50 Years After Valachi: The Gambino Family

I did the Genovese family earlier, now on to the Gambinos. If the membership seems low, that's because it is. The Genovese total was higher because Valachi was able to provide more information on his own family. Additionally, this is compatible with what the government knew at the time, explaining the inclusion of members we know were dead today, i.e. Mangano, Squillante, etc.

1963:

Estimated membership: 182 (I would probably estimate ~250 for the Gambinos at this time period - possibly more)

Boss: Carlo Gambino
Underboss: Joseph Biondo
Consiglieri: Joseph Riccobono

Caporegimes:
Amodeo, Joseph
Arcuri, Domenico
Castellano, Paul
Colozzo, Joseph
Conte, Pasquale
Dellacroce, Aniello
De Carlo, Calogero
Dongarra, Charles
Eppolito, James
Ferrara, Peter
Gambino, Joseph
Gambino, Paolo
Gennaro, Joseph
Leo, Arthur
Mascia, Angelo
Mazzie,Rocco
Paterno, Joseph
Russo, Gaetano
Scotto, Anthony
Sedotto, Anthony
Silesi, Joseph
Stincone, Peter
Traina, Giuseppe (Joseph)
Zappi, Ettore
Zingaro, Joseph

Soldiers:
Alberti, Andrew
Altamura, Thomas
Amato, *Unknown*
Amendolace, William
Amodeo, David
Anastasio, Anthony
Androlini, James
Angelo, John
Arcuri, Joseph
Armone, Joseph
Aronica, Edwardo
Avarello, Salvatore
Balsamo, Tito
Barcelona, Charles
Barese, Ernesto
Barranca, Frank
Barranca, Joseph
Barrata, Michael
Bassi, Hugo
Bellancia, Sebastiano
Benardo, John
Bisogno, Joseph
Bonadio, Paul
Bonfrisco, Salvatore
Bongiorno, Frank
Bonica, Edward
Bonino, Frank
Bonomo, Lawrence
Bove, Michael
Carminati, Anthony
Casablanca, Vincent
Castellana, Peter
Castore, Dominick
Chiri, Salvatore
Colao, Edward
Como, Louis
Coniglio, Nicholas
Consalvo, Carmine
Coppola, Joseph
Corrao, Vincent
Covello, Joseph
Crapanzano, Patsy
Crapanzano, Robert
Cuomo, Matthew
Cusimano, James
Cusimano, Joseph
D'Agostino, Louis
Dapolito, Frank
De Bene, Nicholas
De Cicco, Joseph
De Cicco, Vincent
De Fillippo, Louis
Dellacroce, Carmine
Delotro, Cataldo
De Vito, Ernest
Failla, James
Gagliardi, Frank
Galgano, Michael
Gallo, Joseph
Genese, Pasquale
Giardina, Joseph
Giardina, Louis
Giardina, Salvatore
Giordano, Joseph
Giuliano, Michael
Grammauta, Stephen
Granza, Anthony
Grieco, Orlando
Grillo, Leonard
Guglielmini, Frank
Guglielmini, John
Guglielmini, Joseph
Guglielmini, Salvatore
Iacovetti, David
Indelicato, Joseph
La Forte, Joseph
La Gana, Dominick
Laura, Pasquale
Leggio, Anthony
Li Calsi, Joseph
Licastri, Phillip
Lombardozzi, Anthony
Lombardozzi, Carmine
Lombardozzi, John
Lombardozzi, Paul
Lo Piccolo, Joseph
Lo Scalzo, Phil
Luciano, Frank
Mancuso, Aniello
Mancuso, Gennaro
Manfredi, Joseph
Mangano, Vincent (possibly deceased)
Mannino, Angelo
Mannino, Samuel
Marinelli, Accursio
Marino, Daniel
Masotto, Thomas
Massi, James
Meli, Angelo
Meli, Giosue
Meli, Philip
Melillo, Nicola
Moccardi, Frank
Modica, Frank
Modica, Philip
Mundo, Dominick
Muro, Sabbato
Palmieri, Frank
Palmieri, James
Palmieri, Vincent
Pasqua, Frank
Patti, Santo
Petito, Domenico
Piacenti, Peter
Piccolo, Frank
Pistone, Lawrence
Plate, Anthony
Quirolo, Edward
Ravo, Armando
Riccobono, John
Rizzo, John
Romano, Arnold
Rossi, Ugo
Ruggiero, Frank
Rumore, Louis
Rumore, Samuel
San Filippo, Paul
Santoro, John
Sarullo, Vincent
Scalise, Joseph (possibly deceased)
Scalise, Giacomo
Scalise, Giovanni
Scalise, Salvatore
Scandifia, Michael
Scarpulla, Giacomina
Scotto, John
Sedotto, Michael
Seru, Albert
Spallino, Anthony
Spitalieri, Alfonso
Spitalieri, Giosafat
Squillante, Vincent (possibly deceased)
Teti, Felice
Tocco, John
Todaro, Vincent
Torregrossa, Andrew
Torregrossa, John
Tortorella, Peter
Traina, Mario
Trapani, Salvatore
Tricardo, Michael
Vanella, Anthony
Zaccaria, Paul
Zappi, Anthony

