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  1. Vito Genovese (Italian: [ˈviːto dʒenoˈveːze,-eːse]; November 21, 1897 – February 14, 1969) was an Italian-born American mobster of the American Mafia.

  2. Vito Genovese (born November 27, 1897, Rosiglino, Italy—died February 14, 1969, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.) was one of the most powerful of American crime syndicate and Mafia bosses from the 1930s to the 1950s and a major influence even from prison, 1959–69.

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  3. Apr 28, 2024 · Learn how Vito Genovese rose from a petty thief to a powerful mobster who controlled New York's criminal underworld. Discover how he survived the Castellammarese War, became Lucky Luciano's underboss, and was exiled to Italy.

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  4. Learn about Vito Genovese, a notorious American Mafia don who rose to power through violence and corruption. Discover his role in the Castellammarese War, the Apalachin Summit, the Valachi hearings and more.

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  5. In 1959, Valachi was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for narcotics involvement. He feared that crime family boss and namesake, Vito Genovese, ordered a murder-contract on him in 1962. Valachi and Genovese were both serving prison sentences for heroin trafficking.

  6. Jun 23, 2022 · Learn how the notorious mafia kingpin lived in three different properties along the Bayshore, from a mansion in Middletown to a bungalow in Atlantic Highlands. Find out how his wife Anna left him, his crimes and his legacy in New Jersey.

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  8. Vito Genovese was an Italian-born American mobster of the American Mafia. A long-time associate and childhood friend of Lucky Luciano, Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped shape the rise of the Mafia as a major force in organized crime in the United States.

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