Carmine Persico

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Carmine Persico

American criminal

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Colombo crime family
…and paralyzed in 1974, and Carmine J. (“The Snake”) Persico, one of Profaci’s soldiers from the 1960 Gallo War, took over as boss. In 1986 Persico was convicted on extortion and federal racketeering charges. Despite serving concurrent prison sentences with no hope of release—139 years combined—Persico maintained his leadership. He…
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…and paralyzed in 1974, and Carmine J. (“The Snake”) Persico, one of Profaci’s soldiers from the 1960 Gallo War, took over as boss. In 1986 Persico was convicted on extortion and federal racketeering charges. Despite serving concurrent prison sentences with no hope of release—139 years combined—Persico maintained his leadership. He…
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