Angelini crime family

Jimmy Angelini

### Territory

Various neighborhoods in Los Angeles in the northern areaOther territories in Florida, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Jersey and Massachusetts

Sovana, Tuscany, Italy

### Ethnicity

ItalianItalian-American

Criminals of other ethnicities are employed as associates

### Membership

200-250 made membersOver 2,000 associates

### Criminal Activities

RacketeeringConspiracy

Murder

Labor union infiltration

Bribery

Extortion

Illegal gambling

Drug trafficking

Loansharking

Bookmaking

Hijacking

Fraud

Assault

Battery

Theft

Fencing

Money laundering

Police corruption

Political corruption

Bootlegging

Illicit cigarette smuggling

Coercion

Robbery

Chop shop

Skimming

**Angelini crime family** is a fictional organization in *Family Business.* It is an Italian-American crime family that were one of the dominant organized crime groups in Los Angeles, and in the United States.

## Overview

The Angelini crime family is a large Italian-American organized crime group founded by Luigi Angelini. Under their charismatic leader Luigi, the organization enacted a goal to spread his moral code and ideals across the American underworld. This business practice involved kindness, fairness and generosity to make "friends" which owe the family many favors and this strategy meant that they would repay the family out of gratitude and friendship willingly.

The family is made up of several crews which range from fewer than ten to more than a hundred. Each crew has their own separate business dealings, but the dealings of the crews can intermingle to a large extent depending on their proximity to one another and the commonality of their ventures. All major decisions are made by the family boss, and money made by the organization ultimately flows to them. Just below the boss is the underboss who is the family's second-in-command, and beneath the underboss are several capogrimes who are the organization's lieutenants that lead their own crew. The "dirty work" is done by the soldiers who are the lowest-ranking made members, but they hold little power and make relatively little cash. In addition to soldiers, the Angelini family will use associates. Associates are not actual members of the organization, but they work with the soldiers and capos on several criminal enterprises. There is another high-level position within the family, the consigliere, which is the advisor to the boss that makes impartial decisions based on fairness rather than personal feelings or vendettas.

The primary members of the organization recruited are of Italian descent. Recruits must recite oaths and promises of loyalty to the boss, and then drop a blood from their trigger finger. The family participate in a number of legal and illegal businesses and activities in order to make money, such as running rackets as well as trafficking illegal drugs, bootlegging alcohol, illegal gambling and getting involved in the illicit cigarette trade. They hijack trucks to unload shipments of stolen goods to sell, and they provide protection to local business owners and other individuals from threats to generate their income. They also infiltrate labor unions to control and profit from their major construction sites.

Rules and moral code are important to the Angelini family to keep the structure a "business". If a member was caught breaking the rules, they were punished according to what they did. They had an oath which involved the members promising to never speak of the family's secrets and illegal activities to outside ears, especially to the police, as well as to never use narcotics personally. Sexual assault is also heinous in the mob's eyes, seeing it as an extreme offense punishable by death. One of the criminal activities the family does not participate in or allow is prostitution. The punishment for breaking the rules could range from a beating, being burned or even being killed.

## Structure/Members

### Boss

At the top of the organization is the boss, whom makes up all the major decisions and the mafia income ultimately comes to them. Their authority was required to control the family and to resolve any disputes.

* **Luigi Angelini (former):**
* **Salvatore Angelini (temporary):**
* **Jimmy Angelini (current):**
* **Regina Angelini (San Francisco Branch):**

### Underboss

Just below the boss is the underboss who acts as the family's second-in-command. They are ready to replace their boss should they retire, face imprisonment, fall ill, die or otherwise are unable to act as the boss anymore, and will temporarily control the organization in their absence.

* **Salvatore Angelini:**
* **Jimmy Angelini:**
* **Desmondora Angelini (San Francisco Branch):**

### Consigliere

In-between the boss and the underboss is the role of an advisor to the boss. The Consigliere are there to make impartial decisions based upon fairness and for the good of the mafia. They never really get involved in the business and criminal operations but they still get respected if they were a boss and a high-level member of the organization.

* **Mario Angelini:**
* **Asia Angelini (San Francisco Branch):**

### Capogrime

A Capogrime is a captain of the crime family who manage their own crew within the organization. They will be given a geographical location to operate within, or they will be given a particular racket to run. A capo's career relies heavily on how much money they can contribute to the family's income. They keep some of their earnings and the rest are passed up to the underboss and then ultimately the boss.

