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  • n  an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)

  • It was a blow to the underboss.
  • Giuliani also persuaded a federal grand jury to charge Salvatore Catalano, underboss of the Bonanno family, and 34 associates with racketeering.
  • More important, a new strongman arose in the Gambino family to function as Carlo's underboss: Aniello Dellacroce (literally, "little lamb of the cross").
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  • Mob boss Gennaro 'Jerry' Angiulo dies at 90
    It was Boston's first big Mafia case. New England mob underboss Gennaro "Jerry'' Angiulo was captured on FBI tapes played at his 1985-86 trial ordering a soldier to "stomp,'' stab, and strangle a witness, bragging about his crimes and berating underlings.        
    June 16, 2013 - Boston Globe

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