Yes, of course they were all Mafia. However, Ricca and all the old timers all the way up to the present never had a making Ceremony. The making Ceremony is New York and other places.

Chicago never did it that way and it had nothing to do with being part of the National Cosa Nostra even way back in 1931. Capone never had a making Ceremony and was considered part of the National Mafia Structure in 1931.

The making Ceremony is way over rated and means nothing in Chicago. Never did.

When Joey Lombardo said he never had his finger pricked or had a holy card burn in his hand, he was literally telling the truth. He obviously was lying about everything else.

The Feds schooled Nick Calabrese to say something about a making Ceremony along with a few other things he was told to say during the Family Secrets trial.

I would respectfully ask anyone else to show concrete proof of a making Ceremony in Chicago besides Nick Calabrese's "Story".