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Joseph N. Gallo
Joseph N. Gallo
	Joseph N. Gallo on April 22, 1985.
Born	Joseph Nicholas Gallo; January 8, 1912; Calabria, Italy
Died	September 1, 1995 (aged 83); Queens, New York, U.S.
Resting place	St. Michael's Cemetery (New York)

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Joseph Nicholas Gallo (January 8, 1912 – September 1, 1995) was a New York mobster who served as consigliere of the Gambino crime family under three different bosses.

Joseph N. Gallo was not related to Joe Gallo of the Colombo crime family.

Biography

Joseph N. Gallo was born on January 8, 1912, in Calabria,^[1] but grew up in the Little Italy section of Manhattan.^[2] Gallo was married and was the father of Gambino associate Joseph C. Gallo. Joseph N. Gallo and his family lived in Mill Basin, Brooklyn and Long Island City, Queens.^[3]

In the 1930s, Gallo was convicted in New York of illegal gambling.^[3]

Over the years, Gallo built his power base in the New York garment industry. He owned a dress manufacturing company in Brooklyn and eventually controlled the Greater Blouse, Shirt, and Undergarment Association, a trade group.^[2]^[3]

Gallo also had strong ties with the Trafficante crime family of Tampa, Florida, and the New Orleans crime family boss Carlos Marcello. Gallo frequently represented their leaders at Cosa Nostra meetings in New York.^[4]

In the early 1970s, Gallo replaced Joseph Riccobono as consigliere under boss Carlo Gambino. Gallo was considered as a possible candidate to succeed the ailing Gambino. However, on February 21, 1974, Gallo suffered a severe heart attack. Gallo recovered from this illness, but decided that he did not have the will or stamina to be Gambino's successor.^[2] After Gambino's death in 1976, Gallo continued as consigliere for boss Paul Castellano. In 1986, after Castellano's assassination, new boss John Gotti also kept Gallo as consigliere.

On December 22, 1987, Gallo was convicted of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges that included two counts of bribery and one count of illegal interstate travel to commit bribery.^[5] In February 1988, Gallo was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $380,000.^[6] Before his sentence, he was released on parole to spend a last Christmas with his family, since at his age any sentence imposed on him would have assured he would die in prison. He became the oldest inmate in federal custody. In 1987, after Gallo's conviction, Gotti replaced him with capo Sammy Gravano as consigliere.

In 1995, Gallo was released from prison. On September 1, 1995, Gallo died of natural causes in Astoria, Queens. He is buried in St. Michaels Cemetery in East Elmhurst, Queens.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ 1920 census
^ ^a ^b ^c Gage, Nicholas (October 24, 1976). "A Gambino Who's Who, Who Isn't" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sketches of 13 Seized in Queens Raid" (PDF). New York Times. October 1, 1966. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
^ Pileggi, Nicholas (January 8, 1973). "Anatomy of the Drug War". New York. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
^ Buder, Leonard (December 23, 1987). "4 Convicted At Mob Trial In Brooklyn". New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
^ Leonard Buder (February 10, 1988). "A 10-Year Term Given by Judge To Crime Figure". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-28. A 76-year-old former leader of the Gambino organized-crime family was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in Federal prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $380,000.

External links

Joseph N. Gallo at Find a Grave

American Mafia
Preceded by Joseph "Staten Island Joe" Riccobono	Gambino crime family Consigliere 1967–1987	Succeeded by Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano

[1] 1920 census

[who's_who-2] Gage, Nicholas (October 24, 1976). "A Gambino Who's Who, Who Isn't" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

[13_seized-3] "Sketches of 13 Seized in Queens Raid" (PDF). New York Times. October 1, 1966. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

[drug_war-4] Pileggi, Nicholas (January 8, 1973). "Anatomy of the Drug War". New York. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

[4_convicted-5] Buder, Leonard (December 23, 1987). "4 Convicted At Mob Trial In Brooklyn". New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

[6] Leonard Buder (February 10, 1988). "A 10-Year Term Given by Judge To Crime Figure". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-28. A 76-year-old former leader of the Gambino organized-crime family was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in Federal prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $380,000.

