Sam the Plumber lived in Lawrenceville NJ and was also close with the Gambino and Philly guys in the area including Angelo Bruno’s cousins. Carlo Gambino had a real talent at making sure HIS people got into powerful positions in the smaller brugads.
In Bensonhurst in the 90's Rudy Farone had a well known presence.
He was respected and feared.
Yes. Rudy was actually a 'Colombo associate' early in his career. he later swung to the Jersey crew, but also kept close relations with his former running buddies.
Interesting article it looks like Profaci, arraigned marriages for his daughters and nieces etc.
Seems that Profaci, was trying to make sure the family survived for future generations.
I think his plans were KIE-BOSHED when essentially Magliocco and Bonnano were shelved.
His named successor and whole Borgata were stripped away and handed to Colombo.
Anyone know anything about the size of Salvatore's crew in N.J. was it big one with any sort of power in the family?
The other son John, I believe he was legit I know he did a lot of building in Staten Island in the 90's and 2000's his wife owns a large and successful real estate company in Staten island as well.
Interesting article it looks like Profaci, arraigned marriages for his daughters and nieces etc.
Seems that Profaci, was trying to make sure the family survived for future generations.
I think his plans were KIE-BOSHED when essentially Magliocco and Bonnano were shelved.
His named successor and whole Borgata were stripped away and handed to Colombo.
Anyone know anything about the size of Salvatore's crew in N.J. was it big one with any sort of power in the family?
The other son John, I believe he was legit I know he did a lot of building in Staten Island in the 90's and 2000's his wife owns a large and successful real estate company in Staten island as well.
Connie right? Yeah as far as I know they are legit. I think they still live out in Monroe but do a lot in SI. If I remember correctly I think the only real controversy was when they were involved in selling the White House on Todt Hill. But that was it.
I don’t know much about the Profacis. But between Colavita olive oil, Roma foods, and the SI/Central Jersey real estate it seems like they knew how to print money. I was thinking about something my grandfather once told me about Sam the Plumber and googled and found that article. Not for nothing though, that was the sixties and they were a few steps ahead with the real estate. South Brooklyn Italians moved to SI in the 80s and 90s. SI Italians have been moving to Central Jersey from the 90s through today. If you live in Bensonhurst you obviously know all that. But it’s a trip reading some people posting on here thinking Bay Ridge still looks like Saturday Night Fever haha. The mob tourists better learn Mandarin if they ever plan on visiting South Brooklyn.
I don’t know much about the Profacis. But between Colavita olive oil, Roma foods, and the SI/Central Jersey real estate it seems like they knew how to print money. I was thinking about something my grandfather once told me about Sam the Plumber and googled and found that article. Not for nothing though, that was the sixties and they were a few steps ahead with the real estate. South Brooklyn Italians moved to SI in the 80s and 90s. SI Italians have been moving to Central Jersey from the 90s through today. If you live in Bensonhurst you obviously know all that. But it’s a trip reading some people posting on here thinking Bay Ridge still looks like Saturday Night Fever haha. The mob tourists better learn Mandarin if they ever plan on visiting South Brooklyn.
Correct. Those neighborhoods held out a lot longer than others in NYC, but today they're shot. Another reason why the last holdouts left for S.I., NJ, etc.
Joe Profaci was one of the wealthiest mob guys around. Bar none. Magliocco also.
Joe's Sal became a capo in NJ, with a crew of about 5-6 guys who resides there (good fellas). he had some others as associates as well. But he was a powerhouse of $$ and influence. Very respected guy because of who his dad was
I don’t know much about the Profacis. But between Colavita olive oil, Roma foods, and the SI/Central Jersey real estate it seems like they knew how to print money. I was thinking about something my grandfather once told me about Sam the Plumber and googled and found that article. Not for nothing though, that was the sixties and they were a few steps ahead with the real estate. South Brooklyn Italians moved to SI in the 80s and 90s. SI Italians have been moving to Central Jersey from the 90s through today. If you live in Bensonhurst you obviously know all that. But it’s a trip reading some people posting on here thinking Bay Ridge still looks like Saturday Night Fever haha. The mob tourists better learn Mandarin if they ever plan on visiting South Brooklyn.
