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Jun 27, 2022 · By Marco Margaritoff | Edited By Adam Farley. Published June 27, 2022. Vito Genovese rose through the ranks of the New York mob during Prohibition and eventually killed his way to the top of the city’s most powerful crime family before a few crucial blunders took him down.
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.”
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, the last two of which...
Vito Genovese was an Italian-born American mobster involved with the American Mafia. A long-time associate and childhood friend of Lucky Luciano, Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped shape the rise of the Mafia as a major force in organized crime in the United States.
Vito Genovese, or Don Vito, was a Mafia boss born on November 27, 1897. Although Vito was born in Italy, he soon came to New York City and worked with the local gangs. He and his friend Lucky Luciano killed Giuseppe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano and took over the gang.
Apr 16, 2013 · Vito Genovese. NCS. Also Knows As: Don Vito. Born: Friday November 21st 1897. Died: Thursday February 14 th 1969. Age: 71. Cause of Death: Heart Attack. Crime Family Association: Genovese Crime Family. About Vito Genovese. Vito Genovese was born on November 21st 1897 in Rosiglino, Italy.
