 98 Prince Street, the Angiulos's "dog house" headquarters | |
| Founded by | Gennaro "Jerry" Angiulo |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Years active | 1960–mid 1980s |
| Territory | North End, Boston, U.S. |
| Ethnicity | Italian American |
| Membership (est.) | 7 |
| Activities | Murder, extortion, gambling, loan sharking, obstruction of justice |
| Allies | Patriarca crime family |
| Rivals | Winter Hill Gang |
The Angiulo brothers or Angiulo family (Italian: [ˈandʒulo]), were the leading Italian-American crime group from Boston's North End, from the 1960s until the mid 1980s. Also, the street crew extended into East Boston, Roxbury, Waltham, Newton, Watertown, parts of Revere, and all other predominantly Italian American neighborhoods in Eastern Massachusetts. Their criminal organization was dubbed "In-Town", because one had to go in to town to visit the Angiulo Brothers.
The brothers were Antonio, Donato, Francesco, Gennaro, Michele, Nicolo, and James Angiulo. They were born in North End, to Italian immigrants Cesare and Giovannina (née Femiani) Angiulo. During the 1940s, Cesare and Giovannina Angiulo operated the "Dog House", a mom-and-pop convenience store and luncheonette at 98 Prince Street. Giovannina took over the family business when Cesare died. The "Dog House" was also the family home and became the Angiulo brothers' headquarters.
As "made men" in the Patriarca crime family, they were placed in control of the racketeering throughout Massachusetts, until Irish Mob groups such as the Winter Hill Gang and the Charlestown Mob decided to run the rackets in their own neighborhoods. During this time Winter Hill Gang members Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi were informing on their Italian mob colleagues by allowing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to bug their headquarters during the early 1980s. The "Dog House" later became an upscale pizzeria.
