Genovese family
The Genovese crime family ( Genovese Crime Family ), formerly known as Morello family and later Luciano family , is an Italian-American Mafia family of the American Cosa Nostra and the so-called Five Families of New York City , which there the organized crime -wide in Mastering sharing.
Extent and sphere of influence
At the height of its expansion, the Genovese family was not only active in New York City, but had regular offices in Atlantic City (New Jersey) , Hartford (Connecticut) , Miami , Newark (New Jersey) , New Orleans , Las Vegas , Los Angeles , Fort Lee (New Jersey) , San Francisco , Springfield (Massachusetts) .
Until the Cuban Revolution , the clan was also active in Havana , Cuba . These territorial expansions led to overlaps, which provoked various disputes with other Cosa Nostra families from New York and the Chicago outfit and were thus inevitable topics between the bosses in the National Crime Syndicate .
There was always a connection to the original Mafia ( Cosa Nostra ) in Sicily and cooperation with other criminal associations and criminal organizations. For example, the "French Connection" in the 1960s and 1970s was a veritable logistical chain of drug trafficking by various national criminal gangs, which led via the Middle East , Sicily, Marseille to the United States to the Genovese family, which in turn was responsible for distribution left the end consumer to the respective street gangs on site via small dealers .
history
Origins
The history of the group later classified as the “Genovese Family” goes back to 1890, when Ignazio “Lupo the Wolf” Saietta , from Sicily , arrived in New York City. Its Black Hand Gang worked together with the Sicilian emigrants who had already formed a gang under Antonio Morello in particular . Together they founded an extensive counterfeit money ring in Manhattan , which led to the fact that u. a. Saietta and Peter Morello went to prison in 1910.
Under Nicholas “Nick” Morello , the structure that is now considered typical was created, as it still applies to the US American Cosa Nostra.
Nick Morello was murdered in a street cafe in 1916; probably during a meeting with the rival gang boss Pellegrino Morano to end the war between the Sicilians (Mafia) and the Camorra peacefully. Due to the arrest and expulsion of Morano, his group was taken over by the Sicilian Salvatore D'Aquila , who can be considered the founder of the mafia clan, later classified as the “ Gambino family ”. Morello's people joined Ciro Terranova and his brother Peter Morello , but both lost importance with the rise of Joe Masseria .
Ciro Terranova, who served as Capo under Joe Masseria in the 1920s , was considered so demotivated after his murder that even the police removed him from the files. Peter Morello was shot dead on August 15, 1930, a circumstance that is now seen as the beginning of the bloody confrontation known as the Castellammare War .
War of Castellammare
The murder of Joe Masseria in April 1931 marks the end of the so-called War of Castellammare from 1930 to 1931. After this dispute, the American Mafia formed the five families, in principle still valid today, in New York City in particular who were later classified as Bonanno , Colombo , Gambino , Lucchese, and Genovese.
The argument began when Salvatore Maranzano , from Sicily, began to advance into Joe Masseria's territory. Actually, a risky approach, because the murder of Salvatore D'Aquila in 1928 made Alfred Mineo of the Gambino family (also known as the Mineo family) an important ally of Masseria. When he and his 'lieutenant' Steve Ferrigno were shot on November 5, 1930, the tide had turned.
Quite a number of the “ Mustache Petes ” were more or less violently expelled, murdered or sidelined. However , there was no major massacre, as was later postulated by the killer "Bo" Weinberg . When Salvatore Maranzano apparently tried to position himself as head of all five families ("capo di tutti i capi"), he too was murdered on September 10, 1931 with the participation of "Bo".
A new generation of Mafiosi had come to power and soon found themselves faced with the problem of opening up new lucrative business areas after prohibition , which had helped the clans to rise since their inception in January 1920, was ended in December 1933.
The new head of the family was Lucky Luciano , who had a decisive influence on the outcome of the dispute. Among his best people were the later bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese , and together they now led the largest and largest family in New York City.
Frank Costello
Formally, Luciano's term of office was short, as Thomas E. Dewey succeeded in 1936 in having Luciano sentenced to 30–50 years imprisonment for prostitution. However, he continued to direct the activities from prison, and Frank Costello initially implemented them as an “acting boss” in the 1940s, before he became head of the family himself after Luciano was deported to Italy in 1946.
