Chiodo stated that he had undergone a "transformation" from a violent criminal to a man with a conscience. [219] He left the drug trade alone and instead took over the labor and construction racketeering operations for the family in New York City. The Five Crime Families were very powerful at one time in America. [30] The investigators suspected that Cavalieri illegal paid off Local 29 President Louis Sanzo and Local 29 secretary-treasurer Amadeo Petito. 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Anthony Salerno Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Filed: September 24th, 1991. Police believed that the burglary ring was responsible for approximately twenty robberies in Queens and Nassau County before being apprehended. Loria, along with his longtime partner Vincent Papa and his crew, are known as "The Men who Stole The French Connection". Thomas (Tommy or Three-Finger Brown) Lucchese served as Gaglianos underboss until Gaglianos death (probably in 1951), at which time Lucchese was promoted, and the family took his name. His testimony at 16 trials helped convict of a score of associates, including Amuso in 1992 and two NYPD detectives in 2005 who were accused of moonlighting as hit men for the family. The crew stole 398 pounds of heroin and 120 pounds of cocaine from 1969 to 1972. [54], According to investigator Robert Anglen, a Phoenix, Arizona real estate developer, the individual known as Frank Capri is really former mob informant Frank Gioia Jr. [195] After his arrest Pinzolo gave up his boss Giuseppe Costabile, a Camorrista who controlled the area south of Houston Street to Canal Street and from East Broadway to the East River. [183] In 1977, Papa was stabbed to death in prison. [203] He had a brother Calogero "Charles" and a sister Maria Speciale. 'SOPRANOS' Say mobsters put bite on restaurant", "Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Vincent Salanardi", "Jailed Mob Associates Help Convict Men Accused Of Murder", "Pair Get Life Terms In Murder -Reputed Mobsters Also Serving Time For Drugs", New York Times: Ex-Crime Boss Testifies In Gotti Trial, New York Times: Former Crime Boss Testifies, New York Times: Guilty Plea In Mafia Case, New York Times: Reputed Crime Boss Enters a Guilty Plea, New York Times: After Mob, Joe DeFede, Ex-Crime Boss, Is Scraping By, Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator Website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_past_Lucchese_crime_family_mobsters&oldid=1139298729. [51] In 1959, Cuomo opened the first "Ray's Pizza"; he later opened another in the Upper East Side. Gioia, who some called "Baby Face" or "Spaghetti Man," took a transfer. [124] In 1929, he was arrested on bootlegging, narcotics and robbery. Decided April 2, 1976)", "Head of Crime Family Slain in L.I. [200] In 1922, Rannelli was arrested for a shooting several bystanders on August 8, after another gunman attempted to shoot Joe Masseria. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Tommy Gagliano and Tommy Lucchese led the family into a areas of business that were profitable. Lucchese Crime Family. In 1957, Rao was arrested with 60 other mobsters at the abortive Apalachin meeting in rural Apalachin, New York. [155], Aniello "Neil" Migliore (October 1933 September 11, 2019), born in Queens, New York, was a made man. Migliore was a close associate of family bosses Tommy Lucchese and Anthony Corallo. [82] His son Anthony DiSimone served seven years in prison before the conviction was overturned; he later pled guilty to manslaughter in 2010, and served no additional time. DeMeo and his caporegime Nino Gaggi decided to kill Brocchini in revenge and, knowing that they would never be given permission by the Lucchese family, decided to disguise Brocchini's murder as a robbery-gone-wrong. [201] This allowed Gaetano Gagliano to become boss of the family. [53] In 1995, Cuomo was arrested and charged with operating a drug network out of Ray's Pizza on Prince Street in New York. In 1986, Coco created a bingo operation to launder money from criminal rackets. [136] Pappadio worked closely with family boss Anthony Corallo. