Ricci in 05, he was only an acting captain though. George from Canada in 99. Someone else will know.

Ralph Coppola was whacked for skimming in 1998

He was whacked because Lenny Simon--a jealous creep who'd still be driving a cab if it wasn't for Ralph and Barney--got into Farby's ear, and Farby was always a little jealous of the monster earners in that family. Especially the younger guys. But you say tomato....

But you're correct. Because at the end of the day "skimming" was the excuse they used to justify the hit.

thanks PB , presumably barney and QD Okayed the hit though ??

Coppola was whacked for not taking a plea right.

Like I just seen on Scott's site a Rhode island capo tried to recruit 2 guys to kill another capo the 2 guys 1 wearing a wire go threw the whole you know you kill a made guy you life's done its not worth 20k or life in jail.

He was whacked because Lenny Simon--a jealous creep who'd still be driving a cab if it wasn't for Ralph and Barney--got into Farby's ear, and Farby was always a little jealous of the monster earners in that family. Especially the younger guys. But you say tomato....

But you're correct. Because at the end of the day "skimming" was the excuse they used to justify the hit.

The money Ralphie was skimming came from Lenny's construction firm which was supposed to be handed over to the Westside higher-ups.

Just a little theory....

Lenny might not have been yapping in Farby's ear, Farby might have just straight out asked him how much he is kicking up.

Just saying..

You answered your own question.

It was more so to agree with PB's sentiment of Barney didn't OK it, just couldn't do anything about it.

Thanks, fellas. But you know why he's doing this. I said my piece in the post above, even though I'm trying not to reply in this thread. But you're both friends, and you both know what's going on here. He wants an argument. Don't give him what he wants.

Not sure if you heard in, New Zealand, is it?

But Lenny was Ralph's brother-in-law. He hated him from day one. He was a fucking cab driver until Ralphie and Barney set him up with the construction company and even gave him some responsibility at the Javitz and with the carpenters. If not for them, he'd probably still be driving a fucking cab.

Now, often in life, you come to resent the very people who have done the most for you. You hate yourself for "owing" them, and you hate yourself for not making it "on your own." So your self-hatred manifests itself my making you resent the people who have done the most for you. Psychology aside, it's just plain old ingratitude. Ralphie was a beautiful guy, and the irony is that he never threw any of this up to Lenny's face.


Keep it a theory. Because there are elements to this that can't be found on Google. Or in, New Zealand, is it?


Not what happened. Farby was acting boss at the time. Lenny had to go through channels and he made sure he went through the one guy who'd go along with him because he resented the younger guys, too. Again, no Google, and you can't goad me into giving that up. And I doubt that word of mouth would have reached you in, New Zealand, is it?


Just saying it to aggravate me because you know this is something that I feel strongly about. For a guy from New Zealand, you have a habit of posting about topics that hit very close to home to me, so maybe I'm getting a little paranoid. Just saying....