The smart ones were able to invest in businesses back then without government interference, so Profaci fits in with those types. The same goes for Joe Bonanno and a few others.
Sal was not Heavy. Nepotism, the "glory" of the mafia through words and his father's reputation. All of the gangster $ and "work" was done without his permission. In fact, no permission sought to kill Randazzo, as the crew knew the answer no. Suburban relic of a long time ago. Sucking the kneecaps of the West Side is not impressive. Sal Avena was screwed due to no one respecting - in my opinion - Sal Profaci.
Joe Profaci was one of the wealthiest mob guys around. Bar none. Magliocco also.
Joe's Sal became a capo in NJ, with a crew of about 5-6 guys who resides there (good fellas). he had some others as associates as well. But he was a powerhouse of $$ and influence. Very respected guy because of who his dad was
I read somewhere that Profaci had his own airport. Maybe that's not true, but it wouldn't surprise me
Sal was not Heavy. Nepotism, the "glory" of the mafia through words and his father's reputation. All of the gangster $ and "work" was done without his permission. In fact, no permission sought to kill Randazzo, as the crew knew the answer no. Suburban relic of a long time ago. Sucking the kneecaps of the West Side is not impressive. Sal Avena was screwed due to no one respecting - in my opinion - Sal Profaci.
With all due respect, that very far off the mark as far as Sal J. Profaci goes.
He was a VERY respected guy. Not only in the NY/NJ region, but throughout the entire country because of the Profaci name (and his own capabilities as well)
Respected his father. Sal Avena told to take a contractual deal buyout with SP as his deacon; he received one payment; West Side said Fuck You to him thereafter. SP did nothing! That's not respect. Do you think Ray Cagno respected SP? RC was doing heavy work for decades with the Campisis and winds up having to kick up to a guy living in a mansion that never did wet work. Come On!
Joe Profaci had an airstrip for private planes. His hangar allowed two. There is a rare photo of Joe Profaci New Jersey home, that shows what looks to be a Jetstar outside his hangar. On the respect of Salvatore Profaci, he was still respected, but in most cases it came down between old and young upcoming members. Remember the 3rd Colombo war, many of the younger generation were gravitating towards Persico, and although Profaci was neutral, once it became known that he was in in favor of selecting a different boss for the family, Persico and his loyalists smeared Profaci name, and even demoted him. Even the West coast members were thinking of kidnapping Teddy Persico Jr awhile, until Carmine Persico reinstalled Salvatore Profaci as Capo.
Brass Ring; really no street pull. Capo of what? 4 guys. Honestly, no one was consulting with Sal P on the streets of N.Y. - nor Newark for that matter. They talked to Tootie Lombardozzi and the Cagnos.
Respected his father. Sal Avena told to take a contractual deal buyout with SP as his deacon; he received one payment; West Side said Fuck You to him thereafter. SP did nothing! That's not respect. Do you think Ray Cagno respected SP? RC was doing heavy work for decades with the Campisis and winds up having to kick up to a guy living in a mansion that never did wet work. Come On!
I dunno about “never†doing wet work. He’s the only person I can think of off the top of my head who ever got caught digging a grave.
In the 1950s, yes. Don't know that story, frankly.
It’s in the article I posted above. I never heard the story before either. I know what I know and try to stay away from stuff I don’t. And I don’t know much about the Colombos. But reading stuff on this forum is always interesting. I found it randomly and reading gossip about people I know is fun (usually).
On second thought I do know someone else who got caught digging a grave lol! I said to myself I wouldn’t really comment on anybody who’s alive... but this one is too good not to share. I knew a connected guy in the early 2000s who was more than a little wacky. He got caught digging a grave in Wolfe’s Pond Park. It was for his fucking dog! I don’t remember exactly how he got out of it but the bulls didn’t buy it at first. If I remember correctly I think he even had to have somebody bring the dead dog in or something. And I think it was in his freezer. Guy had some screws loose but his family was very connected.
Brass Ring; really no street pull. Capo of what? 4 guys. Honestly, no one was consulting with Sal P on the streets of N.Y. - nor Newark for that matter. They talked to Tootie Lombardozzi and the Cagnos.
Not true! ... at all.
