Years active 1920s - 1990 | ||
Ethnicity Italians and Italian-Americans as "made man", other ethnicities as associates Criminal activities | ||
The Baltimore Crew was a faction of the Gambino crime family operating in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland from the 1920s til the 1990s. It was originally an independent organization until Vincent Mangano installed Louis Morici as the reigning capo over the area. Throughout most of its existence it has been headed by the Corbi brothers. Vit, Pasquale, and Frank; respectively.
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Rule of the Corbi brothers
The Corbi brothers first encountered law enforcement opposition in In the spring of 1923, Patsy Corbi was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Frank Naples; a local barber.,
Under Gambino leadership
In 1966, Lou Morici stepped down from the role of capo due to ill health. During this time, the crew was put under the management of the then-capo, Joseph N. Gallo. Frank Corbi assumed the position of acting leader of the Baltimore operation; reporting directly to Gallo. Eventually, Corbi was promoted to official captain of the outfit.