The Colombo crime family is one of the Five Families of the American Mafia in New York City. Founded in 1928 by Joe Profaci, it is the youngest of the Five Families and has a history of instability and internal wars. The family engages in racketeering, gambling, loansharking, extortion, and other criminal activities. It is currently active, primarily in the New York metropolitan area.
CRIMENET has extracted 148 linkages for this organization, including 119 cooperative ties across 19 organizations, 11 conflicts across 4 organizations and 18 other connections.