Carmine "The Doctor" Lombadozzi 18 Dec. 1913- 10 May 1992
Lombardozzi's record as a criminal began in 1929. Early arrest records include charges of vehicular homicide, burglary, unlawful entry, carrying a concealed weapon and rape.
He was apparently discharged from the army in WW2 for displaying psychopathic behaviour.
He owned a large portfolio of real estate and owned an optical company which held the contract for eye glasses for the International Longshoreman's Association.
While a financial genius who made millions for the mob, he was never far from controversy. At the infamous Appalachian meeting he was forced to wait in the garage while the Dons mulled over his fate for alleged misappropriation of mob money.
He was partners with John "Sonny" Franzese and watched over the rackets of Frank "Frankie Shots" Abbatemarco while he served time in the 1950's.
C.L was involved with the Gallo Bros. in jukebox, vending and pinball machine rackets. When Frankie Shots Abbatemarco was shot and killed at Cardiellos tavern on 4th Ave. Brooklyn by (allegedly) Josheph "Joe Jelly" Gioelli it was suspected it was at the behest of the Gall/Lombardozzi alliance.
His final indignity was suffered when he was forced to divorce his wife of 27 years, when a Profaci soldier (I'm not sure who) claimed his daughter was pregnant as the result of an affair with Lombadozzi. (He married the girl)
7 Nov.1958 C.L denies involvement at govt. inquiry into shady wall street deals.
1 Sept.1959 Indicted for stock fraud.
6 March.1961 Sentenced to 3 years for stock swindles along with Arthur "Artie Todd" Tortorello and Joe Grasso.
3 April.1963 At Carmine Lombardozzi's fathers funeral, FBI agent John Foley is beaten by three of Carmines brothers and two nephews. After a trial on 24 Jan.1964 all are sentenced to 20 months.
29 April.1963 Indicted on tax fraud
30 Dec.1964 C.L suspected of extortion of Kaplan Jewellers Inc of 52 W/47th ST. His brother John Lombardozzi is charged with stealing $94362.00
27 Aug.1965 C.L and 5 family members are arrested after a melee with police at a Brooklyn reastraunt.
22 Aug.1968 C.L and former Baltimore magistrate J.Yamin are arrested in a conspiracy to steal customers cheques.
20 Feb.1969 C.L indicted on conspiracy to defraud IRS.
12 Jun.1970 C.L sentenced to 1 year in stolen cheque case. He conspired to cash $50,000.00 in stolen brokerage cheques.
1 Jun.1976. C.L was sentenced to 18 months. (Not sure what charges this related to)
Apparently, his name was in contention as a candidate for the top job following the deaths of both Carlo Gambino and Paul Castellano. This of course did not eventuate and he remained one of the top Gambino captains until his death at home, of heart attack on May 10 1992.
While financially successful, some of the fuckups in his career definitely remove him from he league of some of the other giants on this list. In my humble opinion.
