No one has ever said that they don't have those ties anymore, but those ties aren't much of a factor these days. So why even bring it up? Is Carmine Galante the boss? Is it 1979 out there? These families have become so Americanized at this point that I'm always surprised when people bring this up. The Castellamarese contingent of today is barely there. It's a small crew. Their top guy was offered the consigliere position about 10 years ago, but declined. The family is probably too American for them lol
I like to bring it up as I'm a history nerd but the fact those ties do still exist in some capacity is pretty interesting. Eg Lucchese family and origins in Corleone I believe that link to be dead long ago. But your point is probably most accurate that in the grand scheme of things it is not relevant today. Be it a Sicilian faction or not I think we all agree that family needs new leadership that's not in the news media every few months
Indeed. In fact, there were numerous visits, documented by the carabinieri, by members of the Italian-American Bonanno mafia family from New York who updated the Castellammarese mafia boss Domingo on the dynamics and balances of Cosa nostra overseas.
Domingo is said to be even related to Salvatore Maranzano, considered the first Italian-American mafia boss, who was killed in New York in the 1930s. The family link with the overseas boss would be constituted by the aunt of the regent of Castellammare, Angela Domingo, wife of Mariano Maranzano, son of Salvatore.
