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Anthony Federici, "Tough Tony" (1940–2022) Steve Ferrigno (1900–1930) Louis Ferrante ... List of Mafia crime families; List of mobsters by city; List of crime bosses
goomar or goomah: Americanized form of comare, a Mafia mistress. goombah: an associate, especially a senior member of a criminal gang. heavy: packed, carrying a weapon. hit: to murder; also see whack. initiation or induction: becoming a made man. juice: the interest paid to a loan shark for the loan; also see vig.
This is a list of Jewish American mobsters and organized crime figures, ranging from the late 19th century to the present day. Lieutenant of Boston Mobster Charles Solomon during Prohibition. Later financed syndicate Las Vegas casinos with Meyer Lansky, Carl Cohen and Jack Entratter during the 1950s and 1960s.
Frank Scalice – boss (1930–1931) Vincent Mangano – 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 ...
The leader of the Solntsevskaya bratva. Semyon Mogilevich. Ashkenazi Jewish (Ukrainian Jewish) Uncle Seva, the Brainy Don. Ukrainian mobster who is regarded as one of the most powerful gangsters from the former Soviet Union. Vladimir Kumarin. Russian. Boss of the Tambov gang. Vyacheslav Ivankov.
The 'Ndrangheta (/ əndræŋˈɡɛtə /, [5] Italian: [nˈdraŋɡeta], Calabrian: [ (ɳ)ˈɖɽaɲɟɪta]) [a] is an Italian Mafia -type association [6] based in the peninsular region of Calabria and dating back to the 19th century. Although loosely structured, it is considered one of the most powerful organized crime groups in the world. [7]
In the 2018 book, The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World's Most Powerful Mafia, Alex Perry reports that the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta has, for the past decade, been replacing the Sicilian Cosa Nostra as the primary drug traffickers in North America. [15] Musitano crime family – a Calabrian mafia family, based in ...
Mon (crest) Yamaguchi-gumi (六代目山口組, Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi) The Yamaguchi-gumi is the largest yakuza family, with about 8,200 members. "Yamabishi" (山菱) Sumiyoshi-kai (住吉会) The Sumiyoshi-kai is the second-largest yakuza family, with 4,200 members. Sumiyoshi-kai is a confederation of smaller yakuza groups. Its current head ...