Hijacking and loan-sharking (1973) Conspiracy and racketeering (1981) Racketeering (1986) Racketeering (1986)
Criminal penalty
Eight years' imprisonment (1973) Five years' imprisonment (1981) 39 years' imprisonment (1986) 100 years' imprisonment and fined $240,000 (1987)
Carmine John Persico Jr. (Italian:[ˈkarmineˈpɛrsiko]; August 8, 1933 – March 7, 2019), also known as "Junior", "The Snake" and "Immortal", was an American mobster and the longtime boss of the Colombo crime family in New York City from 1973 until his death in 2019. He had been serving 32 years in federal prison from 1987 until his death on March 7, 2019.
Carmine John Persico Jr. (Italian: [ˈkarmine ˈpɛrsiko]; August 8, 1933 – March 7, 2019), also known as "Junior", "The Snake" and "Immortal", was an American...
between 1996 and 2019, and son of crime boss CarminePersico. On February 8, 1954, Alphonse T. Persico was born in New York City. As a young child he...
from prison and the shooting of Colombo. Colombo supporters led by CarminePersico won the second war after the exiling of the remaining Gallo crew to...
in 1962, Magliocco took over, and the Gallo crew attempted to kill CarminePersico in 1963. Patriarca family boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca negotiated a...
DeRoss. He is an uncle to Carmine "Skippy" DeRoss and to Alphonse Persico, which would make him a brother-in-law to CarminePersico. After the 1971 assassination...
supported him or CarminePersico as boss. Sessa ignored Orena's request and forwarded the information to CarminePersico. At this point, Persico ordered Sessa...
acting boss of the Colombo crime family. A challenge by Orena to boss CarminePersico triggered one of the bloodiest Mafia wars of the late 20th century...
punish Cutolo for his support of Orena, CarminePersico temporarily demoted him from capo to soldier. CarminePersico was also angry that Cutolo had called...
by CarminePersico and Salvatore "Sally" D'Ambrosio after a police officer intervened. The Gallo brothers had been previously aligned with Persico against...
imprisoned Colombo boss CarminePersico ordered Cacace to kill federal prosecutors William Aronwald and Rudy Giuliani. Persico believed that Aronwald,...
Casso was a famous member of the early South Brooklyn Boys, as was CarminePersico, head of the Colombo family The gang has been loosely affiliated with...
several members of the Colombo leadership, including Alphonse Persico (CarminePersico's brother) and Gennaro Langella would be meeting at the Neapolitan...
Dols outside his Brooklyn house. In 1989, the imprisoned Colombo boss CarminePersico appointed Orena to be his temporary acting boss. By 1991 Orena, with...
by CarminePersico and Salvatore "Sally" D'Ambrosio after a police officer intervened. The Gallo brothers had been previously aligned with Persico against...
vegetative state. CarminePersico and his family essentially took control of the family after the Colombo shooting. However, unlike Colombo, Persico preferred...
by CarminePersico and Salvatore "Sally" D'Ambrosio after a police officer intervened. The Gallo brothers had been previously aligned with Persico against...
take complete control. Massino turned to Colombo crime family boss CarminePersico and Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano for advice; they told...
take complete control. Massino turned to Colombo crime family boss CarminePersico and Gambino boss Paul Castellano for advice; they told him to act immediately...
Spero was an associate of the Colombo family under future boss, Carmine "The Snake" Persico. Gravano was initially involved in crimes such as larceny, hijacking...
befriended CarminePersico, boss of the Colombo crime family since 1973, one of New York's five American Mafia families. It was believed Persico had intimidated...
"Little Ralphie" Scopo, Colombo family soldier Added shortly after: Carmine "Junior" Persico, boss of the Colombo crime family Stefano Canone, Bonanno family...
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