Thomas DiBella
Thomas DiBella | |
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| Born | Gaetano Salvatore DiBella November 29, 1905 |
| Died | June 6, 1988 (aged 83) Brooklyn |
| Occupation | mobster |
| Title | Boss of the Colombo crime family |
| Allegiance | Colombo crime family |
Thomas DiBella (November 29, 1905 - June 6, 1988) was an American mobster and the onetime acting boss of the Colombo crime family. He later stepped down and became consigliere.[1][2]
Early life[]
Gaetano Salvatore DiBella was born on November 29, 1905, in Brooklyn, New York to Salvatore and Frances DiBella (née Lucchese). Throughout his childhood, DiBella resided with his family in an apartment on Harrison Avenue in the neighborhood of Williamsburg.
Acting boss[]
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References[]
- ^ "Colombo crime family underboss flees". The New York Times.
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Categories:
- Colombo crime family
- American gangsters of Italian descent
- People from Brooklyn
- 1905 births
- 1988 deaths
- American crime bosses
- Bosses of the Colombo crime family
- Acting bosses of the Five Families