Bookmaking , usury of credit , union corruption and the textile industry in New York City were the primary businesses under Frank Costello's leadership. His conspicuously exemplary management style also convinced many politicians and members of the judiciary (for the good of the family), a circumstance that earned Frank Costello the nickname “Prime Minister”. This persuasion also had a monetary side, however , and so Costello allegedly tried to get FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover on his side by manipulating horse races on which Hoover had bet.
Costello expanded its business field to gaming machines , and by the governor of Louisiana , Earl Long , brother of assassinated Huey Long , the family succeeded even - in addition to New York City - especially in New Orleans foothold.
Vito Genovese
So while Costello opened up new business areas and made political connections, Vito Genovese was literally on the sidelines, since he had disappeared to Italy in 1937 to avoid a murder charge: he had actually always seen himself as Lucky Luciano's successor .
Luciano, imprisoned since 1936, was deported to Sicily in 1946, while Genovese returned to New York in 1945. In this way he apparently became a liaison between Costello and Luciano and even today there are voices that still see Luciano as the real boss of the family at the time.
Costello's power was also based on the people in New Jersey , as he was strongly supported by Willie Moretti and his people, who represented the interests of the family there. Although Genovese succeeded in arranging the murder of Moretti in 1951, he was dismayed to discover that the alliance between Costello and Albert Anastasia , boss of the clan later known as the “ Gambino family ”, had further consolidated Costello's position.
When Costello made a weak appearance at the hearings of the "Kefauver Committee", Genovese seems to have come to the opinion - in view of the looming intrigues to replace Costello - that he can no longer wait. On May 2, 1957, Costello was the target of an attack believed to have been committed by Vincent Gigante while Thomas Eboli is said to have driven the getaway car. Frank Costello survived but did not take up the fight and withdrew. At the Apalachin meeting he was officially allowed to do so and Genovese became the leader of the family now named after him. Since Albert Anastasia was also murdered on October 25, 1957 and Carlo Gambino was confirmed as his successor at this meeting of the National Crime Syndicate , it can be assumed that Genovese wanted to extend his power to the other families.
However, on November 27, 1957 , the Apalachin meeting ended in chaos when it was discovered by the local police. The participants tried to evade police control, but they failed. Many Mafiosi blamed the organizer Vito Genovese for this fiasco . In 1959, Vito Genovese was arrested by the police during a drug operation and sentenced to 15 years in prison. The tip that led to the arrest of Vito Genovese is said to have come from Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky in order to bring down his ambitions as " Capo di tutti i capi ".
The illegal drug trade became a whole new and lucrative source of income for the US Mafia during the 1950s. However, the long-established members also saw the risk of severe police persecution, undermining the organization and loss of profile, while Genovese simply kept an eye on the large profit, which he apparently did not want to share.
One of the main figures in the illegal drug trade was Lucky Luciano , who - expelled to Italy - started the trade from there. Even if the thesis was not followed, Costello was still the "acting boss" under Chief Luciano; it was not in Luciano's interest that the tried and tested, clever organizer and contact-maker Costello withdrew.
The tip that brought Genovese to prison was launched through the small drug dealer Nelson "Melon" Cantellops from Puerto Rico . While still in custody, the formal head of the family tried to plan his revenge, but died on February 14, 1969 of a heart attack . “Acting Boss” had been Thomas Eboli since his imprisonment in 1959.
Control by the Gambino family
However, one thesis says that Thomas Eboli was not the sole head of the family and would have formed a leadership trio ("ruling council") together with Jerry Catena and Mike Miranda ; In any case, his leadership role ended on July 1, 1972, when he was shot in his car in Crown Heights , Brooklyn . Apparently behind the attack was Carlo Gambino , to whom Eboli owed $ 3,000,000 after a failed drug deal and who preferred Frank Tieri to be the head of the Genovese family; then the two families moved closer together and the Gambino family gradually took over businesses and members of the Genovese clan. That didn't change when Tieri was the first mafia boss to testify in court in 1981 on the basis of the “RICO Act” , was sentenced to ten years in prison and died of natural causes before he even started prison.
It slowly dawned on the investigating officer that others than Thomas Eboli or Frank Tieri had pulled the strings in the family . This became clear in 1981 after the takeover by Philip Lombardo , who, for health reasons, resigned his 'office' as head after only two weeks; however, it is believed by many today that he had been the actual head of the family since the late 1960s. The FBI has appropriate tapes in this regard, for example from John Gotti .
The boxers
Vincent Gigante and Dominick Cirillo were both originally boxers. When he became the head of the family, Gigante soon came up with a special trick to protect him from legal prosecution. In pajamas and slippers clothed, lift, with whom he appeared in court, he gave the harmless old man; In any case, the court ultimately did not buy his senility and dementia from him and he was convicted. Whether it was acting or not, his behavior earned him his second nickname "The Oddfather".
