Patriarca crime family
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The Patriarca crime family is an Italian-American Mafia organization that historically dominated organized crime in New England, particularly in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patriarca crime family canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8385058 — 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: Patriarca crime family Context triple: [Boston Irish mob, conflictWith, Patriarca crime family]
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A.
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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B.
Gambino crime family
The Gambino crime family is one of New York City's most powerful and historically influential Italian-American Mafia organizations, notorious for its involvement in organized crime activities such as racketeering, extortion, and murder.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Patriarca crime family Target entity description: The Patriarca crime family is an Italian-American Mafia organization that historically dominated organized crime in New England, particularly in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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A.
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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B.
Gambino crime family
The Gambino crime family is one of New York City's most powerful and historically influential Italian-American Mafia organizations, notorious for its involvement in organized crime activities such as racketeering, extortion, and murder.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Italian-American Mafia crime family ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Gambino crime family
ⓘ
Genovese crime family ⓘ
linked to:
Luciano crime family
|
| alsoKnownAs |
New England Mafia
ⓘ
linked to:
New England Patriarca crime family
New England crime family ⓘ
linked to:
New England Patriarca crime family
|
| centerOfOperationsUnderRaymondPatriarca |
Federal Hill, Providence
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Hill (Providence)
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criminalActivity |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ illegal gambling ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ loan sharking ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| declineDueTo |
RICO laws
ⓘ
federal prosecutions ⓘ informants and cooperating witnesses ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian-American ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Gaspare Messina ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Mafia Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
Mafia Commission Trial
|
| hasBoss |
Anthony DiNunzio
ⓘ
Carmen DiNunzio ⓘ Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme ⓘ Gaspare Messina ⓘ Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio ⓘ Raymond L. S. Patriarca ⓘ
linked to:
Raymond L.S. Patriarca
Raymond Patriarca Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
Raymond L.S. Patriarca
|
| hasStructure |
associates
ⓘ
boss ⓘ caporegimes ⓘ consigliere ⓘ soldiers ⓘ underboss ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dominance of organized crime in New England
ⓘ
tight centralized control under Raymond L. S. Patriarca ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Raymond L. S. Patriarca
ⓘ
linked to:
Raymond L.S. Patriarca
|
| partOf |
American Mafia
ⓘ
linked to:
La Cosa Nostra
|
| periodOfGreatestPower |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| primaryCityOfActivity |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ
linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
|
| primaryTerritory |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ |
| rivalOf |
Angiulo crime group (Boston faction rivals at times)
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston Irish mob
Irish-American gangs in Boston ⓘ Winter Hill Gang ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
FBI investigations
ⓘ
RICO prosecutions ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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