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Thomas Gagliano (born Tommaso Gagliano, Italian: [tomˈmaːzo ɡaʎˈʎaːno]; May 29, 1883 − February 16, 1951) was an Italian-born American mobster and boss of what U.S. federal authorities would later designate as the Lucchese crime family, one of the "Five Families" of New York City.
Known as the Gagliano crime family under Gagliano, the family kept their activities low-key, with their efforts concentrated in the Bronx, Manhattan, and New Jersey. The next boss was Tommy Lucchese, who had served as Gagliano's underboss for over 20 years. Lucchese led the family to become one of the most powerful families to sit on the ...
The Lucchese crime family operates mainly in The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. The family also maintains influence in Queens, Long Island, Staten Island, Westchester County, and Florida. Cutaia Crew operates in Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island. Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction operates throughout New Jersey.
Santoro started working for the Gagliano crime family, forerunner of the Lucchese family, in the early 1930s. He served as an associate of future boss Tommy "Three-Finger Brown" Lucchese's 107th Street gang [269] in operating extortion, loansharking, narcotics and prostitution rings during the 1930s.
This list includes Italian American mobsters and organized crime figures that operate in the United ... Tommy Gagliano (1883–1951) Carmine Galante, "The Cigar ...
Ten members and associates of the Gambino crime family have been arrested, officials announced Wednesday. The United States Attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York said that at the ...
The family lived at 104 Parsons Blvd in Malba, Queens before moving in 1950 to 74 Royat Street in Lido Beach, Long Island. [10] Lucchese's daughter, Frances would marry Tommy Gambino, the son of Carlo Gambino, the boss of the Gambino crime family, which formed a strong bond between the two crime families. [6]
Ten alleged Gambino crime family members and associates have been charged with racketeering conspiracy, extortion, witness retaliation and union-related crimes in a bid for control of New York’s ...