Sal was a VERY respected member. So much so, that he was selected to serve as the 'capo di decina' for the NJ based membership. The only reason why he didn't have more goodfellas under him was because there aren't that many Colombo guys in Jersey to begin with. But he actually also had a dew SI/Bklyn guys in his crew as well. Besides associates.
But you gotta remember one thing. He was 'unbelievably' wealthy. He really didn't need any of this baloney. His father must have left him $30-million dollars. And that besides what Sal himself generated with Roma Foods which was a huge (A HUGE), Italian foods wholesaler that supplied over 500-700 pizzerias and restaurants along the entire eastern seaboard. And thats besides so many parcels or land, tracts of hundreds of acres, buildings, income rental properties, etc, etc, etc, etc.
He was known and in constant touch with his in-laws in the Detroit mob. Had close contacts with the California crews, and was still in contact with Joe Bonanno and Grande Cheese Corp., of Wisonsin, Saputo Cheese of Canada, etc, etc.
When Little Vic Orena made the move against Carmine Persico to seize the borgata, Vic had actually reached out to Sal to garner his support, and for Sal to throw his considerable weight behind the Orena faction to try and win support from other families.
THAT is NOT the sign of a 'weak sister' so to speak!..... to the contrary. It shows Sal Profaci to be an influential mafioso.
But you also gotta remember that Sal was getting older, he had already served a 4-year bid. And was trying his best to be careful not to get pinched and wind up with life in prison like so many did in that late 1980s-1990s era.
Tutti Lombardino, Jimmy Randazzo, Gus Spatafora, and the Cagno brothers couldn't shine Sal's shoes.
Get real my friend!
Salvatore 'Sally Pro' Profaci got to ride off into the sunset (with his many millions). Died in bed with his shoes off. And set his blood family up tight for the next 10 generations!
R. Cagno doing heavy work with the Campisi's is a stretch. The Campisi's pretty much did anything they wanted and pretty much on their own. So much so the NY families wanted little to do with them, plus they were too violent wreckless for the NY families. Petey Black, Petey White were no joke.
R. Cagno doing heavy work with the Campisi's is a stretch. The Campisi's pretty much did anything they wanted and pretty much on their own. So much so the NY families wanted little to do with them, plus they were too violent wreckless for the NY families. Petey Black, Petey White were no joke.
The cagno's were originally affiliated with Nana Campisi before they hooked up with the Colombo crew. I think Petey Black even later on tied up with the Colombo NJ crew.
And yes, the Campisi's were a dangerous, and unruly, bunch. You had to watch your back with them. Even goodfellas.
Brass Ring; really no street pull. Capo of what? 4 guys. Honestly, no one was consulting with Sal P on the streets of N.Y. - nor Newark for that matter. They talked to Tootie Lombardozzi and the Cagnos.
Lombardino, Randazzo, AND Profaci, were all the sons of original members of the Family under Joe Profaci. VERY respected guys because of it. But they were not in the money league (or the intelligence league), of Jersey Sal Profaci. He was next level. His dad had taught him VERY well.
And I know (from personal knowledge), that most goodfellas respected him very much
Cagno was part of that crew. He was tried for murder with them. Sorry, your history is off.
LOL...My history is off?... With all due respect to YOU, listen up and learn!
As I stated the first time around. Sal Lombardino, Jimmy Randazzo, Sal J. Profaci, and Sal Profaci Jr., the SONS and nephews of Salvatore Lombardino Sr., Rosario Lombardino, Vincenzo Randazzo, and Joe Profaci and his brother Sal (original members of the borgata from the 1920s), were the first wave of sons of members based in NJ.
The Cagno brothers (Rocco and Ray), were part of the next, younger wave, brought in later. They were born in the early 1940s. And NOT part of the original crew. Also part of that later wave was Peter (Petey Black) Campisi.
Also part of the 'original' crew, as well as earlier NJ based members, included; John Misuraca, Artie Misuraca, Emanuele Cammarata, Paolo Lombardino, Salvatore Cerrito, Angelo Speciale, and a few other old timers.
THIS is the history of the NJ based Profaci/Colombo regime.... Period!
