 Family namesake Simone DeCavalcante | |
| Founded | c. 1900s |
|---|---|
| Founder | Phil Amari |
| Named after | Simone DeCavalcante |
| Founding location | Elizabeth and Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Years active | c. 1900s–present |
| Territory | Primarily North Jersey, with additional territory in Central Jersey, New York City, Connecticut and South Florida[1] |
| Ethnicity | Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates |
| Membership (est.) | 40 made members and 50+ associates (2004)[2] |
| Activities | Bookmaking, bootlegging, corruption, drug trafficking, extortion, fencing, fraud, hijacking, illegal gambling, loan-sharking, money laundering, murder, theft, pornography, prostitution, racketeering[3] |
| Allies | |
| Rivals | Various gangs in New Jersey, including their allies |
The DeCavalcante crime family, also known as the North Jersey crime family or the North Jersey Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family that operates mainly in northern New Jersey, particularly in Elizabeth,[2] Newark, West New York[4] and the surrounding areas. The family is part of the nationwide criminal network known as the American Mafia.
The DeCavalcante family operates on the opposite side of the Hudson River from the Five Families of New York City, and maintains strong relations with each of the New York families, especially the Gambino family, as well as with the Philadelphia crime family and the Patriarca crime family of New England.[5][6] The organization is considered by some to be the "Sixth Family".[5][7] The family's illicit activities include bookmaking; bootlegging; corruption; drug trafficking; extortion; fencing; fraud; hijacking; illegal gambling; money laundering; murder; prostitution; racketeering; and cement, construction and waste management violations.[5][8][9]
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- Bristol, New Britain Mafia Links Revealed Hartford Courant (November 12, 1969) Archived April 17, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- Five Organized Crime Families Maintain Interests in State Virginia D. Sederis, Hartford Courant (February 2, 1986) Archived April 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- 19 Arrested in Bookmaking Bust: Mob Ties Claimed South Florida Sun-Sentinel (January 21, 1988) Archived April 17, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation Report (1989) Archived August 14, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
- Nation in Brief The Washington Post (December 2, 1999) Archived April 17, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- Is This the End of RICO? David Remnick, The New Yorker (March 25, 2001) Archived February 1, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- "The Changing Face of organize crime in New Jersey" (PDF). State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation. May 2004. Archived June 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "The Changing Face of organize crime in New Jersey" (PDF). State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation. May 2004. Archived June 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
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- Dirty‐Book Store Run by Police Gains Indictment of 18 Here on Pornography Paul L. Montgomery, The New York Times (April 21, 1972) Archived January 9, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- The Mafia Declares War, but Porn King Survives New York Daily News (December 13, 1972) Archived April 17, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- Pornographic Periodicals Tied to Organized Crime Robert Gage, The New York Times (October 13, 1975) Archived January 1, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation Report (1989) Archived August 14, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
- Crime Family Dealt a Blow, Police Say William K. Rashbaum, The New York Times (October 20, 2000) Archived June 2, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- "The Changing Face of organize crime in New Jersey" (PDF). State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation. May 2004. Archived June 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Alleged mobster sentenced in N.J. brothel scheme Kathleen Hopkins, USA Today (January 5, 2016) Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Meet the Real Jersey Mob: DeCavalcantes ruled the Garden State Brad Hunter, Toronto Sun (October 3, 2021) Archived October 4, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Reavill, Gil (2013). Mafia Summit: J. Edgar Hoover, the Kennedy Brothers, and the Meeting That Unmasked the Mob. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 23. ISBN 9781250021106.
The local DeCavalcante crime clan, which controlled West New York, would send three of its bosses to the Apalachin summit, and eventually serve as one of the models for Tony Soprano's family on the HBO series.
- ^ a b c Hunter, Brad (October 3, 2021). "Meet the Real Jersey Mob: DeCavalcantes ruled the Garden State". Toronto Sun. Retrieved October 16, 2022. Archived October 4, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wiretaps, prison, death take toll on mob family that inspired 'The Sopranos,' experts say Thomas Zambito, NJ.com (March 14, 2015) Archived June 3, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Linnett, Richard (April 2013). In the Godfather Garden: The Long Life and Times of Richie "the Boot" Boiardo. Rutgers University Press. p. 109. ISBN 9780813560625.
- ^ State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation Report (1989) Archived August 14, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Crime Family Dealt a Blow, Police Say William K. Rashbaum, The New York Times (October 20, 2000) Archived June 2, 2023, at the Wayback Machine