Some of the greatest examples of these types of "transfers" or "re-affiliations" can be seen between the east coast and west coast (California families,) namely San Jose, San Francisco and L.A.
For example; Dominick Anzalone and Vito Adragna were both originally card-carrying members of the Pittsburgh, PA Family, until they later relocated out to California and transferred their Cosa Nostra memberships to the San Jose crew. Capo Angelo Marino was another former Pittsburgh member. Stefano Zoccoli was another.
Another was soldier Salvatore Cerrito, and even his brother, Joe Cerrito (who later actually became boss of the S.J. Family) were originally soldiers of Brooklyn's Profaci Family. Soldier Frank Buffa was another one who relocated from the Brooklyn crew out to San Jose.
The California families are replete with examples of fellas who transferred their memberships to those crews after moving out west.
But there are many other inducted members who fit the same exact profiles sprinkled throughout other borgatas across the country.
For what its worth, back during the late 1910s one alleged old Chicago Mafia member Tommy Petrotta relocated to Sacramento, California and possibly sooner or later transferred his membership. Petrotta wasn’t the only alleged Chicago member who relocated out west since in 1917 he was followed by another alleged member Tony D’Acunto and also one Vincenzo Roselli, who in turn relocated few years later, and they mainly operated around West Market St. in Los Angeles, California; meaning they also probably switched membership.
