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The Genovese Crime Family

By: Phil Caporale
In: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime
Edited by: Eric Hickey
Subject:Homicide, Interpersonal Violence

The Genovese crime family is one of the five major organized crime families of New York, with about 300 members and associates. The first Don was Charles “Lucky” Luciano, and current leadership consists of Vincent “the Chin” Gigante (serving a 12-year sentence in Fort Worth, Texas) and Dominick “Quiet Dom” Cirillo. Major illicit activities of the organization include narcotics, loan-sharking, extortion, pornography, racketeering, restaurants, seafood distribution, and vending machines. The Genovese family is best known for the quiet and reserved manner in which they conduct business.

Phil Caporale

http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950619.n178

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Further Reading

Pileggi, N.(1985).Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia family. New York: Simon and Schuster.

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  Caporale, P. (2003). The genovese crime family. In E. Hickey (Ed.), Encyclopedia of murder and violent crime (pp. 205-205). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950619.n178
  
  Caporale, Phil. "The Genovese Crime Family." In Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, edited by Hickey, Eric, 205-205. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950619.n178.
  
  Caporale, P. 2003. The Genovese Crime Family. In: Eric Hickey Editor, 2003. Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 205 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950619.n178> [Accessed 26 Feb 2021].
  
  Caporale, Phil. "The Genovese Crime Family." Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime. Edited by Eric Hickey. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003, pp. 205-205. SAGE Knowledge. 26 Feb 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950619.n178.
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