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Family Gambino: influence on the formation of the image of the Mafiosi in American and world culture

The Gambino family belonged to five large and influential criminal clans that controlled the criminal activities of New York and a number of other American cities on the East Coast. In history, it was one of the largest syndicates of the Mafia plan. The Gambino family received incomes from usury, extortion, gambling, racketeering, illegal dumping of "poisoned" debris, fraud, contract killings. However, today the authority and influence of the above clan is no longer the same as before: the former pressure on the authorities has been lost, the population has ceased to support family members, and communications in political and law enforcement structures have been lost.

History

The Gambino family was well-known in the early twentieth century. The homeland of the criminal clan is the American city of New York. Family members were actively in contact with the criminal community with a loud name "Corporation of Murders", which for an unlimited amount of money could eliminate any person. The founder of the family was Carlo Gambino, who in the early 20-ies illegally arrived in the United States. Already at the age of 19 he became a member of the Cosa Nostra. Theft, murder and robbery became the profile of his work.

The War of Castellammarez

Soon the confrontation between two criminal bosses began: Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. They controlled the underworld of New York. This struggle for spheres of influence was called the Castellammar War. It lasted four years. Carlo understood: if the confrontation between criminal bosses is not stopped, then the influence of the Italian-American mafia will seriously decrease. Gambino creates the structure of the "National Criminal Syndicate", where Italians and Jewish gangs are accepted. On the orders of Carlo, one of the restaurants commits the murder of Masseria. Then the turn came to Maranzano. In the 1930s Gambino worked for the Mogano family, engaged in business catering and usury. In the late 30's, Carlo was arrested for non-payment of taxes. He is sentenced to prison - 22 months in captivity.

Anastasis

Then, at the head of the "Corporations of Murders" was a man nicknamed "Mad Hatter". His real name is Albert Anastasia. In the 50 years he became the main authority in the Gambino family. However, in 1957, the boss was shot in the barber shop of the Sheraton Park Hotel. The place of the leader did not last long was vacant: he was taken by Anastasia's assistant - Carlo Gambino. From this point on, the criminal gangs of New York live under new laws. The Gambino family began to enjoy unprecedented prestige in the criminal community of the United States.

Trying to fix failed

Naturally, not everyone liked the fact that the power is Carlo. The criminal authority Joseph Bonanno is trying to eliminate the rival and some leaders of criminal gangs. But his plans become known Gambino, which unleashed the so-called "Banana War." As a result, his position in the hierarchy of the underworld only strengthened. Carlo Gambino passed away in 1976 from a heart attack. He lived to the age of an elderly man and in recent years was not so active in the affairs of the criminal world, although his authority remained unshakable.

Gotti

After the death of Gambino, the throne was taken by a man known as the Teflon Don. His name was John Gotti. With his coming to power in the Gabino family, hard times began: the criminal community began to be interested in the FBI, whose employees started mass arrests. It should be noted that John Gotti did not hide from anyone that he is closely connected with the criminal world. He wore expensive suits, always contacted the journalists and in plain sight met with representatives of certain mafia clans.

"Teflon Don" was of extraordinary quality: he always eluded justice. Three criminal cases were initiated against him, but he got away with everything. Once he did make a mistake. FBI staff managed to mount an audition device in one of the houses where the criminal authority lived. Agents were able to record the conversation on tape, in which Gotti spoke impartial things about some of his colleagues in the shop.

Naturally, they took up arms against him after that and began to actively cooperate with law enforcement agencies. In the end, the FBI staff still managed to handcuff John Gotti. In 1992, the Mafiosi was sentenced to life imprisonment, and ten years later he died of cancer. Management of the criminal syndicate, he for a long time carried through his son John Gotti, Jr.. In the last years of his life, Gotti the elder was forbidden to have any contact with the outside world. At the beginning of zero all the relatives of the Mafiosi were imprisoned and retired.

Family Gambino after the death of Gotti

After the "Tiflon Don" died, several Mafiosi began to direct the criminal syndicate. Organs of law and order conducted another series of arrests. And in 2008 they organized a serious operation called "The Old Bridge". As a result, more than fifty leaders of criminal groups were charged. Among them were the people who stood at the head of the Gambino family. After the operation "Old Bridge", the so-called street "capo" began to rule the clan: Bartholomew Vernas, Daniel Marino and John Gambino (a distant relative of Carlo).

Law enforcement agencies launched a full-scale hunt for mafia, arresting a huge number of "godfathers". Among them were big names: Dominique di Fiore, Anthony Mancella, Thomas Orefic, Michael Scotto. Subsequently, the detectives found that the criminal family Gambino, in addition to extortion, fraud, drug trafficking, was also engaged in the organization of prostitution. Naturally, in a criminal syndicate there are strict ethical rules that even the drug trade was positioned as a dirty business. They also classify prostitution in this category. But all the same, the Gambino family "earns" well on this.

Conclusion

The Gambino family history is another weighty proof that the phrase "mafia is immortal" has lost its meaning. Kings of the underworld are also vulnerable to the law, which you can not doubt. At present, the leaders of criminal communities can no longer, as in the old days, give a bribe to a jury and judge to get out of the water. Today, not only the formidable Themis, who was previously characterized by excessive benevolence, but also public opinion, is against them: modern pimps do not cause such respect as bandits of the Carlo era. Anyway, but after a long break at the head of the criminal structure a man named Gambino appeared again. According to law enforcement agencies, he currently has strong ties in the criminal world.

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