Gigante led his clan into modern times and got into computer crime . In addition to the classic business areas, which were of course retained, the construction industry should not be forgotten, which can be considered the (ostensibly legal) basis of the Genovese family.
His successor was Dominick Cirillo, who had also been looked after by Thomas Eboli as a manager and was always to be found in the vicinity of Gigante, but who many only see as the "acting boss". Since he had to begin a 46-month prison sentence in March 2006, the question of leadership in the Genovese family arises again. Mario Gigante , the brother of Vincent Gigante, who died in 2005, is at least considered to be the “acting boss” .
Historical tour
Head of the family
The head of a family can not always be identified so clearly; especially if another family member comes to the fore due to a prison sentence. The external view does not always make it easy to recognize a new head as such or to determine his exact term of office. In addition, a presidential system seems to be establishing itself to a certain extent; ie the head shifts his power more to a so-called “acting boss” and / or “street boss”, who in turn continue to recognize the head as such, even if he is, for example, in custody.
Essentially, however, the following sequence of events within the Genovese family can be assumed, whereby it is also common to see the Morello family as a preliminary phase and to start the family story with Joe Masseria :
| Period | Surname | Nickname | Lifetime | Cause of death | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s – 1909 | Giuseppe "Peter" Morello | The clutch hand | 1867-1930 | Imprisoned 1909–1920 | |
| 1910-1916 | Nicholas (Morello) Terranova | Nick Morello | 1890-1916 | murdered on September 7, 1916 | Client: Pellegrino Morano ; Perpetrator: Tom Pagano |
| 1916-1920 | Vincenzo Terranova | Vincent the Tiger | 1886-1922 | murdered on May 8, 1922 | Resigned in 1920; became underboss |
| 1920-1922 | Giuseppe "Peter" Morello | The clutch hand | 1867-1930 | murdered on August 15, 1930 | Resigned in 1922; became underboss |
| 1922-1931 | Giuseppe "Joe" Masseria | Joe the Boss | 1886-1931 | murdered on April 15, 1931 | Client: Salvatore Maranzano ; Organizer: Lucky Luciano |
| 1931-1946 | Charles Luciano (born: Salvatore Lucania) | Lucky | 1897-1962 | Heart attack | Imprisoned in 1936 / expelled in 1946 |
| 1946-1957 | Frank Costello (born: Francesco Castiglia) | The Prime Minister | 1891-1973 | Heart attack | ousted by Vito Genovese |
| 1957-1969 | Vito Genovese | Don Vito | 1897-1969 | Heart attack | Imprisoned 1959–1969 |
| 1969-1981 | Philip Lombardo | Benny Squint | 1911-1987 | natural death | resigned |
| 1981-2005 | Vincent Louis Gigante | Chin | 1928-2005 | natural death | Imprisoned 1997–2005 |
| 2005 – today | Liborio Salvatore Bellomo | Barney | 1957 – today | Imprisoned 1996–2008 |
- Acting boss
- 1936–1937: Vito "Don Vito" Genovese; Fled to Italy in 1937 to avoid murder charges; was again underboss in 1951
- 1937–1946: Frank "The Prime Minister" Costello; became boss in 1946
- 1959–1962: Anthony "Tony Bender" C. Strollo ; 1899- ?; Disappeared on April 8, 1962, apparently fell victim to a Lupara Bianca
- 1962–1965: Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli ; 1911-1972; became front boss in 1965
- 1965–1969: Philip "Benny Squint" Lombardo; became boss in 1969
- 1990–1992: Liborio Salvatore "Barney" Bellomo; became Street Boss in 1992
- 1997–1998: Dominick "Quiet Dom" V. Cirillo ; resigned / became Consigliere in 2008
- 1998–2005: Matthew Joseph "Matty the Horse" Ianniello ; 1920-2012; resigned
- 2005–2008: Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo ; 1941 – today; Imprisoned 2008-2013
- Street Boss (Front Boss)
- 1965–1972: Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli; murdered on July 16, 1972
- 1974–1980: Alphonse Frank “Funzi” Tieri ; 1904-1981; resigned
- 1981–1986: Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno ; Imprisoned 1987 until death (1992)
- 1992–1996: Liborio "Barney" Bellomo; Detained 1996–2008; became boss in 2005
- 1998–2001: Frank “Farby” Serpico ; ? -2002; Charged in 2001
- 2001–2002: Ernest "Ernie" Muscarella ; 1944 – today; Imprisoned 2002–2007
- 2002–2006: Arthur "Artie" Nigro ; 1945 – today; Charged in 2006
- 2016 – today: Peter “Petey Red” DiChiara ; 1938 – today
Underboss of the family
The underboss is number two in the criminal family; he is the associate director of the syndicate. He gathers information for the boss, gives orders and instructions to the subordinates. In the absence of the boss, he leads the criminal group.
