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....
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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 Bassi as the capodecina of Calatafimi Giuseppe Lo Piccolo as the capodecina of Bocca di Falco Dario...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(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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