Anthony megale dead

Just hearing stories that Anthony genius megale died in a Stamford hospital last night of a Heart attack

True Dom:
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Former-Gambino-family-boss-dies-in-Stamford-6399398.php

Big news

I'm sure he can't wait to see Greg DePalma again, LOL

Relatively young, only 61.

Feel bad for the family, the guy recently gets out of jail only to get a heart attack a few months later.

Here is another article:
http://stamford.dailyvoice.com/news/form...amford-hospital

Wow.

Wonder who'll steer the ship up North for the Bino's now?

PB any thoughts?

I thought , carmine sciandra was the capo there

He's Staten Island based

Short term? The little guy, as old as he is. Long term? At this point, I couldn't car less. I'm still in shock. But Dean will finally get straightened out when he comes home. But that's two years down the line. Braciole has a nephew based in Port Chester. He's not a household name, so I'll leave it at that.

Doesn't matter. Because with Tony gone, they'll finally get absorbed into Westchester and the Bronx. It almost happened fifteen years ago when Tony went back in on a violation. But Braciole stopped it for Tony's sake. Well, Tony's gone and Braciole's pretty much retired. So it is what it is.

Man, he hasn't even been out a year, 61 is no age regardless of what he's done.

He couldn't stay out of prison, Nicky. He was just too aggressive--which is usually a good trait in any business--but not up there. I mean no disrespect by this because I have a lot of friends in lower Connecticut. But it's a rat state.

In the past year, Stamford has lost virtually every one of their big moneymakers from the '80s. Johnny "Stoogie" DePoli, Taylor Breton, Johnny Rosa and now Tony. 25 years ago if you went on a casino junket to the Showboat with them, you'd easily see a million in craps bets over a weekend. Taylor was about Tony's age. At one time, the Feds called him the biggest gambler in the United States. But he ran a fucking HUGE sports office out of Greenwich of all places. His daughter had to borrow money to bury him. A gambler's story.

Stoogie lived a long life. He was like 91 or 92 when he died. He was a love him or hate him kind of guy. I loved him. He could stand at a craps table for twelve hours. But he didn't leave much money behind either. Johnny Rosa was up there in age, too. He didn't make as much as the other guys I mentioned, but he was a great guy. His nephew ran a big office up there years ago, too.

And Tony? He was counting on Football to get back in action. He was also talking about getting something legit going with the golf course concessions up there. He had the right guy, too. It's a fucking shame.

His family's gonna have some debt. He did a ton of fucking time overall. I hope they do the right thing, but I'm not holding my breath.

the state of conn. is really just part of ny, it succedded from new england 20+ yrs ago. to many jets giants yank fans revis can go back to a losing season this yr. peace. atleast the guy made it home before he died. guess hes never gonna be in the top 3 again.

Tony has a chance at Purgatory, albeit a minor one. If Greg's not in Hell, the place doesn't exist.

Pmac, it depends on what part of the state your from.

I'd say the Southwestern area is really tri-state. Anywhere else is pretty New England-ish.

Stamford is a big gambling town. I was kind of shocked to see it. Everyone I know that moved there become involved in betting big money all of a sudden. All of the kids I knew that grew up in Stamford were real heavy into it. To each their own. Gambling, specifically sports gambling, not really my thing. It is a losing proposition.

He's speaking in mob terms. Traditionally, from Bridgeport on down, you answered to New York. And the demarcation line has crept up to include most of New Haven.

Tony was very well respected, and well liked, too (the two rarely go hand-in-hand in that life). So New York lived with the status quo. But now that he's gone, and with the Sicilians clearly in charge, Stamford is going to be completely divvied up by the Bronx and Westchester crews. I wouldn't even be shocked to see a Jersey guy looking around up there.

Oh. I can never tell when pmac is talking about the mob or not. Honestly, I thought he was talking about the Patriots and the Jets/Giants.

Stamford is a fun town, I had many wild nights up there visiting my friend who used to live up there...

It gets boring... Food isn't that good, either. If you want good food in CT go further north on 95.

There are like 5 bars in Stamford that people in their 20s like to go to. This is a city of over 100,000 people, a lot of them young. There is definitely a demand for more...

But for a visit? Yeah, definitely a good time.

PB, did Megale live close to the Merritt or 95?

Thanks PB. Always appreciate your contributions. A few follow up queries if you dont mind.


