The Murano Crime Family

### Criminal activities

Racketeering, extortion, fraud, illegal gambling, money laundering, murder, robbery, drug trafficking, hijacking, loan sharking

### Allies

Cassano Crime Family, Mala Del Brenta (Venetian Mafia), La Cosa Nostra (Sicilian Mafia), Juarez Cartel

### Notable Members

Salvatore "La Professor" Maniero I, Tommy "Big Hat" Murano, James "Murphy" Murano, Tony "Two Face" Murano, Salvatore "Sally" Maniero II, Tariq "Al Dente" Murano, Vicente "Vincy" Murano, Harper Murano, Giuseppe "Giusep" Murano", Ezio "Flamingo" Murano, Giuvanni "Johnny Dion" Diounuarda

The Murano Crime Family also known as The Murano Family, was a organized crime group based in Milan, Veneto, and Emilia - Romagna. The criminal organization was founded by Antonio Murano I. in 1899, the criminal organization was structured like the La Cosa Nostra but more violent. It is considered by the Italian Government the most notorious Criminal Organization within North-Eastern Italy.

## Origins

In 1899 a number of high ranking La Cosa Nostra (Sicilian Mafia) members were sent in solitary confinement in the Metropolitan City of Milan in an attempt to isolate powerful Sicilian ringleaders from other members in the Mafia. The most notable Sicilian Mafiosi included Salvatore "La Professor" Maniero I, they began to seek contact with the small Sicilian gangs and eventually crossing paths with Antonio Murano I which was running a small band of thieves that was involved in stage coach robberies and house raids within the City. Eventually Salvatore Maniero I gathering these local criminals and organizing them into a Crime Syndicate eventually being headed by Antonio Murano I. formally called the Murano Crime Family.

## Life of Antonio Murano I

Antonio Murano I was born in the Metropolitan City of Milan where he started his own crew of local gangsters and hijackers, composed of family members and childhood friends that would eventually hold the reins of his criminal empire. While becoming a major criminal presence in the area of Milan, he befriended a Sicilian Mafiosi named Salvatore Maniero I that backed him up in his vision of uniting Milan and Venetian Organized Crime.

Antonio Murano I's establishment subsequently controlled all criminal ventures in the region of Milan, Veneto, and Emilia - Romagna. All other organized crime group joined the Murano Crime Family with the backing of Salvatore Maniero I a famous Sicilian Mafiosi that was respected in the region of Emilia - Romagna.

1945, Antonio Murano I at the age of 75 was killed in a Mafia shootout in Paris, France. A blood feud between Mafia Capitale Boss Thomasso Indelicato trying to set a truce meeting in Paris which ended in a shootout. Eye witnesses say Thomasso Indelicato shot Antonio Murano I multiple times in the upper body. Thomasso in the crossfire was shot by his own men and eventually bleeding out. Several of the mobsters was able to flee Paris but two Bosses killed in a hail of gunfire. Salvatore "La Professor" Maniero I took over the Murano Crime Family as acting Boss until his death in 1980 where Antonio "Whisper" Murano II was sent to Milan to take over the Crime Family.

## Affiliations and criminal activity

The organization has many ties in other foreign countries most notably affiliation was with the Cassano Crime Family, an Italian-American Organized Crime Family based in New York City. Other members of the Murano Family such as Vicente "Vincy" Murano, Tommy "Big Hat" Murano, Tariq "Al Dente" Murano, Harper Murano, Tony "Two Face" Murano, Giuseppe Murano migrated to the US to help out the Crime Family and all six eventually reaching the rank of Streetboss within the organization. The organization is affiliated with the Juarez Cartel and the Mala Del Brenta (The Venetian Mafia) throughout the 70s until the present day. Both allies would be crucial to the success of the crime family in the illegal arms and drug smuggling.

The Murano Crime Family had a firm hold of every single criminal venture's under their control within Milan, Veneto, and Emilia - Romagna. From laundering money to loansharking and extortion, but its major source of income was drug dealing. In 1970 the Family brought in massive amounts of cocaine imported from Juarez, Mexico with the help of Amado Carrillo Fuentes to regions controlled by the Murano's. The Murano Crime Family was the main importer of cocaine in Italy with the help of Felice Maniero the Boss of the Mala Del Brenta (Venetian Mafia).

## Murano Family in New York

The most notable members of the Murano Family that migrated to the US was James "Murphy" Murano in the 1980s worked alongside the Cassano Crime family and having a son which was one of the notorious drug traffickers in the New York area Tony "Two Face" Murano. They served as representatives of the Murano Crime Family from Italy as they served under the Cassano's and both would eventually reaching the rank of Streetboss and later retiring and residing back to Milan, Italy. Vicente "Vincy" Murano, Tommy "Big Hat" Murano were the sons of Tony "Two Face" Murano and later becoming three of New York's notorious mobsters, from drug trafficking and arms dealing to extortion and high level contract killings.

Some years later Tariq "Al Dente" Murano had a son with the name Giuseppe Murano, which also ended up becoming a very big and powerful name in the drug trafficing business. Vicente "Vincy" Murano having two sons which where raised in Venice, Italy. One of the sons the current Boss of the Murano Crime Family, Antonio Murano II would later take over the crime family from Salvatore "La Professor" Maniero I which was the Acting Boss until the time comes for Antonio "Whisper" Murano II. The Murano Crime Family would expand to the United States mainly New York City. Establishing their criminal organization in New York under Antonio "Whisper" Murano II. Harper Murano was a very popular arms dealer in New York, he escaped with Tommy "Big Hat" Murano and Tariq "Al Dente" Murano, after there was a very badly failed attempt on their lives.

Tariq "Al Dente" Murano and Tommy "Big Hat" Murano, also known as the Murano Brothers, owned a church back in 1985 also known as the Murano Church where they would host weddings, funerals and other sorts of memorials for New York to enjoy. Furthermore, they were very rich, Tariq owned more than two super cars. In the start of 1986, Tommy and Tariq were accused of causing trouble with the Flanagans and their death was ordered by the Don of Cassanos at the time, but Tommy already knew what was about to happen, they had men ready on the roofs and in the bushes outside the diner. The attempt on their lives failed miserably causing Tommy, Tariq, Harper (One of the shooters) to flee without even a scratch while many people of the opposing force that day were sent to the emergency room in critical condition. it is believed that later on the Murano brothers stayed in the city a bit to supply the Greys with anything they needed for the death of the famous Tailor Julius. It is also believed that they are still alive living in Cuba, partying all day in the sun with all their profits from the illegal business in New York.