BiographiesPeople connected with organized crime and the New York Mafia.Allesandro VolleroLeader of the Neapolitan Navy Street gang.Aniello PriscoAniello Prisco, nicknamed ‘Zopo the Gimp’ due to a disability, was much feared gangster in Harlem.Antonio CecalaAntonio Cecala, a member of the Morello gang, arrived in America in 1889.Antonio ComitoAntonio Comito was a key witness against the Morello Family 1910.Ciro TerranovaHalf-brother of boss-of-bosses Giuseppe Morello.Colagero MorelloThe son of US Mafia boss Giuseppe Morello.Eugene UbriacoEugene Ubriaco, later Americanized to Charles, arrived in New York August 27th, 1907. Ubriaco, the…Generoso NazzaroJoe Nazzaro was a colleague of Joe DeMarco who had been chased out of Harlem by 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.Giovanni LupoBrother of Mafia boss Ignazio Lupo.Giuseppe BoscarinoGiuseppe Boscarino was born in Corleone around 1850.Giuseppe CataniaGiuseppe Catania, a Brooklyn grocer, was murdered by the Mafia.Giuseppe De PrimoGiuseppe De Primo was a grocer who worked with the Morello gang in connection with counterfeiting US currency.Giuseppe DeMarcoJoseph DeMarco was a Harlem gangster with known connections in the gambling world.Giuseppe GiallombardoGiuseppe Giallombardo was born c. 1875 in Belmonte Mezzagno.Giuseppe MasseriaKnown as “Joe the Boss”, Masseria started his criminal career in a professional burglary gang. Giuseppe Morello“Boss-of-bosses” Giuseppe Morello led the Corleonesi crime family in New York.Giuseppe PalermoGiuseppe Palermo was involved with the Morello Family counterfeiting.Giuseppe VerrazanoA gambler based in lower Manhattan who controlled several gambling houses.Ignazio LupoThe Palermitani Mafia leader and brother-in-law of the first US Mafia boss-of-bosses.Ippolito GrecoGreco was a saloon keeper with Angelo Gagliano at 227 E107th.John RussomanoJohn Russomano was the nephew of famed Harlem gangster, Giosue Gallucci.Leopoldo LauritanoMember of the NavyStreet Gang.Manfredi MineoBoss of the Brooklyn Manfredi (later Gambino) crime Family.Nicholas SylvesterNick Sylvester was an associate of the Terranova brothers.Nicola Del GaudioThe Neapolitan Del Gaudio brothers were involved in gambling in East HarlemNicola TerranovaHalf-brother of boss-of-bosses Giuseppe MorelloPelligrino MoranoPelligrino Morano was the head of a group of Neapolitans based in Coney Island.Pietro InzerilloOwner of a pastry shop on 226 Elizabeth Street – ‘Dolceria Pasticceria’.Raffaele DanielloMember of the Brooklyn based Navy St gang.The Lo Monte BrothersThe story of Fortunato and Gaetano Lo Monte from Villafrati, and their connections with the Morello gang.Tommaso PettoKey suspect in the 1903 Barrel Murder case.Vincenzo TerranovaConey Island cabaret proprietor and half-brother of boss-of-bosses Giuseppe Morello.Vito CascioferroSicilian Mafioso born on January 22nd 1862.Vito LaducaVito Laduca was involved in counterfeiting and the Morello Family.William J. FlynnChief of New York’s Secret Service Division who hounded early counterfeiting gangs.
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