GENOVESE CRIME FAMILY


Last update: January 12, 2008

Estimate members: Between 200 and 225 (according to Jerry Capeci)
First Boss: Charles "Lucky" Luciano

Primary activities: The most powerful and wealthy crime Family in the New York area, and perhaps the entire country. The Genovese Family maintains major muscle in narcotics, loan-sharking, extortion rackets, pornography, labor union racketeering, restaurants, seafood distribution and vending machines. They are the most secretive, and well led, LCN Family in the New York region.

Boss: ?
Acting boss: According to a column by Jerry Capeci, Daniel Leo is the new boss of the Genovese Family. He quotes a law enforcement source: "We’re carrying him as the acting boss."

Underboss: ?



GENOVESE FAMILY CHART by Bureau of Narcotics

BOSSES:


Daniel "The Lion" Leo (in prison)
Matthew 'Matty the Horse' Ianniello (in prison)
Vincent "Chin" Gigante (dead, natural causes)
Vito Genovese (dead, natural causes)
Frank Costello (dead, natural causes)
Charles "Lucky" Luciano (dead, natural causes)

ACTING BOSSES:


Dominick "Quiet Dom" Cirillo (in prison)

CAPTAINS:


Tino Fiumara (living in freedom/on parole)

ASSOCIATES:


Peter "Petey Cap" Caporino (flipped)
Andrew Gigante (messenger)
Michael "Cookie" D'Urso (flipped)

ARTICLES:


Unrest Within The New York Mob
Elderly mobsters ran South Florida



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