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| Born | November 27, 1897 Rosiglino, Naples, Italy |
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| Died | February 14, 1969 (aged 71) Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A |
Vito "Don Vito" Genovese (November 27, 1897 – February 14, 1969) was a mafioso who rose to power in America during the Castellammarese War to later become leader of the Genovese crime family. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Castellammarese War (1929 - 1931 was a bloody power struggle for control of the Italian-American Mafia between two factions The Genovese crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide Genovese served as mentor to many future mob bosses including Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, 4th cousin Michael "Mike the Pipe" Genovese and Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino. Vincent "The Chin" Gigante ( March 29, 1928 &ndash December 19, 2005) was a New York mobster who headed the Genovese crime Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino, ( August 24, 1902 - October 15, 1976) was a Mafioso who became Boss of the He is also a relative of Thomas Genovese. Thomas Genovese ("Tommy" ( August 31, 1941 Little Italy Manhattan - January 16, 1979) was an Italian-American
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Early Years
After emigrating from Naples, Genovese started his Mafia career serving New York boss Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria during the early 1920s. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century Giuseppe "Joe The Boss" Masseria (c 1887&ndash April 15, 1931) was an early Mafia don in the United States. Involved in bootlegging and extortion, Genovese's main asset to Masseria was his propensity for violence. Rum-running is the business of Smuggling or transporting of Alcoholic beverages illegally usually to circumvent Taxation or Prohibition. Extortion, outwresting, or exaction is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person Unlawfully obtains either money property or services Charles "Lucky" Luciano was an early associate and benefactor of Genovese. Charles "Lucky" Luciano (born Salvatore Lucania; November 24 1897 – January 26 1962 was a Sicilian Mobster. Their relationship lasted 40 years, till Luciano's death. They started together as kids in the slums of New York City.
His wife the large busted blonde Anna who always wore dark glasses, later informed on her husband. Although associates expected Vito to order her execution he later told Joe Valachi he couldn't bring himself to order the killing (as Bonanno crime family boss Phillip Rastelli would later do). Joseph 'Joe Cago' Valachi ( September 22, 1903 – April 3, 1971) (aka Charles Chanbano and Anthony Sorge was the first Mafia member The Bonanno crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within Philip "Rusty" Rastelli ( January 31, 1918 Maspeth Queens - June 24, 1991) was a New York mobster and former Boss Vito was a very thin man who stood at 5'8 who had a fondness of cashmere coats and had bloodless eyes that always seemed to be staring. He is believed to have been the shooter of Gaetano Reina, which led to the breakout of the Castellammarese War. The Castellammarese War (1929 - 1931 was a bloody power struggle for control of the Italian-American Mafia between two factions In April 1931, during the bloody Castellammarese War, Luciano orchestrated the betrayal and assassination of Masseria. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Castellammarese War (1929 - 1931 was a bloody power struggle for control of the Italian-American Mafia between two factions Genovese was one of the four shooters who murdered his former employer. Later that year, Luciano arranged a hit on Salvatore Maranzano, the victor in the gang war. Salvatore Maranzano ( July 31, 1886 - September 10, 1931) was an Organized crime figure from the town of Castellammare del With both Masseria and Maranzano dead, Luciano established himself as the paramount gangster in the country. Luciano now became the boss of his own Luciano crime family with Genovese as the underboss. The Genovese crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide Capo Bastone or " Sotto Capo " known as the " Underboss " is second in command to the Capo Crimini. However, in 1936 Luciano was convicted of pandering charges and sent to prison, leaving Genovese as acting boss. In 1937, Genovese was indicted for the 1934 murder of Ferdinand Boccia. Ferdinand "The Shadow" Boccia ( March 18, 1900 – September 19, 1934) was a New York mobster and gambling racketeer who was To avoid prison, Genovese fled to Italy that same year and settled in in the city of Nola near Naples. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Nola is a city of Campania, Italy, in the Province of Naples, situated in the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines.
Exile in Italy
Genovese lived and prospered in Italy. Vito had become a good friend of Benito Mussolini and was awarded the highest civilian medal the dictator could confer. As a favor for Mussolini, Genovese arranged the slaying of newspaper editor Carlo Tresca, Mussolini's most effective critic in the U. Carlo Tresca ( 1879 - January 11, 1943 New York City) was an Italian -born American anarchist, newspaper editor S. , in 1943.
