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Carlo Lombardi (born may 1948 to December 2011)Carlo Lombardi a was a well known mafia figure for the Gambino crime family. Carlo was born in the New York city but lived most of his live in Sicily,Italy where his father Don Carmine Lombardi was the boss the Sicilian part of the Gambino crime family.

Carlo started his career at just age 12 his first crime was hijacking trucks for "Don" Carlo Gambino the head of the Gambino crime family in New York, Carmine knew that Carlo Lombardi would go far in the business and at just age 15 Carlo was earning $2,000 dollars (US$8,000 dollars today) a job, The FBI first took notice of Carlo in 1967 when he and a another further Gambino boss John Gotti shot dead a rival family member which start what is now known as the "golden days war",Carlo was never charged with the shooting nor was John Gotti.

In 1970 Carlo had been given the control of all the illegal gambling in New York estimated $200,000 dollars a night which is how Carlo started his wealth but also made him a Target for the FBI.In 1980 at age 32 Carlo's wealth was at 15 million dollars a year though Gambling,unions,concrete and racing. In 1985 an event happened that would force Carlo Lombardi to leave New York and move to Melbourne, Australia which he was reported going on holidays quite often to visit underworld figures such as Mick Gatto,George Freeman,Mario Condello and Graham Kinniburgh. The of Gambino Boss Paul Castellano left a lot of members such as Carlo worried enough to leave even though Carlo's long time friend John Gotti took over as head of the family, But Carlo still took cared of business while leaving in Melbourne while his father moved back home to Italy. In 1990s Carlo met an unknown woman who would give birth to his to Kids furio and Carmela in Melbourne, Carlo was charged in 1994 and 1995 for illegal gambling and fraud and Tax evasion for 6 million dollars. With the Death of John Gotti Carlo took control of the family which over the 11 years before his death built his wealth between 100 million to 500 million dollar empire.

The Death of "Don" Carlo Lombardi is not unknown, all is known about the death this that he was shot 8 times in the body while on hoildays to his town in Sicily, It is however known that Carlo's father was able to let on shot off hitting one of the hit man in the head.The FBI is looking into what would have brought on such an act after which John Gotti jr took over the family which brings in 2 billion dollars a year.