Famous Mob Bosses

Famous mobsters

 Famous mobsters Former Bonanno boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano was recently found guilty of murdering a former associate in an attempt to seize control of the Bonanno crime family after his boss, Joseph Massino, was arrested in 2006. We take a look at other famous mobsters in history, an unsavory collection of alleged hit men, bootleggers, drug peddlers, tax evaders and criminal masterminds.

 Al Capone
The nickname of America's most infamous mobster Alphonse "Scarface Al" Capone  referred to an ugly facial feature. He ruled in a Chicago, Illinois city known for its weather. He gained infamy for a bloody Saint Valentine's Day Massacre  massacre and was finally sent up the river alcatraz for a al capone tax evasion.

 Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
Though his reckless borrowing led to his still-unsolved assassination bugsy siegel death Siegel funded the construction of one of the most luxurious hotels of his time flamingo las vegas , which helped jump-start the growth of metropolitan Las Vegas, Nevada Sin City.

 Meyer Lansky
Lansky made a fortune by evading taxes on his ambitious gambling empire New Orleans, Louisiana. He rose to power with the help of another well-known gangster bugsy siegel.

 Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano
Luciano, an Italian mobster, began his career with petty crime in a city known for organized crime. He is credited with creating modern organized crime New York City, New York and was the first boss of this family. He helped establish a Mafia ruling body.lucky luciano the commission.

 George 'Bugs' Moran
His violent temper earned him the nickname "Bugs"-- gangster slang for "completely insane." Moran waged a turf war over the control of his city Chicago, Illinois with his rival enemy, another prominent mobster al capone gangster.

 Frank Costello
Costello was one of the most influential American mobsters he started his career New York City, New York, contributing heavily to the establishment of a major crime national crime syndicate Frank Costello. his sinister nickname Prime Minister of the Underworld

 Vincent Gigante
Gigante began working for the Genovese crime family after a brief stint as a professional boxer his nickname Vincent Gigante The "Chin". In his later years, he displayed erratic behavior mental illness to avoid prison. He made failed murder attempts on a New York City gangster frank costello and the boss of the john gotti Gambino crime family.

 John Gotti
Known as "the Teflon Don" for his uncanny ability to avoid criminal charges he operate in New York City, New York., he was finally brought down when one of his underlings his bovine nickname sammy the bull gravano testified against him.

Joseph Bonanno
He hated his nickname joe bananas bonanno, but this resident of New York City Brooklyn, New York, the boss of one of the city's Italian-American crime families how many are there New York five major crime families was never convicted of a serious crime in his lifetime. He used a legitimate business to get rid of bodies. joe bonanno funeral parlor.