Editing Joe Profaci (section)

===Business and faith===
Profaci obtained most of his wealth through traditional illegal enterprises such as [[protection racket]]s and [[extortion]]. However, to protect himself from federal [[tax evasion]] charges, Profaci still maintained his original olive oil business, known as Mamma Mia Importing Company, leading to his nickname as "Olive Oil King".<ref name="profaci dies" />  As the demand for olive oil skyrocketed after [[World War II]], his business thrived. Profaci owned 20 other businesses that employed hundreds of workers in New York.<ref name=Abadinsky />

Profaci owned a large house in [[Bensonhurst, Brooklyn]], a home in [[Miami Beach, Florida]], and a {{convert|328|acre|km2|2|adj=on}} estate near [[Hightstown, New Jersey|Hightstown]], [[New Jersey]], which previously belonged to President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. Profaci's estate had its own airstrip and a chapel with an altar that replicated one in [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]].<ref name=Rosenblum>{{cite book|last=Rosenblum|first=Mort|title=Olives : the life and lore of a noble fruit|year=1998|publisher=North Point Press|location=New York|isbn=0-86547-526-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zmWY95Wc4BcC&q=profaci+rosary&pg=RA1-PA139|edition=1st paperback}}</ref>

Profaci was a devout Catholic who made generous cash donations to Catholic charities. A member of the [[Knights of Columbus]],  Profaci would invite priests to his estate to celebrate [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]]. In May 1952, a thief stole valuable jeweled crowns from the [[Regina Pacis]] [[Votive]] shrine in Brooklyn. Profaci sent his men to recover the crowns and reportedly kill the thief. However, accounts of the thief being strangled with a [[rosary]] are unfounded.<ref name=Rosenblum /><ref name="mafia banned">{{cite news|last=Dunleavy|first=Steven|title=MAFIA BANNED MURDER - HALTED HITS UNDER HEAT |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/mafia_banned_murder_halted_hits_YquE1PAGtmxaw10gcJbwuJ|access-date=24 October 2011|newspaper=New York Post|date=July 12, 2004}}</ref>

In 1949, the Vatican received a petition from a group of New York Catholics to confer a knighthood on Profaci.  However, when the Brooklyn District Attorney complained about the move, the [[Holy See|Vatican]] denied the petition.<ref name=Sifakis>{{cite book|last=Sifakis|first=Carl|title=The Mafia encyclopedia|year=2005|publisher=Facts on File|location=New York|isbn=0-8160-5694-3|pages=365|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jgCpxTpPCPcC&q=profaci+knighthood&pg=PA365|edition=3.}}</ref>