Five New York families that are fun
to hang-out with and good to know:
2. Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo-Chicago crime boss who started under Al Capone, and came back from retirement in the eighties to act as consigliere for the family.
3. Charles "Lucky" Luciano-New York City gangster who united the Sicilian and Italian mobs after the Castellamarse Wars. Luciano was the man who set up the National Commission of LCN.
4. Frank Costello-New York City boss of what was to become the Genovese family, Costello was known as the "Prime Minister" of the NYC underworld.
5. Santo Trafficante, Jr.-boss of the Tampa family who was heavily involved in the Havana casinos and possibly in the JFK assassination.
6. Carmine "Junior" Persico-Colombo family boss who has been in power since the seventies. He led the family through its civil war in the early '90's, even though he was incarcerated at the time.
7. Alphonse "Scarface" Capone-Infamous Chicago gangster who gained his popularity during the time of Prohibition.
8. Vito Genovese-boss of the crime family of the same name in NYC who was framed by other mobsters after his attempts to gain more power in the city.
9. Sam "Mooney" Giancana-Chicago gangster who initiated the Outfit's move into the Las Vegas casinos, he was murdered in 1977.
10. Carlos Marcello-New Orleans mobster who was said to be involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination.
11. Raymond Patriarca, Sr.-Boston boss who led the New England family into prominence.
12. Gaetano "Tommy Brown" Lucchese-NYC crime boss who set up the garment industry rackets in the city.
13. Albert Anastasia-New York boss who started Murder Inc., the organization which resulted in the murders of over 400 men during Anastasia's reign.
14. Stefano Maggadino-Buffalo mob boss who was the first boss from outside of New York City to serve on the National Commission of Cosa Nostra.
15. John Gotti, Sr.-Possibly the most famous gangster in history, Gotti is the Gambino boss who is now serving a life sentence in Marion, Illinois for murder conspiracy and racketeering charges.
16. Joe Profaci-Original boss of the Colombo family who survived a rebellion by the Gallo bros.
17. Vincent "Chin" Gigante-Genovese boss who was recently convicted of racketeering charges.
18. Joe Colombo-NYC boss who was killed at a rally for his Italian-American Civil Rights League.
19. Paul "The Waiter" Ricca-Chicago boss who helped Tony Accardo run the Outfit in the fifties.
20. Angelo Bruno-Philadelphia boss whose murder in 1980 set off the mob wars in the city.
21. Frank Balistrieri-Milwaukee boss who was convicted in 1983 of skimming from Stardust casino
22. Joe Bonanno-NYC boss who started the Banana War with his plot to murder the other bosses
23. Nick Civella-Kansas City boss who was involved heavily in the Las Vegas casinos.
24. Vincent Mangano-early boss of the Gambino family who controlled the docks in Brooklyn
25. John LaRocca-Pittsburgh boss who brought the family into the national spotlight.
27. Sal Maranzano-NYC gangster who was the victor of the Castellamarse Wars, only to be doublecrossed by Charlie Luciano.
28. Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria-Mobster who came out on the losing side in the Castellamarse Wars.
29. Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo-Philadelphia gangster who emerged as the new boss after the city's mob wars in the early '80's.
30. Aniello "Neil" Dellacroce-Gambino family underboss during Paul Castellano's reign who led the faction that eventually assassinated Castellano immediately after Dellacroce's death.
31. Carmine "The Cigar" Galante-Bonanno family boss who was assassinated at Joe & Mary's Italian Restaurant in 1979 after his drug dealing was revealed to the other families.
32. Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo-Lucchese boss named Tony Ducks for his ability to duck prosecution on various charges.
33. Phillip "Rusty" Rastelli-Man who succeeded Carmine Galante as Bonanno boss in 1979.
34. Gennaro "Gerry Lang" Langella-mobster who ran the Colombo family during Carmine Persico's incarceration in the 1980's.
35. Joe Barbara-Northeast Pennsylvania boss who hosted the famed Apalachin conference in 1957
36. John "Jackie" Cerone-Chicago boss of the late seventies.
37. Carl DeLuna-Kansas City boss of the eighties.
38. Simone "Sam the Plumber" DeCavalcante-boss of the New Jersey crime family during the '60's
39. Frank DeSimone-Los Angeles crime boss of the 1960's.
40. Johnny Rosselli-Chicago and L.A. mobster who ran Las Vegas for Sam Giancana.
41. Jack Dragna-L.A. mobster who established the family's presence in the movie industry.
42. Paul Castellano-brother in law of Carlo Gambino who took over the family upon Don Carlo's death in 1976, Castellano was murdered in 1985 by a faction headed by John Gotti.
43. Peter Milano-L.A. boss who recently returned from a prison stint and is trying to move into some of the Las Vegas casinos.
44. Jack Tocco-longtime Detroit boss who was indicted along with the rest of the Detroit administration in 1996.
45. Joe Adonis-real name Joe Doto, he was one of the early bosses in New York who was deported in 1956 to Italy.
46. Frank "Funzi" Tieri-Genovese boss who led the family in the early seventies.
47. Frank DeCicco-Gambino underboss to John Gotti who was killed by a car bomb in the late eighties.
48. John Stanfa-Philadelphia mobster who was the boss in 1990 until his imprisonment in 1995.
49. Anthony Giordano-St. Louis gangster who led the family into the Las Vegas casinos.
50. James Lanza-San Francisco mobster who was present at the Apalachin Conference in 1957.