The family has origins with the Morello gang in East Harlem, beginning with Giuseppe Morello coming to New York from Sicily in 1892. The family as it is now was founded by Lucky Luciano, then later renamed after Vito Genovese when he took over in 1957. While many mobsters have testified against their families (particularly in the '80s), the Genovese have only had eight members turn state's evidence in its history. Vincent "The Chin" Gigante was one of its most notorious bosses, feigning mental illness to get law enforcement off of his trail. As of late 2019, a family member was convicted of racketeering and extortion offences.
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