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chicago outfit bosses 1992-
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04/08/25 10:29 AM
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!!!!!DISCLAIMER, THE BELOW LIST IS MY BEST GUESS AS TO POSSIBLE BOSS SUCCESSION OF THE CHICAGO OUTFIT FROM JAN.1 1992 AND ON. IT IS MY BEST THEORY, HYPOTHESES AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS FACT!!!!!
NOTE: i realize some bosses/acting bosses tenure started earlier, ex being sam carlisi. it is widely accepted he became boss in 1986 which i agree with. however info on outfit seems to dwindle around time of accardos death in 1992 and was also a chaotic year in outfit to say the least so have chosen january 1992 as a jumping off point. those listed in all caps = BOSS, lower case = acting boss. all dates are approximate.
BOSS SAM CARLISI (1992-1997) -died jan.2 1997
acting boss john difronzo (1992-mar 1993) -convicted and imprisoned mar. 19 1993 john monteleone (1993-1997) -promoted to BOSS
JOHN MONTELEONE (1997-2001) -died jan.19 2001
JAMES MARCELLO (2001-2007) -convicted sept.10 2007....(nov 2003-apr.25 2005) -this is time marcello was actually free and on the street.
acting boss alphonse tornabene (2001-2003) -stepped down nov 2003 with release of marcello from prison. joseph andriacchi (2005-2007) -from apr.26 2005 to sept.10 2007, with marcello conviction resumed UNDERBOSS role.
MARCO D'AMICO (2007-2014) -possible moved to senior advisor, consigliere or retired from any and all active criminal rackets?
acting boss salvatore delaurentis (2012-2014) -promoted to BOSS
SALVATORE DELAURENTIS (2014-2020) -possible moved to senior advisor, consigliere or retired from any and all active criminal rackets?
JAMES INENDINO (2020-2023) -died feb.23 2023
FRANK M. CARUSO (2023-
so there ya go my best attempt in 2025 of the outfits bosses, any and all comments, criticism welcome. i will be following this up with lists for UNDERBOSS and 5 most active crews from 1992 and on.
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Re: chicago outfit bosses 1992-
[Re: VitoCahill]
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04/08/25 11:33 AM
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!!!!!DISCLAIMER, THE BELOW LIST IS MY BEST GUESS AS TO POSSIBLE BOSS SUCCESSION OF THE CHICAGO OUTFIT FROM JAN.1 1992 AND ON. IT IS MY BEST THEORY, HYPOTHESES AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS FACT!!!!!
NOTE: i realize some bosses/acting bosses tenure started earlier, ex being sam carlisi. it is widely accepted he became boss in 1986 which i agree with. however info on outfit seems to dwindle around time of accardos death in 1992 and was also a chaotic year in outfit to say the least so have chosen january 1992 as a jumping off point. those listed in all caps = BOSS, lower case = acting boss. all dates are approximate.
BOSS SAM CARLISI (1992-1997) -died jan.2 1997
acting boss john difronzo (1992-mar 1993) -convicted and imprisoned mar. 19 1993 john monteleone (1993-1997) -promoted to BOSS
JOHN MONTELEONE (1997-2001) -died jan.19 2001
JAMES MARCELLO (2001-2007) -convicted sept.10 2007....(nov 2003-apr.25 2005) -this is time marcello was actually free and on the street.
acting boss alphonse tornabene (2001-2003) -stepped down nov 2003 with release of marcello from prison. joseph andriacchi (2005-2007) -from apr.26 2005 to sept.10 2007, with marcello conviction resumed UNDERBOSS role.
MARCO D'AMICO (2007-2014) -possible moved to senior advisor, consigliere or retired from any and all active criminal rackets?
acting boss salvatore delaurentis (2012-2014) -promoted to BOSS
SALVATORE DELAURENTIS (2014-2020) -possible moved to senior advisor, consigliere or retired from any and all active criminal rackets?
