Carmine Persico!

Good or Bad Boss? Been in can forever, any thoughts?

terrible,terrible boss! ultimately the goal of organized crime is to make money thru crime and not get caught. He was more worried about ego, creating a dynasty and power. The result of that has been wars, bad blood, and heavy jail time for almost every experienced member of that family. A family is only as strong as there boss in sit downs with other families and the snake hasnt been in any sit downs since the commission case. And he has created such animosity amoungst his family that they cant function as a whole, too much bad blood from the wars. After all the shots were fired and men burried, he remains in prison as the boss but his family which he represents and his power comes from is a shell of itself. Hes like saddam hussien when he was in charge. Very powerful, fight wars to stay in power operataes outta fear but has a nation of poor very unhappy people.

Brutal boss. I agree with BirdMoney.

Persico has an ego as big as Gotti if not worse.

Terrible boss! Ugly as sin

He looks like he could be Pee Wee Herman's Brother

LOL

Carmine Persico was a lousy boss for various reasons, but the most important has been to interpose his family to the Family in 1987 after being sentenced to 100 years in Commission Case, would have to leave the reins of the family to someone else, like Vic Orena, formally take the title to distract the feds instead has made the outbreak of the Third Colombo War.And now the Colombo are the weakest of the 5 families.

Horrible boss but an interesting case study

the guy from 11th avenue should have been boss.

Absolutely! He would have all those guys walking around in cowboy boots, 10 gallon hats and six shooters on their hip. FBI would have got very confused!

I feel like scarfo and persico are the same. If scarfo had the family and people that persico did he would.but yea still be boss.but yea the snakes a horrible boss. Being his own lawyer and admitting to extortion.dumb.
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at least he wasnt sleeping and passing wind during that whole trial!lol! that shit makes me crack up bo!

The man was all about class!

I'm shocked that Persico is still the boss, lots of loyalist on the street or not, you would think someone would send a message that enough is enough and your time is up...

Seriously! Anyone have any insight on why this is? Any thoeries?

honestly theres only two giys on the street who are capable of taking the 'reigns' for those guys and neither of them will ever higher than consigleri. plus i doubt either of them would take it..lol. the only guys with the ambition to take over are in side.

I buy that! My question is how forever? The guy has been away forever! He took a horse and buggy to his last meeting! Do you agree? He's spent more time in than out? Is he just holding the seat so his family gets a kick? Is it ego? How does he get his agenda on the street? Especially now with all his kids gone, most of his crew gone. What eve happened to that creep Apples? That big guy! Can't think of his name

Hugh apples Macintosh died in 97.

That's the name!

Who are you talkin bout here gamms?

Billy Cutolo or "wild bill"

Yeah, I guess there isn't much power left on the streets but when the heck has that stopped and ambitious up and cummer...There has got be one captain that thinks he can right the ship and do things right.

the guys who usually think they should be boss are the only ones that think that,if you follow me.

Haha carmines pic makes me think of a kid takin a pic smoking to look cool.lol u know he posed like that

Agreed Tommy definite pose

Anyone know what age Carmine roughly was when that picture was taken?

I usually try a blow rings in my mug shots

This would be a good point for a new thread..The Coloumbos could just act like the mexican mafia any thoughts ...

Fire one up! Those guys can be laughed about for hours!