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{{Short description|American mobster (1928–1989)}} |
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| name = Joseph Luco Pagano |
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| birth_date = {{birth year|1928}} |
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| birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, USA |
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| death_date = {{death year and age|1989|1928}} |
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| death_place = [[Upstate New York]], USA |
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| relatives = [[Pasquale A. Pagano|Pasquale Pagano]] (brother) |
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| allegiance = [[Genovese crime family]] |
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| criminal_charge = Robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, narcotics trafficking |
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| conviction_penalty= 7 years imprisonment (1955) |
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==Biography== |
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Born in New York, Pagano and his brother [[Pasquale A. Pagano|Pasquale Pagano]] joined the Genovese family in the late |
Born in New York, Pagano and his brother [[Pasquale A. Pagano|Pasquale Pagano]] joined the Genovese family in the late 1940s. With an arrest record dating back to 1946, Pagano had been charged with robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and narcotics trafficking. Pagano worked with Genovese mobster and future government informant [[Joe Valachi]] in [[Anthony Strollo]]'s organization, then one of the biggest distributors of [[heroin]] and [[cocaine]] in the [[East Harlem]] section of [[Manhattan]]. While working for Strollo, Pagano participated in the gangland slaying of [[Eugenio Giannini]] and [[Steve Franse]]. In 1955, Pagano served a seven-year prison term. |
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In a 1977 article, the [[New York Times]] said that Pagano had ordered beatings and [[arson]] attacks against [[Bronx]] health facility operators to gain their participation in a scheme to extort thousands of dollars from the [[Medicaid]] |
In a 1977 article, the ''[[New York Times]]'' said that Pagano had ordered beatings and [[arson]] attacks against [[Bronx]] health facility operators to gain their participation in a scheme to extort thousands of dollars from the [[Medicaid]] health insurance fund. |
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In 1989, Pagano died in his [[Upstate New York]] home. |
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Pagano currently resides either in [[Colorado]] or [[California]], but his whereabouts are uncertain. |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*Goldstock, Ronald, Martin Marcus and Il Thacher. ''Corruption and Racketeering in the New York City Construction Industry: Final Report of the New York State Organized Crime Task Force''. New York: NYU Press, 1990. ISBN |
*Goldstock, Ronald, Martin Marcus and Il Thacher. ''Corruption and Racketeering in the New York City Construction Industry: Final Report of the New York State Organized Crime Task Force''. New York: NYU Press, 1990. {{ISBN|0-8147-3034-5}} |
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*Jacobs, James B., Coleen Friel and Robert Radick. ''Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated from the Grip of Organized Crime''. New York: NYU Press, 2001. ISBN |
*Jacobs, James B., Coleen Friel and Robert Radick. ''Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated from the Grip of Organized Crime''. New York: NYU Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-8147-4247-5}} |
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*United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. ''Profile of Organized Crime, Mid-Atlantic Region: Hearings Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations''. 1983. [ |
*United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. ''Profile of Organized Crime, Mid-Atlantic Region: Hearings Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations''. 1983. [https://books.google.com/books?id=jiuq5-RUM1oC&q=%22Joseph+Pagano%22] |
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*Pearson, John, ''One of The Family: The Englishman and The Mafia'', Century ISBN |
*Pearson, John, ''One of The Family: The Englishman and The Mafia'', Century {{ISBN|1-84413-182-3}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Devito, Carlo. ''Encyclopedia of International Organized Crime''. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. ISBN |
*Devito, Carlo. ''Encyclopedia of International Organized Crime''. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. {{ISBN|0-8160-4848-7}} |
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Latest revision as of 08:17, 13 December 2023
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Joseph Luco Pagano | |
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| Born | 1928 New York City, New York, USA |
| Died | 1989 (aged 60–61) Upstate New York, USA |
| Relatives | Pasquale Pagano (brother) |
| Allegiance | Genovese crime family |
| Criminal charge | Robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, narcotics trafficking |
| Penalty | 7 years imprisonment (1955) |
Joseph Luco Pagano (1928–1989) was a New York mobster and member of the Genovese crime family.
Biography[edit]
Born in New York, Pagano and his brother Pasquale Pagano joined the Genovese family in the late 1940s. With an arrest record dating back to 1946, Pagano had been charged with robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and narcotics trafficking. Pagano worked with Genovese mobster and future government informant Joe Valachi in Anthony Strollo's organization, then one of the biggest distributors of heroin and cocaine in the East Harlem section of Manhattan. While working for Strollo, Pagano participated in the gangland slaying of Eugenio Giannini and Steve Franse. In 1955, Pagano served a seven-year prison term.
In a 1977 article, the New York Times said that Pagano had ordered beatings and arson attacks against Bronx health facility operators to gain their participation in a scheme to extort thousands of dollars from the Medicaid health insurance fund.
In 1989, Pagano died in his Upstate New York home.
Further reading[edit]
- Goldstock, Ronald, Martin Marcus and Il Thacher. Corruption and Racketeering in the New York City Construction Industry: Final Report of the New York State Organized Crime Task Force. New York: NYU Press, 1990. ISBN 0-8147-3034-5
- Jacobs, James B., Coleen Friel and Robert Radick. Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated from the Grip of Organized Crime. New York: NYU Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8147-4247-5
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Profile of Organized Crime, Mid-Atlantic Region: Hearings Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. 1983. [1]
- Pearson, John, One of The Family: The Englishman and The Mafia, Century ISBN 1-84413-182-3
References[edit]
- Devito, Carlo. Encyclopedia of International Organized Crime. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. ISBN 0-8160-4848-7
