The Colombo Crime Family

Estimate members: Between 75 and 85 (according to Jerry Capeci)
First Boss: Joseph Profaci

Primary activities: Narcotics, gambling, loan sharking, cigarette smuggling, pornography, counterfeiting, hijacking, fraud, stock fraud.

Acting boss: Andrew "Mush" Russo allegedly is the new acting boss, according to Jerry Capeci. He is a cousin of deceased Colombo boss Carmine Persico.
Underboss: The new underboss is rumored to be Benjamin Castellazzo, who is a close associate of former acting boss Joel Cacace.

PROFILES:

BOSSES:

Thomas "Tommy Shots" Gioeli (in prison)
Alphonse “Allie Boy” Persico (in prison)
Carmine "The Snake" Persico (obituary)
Joseph Colombo (whacked)
Joseph Profaci (dead)

ACTING BOSSES:

Joel Cacace (in prison)

UNDERBOSSES:

John "Sonny" Franzese (passed away at 103)
William "Wild Bill" Cutolo (whacked)

CAPTAINS:

Joseph Amato Sr. (in prison)
Anthony Colombo (dead)
Luca DiMatteo (prison)

Pasquale Amato (dead)
Gregory Scarpa Sr. (dead)

SOLDIERS:

Vito "The Mask" Difalco (prison)
Giovanni Cerbone (prison)

Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo (whacked)

ASSOCIATES:

Thomas McLaughlin (flipped)
Giuseppe Destefano (in prison)
John Pappa (in prison)

ARTICLES:

Colombo Mafia family soldier “The Mask” Difalco sentenced to 3 years in prison for racketeering
WATCH: Come see where Colombo family hitmen buried underboss “Wild Bill” Cutolo
Colombo Mafia family legend “Sonny” Franzese dead at 103 – A man must have a code
The Christmas Verdict: How Colombo Mafia family leader “Wild Bill” Cutolo got the present he wished for
The Stalking Capo: How a mobster’s jealousy of his girlfriend caused the indictment of 20 Colombo family gangsters
102-year-old Mafia powerhouse “Sonny” Franzese hit with house arrest by feds
How a rat brought down the Colombo Mafia family crew of “Fat Jerry,” “The Mask,” and “Mumbles”
Gangster Pets: Crazy Joe Gallo and his lion
Underboss "Sonny" Franzese (100) released from prison
The two sides of mob boss Joe Colombo
99-year-old Colombo family underboss Sonny Franzese’s request for e...
Editorial: New York tabloid ridicules mob son who went legit
The FBI's Secret Thirty-Year Relationship with a Mafia Killer
Deal with the Devil - Q&A with author Peter Lance
Will Historic Mob Bust Really Go Down As Historic?
Greg Scarpa and the Gus Farace Hit by David Krajicek
Interview with Sandra Harmon, author of Mafia Son:
The Scarpa Mob Family, the FBI, and a story of betrayal