Can you say who that is? The only little guy I know is with another family.


Who's Dean under? I read he met with Stefaneli. Also Mario Antonicelli was another name mentioned. Dellaratta directly?



Who's running those crews? Bracciole was the only skipper I knew of with that family and if you say he's retiring...
Also Westchester?


Thanks in advance mate.

He grew up on the west side. He eventually settled over by the old Hubbard Heights after he got married. Nice area, unassuming home. But after he went away the last time his wife had to take an apartment. For the three billionth time, the life ain't a movie.

Hey, Stamford isn't cheap... Thanks

lol

Wow, 61? For some reason I thought Megale was a lot older than that. This is quite a shock, and its two behind the ears for the Stamford crew. Like PB said, without Megale all will be divvied up and divided by pretty much all of the top captains now.

Not to make light of the situation but I loved that line he was waiting on football season

Not sure you are going to find a more accurate statement about a wise guy than that . Just well said

Money flowing everywhere come foots season , not to mention package guys working all day everyday lol . Rest of the year maybe not so much but I'll tell you what , last years World Cup IMO opened up some people eyes to soccer , I can vouch that in the nwk area , a lot of volume

Also With all those hedge fund kids in CT, I can see how that area can be a very lucrative gambling area , talk about whales . As PB said I can see a lot of guys planting their flag there .

I work with some of these hesge fund guys and owners... All Jews... All loaded... But all very scared of Greece.

I work with a guy worth 100m. His father was in the business. What kind of wiseguy around here can handle the kind of action someibd like that needs? I'd say most of these guys gamble on markets and just enjoy their sports.

A few?

Mario IS the little guy.

Dean's a complicated story. His Mom was a hairdresser, she just passed away a few months ago. He comes from an honest, working class family. But his Mom cut hair for Nicky Melia for years. That's how he ended up fascinated with the life. But Nicky was never technically a Gambino associate.

Nicky's brother Vince was a heavyweight with the Calabrians in Hartford, with ties all the way up to Montreal. But Nicky set Dean up with Tony when he was barely out of high school and Tony was still a just a soldier. But when push comes to shove, Tony was in jail for most of Dean's adult life, so you can't hold Tony responsible for "schooling" him. Because Dean's a cowboy.

Believe it or not, Funzi ended up with a lot of the Bronx crew now that Greg's dead, Braciole is basically retired, and Tore and Richie want no part of the life. Not to mention the fact that Andy, another guy once called a "rising star," would LOVE to take his money and run to Florida himself. But it's harder for some guys than it is for others .

I'm not taking anything away from Boston or the Patriarcas, so please, don't jump down my throat if you're a New England guy. But those flags will be coming up to Connecticut, not down from Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

It's really not even open to debate. When you already own the dumps, the weigh stations and twenty small garbage companies (two and three trucks max), the road is already paved for you (or to be more precise, the people behind you) to expand a little bit.

Thanks PB. Genuinely.

If you'll indulge me one last question:

Who's Funzi?

My thanks again.
Cheers.

Funzi Sisca. Jersey guy.

I work in 'the industry' as well. Trust me, China's the concern.
Much worse than Greece. Much.



Wrong. Traders are ego-maniacs. These guys bet on anything. And I do mean anything. If they didnt invent the gambling gene, trust me, they have a monopoly on it.

Cheers pal.

(and as Ive always said. You do make me laugh)

Guy must be swimming in it now Zeke's gone and all the Bronx guys hit that big score and are out, worked perfectly for him. You think he'll get conneticut too? A lot of responsibility he'll have

I should have mentioned the Greece stuff was old news now. Wait until the next time ELA involvement is needed.

Also, I don't work with day traders. I'm talking about hedge fund guys. I live in the hedge fund capital of the world and most of these guys are not big gamblers. It's mostly jews and its a very insular community. They aren't fucking with any Italians.

I respect what you have to say, Sonny, but we are talking different things.

damn, on his birthday

wtf, that's awful.

I think he and Mario will share the responsibility short term. As I said earlier, Dean will probably get made when he gets out. But that's no guarantee. He's been around forever, he's pushing fifty, and he's still an associate. Because a) He can't stay out of jail, and b) he's a bit of a cowboy.

This is a kid who was still getting wired and busting up bars in Stamford when he was well into his thirties and married with a kid. And with the Sicilians running the show, they may just say fuck it and tell someone from Bensonhurst to get used to the idea of living in the suburbs. There are far worse things in life than living in Connecticut.

