Simone Rizzo DeCavalcante, known as Sam the Plumber, was a member of the New Jersey mafia. Claiming to be a descendant of the Italian royal family, DeCavalcante was nicknamed The Count. The Kefauver hearings later named his crime family the DeCavalcante crime family since he was the boss of the family current to those hearings. Wikipedia
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In January 1964, at age 41, Colombo became one of the youngest men ever to take over a mob family. Many within the Mafia welcomed the regime change, but some had their doubts about Colombo 's competence. "What experience has he got?" New Jersey boss Sa www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/colom...
