10-530: Rank in the Sicilian Mafia and Italian-American Mafia [REDACTED] This article includes a list of references , related reading , or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( April 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) [REDACTED] Structure of
20-539: A Mafia crime family A caporegime or capodecina , usually shortened to capo or informally referred to as "captain", "skipper" or "lieutenant", is a leadership position in the Mafia (both the Sicilian Mafia and Italian-American Mafia ). A capo is a " made member " of an Italian crime family who heads a regime or "crew" of soldiers and has major status and influence in the organization. Caporegime
30-578: Is an Italian word, used to signify the head of a family in Sicily . In general, the term indicates the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate who commands a crew of soldiers and reports directly to the don ( boss ) or an underboss or street boss. The shortened version " capo " has also been used to refer to certain high-ranking members of Latin American drug cartels . Sources [ edit ] Capeci, Jerry. The Complete Idiot's Guide to
40-541: The American Mafia ) is the head of a decina , a branch within a Sicilian Mafia family. In the larger families, a capodecina is selected by the head of the family and coordinates units of about ten people. Mafia members are organized under the supervision of a capodecina who reports to the capomandamento , the head of the Mafia family or cosca . The term derives from dieci ('ten'), suggesting that each would be in charge of ten men. The term
50-576: The Judeo - Italian criminal organization. By the late 1920s, the Broadway Mob supplied New York speakeasies with some of the highest quality whiskey including Sherman Billingsley 's Stork Club , the Silver Slipper , Jack White's , Jack and Charlie's 21 Club among others. Even its lesser quality alcohol imported from Philadelphia mobster Waxey Gordon was considered far superior to
60-3830: The Mafia . Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. ISBN 0-02-864225-2 . Pistone, Joseph D. Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia . Pan Books, 1989. ISBN 9780330305747 . Pileggi, Nicholas. Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family . Simon & Schuster, 1985. ISBN 9780671447342 . v t e Italian-American Mafia List of Mafia crime families Mafia bibliography Families Five Families of New York City Bonanno Calabrian group Motion Lounge crew New Springville Boys Sicilian group Colombo Colombo Gambino Baltimore Crew Ozone Park Boys Genovese 116th Street Crew Broadway Mob Greenwich Village Crew New Jersey faction Springfield faction Lucchese Brooklyn faction New Jersey faction Tanglewood Boys East Coast Buffalo DeCavalcante (Northern New Jersey) Patriarca (New England) ( Angiulo's Boston crew ) Philadelphia ( 10th & Oregon Crew ) Midwestern/Western Chicago Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Mostly defunct Bufalino (Northeastern Pennsylvania) Cleveland Colorado Dallas Genna (Chicago) Lanzetta (Philadelphia) Morello (Italian Harlem) D'Aquila (Little Italy, Manhattan) New Orleans Milwaukee Pittsburgh Rochester Rockford San Francisco San Jose St. Louis Trafficante (Tampa) Structure Chain of command The Commission Boss Underboss Consigliere Caporegime Soldato Associate Members ( made men ) List of Italian-American mobsters List of Italian-American mobsters by organization Terms Initiation ritual Made man Bagman Black Hand Black Hand in Chicago Vendetta Capo dei capi (boss of bosses) Mustache Pete Omertà One-way ride Sixth Family Zips Events Meetings Atlantic City Conference (1929) Havana Conference (1946) Apalachin meeting (1957) Palermo Mafia summit (1957) Hearings Kefauver Committee (1950–1951) Valachi hearings (1963) Wars Mafia–Camorra War (1914–1917) Castellammarese War (1929–1931) Trials Pizza Connection Trial (1985–1987) Mafia Commission Trial (1985–1986) Closely related and affiliated organizations Active Camorra Colacurcio Organization Commisso 'ndrina Cotroni crime family Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan Inzerillo Mafia clan Jewish Mafia Luppino crime family Musitano crime family 'Ndrangheta Papalia crime family Philadelphia Greek Mob Rizzuto crime family Sacra Corona Unita Sicilian Mafia Siderno Group Stidda Velentzas Organization Defunct Broadway Mob Bugs and Meyer Mob Bumpy Johnson gang New York Camorra The Corporation The Council Dutch Schultz Mob East Harlem Purple Gang Five Points Gang Forty-Two Gang Italian-American National Union Maceo Organization Marat Balagula gang Murder, Inc. National Crime Syndicate New Springville Boys Rudaj Organization South Brooklyn Boys Tanglewood Boys Unione Corse Westies Winter Hill Gang Other topics Government operations Collaborations between
