New England Patriarca crime family
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The New England Patriarca crime family is a prominent Italian-American Mafia organization that historically controlled organized crime activities across much of New England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italian-American Mafia in New England | 1 |
| New England Patriarca crime family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5145158 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New England Patriarca crime family Context triple: [Commission (American Mafia), memberFamily, New England Patriarca crime family]
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A.
Bufalino crime family
The Bufalino crime family was a Pennsylvania-based Italian-American Mafia organization known for its influence over labor unions, trucking, and organized crime activities in the mid-20th century United States.
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B.
Lucchese crime family
The Lucchese crime family is one of New York City's long-standing "Five Families," a powerful Italian-American Mafia organization involved in organized crime activities such as racketeering, extortion, and labor racketeering.
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C.
Bonanno crime family
The Bonanno crime family is one of New York City's historic Five Families, a powerful Italian-American Mafia organization long involved in organized crime activities such as racketeering, gambling, and drug trafficking.
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D.
Luciano crime family
The Luciano crime family, later known as the Genovese crime family, is one of New York City's most powerful and historically influential Italian-American Mafia organizations.
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E.
Pettingill crime family
The Pettingill crime family is a notorious Australian criminal clan from Melbourne known for its involvement in drug trafficking, violence, and high-profile confrontations with law enforcement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: New England Patriarca crime family Target entity description: The New England Patriarca crime family is a prominent Italian-American Mafia organization that historically controlled organized crime activities across much of New England.
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A.
Bufalino crime family
The Bufalino crime family was a Pennsylvania-based Italian-American Mafia organization known for its influence over labor unions, trucking, and organized crime activities in the mid-20th century United States.
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B.
Lucchese crime family
The Lucchese crime family is one of New York City's long-standing "Five Families," a powerful Italian-American Mafia organization involved in organized crime activities such as racketeering, extortion, and labor racketeering.
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C.
Bonanno crime family
The Bonanno crime family is one of New York City's historic Five Families, a powerful Italian-American Mafia organization long involved in organized crime activities such as racketeering, gambling, and drug trafficking.
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D.
Luciano crime family
The Luciano crime family, later known as the Genovese crime family, is one of New York City's most powerful and historically influential Italian-American Mafia organizations.
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E.
Pettingill crime family
The Pettingill crime family is a notorious Australian criminal clan from Melbourne known for its involvement in drug trafficking, violence, and high-profile confrontations with law enforcement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Italian-American Mafia crime family ⓘ |
| activity |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ illegal gambling ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ loan sharking ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Gambino crime family
NERFINISHED
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Genovese crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
New England crime family
NERFINISHED
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Patriarca crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriarca family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boss |
Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raymond L.S. Patriarca NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Patriarca Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consigliere | various over time ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicity |
Italian-American
ⓘ
Neapolitan-American ⓘ Sicilian-American ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | The Commission (American Mafia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeak | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| influence |
construction industry in New England
ⓘ
illegal gambling markets in New England ⓘ labor unions in New England ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementTarget |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
subject of books on the American Mafia
ⓘ
subject of documentaries on organized crime ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Raymond L.S. Patriarca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
FBI and federal RICO prosecutions in the 1980s
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RICO conviction of Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme ⓘ conviction of Gennaro Angiulo in 1986 ⓘ |
| partOf | American Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTerritory |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Providence NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Angiulo crime group (Boston faction) at times
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Irish-American gangs in Boston ⓘ Winter Hill Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | weakened by law enforcement actions ⓘ |
| structure |
boss-underboss-consigliere-capos-soldiers-associates
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hierarchical ⓘ |
| underboss | Gennaro Angiulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: New England Patriarca crime family Description of subject: The New England Patriarca crime family is a prominent Italian-American Mafia organization that historically controlled organized crime activities across much of New England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Italian-American Mafia in New England