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+{{short description|American mobster}}
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+|birth_place = [[Calabria]], Italy
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-|death_place = [[Queens]], [[New York City, New York]], U.S.
+|death_place = [[Queens]], New York, U.S.
+|resting_place= [[St. Michael's Cemetery (New York)]]
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-'''Joseph Nicholas Gallo''' (January 8, 1912 &ndash; September 1, 1995) was a New York [[mobster]] who served as [[consigliere]] of the [[Gambino crime family]] under three different bosses.
+'''Joseph Nicholas Gallo''' (January 8, 1912 – September 1, 1995) was a New York [[mobster]] who served as [[consigliere]] of the [[Gambino crime family]] under three different bosses.
 Joseph N. Gallo was not related to [[Joe Gallo]] of the [[Colombo crime family]].
 ==Biography==
-Joseph N. Gallo was born on January 8, 1912, in [[Calabria]],<ref>1920 census</ref> but grew up in the [[Little Italy, Manhattan|Little Italy]] section of Manhattan.<ref name="who's who" />  Gallo was married and was the father of Gambino associate Joseph C. Gallo. Joseph N. Gallo and his family lived in [[Mill Basin, Brooklyn]] and [[Long Island City, Queens]].<ref name="13 seized">{{cite news|title=Sketches of 13 Seized in Queens Raid|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F70B17FE3E5A12718DDDA80894D8415B868AF1D3|accessdate=22 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 1, 1966}}</ref>
+Joseph N. Gallo was born on January 8, 1912, in [[Calabria]],<ref>1920 census</ref> but grew up in the [[Little Italy, Manhattan|Little Italy]] section of Manhattan.<ref name="who's who" />  Gallo was married and was the father of Gambino associate Joseph C. Gallo. Joseph N. Gallo and his family lived in [[Mill Basin, Brooklyn]] and [[Long Island City, Queens]].<ref name="13 seized">{{cite news|title=Sketches of 13 Seized in Queens Raid|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1966/10/01/121730144.pdf|access-date=22 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 1, 1966}}</ref>
 In the 1930s, Gallo was convicted in New York of [[illegal gambling]].<ref name="13 seized" />
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 Over the years, Gallo built his power base in the New York garment industry. He owned a dress manufacturing company in Brooklyn and eventually controlled the Greater Blouse, Shirt, and Undergarment Association, a trade group.<ref name="who's who" /><ref name="13 seized" />
-Gallo also had strong ties with the [[Trafficante crime family]] of [[Tampa, Florida]], and the [[New Orleans crime family]] under boss [[Carlos Marcello]]. Gallo frequently represented their leaders at Cosa Nostra meetings in New York.<ref name="drug war">{{cite news|last=[[Nicholas Pileggi|Pileggi]]|first=Nicholas|title=Anatomy of the Drug War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=noI5n-RRLi8C&pg=PA39&dq=%22Joseph+N.+Gallo%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XKzzTtnNNsHd0QHgvISrAg&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Joseph%20N.%20Gallo%22&f=false|accessdate=22 December 2011|newspaper=[[New York Magazine]]|date=January 8, 1973}}</ref>
+Gallo also had strong ties with the [[Trafficante crime family]] of [[Tampa, Florida]], and the [[New Orleans crime family]] boss [[Carlos Marcello]]. Gallo frequently represented their leaders at Cosa Nostra meetings in New York.<ref name="drug war">{{cite news|last=Pileggi|author-link=Nicholas Pileggi|first=Nicholas|title=Anatomy of the Drug War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=noI5n-RRLi8C&q=%22Joseph+N.+Gallo%22&pg=PA39|access-date=22 December 2011|newspaper=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=January 8, 1973|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204065355/https://books.google.com/books?id=noI5n-RRLi8C&q=%22Joseph+N.+Gallo%22&pg=PA39|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In the early 1970s, Gallo replaced Joseph Riccobono as consigliere under boss [[Carlo Gambino]]. Gallo was considered as a possible candidate to succeed the ailing Gambino. However, on February 21, 1974, Gallo suffered a severe [[heart attack]]. Gallo recovered from this illness, but decided that he did not have the will or stamina to be Gambino's successor.<ref name="who's who">{{cite news|last=Gage|first=Nicholas|title=A Gambino Who's Who, Who Isn't|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F10E17FE3B5D15768FDDAD0A94D8415B868BF1D3|accessdate=22 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 24, 1976}}</ref>  After Gambino's death in 1976, Gallo continued as consigliere for boss [[Paul Castellano]]. In 1986, after Castellano's assassination, new boss [[John Gotti]] also kept Gallo as consigliere.
+In the early 1970s, Gallo replaced Joseph Riccobono as consigliere under boss [[Carlo Gambino]]. Gallo was considered as a possible candidate to succeed the ailing Gambino. However, on February 21, 1974, Gallo suffered a severe [[heart attack]]. Gallo recovered from this illness, but decided that he did not have the will or stamina to be Gambino's successor.<ref name="who's who">{{cite news|last=Gage|first=Nicholas|title=A Gambino Who's Who, Who Isn't|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1976/10/24/356060112.pdf|access-date=22 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 24, 1976}}</ref>  After Gambino's death in 1976, Gallo continued as consigliere for boss [[Paul Castellano]]. In 1986, after Castellano's assassination, new boss [[John Gotti]] also kept Gallo as consigliere.
