Frank Amato, the Glossary
Frank Amato (disappeared September 20, 1980, pronounced legally dead 1985) was a Sicilian-American mafioso who was the son-in-law of Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano.[1]
Table of Contents
42 relations: Adultery, Affinity (law), Anthony Gaggi, Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa, Blue-collar worker, Brooklyn, Burglary, Butcher, Cabin cruiser, Carjacking, Colombians, Domestic violence, Dominick Montiglio, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Flatlands, Brooklyn, Formaldehyde, Frank Perdue, Gambino crime family, Gangster, Italian Americans, Italian ice, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Key Food, Made man, Marriage, New York City, New York Post, Old World, Pasquale Conte, Paul Castellano, Queens, Roy DeMeo, Sicilian Americans, Sun Sentinel, Tallow, Thomas Gambino, Todt Hill, Turn state's evidence, United Food and Commercial Workers, United States Department of Agriculture, Waldbaum's, West Palm Beach, Florida.
- American burglars
- American butchers
- DeMeo Crew victims
- Deaths by firearm in Brooklyn
Adultery
Adultery is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds.
Affinity (law)
In law and in cultural anthropology, affinity is the kinship relationship created or that exists between two people as a result of someone's marriage.
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Anthony Gaggi
Anthony Frank Gaggi (born Antonino Frank Gaggi; August 7, 1925 – April 17, 1988), better known as Nino Gaggi, was an American mobster who was a caporegime in the Gambino crime family. Frank Amato and Anthony Gaggi are Gambino crime family and people of Sicilian descent.
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Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa
Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa, better known as the Gemini twins, are two mobsters in the Lucchese crime family. Frank Amato and Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa are criminals from Brooklyn, Gambino crime family and gangsters from New York City.
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Blue-collar worker
A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor or skilled trades.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
Burglary
Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) and housebreaking, is the act of illegally entering a building or other areas without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence.
Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks.
Cabin cruiser
A cabin cruiser is a type of power boat that provides accommodation for its crew and passengers inside the structure of the craft.
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Carjacking
Carjacking is a robbery in which a motor vehicle is taken over.
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Colombians
Colombians (Colombianos) are people identified with the country of Colombia.
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Domestic violence
Domestic violence is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation.
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Dominick Montiglio
Dominick Montiglio (born Dominick Anthony Santamaria; July 17, 1947 – June 27, 2021) was an American soldier, mobster and associate of the Gambino crime family who eventually became a government witness. Frank Amato and Dominick Montiglio are criminals from Brooklyn, Gambino crime family and people of Sicilian descent.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.
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Flatlands, Brooklyn
Flatlands is a neighborhood in the southeast part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.
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Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde (systematic name methanal) is an organic compound with the chemical formula and structure, more precisely.
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Frank Perdue
Franklin Parsons Perdue (May 9, 1920 – March 31, 2005), born in Salisbury, Maryland, was for many years the president and CEO of Perdue Farms, now one of the largest chicken-producing companies in the United States.
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Gambino crime family
The Gambino crime family (pronounced) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia.
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Gangster
A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang.
Italian Americans
Italian Americans (italoamericani) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry.
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Italian ice
Italian ice is a semi-frozen sweetened treat composed of finely granulated ice and fruit concentrates, juices, or purées, or other natural or artificial food flavorings.
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major international airport serving New York City and its metropolitan area, in the United States.
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Key Food
Key Food Stores Co-op, Inc. is a cooperative of independently owned supermarkets, founded in Brooklyn, New York, on April 20, 1937.
Made man
In the American and Sicilian Mafia, a made man is a fully initiated member of the Mafia.
Marriage
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.
New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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New York Post
The New York Post (NY Post) is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City.
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Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe after 1493, when Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas.
Pasquale Conte
Pasquale "Patsy" Conte (born March 12, 1925) was a Sicilian-American mobster who became a caporegime with the Gambino crime family. Frank Amato and Pasquale Conte are Gambino crime family and people of Sicilian descent.
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Paul Castellano
Constantino Paul Castellano (June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985) was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family of New York City. Frank Amato and Paul Castellano are American butchers, criminals from Brooklyn, gangsters from New York City, Murdered American gangsters of Italian descent, people murdered in New York City and people of Sicilian descent.
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Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.