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:43. [75] On April 6, 2006, Eppolito and Caracappa were convicted of murder for their role in eight mob killings, including that of Anthony DiLapi. He became one of the most successful pornographers in New York City and allegedly owned or controlled at least four pornography distribution companies as well as five adult book shops/peep shows in Times Square. [273], Donald "Tony the Greek" George Frankos, (born November 10, 1938 Hackensack, New Jersey died March 30, 2011 Dannemora, New York), was a Greek-Italian contract killer and mob associate of the Lucchese family, who later became a government witness. FBI surveillance recorded Corallo conducting business with Furnari and other family leaders. [62] In August 2005, he was released from prison. [203] In the 1950s, boss Gaetano Lucchese promoted Rao to Consigliere in the family. However, after the Jaguar came with a new engine and new filter, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents planted a bug in it, and listened in to Corallo's conversations with Santoro, mostly about the profit from the labor and construction racketeering operations in the Bronx, where they extorted unions and had influence in the construction industry. The former New Jersey underboss for the Lucchese crime family, Martin Taccetta, 64, of East Hanover, N.J., also was sentenced yesterday. [130], Anthony "Buddy" Luongo was a former capo in the Harlem-Bronx faction. FAX:973-645-2702 [83] DiSimone's other son Andrew DiSimone became a made member in the Lucchese family. [167] On May 4, 1988, Migliore was convicted was sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined $266,000. [186] The murderers emptied Pappadio's pockets taking cash and an address book to be given to Casso before putting his body into a body bag. [119] During the May 16, 1994, trial, the prosecution planned to use government witnesses and former Lucchese mobsters Alphonse D'Arco, Peter Chiodo, and associate Corrado Marino to testify against Lastorino. Street Boss: Lorenzo Mannino. He was alleged to be a partner and associate of Ellsworth Johnson, although this never was confirmed. During this period, Coco met Rocky Graziano, then an amateur boxer fighting in the Lower East Side. It was thanks to its next boss, Tommy Lucchese, that the family became one of the most powerful ones to sit on the Commission, the governing body of the American Mafia. A reputed Lucchese crime family capo copped to murder conspiracy and other charges on Tuesday in exchange for just 13 years behind bars. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Casso later reported on a meeting at the 19th Hole, in which Furnari told Balagula, Here there's enough for everybody to be happy to leave the table satisfied. As many as 60 mobsters died, upending the hierarchy of several powerful criminal groups. The order shocked D'Arco, who knew that Chiodo had been a close confidant of Casso for years. [59] He later took over as capo of Vario's crew in Brooklyn. [162] He also held a salesman position with "Port Dock and Stone", one of the main suppliers of trap rock to the two companies that controlled the production of concrete in New York City. [161] Migliore as a capo represented the family's interest in Northberry Concrete, a Brooklyn-based contractor and member of the New York City's Concrete club. The heists were of mainly trucks and airplanes. [299] In 1983, Suppa attended a sitdown along with Anthony Accetturo, Michael Taccetta, Thomas Ricciardi and Philadelphia crime family mobsters Jackie "the Nose" DiNorscio and Joseph Alonzo over DiNorscio joining the Lucchese family. The average New Yorker would be unable to pay the posted amount let alone commit a crime calling for millions of dollars of bail. [41] In July 1967, family boss Thomas Lucchese died and Coco became a candidate to become the new boss. [201] In 1930, Reina was murdered, and boss of bosses Joe Masseria appointed his ally Joe Pinzolo as the new boss of the Reina family. The family's most known leader - Thomas Gaetano Lucchese was next in charge. Lucchese family boss Madonna and hitmen get life in prison for 2013 gangland murder. "Perna was armed with a . . [8] Fried, Joseph P. 1980. House. In 2003, it was reported by author Jerry Capeci that the Lucchese crime family was being run by a three-man ruling committee consisting of Migliore, Matthew Madonna, and Joseph DiNapoli in the absence of an acting boss. The amount of bail posted shows the sheer power and magnitude of these individuals. Only the Dead know Brooklyn. [65] In October 2012, Cutaia was sentenced to one year in prison for loan sharking. Furnari's lawyers insisted that Casso's court testimony against Furnari was tainted. In 1986, he served as consigliere for the Lucchese family while boss Anthony Corallo, Salvatore Santoro and Christopher Furnari were on trial in the Commission Case. Reznikov pushed a 9mm Beretta handgun against Balagula's skull and demanded $600,000 and a percentage of Balagula's rackets. [71], Anthony "Ham" Delasco (sometimes