Philadelphia crime family
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The Philadelphia crime family is an Italian-American Mafia organization based in Philadelphia, historically involved in organized crime activities such as racketeering, extortion, and illegal gambling.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Italian-American Mafia family ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Five Families
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gambino crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ Genovese crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criminalActivity |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ illegal gambling ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ loansharking ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| criminalTradition | Cosa Nostra rules ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Italian-American ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
associate
ⓘ
boss ⓘ caporegime ⓘ consigliere ⓘ soldier ⓘ underboss ⓘ |
| internalConflict |
Bruno-Scarfo war
ⓘ
Stanfa-Merlino war ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementAction |
RICO prosecutions in the 1980s
ⓘ
RICO prosecutions in the 1990s ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementAgency |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Bruno crime family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philly Mob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBoss |
Angelo Bruno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Stanfa NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicodemo Scarfo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Natale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ mid-20th century ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ South Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Bruno-Scarfo faction opponents
ⓘ
Merlino faction opponents ⓘ Scarfo-era internal factions ⓘ Stanfa faction ⓘ |
| structure | hierarchical ⓘ |
| territorialInfluence |
Atlantic City casino industry (illegal influence)
ⓘ
Philadelphia metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ South Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.