611:, and had already told the Bureau of Persico's whereabouts. The FBI concocted the fake "manhunt" to shield DeChristopher, who would later provide damning testimony against Persico as a key witness for the prosecution. Persico was arrested on February 15, 1985 at the home of DeChristopher. An FBI agent actually called the residence and spoke with Persico, telling him the house was surrounded. Persico and another mob associate that had been visiting him surrendered peacefully. Persico, the only head of a mafia family to ever make the Ten Most Wanted list, later autographed one of the posters for an FBI agent.
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360:. As he relaxed in the barber chair, two men—with scarves covering their faces—rushed in, shoved the barber out of the way and fired at Anastasia. After the first volley of bullets, Anastasia allegedly tried to lunge at his killers. However, the stunned Anastasia had actually attacked the gunmen's reflections in the wall mirror of the barber shop. The gunmen continued firing, finally killing Anastasia. No one was ever charged in the Anastasia killing, and there is an alternative theory that gunmen from the
682:, nonetheless praised Persico's performance as his own lawyer in the commission trial and said, "Mr. Persico, you're a tragedy. You are one of the most intelligent people I have ever seen in my life." On November 19, Persico and the other commission trial defendants were convicted on all charges. On January 13, 1987, Keenan sentenced Persico to 100 years in prison, to run consecutively with his 39-year sentence in the Colombo trial, a $ 240,000 fine, and given no option for parole.
667:. He believed that his history of convictions gave him sufficient experience to defend himself. His co-defendants vehemently disagreed with this decision, and the judge warned Persico that he would be waiving "incompetent counsel" as the grounds for an appeal. Persico received counsel from lawyers to help guide him when the prosecutors questioned him. He tried to project a friendly image to the jury and urged them to put aside any preconceptions about "the Mafia" or "
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Russo was released from prison, Persico disbanded the committee and designated Russo as acting boss. In 1996, Russo went to prison and
Persico replaced him with his son, Little Allie Boy, who by now had been released from prison. In early 1999, with Alphonse in legal trouble, Persico made Cacace the acting boss.
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By 1991, Orena had become disgruntled with the current leadership scheme and was tired of the constant stream of orders that he received from
Persico in prison. He also grew to resent that he would have to turn over the family to Little Allie Boy. John Gotti encouraged Orena's rebellion, since he and
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Persico realized that he would likely die in prison, and would thus never be able to resume active control of the family. He was, however, determined to ensure that his cut of the
Colombo rackets continued to flow to his relatives. To that end, soon after he was sentenced, he named his brother, Allie
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William Aronwald, a retired prosecutor who had allegedly been disrespectful to the Mafia. Cacace delegated the job to two hitmen who mistakenly killed Aronwald's father George. In response to outrage from the other New York families, Cacace recruited two more gunmen to kill the first
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Baudanza and Joseph Tomasello. In 1994, when Andrew
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Carmine's other brother, Theodore. Langella supervised various labor rackets for the family, including their stake in the "Concrete Club", and exerted control over various labor unions, including Cement and Concrete Workers District Council, Local 6A. In 1979, Persico was released from federal
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On June 6, 1962, Profaci died of cancer and
Magliocco became the new family boss. However, the war with the Gallo faction continued. In early 1963, Persico survived a car bombing and his enforcer Hugh McIntosh was shot in the groin as he attempted to kill Larry Gallo. On May 19, 1963, Gallo gunmen
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December 20, 2001, Alphonse Persico pleaded guilty to the loan-sharking charges, accepted a 13-year prison sentence and agreed to forfeit $ 1 million. On October 14, 2004, he was indicted on federal racketeering charges, including conspiring to murder Cutolo and Joe Campanella. No charges were
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Persico loyalist, in Brooklyn. By the end of 1991, the two Colombo factions had traded several successful murder attempts. Responding to public outrage over the carnage, law enforcement threw resources into prosecuting the Colombo mobsters, resulting in 68
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quietly poll all the Colombo capos as to whom they wanted as boss. Orena believed that if he had enough support from the capos, it would strengthen his argument that the Commission should recognize Orena, not Persico, as the rightful leader of the family. However, Sessa instead told Persico about
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were dining one day. However, the gunman did not recognize the mobsters and shot four innocent diners instead, killing two of them. After this assassination attempt, Yacovelli fled New York, leaving Persico as the new boss, with Perisco himself coordinating the suppression of the Gallos.