spelled Dolasco) was a former boxer and capo in New Jersey. The Lucchese crime family is one of New York Citys Five Families, along with the Gambino, Bonanno, Genovese, and Colombo organizations. FAX: 609-989-2275. Tramunti served as acting boss, even after Corallo was released from prison in 1970. [302] In 1997, Dicristifaro and Schwartz received life sentences, based on the testimony of Suppa and other witnesses. Here are all sorts of stores, pensions, groceries, fruit emporiums, tailors, shoemakers, wine merchants, importers, musical instrument makers.There are notaries, lawyers, doctors, apothecaries, undertakers. [191] Perna and Michael Taccetta were sentenced to twenty-five years each. Lucchese Soldier Salvatore (Sally the Blond) LoProto. Abraham "Abe" Telvi (September 12, 1934 July 28, 1956) was an associate of Johnny Dio. Then all of a sudden he was at risk of being killed if he couldn't pay to the penny. There were several choices for replacement leaders. He opted to break his blood oath and become a government witness, by his own account, to protect his family. Christopher "Christie Tick" Furnari, Sr. (April 30, 1924 May 28, 2018) was a former consigliere until his 1986 racketeering conviction. [180] On October 25, 1988, Sarecho Nalo was murdered, while on the phone with Greek crew boss Spiro Velentzas disputing gambling territory when Michael Spinelli pulled the trigger shotting him. [9] On January 22, 1945, he became a naturalized US citizen. [231], Dominic "Crazy Dom" Truscello (April 29, 1934 July 2018) was the capo of the "Prince Street Crew". Committee on appropriations. His brother-in-law Alfred "Sonny" Scotti and others took over his operations. John Perna, 44, of Cedar Grove, New . Directed by Anthony Bruno. He was sentenced to 100 years in prison before being released in 2014 after serving almost 28 years. [120] Lastorino was released from prison on December 23, 2008, after serving 14 years in prison on conspiracy to commit murder, racketeering and several murders, including the murder of painters union official James Bishop. His soldiers and associates did much of the public work. Charges Against Lucchese Crime Family Soldier Anthony Villani Include Racketeering and Money Laundering for Operation That Brought Millions in Profits. [230], In October 1991, Tortorello, along with Frank Lastorino, Anthony Baratta, Salvatore Avellino, Richard Pagliarulo, George Conte, Thomas Anzellotto and Frank Papagni, inducted (made) Joseph Tortorello, Thomas D'Ambrosia, Frank Gioia Jr., Gregory Cappello and Jody Calabrese into the crime family during a ceremony that was held in a Howard Beach, Queens home. Born and raised in Corona, Queens, he was arrested as a 17-year-old along with four other youths for carrying out a series of burglaries that robbed eight businesses in north Queens of $26,000 during a week-long spree in 1950. The Morello crime family had its origins in the Italian enclave of Harlem that existed at the time. In 2002, Mancione was indicted along with consigliere Joseph Caridi, capo John Cerrella and soldier Carmelo Profeta for extorting the Hudson & McCoy Fish House restaurant in Freeport, Long Island. In exchange for committing the assault, Perna held a lavish wedding reception at Manzos restaurant a month later for a fraction of the price he would otherwise have paid. Lucchese family soldier beats up new husband of one of "The Real Housewives of NJ" as favor to her ex. Many of the Italians came from southern Italy and Sicily and arrived to the United States via Ellis Island. Gagliano used proxies in order to prevent Decades later, the Lucchese crime family was made the dominate crime family and remained the dominate crime family through the 1950s-1980s. It was difficult for someone not at the crime scene to be accused of any wrong doings.Despite rackets and heists leading to the Luchesse familys fortune and power, it also lead to their ultimate demise. Casso was Lucchese crime family's underboss in the 1990s and was believed to have personally killed some 40 people, while ordering executions of 100 more By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com [54] He was later sentenced to life in prison for murder and racketeering. The Lucchese Crime Family played a major role in the politics and economy of New York City as they controlled many major unions. In 1991, Pagliarulo served as a member of a panel that conducted a Lucchese crime family induction ceremony in Howard Beach, Queens. Lucchese replicated Gaglianos tactic of having an extremely private life due to the success of it in the past. DeMeo and several of his associates had first handcuffed and blindfolded two other employees at the car lot and ransacked the office, giving the killing the appearance of an armed theft-gone-awry. He married Mary Zangaglia but did not father any children. After Balagula acceded to his demands, Reznikov told him, "Fuck with me and you're dead, you and your whole fucking family; I swear I'll fuck and kill your wife as you watch, you understand?"