Carmine John Persico (born in Brooklyn on August 8, 1937) is known as "The Snake", "Junior" and "Immortal" because he has been shot a record of 20 times. Originally assuming control as Underboss of Brooklyn's Colombo crime family in the early 1970s, he is the reigning boss of the Colombo crime family based in New York. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... The Colombo crime family is one of the Five Families that controls organized crime activities in New York City, USA, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

"Made" under Joe Profaci and named a Capo under Joe Colombo, Persico was widely regarded on the streets as a feared enforcer and loanshark. As the 1960s wore on Persico was at various times allied with both the anti-Colombo Gallo brother's faction and Joe Colombo. After both Joey Gallo and Joe Colombo were both assassinated (Persico remains a suspect in both slayings) in the early 1970s, Persico became the Boss of the family. On January 31, 1985 the FBI named him as the 390th Fugitive to be added to the Ten Most Wanted list. He was arrested February 15, 1985 in Wantagh, New York. In 1986, Carmine was convicted of murder and labor and construction racketeering and is currently serving a 100 year sentence. He has been incarcerated for the bulk of his time on top of the Family, however through various Acting Bosses he maintains control. One of these Acting Bosses was Vic Orena, a Brooklyn Capo who decided in November 1991 to eliminate Persico loyalists and become the official Boss himself. After a 2 year war that claimed nearly a dozen lives, the Persico faction emerged on top and Orena received a life sentence for murder. Since the war Persico's cousin and son, Andrew Russo and Alphonse Persico, have been running the family. Both are currently incarcerated and the Acting Boss is now Thomas "Tommy Shots" Gioeli. The underboss is octogenerian John Franzese, formerly seen as an enemy of the Persicos. Joe Profaci (October 2, 1897–June 7, 1962) was a New York Mafia boss who was the founder and head of the Profaci crime family, known today as the Colombo crime family, for over three decades. ... Mugshot of Joseph Colombo taken on March 6, 1970. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the 1980s, for the fourth decade, the United States FBI continued to maintain a public list of the people it regarded as the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wantagh (pronounced /WAHN-taw/) is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ...

His son, Alphonse, is due out of prison in December 2011. However, his daughter, Susan, has not been associated with the crime life, and does not intend on continuing the family crime reputation.

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