Carmine Lombardozzi
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Carmine "The Doctor" Lombardozzi (February 2, 1913 - September 5, 1992) was a high ranking member of the Gambino crime family
in New York
. He was also known as the "King of Wall Street
" and "The Italian Meyer Lansky
".
Lombardozzi, though only a caporegime
(captain), allegedly ran the entire Gambino shylock
and stock market racket
s. He was involved in loansharking and racketeering, and was said to have earned the Gambino crime family a substantial sum of money during his criminal career. He brought his nephews Daniel Marino and George Lombardozzi into the crime family, with Daniel eventually becoming a caporegime and controlling his uncle's crew.
Lombardozzi attended the Apalachin Meeting
in November 1957, where he was arrested, along with many other high profile mobsters. For failing to cooperate in the investigation of the Apalachin Meeting, Lombardozzi spent 14 months in prison. In March 1969, Lombardozzi received one year in prison for refusing to testify before a grand jury about mob infiltration of legitimate businesses. In June 1970, Lombardozzi was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to cash stolen brokerage checks. In November 1975, Lombardozzi was indicted on six counts of perjury
. In 1981, Lombardozzi was indicted on charges of failing to report his loansharking income in his federal tax returns. In 1992, Carmine Lombardozzi died of natural causes at age 79.
Gambino crime family
The Gambino crime family is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The group is named after Carlo Gambino, boss of the family at the time of the McClellan hearings in 1963...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was also known as the "King of Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
" and "The Italian Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky , known as the "Mob's Accountant", was a Polish-born American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the "National Crime Syndicate" in the United States...
".
Lombardozzi, though only a caporegime
Caporegime
A caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to just a capo, is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking made member of a crime family who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has major social status and influence in the organization...
(captain), allegedly ran the entire Gambino shylock
Shylock
Shylock is a fictional character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.-In the play:In The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is a Jewish moneylender who lends money to his Christian rival, Antonio, setting the security at a pound of Antonio's flesh...
and stock market racket
Racket (crime)
A racket is an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime. Engaging in a racket is called racketeering.Several forms of racket exist. The best-known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in exchange for the service of "protection" against crimes...
s. He was involved in loansharking and racketeering, and was said to have earned the Gambino crime family a substantial sum of money during his criminal career. He brought his nephews Daniel Marino and George Lombardozzi into the crime family, with Daniel eventually becoming a caporegime and controlling his uncle's crew.
Lombardozzi attended the Apalachin Meeting
Apalachin Meeting
The Apalachin Meeting was a historic summit of the American Mafia held on November 14, 1957, at the home of mobster Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara in Apalachin, New York. The meeting was attended by roughly 100 Mafiosi from the United States, Canada, and Italy...
in November 1957, where he was arrested, along with many other high profile mobsters. For failing to cooperate in the investigation of the Apalachin Meeting, Lombardozzi spent 14 months in prison. In March 1969, Lombardozzi received one year in prison for refusing to testify before a grand jury about mob infiltration of legitimate businesses. In June 1970, Lombardozzi was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to cash stolen brokerage checks. In November 1975, Lombardozzi was indicted on six counts of perjury
Perjury
Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. That is, the witness falsely promises to tell the truth about matters which affect the outcome of the...
. In 1981, Lombardozzi was indicted on charges of failing to report his loansharking income in his federal tax returns. In 1992, Carmine Lombardozzi died of natural causes at age 79.
Further reading
- Capeci, Jerry. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. ISBN 0-02-864225-2
- Davis, John H. Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. ISBN 0-06-016357-7
- Kwitny, Jonathan. Vicious Circles: The Mafia in the Marketplace. New York: W.W. Norton, 1979. ISBN 0-393-01188-7
- Summers, Anthony. Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993. ISBN 0-399-13800-5
- Weiss, Gary R. Born to Steal: When the Mafia Hit Wall Street. New York: Warner Books, 2003. ISBN 0-446-61398-3
External links
- New York Times: Reputed Loan Shark Faces Tax Charges
- Carmine "The Doctor" Lombardozzi at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...