It's still way too early to say, though. This came as a total shock, Tony had only been out for a short time anyway, and there was no contingency plan in place for such a thing.

What's the deal with Mario, he's got to be about 85! Surprised he's remotely active.

What's all this talk about Sciandra being capo of Connecticut? Seeing as he's from SI it doesn't sound right.

Got that right!

I answered your pm across the street. No need for a ten-page segue when the thread is about a man who just died at 61 years old .

We are., my apologies.

the reason I said sciandra is because someone mentioned on here he got some of megale's crew and he also allegedly has operations in Connecticut

wot about gus curcio PB ?? If the westside do absorb everything , maybe that guy might take over , he was also allegedly involved in the murder of frank piccolo

Why would the Westside absorb Gambino operations? Dom will just send someone else to fill in for Megale.

Agreed.

Can't see what the Westside has to do with this.

I think Dom misunderstood what PB meant when he said the Connecticut crew nearly got absorbed by the Bronx & Westchester, PB meant the Bronx/Westchester factions of the Gambino's, not the Westside.

The have nothing to do with it, so that's from out of left field. The Westside has traditionally run the white-collar rackets up there. Mainly garbage, trucking, and one of the few IBT Locals left with ties to LCN.

The Gambinos have always done the grittier and more blue collar work up there. Mainly bookmaking, shy, card games, and hint: something that more often than not comes up from South of the Border.

Now, of course, there's going to be some overlapping in what they do. But generally speaking, their rackets are apples and oranges. No one is gonna look to take anything that wasn't there's to begin with.

There you go. Maybe I wasn't clear. Dom's one of the few guys (along with you and Sonny) that I look forward to reading anymore.

Afraid to say there ain't many good posters left. I wonder why?

I have relatives who live in northern Connecticut, up by Massachusetts. That area is definitely more New England than NY.

ill dead it. im from new haven my whole life. i get the daily news not the boston globe. i listen to 660 wfan or 1010 wins for news. i used to watch channel 11 for the yanks. scooter and bill white. north of of new haven it changes.....

Love 660. Love Mike.

Please[spoiler][/spoiler]Ya I was trying to be funny ct part of ny. Guess in mob terms to unless it's east ct/ri. I'm a 98.5 felger n mazz. I like Francesca but he's getting up there. Needs to find a protege. Mad dogs OK onTV. Tons of polish in new Britain my girl has fam there I got a cousin lawyer in west Hartford she a transplant. It's a beautiful state and mgm foxwoods or just all foxwoods best casino in america.

Meagle just got home

Wouldn't the sensible thing to do is just leave things as they were when he was away, unless things were really Fd up

I think that crew did a decent amount of robberies up there too , or scores

CT is one of those areas that should be pretty lucrative

WS probably ranking it in with all the construction any garbage up there without many watching or caring

And the other guys should be involved in all the gambling up there plus all the Larry to sell to some of those rich kids . Plus a book can survive outside of just foots given all the ucon love and there is nothing like controlling book at a college , a friend of mine did and had almost no problems

Cheech can probably best comment and/or correct on these things but with way less heat up there and people with tons of $, the crews shouldn't be starving

Even if they don't trust the Ginny's with their big bets , you can be sure with their access to cash , plenty of big action to lay off to them .

Interesting as this board rarely touches on CT rackets , how lucrative they are and how well they function etc . Shoot one crew controlled a truly monster company at one time , talking huge business

Having said that , I'm sorry for the Meagle family but at least he and they got a chance to see each other without the walls .

DB,

Uconn is far away from Stamford. Uconn Stamford is a commuter campus.

The main UConn campus is in Storrs which is about 1:50 from Stam. Closest city is Hartford. Surrounded by farms. I never saw much gambling up there.

I just don't know if CT can really be compared to say, Jersey.

The rich people live in the nice areas where there really aren't any "Italian communities."

I mean I've touched on this before. There are plenty of Italians. A bunch of my friends are Italian. But this isn't jersey with its Italian communities. It's all assimilated. People are friends based on what elementary school your kid went to. To clarify, I'm talking about the rich towns and whatnot. I'll defer to cheech on the New Haven area bc I'm sure he is the one to ask.

But darien, Westport, Fairfield, new Canaan, wilton, and so on... 99% of these guys would be scared shitless to be involved with a mobster. And most of these people would never bother dealing with these people. They are rich already.

