More than 40 years after Gambino's death, the New York crime family is still named for him. Although decimated by the federal crackdown during the Gotti era, the Gambino family is still involved in various criminal activities in Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Lorenzo Mannino is a high-ranking mobster in the Gambino Crime family. In 2019 after the death of the family's acting boss Frank Cali, he become the boss of the organised crime family.
They also maintain a strong presence in the state of New Jersey. The Five Families are also active in South Florida, Connecticut, Las Vegas, and Massachusetts. The Bonanno crime family operates mainly in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island.
There are five families recognized as part of the New York Mafia empire of organized crime. They are the Gambino family, the Genovese family, the Lucchese family, the Colombo family, and the Bonanno family.
The Genovese family is still active in the 21st century, reportedly engaged in such white-collar crimes as extortion, loan sharking, and gambling. A 2006 raid led to the conviction of as many as 30 members of the family on racketeering charges, and 6 alleged associates were arrested in 2022.
The character is loosely based on real-life New Jersey mobsters Ruggerio "Richie the Boot" Boiardo, boss of the North Jersey Genovese crime family, and Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, a former caporegime (capo) and "de facto" boss of the DeCavalcante crime family.
Charles "Lucky" Luciano was an Italian-American mobster, considered the founder and father of organized crime in America and the most powerful Mafia boss of all time.
Those currently active in the United States are the Sicilian Mafia, Camorra or Campanian Mafia, 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia, and Sacra Corona Unita or "United Sacred Crown". The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) refers to them as "Italian Organized Crime" (IOC).
Longtime Colombo under-boss John “Sonny” Franzese is the living embodiment of the ultimate mob rule — bragging in an interview about refusing to rat despite it making him the oldest federal prisoner at the age of 100.
Once closely-connected mobsters, Sammy “the Bull” Gravano (left) turned on Gambino crime family chief John Gotti (right) to help prosecutors finally put the organized-crime boss behind bars.
Currently, it is believed that the Gambino family is still active in the United States, but it is no longer controlled by the Gotti family.
John Gotti was an American mobster and crime boss who had a net worth of $30 million at the peak of his criminal empire (after adjusting for inflation). He was known for evading federal charges for his offenses and given the nickname "Teflon Don" by the media.
Umberto "Albert" Anastasia (/ˌænəˈsteɪʒə/, Italian: [umˈbɛrto anastaˈziːa]; né Anastasio [anaˈstaːzjo]; September 26, 1902 – October 25, 1957) was an Italian-American mobster, hitman, and crime boss.
Upon his death from a torturous, four-day bout with pneumonia in 1932, Frank McErlane was described by Chicago Police as the “toughest gangster of them all.” His ruthless bootlegging peers in the Windy City feared him so much they reportedly paid him a “pension” of hundreds of dollars a week just to stay out of town.
As the birthplace of the original mafia, Italy is home to some of the world's most powerful organized crime groups, operating domestically and abroad.
The three main Italian mafia-style groups — the Cosa Nostra, Camorra and Ndrangheta — operate worldwide but keep a very low profile outside of Italy, making it difficult for law enforcement agencies to detect these organised crime groups.
Torrio had several nicknames, primarily "The Fox" for his cunning and finesse. The US Treasury official Elmer Irey considered him "the biggest gangster in America" and wrote, "He was the smartest and, I dare say, the best of all the hoodlums.
Capicola, also referred to as coppa, capocollo, or even gabagool among New York's Italian-American population, is an Italian cured meat made from pork shoulder and neck. It originated in Piacenza in the north of Italy and in the Calabria region in the south.
Unlike the Scarface era, now only mob experts would be able to name the current Chicago Outfit boss. There are not as many bosses because there are fewer street crews. With fewer street crews, there are fewer mob soldiers, who are needed to run a declining number of criminal rackets.
Five Families, moniker given to the five major Italian American Mafia families in New York City: Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese. The families and their inner workings were publicly revealed in 1963, when a Mafia soldier testified at a congressional hearing.
In the 1991 film Mobsters, Joe Bonanno is portrayed by actor John Chappoulis. In 1999, Showtime produced a biographical film called Bonanno: A Godfather's Story, released on DVD as Youngest Godfather.
After Torrio retired, Capone became Chicago's de facto crime czar, running gambling, prostitution, and bootlegging rackets and expanding his territories by gunning down rivals.
The bank owns it now. But back in the not-to-distant day, this abandoned Old Westbury mansion served as the primary set for the hit TV series, “Growing Up Gotti.”
By the mid-1920s, Capone was reportedly taking home nearly $60 million annually ($891 million in today's dollars), and his wealth continued to grow, reportedly topping $100 million ($1.5 billion in today's dollars).