Joseph Profaci
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Joseph Profaci was a powerful mid-20th-century New York Mafia boss who founded and led the crime family later known as the Colombo family.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Profaci crime family | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mobster
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Mafia boss ⓘ human ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Brooklyn, New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Joe Profaci
NERFINISHED
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Olive Oil King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Five Families of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1897-10-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Villabate, Sicily, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Saint John Cemetery, Queens, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
extortion
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illegal gambling ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ loan sharking ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1962-06-06 ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Profaci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Profaci crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | organized crime ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity |
Italian
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Sicilian ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
maintaining a low public profile
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strict leadership style ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Colombo crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Mafia
NERFINISHED
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La Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding one of New York’s Five Families
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long tenure as a Mafia boss ⓘ |
| occupation |
Mafia boss
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olive oil importer ⓘ racketeer ⓘ |
| partOf | New York Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
boss of the Profaci crime family
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founding boss of the Colombo crime family ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Brooklyn, New York
NERFINISHED
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Long Island, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBusinessFront | olive oil import business ⓘ |
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