DeCavalcante Crime Family

Joseph (Uncle Joe) Giacobbe was a capo in the DeCavalcante Family of New Jersey who operated in Queens, Brooklyn, and...

John Riggi helmed the DeCavalcante ship with a steely resolve for nearly 35 years even while Gambino boss John Gotti...

Sam DeCavalcante was the boss of the DeCavalcante Family who became notorious for undercover FBI recordings at his plumbing office.

Robert Occhipinti was a soldier in the DeCavalcante Family who ran into trouble when the infamous "Sam the Plumber" tapes...

Virgilio (Virgil) Alessi rose from a young bookmaker in Queens to one of New York’s most notorious heroin traffickers, ultimately...

Joseph (Joe Buff) LaSelva was an underboss of the DeCavalcante Family along with Frank Majuri, a rarity in a Cosa...

Gaetano (Tommy Buff) LaSelva was a key figure in the Waterbury faction of the DeCavalcante Family, overseeing gambling and loansharking.

Anthony (Tony Buff) LaSelva was a key figure in the Waterbury, Connecticut faction of the New Jersey-based DeCavalcante Family.

Frank Majuri quietly rose through the ranks of New Jersey’s underworld, becoming a powerful figure in the DeCavalcante crime family...

Tony Caruso was a New York-based soldier in the DeCavalcante Family primarily engaged in the bootlegging rackets. But Tony had...

Umberto Gallo was a soldier in the DeCavalcante Family active in the shylocking rackets and served in the regime of...

Dominick Rizzo was a soldier in the DeCavalcante Family active in gambling rackets for the New York City faction of...

Gaetano D. (Corky) Vastola was a moneymaker and big earner, even infiltrating the recording industry and garnering himself a few...

Joseph Guerriero was a smart and nervy soldier in the DeCavalcante Family and a rackets “boss” of the New Britain...

Antonio Rocco Staiti was a sleeper in the DeCavalcante Family who worked as a union member in the DeCavalcante-dominated Local...