Carmine Persico

Carmine Persico
Persico in 1986
Born
Carmine John Persico Jr.

(1933-08-08)August 8, 1933
DiedMarch 7, 2019(2019-03-07) (aged 85)
Other names"Junior", "The Snake", "Immortal"
OccupationCrime boss
PredecessorJoseph Colombo
Children3, including Alphonse Persico
AllegianceColombo crime family
Conviction(s)Hijacking and loan-sharking (1973)
Conspiracy and racketeering (1981)
Racketeering (1986)
Racketeering (1986)
Criminal penaltyEight years' imprisonment (1973)
Five years' imprisonment (1981)
39 years' imprisonment (1986)
100 years' imprisonment and fined $240,000 (1987)

Carmine John Persico Jr. (Italian: [ˈkarmine ˈpɛrsiko]; August 8, 1933 – March 7, 2019), also known as "Junior", "The Snake" and "Immortal", was an American mobster and the longtime boss of the Colombo crime family in New York City from 1973 until his death in 2019. He had been serving 32 years in federal prison from 1987 until his death on March 7, 2019.