New Mafia family charts

Hi guys, i didnt want to hijack the other post any longer, so i opened a new topic. Feel free to add feedback, any help is appreciated. Here are the charts so far:

Updated Cosa Nostra Charts 2010 (december update) sehzade_mukremin@hotmail.com

Bonanno Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/2138f1218/Bonanno Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/6d7741238/Bonanno Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Colombo Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/c8be41239/Colombo Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/10eb31203/Colombo Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Gambino Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/2f3f71333/Gambino Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/b3eb51351/Gambino Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Genovese Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/4b00b1345/Genovese Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/69e5a1307/Genovese Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Lucchese Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/ae72a1334/Lucchese Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/0ac8e1319/Lucchese Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Other Cosa Nostra Families:

New England Patriarca Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/4e20d259/New England Patriarca Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/3c72e202/New England Patriarca Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Philadelphia Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/a684f353/Philadelphia Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/34d33319/Philadelphia Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Detroit Partnership-Combination Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/1409e1539/Detroit Partnership-Combination Cosa Nostra Family.pdf


JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/e5bc21205/Detroit Partnership-Combination Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Kansas City Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/59d381721/Kansas City Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/772891737/Kansas City Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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New Jersey DeCavalcante Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/24e0d419/NJ DeCavalcante Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/9c863457/NJ DeCavalcante Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Nice work Mukremin, you make those up yourself?
Have yout got one for the Colombo family?

Mukremin is an interesting handle, what is it?

Thanks Veneratio, yes i made them myself
i am going to start today with the Colombos, and then the big one for the Genoveses. After that i will do the smaller families like Philly mob etc.

Mukremin is my original name
it means the one who welcomes people the right way, something like that

The links in the first post are the final charts.
If anyone knows how to make a highres picture instead of printscreend, your welcome to help me.

nice only one missing is the genovese

The Genoveses are done also, like i said its nowhere complete. But with these Charts we will have a great insigh on the top leadership of the families. In the weekend i am going to start with the New England, Philly mobs. wish me luck

And again, help me with making a highres picture please...

Awesome, looking forward to seeing it!
Mukremin is a cool name, definitely different! What culture is it from?

Stay tuned for the other cosa nostra families in the US for the weekend.

Mukremin is an arabic name, but i live in the Netherlands and i am originally from Turkish descent.

Good work;-)

Thanks mate.

Thanks all!!
As promised, i have another chart. Its the Philadelphia mafia, current status. I have listened to the shows of George Anastasia and made the chart with the help of his work. And of course the usual internet, its not done yet, but i cant find any detailed information about soldiers etc.

but anyways, enjoy:
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/notfinishedphiladelphiamafia.jpg

I wonder what's going to happen when Skinny Joey gets out.
Seems like his prison date keeps getting pushed back...

Like George Anastasia says, it wont be a big deal. Ligambi has promoted a Merlino loyalist Martin Angelina to Acting Underboss, and when Merlino gets out on the streets i am sure he will have a high status in the family. Maybe replace Marty as official underboss.

Yeah I'm sure you're right but Joey is a hungry boy for power...
But he may have changed since spending all this time in the can.

Mukremin - again - you need to remove the "gangsterbb" from your images, cuz they're not from (nor sanctioned by) gangsterbb...

Sure, i will remove them. thanks

mukermin these charts are awesome. I was wondering if u r working on a new england chart? i am interested to see who the capo's are especially in the boston faction. Everything i see online only seems to list the providence faction but its my understanding that boston is the much more powerful faction at this time.


thanks

thanks thebarber,yes i am planning to make almost all the families. My next project is new england stay tuned.

Dapper_Don, i will reupload the images without the www.gangsterbb.net link. So you can upload them on your blog.

heres the first step of New England/Patriarca family, keep in mind its not finished yet.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/newenglandpatriarcacrimefamilynotfinished.jpg

cool let me know when ur done so i can repost them

Oke i have edited the charts, you are free to upload them.
Feel free to add feedback if something is not right on the charts

awesomem, the philly one has the new england fam on its link

You still need to remove the Board address from the Genovese and Philadelphia Families.

i did remove them, jezus such a big deal that the website is on it. gimme a break.

Whoa... calm down.

You took it upon yourself to link the work to Geoff's website without his permission. That wasn't very nice or very smart. You owe him an apology, and I suggest you leave the attitude at the door.

I'm sure Mukremin didn't mean to step on anyone's toes here.
Probably just happy to be apart of this site and was representing the fact is all, sure it wasn't malicious or anything

oke i did remove them, and apologies to all whom i offended.

