Genovese crime family New Jersey faction

Genovese crime family's New Jersey faction
Founded1920s
FounderGenovese crime family
Founding locationNewark, New Jersey, United States
Years active1920s–present
TerritoryNorthern New Jersey counties of Hudson, Essex, Union, Bergen, Passaic, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean[1]
EthnicityItalians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates
Membership (est.)40 made members and 400 associates (2004)[1]
ActivitiesRacketeering, conspiracy, loansharking, money laundering, murder, gambling, and extortion
AlliesBonanno
Colombo
DeCavalcante
Gambino
Lucchese (New Jersey faction)
Philadelphia
Detroit
K&A Gang
RivalsVarious gangs in New Jersey, including their allies

The Genovese crime family's New Jersey faction is a group of Italian-American mobsters within the Genovese crime family who control organized crime activities within the state of New Jersey. The New Jersey faction is divided into multiple crews each led by a different caporegime who oversees illegal criminal activities in labor racketeering, illegal gambling, loansharking and extortion.[1][2] The Genovese crime family's New Jersey faction has maintained a strong presence in the Northern Jersey area since the early prohibition era. A number of powerful mobsters within the New Jersey faction such as Guarino "Willie" Moretti, Gerardo "Jerry" Catena and Louis "Bobby" Manna have each held positions within the Genovese family's administration. From the 1990s until his death in 2010, Tino "the Greek" Fiumara was one of the most powerful caporegimes in the New Jersey faction.

  1. ^ a b c "The Changing Face of organize crime in New Jersey" (PDF). State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation. May 2004.
  2. ^ Rudolph, Robert The Boys from New Jersey: How the Mob Beat the Feds 1992. [1]