Angiulo Brothers
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The Angiulo Brothers were the leading Italian-American crime group from Boston's North End, during the 1950s and early 1960s. As made guys
in the Patriarca crime family
, they were placed in control of the racketeering throughout Massachusetts
, until Irish Mob
groups such as the Winter Hill Gang
and the Charlestown Mob
decided to run the rackets in their own neighborhoods. During this time Winter Hill Gang members James J. Bulger
and Stephen Flemmi
were informing on their Italian mob colleagues by allowing the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) to bug their headquarters during the early 1980s. Thereby, the Italians lost power in the area altogether.
Gennaro "Jerry" Angiulo
was born in Boston’s North End on March 20, 1919, to the late Cesare and Giovannina (Femiani) Angiulo. He grew up with his brother Francesco “Frank” J., and his late siblings Stella Orlandella, Nicolo V., Donato F., Antonio R., and Michele Angiulo.
Gennaro Angiulo enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the beginning of World War II and served 4 years in the Pacific Theatre. He achieved the rank of Chief Boatswain Mate. Upon completion of his service to the United States, he moved back to the North End of Boston.
The FBI had been after him since the early 1960s. With the help of the FBI's own criminal informants James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi, they were able gain a great deal of incriminating information regarding Angiulo's racketeering operations. The FBI was able to successfully plant listening devices in a bar he owned on Tremont Street. He was arrested September 19, 1983 at his North End hangout, then convicted three years later on racketeering charges.
Gennaro Angiulo was granted parole and was released from federal prison on September 10, 2007. He died from kidney disease at Massachusetts General Hospital on August 29, 2009.
Made man
A made man, also known as a Mafioso , made guy, man of honor, or uomo d'onore , is someone who has been officially inducted into the Sicilian or American Mafia . They may also be referred to by some as a goodfella or wiseguy...
in the Patriarca crime family
Patriarca crime family
The Patriarca crime family, also known as the New England crime family and the Providence crime family, is an Italian-American organized crime syndicate based in New England, specifically Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts, and is part of the Italian-American Mafia or "La Cosa Nostra"...
, they were placed in control of the racketeering throughout Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, until Irish Mob
Irish Mob
The Irish Mob is one of the oldest organized crime groups in the United States, in existence since the early 19th century. Originating in Irish American street gangs of the 19th century — depicted in Herbert Asbury's 1928 book The Gangs of New York — the Irish Mob has appeared in most...
groups such as the Winter Hill Gang
Winter Hill Gang
The Winter Hill Gang is a structured confederation of Boston, Massachusetts-area organized crime figures, predominantly Irish-American with a small Italian-American faction. It derives its name from the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts north of Boston. Its members have...
and the Charlestown Mob
Charlestown Mob
The Charlestown Mob was an Irish Mob group in Charlestown, which figured prominently in the history of Boston for much of the 20th century....
decided to run the rackets in their own neighborhoods. During this time Winter Hill Gang members James J. Bulger
James J. Bulger
James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. is a former organized crime figure from Boston, Massachusetts.Local folklore depicted Bulger as a Robin Hood-style social bandit dedicated to protecting the neighborhood and its residents. Bulger allegedly masterminded a protection racket targeting drug kingpins...
and Stephen Flemmi
Stephen Flemmi
Stephen Joseph "The Rifleman" Flemmi is an Italian-American mobster and close associate of Winter Hill Gang boss James J. Bulger. Beginning in 1965, Flemmi was a top echelon informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
were informing on their Italian mob colleagues by allowing the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
(FBI) to bug their headquarters during the early 1980s. Thereby, the Italians lost power in the area altogether.
Gennaro "Jerry" Angiulo
Gennaro Angiulo
Gennaro "Jerry" Angiulo was a New England mob boss who rose through the Mafia under Raymond L. S. Patriarca. He was convicted of racketeering in 1986 and was in jail until being released in 2007. One of the Angiulo Brothers, Angiulo was "probably the last very significant Mafia boss in Boston’s...
was born in Boston’s North End on March 20, 1919, to the late Cesare and Giovannina (Femiani) Angiulo. He grew up with his brother Francesco “Frank” J., and his late siblings Stella Orlandella, Nicolo V., Donato F., Antonio R., and Michele Angiulo.
Gennaro Angiulo enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the beginning of World War II and served 4 years in the Pacific Theatre. He achieved the rank of Chief Boatswain Mate. Upon completion of his service to the United States, he moved back to the North End of Boston.
The FBI had been after him since the early 1960s. With the help of the FBI's own criminal informants James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi, they were able gain a great deal of incriminating information regarding Angiulo's racketeering operations. The FBI was able to successfully plant listening devices in a bar he owned on Tremont Street. He was arrested September 19, 1983 at his North End hangout, then convicted three years later on racketeering charges.
Gennaro Angiulo was granted parole and was released from federal prison on September 10, 2007. He died from kidney disease at Massachusetts General Hospital on August 29, 2009.