Five Families
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The Five Families refer to five Italian American Mafia crime families that operate in New York City. In 1931, the five families were organized by Salvatore Maranzano following his victory in the Castellammarese War.
Mugshot of Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonanno, boss of the Bonanno crime family from 1931 to 1968
The 1990 mug shot of John Gotti, boss of the Gambino crime family from 1985 to 2002
A 1996 mug shot of Liborio Bellomo, believed to be the current boss of the Genovese crime family
Capo dei capi
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Capo dei capi or capo di tutti i capi or Godfather are terms used mainly by the media, public, fiction writers and law enforcement community to indicate a supremely powerful crime boss in the Sicilian or American Mafia who holds great influence over the whole organization. The term was introduced to the U.S. public by the Kefauver Commission in 1950.
Frank Costello testifying before the Kefauver Committee