List of Famous people with last name Masseria

Joe Masseria

Giuseppe Masseria

First Name Joe

Last Name Masseria

Born on January 17, 1886

Died on April 15, 1931 (aged 45)

Born in Italy, Sicily

Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria was an early Italian-American Mafia boss in New York City. He was boss of what is now called the Genovese crime family, one of the New York City Mafia's Five Families, from 1922 to 1931. In 1930, he battled in the Castellammarese War to take over the criminal activities in New York City. The war ended with his murder on April 15, 1931, in a hit ordered by his own lieutenant, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, in an agreement with rival faction head Salvatore Maranzano.

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