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Lorraine "Lady Shylock" Calluzzo was an associate of the Lupertazzi crime family of New York.

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Known as 'Lady Shylock', Lorraine Calluzzo ran a loansharking operation with Jason Evanina. She was a part of the Lupertazzi crime family in New York, recognized for her adept shylocking abilities.
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Lorraine Calluzzo, a notable figure in the Lupertazzi crime family, was a close friend and past lover of her second cousin, Little Carmine Lupertazzi. Their bond extended beyond family ties, leading to a romantic involvement. Amidst a power struggle in 2004, Lorraine defied orders to collect for Johnny Sack, instead giving the collections to Carmine, which resulted in a violent reprisal against her.
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In The Sopranos, Lorraine Calluzzo, also referred to as 'Lady Shylock', ran a loansharking enterprise. She was part of the Lupertazzi crime family in New York and conducted this business alongside her partner, Jason Evanina. She used to make weekly payments to Carmine Lupertazzi, but stopped after his death and Johnny Sack's succession as the family head.
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Lorraine Calluzzo, a member of the Lupertazzi crime family in The Sopranos, made weekly payments to Carmine Lupertazzi. After Carmine's death, Johnny Sack assumed leadership and demanded the payments, but Lorraine defied him and gave the money to Little Carmine Lupertazzi, her second cousin.
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In The Sopranos, Lorraine Calluzzo is referred to as 'Lady Shylock', a moniker that highlights her adeptness in shylocking. As an unusual female mobster, she has intricate relationships with other characters, notably her second cousin Little Carmine Lupertazzi, with whom she had a past romantic involvement.
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Biography[]

In her younger years, Lorraine went to school with her cousin Carmine Lupertazzi Jr. With whom she was very close with. They also had a sexual relationship at some point, though they had presumably stopped their relationship by 2004.

By the time Lorraine grew up, She operated a loansharking business with her partner Jason Evanina. Previously she made weekly payments to Carmine Lupertazzi, but after his death via stroke, Johnny Sack and Carmine Jr. engaged in a war for the position of boss. Lorraine showed her support for Carmine Jr. by paying her earnings to him instead of Johnny, which angered Johnny greatly.

Johnny then sent Phil Leotardo (fresh out of prison) to perform a mock execution on her while she was collecting from a bar. Phil was accompanied by his brother Billy and associate Joey Peeps. This attempt to intimidate her into kicking up her payments to Johnny ultimately failed. As a result, Phil sent Joey and Billy after her. killing Lorraine and Jason at her home.

Her death devastated Carmine Jr., and it sparked Angelo Garepe and Rusty Millio to hire Tony Blundetto to kill Joey Peeps in retaliation.

Trivia[]

  • Lorraine was one of the rare cases of a mafiosa, or female mobster, and the only one of three examples (Annalisa Zucca and Angie Bonpensiero being the other two) to have been killed.

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