CC205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Paul Castellano, Caporegime, Vito Genovese
Document Summary
At one time, the gambino"s were considered the most powerful family. However, as the result of intense prosecution during the gotti period, the gambino family have lost much of its power. Despite the lack of power, they are still actively engaged in labor and construction racketeering. Most recently, a gambino associate was accused of conspiring to fix nba games with disgraced referee, tim donaghy. And, operation pure luck , involved the arrests of several gambino and lucchese and members and associates involved in a gambling associations. Video on this not shown in class, cop went undercover. Author, john davis chronicles the history in mafia dynasty: the rise and fall of the gambino crime. Nevertheless, there are numerous books that cover gambino crime figures and their stories . Arguably, more books have been written about the gambino family members than any other family.
