Maranzano

Castellammarese War
... Mafia between partisans of Joe "The Boss" Masseria and those of Salvatore Maranzano ... It was so called because Maranzano was based in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily ... Maranzano's faction won, and he declared himself capo di tutti capi ("boss of all bosses"), the undisputed leader of the entire Mafia ...

Charles Luciano - Rise To Power - Power Play
... In a secret deal with Maranzano, Luciano agreed to engineer Masseria's death in return for receiving Masseria's rackets and becoming Maranzano's second-in-comman ... With Maranzano's blessing, Luciano took over Masseria's gang and became Maranzano's lieutenant ... With Masseria gone, Maranzano divided all the Italian-American gangs in New York City into Five Families ...

Colombo Crime Family - History - The Castellammarese War
... Castellammarese Clan boss Salvatore Maranzano began his own campaign to become 'boss of bosses', this started the Castellammarese War ... Masseria believed that Reina was going to support Maranzano to become the new 'boss of bosses' ... During the war Profaci remained neutral, while he secretly supported Maranzano ...

Steve Ferrigno - Assassination
... Maranzano faction members including Joe Profaci (see below), Nick Capuzzi, Joe Valachi and a hitman known only as Buster from Chicago were observing the meeting from an ... Mineo left the apartment and walked across the courtyard, and the Maranzano men mowed them down with gunfire ... was killed in a Coney Island restaurant in early 1931, and Maranzano was himself killed in September, marking the end of the Castellammarese War ...

Salvatore Sabella - Castellammarese War
... between the Castellamarese faction, led by traditional mob boss Salvatore Maranzano, and a primarily Neopolitan faction led by Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria ... As a Castellamarese immigrant, Sabella was allied with Maranzano ... relocated to New York with nine gunmen to fight for Maranzano ...