- The
Castellammarese War (Italian pronunciation: [kaˌstɛllammaˈreːze, -eːse]) was a
bloody power struggle for
control of the
American Mafia between partisans...
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become the
Bonanno crime family in New York City. He
instigated the
Castellammarese War in 1930 to
seize control of the
American Mafia,
winning the war...
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dominance and
control in the
Castellammarese community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
While operating in Brooklyn, the
Castellammarese leaders were able to secure...
- mobster, who
headed a
strong American Mafia crime family during the
Castellammarese War. Mineo's
organization would eventually become the present-day Gambino...
- ****ociate of the
legendary Lucky Luciano,
Genovese took part in the
Castellammarese War and
helped Luciano shape the Mafia's rise as a
major force in organized...
- Mafia's Five Families, from 1922 to 1931. In 1930, he
battled in the
Castellammarese War to take over the
criminal activities in New York City. The war...
-
Salvatore D'Aquila
criminal organization,
which consisted of many
other Castellammarese immigrants.
During the next few years,
mobster Giuseppe Traina trained...
- as
Piddu (Sicilian
diminutive form of Giuseppe) and his
rivals the
Castellammarese knew him as
Peter Morello. He was
famous for
having a one-fingered...
-
Ferrigno was
murdered along with
Alfred Mineo during the so-called
Castellammarese War.
Ferrigno was born in
Sicily and
emigrated to the
United States...
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powerful mobster in New York, and
Salvatore Maranzano, head of the
Castellammarese Sicilian clan. M****eria had
demanded more
money from Reina, prompting...
