Genovese crime family New Jersey faction
| Founded by | Genovese crime family |
|---|---|
| Founding location |
 New Jersey
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| Years active | 1920s-present |
| Territory | Northern New Jersey counties of Hudson, Essex, Union, Bergen, Passaic, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean. |
| Ethnicity | Made men (full members) are Italian or Italian-American. Criminals of other ethnicities are employed as "associates." |
| Membership (est.) | 40 made members, 400 associates approx. |
| Criminal activities | Racketeering, conspiracy, loansharking, money laundering, murder, gambling, extortion |
| Allies | Lucchese (New Jersey faction), Gambino, Bonanno, Colombo, DeCavalcante and Philadelphia crime families. The K&A Gang and other gangs in New Jersey. |
| Rivals | Various gangs over New Jersey, including their allies |
The Genovese crime family's New Jersey faction is a group of mobsters within the Genovese crime family that control the family's interests in organized crime activities in the state of New Jersey. The New Jersey faction of the Genovese crime family has maintained a strong presence in the Northern New Jersey area since the prohibition era. The faction is divided into multiple crews and has increased in power over the years with members controlling illegal activities in labor racketeering, loansharking, extortion, and illegal gambling. Members within the faction have held top leadership position in the Genovese crime family dating back to the 1930s with underboss Guarino "Willie" Moretti. From the 1990s until his death in 2010, Tino "the Greek" Fiumara had been in control of the New Jersey faction.
The faction started as a bootlegging crew under the control of New York City Masseria family boss Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria. During the Prohibition era the faction was in charge of smuggling large amounts of alcohol into New York City's speakeasies. At the peak of prohibition in the 1930, violence erupted between the two rival New York City Mafia families. Known as the Castellammarese War, Masseria the boss of all bosses battled with Salvatore Maranzano the boss of the Brooklyn-based Castellammarese clan for control over all Italian gangs in the United States. Joe Masseria was murdered in April 1931, followed by Maranzano's murder in September 1931 ending the War. Charles "Lucky" Luciano established the Commission and the Jersey faction continued working for his family.
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