Thanks veneratio, i didnt meant to offend anybode with putting a link on them. But oke its over, no problem. I am happy i am a member of this community. My apologies again.

You did a nice job on the charts.

thank you SC

by the way, i changed the philadelphia link, it wasnt the right link. Its oke now.

mukermin thanks again for the charts. I have read that anthony dinunzio is now the consigliere for the new england family. I was also wondering if u had any info in a couple capos in the patriarca family named digiacamo and ferrara. they were big players in the 1980's before being jailed > they were both released a couple yrs ago. I am from boston and we dont get much media coverage on LCN here unless there is a big bust



thanks

Hmm could be that he is now the consiglieri, ill have to look into that. I will also try to find some information about digiacamo and ferrara. If i remember they are over 65-70 years right?

your welcome, feel free to leave feedback. If you have an news post here

i am planning to update the charts, at least add soldiers but in a list style. And i am planning to start on the Detroit family. Or if someone has any other idea, feel free to ask.

That's a great idea. Also, John "Junior" Gotti was the former ACTING BOSS. Not an actual boss. Cool pictures!!!

Hmmm you are right, Peter Gotti was promoted to Official boss. But Junior wasnt liked that much, ill change that. Ill update them in the coming days.

Even Peter Gotti wasn't the real boss and probably just a puppet. I read somewhere that he is considered as really stupid.

thats correct, he was made boss to stay on the radar of the feds. But still, he was official

Technically speaking, Peter Gotti was - and is - the official boss. He became so after John died in 2002. And there really wasn't anyone over him pulling the strings, so to speak. That's something entirely different from, say, some captains like Nick Corozzo or Danny Marino having a certain amount of autonomy.

mukemin ? for u regarding the patriarca family since carmen dinunzio is jailed wouldnt he remain official underboss making bob deluca the "acting underboss " ??. It wud b starnge to think dinunzio would just step aside at such a young age i think he is only 50 ish. thanks again

DiNunzio retaining the official underboss position, though jailed, would often be the case. But the latest reports have seemed to suggest that both Manocchio and DiNunzio stepped down from the positions.

thats correct, those are the latest reports. Maybe it will become more cleare in a few months.

here is a couple updates for the patriarca family. Vito deluca is a providence guy. Anthony dinunzio is the consigliere according to mafiatoday. And the pic of blackjack delasanto is wrong thats bobo marapesse in his later years. I have been looking into who may take over for mark rossetti since he is in jail but havent found any info on that yet.

thanks for your pm, i plan to make an update in the weekend. stay tuned.
Oke heres an updated version of the Patriarca family, its final for now. I am going to edit the other families as well.

Very good job Mukremin. But I still would like so see a full res picture. I'm sure there must be a way with that program to make a normal picture of it?

Thanks Sonny, and good news!! i managed to make a better one with the program itself like you mentioned. Here it is:
(keep in mind, the charts are also updated on the first page):

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/NewEnglandPatriarcaCosaNostraFamily.jpg

That's a step in the right direction! But I think the resolution has something to do with you're screen? Is there not an option of changing the resolution of the chart?

And are the pictures of the members originally as big as on this picture, or did you adjust the sizes to let them fit in the chart?

Mukremin, I'm working on getting pictures of the soldiers for you. So, you can put them under their names. My friend lives in Brooklyn and knows a few associates of the Gambino's and seems to know what crews they were in. I wrote him an email regarding this.

Sonny_Black, i can save it as a jpeg. And i can give the resolution, but i am not sure what res i should use. The pictures are much more bigger, but it resizes itself when putting them in the chart.

NJBoy55, i dont think it would be a good idea to put pictures in of soldiers. The chart will get to big to handle, soldiers will be listed according their crew and only names. Thanks, ill look into the email

That'll be good, but I think pics of the popular soldiers like Anthony Anastasio, Carmine Agnello, Giuseppe Gambino, Tommy Gambino, Joseph Isgro and Joseph Chirico would be good to put on your chart. I just sent you the pics. Best of luck to you.

Mukremin thanks again for these charts. Just a note richard floramo from the boston faction passed away about a year ago.

Yeah popular soldiers is a yes, the others i will post in a list each in a crew. Thanks for the pictures.

thebarber, ah thanks for letting now. I will edit it, in the weekend.

I sent you all the pics of soldiers I have. I got them from google pictures, Mafia Today and some news articles that were on the net. Also he's right about the NE soldier passing away last year, and remember to change Junior Gotti to former boss. Thanks for sharing your charts with us fellow mobster watchers.

