It would be the Castellammarese War that ended Morello’s life as a gangster in 1930, during which he served as an advisor, or consigliere, to Genovese boss Giuseppe Masseria.

The story of the real Joe Masseria from Boardwalk Empire is at least as crazy and bloody as what you saw on the show.

Joe “the Boss” Masseria ate off too many plates. Giuseppe Masseria rose through the ranks of New York crime virtually unscathed as “The Man Who Could Dodge Bullets” in the early 1900s. He ...

Between 1899 and 1910, nearly 2 million southern Italians fled grinding poverty to arrive at the gateway to America — Giuseppe Masseria, Frank Costello and Salvatore Lucania (the future Charles ...

In 1928 though, he was gunned down by rival, Giuseppe Masseria, who absorbed the family after killing both D’Aquila’s successor and right hand.

Context: Mob boss Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria was found dead holding an ace in his hand after he was murdered in a restaurant by Benjamin "Bugsy" Sigel, Vito Genovese, Albert Anastasia, and ...

Masseria dei Vini is named for the pugliese word for fortified farmhouses that also serve as hotels or restaurants that use only farm fresh ingredients to create classic Italian dishes.

If you’re a student of history (or reader of Wikipedia), you likely had an idea of what was in store for Giuseppe “Joe the Boss” Masseria when you saw that Boardwalk Empire was skipping ...