived the shooting, but remained paralyzed until his death in 1978 ...
The son and grandson of a late Colombo crime family mob boss have been busted on federal weapons charges after a huge stash of ghost guns were found at their Staten Island home, law enforcement ...
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno – front boss ... Joseph Colombo – boss (1963–1971) Carmine Persico – boss (1971–2019) Gennaro Langella – acting boss (1981–1984)
Gregory Scarpa Sr. (May 8, 1928 – June 4, 1994), nicknamed the Grim Reaper and 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 chief enforcer and veteran hitman for Colombo boss Carmine Persico.
Joe Gallo was born in the Red Hook, Brooklyn, area of New York City.His parents were Umberto and Mary Gallo. A bootlegger during Prohibition, Umberto invested his earnings into a loan-sharking racket and did little to discourage his three sons from participating in local criminal activity.