[94]. In July 2000, the Third Circuit Federal Court of Appeals ruled that the parole board officials had been denying Furnari's parole eligibility on the tainted assertions of mob turncoat Casso. [136] In the 1970s, Pappadio joined his brother Andimo in controlling Ideal Trucking in the Garment district. The State Investigation Commission charged in 1970 that his pornography businesses had grossed $1.5 million a year. Eventually, Vittorio (Little Vic) Amuso took over as boss, and Anthony (Gaspipe) Casso became underboss. He died during the early 1970s. Corallo died months later in August 2000.[217]. In January 1972, Furnari backed and sanctioned the squad of armed robbers who took the famed Pierre Hotel in Manhattan under siege and stole approximately $3 million in jewels and cash. [300] In 1993, Suppa was indicted along with others on charges that they conspired to distribute up to 1,650 pounds of cocaine in the United States. His uncle, Salvatore Santoro, was a former underboss in the Lucchese family. By the fall of 1986, Corallo realized that he, Santoro and Furnari would not only be convicted, but were facing sentences that would all but assure they would die in prison. He was expelled from the program for attempted bribery and assault a number of years later. Congress. Lucchese crime family - The Lucchese crime family (pronounced [lukkeze]) is one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal pheno. [220], In March 1951, Santoro was indicted on charges of conspiracy to import opium from Mexico and convert it into heroin. [201] During the Castellammarese War, Rannelli continued working with Maranzano until he failed to murder Paul Gambino, the brother of Carlo Gambino, a Masseria family member and was demoted by Maranzano. He has two younger brothers in the Genovese crime family, Vincent and Louis. The Lucchese crime family is one of the Five Families of the New York American Mafia, founded in the early 1920s by Gaetano Reina. [124] He worked with his brother Carmine LoCascio, John Ormento, brothers Joseph and Peter DiPalermo, Rocco Mazzie, James Picarelli and Sammy Kass in many criminal rackets.[124]. United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress. However, in 2001, the Bureau of Prisons National Appeal Board ruled that Furnari was a multiple murderer and was not eligible for parole, based on what some people considered to be Casso's discredited testimony. ", Volkman, Ernest. [20] In 2002, Cataldo was indicted on illegal gambling charges and for the October 7, 1981 murder of William Kennedy. On November 12, 1953, Coco was sentenced to life in prison. [290] In 1928, after Valachi was released from prison Petrilli introduced him to Girolama "Bobby Doyle" Santucci and Tom Gagliano. [44][45][46] During the trial, witness Joel Whitice testified that he borrowed money in the late 1960s from Falco. Pinzolo may have been responsible for Reina's murder, although the most widely suspected culprit for that crime was Vito Genovese. [137] In the 1960s, Macaluso became partners with Lucchese mobster Andimo "Tony Noto" Pappadio in Ideal Trucking and in Garment Carriers Corporation. A small-time associate of an unidentified Lucchese family caporegime in Brooklyn, DiCarlo was also named as a gay pimp in "The Rothstein Files", documents on the sex industry in Manhattan compiled by former New York City Police Department (NYPD) vice squad detective Jim Rothstein in the 1970s. On October 23, 2012, Manzo died in his sleep. Martin Taccetta, 64, formerly of East Hanover, N.J., the former New Jersey underboss for the Lucchese crime family, pleaded guilty to first-degree racketeering and faces a recommended sentence of eight years in state prison. [84] Salvatore DiSimone died in October 2017. His father was Antonio Rao and his mother Liboria Gagliano. Petrilli met Joseph Valachi in Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York. Casso was captured in 1993. [259] He was known as "Fat Pete" because of his enormous girth400lb (180kg) to 500lb (230kg), depending on the source. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Daidone stuffed a dead canary into Facciola's mouth, put his body in the trunk of his 1985 Mercury sedan and abandoned the car on East Fifty-Fifth Street in Canarsie. He was made sometime in the 1940s operating drug trafficking and loansharking rings. After being released from prison, DiLapi was summoned to a meeting with Anthony Casso, and fled. Gagliano was so rarely out in public his whereabouts were entirely unknown from 1951-1953. As a member, he was required to earn money and participate in the affairs of the Lucchese family. [40] In 1965, Coco was released from prison after serving ten years on his life sentence. ", "Justice Story: How 'French Connection' heroin went missing from NYPD Property Clerk's Office: $70 million drug theft rocked city police department in 1972", "Further Developments in the 'French Connection' Case", "United States of America, Appellee, v. Vincent Papa, Defendant-Appellant (Argued September 23, 1975. [131], In December 1986, Luongo was lured to 19th Hole bar in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn to meet with Vic Amuso who persuaded Luongo meet him in nearby house. Furnari was imprisoned in the Allenwood Medium Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. On March 10, 1992, Lucchese associate Michael Spinelli shot Patricia Capozallo, Chiodo's sister, while she was driving in Bensonhurst. [182] In 1975, Papa was convicted and sent to the Atlanta Federal Prison in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1963, during the Valachi hearings Lucchese was identified as a capo in the Lucchese family. [289] The testimony from Pennisi stated that if the Bronx faction refused to step aside, imprisoned boss Amuso had approved of a hit list that included a captain and several members of the Bronx faction. In the early 1960s, when the FBN was compiling Mafia members, Russo, already in semi-retirement, was listed as living at 105 Ridgely Avenue, Iselin, New Jersey. Perna, who is a member of the Lucchese Crime Family, planned and carried out the assault on July 18, 2015, with the help of a member of his crew. Galante had been gunned down on July 12, 1979, allegedly on the orders of the Commission. Reportedly one of the most profitable of the Five Families, the Lucchese family controlled trade organizations, unions, and Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) in Queens, where in 1978 it perpetrated the Lufthansa heist, then the largest cash theft on American soil. The Lucchese Crime Family History From its origins in Italian East Harlem, with many of its founding members having emigrated from Palermo and Corleone, Sicily , and later expanding out into the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, New Jersey, South Florida, and elsewhere, the Lucchese Crime Family has always been considered a major force within the . Patrick Louis "Patty" Testa (March 11, 1957 December 2, 1992) was a soldier. With the failure of his gunmen to murder Chiodo, D'Arco soon became afraid of the wrath of his bosses. 6. [3] He moved to Margate, New Jersey and served as a liaison between families in New Jersey until 1989 when he retired from Mafia affairs. [118] In April 1993,[115] Lastorino was indicted and jailed along with Michael DeSantis and Richard Pagliarulo on murder conspiracy, extortion and other racketeering charges. In the mid-1960s, aspiring mobsters Vittorio "Vic" Amuso and Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso joined Furnari's crew. It's been recently announced that Dina's husband Dave was attacked by a stranger in a parking lot back in 2015. [289] During Pennisi's testimony, he revealed that the Lucchese family operates with a total of seven crews two in The Bronx, two on Long Island, one in Manhattan, one in New Jersey and one in Brooklyn/Staten Island. After a 1991 meeting during which he feared being murdered, D'Arco went into hiding and soon became a government witness himself. [110] In September 1991, during a Staten Island meeting, Vic Amuso and Anthony Casso replaced Alphonse D'Arco as acting boss and created a four-man ruling panel that consisted of Lastorino, Alphonse D'Arco, Anthony Baratta, and Salvatore Avellino. The Five Families: The Rise, Decline & Resurgence of Americas Most Powerful Mafia Empire. NEWARK, N.J. A member of the Lucchese Crime Family was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for planning and carrying out an aggravated assault on the husband of one of the former stars of the Bravo television show The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. At the sentencing, Cutaia's attorney asked the court for home confinement, saying that Cutaia suffered from depression and advanced multiple sclerosis; the request was denied. One Mafia murder and everyone ends up in prison - Lucchese crime family bosses and hitmen found guilty. On July 6, 1942, Santoro received six months to two years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to import narcotics from Mexico. [205] He married Carmelina Alberti and the couple had two daughters, Nina Vento and Liboria Pancaldo. Omissions? [291], Thomas "Tommy Boy" Ricciardi is a former soldier who is currently in witness protection. Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. They murdered Giannini near a gambling club run by Lucchese family soldier Paul Correale between Second Avenue and East 112th Street. [295] Salanardi reported to acting capo John "Johnny Sideburns" Cerrella and assisted in extorting the Hudson & McCoy Fish House restaurant in Freeport, Long Island. [198] Valachi also mentioned that after Pinzolo's assassination a meeting was held on Staten Island to uncover who was responsible for the murder. The 1990s: The rules of . In 1993, Casso was also captured; however, in 1994 he struck a deal with the government to testify against Furnari and other family leaders. Joseph "Little Joe" DeFede (1934 July 15, 2012) was a former New York City mobster and acting boss of the Lucchese crime family who eventually turned informant. Throughout his regime as boss, Tommy Lucchese thought it to be important to keep out of the public eye. He was implicated along with Papa, Anthony Passero, Virgil Alessi and Frank D'Amato in the New York Police Department scandal, in which over $70 million worth of drugs seized during the French Connection operation was stolen from the police property room. . Genovese family capo Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo gave the contract to Joseph Valachi. Meanwhile, we will send word out that from now on you and your people are with the Lucchese family. In early 1990, Vic Amuso and Anthony Casso ordered D'Arco to kill Anthony DiLapi, a soldier who was in hiding. By the early 1960s, he was managing a lucrative weekly dice game in Manhattan's Little Italy, and also had interests in auto theft and narcotics. According to documents filed in his case and his statements made in court: In the spring of 2015, Manzo, one of the owners of the Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson, New Jersey, and the ex-husband of the Bravo star, hired Perna to assault his ex-wifes new boyfriend (now husband) in exchange for a deeply discounted wedding reception to be held at Manzos upscale Passaic County venue. The family continues to engage in racketeering, gambling, and narcotics and retains operations in the Garment District and labour unions. Circa 1967, Brocchini ventured into the pornography business via a partnership with a Jewish associate. [170][171] Migliore held an on-the-book job as a sales representative with a traprock supplier in the concrete business. [237][238] Truscello died during the trial in July 2018. The Five Families emerged at the end of the Castellammarese War, a Mafia power struggle in the early 1930s named for the Sicilian hometown of many of the participants. When she's not Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Feb 16, 2019 - Explore William Lowden's board "Lucchese crime family" on Pinterest. In the early 1980s, Anthony Corallo found a new way to discuss business without ever meeting his top underlings Santoro and Furnari. On September 25, 1988, Rao died of natural causes and is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. [258], Peter "Fat Pete" Chiodo (19512016), was a former caporegime in the Lucchese family before becoming a government witness. [136] Anthony Casso planned Pappadio's murder ordering brothers Carmine Avellino to bring Pappadio to Crown Bagels, a bakery on Rockaway Boulevard in the South Ozone Park, Queens. Furnari operated his crew in Bensonhurst at the 19th Hole, a nondescript bar and mob social club. [70] Correale ran a Lucchese family gambling club between Second Avenue and East 112th Street in East Harlem. Suppa was a soldier in the Lucchese family's New Jersey faction operating in Florida as Anthony Accetturo's right-hand man. [37] These accusations continued until Graziano retired in 1952. Furnari reigned as one of New York's top Mafia bosses throughout the early 1980s until his 1985 racketeering indictment. District of New Jersey Casso intended to blame the murder on the Gambino family in a plot to kill John A. By age 15, Furnari was managing his own loanshark operations in Brooklyn and Northern New Jersey. 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