Michele Metych
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
Michele has a B.A. in English from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.A. from DePaul University. She's a Chicago girl at heart, but she still misses living in a place with farms. When she's not editing, reading, or researching, she travels every chance she gets.
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Genovese crime family, New York-based organized crime syndicate. The Genovese crime family is considered one of New York City’s Five Families, along with the Gambino, Bonanno, Lucchese, and Colombo organizations. Most cities were controlled by a single criminal organization, but New York City had…
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