- A
capodecina (literally 'head of ten', also
called caporegime in the
American Mafia) is the head of a decina, a
branch within a
Sicilian Mafia family....
- A
caporegime or
capodecina,
usually shortened to capo or
informally referred to as "captain", "skipper" or "lieutenant", is a
leadership position in the...
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Vincenzo Failla as the
capodecina of
Cinisi Alfredo Li B****i as the
capodecina of
Calatafimi Giuseppe Lo
Piccolo as the
capodecina of
Bocca di
Falco Dario...
- Sicily, he
became a made
member of the
Gambino crime family in 1975 and a
capodecina or captain, and head of the
crime family's
Sicilian faction, appointed...
- skipper, capo, or "crew chief", the
caporegime was
originally known as a "
capodecina" (captain of ten)
because he
oversaw only 10 soldiers. In more recent...
- (disambiguation) Capo di
tutti capi (mafioso title) boss of all
bosses Capodecina (mafioso title) boss of a
squad in the Cosa
Nostra Capomandamento (mafioso...
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jailed for one year for contempt. The
following year,
Cotroni and his
capodecina Paolo Violi,
along with Hamilton,
Ontario mobster Johnny Papalia, were...
- man. capo: the
family member who
leads a crew;
short for
caporegime or
capodecina. capo dei capi: "boss of all [the] bosses" is a
phrase used
mainly by...
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between the
Calabrian and
Sicilian factions of the
family in 1973.
Cotroni capodecina Paolo Violi complained about the
independent modus operandi of his Sicilian...
-
February 1931 – 22
January 1978) was an Italian-Canadian
mobster and
capodecina in the
Cotroni crime family of Montreal.
Violi was born in Sinopoli, Calabria...
