Russomano, John
Early Mafia in New York City
Russomano was a bodyguard to East Harlem racket boss Giosue Gallucci beginning around 1910. On December 16, 1912, he murdered Aniello "Zopo" Prisco, the leader of a gang of extortionists who was loo…
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