1996 in organized crime

Events

• December 7 – Philadelphia crime family captain Joseph Sodano, based out of Newark, New Jersey, was shot to death for hiding money from the administration.

Arts and literature

• The Funeral starring Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Vincent Gallo, Benicio del Toro and John Ventimiglia
• Gotti starring Armand Assante, William Forsythe, Frank Vincent, Dominic Chianese, Vincent Pastore and Tony Sirico
• The Last Don by Mario Puzo
• Last Man Standing starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Michael Imperioli
• Last Man Standing
• Mad Dog Time starring Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Burt Reynolds and Billy Drago
• Bound
• Fargo
• Set It Off (film)
• The Substitute

Deaths

• March 12 – Jack "Spot" Comer, Jewish-English gangster
• April 13 - James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, Lucchese Family associate known for the Lufthansa heist.
• December 7 – Joseph Sodano, Philadelphia crime family captain