Carmine J. Persico, the unpredictable leader of the New York-based Colombo crime family who the authorities believe had a strong hand in the assassinations of mob bosses Albert Anastasia and Joey ...

Legendary New York mob boss Carmine Persico, who as head of the Colombo crime family was convicted in the 1980s for a laundry list of crimes, has died. He was 85. His lawyer confirmed to NBC New York ...

NEW YORK -- Legendary mob boss Carmine "The Snake" Persico, the last surviving member of New York City's Commission, has died after a long stint in federal prison. He was 85. The death was confirmed ...

The heir apparent to the Colombo crime family pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a labor union extortion plot that led the feds to bust the Mafia clan’s entire leadership in 2021. Theodore ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime boss of the infamous Colombo crime family, Carmine “the Snake” Persico, has died at the age of 85. Persico died on Thursday at the Duke University Medical Center, ...

He’s now the boss of the Colombo crime family, the feds say — and his decision to hold court at a family Christmas party in Brooklyn could land him back in the can. Theodore “Skinny Teddy” Persico Jr.

In 2013, I interviewed former Philadelphia Cosa Nostra underboss and cooperating government witness Philip “Crazy Phil” Leonetti. He explained mobsters’ rationale for killing one another during mob ...