Originally Posted By: pmac
Yaeh cool article. I wonder if he collected rent from any of the people living above the ravenite. Think it had 5 apartments. That building today probaly worth 15mill. There was article yesterday in nydaily about avg 1bedroom rents in Manhattan being 2500-4000 grand amonth crazy. Walk ups being more. You think gotti paid rent for the club. Or the old lady who was a widow of a soldier paid rent. So the son tried to pull won over on his father and buy the position. Someone was asking about wire taps and what big neil was saying this kinda explained one. Hes grandkids get rounded up a few times in indictments and probaly soldiers. Lot of morgage fraud. Think lne was indicted in 2011 with 100s other guys. And last you think the guy was active in the family since his last arrest in 1990 i would guess yes. Shows up at partys and funerals probaly card games. Suprised he never got bumped to capo during the 90tys he was still early 70tys. Did his kid ever become a capo?


His son Joseph "Buddy the Cat" LaForte Jr. died in 2001 was only a made man; the other son Edward Im not sure was made or had mob ties.