And again I know some posters like PB would know more about connected guys up here, I am just speaking on the neighborhoods in general.

Of course there are rackets, obviously, don't get me wrong... Just not sure if it as ripe as you think, DB

It's not. And I have no idea where he gets the idea that there's little or no heat up there.


You mean like the 2006 case that put Tommy Milo and Jimmy Galante out of the garbage business for good? The case where the Feds sold property and equipment that belonged to Jimmy and Tommy for pennies on the dollar?

And it wasn't because of fines or forfeiture, it was out of pure spite. They could have paid that money ten times over. And that's not to mention the millions in cash fines and that it was Matty's last case as an active Westside guy. The guy was a legend, and went out like a bum in a shit case.

And as far as bookmaking, shylocking and the scrutiny that go along with them, every Stamford based Gambino soldier, from Cosmo to Piccolo to Breezy to Tony himself, has either ended up murdered, or doing multiple multi-year stretches.

What I'm leading up to is this: For a town its size, Stamford probably receives more Federal attention (again, per capita) than New York does. That's why they haven't made anyone up there since Tony back in '88.

Now, we'll see what happens. If they make a local, it's status quo. If they send someone up to take over who's Bronx-based but lives in Upper Westchester, it's a whole new ball game. And there ain't shit they can do about it.

Sorry for he rant, DB. You're a good guy. But you have no idea the harassment that Tony and his family had to endure. Rhonda (his wife) would receive regular visits from the Feds WHILE TONY WAS IN JAIL.

Again, I hope I didn't offend you. But this one was rough and hit pretty close to home.

Thanks mightyhealthy

I think people are reading into things too much w regards to my post

And I agree with your post , that their are simply decent rackets up there . gambling no one will see as its all on line but people I have worked with all bet on sports and loved ucon (!slot I CT people work in Manhatten )

We used to go to the Big east tourney every year and it was awesome and the ucon crowd was usually the best and ucon always seemed to do good in those tourneys when they weren't expected too , just some classic battles , especially vs cuse

In regards to LE , I asked my friend tand CT is much less a priority than NY and NJ , which is all I said .

Anyway I have no desire for MB fights , but with all the $ in CT these days , compared to even 30 years ago given all the hedgies there , it seems like an area OC should be around

The big East tournaments were legendary. It's such a shame what happened.

I miss the old Big East so much! Will never forget the Ray Allen and Allen Iverson years in the Big East tourney. I used to leave the office and go to all the games throughout the day with big bets on them the last few years of the old Big East

I miss Jim Valvano. Not the best coach of all-time, but certainly among the classiest. And being Italian didn't hurt .

Big Calhoun guy. Irish.

Nothing wrong with rooting for your own, don't let anyone tell you different. Forget the fact that he's a top ten all-time NCAA head coach.

He is a legend! I want to uconn, too, which was great. Good school, becoming a great one.

Like I mentioned to DB, a lot of cows and farms. Not exactly wiseguy territory.

Did any of your kids considering uconn, PB?

A lot of Jersey people went to Fairfield U. DB or Dante, you guys know anyone?

Oldest to youngest: University of Miami, Penn State and Stony Brook. My wife and I could have purchased an estate on Rockrimmon for what it cost us. But you live for the dream that your children will "out-do" you, so the idea never entered our minds.

Those are great schools! Congrats, PB .

college prices are absurd and keep going up. It's crazy.

DB, please dont out words in my mouth. we've only spoke a few times via pm. the heat is incredible over here. much more than anyone would think. stamford is a fucking death or jail wish. and the rest of connecticut isnt better.
Ill tell a quick story. a friend of mine had a guy on a .25 sheet. he owed maybe 2k. he didnt have it. he threatened to call the FBI. not the local cops. the fucking fbi. over 2k!
ill give you another.the popular bust with dean and those guys. you know how they got caught? they opened up a poker club in hamden. that lasted a whole 2 days before the local street crime unit was all over them and the dealers caved faster than something that caves fast. they dont want CT being NJ plain and simple. its hot as hades here.
CT bookies dont even wanna take baseball! they take the fucking summers off.
white collar PB already answered.
re neighborhoods: there are some in new haven (wooster st area) and bridgeport (madison ave) but just remnants. the Avest's are in a parking lot now. they dont close the street down like they used to. just a few delis and pretentious restaurants. its over. its probably been over I just didnt notice.