Always put the soldiers under the capos...

I'm surprised you never saw a picture of New England Capo Anthony "Tony" DiNunzio, tne brother of Carmen. I'll send it to you.

i will be releasing the full chart of New England in a couple of hours, and the Gambino is almost ready, just need to add the soldiers.

I can save them as PDF also, much more higher quality i must say. But i dont have somewhere to host it for download. So if anyone can do that for me?

How large are those PDF files?

well the gambino one is 8,50 mb and the smaller patriarca is 4.5mb. I registered to a upload service and payed 20 dollars for 6 month account. But somehow an error occured, i contacted them. They are looking into it.

There are various sites where you can upload large files for free though.

Allright heres the PDF file of the complete Gambino Chart, i dont want to hang out to long on specific charts, otherweise i wont be able to update the other families.

Gambinos:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/ac3d71325/Gambino Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

New England Patriarca:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/0c9111340/New England Patriarca Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

the first page is also updated, i plan to remove the pictures. Ill use only PDF's, if you guys find that better. Much more better quality.

mukremin do i have 2 register to c those updated charts??

when i clink on the link i go to a completely diffrent site

i dont know, i am not sure what went wrong. I can see them, but guess its registered after all ahh man.
any luck downloading it?

Bonannos are done also, download link:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/5fe7c1642/Bonanno Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

All you have to do is click on the "Click Here to Download File" link and you can choose to "open" or "save" PDF. I was able to see them both with no problem. Good job, Muk. You are to be commended for a TON of work in putting these charts together. They look terrific!

All is well, Muk. I was able to download all 3 PDF's.

Could not see it. you should have put in the same site you put it on your first post.

Spark, you still having trouble? I am using Mozilla Firefox...maybe that is why?

Mukremin, It's a great chart, but the the guy in the picture of Mario Cassarino is wrong, its the guy next to him (left side of photo) that is him. The person you have is soldier Jerome Brancato. Cassarino has dark hair and is taller. Another thing, Tony Anastasio is still alive, not dead like you put. His father was Anthony "Tough Tony" Anastasia. If you can fix it that'll be great.


I agree that you should use another source for your link.

Junior Gotti was only the acting boss too, and that was after Nick Corrozzo was acting boss. Nick became acting when Gotti went to prison in 1993 until he went to jail 1995. Then Junior became acting boss until around 1999 when Peter Gotti became the actual boss.

mukremin great job on these charts

I noticed you don't have Carmon Bonanno on your list. He is the grandson of Joe and now wears the ring.

Thanks fellas, i cant use the other website because thats only for photos. I will look into other websites, but untill then its up for download as usual. I will try to edit the charts, thanks for the feedback all.

Bonannos updated:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/cea6e316/Bonanno Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

Luccheses Updated:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/6c6fa335/Lucchese Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

Colombos updated:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/0580e432/Colombo Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

Gambinos updated:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/14ef4820/Gambino Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

Genoveses updated:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/860721032/Genovese Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

Philadelphia updated:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/6df241025/Philadelphia Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

Does anyone have a Photo of Frank Illiano or Albert Gallo?

The charts look amazing Mukrenim. Very good job indeed. You definitely made you're bones and should be made a member of the real deal forum.

By the way, just wondering, from which sources did you get you're information? And what program did you use to make these charts?

Thank you Sonny, i used all my free time to make these charts
Glad to be part of this wonderful community, i had a dream you know. To make such charts, and finally did it. Credits go to NJBoy55 also, he helped me to find pictures.

My sources are mainly the forums here and other forums, wikipedia (not reliable), and just google it.
I use Edraw Org Chart maker, its highly efficient to make charts.

Check the first page, i also listed high res JPG files of each chart. So now you have option to download pdf and jpg
Enjoy!!

(i plan to update the charts each month, otherweise it would be hard to edit daily. So the updates will take place in december).

The numbers behind the soldiers. I suppose those are their birth years? Or their age?

And about the Philly mob. Do they really only have 20-30 members left? I thought they always maintained around 50 members.

They still have about 50 made members total. But only about half of them are active on the street. The rest are inactive or in prison.

yes i didnt count the members behind bars, and the soldiers lists, i am not sure whos in whos out. The new york families are much more easier to make, plenty of info and pictures. Smaller families dont have much information.

mukremin in the patriarca family eddie lato is definitely a capo in the providence faction. From all i have read he is prob the second biggest player in providence behind deluca. Also i see digiacamo and ferrara from the boston faction r listed as soldiers. Since they were capos in the 1980"s before going 2 the can wouldnt they automaticallly become capos once they were realsed?? i am not sure how that works it just seems logical. thanks

yes i had my suspicions about eddie, couldnt find any pictures of him.