Write all the names down and remember them so you don't get confused again down the road ok? And so you can fact check me and see that what I say is 100% correct, not 99%
In fact, Johnny Misuraca was the capo there at one time, until he was later elevated by Joe Magliocco to serve in the hierarchy. At a later point in time Joe Yacovelli became a NJ based skipper as well. Although he mostly hung out Downtown NYC
Interesting article it looks like Profaci, arraigned marriages for his daughters and nieces etc.
Seems that Profaci, was trying to make sure the family survived for future generations.
I think his plans were KIE-BOSHED when essentially Magliocco and Bonnano were shelved.
His named successor and whole Borgata were stripped away and handed to Colombo.
Anyone know anything about the size of Salvatore's crew in N.J. was it big one with any sort of power in the family?
The other son John, I believe he was legit I know he did a lot of building in Staten Island in the 90's and 2000's his wife owns a large and successful real estate company in Staten island as well.
Connie right? Yeah as far as I know they are legit. I think they still live out in Monroe but do a lot in SI. If I remember correctly I think the only real controversy was when they were involved in selling the White House on Todt Hill. But that was it.
Yes Connie Profaci Real Estate was one of the biggest in Staten Island not anymore Very well respected in the business community
I don’t know much about the Profacis. But between Colavita olive oil, Roma foods, and the SI/Central Jersey real estate it seems like they knew how to print money. I was thinking about something my grandfather once told me about Sam the Plumber and googled and found that article. Not for nothing though, that was the sixties and they were a few steps ahead with the real estate. South Brooklyn Italians moved to SI in the 80s and 90s. SI Italians have been moving to Central Jersey from the 90s through today. If you live in Bensonhurst you obviously know all that. But it’s a trip reading some people posting on here thinking Bay Ridge still looks like Saturday Night Fever haha. The mob tourists better learn Mandarin if they ever plan on visiting South Brooklyn.
So true So SAD
Bensonhurst like many of the borough's were like towns implanted from southern Italy.
We didn't know what we had We let it go..
If the neighborhood still existed today as it did back then The very last place on the earth that ANTIFA would try their shit would in our neighborhood.
Not because we were prejudice, because we cared, and we stuck together, and protected our own.
Watched out and over each other
Not like that today
Its all like Manhattan you could be on fire and no one would even piss on you to put it out. Every one for themselves
So COLD
We don't even have pockets of resistance anymore just us hold outs
NY Mafia Jimmy Randazzo had a connected father? Jimmy was from Newark I believe but lived in Atlantic Highlands. Can you tell me what you know about Jimmy Randazzo and how he and his father hooked up with the Colombo’s since they were from Newark?
NY Mafia Jimmy Randazzo had a connected father? Jimmy was from Newark I believe but lived in Atlantic Highlands. Can you tell me what you know about Jimmy Randazzo and how he and his father hooked up with the Colombo’s since they were from Newark?
I believe his father had been Vincenzo (The Old Man) Randazzo, also called Jimmy by some. The family were originally from Brooklyn. But at some point ended up in NJ. Like some others in the Profaci crew.
Vincenzo was a contemporary of Joe Profaci himself. Very respected mafioso. The same holds true for Salvatore Lombardino, another original who even attended the 1928 Cleveland, Ohio, mafia summit accompanying Joe Profaci, Joe Magliocco.
There was a small contingent of mafiosi who some believed constituted part of an original "Newark Family," later disbanded by the Commission, with its members dispersed among the exiting five families. Many were absorbed into the Profaci borgata. The Lombardino's, Misuraca's, and 'Nello' Cammarata among them.
That is how Profaci gained ground in New Jersey. Through these men who were based there, and became affiliated with his Brooklyn crew.
Heres a few more NJ Profaci's for you as well. they just came to mind; Salvatore Cammarata, and Andrew Lombardino.
Also little known, early NJ figures Nicholas Marino, and Cosmo D'Amico were also thought to be with them in Jersey. The D'Amico family had several men who were part of the Profaci's. they flipped, flopped, living in Newark and Brooklyn.
Heres another early NJ Profaci member - Salvatore Cannella. And at one point one of the Scianna brothers (Tony or Jimmy) I believe had relocated to NJ also.
