Rudaj Organization

Rudaj Organization
Founded1993
Founding locationWestchester, New York
Years active1993–2004
TerritoryAstoria, Queens, Bronx, New York City, Westchester
EthnicityAlbanian, Albanian-American, some Italian-Americans
Membership22 defendants charged in RICO indictment
ActivitiesExtortion, illegal gambling, murder, robbery
RivalsLucchese crime family
Gambino crime family
Velentzas crime family

The Rudaj Organization was an Albanian mafia gang in the New York City metro area, named for the man accused of being its kingpin, Alex Rudaj of Yorktown, New York. The Rudaj Organization, called "The Corporation"[citation needed] by its members, was started in 1990s in The Bronx and spread to Westchester county and Queens. Prosecutors say the Albanian gang was headed by Alex Rudaj and an Albanian Italian man named Nardino Colotti who both had ties to the late Gambino soldier Phil "Skinny" Loscalzo.[1]

  1. ^ "Albanian Gang Portrayed as Aspiring Mafiosi". New York Times. December 20, 2005.