Joseph Petrosino
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Joseph Petrosino was an Italian-born New York City Police Department officer who was a pioneer in the fight against organized crime. Crime fighting techniques that Petrosino pioneered are still practi
Petrosino in the 1900s
Prospero Petrosino, Petrosino's father)
Maria Giuseppa Arato, his mother
Petrosino (left), Inspector Carey and Inspector McCafferty escorting Mafia hitman Petto the Ox (Tomaso Petto, second from left)
Vito Cascio Ferro
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Vito Cascio Ferro or Vito Cascioferro, also known as Don Vito, was an Italian criminal who was a prominent member of the Sicilian Mafia. He also operated for several years in the United States. He is
Joseph Petrosino
…this time become Vice President of the United States, vouched for Petrosino's abilities. Petrosino's investigations into Mafia activities led him to Vito Cascio Ferro, then a low-ranking Black Hand affiliate. In 1903, Petrosino arrested him on suspicion of murder, but Cascio Ferro was acquitted. Ferro later returned…
1902 mug shot of Cascio Ferro
The U.S. Treasury department used the spelling "Cascioferro" on this 1902 arrest sheet, though most other sources spell the name as "Cascio Ferro".
Giuseppe Morello founded and led the Morello Gang, which is recognized as the first Mafia family in New York
Mafia boss Vito Cascio Ferro with his son and a hunting dog.