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Gaetano Reina ( Italian: [ɡaeˈtaːno reˈiːna]; September 27, 1889 – February 26, 1930) was an Italian-American gangster. He was an early American Mafia boss who was the founder of what has for many years been called the Lucchese crime family in New York City. [ 1]
The family originated in the early 1920s; Gaetano Reina served as its boss until his murder in 1930. [10] It was taken over by Tommy Gagliano during the Castellammarese War, and led by him until his death in 1951.
Gaetano Reina. Organized Crime Figure. He was boss of the New York Mafia Family that today is called the Luchese Family from the 1920s until he was shot to death on a Bronx Street on Feb. 26,1930.
During this time, Gaetano Reina, a captain within the family, took advantage of its weakened status and broke off, forming his own separate mafia famiglia based mostly in the Bronx. Nick Terranova made an effort to unify much of the Italian underworld in the face of these problems.
Gaetano Reina was an Italian-American gangster. He was an early American Mafia boss who was the founder of what has for many years been called the Lucchese crime family in New York City. He led the family until his murder on February 26, 1930, on the orders of Joe Masseria.
The founder of the Lucchese Crime Family was Gaetano Reina, who was born in 1889 in Corleone, Sicily. During his criminal career he spent many years as Capo in the Morello Crime Family, but by the 1910’s the Morello family began to fall into chaos, and the family became weaker.
Sep 16, 2022 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Gaetano Reina born 1889 Corleone, Palermo, Italy died 1930 Bronx, New York, United States including ancestors + children + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community.
Dec 20, 2020 · Thomas Gaetano Lucchese, born Gaetano Lucchese; Italian; December 1, 1899 – July 13, 1967, was an Italian-American gangster in East Harlem, NY. He was a founding member of the Mafia in the United States, an offshoot of the Cosa Nostra in Sicily.
Jack Reina was the son of early borgata boss Gaetano (Tom) Reina. He was also the brother-in-law to infamous future...
Gaetano "Tommy" Reina (27 September 1889-26 February 1930) was the boss of the Lucchese crime family, leading it from its foundation in the 1920s until his death in 1930; Joseph Pinzolo succeeded him after his murder.