Trapani crime family

Trapani crime family
General information
In	New York
Founded by	Aldo Trapani
Years active	1955-?
Territory	The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan in NYC, New Jersey, Florida and Cuba (1958-1959)
Ethnicity	Italian, Italian-American
Membership	50+ made members
Criminal activities	Racketeering, extortion, contract killing, illegal gambling, building, murder, weapons trafficking, hijacking, fencing, prostitution, money laundering, drug trafficking, loan sharking
Allies	Five Families, Corleone family, Roth syndicate
Rivals	Granados family, Mangano family, Rosato family, Almeida family

The Trapani crime family was founded by Aldo Trapani after Michael Corleone gave him permission to start his own family when he re-located to Nevada. After Aldo's death in Havana, Cuba, his underboss Dominic took over the family.

Early History

In 1955, after the assassination of his rivals, Michael Corleone re-located a part of his organization to Nevada to oversee his businesses in Las Vegas and Reno. However, the original Corleone crime family continued it's operations in New York, under the supervision of Peter Clemenza and Aldo Trapani, who got permission to form his own family. Trapani started to suround himself with other strong men, one of whom was Dominic Corleone, who was elevated to the rank of underboss. They immediately continued to expand their rackets and seeking new ways of making money.

Trapani's demise and Dominic's reign

In the late 1950s, Trapani's organization supported Michael Corleone's dealings in Cuba with Hyman Roth and the government of Fulgencio Batista. Aldo Trapani and Dominic Corleone made frequent business trips to Havana and were also present at the meeting in late 1958, to celebrate Roth's birthday and to get a piece of his operations. However, after the meeting, president Batista declared his abdication after his forces were defeated by the rebels of Fidel Castro, forcing Michael Corleone, Aldo Trapani and Dominic to flee the country. During a raid by the rebels, Aldo Trapani was killed while arriving at Havana's airport. Shortly after, Michael Corleone made Dominic the new Don of the Trapani crime family.

Back in New York, Dominic was informed that some of his own men joined forces with the Rosato Brothers, who were two former caporegimes who had started their own families, causing an uproar in the criminal underworld. Dominic was given instructions to deal with the matter, and after killing Carmine Rosato and his men, he was called to Florida to help Hyman Roth's organization and to set up new businesses. Under Dominic's ambitious reign the Trapani family expanded quickly, recruiting new men and forming a partnership with Roth and the Manganos. They also started working together with the CIA via their agent Henry Mitchell, who gave information about the status in Cuba. New wars where fought for supremacy with the Almeidas in Cuba and the Granados from Mexico, which were all won.

Trapani's regime (1955-1959)

Don Aldo Trapani	Underboss Dominic Corleone  Consigliere Peter Clemenza  Caporegime Frank Pentangeli  Soldato Willie Cicci  Soldato Tony Rosato  Soldato Carmine Rosato  Soldato Angelo Granelli  Soldato Jimmy DeNunzio  Soldato Lego Coalliere  Soldato Joey Blazes  Associate Michael Corleone

Dominic's regime (1959-1960s)

Don Dominic Corleone

Underboss Player's Choice  Consigliere Tom Hagen  Caporegime Frank Pentangeli  Soldato Willie Cicci  Soldato Angelo Granelli  Soldato Jimmy DeNunzio  Soldato Lego Coalliere  Soldato Joey Blazes  Caporegime Player's Choice  Soldato Bill Bardi  Soldato Tommy Cipolla  Soldato Raymond Costa  Soldato Ray Fogliano  Soldato Roy Giordano  Soldato Leo Rossi  Soldato Jimmy Lira  Soldato Roy Mancini  Soldato Lee Manticho  Soldato Douglas Oltrarno  Soldato Clyde Petriboni  Soldato Clifford Vacchereccia  Soldato Ray Ricci  Soldato Vernon Strazzi  Soldato Theodore Strozzi  Soldato Walter Uzzano  Soldato Bernard Uzzano  Caporegime Player's Choice  Soldato Edward Chiaro  Soldato Edward Porco  Soldato Earl Buondelmonti  Soldato Ray Compagni  Soldato Gary Amidei  Soldato Clifford Dati  Soldato Johnny Rizzo  Soldato Leon Pazzi  Soldato Charles Visconti  Soldato Joe Primanti  Soldato Tommy Cipolla  Soldato Harvey Datini  Soldato Anthony Oltrarno  Soldato Jack Pucci  Associate Michael Corleone  Associate Hyman Roth  Associate Samuele Mangano  Associate Henry Mitchell

Dons

• 1955-1959 — Aldo Trapani
• 1959-Unknown — Dominic Corleone

Gallery

The Trapani family in 1955.

Trapani with his family.

The Trapani family and Michael Corleone in 1959.

Dominic with his crew.

Trapani soldati in front of The Aristocrat.

Dominic and his crew in Havana, Cuba.

Behind the scenes

• The Trapani family is only featured in The Godfather: The Game and The Godfather II.
• The name of the family was never stated, it's only logically derived from both games.