Vito Genovese
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Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vito Genovese canonical | 15 |
| Meyer Lansky associate Vito Genovese | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T985495 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Vito Genovese Context triple: [National Crime Syndicate, notableMember, Vito Genovese]
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A.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
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B.
Frank Nitti
Frank Nitti was a prominent Italian-American mobster who became one of the key leaders of the Chicago Outfit, especially after Al Capone’s imprisonment.
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C.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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D.
Johnny Torrio
Johnny Torrio was an influential Italian-American mobster and mentor to Al Capone who helped organize and modernize Chicago’s criminal underworld during the Prohibition era.
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E.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Vito Genovese Target entity description: Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
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A.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
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B.
Frank Nitti
Frank Nitti was a prominent Italian-American mobster who became one of the key leaders of the Chicago Outfit, especially after Al Capone’s imprisonment.
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C.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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D.
Johnny Torrio
Johnny Torrio was an influential Italian-American mobster and mentor to Al Capone who helped organize and modernize Chicago’s criminal underworld during the Prohibition era.
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E.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian-American
ⓘ
human ⓘ mob boss ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ |
| activity |
extortion
ⓘ
gambling operations ⓘ narcotics trafficking ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carlo Gambino
ⓘ
Frank Costello ⓘ Lucky Luciano ⓘ Meyer Lansky ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1897-11-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tufino, Campania, Italy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Italy
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| convictedOf | narcotics trafficking ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
Italy
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | narcotics trafficking ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1969-02-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, United States
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| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Luciano crime family
ⓘ
surface form:
Genovese
|
| fullName | Vito Genovese self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Vito ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| leaderOf |
Luciano crime family
ⓘ
surface form:
Genovese crime family
|
| memberOf |
Luciano crime family
ⓘ
surface form:
Genovese crime family
|
| movedTo | New York City ⓘ |
| notableEvent | involvement in the 1957 Apalachin Meeting ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most powerful Mafia bosses in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of Genovese crime family ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
ⓘ
mobster ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Cosa Nostra
ⓘ
surface form:
American Mafia
|
| placeOfImprisonment |
Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, United States
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Frank Costello ⓘ |
| sentence | 15 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| spouse |
Donata Ragone
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surface form:
Anna Petillo
Donata Ragone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Vito Genovese Description of subject: Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.