-cheech

I don't think DB was putting words in your mouth, he did say you could correct him which you did as you should have.

So many awful posters and trolls here DB def means well

No one said that he didn't mean well. He's a good kid and I went out of my way to point that out:



Now, again, I'm speaking for myself, not for Cheech. But DB has no idea what a hard-on they have for gambling in Connecticut. Do you know that when they pool a Federal grand jury in a New Haven case, they intentionally choose people who live in the sticks because when they hear those numbers thrown around it offends them as working people? Is that playing fair?

How's this for an absolute fact? I mentioned Johnny DePoli and Taylor Breton in an earlier post. They both died last year. These were two of the biggest and wealthiest bookmakers in the history of Connecticut at one time. And they both died broke.

Between what they had on paper (that's street slang for uncollected money, which usually averages anywhere between thirty and forty percent of a bookmaker's winnings), their legal fees, and their lost earnings for the years they were in the can, they left absolutely nothing to envy.

Long story short: The Federal Prosecutors in the District of Connecticut truly believe that they're doing "God's Work." And to top it all off, they have something like the fifth highest conviction rate of any Federal Court in the country (and we all know that as a whole, the Feds bat higher than .900 at trial).

We're all supposed to be friends, DB. This was far from personal.

Not trying to speak for anyone, not at all, you and cheech are both great posters.

I read it wrong. Short fuse. Got denied visitation for a friend today because im already on a visit list in the same prison but different compound.
Skid bid any way my friend will be home in october but i wanted to see him nonetheless.

I thought dB was saying i said that

Because you know that, in his line of work, in that District, prison is a revolving door. So I don't blame you one bit.

No worries cheech, I like reading all of your guys posts! Sorry about your buddy. That's tough

Random Stamford note - they shut down Bedford Street (where tigins and all the bars are) for a huge slip and slide today haha.

the thing thats fucked up is they arent in the same compound. one has been in for almost ten and the other just got there. theres no rhyme or reason. thats why i laugh when they say this guys boss but hes in a max prison. my guy is in a dorm and i cant even see him. if i miss his call i have to wait until he decides to call again.

Congrats, you must be proud.

Don't think a member of my family has been to university

Well I got a new found respect

Penn state grad myself , amazing place

Always enjoyed visiting Penn State.

Had too many "Are You Hungry" sandwiches though, pretty sure I'm still gaining weight from those 7 years ago

Long time lurker, felt I needed to make my first post about this. You owe DB an apology, he's a good guy and from where I'm sitting, one of the better posters on this board.

Everyone that knows me knows one thing, I never mince words. I call it like I see it, I'm from the old school. You are very quick to attack people on here, I've seen several instances where you went after guys for no reason. Well thats going to stop right here and now. And before any of you accuse me of being that Jack fellow, know this: Ive built a reputation from the neighborhood I'm from for being a loyal and standup guy. Take that for what its worth. Cut it out with the personal attacks.

If you're a long time lurker you'll know Cheech is a valued poster/member.

And doesnt need an education in etiquette from someone who signed on 48hrs ago.

Obvious troll, ignore

And he proved it again tonight in the youngest made guy thread.

Too bad you made a bad choice of first posts. We don't need, or want, newbies telling off the board. Go somewhere else where others give a shit what you think.

Buh bye.

So, if he was in an administration position in the gambino family, who will replace him?

He wasn't.

To clarify Tommy; he wasn't an administration member at the time of his death. He was an admin member previously.

Oh yeah, that's what I meant. Sounds like he raised the question like Megale exited this life in an administration position.

All good. My wording was poor. It was directed at DBM, not you.

I should've said 'DBM, to clarify what Tommy was saying'.



Peace brother.

Correct. Tony went right back to Stamford, where he's lived for most of his life, where he grew up, and where he's comfortable (forget that born in Italy stuff, he came here as a little boy, before he even started school). He was as Americanized as anyone from Connecticut can be, and that's really saying something.

All he wanted out of life was to go back to Stamford and get his old gig back, which was the plan. And the poor fuck drops dead six weeks before football season. I rarely say this, but he really was one of the good ones. RIP, pal.

Thanks SC. Thanks for looking out. Hope you're enjoying the summer.

Ahhh, ok. Sorry about that, I could have been misinformed. Withdrawn, my apologies