Editing Giuseppe Marcano (section)

=== Corleonesi (1986–1993) ===
At 17 (in early 1986), Giuseppe and his brother Giovanni joined the [[Corleonesi]], the largest Mafia organization in Sicily at the time, led by [[wikipedia:Salvatore_Riina|Salvatore 'Totò' Riina]]. Giuseppe’s rise in the Corleonesi was quiet at first, but after the assassinations of Judge Antonino Saetta and his namesake, Mayor Giuseppe Insalaco of Palermo, in 1988, he was promoted to Soldier and became a made-man. Later that year, he also met his future wife Connie, whom he would marry three years later.

In 1990, Giuseppe became Capodecina (caporegime), gaining his own soldiers and associates, including his boyhood and best friend Paolo. He was mentored by Underboss Bernardo Provenzano, learning to be both ruthless and strategic. 

In May 1992, Giuseppe and Paolo were responsible for the assassination of Giovanni Falcone, his wife, and three police officers in what would become known as the [[wikipedia:Capaci_bombing|Capaci Bombing]].

In 1993, with the arrest of Don Salvatore 'Totò' Riina, the Corleonesi began to decline. As a result, Giuseppe decided to split off and start his own organization, known as the Marcano Crime Family, with Gianni as his consigliere and Paolo as his Underboss. Later that year, the Marcano Crime Family officially joined the [[Cosa Nostra]].