Thanks a lot Snakes.Good info

1988:

*=also on 1963 membership roll

Estimated members: 197

Boss: John Gotti
Underboss: Joseph Armone*
Acting Underboss: Joseph Corrao
Consiglieri: Salvatore Gravano

Caporegimes:
Arcuri, Joseph*
Avarello, Salvatore*
Conti, Pasquale*
Corbi, Frank
D'Apolito, Frank*
DeCicco, George
Failla, James*
Gaggi, Anthony
Gambino, Joseph
Gambino, Thomas
Giordano, John
Gotti, Gene (Acting for Angelo Ruggiero)
Locascio, Frank
Mosca, Ralph
Napolitano, Anthony
Ruggiero, Angelo
Scotto, Anthony*
Traina, Mario*
Zaccaria, Paul*
Zingaro, Joseph*

Soldiers:
Accardi, Anthony
Alaimo, Charles
Amato, Frank
Amato, Vincent James
Amato, Vincent
Amendolace, William*
Anastasio, Anthony
Arduini, Harry
Artuso, Vincent
Astuto, Louis
Aurello, Charles
Avitabile, Louis
Allu, John
Androlini, James*
Barratu, Peter
Baretta, Michael
Barranca, Francesco*
Barranca, Pasquale
Beltempo, Vincent
Bernardo, John
Bilotti, Joseph
Bisaccia, Robert
Bonadio, Frances
Bonfrisco, Salvatore*
Bonica, Edward*
Bonomo, Lawrence*
Bove, Michael*
Bruno, Gaetano
Caiazzo, Michael
Carneglia, John
Castellana, Pietro*
Castore, Dominick*
Catalano, Michael
Cinosomo, Mario
Cirelli, Michael
Como, Louis*
Corozzo, Joseph
Corozzo, Nicholas
Corrao, Augustus
Cottone, William
Covello, Joseph*
Crapanzano, Pasquale*
Crapanzano, Robert*
Cuomo, Matthew*
Cusimano, Anthony
Cusimano, Joseph*
Calandriello, James
Carminati, Anthony
Casablanca, Vincent
Dalessio, Alexander
Dalessio, John
Damico, John
Daniello, John
Daquilla, Girolomo
Decicco, Joseph*
Defilippo, Louis*
Depregorio, John
Dellacroce, Armando
Delorenzo, Anthony
Delutro, Anthony
Demattio, John
Depalma, Gregory
Dibella, Ignazio
Dibono, Louis
Dimaria, Leonard
Fatico, Daniel
Fitico, Carmine
Frustaci, Nicholas
Gallo, Joseph*
Gambino, John
Gammarano, John
Garafola, Edward
Giardina, Louis*
Giordano, Joseph*
Gotti, Peter
Grammauta, Stephen*
Grillo, Leonard
Guerrieri, Anthony
Guerrieri, Michael
Guglielmini, Francesco*
Iacovetti, David*
Ignizio, John
Indelicato, Joseph*
Insernia, Frank
Juliano, Joseph
Laforte, Joseph Jr.
Laforte, Joseph*
Lagana, Dominick*
Lauro, Pasquale*
Licastri, Vincent*
Liconti, Charles
Lino, Edward
Lombardi, Joseph
Lombardozzi, Carmine*
Lombardozzi, George
Lombardozzi, Paul*
Loscalzo, Felippo*
Lopiccolo, Joseph*
Loporto, Manuel
Malanga, William
Mancuso, Aniello*
Mancuso, Gennaro*
Mancuso, Gerlando
Mandaglio, Michael
Manfredi, Joseph*
Mannino, Samuel*
Marinelli, Accursio*
Marino, Daniel*
Marino, Joseph
Marrone, Dominick
Martinelli, Joseph
Mascia, Angelo
Mascuzzio, Anthony
Massi, James*
Mastromarino, Constantine
Mazzie, Rocco*
Meli, Angelo*
Meli, Philip*
Mengola, John
Messina, Joseph
Milito, Liborio
Mingola, John
Moccardi, John
Modina, Philip
Morano, Frank
Morelli, Anthony
Napolitano, Antonio
Palmieri, Frank*
Palmisano, Vincent
Pannizzo, Francesco
Paradiso, Michael
Pasqua, Frank*
Patti, Nicholas
Penosi, Guido
Perfetti, Philip
Piacenti, Peter*
Pimpinella, Anthony
Pinetti, Michael
Richichi, Natale
Ruggiero, Frank*
Remini, George
Rizzo, Frances
Rizzo, John*
Ruggiano, Anthony
Rumore, Louis*
Rumore, Samuel*
Russo, Patrick
Salica, Louis
Santoro, John*
Santoro, John Vincent
Sarullo, Vincent*
Scalici, Giacomo*
Scarpulla, Angelo
Sciandra, Carmello
Sciandra, Gandolfo
Sciascia, John
Scotto, John*
Serrao, Joseph
Silesi, Joseph*
Spallino, Anthony*
Spatola, Salvatore
Spitaleri, Alfonso*
Spitaleri, Giosafat*
Squillante, Nunzio
Squitieri, Arnold
Stantini, Orazio
Testa, Fred
Teti, Felice*
Tortorella, Peter*
Trentacosta, Anthony
Vitta, Anthony
Yacono, Vincent
Zappi, Anthony*

