Carmine Paul "Mr Gribbs" Tramunti was an Italian-born American mobster who was the boss of the Lucchese crime family.
15 Facts About Carmine Tramunti
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Carmine Paul Tramunti was born October 1,1910, in Naples, Italy to Rosa DeRosa and Luigi Tramunti.
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In 1922, the 12-year-old Carmine Tramunti was sent to a Catholic reform school due to truancy from school.
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On December 9,1930, Carmine Tramunti was arrested on charges of robbing a rent collector.
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In July 1931, Carmine Tramunti was convicted of felonious assault and was sentenced to six to fifteen years at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York.
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Carmine Tramunti was paroled in 1937, then returned to prison for a violation.
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Carmine Tramunti eventually ran the "Harlem Game", one of the major floating craps games in New York.
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Carmine Tramunti lived in Whitestone, Queens and had a wife and two children.
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In 1967, with the death of Lucchese boss Tommy Lucchese, Carmine Tramunti became the official boss of the Lucchese family.
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On November 19,1970, Carmine Tramunti was indicted in Florida on 14 counts of stock fraud and other charges.
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On December 23,1971, Carmine Tramunti was acquitted of all charges in the stock swindle case.
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On November 29,1972, Carmine Tramunti was indicted on criminal contempt charges for lying to a grand jury about calls he made to capo Paul Vario.
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Carmine Tramunti was convicted and sentenced on August 6,1973, to three years in state prison.
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Ultimately, Carmine Tramunti was convicted in the famous French Connection case for financing a huge heroin smuggling operation.
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On October 15,1978, Carmine Tramunti died of natural causes in prison.