Joe Colombo

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Joe Colombo was an American mobster who led the Colombo crime family in New York and became notorious for founding the Italian-American Civil Rights League before being shot at a public rally in 1971.

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instanceOf American mobster
Italian-American
crime boss
organized crime figure
activityRegion Brooklyn NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
advocacyFocus Italian-American civil rights
alsoKnownAs Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. NERFINISHED
assailant Jerome A. Johnson NERFINISHED
assassinationAttemptDate 1971-06-28
assassinationAttemptLocation Columbus Circle, Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED
associatedWith American Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED
birthDate 1923-06-16
birthPlace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
complications from gunshot wounds
causeOfInjury gunshot wounds
conflictWith Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED
crimeFamily Colombo crime family NERFINISHED
criminalActivity extortion
gambling operations
loan sharking
racketeering
deathDate 1978-05-22
deathPlace Newburgh, New York, United States NERFINISHED
era mid-20th century American organized crime
ethnicity Italian-American
fellInto coma after shooting
founderOf Italian-American Civil Rights League NERFINISHED
fullName Joseph Colombo NERFINISHED
leaderOf Colombo crime family NERFINISHED
mediaPortrayal subject of books on American Mafia history
memberOf Colombo crime family NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor founding the Italian-American Civil Rights League
leading the Colombo crime family
numberOfChildren 5
occupation crime family boss
mobster
opposed use of the term "Mafia" in media and law enforcement
organized large Italian-American rallies in New York
parentOrigin Italian immigrants
predecessorAsBoss Joseph Profaci NERFINISHED
publicImage anti-defamation activist for Italian-Americans
religion Roman Catholic
spouse Lucille Faiello Colombo NERFINISHED
successorAsBoss Carmine Persico NERFINISHED
wasShotAt public rally

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