2013:

*=listed on 1963 member list
†=listed on 1988 member list

Estimated members: 170

Boss: Domenico Cefalu
Underboss: Frank Cali
Consiglieri: Unknown

Caporegimes:
Artuso, Vincent*
Cacciopoli, Thomas
Cefalu, Dominick
Corozzo, Nicholas*
D'Amico, John*
Dellaratta, James (acting for Nicholas Corozzo)
DeVito, Louis
DiMaria, Leonard*
Gambino, Giovanni (John)*
Grillo, Ernest
Juliano, Joseph*
Locascio, Salvatore
Marino, Daniel*†
Marino, Joseph*
Marsala, Pasquale
Mitarotonda, Nicholas
Mostrangelo, Louis
Paradiso, Michael*
Ricco, Louis
Rizzo, John Jr.
Sciandra, Carmine*
Sisca, Alphonse
Trucchio, Alphonse

Soldiers:
Abbamonte, Oreste
Agnello, Carmine
Alaimo, Charles*
Alogna, Ignaccio
Ambrosio, John
Antonicelli, Mario
Arduiini, Henrico*
Aurello, Charles
Barranca, Francesco*
Barranca, Gaspare
Barrance, Pasquale
Basto, Frank
Bazzini, Anthony
Beltempo, Vincent
Bilotti, Joseph
Bonica, Edward
Brancato, Jerome
Bruno, Gaetano*
Calandriello, James
Campos, Andrew
Carbonaro, Thomas
Carini, Carmine
Carneglia, Charles
Carneglia, John*
Casablanca, John
Casieri, Joseph
Cassarino, Mario
Castellana, Peter*†
Cavallo, John
Cefalu, Ricardo
Chirico, Joseph
Ciccone, Anthony
Cirico, Joseph
Colucciello, John
Coniglia, Benjamin
Conte, Pasquale*†
Corozzo, Blaise
Corozzo, Joseph*
Corrao, Vincent
Costa, Joseph
Crapanzano, Robert*†
DeCicco, George*
DeLorenzo, Anthony*
Delutro, John
DiCongilio, Alfred
DiModica, Vincent
DiStefano, Frank
Dragonetti, Nicholas
Dragonetti, Vincent
Filippeli, Louis
Fiore, Vincent
Franco, Joseph
Franco, Salvatore
Francolino, Joseph
Frogiero, Vincenzo
Gallo, Joseph Jr.
Gambino, Giuseppe
Gambino, Rosario
Gambino, Thomas (retired)*
Gammarano, John*
Garafola, Edward*
Gilotti, Joseph
Gotti, Eugene*
Gotti, John A. (retired)
Gotti, Peter*
Gotti, Richard
Gotti, Richard Jr.
Gotti, Vincent
Grammauta, Stephen*†
Graziano, Francesco
Graziano, Paul
Guerrieri, Michael*
Inzerillo, Francesco
Inzerillo, Pietro
Inzerillo, Salvatore
Inzone, Fortunato
Isgro, Joseph
Juliano, Richard
LaForte, Joseph Jr.*
Lanni, Joseph
LaSorsa, Nicholas
Licata, Anthony
Locascio, Frank*
Lombardi, Joseph*
Lombardo, Salvatore
Lombardozzi, George*
Maminno, Lorenzo
Mangialino, Salvatore
Martino, Richard
Megale, Anthony
Melli, Angelo*†
Melli, Philip*†
Merola, Andrew
Modica, Onorfio
Modica, Philip
Morelli, Anthony*
Mosca, Peter
Moscatiello, Anthony
Murdocco, Michael
Napolitano, Michael
Orefice, Thomas
Orlando, Joseph
Outerie, James
Paccione, Anthony
Pacelli, Vincent
Passanante, Joseph
Pazienza, William
Pellerito, Giuseppe
Pisello, Salvatore
Pizzonia, Dominick
Proto, Anthony
Pullaro, Vincenzo
Rava, David
Riccobono, John
Rizzo, John*
Roccaforte, Michael
Romano, Vincent
Ruggiero, Angelo Jr.
Russo, Eugene
Santoro, John Jr.*
Sassano, Thomas
Scarola, Michael
Scibelli, Anthony
Sclafani, Augustus
Sclafani, Joseph
Scopo, Joseph
Scotto, Anthony
Scotto, William
Setaro, John
Spatola, Salvatore*
Spitaleri, Alfonso*
Squitieri, Arnold*
Stantini, Orazio*
Torregrossa, Andrew Jr.
Trucchio, Ronald
Vaccaro, Robert
Vallario, Louis
Vergalito, August
Vernace, Robert
Versaglio, Francesco
Viccini, Peter
Vinciullo, Anthony
Vitta, Anthony*
Yannotti, Michael
Zito, Santo