* **Donatello Angelini:**
* **Greta Angelini:**
* **Lorenzo Angelini:**
* **Tony Angelini:**
* **Gavino Soldan:**
* **Igor Errico:**
* **Balderico Guccio:**
* **Boris Querica:**
* **Priscilla Sorge:**
* **Michael Pezzuto:**
* **Carmen Nalbone:**

### Soldiers

At the bottom of the tree are the soldiers, who will report to their capogrime. Soldiers are street-level mobsters who are essentially no more than common criminals and there are many soldiers assigned to each capo. They do not earn much money because the majority of their earnings are passed up the tree. They will stick their necks on the line for their bosses.

* **Jed Angelini:**
* **Francisco Angelini:**
* **Dionigi Boggiano:**
* **Ricardo La Forte:**
* **Elisea Velotta:**
* **Maffeo Chino:**
* **Tancredi Gotti:**
* **Luana Petro:**
* **Davino Gallino:**
* **Paciano Monteleone:**
* **Cino Tamasi:**
* **Ruggero Fazio:**
* **Georgie Zappia:**
* **Emilio Cali:**
* **Colmazio D'Ambrosia:**
* **Verulo Coletto:**
* **Onorio Buttitta:**
* **Gherardo Le Barca:**
* **Alcide Croce:**
* **Quarto Minervini:**
* **Taizo De Pinto:**
* **Ermilo Fulco:**
* **Galdino Vannelli:**

### Associates

* **George Schuwald:**
	+ **Victor Stack:**
* **Luis Rella:**
* **Dante Favalvo:**
* **Eric Carson:**
* **Sherry Whittaker:**
* **Angela Whittaker:**
* **Michelle Hardesty:**
* **Tanya McDonald:**

## Family Crews

* **North Hollywood Crew:** Headed by Sal Angelini located in North Hollywood in the east San Fernando Valley region, consisting of around fifty soldiers and associates. Their activities include trafficking narcotics and racketeering, using a garbage collection company as their front.
* **Northridge Crew:** Headed by Donatello Angelini located in Northridge in the San Fernando Valley region, consisting of around thirty soldiers and associates. Their activities include illegal gambling, bookmaking and racketeering, using a casino as their front.
* **North Hill Crew:** Headed by Greta Angelini located in North Hills in the north-central San Fernando valley region, consisting of around thirty soldiers and associates. Their activities include auto theft, chop shop operations and racketeering, using a repair garage as their front.
* **Sun Valley Crew:** Headed by Jimmy Angelini located in Sun Valley in the San Fernando valley region, consisting of around forty members and associates. Their activities include hijacking trucks, alcohol bootlegging and racketeering, using a construction company as their front.
* **El Sereno Crew:** Headed by Tony Angelini located in El Sereno in the eastside of the city, consisting of around fifty members and associates. Their activities include racketeering and illegally smuggling cigarettes, using a wind energy company as their front.
* **NoHo Arts Crew:** Headed by Gavino Soldan located in NoHo Arts District in North Hollywood, consisting of around twenty members and associates. Their activities include trafficking narcotics and racketeering, using a real estate company as their front.
* **Valley Village Crew:** Headed by Igor Errico located in Valley Village in the San Fernando valley region, consisting of around forty members and associates. Their activities include racketeering and protecting businesses, using a pizzeria as their front.
* **Porter Ranch Crew:** Headed by Balderico Guccio in Porter Ranch in the San Fernando Valley region, consisting of around thirty members and associates. Their activities include racketeering and protecting businesses, using a bar as their front.
* **Habor Gateway Crew:** Headed by Boris Querica in Habor Gateway in the Harbor Region, consisting of around ten members and associates. Their activities include racketeering and illegal gambling, using a sports shop as their front.
* **North Beverly Park Crew:** Headed by Priscilla Sorge located in North Beverly Park, consisting of around thirty members and associates. Their activities include racketeering, extortion and fencing, using a restaurant slaughterhouse as their front.
* **Los Feliz Crew:** Headed by Lorenzo Angelini in Los Feliz, consisting of around ten members and associates. Their activities include racketeering and loansharking, using the local fish market as their front.