---
category: Private Organization
location: New York City, USA
start: 1931
summary: The Gambino Crime Family is a prominent La Cosa Nostra crime family that
  was reportedly involved in the alleged organized crime penetration of Music Corporation
  of America.
tags:
- Organization
- OrganizedCrime
- LaCosaNostra
- MCA
---

The [Gambino Crime Family](/organizations/gambino-crime-family/) is a prominent [La Cosa Nostra](/organizations/la-cosa-nostra/) crime family that was reportedly involved in the alleged organized crime penetration of [MCA](/organizations/music-corporation-of-america/). Members of the Gambino family were specifically related to the [MCA](/organizations/music-corporation-of-america/) investigation, with many reportedly picked up in [FBI](/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation/) wiretaps.[1]

[Marvin Rudnick](/people/marvin-rudnick/), [Thomas Gates](/people/thomas-gates/), and [Richard Stavin](/people/richard-stavin/) all believed [MCA](/organizations/music-corporation-of-america/) had been penetrated by organized crime, based on these wiretaps. The wiretaps also indicated that [Eugene Giaquinto](/people/eugene-giaquinto/), then president of [MCA](/organizations/music-corporation-of-america/) home entertainment division, enjoyed a special relationship with [John Gotti](/people/john-gotti/), a well-known figure associated with the Gambino Crime Family.[1]

[Bill Hamilton](/people/bill-hamilton/), president of [INSLAW](/organizations/inslaw/), believed that the [Wackenhut Corporation](/organizations/wackenhut-corporation/)-[Cabazon Indian Reservation](/places/cabazon-indian-reservation/) Joint Venture was connected to government-sanctioned drug trafficking and money laundering by organized crime groups like the Gambino Family, with [Michael Riconosciuto](/people/michael-riconosciuto/)'s role being to help these groups utilize the [NSA](/organizations/nsa/)'s bank surveillance version of [PROMIS](/programs/promis/) to launder drug proceeds.[1]

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[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.