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In 1959, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for drug trafficking, and after sharing a prison cell with Costello's rival, Vito Genovese, Gigante became a caporegime overseeing his own crew of Genovese soldiers and associates based in Greenwich Village.
Apr 15, 2022 · Powerful Mafia boss Vito Genovese soon took a liking to the young Gigante and became his mentor. Gigante, in turn, took his mob apprenticeship seriously, doing anything asked of him, to the point that he was arrested seven times before he turned 25 for crimes ranging from auto theft to arson.
- Carly Silver
May 1, 2021 · For decades, Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, also known as "The Oddfather," faked insanity to slip under the radar of law enforcement and evade their clutches — at least temporarily. But before his unique Mafia stint, eventual arrest, and death, Gigante began like many mobsters before him: as a boxer.
- Tyler Macdonald
Sep 26, 2019 · In Godfather of Harlem, Vincent “Chin” Gigante (Vincent D’onofrio) is Johnson’s main antagonist upon his return from prison—constantly undermining Johnson’s attempts to regain control ...
- Gina Martinez
Jan 27, 2023 · By Carl Seaver. Last updated on January 27th, 2023 at 08:00 pm. Vincent Gigante, also known as “The Chin” or “The Oddfather,” was arguably one of the most powerful crime bosses in American crime history. His reign was highlighted by guile and ruthlessness.
Dec 20, 2005 · He became a small-time boxer and drifted into the crime family founded in 1931 by gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano. In 1957, Gigante was the hit man in a botched attempt to assassinate...
Although his base of operations was in the Greenwich Village area, he moved his family to Old Tappan, in suburban New Jersey. In 1969 a jury indicted Gigante for bribing the Old Tappan police force to alert him to any criminal investigations of his activities.
