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- Victor J. Orena (born August 4, 1934), also known as " Little Vic ", is a New York City mobster who became the acting boss of the Colombo crime family. A challenge by Orena to boss Carmine Persico triggered one of the bloodiest Mafia wars of the late 20th century, and the last major mob war in New York City to date.
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On February 26, 1930, Gaetano Reina was murdered and Masseria appointed Joseph Pinzolo as the new boss of the Reina family. During the war Profaci remained neutral, while he secretly supported Maranzano.
After Persico died in jail (2019), another one of his cousins, Andrew (“Andy Mush”) Russo, reputedly took over as boss of the Colombo family. He and other leaders, however, were arrested in 2021 on extortion charges, and Russo died in 2022 while awaiting trial.
Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. (Italian: [koˈlombo]; June 16, 1923 – May 22, 1978) was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the Five Families of the American Mafia in New York City. Colombo was born in New York City, where his father was an early member of what was then the Profaci crime family.
Carmine John Persico Jr. (Italian: [ˈkarmine ˈpɛrsiko]; August 8, 1933 – March 7, 2019), also known as "Junior", "The Snake" and "Immortal", was an American mobster and the longtime boss of the Colombo crime family in New York City from 1973 until his death in 2019.
Jul 7, 2024 · Upon his release in 1971, Joe Gallo met with members of the Colombo Family, who warned Gallo that a peace treaty had been established between the family and Gallo’s old crew. However, Gallo argued that the treaty was void since he’d been in prison at the time, and refused to uphold it.
At the end of the Castellammarese War Profaci was recognized as boss of what was now the Profaci crime family, with Magliocco as underboss and Salvatore Profaci as consigliere. Profaci’s closest ally on the board was Joe Bonanno, who would cooperate with Profaci over the next 30 years.
May 4, 2024 · Known as "The Snake," Carmine Persico became boss of the Colombo family in 1973 and ruled until he died in prison on March 7, 2019. Killing since he was a teenager, it seemed like no one could ever get to him.
