Just thought you should all know, Frank Di Leo came from an italian background, and seemed to be involved in some "shady" going ons in his past: this is the link: He was also associated with the Gambino family..........Very interesting
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Gambino crime family In NYC, New York, U.S.
Founded by Salvatore "Toto" D'Aquila and named after Carlo Gambino
Years active 1916-present
Territory Various neighborhoods over New York City, and other areas including Long Island, Augusta, GA, New Jersey and Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
Ethnicity Italian, Italian American made men and other ethnicities as "associates"
Membership 260 made members approx,[1] 4000+ associates approx
Criminal activities Racketeering, car theft, conspiracy, Contract killing, construction, building and cement violations, drug trafficking,extortion, fencing, fraud, illegal gambling, labor and construction racketeering, loansharking, money laundering, murder, pier thefts, prostitution, hijacking, Securities fraud, solid and toxic waste dumping violations, and wire fraud [2]
Allies Genovese, Bonanno, Colombo, and Lucchese crime families
Rivals Various gangs over NYC
The Mafia (Cosa Nostra)
Sicilian Mafia
Commission · Sicilian Mafia clans · Sicilian Mafiosi
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Second Mafia War · History of the Sicilian Mafia
Antimafia
Italian Antimafia Commission · Maxi Trial
American Mafia (Commission)
Mafia crime families · Italian-American crime families
Commission member families:
Bonanno · Colombo · Gambino · Genovese · Lucchese · Chicago Outfit · Scarfo · DeCavalcante · Detroit Partnership
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Castellammarese War
Codes
Made man · Omertà · Vendetta
The Gambino crime family is one of the "Five Families" that control organized crime activity in New York City. It is a part of the United States-wide criminal network known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). The group is named after Carlo Gambino, boss of the family at the time of the McClellan hearings in 1963 when the structure of organized crime first gained public attention. The group's operations extend from New York and the eastern seaboard across to California. Its illicit activities include labor and construction racketeering, gambling, loansharking, extortion, drug trafficking, money laundering, prostitution,[2] murder for hire, solid and toxic waste dumping violations, construction, building and cement violations, fraud and wire fraud, hijacking, pier thefts and fencing.
The rise of what for a time was the most powerful crime family in America began in 1957, the day Albert Anastasia was assassinated while sitting in a barber chair at the Park-Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan. Experts believe Carlo Gambino helped orchestrate the hit to take over the family. More of a businessman than a murderer, Gambino teamed up with Meyer Lansky to control gambling interests in Cuba. The family’s fortunes grew through 1976, when the usually astute Gambino made the error of appointing his brother-in-law, Paul Castellano, as boss. Castellano infuriated upstart capo John Gotti, who orchestrated Castellano's stunning murder in 1985. Gotti's downfall came in 1992, when his underboss Sammy Gravano decided to cooperate with the FBI. Gravano's cooperation brought down not only Gotti, most of the top members of the Gambino family. The family is believed to be currently run by street boss John "Jackie" D'Amico