-On December 22, 1987, Gallo was convicted of [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act]] charges that included two counts of bribery and one count of illegal interstate travel to commit bribery.<ref name="4 convicted">{{cite news|last=Buder|first=Leonard|title=4 Convicted At Mob Trial In Brooklyn|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/23/nyregion/4-convicted-at-mob-trial-in-brooklyn.html?scp=4&sq=%22Joseph%20N%20Gallo%22&st=cse|accessdate=22 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=December 23, 1987}}</ref> In February 1988, Gallo was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $380,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DD103DF933A25751C0A96E948260 |title=A 10-Year Term Given by Judge To Crime Figure|author =Leonard Buder |date=February 10, 1988 |work=[[New York Times]] |accessdate=2010-07-28 |quote=A 76-year-old former leader of the Gambino organized-crime family was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in Federal prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $380,000.}}</ref>  Before his sentence, he was released on parole to spend a last [[Christmas]] with his family, since at his age any sentence imposed on him would have assured he would die in prison.  He became the oldest inmate in federal custody. In 1987, after Gallo's conviction, Gotti replaced him with capo [[Sammy Gravano]] at consigliere.
+On December 22, 1987, Gallo was convicted of [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act]] charges that included two counts of bribery and one count of illegal interstate travel to commit bribery.<ref name="4 convicted">{{cite news|last=Buder|first=Leonard|title=4 Convicted At Mob Trial In Brooklyn|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/23/nyregion/4-convicted-at-mob-trial-in-brooklyn.html?scp=4&sq=%22Joseph%20N%20Gallo%22&st=cse|access-date=22 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=December 23, 1987|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204065319/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/23/nyregion/4-convicted-at-mob-trial-in-brooklyn.html?scp=4&sq=%22Joseph+N+Gallo%22&st=cse|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 1988, Gallo was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $380,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DD103DF933A25751C0A96E948260 |title=A 10-Year Term Given by Judge To Crime Figure|author =Leonard Buder |date=February 10, 1988 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=2010-07-28 |quote=A 76-year-old former leader of the Gambino organized-crime family was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in Federal prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $380,000.}}</ref>  Before his sentence, he was released on parole to spend a last [[Christmas]] with his family, since at his age any sentence imposed on him would have assured he would die in prison.  He became the oldest inmate in federal custody. In 1987, after Gallo's conviction, Gotti replaced him with capo [[Sammy Gravano]] as consigliere.
-In 1995, Gallo was released from prison. On September 1, 1995, Gallo died of natural causes in [[Astoria, Queens]]. He is buried in St. Michaels Cemetery in [[East Elmhurst, Queens]].<ref name="find grave">{{cite web|title=Joseph N. Gallo|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gallo&GSfn=Joseph&GSmn=N&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=6494611&df=all&|work=Find A Grave|accessdate=21 December 2011}}</ref>
+In 1995, Gallo was released from prison. On September 1, 1995, Gallo died of natural causes in [[Astoria, Queens]]. He is buried in [[St. Michael's Cemetery (New York)|St. Michaels Cemetery]] in [[East Elmhurst, Queens]].{{cn|date=February 2021}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist|2}}
 ==Further reading==
-*[[Jerry Capeci|Capeci, Jerry]]. ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia''. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. {{ISBN|0-02-864225-2}}
+* [[Jerry Capeci|Capeci, Jerry]]. ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia''. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. {{ISBN|0-02-864225-2}}
-*Maas, Peter. ''Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia''. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. {{ISBN|0-06-093096-9}}
+* Maas, Peter. ''Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia''. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. {{ISBN|0-06-093096-9}}
-*Jacobs, James B., Coleen Friel and Robert Radick. ''Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated from the Grip of Organized Crime''. New York: NYU Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-8147-4247-5}}
+* Jacobs, James B., Coleen Friel and Robert Radick. ''Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated from the Grip of Organized Crime''. New York: NYU Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-8147-4247-5}}
-*Jacobs, James B., Christopher Panarella and Jay Worthington. ''Busting the Mob: The United States Vs. Cosa Nostra''. New York: NYU Press, 1994. {{ISBN|0-8147-4230-0}}
+* Jacobs, James B., Christopher Panarella and Jay Worthington. ''Busting the Mob: The United States Vs. Cosa Nostra''. New York: NYU Press, 1994. {{ISBN|0-8147-4230-0}}
-*Willis, Clint (ed.) ''Wise Guys: Stories of Mobsters from Jersey to Vegas''. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003. {{ISBN|1-56025-498-X}}
+* Willis, Clint (ed.) ''Wise Guys: Stories of Mobsters from Jersey to Vegas''. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003. {{ISBN|1-56025-498-X}}
 ==External links==
-* {{findagrave|6494611}}
+* {{FAG}}
-==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
 {{s-start}}
 {{s-other|[[American Mafia]]}}
 {{s-bef|before=Joseph "Staten Island Joe" Riccobono}}
-{{s-ttl|title=[[Gambino crime family]]<br />Consigliere|years=1967-1987}}
+{{s-ttl|title=[[Gambino crime family]]<br />Consigliere|years=1967–1987}}
 {{s-aft|after=[[Salvatore Gravano|Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano]]}}
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-[[Category:American mobsters of Italian descent]]
+[[Category:American gangsters of Italian descent]]
 [[Category:Consiglieri]]
 [[Category:Gambino crime family]]
+[[Category:People from Mill Basin, Brooklyn]]
+[[Category:People from Long Island City, Queens]]
+[[Category:Italian emigrants to the United States]]