JAMES INENDINO (2020-2023) -died feb.23 2023
FRANK M. CARUSO (2023-
so there ya go my best attempt in 2025 of the outfits bosses, any and all comments, criticism welcome. i will be following this up with lists for UNDERBOSS and 5 most active crews from 1992 and on.
Good chart Vito. It would make sense that Frank is now the acting boss as he's still in a good frame of mind and has lead a very clean career, staying out of trouble and being extremely productive and made the Outfit lots of $$$ over the last 50 years. He definitely is one of those guys that runs a tight ship , keeps his mouth shut and a low profile. He's sort of mysterious to be completely honest when you compare him to guys that came before him and had the same position.
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Re: chicago outfit bosses 1992-
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04/17/25 01:18 PM
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a couple questions rush....
if cataudella is indeed acting boss, which is entirely possible, what position did he hold previous to being acting boss? UNDERBOSS, capo? i ask in all sincerity to be honest, i have no skin in this game of figuring out the outfit 2025. cataudella has ben named in past as UNDERBOSS, so is it possible he retains UB post while serving as acting boss, i think so. as far as being the capo of cicero crew this also seems possible with louis rainone in an acting capo position of that crew.
as far as delaurentis goes with his old age and recent health issues it is very possible he no longer holds the title of BOSS and has moved into role of senior advisor, advisor, consigliere, or is completely retired from any role. with that being a scenario, the outfit would have named a permanent BOSS instead of an acting boss, also in this case the BOSS could be cataudella.
finally i have to ask all gbb posters and outfit researchers if the chicago outfit even has an UNDERBOSS currently or has the structure changed slightly. an example being....
BOSS SALVATORE DELAURENTIS
ACTING BOSS (cicero crew capo) SALVATORE CATAUDELLA
acting capo louis rainone
26th street crew capo frank m. caruso
elmwood park crew capo rudy fratto
grand avenue crew capo albert vena
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Re: chicago outfit bosses 1992-
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04/17/25 02:35 PM
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a couple questions rush....
if cataudella is indeed acting boss, which is entirely possible, what position did he hold previous to being acting boss? UNDERBOSS, capo? i ask in all sincerity to be honest, i have no skin in this game of figuring out the outfit 2025. cataudella has ben named in past as UNDERBOSS, so is it possible he retains UB post while serving as acting boss, i think so. as far as being the capo of cicero crew this also seems possible with louis rainone in an acting capo position of that crew.
as far as delaurentis goes with his old age and recent health issues it is very possible he no longer holds the title of BOSS and has moved into role of senior advisor, advisor, consigliere, or is completely retired from any role. with that being a scenario, the outfit would have named a permanent BOSS instead of an acting boss, also in this case the BOSS could be cataudella.
finally i have to ask all gbb posters and outfit researchers if the chicago outfit even has an UNDERBOSS currently or has the structure changed slightly. an example being....
BOSS SALVATORE DELAURENTIS
ACTING BOSS (cicero crew capo) SALVATORE CATAUDELLA
acting capo louis rainone
26th street crew capo frank m. caruso
elmwood park crew capo rudy fratto
grand avenue crew capo albert vena
This is the thing, the Outfit is like the GENOVESE. We can speculate who has what in regards to responsibilities and titles but we really will never know anything beyond that. One of the guys running the entire thing may not even be a guy that the majority believe to be. For example, I'm going to use Bobby Dominics name again here. That is a guy that is one of the very few guys left from the old school who's been around for a very very long time and worked for some serious individuals. Guys like Frank Schweihs, Joe Lombardo and Albert Vena don't choose you to work for them unless you are a very serious guy yourself who is a true professional at their craft. I'll leave it at that. He is highly intelligent in regards to the rackets he chose over the years, and has put himself in a position where he can keep a low profile and stay under the radar. Bobby never was one to go around killing people, dealing drugs or things like that which draw serious attention. Yeah he just caught an indictment for gambling but more than likely he will just pay a big fine to the FEDS and won't receive any jail time. A very serious $$$ maker though and earner and someone who knows how to do it well that is for sure. He also has invested his $$$ very wisely in real estate around the city of Chicago and if I was to place a bet, more than likely has investments down south also in Florida and the Caribbean.
