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Aug 7, 2024 · After a series of power struggles and murders, mobster Charles “Lucky” Luciano established the “Commission,” a governing body headed by five New York City crime families. For the next...
The Five Families refer to five Italian American Mafia crime families that operate in New York City. In 1931, the five families were organized by Salvatore Maranzano following his victory in the Castellammarese War.
Nov 12, 2020 · The Five Crime Families of New York City: Inside the Rise and Fall of the Mafia. These Big Apple-based organizations have weathered bloody insurrections, federal convictions and...
Jul 12, 2024 · After Masseria's death, Maranzano called together hundreds of gangsters in New York City for a groundbreaking meeting. It was there that Maranzano officially established La Cosa Nostra (Italian for “our thing”) and divided organized crime in New York into five families.
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Nov 18, 2023 · Ten alleged mafioso from the Gambino crime family — one of New York’s big five families — were indicted by the feds for alleged violent attempts to take over the city’s garbage hauling...
