Vittorio Amuso | |
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| Born | November 4, 1934 (age 89) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Little Vic, Deadly Don |
| Occupation | Crime boss |
| Predecessor | Anthony Corallo |
| Allegiance | Lucchese crime family |
| Conviction(s) | Murder, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, racketeering (1992) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (1992) |
Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso (born November 4, 1934) is an American mobster and the boss of the Lucchese crime family. He was described as "The Deadly Don" by Assistant United States Attorney Charles Rose.[1] Amuso's reign is considered one of the bloodiest periods in American Mafia history during the late 1980s and early 1990s, alongside his former underboss and close protégé Anthony Casso, who turned informer against him in 1994. Since the death of Colombo crime family boss Carmine Persico in March 2019, Amuso is currently the longest-serving crime family boss of the Five Families and American Mafia, dating back to 1987. Amuso has been serving a life sentence since 1992 and is currently located at the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner, in North Carolina, on murder and racketeering charges.[2]
- ^ Marriott, Michel (May 27, 1992). "Government Witness Tells Chilling Story of Murder and Life in the Mob". New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ^ Federal Bureau Prison Inmate Locator: Vittorio Amuso Archived 2013-12-07 at the Wayback Machine (Serving Life)