Correct me if i am wrong, people who are released from prison dont get automaticly their old position back right? experts on this?

Mukremin, you are the third guy I met from the Netherlands that's into American Mafia stuff. You Dutch people really are into it. I'm from the town of Paterson, NJ and I guess you can say i grew up in a tough Italian neighborhood, so that's what got me into learning as much I can about the history and current status on LCN. I'm also a third generation Sicilian.

I really love your charts and was glad I was of some help. I'll keep sending you pics of capos and soldiers for you to update. Above the pic you have of Joe Isgro of L.A. you put L.A. soldiers, which you should take off the S on the end 'cause he's the only soldier there. He is a Hollywood film producer.



You also have the Gambino soldiers in pics on the list you have of current soldiers and soldiers in prison. So, I would delete those ones 'cause you have them already above. You don't need their names mentioned twice.

Thanks man, i really appreciate your help. I must say, in my area there are not so many people interested. They think everything criminal is mafia, but the real mafia is the cosa nostra italian groups. Ive always liked to meet people who are real in the middle of things.

And yes, there still are some things to be edited in the charts. I will look into them very soon, i dont want to slow it down because after so much work i need to put this thing to higher ground. Thanks you guys for all the support.

I was wondering, should i put the charts for download on the realdeal forum to? any suggestions? i want to deliver them to as much as people who are interested in the current status of the mafia.

If you're already a member you should definitely put the charts on the real deal forum. That's the place to be for this kind of things. And you can also get a lot of good feedback there.

i will do that soon thank you, lets see what type of reaction they will give wish me luck.

Definitely put your charts up on real-deal. That's where I come from. I got your back.

I posted the charts on the real-deal forum just a while ago
Cant wait for the reactions, thanks Carmela. DO you use the same name there to? I am not sure if i put it on the right section. Guess well find out soon.

Yeah, you put it in the right section. Either there, or the main board (badabing) is good. No, I don't use "carmela" on there, but I'm like the only girl posting.
Stick with me, you'll have everybody hating you by the end of the week..maybe sooner. rawr.

You do a good job on the charts, no worries.

hehe thanks for the support, glad you have my back:p

btw heres a link for all in one jpg version:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/e02b4555/jpeg mafia charts 2010.rar

PDF all in one version:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/5ba80533/PDF version mafia cosa nostra charts 2010.rar


I corrected some mistakes with the Bonanno and Gambino charts, check first page for updated version.

when i research which families r still active and which are not i seem to get alot of diffent opinoins on certin cities. Obviously we all know the 5 nyc families , chicago, new england , new jersey, detroit and philly are still alive and active. The families i have questions about are cleveland, st louis, LA, buffalo, tampa, milwaukee. ??? R they still organized and active??

they are pretty much dead, there is org crime there with some italian/american guys but they are officially dead families.

Yep. The five New York families, as well as smaller families in New England, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Chicago, and maybe Detroit.

That's it.

great info thanks guys. Do the NY families now have crews in buffalo??

No.

I'm new here, and I'm from Chicago. What I know about the Chicago Outfit today is that it's believed to be around 100 (or slightly less) made men. Current prominent members and/or crew bosses are believed to be Rudy Fratto (headed to prison for 1 yr for a tax charge); Pete DiFronzo; Michael Sarno (on trial right now -- sometimes listed as a soldier, sometimes listed as a boss now); Joe Andriacchi; John Matassa,Jr; Joe Cullotta; Frank Caruso, Sr; Marco D'Amico. Boss is said to remain as John DiFronzo, with Joe Andriacchi as his underboss, Joe Lombardo (imprisoned, probably will die in prison) as consigliere (but acting consigliere was said to be Al Tornabene most recently).

Not so much on this board, but on others, there have been many heated debates about the Outfit - it's current size, strength, hierarchy, etc.

As far as it's size goes, even the official estimates vary. The average seems to be around 50 members. Recent defector Nick Calabrese supposedly identified about 60 made members of the Chicago mob, which is believable in my opinion. Far less so is the idea that they still have anywhere near 100 members.

From a number of recent sources, John DiFronzo remains the over all boss of the Outfit. Joseph Andriacchi is underboss but also is essentially street boss over the family's 4 remaining crews. Marco D'Amico has been said to have taken over as consigliere for the late Al Tornabene.

