Organized Crime Figure. Known as "Jimmy Brown," he started out as Mafia Boss Carlo Gambino's driver and rose to the rank of Captain and Acting-Boss in the Gambino Organized Crime Family during the reigns of Gambino, Paul Castellano and John Gotti. He was a powerful figure in the garbage carting business. He died of natural causes in a federal prison in Texas. His son, James, Jr. was shot and killed in his car in the parking lot of a bowling alley in Staten Island, New York on October 5, 1985. He was 28 years old.
Organized Crime Figure. Known as "Jimmy Brown," he started out as Mafia Boss Carlo Gambino's driver and rose to the rank of Captain and Acting-Boss in the Gambino Organized Crime Family during the reigns of Gambino, Paul Castellano and John Gotti. He was a powerful figure in the garbage carting business. He died of natural causes in a federal prison in Texas. His son, James, Jr. was shot and killed in his car in the parking lot of a bowling alley in Staten Island, New York on October 5, 1985. He was 28 years old.
Bio by: Bill Heneage
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