Tattaglia crime family

The Tattaglia family are fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and its 1972 film adaptation. In the universe of the series, they are one of New York City's Five Families.

Tattaglia family

The Tattaglia family are known to be involved in prostitution run from the Saint Sebastian Hotel in Brooklyn. They are the first family to begin working with narcotics sometime in the 1930s. In the 1940s, the Tattaglias begin to gain power after being supported by drug kingpin Virgil Sollozzo, even managing to gain a vital toehold into Little Italy, Manhattan, crippling the Corleone family's empire. They are also behind the attempted assassination of Don Vito Corleone.

Their luck would not last for long, however; Bruno Tattaglia is killed by Corleone enforcers, and Sollozzo is murdered by Don Corleone's son Michael. Don Tattaglia declares a state of mob war against Don Corleone, having been secretly backed up by Emilio Barzini.

After being forced into a stalemate, Tattaglia and his allies set up Sonny Corleone for assassination, avenging Bruno's death. Vito, having recovered, calls a meeting of The Commission and swears that he will not fight Tattaglia as long as Michael remains safe.

This peace arrives just in time, as the Tattaglia family have been crippled by the war. However, after Vito Corleone dies of a heart attack, Michael — the new Don of the Corleone family — sends Rocco Lampone to the Saint Sebastian Hotel, where he murders Don Tattaglia.

The new regime

The Godfather Part III explains that, by 1980, the Tattaglia Family had gone bankrupt and become property of consigliere Osvaldo Altobello, who became a strong ally to the Corleone Family.

In 1980, Altobello betrays Michael Corleone to Don Liccio Lucchesi and the corrupt members of the Vatican Bank. As retribution, Michael's nephew and successor, Vincent Mancini-Corleone, orders both Lucchesi and Altobello killed, thus destroying the last remnants of the Tattaglia Family once and for all.

The Family

• Underboss — Bruno Tattaglia, John Tattaglia
• Consigliere — Ozzie Altobello

Illegal Activity

• Prostitution
• Narcotics
• Gambling

Dons

• Philip Tattaglia, 1928–1955
• Rico Tattaglia, 1955–1961
• Osvaldo Altobello, 1961–1980