| Period | Surname | Nickname | Lifetime | Cause of death | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903-1909 | Ignazio Saietta (born: Ignazio Lupo) | Lupo the Wolf | 1877-1947 | natural death | Imprisoned 1910–1920 |
| 1909-1916 | Vincenzo Terranova | Vincent the Tiger | 1886-1922 | became boss from 1916 to 1920 | |
| 1916-1920 | Ciro Terranova | The Artichoke King | 1889-1938 | stroke | Resigned in 1920; became capo |
| 1920-1922 | Vincenzo Terranova | Vincent the Tiger | 1886-1922 | murdered on May 8, 1922 | Organizer: Umberto Valenti |
| 1922-1930 | Giuseppe "Peter" Morello | The clutch hand | 1867-1930 | murdered on August 15, 1930 | nec. Mastermind: Francesco Scalice and Albert Anastasia |
| 1931-1931 | Joseph Catania | Joe the Baker | 1901-1931 | shot on February 3, 1931 | Client: Salvatore Maranzano |
| 1931-1931 | Charles Luciano (born: Salvatore Lucania) | Lucky | 1897-1962 | Heart attack | became boss in 1931 |
| 1931-1936 | Vito Genovese | Don Vito | 1897-1969 | Heart attack | became acting boss in 1936 |
| 1937-1951 | Guarino "Willie" Moretti | Willie Moore | 1894-1951 | shot dead on October 4, 1951 | Organizer: Albert Anastasia |
| 1951-1957 | Vito Genovese | Don Vito | 1897-1969 | Heart attack | became boss in 1957 |
| 1957-1972 | Gerardo Catena | Jerry | 1902-2000 | natural death | Imprisoned 1970–1972 |
| 1972-1974 | Alphonse Frank Tieri | Funzi, the old man | 1904-1981 | natural death | became front boss in 1974 |
| 1974-1975 | Carmine Zeccardi | Little Eli | 1910-1977 | natural death | |
| 1975-1980 | Anthony Salerno | Fat Tony | 1911-1992 | natural death | became Street Boss in 1981 |
| 1980-1981 | Vincent Louis Gigante | Chin | 1928-2005 | natural death | became boss in 1981 |
| 1981-1987 | Saverio Santora | Sammy Black | 1935-1987 | natural death | |
| 1987-2017 | Venero Frank Mangano | Benny Eggs | 1921-2017 | natural death | Imprisoned 1991–2006 |
- Acting underboss
- 1990–1997: Michele "Mickey Dimino" Generoso ; 1918-2015; Imprisoned in 1997
- 1997-2003: Joseph Zito
- 2003-2005: John "Johnny Sausage" Barbato ; 1934 – today; Imprisoned 2005–2008
Consigliere of the family
At the same level as the underboss is the consigliere , the advisor to the criminal family. It is usually an older member of the family who has great respect within the family and can therefore exert considerable influence.
| Period | Surname | Nickname | Lifetime | Cause of death | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931-1937 | Frank Costello (born: Francesco Castiglia) | The Prime Minister | 1891-1973 | Heart attack | became acting boss in 1937 |
| 1937-1957 | Sandino Pandolfo | 1892-1965 | mysterious mafioso, mentioned by Joe Valachi | ||
| 1957-1972 | Michele Miranda | Big Mike | 1896-1973 | natural death | resigned |
| 1972-1975 | Anthony Salerno | Fat Tony | 1911-1992 | natural death | became Underboss in 1975 |
| 1975-1988 | Antonio Ferro | Buckaloo | Imprisoned 1978–1981 | ||
| 1980-1981 | Dominick Alongi | Fat Dom | 1927-1981 | natural death | |
| 1981-1990 | Louis Anthony Manna | Bobby | 1929 – today | detained since 1989 | |
| 1990-1997 | James Ida | Little guy | 1940 – today | detained since 1997 | |
| 1997-2008 | Lawrence Dentico | Little Larry | 1923 – today | Imprisoned 2005–2009 | |
| 2008 – today | Dominick V. Cirillo | Quiet cathedral | 1929 – today |
- Acting Consigliere
- 1978–1980: Dominick "Fat Dom" Alongi; officially became consigliere in 1980
- 1989–1990: James "Little Guy" Ida; officially became consigliere in 1990
Members and Associates
Demarcation
“The Mafia would never think of writing, let alone lists of members; a bureaucracy like in the P2 also not; it would not only disturb the flexibility and changeability of the clan, it would destroy it completely. "
This sentence about the original Mafia in Sicily and Italy also applies to the American Cosa Nostra. From this point of view, there can never be, by definition, a complete list of members; but through the necessary external presentation on the one hand and the investigative knowledge of the authorities on the other hand, it allows the affiliation of the most important members to be recognized and determined in the long term. As the rule of silence ( omertà ) is increasingly being broken by the members of the mafia themselves, the information situation for outsiders has improved significantly.
