February 1, 1925 - Giovanni Riggi
Riggi rose through the ranks of one of New Jersey's most enduring organized crime operations, eventually becoming the DeCavalcante family's official boss — a position he held even while serving a federal prison sentence. His longevity in the organization, spanning decades from the 1940s onward, reflected both his operational effectiveness and his ability to maintain authority under sustained law enforcement pressure.
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Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi (February 1, 1925 – August 3, 2015) was an American mobster and member of the DeCavalcante crime family since the 1940s, before the family had acquired its name. Riggi was the leader of the "Elizabeth crew" in the family when he was a caporegime. He had been the acting boss during the 1970s and became the official boss around 1982. Riggi was incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens, Massachusetts, on extortion and labor racketeering convictions. He was released on November 27, 2012.
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