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Genovese. Vincent ("the Chin") Gigante, 58, a former prizefighter, is capo in the family and considered by some to be just as tough as, if not tougher than, convicted Boss Salerno. One of the few veterans not under indictment, he was acquitted of trying to kill Mob Boss Frank Costello in 1957 when Costello, who retired after the rub-out attempt, refused to identify him as one of his attackers...
Colombo. With Persico and Langella both facing prison for long terms, no clear-cut successor can be named. Law-enforcement officials are divided on whether Joseph Brancato, 69, Vincent Aloi, 63, or Aloi's younger brother Benny, 51, will move up. Brancato served mainly as an errand boy for Persico, according to New York investigators, and seems to lack real clout. The Aloi brothers, on the other hand, appear to have the Mob smarts to run the family -- if they want to take the risk of doing...
...Goss '87 Features Editors Victoria G.T. Bassetti '86-'87 Thomas J. Winslow '87 Night Editors Martha A. Bridegam '89 David S. Hilzenrath '87 Joseph F Kahn '87 Copy Editor Emily Mieras '90 Sports Editor John N. Rosenthal '87 and a bunch of turkeys '88 Photo Editor J. Carter Vincent...
Dichotomies abound in Vincent Edward Jackson, 23, nicknamed Bo for the resemblance he once bore to a boar. As a boy, Jackson was a bully with a gentle streak. At Auburn, he seemed as apt to persevere with a separated shoulder as to demur with a tender hamstring. "You wouldn't call him a gung- ho practice player," Coach Pat Dye recalls fondly. "I'm sure it was like work to him, but it never looked that way. Baseball thinks Rickey Henderson is fast. They're going to find out what speed is. Speed, size, grace, courage. He had everything...
...Judge Vincent Broderick said he would be lenient because of Gucci's age and the painful publicity the defendant had already suffered. The sentence: a year in prison, $30,000 in fines and five years' probation. Gucci will begin serving his term in October at a still undisclosed prison and will be eligible for parole after four months...