25 Facts About Carlo Gambino

Carlo Gambino was an Sicilian-American crime boss of the Gambino crime family.

Carlo Gambino was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on August 24,1902, to a family that belonged to a Sicilian Mafia gang from Passo di Rigano.

Carlo Gambino had two brothers, Gaspare Gambino, who was not involved with the Mafia, and Paolo Gambino who was a part of the Gambino crime family.

Carlo Gambino's parents were Italian immigrants Tommaso Gambino and Felice Castellano.

Carlo Gambino entered the United States on December 23,1921, at Norfolk, Virginia, as a stowaway on the SS Vincenzo Florio.

Carlo Gambino then joined his cousins, the Castellanos, in New York City.

Carlo Gambino had worked for a small trucking firm owned by his uncle's family.

Carlo Gambino later moved to a modest house located at 2230 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn; his Long Island residence, located at 34 Club Drive in Massapequa, served as his summer home.

In 1932, Carlo Gambino married one of his cousins, Catherine Castellano, sister of Paul Castellano.

Carlo Gambino was a part of a criminal organization headed by Joe Masseria.

In 1930, Carlo Gambino was arrested in Lawrence, Massachusetts as a suspicious person.

Carlo Gambino was murdered along with his brother on the orders of Anastasia in Brooklyn in 1951.

Carlo Gambino gave the contract to Joe Profaci, who then allegedly gave it to the Gallo crew, headed by Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo, with Anastasia being murdered on October 25,1957, in the barbershop of the Park Sheraton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

Carlo Gambino then became the new boss of the Mangano crime family, which was renamed the Carlo Gambino crime family.

Carlo Gambino appointed Joseph Biondo as underboss by 1965, he was replaced with Aniello Dellacroce.

Many Mafiosi escaped through the woods surrounding the Barbara estate; Carlo Gambino is thought to have attended the meeting, but was not one of the mobsters apprehended.

Carlo Gambino's body was conveyed along the streets of Naples in a horse-drawn black hearse.

Carlo Gambino was buried in St John's Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens.

Carlo Gambino despised drugs, and even though heroin and cocaine were highly lucrative, he thought that they would attract attention.

The punishment for a family member dealing drugs, in Carlo Gambino style, was death.

Over 1,000 guests attended the wedding, at which Carlo Gambino presented Lucchese with a $30,000 gift.

Magliocco was assigned the task of killing Lucchese and Carlo Gambino, and gave the contract to one of his top hit men, Joseph Colombo.

Carlo Gambino was released on $75,000 bail, and was never brought to trial because of his health.

Carlo Gambino died at his home in Massapequa in the early morning hours of Friday, having watched the television broadcast of the winning the American League pennant the previous evening.

Carlo Gambino appeared to believe that his crime family would benefit from Castellano's focus on white collar businesses.