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    Philadelphia crime family - Wikipedia

    • Beginnings In the early 20th century, several Italian immigrant and Italian-American street gangs in South Philadelphia formed what eventually became the Philadelphia crime family. Salvatore Sabella was the first leader of the group that would later bear his name. They busied themselves with bootlegging, extortion, loansharking, and illegal gambling, an… See more

    Overview

    The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Bruno–Scarfo crime family, the Philadelphia–Atlantic City … See more

    Historical leadership

    • c.1911–1931 — Salvatore Sabella — retired, deceased in 1962
    • 1931–1936 — John "Nazzone" Avena — murdered on August 17, 1936
    • 1936–1946 — Giuseppe "Joseph Bruno" Dovi… See more

    Foundedc. 1911
    FounderSalvatore Sabella
    Founding locationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Years activec. 1911–present
    Current family members

    • Boss – George Borgesi – former captain and nephew of consigliere Joseph Ligambi, who served as consigliere himself, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. On July 3, 2012, before his scheduled t… See more

    Former family members

    • Joseph "Joe Crutch" Curro – Curro first became noticed by law enforcement in 1976 overheard on a wiretap at the restaurant of caporegime Frank Sindone. He died of cancer in 2004.
    • … See more

    Government informants and witnesses

    • Ron Previte – former capo. Previte was a Philadelphia Police Department officer for over a decade and was forced to resign around 1979. He became a bouncer in an Atlantic City casino shortly after. In 1985, he was arreste… See more

    In popular culture

    In 2006, the film 10th & Wolf was released, and marketed as the true story of the Philadelphia Mafia. See more

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