70-1352: The Sicilian Mafia Trials 1960s Sicilian Mafia trials Maxi Trial (1986–1992) Pizza Connection Trial (1985–1986) Related American Cosa Nostra Anonima sarda Article 41-bis prison regime Banda della Comasina Banda della Magliana Basilischi Beati Paoli Camorra Corsican mafia Unione Corse Garduña Italian brigandage (19th century) Sicilian brigandage and rebels (20th century) Mala del Brenta 'Ndrangheta Sacra Corona Unita Stidda Stuppagghiari Vendicatori American Cosa Nostra Organized crime in Italy Mafia bibliography Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caporegime&oldid=1220443947 " Categories : Organized crime members by role American Mafia Sicilian Mafia Italian words and phrases Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles lacking in-text citations from April 2024 All articles lacking in-text citations Capodecina A capodecina (literally 'head of ten', also called caporegime in
80-2770: The United States government and Italian Mafia Operation Family Secrets Operation Old Bridge Operation Solare Operation Underworld Operation Wasteland Crimes French Connection Hired Truck Program Lufthansa heist Saint Valentine's Day Massacre Rochester bombings Related articles Barrel murder Buster from Chicago Cement shoes Shotgun Man [REDACTED] Category v t e Sicilian Mafia Chain of command Commission (Cupola) Interprovincial Commission Capo dei capi Family ( Cosca ) Boss ( Capomandamento ) Underboss (Sottocapo) Consigliere Capodecina ( Caporegime ) Soldato (Soldier) Codes and terms Made man Mandamento Omertà Faida Pizzo Pizzino Clans Corleonesi Galatolo Greco Minore Motisi Inzerillo Cuntrera-Caruana Graviano Mandamenti Agrigento Province Agrigento Santa Elisabetta Porto Empedocle Canicattì Cianciana Ribera Sambuca di Sicilia Casteltermini Palma di Montechiaro Campobello di Licata Caltanissetta Province Gela Vallelunga Pratameno Riesi Mussomeli Palermo Porta Nuova Brancaccio Pagliarelli Palermo Province Camporeale Corleone Cinisi Bagheria Trabia Belmonte Mezzagno San Mauro Castelverde Trapani Province Castelvetrano Trapani Mazara del Vallo Alcamo Other Mistretta Sud Siracusa Members List of Sicilian Mafia members List of Sicilian Mafia members by city Meetings Grand Hotel et des Palmes Mafia meeting Wars First Mafia War (1962–1963) Second Mafia War (1981–1984) Massacres and bombings Portella della Ginestra massacre (1947) Ciaculli bombing (1963) Viale Lazio massacre (1969) Circonvallazione massacre (1982) Via Carini massacre (1982) Via Federico Pipitone massacre (1983) Train 904 bombing (1984) Pizzolungo bombing (1985) Capaci bombing (1992) Via D'Amelio bombing (1992) Via dei Georgofili bombing (1993) Via Palestro massacre (1993) Antimafia Sangiorgi report (1898-1900) Italian Antimafia Commission ( members ) Direzione Investigativa Antimafia State-Mafia Pact Addiopizzo Pentito List of victims of
90-480: The gangs day-to-day operations were handled by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Frank Costello as well as financially backed by Arnold Rothstein . During Manhattan's bootleg wars, Rothstein would bring in the Bugs and Meyer Mob , led by Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel , to protect alcohol shipments. As Luciano and Lansky had previously worked together prior to Prohibition, Meyer and Siegel were made partners in
100-640: Was mentioned as early as the 1880s in Sicily to describe the organisation of the Fratellanza, a Mafia-type organisation in Agrigento , in the south of Sicily . The Mafioso Melchiorre Allegra spoke of a capo della decina in his 1937 testimony. He said a family split into groups of ten men each when it became unmanageably large. Broadway Mob The Broadway Mob was a New York bootlegging gang during Prohibition . Although headed by Joe Adonis ,
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