Cuneo crime family

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Cuneo crime family
General information
In	New York City
Founded by	Ottilio Cuneo/Carmine Cuneo
Years active	1920s-present
Territory	The Bronx, Manhattan, upstate New York
Ethnicity	Italian, Italian-American
Criminal activities	racketeering, illegal gambling, contract killing, drug trafficking, extortion, murder, loan sharking, money laundering, theft, fraud, conspiracy, hijacking, bribery, fencing
Allies	Five Families

The Cuneo crime family is one of New York's Five Families.

History

Don Carmine Cuneo.

Leo Cuneo.

The Cuneo fámily was founded by Ottilio Cuneo and started as a bootlegging operation ran out of The Bronx and upstate New York in the 1920s. Their front company was a fleet of milk trucks that delivered across the city, which earned their Don the nickname of 'The Milkman'.

The Cuneo family had some businesses in New York City, mostly in Manhattan and The Bronx, but it ran upstate New York. The family also arranged smuggling of Italian immigrants from Canada, all upstate gambling and exercised veto power on state licensing of racing tracks.

In 1946, the Cuneo family became involved with the Tattaglia family against the Corleone family in the Five Families War. The war claimed several of their key members, before Vito Corleone called a hasty peace after the death of his son, Sonny.

In 1955, Don Cuneo himself was visiting one of his hotels. However, as he was leaving the building, Cuneo was trapped in the revolving door and killed by Corleone soldato Willie Cicci.

Cuneo was replaced as head of the family by Leo Cuneo, who negotiated peace with the Corleones until his death at the hands of Joey Zasa's assassins in 1979.

During Leo Cuneo's reign the Cuneo family invested heavily in hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, particulary those that were owned by the Corleone family, making Cuneo a multi-millionaire.

Historical Leadership

Bosses

• 1920s-1955 — Carmine Cuneo/Ottilio Cuneo
• 1955-1979 — Leo Cuneo

In the video game

"You can trust a Cuneo, but mess with their business then you're dead."

―Joey Blazes

In The Godfather: The Game, the Cuneos are known as honorable, but also as cunning battle strategists and deadly warriors. Their family members are indicated with red suits.

Cuneo family structure in the video game

Don Carmine/Ottilio Cuneo

Underboss Marco Cuneo  Consigliere Luciano Fabbri  Caporegime Ronnie Tosca  Soldato Bobby Marcolini  Associate Lorenzo Allegro  Associate Ralphie Finkerelli  Associate Bobbie Cappalinni  Associate Bobby Baretta  Associate Carlo Collini  Caporegime Mario DeBellis  Soldato Enzo Cuneo  Associate Noodles Rizzoni  Associate Jerry the Spaniard  Associate Enrico Grosser  Caporegime Artie Manzanero  Soldato  Cuneo Capo  Associate Cuneo Racket Boss  Caporegime Michael Costa  Soldato  Unknown  Associate Nicholas Klaus

Influences

The Cuneo crime family could be based on the Magaddino crime family from Buffalo, which also ran upstate New York and had close ties to the New York families.