Polish-American organized crime has existed in the United States throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Although not as well known as Italian, Irish, Russian mafias, the Polish Mob has a presence in many urban Polish American communities.
The gang moved into territory occupied by Irish, Russian, and Italian Mafia outfits, namely the trafficking and dealing of Ecstasy, and are said to have moved into bookmaking and loansharking operations as well. They would meet several times a week at a local Polish bar. Many residents in the Port Richmond area of Philadelphia can tell of multiple accounts where these so-called gang members have caused trouble. They do not have a good relationship with the K&A Gang who controls most of Northeast Philly, because the Northeast is predominantly Irish. According to local residents, they are not well known and the older Polish residents of the neighborhood choose to ignore the existence of the gang.[1]
Greenpoint Crew
In March 2006, the United States Attorney's Office in New York City published a press release covering the indictment of twenty-one members of the so-called Greenpoint Crew, an infamous Polish criminal organization operating out of the heavily Polish neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Led by Ostap Kapelioujnyj and Krzysztof Sprysak, Kuzmazerilli the gang ran its operations of gunrunning, armed robbery, drug trafficking, extortion, car theft, credit card fraud and fencing (reportedly including a stolen 18th century Stradivariusviolin) mostly in New York City, as well as having connections back in Poland and Eastern Europe. The gang was not above resorting to violence to achieve their aims, as one video used as evidence shows Kapelioujnyj discussing his threatening to kill a debtor with a golf club after already taking two computers, a camera, and an iPod.[2]
^McGarvey, Brendan (December 12, 2002), "Pole-Vaulting: Another group of Eastern-European gunsels makes its mark", Philadelphia City Paper
^United States Attorney's Office - Greenpoint Crew Indictment 2008-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
April 28, 2023
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Polish American organized crime has existed in the United States throughout the 20th and 21st centuries Although not as well known as Italian Irish Russian mafias the Polish Mob has a presence in many urban Polish American communities Polish MobPolska MafiaFounded byPolish American immigrantsFounding locationUnited StatesYears active1920s presentTerritoryPoland Western and Central Europe New York City Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Orlando New Jersey Dallas Omaha Pittsburgh Detroit Buffalo St LouisEthnicityPoles and Polish Americans in the US Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking weapon trafficking Racketeering loansharking extortion kidnapping gambling murder theftAlliesChicago OutfitRivalsIrish MobRussian mafia Contents 1 Prohibition era 2 Philadelphia and New York Polish Mobs 2 1 Philly Polish Mob Kielbasa Posse 2 2 Greenpoint Crew 3 See also 4 ReferencesProhibition era EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message During Prohibition many Polish American criminal gangs took advantage of the opportunity to make money through the illegal sale of alcohol In Chicago Joseph Saltis and Jake Guzik allied themselves with Al Capone s Chicago Outfit However fighting Capone was the North Side Gang which while mostly Irish American had a large Polish presence as well with Hymie Weiss Wojciechowski having Polish heritage Fred Goetz was involved in carrying out the St Valentine s Day Massacre In New Jersey the organization led by Mickey Cusick was the prominent boss of bootlegging in Southern Jersey The infamous gangster Meyer Lansky one of the leaders of the National Crime Syndicate and associate of Lucky Luciano was actually a Polish Jew Joseph Filkowski led a mostly Polish bootlegging ring in Cleveland Ohio along with gangster Joseph Stazek In Pittsburgh Paul Jarwarski was also a prominent figure carrying out the first armored car robbery In Buffalo New York John Korney Kwiatkowski led a gang called the Korney Gang that was involved in multiple murders and robberies Philadelphia and New York Polish Mobs EditPhilly Polish Mob Kielbasa Posse Edit The Philadelphia Polish Mob known as the Kielbasa Posse are a Polish American organized crime group operating from the Port Richmond area in Philadelphia Named after the Polish word for sausage the gang is made up of Polish immigrants living in Port Richmond Kensington North Philadelphia Northeast Philly Bucks County and South Jersey as well as second generation Polish Americans The gang moved into territory occupied by Irish Russian and Italian Mafia outfits namely the trafficking and dealing of Ecstasy and are said to have moved into bookmaking and loansharking operations as well They would meet several times a week at a local Polish bar Many residents in the Port Richmond area of Philadelphia can tell of multiple accounts where these so called gang members have caused trouble They do not have a good relationship with the K amp A Gang who controls most of Northeast Philly because the Northeast is predominantly Irish According to local residents they are not well known and the older Polish residents of the neighborhood choose to ignore the existence of the gang 1 Greenpoint Crew Edit In March 2006 the United States Attorney s Office in New York City published a press release covering the indictment of twenty one members of the so called Greenpoint Crew an infamous Polish criminal organization operating out of the heavily Polish neighborhood of Greenpoint Brooklyn Led by Ostap Kapelioujnyj and Krzysztof Sprysak Kuzmazerilli the gang ran its operations of gunrunning armed robbery drug trafficking extortion car theft credit card fraud and fencing reportedly including a stolen 18th century Stradivarius violin mostly in New York City as well as having connections back in Poland and Eastern Europe The gang was not above resorting to violence to achieve their aims as one video used as evidence shows Kapelioujnyj discussing his threatening to kill a debtor with a golf club after already taking two computers a camera and an iPod 2 See also EditOrganized crime in Poland Organized crime groups in Europe navbox North Side Gang Russian mafia Jewish American organized crime You Kill Me The InformerReferences Edit McGarvey Brendan December 12 2002 Pole Vaulting Another group of Eastern European gunsels makes its mark Philadelphia City Paper United States Attorney s Office Greenpoint Crew Indictment Archived 2008 03 09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polish American organized crime amp oldid 1143082922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