In Naples, following the allied invasion in 1944, Genovese was appointed to a position of interpreter/liaison officer in the U.S. Army headquarters and quickly became one of American Military Government of Occupied Territories (AMGOT) most trusted employees. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. It was a remarkable turnabout; less than a year before, Genovese had arranged the murder of Carlo Tresca, editor of an anti-Fascist Italian-language newspaper in New York, to please the Mussolini government. Carlo Tresca ( 1879 - January 11, 1943 New York City) was an Italian -born American anarchist, newspaper editor Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology [1]
While helping the allies, Genovese was also running an enormous black market operation with Calogero Vizzini, a powerful Mafia boss on Sicily. Calogero Don Calò Vizzini ( July 24, 1877 – July 10, 1954) was the Mafia boss of Villalba in the [1] On August 27, 1944, the Military Police cracked down on the black market ring and arrested Genovese. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Military police ( MPs) are normally the Police of a Military Organization. When Agent Orange C. Dickey of the Criminal Investigation Division of the US Army investigated Genovese's background, he discovered that Genovese was a fugitive wanted on murder charges back in New York. The United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC is a federal law enforcement agency that investigates serious crimes and violations of civilian and The problem was nobody in the Army or the federal government was interested. [2]
After months of frustration, Dickey was finally able to make preparations to ship Genovese back to New York to face trial. At that point, the pressure started being applied to Dickey. Making less than $210 per month, Dickey turned down a $250,000 bribe to release Genovese. When that didn't work, Dickey was pressured through his chain of command to release Genovese. Dickey refused to buckle under pressure.
Gaining Power
Back on the streets, Genovese did not receive the top spot in the Luciano family that he had long expected. Frank Costello had taken over as boss when Genovese fled to Italy, and kept the post after he returned. Frank Costello, born Francesco Castiglia (January 26 1891—February 18 1973 was a New York gangster who rose to the top of America's underworld controlled Further aggravating Genovese was the fact that Willie Moretti, a feared New Jersey racketeer, had grabbed his old job as underboss. Guarino "Willie" Moretti ( 1894 - October 4, 1951) was an Underboss of the Genovese crime family and a cousin of family A racket is an illegal business usually run as part of Organized crime. Genovese was busted down to caporegime. A caporegime (or Capodecina) (sometimes shortened to capo) is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking member of a crime family who heads However, his long absence had lulled his enemies into a sense of security they would soon regret. During the 1950s, Genovese ordered the murders of Costello, Moretti and Albert "Mad Hatter" Anastasia. Albert Anastasia (born Umberto Anastasio) ( September 26, 1902 &ndash October 25, 1957) aka the Mad Hatter and Only Costello survived, but he was frightened enough to give up control of the family. Genovese took over as boss of the renamed Genovese crime family, and was now at the height of his power.
Apalachin Meeting
In 1957, Genovese arranged the Apalachin Conference in the rural town of Apalachin, New York, a conference for dozens of top mafiosi that he hoped would confirm his position in the family. Unfortunately for Genovese, the meeting (November 14, 1957) went horribly wrong. New York State Police Trooper Edgar Croswell had been watching the meeting house, which belonged to mobster Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara. The New York State Police ( NYSP) is the State police force of 4600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara ( August 9, 1905 - June 17, 1959 was a New York state mobster who became the boss of the Bufalino crime When Croswell saw large numbers of mobsters there, he called for reinforcements and surrounded the farm. When the attendees were alerted, they chaotically fled the location, some fleeing on foot into the woods. Aside from derailing Genovese's power plan, the Apalachin Meeting brought the Cosa Nostra out of the shadows and into the view of the public and law enforcement. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century
Final Years
In 1959, Genovese was convicted of selling a large quantity of heroin and was sentenced to 15 years in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, is a medium-security prison for men in Atlanta Georgia. Some people believed that Genovese was "set up" by law enforcement because the mob had officially banned drug dealing years before. Other accounts have it that he was set up by Carlo Gambino, Charles Luciano, and Frank Costello in order for Gambino to become Capo di Tutti Capi. Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino, ( August 24, 1902 - October 15, 1976) was a Mafioso who became Boss of the Charles "Lucky" Luciano (born Salvatore Lucania; November 24 1897 – January 26 1962 was a Sicilian Mobster. Frank Costello, born Francesco Castiglia (January 26 1891—February 18 1973 was a New York gangster who rose to the top of America's underworld controlled Capo di tutti i capi or capo dei capi is Italian for "boss of all bosses" or "boss of bosses" On February 14, 1969, Vito Genovese died of a heart attack in the Federal Medical Center for Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U
In popular culture
Genovese is portrayed in the 2001 TV movie Boss of Bosses by Steven Bauer. Steven Bauer (born December 2, 1956) is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actor.
References
- ^ a b The Mafia Restored: Fighters for Democracy in World War II, The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia, Alfred W. McCoy.
- ^ Hunting Down Vito Genovese by Tim Newark, June 2007
External links
- Genovese Article on Gangland News
- Appalachian Meeting on Gangland News
- Vito Genovese
- American Organized Crime - Genovese Crime Family - Vito "Don Vitone" Genovese
| Preceded by Frank Costello |
Genovese Crime Family Boss 1957-1969 |
Succeeded by Thomas Eboli |
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