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rally in Manhattan. The shooter, a black ex-convict named Jerome Johnson, was immediately shot dead by Colombo's bodyguards. Colombo survived in a paralyzed state until his death on May 22, 1978. Police concluded that Johnson was the sole shooter. Both law enforcement and the
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agent from 1977–78 while in federal custody. The evidence included a recording of Persico offering the agent $ 250,000 in exchange for getting him an early release from prison. On November 9, 1981, Persico was sentenced to five years in federal prison.
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2454:"Colombo Organized Crime Family Acting Boss Alphonse T. Persico and Administration Member John J. Deross Convicted of Murder in Aid of Racketeering and Witness TAMPERING"
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738:In June 1987, Persico ordered acting boss
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2428:"Mistrial Is Declared in Mob Murder Case"
2375:Cornell Smith, Kati (December 21, 2001).
1863:"Crime Bosses Considered Hit on Giuliani"
1061:Krajicek, David J. (September 19, 2010).
944:. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. pp.
399:away from the Gallos, the warfare began.
2401:Cornell Smith, Kati (October 15, 2004).
2297:Lubasch, Arnold H. (December 22, 1992).
2250:Lubasch, Arnold H. (November 24, 1992).
2110:Glaberstone, William (August 14, 2004).
1960:Lubasch, Arnold H. (November 18, 1986).
1810:Lubasch, Arnold H. (February 16, 1985).
402:On February 27, 1961 the Gallos, led by
2021:Lubasch, Arnold H. (January 14, 1987).
1995:Lubasch, Arnold H (November 20, 1986).
1758:Lubasch, Arnold H. (October 28, 1984).
1370:The complete idiot's guide to the Mafia
925:
2350:"Body Identified as Missing Mobster's"
2323:Cohen, Stephanie (December 29, 2007).
1732:Lubasch, Arnold H (October 25, 1984).
1676:Fried, Joseph P. (November 10, 1981).
1220:"2 More are Sought in Mafia Crackdown"
1167:The Colombo Family: The Olive Oil King
4340:People from Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
4290:American gangsters of Italian descent
2569:Haberman, Zach (September 25, 2006).
2550:from the original on February 1, 2013
2252:"Peace Efforts By Mobsters Recounted"
2224:Cohen, Stephanie (October 13, 2006).
1037:"More Than Close Shave In This Chair"
201:
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2483:Marzulli, John (February 27, 2009).
2184:Capeci, Jerry (September 29, 1996).
1936:"Persico Convicted in Colombo Trial"
1934:Lubasch, Arnold H. (June 14, 1986).
1624:Fried, Joseph P. (August 12, 1981).
1457:Fosburgh, Lacey (December 8, 1971).
1428:Fosburgh, Lacy (November 11, 1971).
1258:"5Shots from Truck Hurt Two Ex-Cons"
851:Federal Correctional Complex, Butner
490:Italian-American Civil Rights League
4300:American people convicted of murder
2509:Hamilton, Brad (January 30, 2011).
1861:Sullivan, John (October 25, 2007).
1650:Farber, M. A. (November 13, 1985).
1459:"Persico is Freed in a Usury Trial"
1430:"Persico on Trial on Usury Charges"
1192:Earley, Pete; Shur, Gerald (2003).
659:FBI 1985 Mugshot of Carmine Persico
4315:Bosses of the Colombo crime family
2157:"The Colombo Family: Junior's War"
1395:"The Colombo/Persico/Orena Family"
909:On March 7, 2019, Persico died at
841:Life sentence for Alphonse Persico
322:and the boss of what was then the
14:
3678:List of Italian-American mobsters
2458:US Atty Office Eastern Dist of NY
2325:"Allie Boy Going Bye-bye for Hit"
992:"Boy 16 arraigned as gang slayer"
93:"Junior", "The Snake", "Immortal"
4335:People convicted of racketeering
4310:American prisoners and detainees
4251:
4250:
2675:American Mafia.com Mob Hits 1991
2637:. nbcnewyork.com. March 7, 2019.
