The Madison branch of La Cosa Nostra was started by Carlo Peter Caputo with permission and backing of the Chicago Crime Family. Caputo was originally a capo in the Milwaukee Mob. The family was started in 1940 and only had five members, not two members, just like the American Mafia site tells us. However, they were definitely the smallest crime family of La Cosa Nostra.

Carlo Peter Caputo - boss from 1940-1973 - originally a member of the Milwaukee LCN Family - owner of Carlo's Restaurant and Rosemary's Restaurant - born around 1903 in Palermo, Sicily - passed away on November 09, 1993 in Madison, Wisconsin

Joseph Aiello - underboss from 1940-1970 - not sure when he was born - passed away on November 07, 1970 in Madison, Wisconsin

Benjamin "Benny" DeSalvo - capo from 1940-1964 - born around 1889 in Palermo, Sicily - passed away in 1964

James "Jimmy" Schiavo - soldier from 1940-1970 - not sure when he was born - passed away in 1970

Vincent "Vince" Troia - soldier from 1940-1973 - born on June 05, 1896 in Palermo, Sicily - passed away on January 31, 1973 in Madison, Wisconsin

Good work Very glad to know. Also something I always point out, Balistrieri married one of his daughters in to the Madison mob. Must have gotten something out of it.

Thanks Barrett!!!

Oh, my bad. Might have been coincidental then. I swear I read something about his daughters marrying a Caputo in an FBI file, but it could just be me associating intermarriage with fixed marriages of someone's daughter. If that makes sense. File was here: http://www.framingbusiness.net/archives/2245

The Framing Business article on the Milwaukee Mob is awesome! The guy who did it did a super job. There were a few associates and made men from Milwaukee with that last name, too.

what happened on November 09, 1993?does that mean that the organisiation was just active till the 60s?

Thanks for info nj, great work as always. Im also interested in 1993 though.

Actually, I just changed the year Aiello died. He died in 1970, not 1993. Just a typo! The family died in the early 70's because Caputo was the only made man alive from 1973-1993.

Good work, NJ!

I would like to mention though that you seem to have confused Madison, Wisconsin Troia with Vincent Troia of NJ who was an early high ranking member of the Newark Family and killed back in 1935. This Troia was born in 1886. The Madison, Wisconsin Troia was born in 1896.

Name: Vincent Troia
Event: Death
Event Date: 31 Jan 1973
Event Place: Madi, , Wisconsin
Residence: Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Certificate Number: 000524

The confusion is totally understandable though because of the same name and that the NJ Troia did have some dealings in Illinois OR in the Wisconsin area at some point in his life. The Troias doesn´t seem to have been related though.

Thanks for the info. I will say that The Framing Business article and two FBI reports I have say he was a member of the Madison group, though. He once lived and did some dirt in NJ.

To my knowledge, there were two Vincent Troias as members of the Mafia. The NJ Troia was killed in 1935. And was born in San Giuseppe Iato.

Didn't know there were two. Sounds to me, and It's surprising, but you never know, they were born in the same year.

Wait a second, you are right. Just mixed them up, I just checked my info. I was really tired last night when I put this up on Real Life. It's all fine now.

They were not born in the same year. The Madison, Wisconsin Troia was born in 1896 in Palermo. The NJ Troia was born in 1886 in San Giuseppe Iato. It´s easy to confuse the two Troias because they seem to have had a lot in common (name, buisness and location area at some point).

"August 22, 1935: Vincenzo Troia, formerly a close associate of "boss of all bosses" Salvatore Maranzano and himself a nominee for the position, following the death of Giuseppe Masseria in 1931, was shot to death for allegedly plotting to seize control of the Newark, New Jersey, Family."

http://www.nevadaobserver.com/Chronological%20History%20of%20La%20Cosa%20Nostra%20(1988).htm

Was researching something else and came across an FBI file (9/11/67) with additional Madison members. This file states that at one time the family had 10 members, but as of 1967 they were not really active anymore.

Matthew Pellitteri - DOB 6/25/14

Fellipe Candella - DOB 6/17/01 in Montelepre, Sicily

John Joseph Candella (Fellippe's son) - DOB 8/7/44 Fond Du Lac, WI

James Vincent Caruso - DOB 1/7/1894 in Palermo

Sam Paul Buscemi - DOB 4/30/28 in Madison

Gavin may have these guys up on his site, so there may be more information available.