Tattaglia crime family

The Tattaglia family is one of New York City's criminal Five Families (The Godfather). They are well known to be involved in prostitiution run from the St. Sebastian Hotel in Brooklyn. They were the first family to begin working with narcotics sometime in the 1930s.

In the 1940s, the Tattaglias began to gain power after being supported by drug kingpin Virgil Sollozzo, even managing to gain a vital toehold into Little Italy, Manhattan, crippling the Corleone family's empire. They also managed to take Vito Corleone out of the picture by sending him into hospital.

Their luck would not last for long however, as Bruno Tattaglia was killed by Corleone enforcers and Sollozzo was murdered during a peace talk with Michael Corleone. This act made Don Tattaglia declare a state of mob war against Don Corleone, having been secretly backed up by Emilio Barzini.

After being forced into a stalemate, Tattaglia and his allies set up Sonny Corleone for assassination, avenging Bruno's death. Vito, having recovered, called a meeting of the The Commission (mafia) and swore that he would not fight Tattaglia.

This peace came just in time, as the Tattaglia family had been massively crippled by the war. However, after Vito Corleone died of a heart attack, Michael Corleone sent Rocco Lampone to the St. Sebastian Hotel, where he murdered Don Tattaglia and the prostitute he was with.

The new regime

Phillip Tattaglia was suceeded by his brother Rico, who was unused to his brother's business and nearly brought the Family into bankruptcy before he died, although of natural causes in 1961 after stepping down. The Family then became property of consigliere Osvaldo Altobello, who became a strong ally to the Corleone Family.

In 1980, the Tattaglias were finally crushed when Altobello betrayed Michael Corleone to Don Liccio Lucchesi in Italy and the corrupt members of the Vatican Bank. Corleone poisoned Altobello with a packet of cannoli that Connie Corleone (Altobello's godaughter), had given him for his birthday.

The Family

*Underboss-Bruno Tattaglia, Johnny Tattaglia
*Consigliere- Freddie Nobile
*Caporegimes- Tony Bianchi, Luigi Fusco, Donnie Marinelli
*Soldatis-Mikey Saleri, Squeegie McNeese, Luigi Bonetti, Rocky Della Barca

Illegal Activity

*Prostitution
*Narcotics
*Nightclubs

Dons

*Philip Tattaglia 1931-1955
*Rico Tattaglia 1955-1962
*Osvaldo Altobello 1962-1980

The Tattaglia family, along with the Barzini family, is believed to be the rival of the Corleones. The two families conspire in the film, notably for the murder of Santino "Sonny" Corleone.