In addition, there is the lack of clarity due to the hierarchy in the family itself, which also allows associates and collaboration with outsiders. In particular, the group of people now classified as Kosher Nostra was simply added to the Sicilian Mafia in the past. Meyer Lansky , in particular, was neither a member of the Genovese family nor of any other clan of the Mafia; Nevertheless, he held a seat on the " Commission " of the National Crime Syndicate and thus had a significant influence on the Genovese family.
Members
The following high-ranking members can be listed for the Genovese family:
| Surname | birth | death | † Root cause | Nickname | annotation |
| Adonis, Joe | 1902 | 1972 | Heart attack | alias Giuseppe Antonio Doto | |
| Alo, Vincent | 1904 | 2001 | Naturally | Friend of Meyer Lansky | |
| Anastasio, Anthony | 1906 | 1963 | Naturally | "Tough Tony" | |
| Bellomo, Liborio | 1957 | "Barney" | "116th Street Crew"; z. Currently in custody | ||
| Carfano, Anthony | 1898, at | 1959 | shot | "Little Augie Pisano" | Established gambling in South Florida |
| Cafaro, Vincent | 1933 | "Fish" | since 1987 Pentito in the witness protection program | ||
| Catania, Giuseppe Jr | murdered | "Joe the Baker" | 1930–1931 "Underboss" | ||
| Catena, Gerardo | 1902 | 2000 | Naturally | "Gery" | 1957–1975 "Underboss" |
| Cirillo, Dominick | 1929 | "Quiet Don" | detained since October 2005 | ||
| Cirillo Sr, Louis | Partner of Thomas Eboli , French Connection | ||||
| Coppola, Michael | 1904 | 1966 | Naturally | "Trigger Mike" | Monopoly on street lottery and artichoke trade |
| Coppola, Michael | "Mikey Cigars" | Murderer of John "Johnny Cokes" Lardiere, detained since 1996 for DNA testing | |||
| Costello, Frank | 1891 | 1973 | Heart attack | "Irish" | Chief 1946–1957 |
| DeCarlo, Angelo | 1902 | 1973 | "Gyp" | ||
| Dentico, Lawrence | 1923 | "Larry Fab", "The Little Guy" | Capo in New Jersey , Consigliere , released in 2009 | ||
| DeSimone, Ralph | 1943 | 1991 | "Cousin" | ||
| Eboli, Thomas | 1911 | 1972 | shot | "Tommy Ryan" | Chief 1969–1972 |
| Genovese, Vito | 1897 | 1969 | "Don Vitone" | eponymous chief 1957-1969 | |
| Gigante, Mariano | 1923 | "Mario" | Head 2006-2007 | ||
| Gigante, Vincent | 1928 | 2005 | "Chin, The" | Chief 1987-2005 | |
| Gussage, Chee | 1936 "Underboss" | ||||
| Ianniello, Matthew | 1920 | "Matty the Horse" | 1997-2005 "Acting boss"; detained again since 2006 | ||
| Leo, Daniel | 1941 | "The Lion" | head of the family since 2007 | ||
| Lombardo, Philip | 1911 | 1987 | Naturally | "Cockeyed Phil" | Chief 1981 |
| Luciano, Lucky | 1896 | 1962 | Heart attack | legendary chief 1931-1946 | |
| Mangano, Venero Frank | 1921 | "Benny Eggs" | Brother of Vincent Mangano , 1931–1951 boss of the Gambino family | ||
| Massaratti, Cassina | "Carlo" | ||||
| Masseria, Joe | 1879 | 1931 | shot | Chief 1925–1931 | |
| Matarazzo, John | 1933 | unknown | "Johnny the Watch" | ||
| Morello, Giuseppe | 1870 | 1930 | shot | "Clutch Hand, The" | Morello family |
| Morello, Nicholas | 1866/1890 | 1916 | shot | "Nico", "Nick" | Morello family |
| Moretti, Guarino | 1894 | 1951 | shot | "Willie" | "Underboss" |
| Muscarella, Ernest | 1944 | 1998–2002 “Underboss” under Gigante, 2002–2007 imprisoned | |||
| Perello, Pasquale Jr. | |||||
