He was the big bookie? Heard of him. Has he got out of jail yet? Knew he took a heavy sentence? Correct?

Wow, learn something new everyday.

In all the reading I have done on NE I have never come across his name. After a google search it appears he was a major player in CT. One article had him ready to get 23 years, seems harsh, but another looked like 4 years. There was tax evasion involved besides the gambling charges, not sure if that carries a stiffer penalty.

I was surprised that the Boston/Providence family had such a strong guy in New Haven.

Anyone know if he out on the streets again..??

yes he is out, what you said above is correct...he got knocked with like 15 guys...all for gambling...stand up guy...pleaded guilty but wouldnt admit to being a member of any criminal conspiracy...a lot of clout around here...NY gets there tribute though thats for sure

a lot of young wanna be kids running around here these days, got 5 friends that bet with them and they think they are John Gotti

new haven has had there own mafia history...im an hour from co-op city in the bronx and about 2 hours to boston. midge "renault" was a legend, he currently sleeps with the fishes...the biggest back in the day was Ceasar Canestri, his name still makes ppl nervous and hes dead.

not sure if there is info on either midge or caesar on the net, im not computer savvy

I found plenty on midge when looking up Ascenzia, he was the man, total real deal gangster. I'll post the links I found tomorrow.

Merry Christmas everyone..

The Gambino and Genovese families have at least as much of a presence in New Haven than the Patriarcas. Probably more at this point.

ivy much respect, thats true but from living here i can tell you anthony has a lot of clout, more so than any other new haven resident that i know of...thats what i was referring to....not what family has more power. as i said NY gets their cut no matter what

the gambino bust in new haven a few months ago nettted no made members just "associates"...anybody wanna guess why? my guess is the young guys dont wanna be made...too much heat? dunno

merry christmas to all of you

someone should start a connecticut thread...a lot going on in this little state and being nestled between ny and ma/ri it is wide open for a lot of families....even jersey genovese

wow great read, thanks az...wow...brings back a lot of old memories

There was also the 2004 bust that got Megale and 11 other members and associates, including Chippy Scivola from the Patriarcas. Then the 2006 garbage hauling bust that got Matty the Horse, Galante, etc. Those were the big ones but there's been several smaller ones too.

merry christmas to all yous and good stuff on the ct guys dont know too much about ct or even anypne from ct period thats connected and what its intersting since so many families network and consist soldiers in there sort of like jersey know what i mean, and what i meant about grasso was he was, prob knew guys and did things for guys but got his button and real connection when he met old man ray in the can thats what i was told by again real valuable sources but again none of them is from ct and didnt know grasso early on so how do they know?? i to think hypothetically real often and i am very judgemental so i choose my sources and which information to consider and believe precisely...just for future referencenes or second guesses of why i might be so blunt or so firm on my word

but very good stuff keep going please whats up with luis failla and that crowd and what happened to micheal caruana heard grasso had him clippped over some score ...caruana a revere guy connected to the in town and renegade faction another reason suspected grasso got clipped but caruan supposelly dissappeared in ct ????any info on that

Was just told at a coffee shop that ct is a big state with alot of oppurtinities in fact was told around the time when limone took over a contract change in the garbage business was changed for you locals in boston parricular where i see almost everyday its sunrise scavanges from ct with a bunch of routes and citys where amw and other garbage companies cut down drastically and you prob noticed it and thought nothing of it i was told its to open more openings in less infrated su,h as vermont maine ...also told the old coin a matic that old man ray contolled the vending union obviously controlling distrubution vigging on contracts and more but when he died another reason ray jr was hated was he let the chicago take control with new england still getting a cut that why chicago was and still big on vending poker machines in particular coming from a sharp old man during regular old time talk ...he didnt implicate no one just knowledge from an old wiseguy

Lol russo you are hilarious....coffee shop lol

Fake mother fucker

U want to meet there so i can smack some sense to ya or i can go to shitty medford and give u a smack there u internet gangster come on have you crying like fredo ...watch ur mouth talking to me

Russo, seriouslly, do you really think jr. would give away the old man's vending business that he controlled for 40 years and to Chicago no less. I'm calling BS.

Even if Jr. did want to run it "day to day" he would have sold it to another member or had someone do the grunt work.

Plus, your spelling and grammar is just awful, it's actaully hard to read your posts...

Azguy answer me this so why he didnt to revere faction sonny boy pryce quintina or providence guys ...why is it chicago run vending unions ....i understand your doubts but im very judgemental and i believe this old man he very very credible and it makes lots of sense and i asked couple questions and he broke some things down to me

You got to remember theres connected made guys who lie fabricate ecaggerate but it depends most of the times its to either prove their personal point or the way they got or avoided some big point or was there always something but because of my name and family i able to come in contact with important figures and speak to old aging wiseguys and thankfully my history lessons come from old "players" in that life

I dont know it all at all but what i know and who i know is history so something has to be true ? No

If you had any connections to anyone, you would have been trained NOT to tell anyone anything. You coming online trying to make yourself is very sad

"was just told at a coffee shop" lolol "this just in!"

Had to have been at Starbucks, you know where all the "connected" guys hang out!

Megale got in trouble because Harry Farrington gave him up and wore a wire...he owned Harry O's in stamford and Beamers around the corner, both strip clubs

harry-o's is a huge prostitution place and video game poker place to THIS day...beamers is more legit, they are polar opposites

i dont know much about the matty the horse one besides what i have read online. i know his history, major player in genovese, recently deceased...nephew conrad took over etc etc

but i wast denying Connecticut is open territory, what i was saying in my little neighborhood in new Haven from Wooster Square to Ferry Street Anthony Ascenzia is the go to guy "from what i hear"...thats it no more no less

respect to you Ivy, enjoy your reading your posts...buon'anno

Everyone is finally seeing that russo is bullshit thank god.. coffee shop lol

Eastharlem said it best " you would be trained not to "

Russo u have turned this thread to shit...

so 19 pages on boston and nothing new. limone boss no one knows for sure who acting underboss or if theres a consig. theres about 15 to 20 made guys around boston, a few in jail. mark rosetti never actual roled cause the fbi didnt want him or his baggage/bodies cause then they halve to put out all his paperwork from his c.i. days for the last 20yrs of crime. then his victims would sue the fbi some more, rosetti doing 10 yrs in some p.c. unit in mass. if you google arthur coia he was the union big shot in providence and america.

Rossetti had been an informant for years so he did roll.

ya but he held information from the fbi and they didnt come to his ruscue like p.j. piscotti ect. yaeh your right he did roll.

Everyone is finally seeing that russo is bullshit thank god.. coffee shop lol