American Mobster

1. Casper Holstein (1876)

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A former mobster, most remembered for bringing back illegal gambling during the Harlem Renaissance.

2. Frank Costello (1891)

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Italian Mafia boss who controlled a gambling empire that spanned the United States.

3. Joseph Valachi (1903)

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Italian-American mobster known for his association with the Genovese crime family. He is most famous for his 1963 federal testimony, where he became the first member of the Mafia ever...

4. Paul Vario (1914)

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New York Mafia member who belonged to The Vario Crew sub-group of the infamous Lucchese crime family.

5. Machine Gun Kelly (1990)

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Born Colson Baker, but best known as Machine Gun Kelly or MGK, he gained fame with Stamp Of Approval in 2006 and became known for his spitfire lyrics. He won...

6. Frank Lucas (1930)

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Infamous New York heroin dealer whose life is the subject of the 2007 film American Gangster.

7. Anthony Spilotro (1938)

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Mobster who embezzled profits from Las Vegas casinos and enforced what was known as the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas.

8. James Marcello (1943)

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Boss for the Chicago Mafia for several decades who was convicted in the 2007 Family Secrets trial for murdering and attempting to murder other mafia members.

9. Anthony Provenzano (1917)

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Anthony Provenzano also known as Tony Pro was a Caporegime in the Genovese crime family of New York City. Born May 7 1917 in the Lower East Side of Manhattan...

10. Theresa Ferrara (Unknow)

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Theresa Ferrara was an Italian-American born in the Five Towns area of Long Island New York. She worked with Lucchese crime family associates and eventually became an informant for the...

11. Carmine Persico (1937)

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Carmine John Persico Jr. also known as Junior The Snake and Immortal has been the Boss of the Colombo crime family since 1973. Persico has overseen gang wars murders...

12. Arnold Squitieri (1936)

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Arnold Ezekiel Squiggy Squitieri of Englewood Cliffs New Jersey is a convicted drug dealer who served as the former acting boss and underboss of the Gambino crime family. He is...

13. Phil Leonetti (1953)

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Philip Crazy Phil Leonetti is a Philadelphia gangster who became the underboss of the Scarfo crime family under his uncle Nicodemo Little Nicky Scarfo before becoming a government informant. At...

14. Martin Taccetta (1951)

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Martin Marty Taccetta is a New Jersey mobster who is the alleged boss of the Jersey Crew a powerful faction of the Lucchese crime family.

15. Frank Cali (1965)

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sco Paolo Augusto Calì known as Frank or Franky Boy is the current underboss of the Gambino crime family under current boss Domenico Cefalu. Law enforcement considers Cali to be...

16. Tony Tursi (1901)

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Anthony Tursi was an Italian-American organized crime figure who ran nightclubs in San Juan Puerto Rico during the 1950s and 1970s. Tursi was best friends with the La Riviera the...

17. Kevin Weeks (1956)

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Kevin Weeks is a former mobster and a longtime friend and confidant to James J. Bulger the infamous boss of the Winter Hill Gang a crime family based out of...

18. Costabile Farace (1960)

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Costabile Gus Farace Jr. was a low-level criminal with the Bonanno crime family who murdered a teenage male prostitute and a federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent in New York...

19. Enoch L. Johnson (1883)

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Enoch Lewis Nucky Johnson was an Atlantic City New Jersey political boss and racketeer. From the 1910s until his imprisonment in 1941 he was the undisputed boss of the political...

20. Louis Ferrante (1969)

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Lou Ferrante is a former Gambino family mobster who after spending eight years in prison successfully appealed his conviction and became a successful crime and business writer.

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