would hate to have the last name of Crapanzano or Stincone

How bout Tommy Orefice haha if you say it like [ora-fuss]. I think it's probably [oruh-feechie]

There are 22 Gambino skippers?! That's crazy. I was thinking maybe 12 Capo's. Do some of them share a crew??

A few are in jail, so some of those listed are almost certainly acting on their behalf. It's not a concrete list by any means, just a way of comparing the family's membership throughout the years.

Thanks alot for this Snakes, especially for the legend showing who was on previous lists. It's amazing that some of these guys are listed on the 63 list and are still only soldiers. Then again who knows how active they are maybe they are retired, or only hold some minor gambling or loansharking rackets and always have.

There has always been between 20-25 skippers for the gambinos
Been that way since time of the memorial

There's still 20-25 now? I've seen a few recent charts that are of course not conclusive but are usually on the 12-15 range maybe a few more but i haven't seen 20.

Found this while looking up information on some of the old timers, or hat trick guys lol.

Robert Crapanzano was apparently in an IBT local and was actually forced to resign his post for bringing "reproach upon the International Brotherhood of Teamsters" and by violating his "oath" as an officer in Local 27 by being a "member of La Cosa Nostra"!

http://irbcases.wrlc.org/bitstream/handle/38989/c01b5mmdv/gwu_ibt_irb_case_00099_ia.pdf?sequence=1

the 12 to 15 range is basically the size of what the colombos, lucheses, and bonnanos are(with the colombos being the smallest), while the geneveses and gambinos both still have a little over 20.

I just thought crews were bigger than 5-10 members each. By count of 170 made men w/ 23 capo's that makes it 7 members per crew. Just surprising.

For the record, although the number will obviously fluctuate to some extent, about 200 members is the official estimate for the Gambino family.

Yeah, I basically just took Muk's chart and rolled with it for the 2013. I figured it contained most of the "known" members. I would guess that some may be dead.

I was able to get the 1963 listings from FBI reports a couple months after the Valachi hearings. It's actually pretty impressive to see how quickly they got on the ball after the hearings.

The 1988 listings are from the Senate Subcommittee Hearings on organized crime - "25 Years After Valachi". A few months ago, I posted the 1983 lists from a similar subcommittee.

They did start going after the Mafia at that time, due in no small part to Robert Kennedy, but the effort didn't last. An ongoing campaign against the mob sort of died out after Kennedy was killed and didn't really become a big national priority again until the 1980's. By that point, prosecutors were finally starting to see the value of RICO and the Reagan administration really supported the effort. That's why you don't see a real attack on the Mafia, on a national level, until the 1980's.

Couple of other Gambino names that jump to mind of guys who would have been made in 1963.

Anthony "Charlie Brush" Zangarra ( I think a capo)
Frank Locassio (definitely made pre 57)
Stephen Armone
Carmine & Donato Fatico
Mike Cirelli
Alfred and Ralph Epploito
Alphonse "Funzie" Mosca

How much longer until the feds put greaseball or Cali away for life?

The last Gambino heavy sent away for serious time was Little Nicky. Prior to that, the feds were mostly helping the family by sending those Gotti jadrools to prison.