Family Affairs

THE WAY WE WERE John Gotti Jr.'s plea bargain last week dealt a blow to New York's Mafia, leaving the Gambino family without a boss. It's not the only sign that the Mob just isn't what it used to be.

THEN NOW

NICKNAMES

Frank ("the Enforcer") Nitti Nicholas ("Little Nick") Corozzo Jack ("Machine Gun") McGurn Dominic ("Quiet Dom") Cirillo Fred ("Killer") Burke Liborio ("Barney") Bellomo

BOOKS

The Rise of the Mafia Gangland: How the FBI in New York (1978) Broke the Mob (1995) The Mafia Mystique (1975) The Mafia Cookbook (1993)

DRESS

In court, Al Capone was John...

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