Originally Posted by NYMafia
Originally Posted by Sullycantwell
Originally Posted by NYMafia
A CENTURY OF “OFFICIAL" MAFIA FAMILY BOSSES




GENOVESE FAMILY:
Giuseppe Masseria
Salvatore Lucania
Francesco Castiglia
Vito Genovese
Philip Lombardo
Vincent Gigante
Liborio S. Bellomo (reputed)





Funzi Tieri should be on the list along with Gerry Catena. Lombardo certainly wasn't the boss from 1969-1981.


Tieri and Catena were never 'official.' Although they were extremely powerful during their time in power, they were still 'acting' for the behind the scenes powers that be.

In fact, it is believed that 'Cockeyed Phil' Lombardo was indeed the 'official' behind the scenes power from the time of Vito's death, until he either died or was retired. So Tieri and whoever else was 'thought' to have been the boss during that period was, in reality, just a front boss and shill for Lombardo and the borgata at large.

Did your info come from Vincent Cafaro? He made some pretty big mistakes in his testimony. Countless other, better sources reported Tieri or Catena were the official bosses. Don't get me wrong, Lombardo was a boss at certain points throughout the 1970's, but Tieri was the official boss the longest most likely.