Mario Gigante
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Mario Gigante | |
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| Born | November 4, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2022 (aged 98) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | "The Shadow" |
| Occupation | Mobster |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Salvatore Gigante Yolonda Gigante |
| Relatives | Vincent, Louis, Pasquale and Ralph Gigante (brothers) |
| Allegiance | Genovese crime family |
| Convictions | Loan sharking (1983) Racketeering and extortion (1997) |
| Criminal penalty | Eight years' imprisonment (1983); later reduced to six years in 1989 Three years' imprisonment and fined $40,000 (1998) |
Mario "The Shadow" Gigante[1] (November 4, 1923 – March 10, 2022) was an American mobster in New York City who served as a caporegime for the Genovese crime family. He was the elder brother of late family boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante.
Gigante was born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, to Salvatore Esposito Vulgo Gigante (April 26, 1900 – April 1979), a jewel engraver, and Yolonda Santasilia-Gigante (1902 – May 10, 1997), a seamstress and maternal niece of Dolores Santasilia. His parents and aunt were first-generation immigrants from Naples, Italy, and never learned the English language. Vincent and his extended family relatives settled in New York City and Westchester County including Connecticut and Massachusetts. He had four brothers, Vincent, Pasquale A. Gigante (October 18, 1921 – January 7, 1983) and Ralph Gigante (March 14, 1930 – 1994), who followed his brother Vincent into a life of organized crime. His last brother Louis Gigante became an ordained Roman Catholic priest at St. Athanasius Church in the South Bronx and city councilman. Gigante had two sons, Salvatore and Louis.[2] His son Salvatore would follow him into a life of organized crime.[3]
