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Gambino Boss: John Gotti Sr.
By David Amoruso
Posted in 2001
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John Gotti was born October 27, 1940 in the Bronx, New York. When Gotti was twelve he and his family move to a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, Gotti took to the streets more and more and he finally dropped out of school in the 8th grade. On the streets Gotti got involved with gangs and committed… Continue
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Gambino Boss: Paul Castellano
By David Amoruso
Posted in 2001
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Paul Castellano was born Constantino Paul Castellano in Brooklyn on June 26, 1915. His parents were from Sicily and had traveled to the United States to give their children a better life. Castellano's father was a butcher and also controlled a small gambling operation. Castellano was the youngest of three children… Continue
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Gambino Boss: Carlo Gambino
By David Amoruso
Posted in 2002
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Carlo Gambino was born on August 24, 1902 in Palermo, Sicily. He arrived in the US in 1921 and settled in Brooklyn with help of relatives and friends who had already made it their home. He would later help his two brothers when they arrived in the US. In the United States Gambino got involved in crime and in 1930 he was… Continue
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Gambino Underboss: Arnold Squitieri
By David Amoruso
Updated: June 24, 2006
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Arnold "Zeke" Squitieri was born on February 2, 1936. On August 18, 1970 Squitieri shot garment cutter Desiderio Caban five times at first Ave. and 117th St. A cop heard the shots got to the crime scene and saw a gold colored Cadillac speeding away. After a wild six block car chase Squitieri was captured… Continue
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Gambino Underboss: Salvatore Gravano
By David Amoruso
Posted in 2001
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Sammy The Bull Gravano has gone down in Mafia history as the biggest rat ever to walk the streets of New York. No longer is he known as Sammy The Bull but as Sammy The Rat and since he has thrown away his second chance at life outside prison even his friends at the FBI turned on him. Sammy is despised by everyone on both… Continue
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Gambino Capo: Robert Bisaccia
By David Amoruso
Posted on December 4, 2008
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When you ask people about their favorite scene in the classic mob movie Goodfellas, a lot will answer they loved the "You think I'm funny? I'm funny how?" scene. The scene illustrates perfectly how mobsters could go from having a casual dinner where they are laughing, to cold blooded intimidation and perhaps… Continue
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Gambino Capo: Francesco Cali
By David Amoruso
Posted on July 14, 2008
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Francesco "Franky Boy" Cali was born in New York on March 26, 1965, the son of Sicilian parents who were doing pretty good. Back in Palermo, Sicily his father ran a store selling goods and electrical materials. In New York he opened a video store. His father's name popped up during investigations into the Pizza… Continue
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Gambino Capo: Nicholas Corozzo
By David Amoruso
Posted on June 7, 2008
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Nicholas Corozzo, nicknamed Little Nicky because of his 5 foot 5 stature, is one of the Gambino Family's most powerful members, and definitely one of its biggest earners. According to Bruce Mouw, who headed FBI's Gambino Squad, Corozzo's earning capabilities are what kept him in a good position with flamboyant boss… Continue
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Gambino Capo: Michael DiLeonardo
By David Amoruso
Posted in 2003
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Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo was born in 1955 in Bensonhurst, New York. He was brought up in a working class family. As a young boy Mikey was bitten in the face by a dog. The attack left a semi-circular scar on his cheek. At school his scarred face attracted the taunts of the bullies who also gave him the nickname:… Continue
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Gambino Soldier: Charles Carneglia
By David Amoruso
Posted on March 4, 2010
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When Charles Carneglia was arrested on the morning of February 7, 2008, he looked (see photo on the right) like more like Charles Manson than a slick member of New York’s Gambino Crime Family. But though looks can be deceiving, in Carneglia’s case the “Manson look” was pretty appropriate.As a… Continue
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Gambino Soldier: Samuel Corsaro
Posted in 2003
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Samuel "Little Sammy" Corsaro was born in 1943 in Nutley, New Jersey. Later he moved to Clifton, New Jersey where he would remain till his death. Like all mobsters Corsaro also started out in petty crime but in 1969 he decided to rob a liquor store. During the robbery things went drastically wrong and Corsaro shot the liquor store clerk, the clerk did not survive his wounds.… Continue
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Las Vegas: Sin City
Posted in 2008
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“There are [a lot of] places of worship in Las Vegas, but there is only one true god: money.” From The Green Felt Jungle
A century ago Mark Twain wrote the following about Nevada: “In Nevada the lawyer, the editor, the banker, the chief desperado, the chief gambler, and the… Continue
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The Italian Mafia in The Netherlands
Posted January 15, 2007
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The first time the Italian Mafia set foot in The Netherlands was in 1974 when a group of American mobsters came to Amsterdam, to investigate the gambling business there. The group was led by Vincent “Jimmy Blue Eyes” Alo and Dino Cellini. Cellini was a close associate of mob mastermind Meyer Lansky. Vincent Alo was an important Genovese Family mobster who oversaw… Continue
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Albanian Boss: Princ Dobroshi
By Paul Chafs (a member of the Mobbed Up message board)
Posted on June 2, 2009
During the last decades the Albanian Mafia has become an important factor within the European drug world. Gangs are said to be in control of 70% of the heroin market in Switzerland and also control pieces of the drug market in other European countries. They are also rumored to be heavily involved in prostitution rackets in the United Kingdom, Belgium,… Continue
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Organized Crime Gangs Invade Spain
Posted on July 1, 2008
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Spain is a favorite among European tourists. The weather is sunny and warm, and the cities and nature are beautiful. Teens go to the coastal cities to party long and hard. While the more mature tourists visit the cultural spots of Madrid. Spain has something for everybody. And these past forty years it has attracted one particular group with ever increasing… Continue
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Europe - Overview
European Organised Crime Threat Assessment (OCTA) 2011 (English, pdf format)
European Organised Crime Threat Assessment (OCTA) 2009 (English, pdf format)…
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Ferry Koch: King of the Rip
Posted on March 16, 2008
Steve Brown is a former drug smuggler who has written five books on organized crime in The Netherlands. He also has a weblog which you can visit by clicking here.
When I was making the tv program "Tough Guys" (Zware Jongens) for Dutch tv network Veronica I wanted to interview a few 'rippers'. Of course that would be an exciting item. The first man I wanted to interview was Ferry Koch.… Continue
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Dutch Boss: Henk Orlando Rommy
By David Amoruso
Posted on November 1, 2008
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Henk Orlando Rommy is born in Paramaribo, Suriname on March 4, 1951. Suriname is a former colony of The Netherlands and the two nations still have strong links. Many Suriname citizens decide to move to The Netherlands in search of a better life. Rommy's parents made the move when Rommy was three years old. The… Continue
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French Boss: Jacky Imbert
By David Amoruso
Posted in 2005
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Jacky Imbert is a French gangster. A suspect in numerous underworld murders. In an interview with Le Nouvel Observateur magazine in 1993, Imbert said: "The cops always came to ask me about the jobs I didn't do. For the ones I did do, I never saw anyone."
In 1963 Jacky "Mad Jacky" Imbert appeared in a police report… Continue
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British Boss: Stewart Boyd
By David Amoruso
Posted in 2004
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Stewart "Specky" Boyd was born in 1963. He got the nickname Specky because of his glasses. Boyd controlled his criminal business from the Royal Oak pub in Nitshill, Glasgow. From here scores and murders were planned. Boyd was a well connected criminal. He had close business relationships with drug lord John Healy who in turn… Continue
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