"Thomas Gagliano" redirects here. For the American politician, see S. Thomas Gagliano.
This article is about the Italian-American mobster. For the Italian-Canadian businessman, see Gaetano Gagliano.
Tommy Gagliano
Tommaso Gagliano on his Naturalization Paperworks
Born
Tommaso Gagliano
(1883-05-29)May 29, 1883
Corleone, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy
Died
February 16, 1951(1951-02-16) (aged 67)
Resting place
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, U.S.
Nationality
Italian
Other names
Tom Gagliano Gaetano Gagliano
Citizenship
American
Occupation
Crime boss
Predecessor
Bonaventura Pinzolo
Successor
Tommy Lucchese
Spouse
Josephine Pomilla
Allegiance
Gagliano crime family
Conviction(s)
Tax evasion (1932)
Criminal penalty
15 months' imprisonment
Thomas Gagliano (born Tommaso Gagliano; Italian:[tomˈmaːzogaʎˈʎaːno]; May 29, 1883 − February 16, 1951) was an Italian-born American mobster and boss of what U.S. federal authorities would later designate as the Lucchese crime family, one of the "Five Families" of New York City. He was a low-profile boss for over two decades. His successor was his longtime loyalist and underboss, Tommy Lucchese.
most powerful members of the Reina family. Frank Gagliano was a distant relative of TommyGagliano and the son of a deported mobster. He was also the...
reforms, the New York City underworld entered a long period of peace. TommyGagliano had risen to leadership of the Reina family with the assassination of...
over by TommyGagliano during the Castellammarese War, and led by him until his death in 1951. Known as the Gagliano crime family under Gagliano, the family...
to four years in prison. In 1951 or 1953, longtime boss TommyGagliano died. Underboss Tommy Lucchese took over what was now called the Lucchese crime...
with a shotgun. Masseria's intent was to protect his secret allies TommyGagliano, Tommy Lucchese and Dominick "The Gap" Petrilli. Later his treachery would...
in Sicily. Several Mafia bosses have come from Corleone, including TommyGagliano, Gaetano Reina, Jack Dragna, Giuseppe Morello, Michele Navarra, Luciano...
September 5, 1930 1930–1951: Tommaso "Tommy" Gagliano: retired in 1951, died on February 16, 1953 1951–1967: Gaetano "Tommy Brown" Lucchese: died on July 13...
New York City into the Five Families, headed by Luciano, Joe Profaci, TommyGagliano, Vincent Mangano , and himself. Each family would have a boss, underboss...
gangs of New York into Five Families headed by Luciano, Joe Profaci, TommyGagliano, Vincent Mangano and himself. He called a meeting of crime bosses in...
Families, the others being Joseph Bonanno, Lucky Luciano, Joe Profaci and TommyGagliano. Mangano made the waterfront his family's main income producer. He and...
Corallo had become a member of the Gagliano crime family, the forerunner of the Lucchese family. Underboss Tommy Lucchese recruited Corallo to work with...
Lucky Luciano, the Mangano family under Vincent Mangano, the Gagliano family under TommyGagliano, the Profaci family under Joseph Profaci, and the Maranzano...
Gambino and Albert Anastasia on the Masseria side and Joe Profaci, TommyGagliano, Tommy Lucchese, Joseph Magliocco and Stefano Magaddino on the Maranzano...
monopoly over the ice box distribution in The Bronx. Reina's underboss was TommyGagliano, a former Morello gang member. In the late 1920s, Reina formed an alliance...
Baliao John Salvador Bernardo Provenzano Salvatore Riina Gaetano "Tommy" Reina TommyGagliano Jack Dragna Tom Dragna Nicholas Terranova Vincenzo Terranova...
Anastasia, Joe Adonis, Joe Bonanno, Carlo Gambino, Joe Profaci, TommyGagliano, and Tommy Lucchese. They believed that their bosses' greed and conservatism...
patch up his friendship with Ciro and even befriended Ciro's driver. TommyGagliano (who later became boss of the Lucchese crime family) then asked Valachi...
New York's Five Families: Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, Vincent Mangano, TommyGagliano, Joseph Bonanno, and Joe Profaci; Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone; and...
City. In 1930, Reina was murdered and his family was taken over by TommyGagliano. During the 1940s and early 1950s, the crew was headed by Settimo Accardi...
were reorganized into Five Families headed by Luciano, Joe Profaci, TommyGagliano, Vincent Mangano, and himself. Maranzano also whittled down the rival...
Rico Gagliano is an American journalist, podcaster and radio host. He is best known as the co-host, with Brendan Francis Newnam, of American Public Media’s...
controlled by Luciano and Tommaso "Tommy" Gagliano, head of the Lucchese crime family. Plumeri, John Dioguardi, and brother Tommy were working for both gangs...
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