Vincent Gigante

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Vincent Gigante was a powerful American mob boss, infamous for leading the Genovese crime family and feigning mental illness to evade law enforcement.

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instanceOf American mobster
crime boss
human
activeYearsInCrime 1950s–1990s
burialPlace Saint Anthony Cemetery, Monticello, New York, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart disease
convictedOf conspiracy
conspiracy to murder
extortion
obstruction of justice
racketeering
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalOrganization American Mafia NERFINISHED
Genovese crime family NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1928-03-29
dateOfConviction 1997
2003
dateOfDeath 2005-12-19
ethnicGroup Italian American
fullName Vincent Louis Gigante NERFINISHED
imprisonedAt United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
inPrisonAtTimeOfDeath true
legalStrategy claimed to suffer from dementia and schizophrenia
memberOf Genovese crime family NERFINISHED
nickname The Chin NERFINISHED
The Oddfather NERFINISHED
notableFor feigning mental illness to avoid prosecution
leadership of the Genovese crime family
walking in a bathrobe and slippers in public to appear mentally ill
numberOfChildren 5 with Olympia Esposito
occupation crime boss
labor racketeer
mobster
parent Salvatore Gigante NERFINISHED
Yolanda Gigante NERFINISHED
penalty 12 years imprisonment
additional 3 years imprisonment
placeOfBirth Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Springfield, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld boss of the Genovese crime family
previousOccupation professional boxer
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
sibling Louis Gigante NERFINISHED
Mario Gigante NERFINISHED
Ralph Gigante NERFINISHED
spouse Olympia Esposito NERFINISHED

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Luciano crime family notableBoss Vincent Gigante