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Joseph Magliocco

Italian-born criminal
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Joseph Magliocco was an Italian-born criminal who became a prominent figure in New York City's organized crime. He was the brother-in-law of Joseph Profaci and took over leadership of the Profaci crime family after Profaci's death in 1962. Magliocco inherited Profaci's commitment to aiding Joseph Bonanno, but he was ultimately outmaneuvered by Joseph Colombo, who exposed a plot orchestrated by Magliocco and Bonanno. This led to Magliocco's forced retirement and Colombo's ascension to control of the family, which would later bear his name.1

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  1. Colombo crime family
  2. Joseph Profaci
  3. Joseph Colombo
  4. Joe Masseria

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