Collectively back then (1940s-1960s), they probably had a good 12-14 'made' men in the NJ crew. Not to mention however many 'associate members' they had aligned there as well
Newark family members that went to other families. Decavalcante- Filippo Amari, Giacomo and Stefano Coletti, Carmelo Corsentino, Frank Decavalcante, Nick Delmore, Colegio and Pietro Galletta, and Emmanuel Riggi
Gambino- Vincent Delava, Antonio Paterno
Genovese- Carmine Battaglia, Pietro Campisi, Salvatore Chiri, Mike Lascari, and Andrew Lombardino,
Lucchese- Joe and Settimo Accardi, Biagio Pizzolato, Dominick Giglio and Michael Russo
Profaci- Emmanuele and Salvatore Cammarata, Salvatore Lombardino, Artie and Giovanni Misuraca.
There are some more in both the Bonanno and Philadelphia families. Salvatore Cerrito, and Vincenzo Randazzo were in Salvatore Profaci Sr crew and were close to the Profaci and Magliocco families and were in fact based in New Jersey for awhile but they answered to Salvatore Profaci Sr, Cerrito went to San Jose and Randazzo was put under Frank Profaci.
That was the 1990s. Prior the Cagnos were with the Campisis and the Campisis with the Genovese Family. The one Campisis with all the juice was actually made by the Gambinos and murdered. The Cagno brothers were in the mix with the Campisis. Post-prison, Petey Black migrated to the Colombos and the Cagnos followed.
TRENTON, Nov. 29 — Ten reputed members of an organized †crime gang were charged today with five murders and 100 robberies in an indictment that reported such bizarre details of the underworld as gunmen toasting them selves with champagne afterii killing and deploying “crash cars†to head off pursuing po icemen.
The sixâ€count state indict ment was hailed by lawâ€en forcement officials here as the “most complete picture†ever presented of underworld activities because, for the first time the violence was shown to sup port a gambling and narcotic empire. The targets of the indictment are eight members of the Campisi family, all blood relatives, and two other members of their gang.
The grand jury charged them with conspiring to “control, supervise and operate dice games, horse betting and the numbers lottery in Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Union, Bergen and Burlington Counties.
Bribes and Threats Alleged
Proceeds from the armed robberies went to pay for the gambling operations, and the gang used bribery and threats of violence to influence jurors and witnesses whenever they ran afoul of lawâ€enforcement authorities, according to the indictment.
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Continue reading the main story The murder victims were described as rivals, “disloyal associates in gambling and narcotics enterprises,†suspected police informants and potential prosecution witnesses. In addition the gang members were charged with plotting to kill three other crime rivals, but these murders were never carried out.
Dig deeper into the moment. Special offer: Subscribe for $1 a week. The indictment reported meticulous care to details. In one case, it said, a murder victim was carefully sprinkled with pepper so that stray dogs would be discouraged from digging up his grave.
The Campisis — two brothers and their sons and nephewsare associated with the Mafia family of the late Vito Genovese, according to lawâ€enforcement officials, although only one, Anthony Campisi, 53 years old, of Newark, is believed to be a Mafia family member.
An Essex County lawâ€enforcement official said the Campisis were used as enforcers and “hit men†by the Mafia but generally were considered “too whacked out†and unreliable to be given full Mafia family membership.
But they also were pictured as “very jealous of their turf†and were accused today of having committed the five murders and more than 100 armed robberies in New York State, New Jersey and Maryland between 1968 and 1971 to underwrite and protect their gambling interests and narcotics operations. The latter allegedly included the manufacture and distribution of cocaine and heroin.
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Payroll Messenger Slain
The state police said that in January, 1971, three gang members, armed with a carbine and a shotgun, robbed the office of Supermarkets General in Woodbridge and escaped with $56,000, A payroll messenger, Nicholas Meo, 67, of Newark was shot and killed in the robbery.
A separate indictment was voted on Nov. 15 in that killing.
Those indicted today besides Anthony Campisi include his brother, Biaggio, 50, pf Irvington; Anthony's sons, Carmen, 22, of Millburn and Peter Anthony, 28, of Little Falls; Maggio's son, Peter Charles, 28, of Lakewood; Peter Richard, 36, of East Orange and Thomas Peter, 34, of Jackson, sons of a deceased brother of the elder Campisis, and Peter Salvatore, 34, an inmate of Rahway State Prison and the son of another deceased brother.
