Organized Crime and the New York Mafia• • • •Gang Rule examines the early development of the Sicilian-American criminal network. It does so through articles, photos and documents illuminating the period of the 1890s–1920s. EVENTS View all The Ignatz Florio Co-OperativeThe failure of Giuseppe Morello’s New York real estate and banking business.The Struggle for Control1910-1918. A long running battle between New York’s gangs to control the city’s lucrative rackets.Early Organized CrimeAmerican counterfeiting in the late 1890s was dominated by dangerous Italian-born outlaws that had found a foothold in the US.The Murder StablesThe history of the infamous East 108th Street stables, and the war between the Neapolitan gangs of East Harlem.Al Capone and The Secret ServiceIn 1930, Al Capone met with the Secret Service and introduced them to a NYC based informant. The Grocery ConspiracyIgnazio Lupo and a Mafia conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud by concealment of assets amounting to $500,000.The Morello and Lupo TrialThe Secret Service begin to track the Mafia leaders, Lupo and Morello under suspicion of counterfeiting, leading to the pair’s downfall.Joe Petrosino MurderJoe Petrosino of the NYPD, who made it his mission to smash the Black Hand & Mafia gangs, is murdered in the line of duty.The Barrel MurderThe discovery of a body stuffed into a barrel leads to the capture of “boss-of-bosses” Giuseppe Morello. BIOGRAPHIESView all The Lo Monte BrothersThe story of Fortunato and Gaetano Lo Monte from Villafrati, and their connections with the Morello gang.Giosue GallucciGallucci was a powerful criminal boss in East Harlem involved in politics, gambling and prostitution. He was eventually killed when his own allies turned against him.Ignazio LupoThe Palermitani Mafia leader and brother-in-law of the first US Mafia boss-of-bosses.Giuseppe Morello“Boss-of-bosses” Giuseppe Morello led the Corleonesi crime family in New York.Giuseppe MasseriaKnown as “Joe the Boss”, Masseria started his criminal career in a professional burglary gang. Vincenzo TerranovaConey Island cabaret proprietor and half-brother of boss-of-bosses Giuseppe Morello. GANGSThe Black HandAn ethnic phenomenon beginning in 1903, and lasting over fifteen years. The extortion of wealthy Italians in New York City was attributed to ‘La Mano Nera’.Mafia: The Morello GangThe Corleonesi Mafia family led by “boss-of-bosses” Giuseppe Morello. It later divided into what are known today as the Genovese and Lucchese Families.NYC CamorraThe Brooklyn Camorra gang was a loose combination of two Neapolitan groups based in Navy Street and in Coney Island’s Santa Lucia Restaurant. BLOG View all Crime Scene: Black Hand ShootingNYPD crime scene photos following a suspected Black Hand shooting.The “Valachi Hearings” ChartsHigh resolution charts used in the Organized Crime “Valachi Hearings” (1963).Crime Scene: Giuseppe VerrazanoNYPD crime scene photos after the murder of Giuseppe Verrazano. GALLERIESFamily ChartsVarious Mafia Family charts and diagrams.Various ImagesVarious organized crime images.MugshotsVarious mugshots and crime related photos.
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