New Jersey-Based Mobsters

Genovese Family Acting Boss Jerry Catena set the record for serving the most time in prison for contempt of court convictions.

Jack Reina was a “sleeper” to the general public and to many in organized crime, even though his dad was the boss.

One of the most sadistic mafiosi to ever operate in New Jersey was Ruggiero Boiardo, aka “Richie the Boot."

Salvatore (Sally Bugs) Briguglio was Tony Pro's right-hand man, so could he have been the one behind Hoffa's disappearance?

Gaetano (Tommy Nelson) D'Auria was a Genovese Family associate who ran casinos in London and Havana for Charlie the Blade Tourine.

Angelo (Gyp) DeCarlo was a Genovese Family capo specializing in the corruption of public officials New Jersey.

Born and reared in Newark, Andy Gerard’s loyalty, devotion and strict adherence to boss Richie the Boot’s orders helped him rise to the very pinnacle of the Jersey underworld.

Antonio Guarino was a shadowy, little known member in the Luciano/Genovese Family believed to have served in the regime of Joe Adonis.

It was alleged that Peter (Lodi Pete) La Placa had clipped so many men over the years that he bragged he had his own makeshift cemetery in the marshlands of Northern New Jersey.

Andrew Lombardino was a Colombo Family soldier and later capodecina based in New Jersey who was arrested at 1928 mafia meeting in Cleveland.

Anthony Provenzano, better known as Tony Pro, was a Genovese Family member most famous for his links to Jimmy Hoffa, but there's more!

Anthony (Little Pussy) Russo became well known for his big mouth....but Cosa Nostra always has a solution for that!

Giuseppe Sabato was a key Genovese capo who never did a day in jail but rock and rolled in the New Jersey underworld for over six decades.

Salvatore (Jersey Sal) Profaci was a capo in the Colombo Family and the son of boss Joe Profaci whose major racket was business infiltration.

Charles (Charlie the Blade) Tourine was one of the most independent mafioso to ever operate in this country and abroad.