| Founded | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Westchester, New York |
| Years active | 1993–2004 |
| Territory | Queens, the Bronx, and Westchester County[1] |
| Ethnicity | Albanian, Italian, and Greek[1] |
| Membership | 22 defendants charged in RICO indictment |
| Activities | Extortion, illegal gambling, murder, robbery |
| Rivals | Lucchese crime family Gambino crime family Velentzas crime family |
The Rudaj Organization was an Albanian mafia gang in the New York City metro area, named for the man accused of being its kingpin, Alex Rudaj of Yorktown, New York. The Rudaj Organization, called "The Corporation"[citation needed] by its members, was started in 1990s in The Bronx and spread to Westchester county and Queens. Prosecutors say the Albanian gang was headed by Alex Rudaj and an Albanian Italian man named Nardino Colotti who both had ties to the late Gambino soldier Phil "Skinny" Loscalzo.[2]
- ^ a b Beating Them at Their Own Game Karim Faheem, The New York Times (January 3, 2006) Archived December 8, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Albanian Gang Portrayed as Aspiring Mafiosi". New York Times. December 20, 2005.