I really don´t want to come across as a nagger, but here´s some interesting excerpts from an interesting FBI report, posted by David Critchley on another Mafia Forum.
An Informant who, I believe, was active in Philly seems to confirm Bill Bonanno´s statement that Lilo was indeed shelved.

"The informant said that he recognized a photograph of CARMINE GALANTE as an individual known to him on one occasion and said that he believes that he is a member of the Organization. He said that he is getting along in years and he believe that GALANTE may be in a "retired status"."

- Other interesting stuff found in the report:

"The informant said that although he assumes that the name "La Cosa Nostra" grew into popular use through some mistake he had never heard the Organization referred to in this manner until the year of 1963. He claimed that he had never heard actual members refer to it by any name and considered that this was not necessary.
He assumed that use of "La Cosa Nostra" may have developed as a result of some members talking in the presence of another individual who was not a member in attempting to make themselves clear to each other, one of them may have referred to the Organization as "Our Thing", and the use of "La Cosa Nostra" subsequently developed."

- On the Scafidis:

"The informant had also learned that ROCCO SCAFIDI had been incarcerated at the Philadelphia Detention Center with PHILIP TESTA. He said that SCAFIDI's father,TOM GAETANO, had been a member of the Organization but that he had never heard that any of the SCAFIDI boys had become members. He said it was very doubtful if ROCCO would be accepted as a member as he is "too radical".
He also said tnat in his opinion ROCCO is always trying to capitalize on the reputation of his father who is deceased. ROCCO was said to be hours doing things that get himself in trouble and cause embarrassment to others. To his knowledge ROCCO has been this way for at least ten years.
The informant said that he has known ANDY SCAFIDI for many years and that this individual is "sick in the head".
Another brother SALVATORE was said to be dying of cancer.

With regard to information reported concerning a previous contact with the informant as to GAETANO SCAFIDI killing his wife the informant said that this is apparently a misunderstanding that he wants to correct. The man who committed the killing in this situation was MICHAEL MAGGIO
(deceased) who killed both his second wife and one of his sons when he found them in bed together." (!!!)

- On Harry Riccobene:

"HARRY RICCOBENE a member of the Organization in Philadelphia has tried to have John's Vending buy out Penn Jersey Vending completely but ANGELO BRUNO does not want to make the complete sale.
BRUNO claims that the portion of Penn-Jersey that he continues to control furnishes him a living and a salary to his wife and possibly one other person.
The informant said that he knows that HARRY RICCOBENE has sent orders to MARIO "SONNY" RICCOBENE to continue efforts to completely buy out Penn Jersey and thereby eliminate Penn Jersey from any association with John's Vending. HARRY RICCOBENE feels that the current association between the two vending companies is hurting the business of John's Vending due to the current notoriety of ANGELO BRUNO and his known association with Penn-Jersey.
SONNY RICCOBENE is not a member of the Organization and probably will not be as long as HARRY RICCOBENE is alive.
The informant said that he knows that HARRY RICCOBENE is definitely opposed to his half-brother MARIO "SONNY" RICCOBENE becoming a member of the Organization."

If anybody is interested to read the whole report, PM me and I will send you the PDF file.


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