Antonio Corallo also know as Tony Ducks served some jail time for trafficking narcotics as a kid and then became a big shot in the Gagliano-Lucchese crime family in New York. The term narcotic, derived from the Greek word for stupor, originally referred to a variety of substances that induced sleep (such state is narcosis). ... The Lucchese Family, also known as the Melquist Family, formed one the most powerful organized crime families in the United States. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...

Some believe he directly succeeded Tommy Lucchese as boss of the Family in 1967, but it appears he served for at least several years under Carmine Tramunti. Under Tramunti and Corallo, the Lucchese Family positioned itself as subordinate to the Gambino organization. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gambino Crime Family is a criminal organization based in New York City, New York, USA within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known familiarly as the Mafia (also known as La Cosa Nostra). ...

The FBI identified the 71-year-old Corallo as long-time leader of the Lucchese Family in 1985, as authorities moved against the Mafia Commission members in New York. Police agencies had bugged a car, which was owned by a Corallo confidant and often used by Corallo, and then followed that car around for four months, picking up pieces of conversations. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Corallo is believed to have been a key participant in bid-rigging and bribery schemes involving New York City government contracts. He was tied to former Tammany boss Carmine DeSapio in a 1969 case. Bribery is the practice of offering a professional or an authority person money or other favours in order to circumvent ethics or other rules in a variety of situations. ... Carmine Gerard DeSapio (10 December 1908– 27 July 2004) was an American politician from New York City. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...