| Perello, Pasquale Sr. | Capo ; Son of Pasquale P. Sr | ||||
| Perello, Dominick | 2004 | murdered | Son of Pasquale P. Sr .; disappeared since 2004 | ||
| Perello, Ryan | Son of Pasquale P. Sr. | ||||
| Ponte, Angelo | Order of Malta , imprisoned in 1997 after Operation Wasteland | ||||
| Provenzano, Anthony | 1917 | 1988 | Heart attack | "Tony Pro" | In the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa entangled |
| Salerno, Anthony | 1911 | 1992 | Naturally | "Fat Tony" | Chief 1981–1987, “Number Game” street lottery |
| Serpico, Frank | 2002 | cancer | "Farby" | 1987–2001 "Acting Boss" | |
| Strollo, Anthony C. | 1899 | 1962 | disappeared without a trace | "Tony Bender" | came from the Bonanno family , moved to the Gambino family |
| Terranova, Ciro | 1889 | 1938 | stroke | Morello family | |
| Terranova, Vincent | 1887, at | 1922 | shot | Morello family | |
| Tieri, Frank | 1904 | 1981 | cancer | "Funzi", "The Old Man" | Chief 1972–1981 |
| Valachi, Joseph Michael | 1903 | 1971 | "Joe", "Joe Cargo" | Pentito | |
| Valenti, Umberto | 1922 | Morello family | |||
| Zaccardi, Eli | 1972–1974 "Acting Boss" |
Associate
- Arthur Coffey, Irish
- Michael "Cookie" D'Urso
- Harold Dagget, Irish
- Andrew Gigante
- Meyer Lansky (1902–1983), Kosher Nostra - Boss of the Bugs and Meyer Mob , member of the " Commission " of the National Crime Syndicate
- Morris Levy (1927-1990); Music industry mobster , owner of Roulette Records
- Stephen "Steve" Lenehan
- Zef Mustafa, Albanian
- Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-1947), a "Kosher Nostra" of the "Bugs and Meyer Mob"
- Joseph "Mad Dog" Sullivan
Films and documentaries
- 1972: The Valachi Papers ( Carteggio Valachi ): Film about the history of the New York Mafia from the 1930s to the arrest of Joseph Valachi in the 1950s and his testimony as a key witness against the Genovese family.
- 1973: Lucky Luciano : Film about the legendary American mobster Lucky Luciano .
- 1991: The Real Bosses - A Devilish Empire ( Mobsters ): Film about the War of Castellammare , the founding of the Five Families and the National Crime Syndicate.
- 1998: The Mob - The Godfather of Manhattan ( Witness to the Mob ): Genovese chief Vincent "The Chin" Gigante is portrayed here by Nicholas Kepros.
- 2001: The Godfather of New York ( Boss of Bosses ): Vito Genovese is portrayed here by Steven Bauer .
- 2014: In the Mafia Network - The FBI 's Secret Files ( Mafia's Greatest Hits ): British 13-part documentary series (Episode 2: The Reformer: Lucky Luciano / Episode 6: The Killer: Vito Genovese)
literature
- Hannelore Gude Hohensinner: The Genoveses A mafia family that turned fear into money
- Europa Verlag, Munich / Vienna 1998 ISBN 3-203-77533-6
- Heyne-Verlag 2001, ISBN 3-453-18102-6
Web links
- Crime Library: Epic Saga of the Genovese Crime Family by Anthony Bruno
- Seize The Night - The Genovese Family (English)
- Jerry Capeci's Gangland - The Genovese Family (English)
- Gangsters Inc. - Genovese Crime Family ( Memento from October 7, 2002 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- American Mafia History - Genovese Family
Individual evidence
- ↑ Werner Raith: Parasites and cartridge ; Book Guild Gutenberg 1990, p. 111, ISBN 3-7632-3737-2
- ↑ Fredric Dannen: Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business , 2003, p. 33