Genovese Crime Family

Philip "Philly Katz" Albanese was an iconic Genovese Family soldier once described by authorities as being a waterfront "kingpin."

Capo Frank Iaconi ran the rackets in the City of Worcester so smoothly and low key, and so lucratively and...

Raymond (Spanish Ray) Marquez was a storied Harlem-based gangster who headed a vast multimillion-dollar-a-year Puerto Rican-based organized crime network.

He wasn’t just another neighborhood tough guy—Joe “Tobin” Scarpinito was Downtown Brooklyn’s quiet boss, an old-school racketeer who rose from...

Philip (Little Farvel) Kovolick was said to have been a member of the Lepke/Gurrah Gang and later became a chauffeur...

Meyer (The Little Man) Lansky was a legendary figure in the Jewish mob, wielding power over New York’s garment district.

Carlo Mastrototaro was a quiet and highly respected capo overseeing the Worcester, MA, faction of the Genovese Family.

Joseph (Joe Curly) Agone was a soldier in the Genovese Family active as a labor extortionist, gunman, and shylock.

Alexander Rosato was a major shylock in East Harlem who had a reputation as one of the wealthiest loansharks around.

Joe Cirelli may have maintained a clean public image, but his behind-the-scenes influence in the Mafia ran deep as he...

Philip Tartaglia was a Genovese Family soldier active in narcotics, policy, dice and card games, extortion, strong-arm work, and high-end...

Herbie Sperling was one of the last real, old-style tough Jewish hoodlums and a New York City heroin kingpin. He...

Louis Pacella was a Genovese Family soldier serving in the regime of Trigger Mike Coppola. He was also a close...

Alfred Cupola was a soldier in the Genovese Family and was said to be a Queens-based mortician with interests in...

Paolo Fraccacreta was a Genovese Family associate who operated a “factoring” or “lending” firm that was a front for “shylock”...