Roy DeMeo
Roy Albert DeMeo (September 7, 1940 – January 10, 1983) was an American mobster in the Gambino crime family in New York City. Frank Amato and Roy DeMeo are criminals from Brooklyn, DeMeo Crew victims, Deaths by firearm in Brooklyn, Gambino crime family, gangsters from New York City, Murdered American gangsters of Italian descent and people murdered in New York City.
Sicilian Americans
Sicilian Americans (siculo-americani; sìculu-miricani) are Italian Americans who are fully or partially of Sicilian descent, whose ancestors were Sicilians who emigrated to United States during the Italian diaspora, or Sicilian-born people in U.S. They are a large ethnic group in the United States.
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Sun Sentinel
The Sun Sentinel (also known as the South Florida Sun Sentinel, known until 2008 as the Sun-Sentinel, and stylized on its masthead as SunSentinel) is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Broward County, and covers Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties and state-wide news, as well.
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Tallow
Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton suet, primarily made up of triglycerides.
Thomas Gambino
Thomas Francis Gambino (August 23, 1929 – October 3, 2023) was an Italian-American New York City mobster and a longtime caporegime of the Gambino crime family who successfully controlled lucrative trucking rackets in the New York City Garment District. Frank Amato and Thomas Gambino are Gambino crime family and people of Sicilian descent.
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Todt Hill
Todt Hill is a hill formed of serpentine rock on Staten Island, New York.
Turn state's evidence
A criminal turns state's evidence by admitting guilt and testifying as a witness for the state against their associate(s) or accomplice(s), often in exchange for leniency in sentencing or immunity from prosecution.
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United Food and Commercial Workers
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufacturing; hospitality; agriculture; cannabis; chemical trades; security; textile, and health care.
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United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.
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Waldbaum's
Waldbaum's was a supermarket chain with stores in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx; and in Nassau, Suffolk counties and Upstate New York.
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West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach is a city in and the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.
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See also
American burglars
- Andreas Hall
- Anthony Spilotro
- Bobby Donati
- Carl Panzram
- Cleo Joel Green
- Doeur Seoung
- Edward H. Rulloff
- Frank Amato
- Henry Busch (serial killer)
- Henry Tufts
- Israel Keyes
- Jerry Spraggins
- Joseph James DeAngelo
- Kevin Haley
- Leon Dorsey
- Michael Spilotro
- Mike Kurtz
- Mose Gibson
- Oba Chandler
- Watergate Seven
- William Henry Furman
American butchers
- Adam Forepaugh
- Anton Holly
- Arthur McKenzie Dodson
- Charles Dellschau
- Don Blandford
- Donald Eugene Webb
- Frank Amato
- Harry Heyman
- Jack Ubaldi
- John C. Petersen
- Kari Underly
- Mike Davis (scholar)
- Oscar Mack
- Paul Castellano
- Thomas Adams (sheriff)
- Tom Mylan
- William Oktavec
DeMeo Crew victims
- Chris Rosenberg
- Frank Amato
- Mickey Spillane (mobster)
- Roy DeMeo
Deaths by firearm in Brooklyn
- 2014 killings of NYPD officers
- Al Davis (boxer)
- Al Indelicato
- Arnold Schuster
- Bill Lovett
- Bobby Boriello
- Carmine Galante
- Chris Rosenberg
- Costabile Farace
- Dinny Meehan
- Dominick Napolitano
- Dominick Trinchera
- Ernesto Rossi (gangster)
- Evsei Agron
- Frank Amato
- Frank Bowes
- Frankie Yale
- Gerard Pappa
- Half a Mill
- Irma Lozada
- Joe Masseria
- John D'Amato
- Joseph C. Amberg
- Kelvin Martin
- Killing of Akai Gurley
- Killing of Gidone Busch
- Killing of Randolph Evans
- Killing of Timothy Stansbury
- Max Zwerbach
- Morris Kessler
- Murder of Russel Timoshenko
- Murder of Yusef Hawkins
- Philip Giaccone
- Philip Mangano
- Philip Tisson
- Richard Lonergan
- Robert DiBernardo
- Robert Perrino
- Roy DeMeo
- Sam Parrilla
- The Yellow Dogs
- Thomas Eboli
- Vach Lewis
- Vannie Higgins
- Vito Bonventre
- Vladimir Reznikov
- Wilfred Johnson
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Amato
Also known as Amato, Frank.