Primarily New York City, with additional territory in Upstate New York, Long Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, South Florida, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles[1]
Ethnicity
Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates
Membership
250–300 made members and 1,000+ associates (2004)[2]
Activities
Racketeering, murder, labor union infiltration, extortion, illegal gambling, drug trafficking, guns trafficking, loansharking, bookmaking, truck hijacking, fraud, prostitution, pornography, bribery, and assault[3]
Allies
Bonanno crime family
Bufalino crime family
Buffalo crime family
Chicago Outfit
Cleveland crime family
Colombo crime family
DeCavalcante crime family
Detroit Partnership
Gambino crime family
Lucchese crime family
New Orleans crime family
Patriarca crime family
Philadelphia crime family
Pittsburgh crime family
Hells Angels MC[4]
Pagans MC[5]
Purple Gang[6]
Rivals
Various gangs in New York City, including their allies
The Genovese crime family (pronounced[dʒenoˈveːze,-eːse]), also sometimes referred to as the Westside, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City and New Jersey as part of the American Mafia. They have generally maintained a varying degree of influence over many of the smaller mob families outside New York, including ties with the Philadelphia, Patriarca, and Buffalo crime families.
The current "family" was founded by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and was known as the Luciano crime family from 1931 to 1957, when it was renamed after boss Vito Genovese. Originally in control of the waterfront on the West Side of Manhattan as well as the docks and the Fulton Fish Market on the East River waterfront, the family was run for years by "The Oddfather", Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, who feigned insanity by shuffling unshaven through New York's Greenwich Village wearing a tattered bath robe and muttering to himself incoherently to avoid prosecution.
The Genovese family is the oldest and the largest of the "Five Families". Finding new ways to make money in the 21st century, the family took advantage of lax due diligence by banks during the housing bubble with a wave of mortgage frauds. Prosecutors say loan shark victims obtained home equity loans to pay off debts to their mob bankers. The family found ways to use new technology to improve on illegal gambling, with customers placing bets through offshore sites via the Internet.
Although the leadership of the Genovese family seemed to have been in limbo after the death of Gigante in 2005, they appear to be the most organized and powerful family in the U.S., with sources believing that Liborio "Barney" Bellomo is the current boss of the organization.[7] Unique in today's Mafia, the family has benefited greatly from members following omertà, a code of conduct emphasizing secrecy and non-cooperation with law enforcement and the justice system. While many mobsters from across the country have testified against their crime families since the 1980s, the Genovese family has had only eleven members and associates turn state's evidence in its history.[8] Detective Joseph J. Coffey of the New York Organized Crime Task Force described the Genovese family as "the Ivy League of the underworld".[9]
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How the Mob Is Affecting The County Elsa Brenner, The New York Times (June 23, 1996) Archived November 12, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
Organized crime loses its foothold Las Vegas Sun (July 2, 2002) Archived March 16, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
"The Changing Face of organize crime in New Jersey" (PDF). State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation. May 2004. Archived June 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Organized crime in Springfield evolved through death and money Stephanie Barry, The Republican (December 11, 2011) Archived May 3, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
The History of the Mafia in Connecticut Chris Hoffman, CT Insider (May 31, 2013) Archived March 31, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
McMahon, Paula (August 13, 2016). "Mob crackdown shows South Florida is still home for organized crime, feds say". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 4, 2020. Archived August 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
Two of New York’s Oldest Mafia Clans Charged in Money Laundering Scheme Troy Closson, The New York Times (August 16, 2022) Archived August 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
^"The Changing Face of organize crime in New Jersey" (PDF). State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation. May 2004. Archived June 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
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"The Changing Face of organize crime in New Jersey" (PDF). State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation. May 2004. Archived June 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Mafioso made 'family' fortune through sex trade and extortion The Sydney Morning Herald (September 10, 2012) Archived April 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
How the Mafia Once Controlled the New York Gay Scene Helen Nianias, Vice (July 30, 2015) Archived November 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
^Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs USA Overview p. 13 United States Department of Justice (May 1991) Archived May 26, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
^Gangs and Organized Crime George W. Knox, Gregg Etter, and Carter F. Smith (2018) ISBN 9781138614772
^The Legacy of East Harlem’s Purple Gang Is One of Fear and Violence Tim Reynolds, Medium (October 12, 2023) Archived April 14, 2024, at archive.today
^The Frank And Fritzy Show: Cast Archived March 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - the wiretap network - wmob.com
^Marzulli, John (July 1, 2009). "Mobster 'Mikey Cigars' Coppola won't rat out pals in Genovese crew". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
^A Who's Who, and Who's Where, of Mafia Families Selwyn Raab, The New York Times (April 27, 1998) Archived September 12, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
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