What is Joseph Colombo?
{{Infobox criminal|image=Josephcolombo.jpg|caption=Colombo's March 6, 1970 mugshot|birth_name=Joseph Anthony Colombo|birth_date={{Birth date|1923|06|16|mf=y}}|birth_place=[[New York City]], U.S.<!--No boroughs/neighborhoods, just cities per format.-->|death_date={{Death date and age|1978|5|22|1923|06|16|mf=y}}|death_place=[[Newburgh, New York]], U.S.|allegiance=[[Colombo crime family]]<br>[[Italian-American Civil Rights League]]|death_cause=Cardiac arrest related to shooting|resting_place=[[St. John's Cemetery, Queens]]|occupation=[[Crime boss]]|children=5|spouse={{marriage|Lucille Faiello|1944}}|conviction=[[Contempt of court]] (1966)|penalty=30 days in prison}} '''Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr.''' (<small>Italian:</small> [[Help:IPA/Italian|[koˈlombo]]]; June 16, 1923 – May 22, 1978) was a crime boss. He was boss of [[Colombo crime family|Colombo Crime Family]]. This was one of the [[Five Families]] in New York City. His father was part of the Profaci crime family. Colombo inherited the leadership of [[Joseph Profaci]]. He created the [[Italian-American Civil Rights League]] in 1970. During his life, he was only 30 days in prison for [[contempt of court]]. During the [[Second Colombo War]], Jerome A. Johnson shot Colombo several times. Colombo survived, but was paralyzed. Colombo died of a [[cardiac arrest]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Colombo, Joe}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:1978 deaths]] [[Category:Criminals from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}