De Luca Family
 Sergio De Luca, Padrino from 1951 to 1970. | |
| Founded | 1922 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Manuel Genovesi |
| Named after | Sergio De Luca |
| Founding location | Romani City |
| Years active | 1902 to today |
| Territory | Romani |
| Ethnicity | Zitassan |
| Membership | 200+ made men and 500 associates (2005) |
| Leader(s) | Gavino Romani |
| Criminal activities | Arms trafficking, arson, assault, battery, bribery, burglary, cigarette smuggling, chop shop, conspiracy, contract killing, counterfeiting, drug trafficking, extortion, fencing, fraud, illegal gambling, larceny, loansharking, money laundering, murder, racketeering, robbery, skimming, theft, truck hijacking, tax evasion, and protection rackets |
| Allies | Gasheuran Mafia |
| Rivals | Romano Family |
The De Luca Family is a Zitassan organized crime syndicate based in Romani City, Zitasso, it is a part of the larger Zitassan Mafia. It was founded in 1922 by Manuel Genovesi, and was a minor player in Romani City crime until the 1950s, when Sergio De Luca was made Padrino and helped the family become the most powerful in Zitasso.
History
Founding
Golden Age
Sergio De Luca rose to the position of Padrino in 1951, his righthand man was Salvatore "Mad Sal" Trentini, a notorious enforcer who terrified many within the De Luca Family, and is today believed to have been a sociopath, reportedly delighting in torturing his victims.
De Luca massively expanded the families activities, first establishing dominance over Romani City before becoming the de facto godfather of godfathers in the Zitassan mafia, expanding it to Eastern Avergnon and Gasheura.
In 1970 he would be killed accidentally in a police raid on his home, though some believe that the Padrino of the Romano Family, Manuel Romano, paid the police to intentionally kill him, and this is a belief held by many in the family today, with a fierce rivalry being in place since then.