The Gambino family is one of the Five Families of New York City and one of the most powerful mafia organizations in the United States. Originating from the Black Hand gang led by Ignazio Lupo and Giuseppe Morello in East Harlem, it evolved under bosses such as Salvatore D'Aquila, Al Mineo, and Vincent Mangano. The family was formally established as one of the Five Families by Salvatore Maranzano in 1931. It remains active in organized crime activities including illegal gambling and racketeering.
CRIMENET has extracted 405 linkages for this organization, including 332 cooperative ties across 53 organizations, 38 conflicts across 8 organizations, 35 other connections and footprints in 4 countries.
He was helped by Meyer Lansky 's offshore gaming houses in Cuba and the Bahamas, a lucrative business for the Cosa Nostra .
In 1970, he was accused by police of establishing a heroin pipeline in the city of Toronto
Silesi allegedly oversaw the Gambino family interests in Havana, Cuba for Gambino family boss Albert Anastasia during the 1950s.
transatlantic drug ring with the aim of shipping 500 kg of pure cocaine from Guyana in South America to the port of Gioia Tauro in Calabria