Victor Amuso

Victor Amuso
Amuso's 1992 FBI mugshot
Born
Vittorio Amuso

November 4, 1934 (1934-11-04) (age 90)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names
  • "Little Vic"
  • "The Deadly Don"
OccupationCrime boss
PredecessorAnthony Corallo
Criminal statusIncarcerated
SpouseBarbara
Children1
AllegianceLucchese crime family
ConvictionsMurder, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, racketeering (1992)
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment (1992)
Imprisoned atFederal Correctional Complex, Butner

Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso (born November 4, 1934) is an American mobster and the boss of the Lucchese crime family. He was described as "The Deadly Don" by Assistant United States Attorney Charles Rose. Amuso's reign is considered one of the bloodiest periods in American Mafia history during the late 1980s and early 1990s, alongside his former underboss and close protégé Anthony Casso, who turned informer against him in 1994. Since the death of Colombo crime family boss Carmine Persico in March 2019, Amuso is currently the longest-serving crime family boss of the Five Families, dating back to 1987. Amuso has been serving a life sentence on murder and racketeering charges since 1992, and is currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner in North Carolina.