Vicente Sergio Murano

Taken in 1985 by FBI Special Agent Edgar Pistone, Vicente Murano is "Vincy" and Ezio Murano is "Flamingo". Picture was taken during the Murano Crew Investigations

### Aliases

"Vincy", "Mr. Vercellino", "Mr. Murano", "Ace of Spades"

### Relatives

Giuseppe Murano (Brother), Ezio Murano (Nephew), Dino Murano (Nephew)

### Affiliation

Cassano Crime Family, Murano Import Export, Venetian Corporation

### Occupation

Murano Import Export [Chief Executive Officer] (1980 - 1985)Cassano Enterprise [Le Grande Manager] (1980 - 1982)Venetian Corporation [Venetian Lounge Manager] (1982 - 1986)

## Biographical information

### Date of death

June 27, 1995 (Shot 3 times in the head in his Ferrari Testorossa)

### Place of death

Little Italy, New York City

Vicente Sergio Murano (April 14, 1945 - June 27, 1995), also known as "VIncy", who was a Caporegime and former Streetboss in the Cassano Crime Family New York Faction. Vicente Murano is also known for being the CEO of one of the dominant drug market in the New York City (1980 - 1986) known as Murano Import Export. Vicente worked alongside Ezio Murano and Antonio Galante until his promotion to Streetboss in 1985. Antonio Galante took over the Murano Crew and ran the drug market for years until Vicente Murano's return in 1987.

## Early Life

Vicente Murano was born in April 14, 1945, in Milan Italy. The Second child of 2 of Tony and Maria Murano and the brother of Giuseppe Murano. At the age of 15 Vicente and his Mother (Maria) moved to Venice while his Father (Tony) a Caporegime at the time settled in New York City. Vicente received formal education in Venice and ran the streets of Venice working for the Mala Del brenta (Venetian Mafia). Selling cigarettes and getting involved in extortion rackets at a young age. At the age of 25 he was sent to New York City to work for the Cassano Crime Family in the gambling and leisure business with his Father Tony Murano, a prominent and a powerful figure in the city that managed the drug and gambling rackets of the Cassano's. 1965 Scarlet Salerno gave birth to Jason and Antonio Murano fathered by Vicente Murano. Both brothers will eventually be made in the Cassano Crime Family and mentored and guided by their Father (Vicente Murano)

## Career in the Mafia

In July of 1980, Vicente Murano founded the Murano Import Export, a front for the Families drug trafficking operations. He ran it for his Father (Tony Murano) until his promotion to Caporegime in 1981. The Murano Crew ran the drug and gambling rackets of the family, dominated the drug market the crew became one of the largest drug exporters in the city.

In 1985 when the Family lost control of the Le Grande, the Murano crew ran the Venetian Lounge and later known as the Venetian Corporation. Founded in a small townhouse they started a lounge and a gambling racket. Vicente Murano managed the lounge alongside Antonio Galante, these 2 where the most notorious mobsters at the time. Managing Drugs, Gambling, Extortion, Money Laundering, at the time. They where referred to as the "Murano Brothers" as they treated each other as brothers without being bounded by blood. 1986 Vicente was promoted to Streetboss alongside his brother Giuseppe Murano, both would be prominent figures in the Family. After 5 months however Vicente would later retire due to a coup in Mala Del Brenta (Venetian Mafia). He later returns as a Caporegime in 1987 and will continue to work for the family until his death in 1995.

## Death

On June 27, 1995, Vicente Murano was shot in the head multiple times while sitting inside of his Ferrari Testarossa. He was shot outside of the Napoli Apartments in Little Italy. He was shot by Scarlet Salerno his divorced wife after learning of his involvement in the Murder of her Son (Luigi Dionuarda) a Senior Associate in the Cassano Family and found dead in a warehouse, Vicente Murano was declared dead on the spot and his divorced wife taken into custody.