The other gang members indicted today are Aurelio Cagno, 33, of Livingston and John Patrick Tully, 38, formerly of Harrison, All but Tully, who is a fugitive from an earlier indictment, were arrested and ordered held in $750,000 bail by Superior Court Judge George Y. Schoch.
Evan W. Jahos, director of the State Division of Criminal Justice, called the indictment “the most significant in the history of New Jersey law enforcement.â€
100 Witnesses Heard
Edwin H. Steir and Peter R. Richards, deputy attorneys general in charge of the division's organizedâ€crime and specialprosecutions section, reported that more than 100 witnesses had testified thus far. Leads uncovered in the 14â€month investigation, he said, will be “continued and expanded†before a second special jury panel, to be empaneled soon.
The indictment returned today indicated that the most important witness was Ira Pecznick, 27, a member of the Campisi gang who is serving state prison sentence for armed robbery. His involvement in the alleged crimes was spelled out in the indictment, but he was not among those indicted.
Mr. Jahos said the five murders charged to various members of the gang were those of William Foster Kimbrough, 47, on Sept. 30, 1969, in Newark; Dominick Anthony Luciano, 47, on Feb. 12, 1971, in Roseland; Candido Trueba, 27, on Feb. 13, 1971, in Hillside; William Pischedda, 33, on April 24, 1971,1 in Harrison, and Gerald Mass, 43, on July 1, 1971, in Newark.
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The grand jury gave the following account of the gang's activities in the slayings:
In September, 1969, five of the defendants met with Pecznick and discussed a gambling debt owed by Mr. Kimbrough and his alleged “disloyalty†in dealing with a competing gambling enterprise operated by Luciano. It was decided to kill him.
Cagno, Peter Salvatore and Peter Anthony Campisi carried out the Kimbrough murder, according to the indictment, and Pecznick helped them rifle the body and recover $3,000.
Murder Plotting Charged
In September, 1970, the Campisis and Pecznick allegedly plotted at a meeting in Anthony Campisi's home to kill Luciano.
An attempt to lure Luciano to the Marriot Motor Inn in Saddle Brook to kill him failed, according to the indictment, and the Campisis established surveillance on Luciano's home in Roseland. On Feb. 12, 1971, as Luciano left his home to get into his car, he was gunned down by two menâ€Pecznick and Thomas Peter Campisi, the indictment saidâ€who fired from a passing car.
State police investigators uncovered an added motive for the Luciano's killing when they learned that the slain man had been dating the wife of Thomas Campisiâ€one of the two gunmen named in today's indictment. Mrs. Campisi has been missing since November. 1970, according to the police.
The car containing Pecznick and Thomas Campisi was driven by Peter Richard Campisi, the charges stated, and four other gang members were parked nearby in “crash cars,†intended to block the path of any police cars that might come up quickly.
Champagne Celebration Alleged
After the killing, the gang members, with the exception of Cagno, met in Newark and celebrated the Luciano killing with bottles of chilled champagne, according to the indictment.
Didn't Pecznick flip and write a book "drop a dime"?
Yes he did, campisis were big time in Newark and orange. Ray Cagno was originally w them in the beginning , Once Campisis started loosing market share because of the neighborhood changing demographics they started getting heavy into bank and armed robberies
Didn't Pecznick flip and write a book "drop a dime"?
Correct. He was tied up with the Campisi's. They were a whacky bunch.
I think that one or two Campisi's may have been 'made'.... or not.
Maybe 'Nana' Campisi. I almost feel he was NOT made, because had he been made, I feel he would have made other family members of his. And that never happened.
It could just as well be that the "Campisi Crew' was a semi-independent mafia-connected crew of hoodlums, none of whom were ever made. But when you've got such a murderous, unruly bunch, few will fuck with them. Whether inside, or outside, of the mob.
I'm sure that they were tied up with a strong mafia regime though. I think it was Richie the Boot's crew that Campisi and his brother were tied to. Either as made fellas, or just top, top, associates. Which is almost essentially the same thing.