2600:Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator
2377:"Mob Big Cuts 13-year Jail Deal"
2186:"Doin' Hard Time Gangster Style"
1035:Kriegel, Mark (April 21, 1997).
178:Eight years' imprisonment (1973)
29:
4285:20th-century American criminals
4060:Italian-American National Union
2226:"Capo: Gotti Sr. Ignited a War"
1118:Cage, Nicholas (July 17, 1972)
180:Five years' imprisonment (1981)
4345:People from Red Hook, Brooklyn
4200:Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
911:Duke University Medical Center
811:started when Orena lieutenant
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4325:FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
1572:. May 8, 1972. Archived from
1321:"Retrial for Persico Refused"
651:Colombo and Commission trials
372:Profaci and Magliocco regimes
182:39 years' imprisonment (1986)
16:American mob boss (1933–2019)
4330:Gangsters from New York City
3244:List of Mafia crime families
716:Federal Correctional Complex
231:Carmine Persico was born in
3929:Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan
3511:(Northeastern Pennsylvania)
630:, Persico and Gambino boss
484:Colombo and Gallo shootings
4371:
2668:November 27, 2020, at the
2656:December 16, 2018, at the
1198:. New York: Bantam Books.
1120:"Part II The Mafia at War"
807:On November 18, 1991, the
701:United States Penitentiary
675:of prosecution witnesses.
480:as a prosecution witness.
203:[ˈkarmineˈpɛrsiko]
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824:Changing family structure
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4149:Operation Family Secrets
4080:National Crime Syndicate
3790:Atlantic City Conference
3138:Relation to other groups
2571:"Mob Jail Hiss and Tell"
1090:Jerry Capeci's gang land
439:ambushed Persico in the
195:Carmine John Persico Jr.
45:Carmine John Persico Jr.
4320:Criminals from Brooklyn
4295:American male criminals
4045:East Harlem Purple Gang
3914:Colacurcio Organization
2489:The New York Daily News
2190:The New York Daily News
1148:Raab (2006), pp.321-324
1067:The New York Daily News
690:organized crime writer
665:serve as his own lawyer
622:. According to Colombo
318:, the former leader of
3994:Velentzas Organization
3964:Philadelphia Greek Mob
3877:Mafia Commission Trial
3871:Pizza Connection Trial
3461:10th & Oregon Crew
3376:Greenwich Village Crew
3233:Italian-American Mafia
3101:Mafia Commission Trial
1367:Capeci, Jerry (2004).
1087:Capeci, Jerry (2003).
915:Durham, North Carolina
660:
616:Mafia Commission Trial
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362:Patriarca crime family
263:sections of Brooklyn.
82:Durham, North Carolina
3949:Musitano crime family
3721:Black Hand in Chicago
3451:Angiulo's Boston crew
3443:(Northern New Jersey)
1713:on September 27, 2011
1301:on September 14, 2008
1173:on September 13, 2008
1163:"TruTV Crime Library"
936:Raab, Selwyn (2005).
658:
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4164:Operation Underworld
4154:Operation Old Bridge
4085:New Springville Boys
3969:Rizzuto crime family
3959:Papalia crime family
3944:Luppino crime family
3934:Inzerillo Mafia clan
3924:Cotroni crime family
3808:Palermo Mafia summit
3300:New Springville Boys
2808:Colombo crime family
2759:Colombo crime family
2716:Colombo crime family
1890:Ramsland, Kathleen.
