Tony Gamino

Antonio "Tony" Gamino (1896-1966), a gangster and murderer who ran the Gamino crime family of Evans Landing, Massachusetts.

Early Life & Criminal Career
Antonio "Tony" Gamino was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 6, 1896, to a Sicilian crime family headed by Franco "Franky" Gamino. He became a powerful crime lord of the Gamino crime family. Meanwhile, the Vercisi family became a rival gang of Gaminos and resulted in a brutal turf war. However, the Vercisi-Gamino war ended in a draw and also each of the gangs went their separate ways.

Criminal Activities
Tony Gamino was known for his cunning and also arrogant demeanor that made him a career criminal who became known as the "Sicilian Papa" for his fatherly attitude towards his own members.

In 1918 Tony robbed a bank in Boston and also Providence stealing over $450,000 dollars and also blueprints to a mansion. Over the next few years, the Vercisi family again threatened to eliminate the Gamino crime family once again. In 1929 the second Vercisi-Gamino gang war happened to end with the death of the crime boss named Giovanni Vercisi. His demise remained a mystery until this day.

Tony Gamino was now the leader of both families and also married Maria Teresa Vercisi daughter of Giovanni Vercisi.

Connections with the O.P.R.
Throughout the years there have been speculations about Tony being part of the secret society known as the Order of the Purple Rose. However, this was proven false by a lack of evidence and his illegal activities at the time of the alleged involvement.

Arrest and Conviction
In 1938 the USIA arrested Tony Gamino at his home in Boston, Massachusetts along with the rest of the Gamino crime family. He was later charged and the jury found him guilty of many accounts of conspiracy, racketeering, arson and murder by the Massachusetts Criminal Court. Then in on May 5, 1939, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Imprisonment and Death
Gamino was sent to the Moorehill Prison in North Haven, Massachusetts and in 1946 he died from complications of pneumonia and a previous heart attack.