Last edited by RushStreet; 04/17/25 02:47 PM.
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Re: chicago outfit bosses 1992-
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04/28/25 07:59 PM
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it appears that upon creating list of possible cicero crew capos over the years i have stumbled upon a possible cause of friction in outfit and said crew in 2009/2010 time period. this alleged conflict has come across the years here on gbb and other sites and it is between the 'old guard of outfit' and younger cicero crew members. it has also been claimed that salvatore delaurentis stepped in at the behest of the administration to resolve this conflict and likely he was promoted because of it. is it possible this conflict had to do with who would succeed mike sarno as cicero crew capo. now whatever actual position sarno held at this time is still in dispute, some claim he was acting boss, i think acting underboss for a time. what is not disputed is that sarno was capo and with his dec 2010 conviction awaiting sentencing the crew would need a new capo.
but regardless of promotion one would think sarno would have appointed an acting capo, likely salvatore cataudella as it has been stated he was sarnos #2. so lets say sarno was acting boss, cataudella acting capo, this setup would have been in place before oct 2008 release of james inendino and possibly even mar 2006 release of delaurentis, if one is to believe sarno was acting boss this most certainly happened post apr 2005 family secrets arrests.
so is it possible that when sarno was convicted dec 2010, cataudella and other members of his street crew thought that by rights the capo spot in cicero crew should have gone to cataudella not who i believe did, james inendino. now step in a respected senior member in delaurentis and he rules in favor of the, well senior respected member inendino who at first takes over as acting and then as i have stated above full capo of crew circa 2012.
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Re: chicago outfit bosses 1992-
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04/29/25 09:27 AM
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to that im not really sure rush. it looks more and more as time goes on that the outfit is becoming a more streamlined family with cicero as the foundation of this. however i think that the crews whichever are left; cicero, 26th, elmwood park and grand avenue continue to operate with a capo of crew and report to an admin member, possibly still an underboss, similar to how any other mafia crime family operates.
but to expand on yer thought a bit, i think its possible at some point in time (2012-2014) that a part of elmwood park crew was put under control of vena and grand avenue. it is also around this time that most agree that peter difronzo was sick and much like his brother john were in the process of further retreating/retiring from rackets. so i think with no suitable pick for new capo of elmwood park crew, authority over guys like gary gagliano, anthony dote, gene cassano were placed with vena.
now around this time as well rudy fratto was released from prison on bid rigging and tax charges,nov 2013. one could think fratto could have been named capo but this doesnt look to be the case as we have heard more and more of his closer ties to the cicero crew.
so another question could be; did peter difronzo continue as elmwood park crew capo up until his dec 2020 death? with this scenario i suppose fratto then could have finally been named capo after difronzos death.
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Re: chicago outfit bosses 1992-
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04/29/25 08:02 PM
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didnt know all this had been confirmed, i have been desperately bogged down in canadian election so may have missed that. alas that ditch fire is over, likely to grow into a dumpster fire in time, but i digress.
so with sarno and cataudella being promoted in lets say sept 2006+- after the disappearance of zizzo, does that then mean that zizzo was UNDERBOSS of all the outfit, the #2 previous to that?
and a follow up to that who then was acting boss of the outfit immediately after family secrets apr. 29 2005 when marcello had his bail chance denied? or was no one yet appointed until 2006. with that being the case the outfit would have been without an acting boss from apr 2005-aug 2006. which i suppose is possible as i believe marcello was imprisoned at chicagos MCC.
to yer point mafia about the 2 marcello bros talking about sarnos elevation in 2006, did this conversation take place at MCC? was michael marcello indicted in family secrets 2005, arrested, possibly released on bail but then allowed to still visit his recently indicted mob boss brother?
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