1546:Capeci (2001), p.306
1136:Capeci (2001), p.303
517:Umberto's Clam House
249:Colombo crime family
216:Colombo crime family
137:Colombo crime family
4226:Buster from Chicago
4190:Hired Truck Program
4169:Operation Wasteland
4095:South Brooklyn Boys
4070:Marat Balagula gang
3854:Castellammarese War
3386:Springfield faction
3167:DeCavalcante family
3124:Castellammarese War
2606:on February 8, 2012
2464:on January 19, 2012
2161:TruTV Crime Library
1896:TruTV Crime Library
1791:on October 31, 2011
1576:on October 22, 2010
1566:"The Mobs Maneuver"
1492:TruTV Crime Library
1295:TruTV Crime Library
1247:Capeci (2001) p.305
1041:New York Daily News
875:In March 2010, the
605:Hempstead, New York
368:performed the hit.
354:Park Sheraton Hotel
272:South Brooklyn Boys
170:Racketeering (1986)
168:Racketeering (1986)
4205:Rochester bombings
4090:Rudaj Organization
4065:Maceo Organization
4020:Bumpy Johnson gang
4015:Bugs and Meyer Mob
3974:Sacra Corona Unita
3825:Kefauver Committee
3471:Midwestern/Western
3411:New Jersey faction
3381:New Jersey faction
3295:Motion Lounge crew
3249:Mafia bibliography
3078:Kefauver Committee
2982:Michael Rizzitello
2546:. March 17, 2010.
2544:Reuters Edition US
2434:. November 4, 2006
2432:The New York Times
2354:The New York Times
2303:The New York Times
2256:The New York Times
2138:Raab, pp. 328-329.
2116:The New York Times
2072:Vlastellca, Ryan.
2027:The New York Times
2001:The New York Times
1966:The New York Times
1940:The New York Times
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1815:The New York Times
1764:The New York Times
1738:The New York Times
1682:The New York Times
1656:The New York Times
1630:The New York Times
1599:The New York Times
1597:(January 6, 1981)
1498:on August 10, 2011
1466:The New York Times
1437:The New York Times
1328:The New York Times
1265:The New York Times
1227:The New York Times
999:The New York Times
687:The New York Times
673:cross-examinations
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3802:Apalachin meeting
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2901:Frank Abbatemarco
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2356:. October 7, 2008
2214:Raab, pp. 332-335
1707:The Laborerer.net
1528:on March 21, 2012
1522:LocalNewsOnly.com
1418:Raab, pp. 195-197
1380:978-1-59257-305-9
1229:. August 21, 1965
1205:978-0-307-43143-1
1100:978-1-59257-133-8
955:978-0-312-30094-4
818:sentenced to life
809:Third Colombo War
803:Third Colombo war
775:Joseph Russo and
646:Life imprisonment
592:began a national
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384:First Colombo War
377:The Gallo faction
358:Midtown Manhattan
341:and Profaci boss
251:. His son, named
210:and the longtime
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560:Gennaro Langella
533:Gennaro Langella
529:Alphonse Persico
470:illegal gambling
408:Joseph Magliocco
324:Anastasia family
316:Albert Anastasia
310:Anastasia murder
222:Youth and crimes
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4017:
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4006:
4004:
4000:
3999:
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3991:
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3979:Sicilian Mafia
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3951:
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3538:(Philadelphia)
3533:
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3502:Mostly defunct
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3337:
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3172:Gambino family
3169:
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3162:Chicago Outfit
3159:
3157:Buffalo family
3154:
3152:Bonanno family
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3027:
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2906:Benedetto Aloi
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2693:American Mafia
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804:
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781:Anthony Senter
748:
745:
735:
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724:North Carolina
680:John F. Keenan
652:
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636:New York mayor
628:Gregory Scarpa
576:
573:
546:
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540:Persico regime
538:
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478:Joseph Valachi
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418:Changing sides
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3739:
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3269:
3268:Five Families
3265:
3262:
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3256:
3250:
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3048:Family events
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3036:
3035:Carmine Sessa
3033:
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3028:
3026:
3023:
3021:
3018:
3016:
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3008:
3006:
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2977:Lenny Montana
2975:
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2853:Vincenzo Aloi
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3397:Lucchese
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3323:Colombo
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397:rackets
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4178:Crimes
3989:Stidda
3902:Active
3864:Trials
3833:(1963)
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3776:Events
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3711:Bagman
3525:Dallas
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2762:Boss
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