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The Gambino crime family is an organized crime syndicate based in New York City, commonly thought of as part of the Italian Mafia.
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Fast Facts:
- Base of operations: New York, New York
- Active: 1931 to present
- Ethnicity: Sicilian, Sicilian-American, Italian, Italian-American
- Former heads: Carlo Gambino, Frank Castellano, John Gotti
- Prominent figures: Sammy Gravano, Peter Gotti, Frank DeCicco
- Trafficked in drugs when other families would notCrime library: The Gambino Crime Family and the Castellammarese War
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Founding and Early History
The Gambino crime family received its name from Carlo Gambino, a mobster who ascended to the post after engineering the murder of his superior, Albert Anastasia, in 1957. Unlike other crime families that scorned drug trafficking, Gambino helped pioneer his organization's entry into the lucrative business in the late 1950s. The Gambino family also became active in scores of legitimate businesses which were used as "fronts" for illegal activities, and the family infiltrated the Teamsters Union and the trash disposal business in all five boroughs of New York City.Crime library: The Gambino Crime Family and the Castellammarese WarThe Torch Passes
In the 1970s, Carlo Gambino's health began to fail and he was replaced by Frank Castellano. Castellano was an unpopular head of the family, and in 1985, he was assassinated by a rival faction of the family, headed by John Gotti, outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan. Gotti became the new boss of the Gambino crime family.Crime library: The Gambino Crime Family and the Castellammarese WarDecline of the Family
While Gotti's takeover of the family was welcomed by many in the organization, he was recorded plotting crimes via wiretaps, and in 1992, he was sentenced to life in prison. Gotti continued to rule his family from prison, but by the time of his death in 2002, the family was a shell of its former self.Crime library: The Gambino Crime Family and the Castellammarese War-
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With Gotti Jury Deadlocked, Prosecutors Face Prospect of Another Stalemate
The then 71-year-old mob patriarch suffered from terminal cancer, and as the reputed underboss of the Gambino Crime Family at the time, ... (November 28, 2009)FOXNews -
Jon “junior” Gotti Murder Trial Breaks For Thanksgiving
According to Wikipedia,, Gotti was inducted into the Gambino Crime Family in 1988 and became a captain in 1990. In April, 1992 his father, John J. Gotti, ... (November 26, 2009)E Canada Now -
Junior Gotti Claims He Has, but Can You Quit Mob?
A jury is deliberating the fate of the 45-year-old son of America's most famous mob boss, the late John Gotti, former head of the Gambino crime family. ... (November 19, 2009)FOXNews -
Gambino capo Gregory DePalma dies in prison
DePalma was inducted into the Gambino Crime Family in'77, the same year he came to the attention of federal investigators in connection with the failed ... (November 23, 2009)Lower Hudson Journal news
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