Genovese Crime Family

Born August 28, 1928, Joseph Luco Pagano grew up in the East Harlem section of Upper Manhattan. By at least...

A story about two Jewish boys in The Bronx who, as youths, gravitated to the streets: Sammy Schlitz Schlitten and...

Angelo (Gyp) DeCarlo was a capo in the Genovese Family operating out of New Jersey who specialized in corrupting local...

Ruggerio (Richie the Boot) Boiardo was a notoriously dangerous and powerful Genovese Crime Family mobster who ruled Northern New Jersey...

Jigger Santo was a Genovese soldier who operated under the Frank Iacone regime in Worcester, Mass.

A look at the lives of Genovese mobster brothers, Benny and Charles Lanza.

From the 1935 city-wide dragnets to the high-stakes "Kingston Social Club," Ralph Serpico was the Genovese Family’s permanent fixture in...

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.