I responded prior to NYMafia taking offense that I said his history is off. I did not replay direct (it's above) with a newspaper article supporting my prior post. Again, this is completely Off. P.A. Campisi was made. He was their power on the streets due to the button. When P.A. was murdered, they lost most all their clout - that direct from Lucchese guys. Nana was respected as if Made but Petey Black I believe made with the Gambinos, later on - not sure.
Correct. He was tied up with the Campisi's. They were a whacky bunch.
I think that one or two Campisi's may have been 'made'.... or not.
Maybe 'Nana' Campisi. I almost feel he was NOT made, because had he been made, I feel he would have made other family members of his. And that never happened.
It could just as well be that the "Campisi Crew' was a semi-independent mafia-connected crew of hoodlums, none of whom were ever made. But when you've got such a murderous, unruly bunch, few will fuck with them. Whether inside, or outside, of the mob.
I'm sure that they were tied up with a strong mafia regime though. I think it was Richie the Boot's crew that Campisi and his brother were tied to. Either as made fellas, or just top, top, associates. Which is almost essentially the same thing.[/quote]
Battaglia, Genovese Family; read To Drop A Dime. By a rat, but he was there for many of the counsels and proclamations of death. It was someone out of N.Y. Boiardo was North Newark and other spots. Vailsburg and Oranges were Campisi, Lucchese, Gallicchio, and some others.
DetroitPartnership]I responded prior to NYMafia taking offense that I said his history is off. I did not replay direct (it's above) with a newspaper article supporting my prior post. Again, this is completely Off. P.A. Campisi was made. He was their power on the streets due to the button. When P.A. was murdered, they lost most all their clout - that direct from Lucchese guys. Nana was respected as if Made but Petey Black I believe made with the Gambinos, later on - not sure.
Correct. He was tied up with the Campisi's. They were a whacky bunch.
I think that one or two Campisi's may have been 'made'.... or not.
Maybe 'Nana' Campisi. I almost feel he was NOT made, because had he been made, I feel he would have made other family members of his. And that never happened.
It could just as well be that the "Campisi Crew' was a semi-independent mafia-connected crew of hoodlums, none of whom were ever made. But when you've got such a murderous, unruly bunch, few will fuck with them. Whether inside, or outside, of the mob.
I'm sure that they were tied up with a strong mafia regime though. I think it was Richie the Boot's crew that Campisi and his brother were tied to. Either as made fellas, or just top, top, associates. Which is almost essentially the same thing.[/quote] [/quote]
Gallichio's were NOT tied to up with any family. They were on there own and in their prime had about 15 members all blood relatives and crazy as they come. So crazy NO ONE wanted to be associated with them. They had their home/HQ off S. Orange Ave and were not made, one of them as far as I know. but they were carzier than crazy, killed a NPD Officer.
Gallichio's were NOT tied to up with any family. They were on there own and in their prime had about 15 members all blood relatives and crazy as they come. So crazy NO ONE wanted to be associated with them. They had their home/HQ off S. Orange Ave and were not made, one of them as far as I know. but they were carzier than crazy, killed a NPD Officer.
“Monkey†was the one who killed the cop. The cops almost killed him in custody. Those guys were always in and out of jail. They lived on Smith street off south orange ave.
“The other gang members indicted today are Aurelio Cagno, 33, of Livingston and John Patrick Tully, 38, formerly of Harrison, All but Tully, who is a fugitive from an earlier indictment, were arrested and ordered held in $750,000 bail by Superior Court Judge George Y. Schoch.â€
Didn't Pecznick flip and write a book "drop a dime"?
Yes, he did. That book was going for about $500 on eBay last time I looked for it. I remember reading that book in the library in the 80s, if only I knew how expensive it would be I would have kept it and paid the fine, lol. There is another book called "Deal" by Harvey Aronson that tells the story for a lot less money.
Any truth to this article with a rat claiming Nana Campisi was made with Philly? That would make more sense about semi-independent. I know zero about the Campisis, but Angelo Bruno let quite a few guys operate like that.
A few italian business’ in seaside heights are families from Trenton. One in particular is a pizzeria thats been around since the 50’s and they lived in Trenton. When Sammy bull talked about meeting Keys at a pizzeria in jersey, he mentioned he had a bunch of tough guys around him. I wounder who some of them were and where that pizzeria was.