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Vito Genovese (Italian: [ˈviːto dʒenoˈveːze,-eːse]; November 21, 1897 – February 14, 1969) was an Italian-born American mobster of the American Mafia.
Vito Genovese (born November 27, 1897, Rosiglino, Italy—died February 14, 1969, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.) was one of the most powerful of American crime syndicate and Mafia bosses from the 1930s to the 1950s and a major influence even from prison, 1959–69.
Apr 28, 2024 · Vito Genovese rose through New York's criminal underworld during Prohibition and eventually became a Mafia boss before the fallout of the Apalachin meeting ended his reign. For decades, Vito Genovese was practically synonymous with the American Mafia itself.
Jun 23, 2022 · Vito Genovese, a top don who was instrumental in the Italian mob’s rise in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s, lived in three different homes along the Bayshore,...
An American Mafia don with a complex legacy, Vito Genovese was ruthless, ambitious and power hungry, remembered as much for his heavily feared reputation as for being at least partially responsible for the downfall of organized crime in the United States in the latter half of the 20th century.
Dec 7, 2014 · Vito “Don Vito” Genovese was an early boss and namesake of the Genovese crime family in New York. From Prohibition to Apalachin, he used his wits and reputation for violence to help maintain the organization’s place of infamy among the city’s “five families.”
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Sep 9, 2016 · Suave, shrewd, cunning and cruel, Vito Genovese’s tentacles stretched out across the globe from a tiny parcel of land in Manhattan’s bohemian Greenwich Village. Surrounded by clannish Sicilians on all sides and the Irish waterfront mob to the west...
Vito Genovese was an Italian-born American mobster of the American Mafia. A childhood friend and criminal associate of the notorious Lucky Luciano, Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped Luciano shape the new American Mafia's rise as a major force in organized crime in the United States.
Jun 5, 2024 · Vito Genovese, boss of the Genovese crime family, was convicted of drug trafficking charges in 1959. This same year, the family was renamed to honor Genovese’s leadership. Genovese’s next move was to help plan a summit of power players, which resulted in the Apalachin meeting in New York.
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