The 4 crews - Peter DiFronzo runs the Elmwood Park crew; which theoretically consists of that area, Rush Street, the rest of the North Side, and the Northern Suburbs stretching into Lake County. DiFronzo's immediate subordinates, often referred to as "street bosses," are said to be Mike Magnaficchi, Don Scalise, and Rudy Fratto.

Joe Cullotta runs the Grand Avenue crew; which theoretically consists of the area surrounding Grand and Ogden Avenues, the rest of the West Side, and the Western Suburbs stretching into DuPage County. Cullotta's immediate subordinate is said to be Chris Spina.

John Matassa run the Cicero (also called Melrose Park) crew. His immediate subordinates are said to be Mike Sarno, James Inendino, Mike Spano, and Salvatore DeLaurentis.

And Frank Caruso Jr. runs the 26th Street (also called Chinatown) crew; which theoretically consists of that area, the rest of the South Side and Chicago Heights, the Southern Suburbs stretching into Will County, and North West Indiana. Caruso's immediate subordinates are said to be Leo Caruso and Bruno Caruso.

But what is the exact reason why they now have so few members left compared to back in the days. I've read somewhere they decided to have less made members and more associates so they have more control over the organization. Is this the main reason?

At it's peak decades ago, the Outfit might have had as many as 200 members or so. Every family's size has declined to one degree or another, including Chicago. But there are other factors as well. As a result of both general attrition and massive prosecutions during the 1980's and 1990's, over the past 15 years, the Outfit has intentionally streamlined it's organization and operations, so as to have a smaller core and make less of a target for law enforcement. And, at least traditionally, they've had a larger ratio of associates. Though many don't seem to realize that it's not like in the old days where a non-Italian guy (like Humphries, Guzik, Alex, etc.) could reach the upper level of the hierarchy. Most of what made the Outfit a little different from other families in the U.S. no longer applies.

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

Al "the pizza guy" Tornabene recently passed away.
Informative vidoes placed by Chuck Goudie from ABC News in Chicago can be viewed here:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=6824249

Ivy, do you happen to know if Joe "Kong" Culotta is related to Frank Culotta from 'Casino'/Vegas/Ant Spilotro fame? I have always wondered, but cannot find a reference to any possible relation. Thanks.

No, I don't believe they are related.

To come back at this. You say you don't list made members of the Philly mob who are behind bars, yet you do list jailed members of other families, like the ones in New York.

Mukremin, you owe me an explanation.

Yeah you are right Sonny
Its mainly because we got more sources, at least more reliable sources about the NY Families. And they are pretty active, but the philly mob is not so organized as the others. Its a bit disfunctional at the moment, so its hard to say whos who and whos active. But i will fix that if i get more details.

And btw are the links still oke? because some have emailed me about the problems downloading the charts.

The Philadelphia family membership is fairly well documented since there has been so much to write about by people like George Anastasia and others over the last 30 years. And even if a guy becomes inactive or is in prison, he doesn't cease to be a member. That only happens if the die or flip. So it's a little surprising when some news articles claim the family only has a couple dozen members. Maybe they mean active on the street but they don't specify that.

But isnt the same George Anastasia saying its a very disfunctional family? In his books, and tv reports on internet. But its strange of me, to include the other imprisoned members of the ny families and not the philly one. ill change that in the december update

Yes, he's described them that way. And he's right. The Philadelphia family has had more internal conflict and more rats, relatively speaking, than any other family. But that's beside the fact they still have about 50 total members or so. Active on the street, however, it's about half of that.

hey guys when i look at the New england family chart i see they still have a crew based in connecticut. Does that crew have a capo? And if not who do they report to ???

At this point I think the Patriarca family has more like a handful or so of guys active in Connecticut. Not a whole crew based there with it's own captain.

From what I've seen, the breakdown is probably something like this:

Massachusetts - approximately 30 members
Rhode Island - approximately 15 members
Connecticut - approximately 5 members

ivy those estimates seem right but who do the connecticut guys report to ?? some1 in boston ? some1 in prov ? Or do they have there own capo? in your opinoin

Thanks for that info. Great update. I was unaware that Caruso,Jr, is now running 26th Street crew. So this Sarno guy who is currently on trial is indeed then a "street boss" in the Cicero/Melrose Park crew, immediately under Matassa. Interesting.

Links about that case which is going on here now and may send Sarno away (again) : http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2903924,CST-NWS-sarno18.article

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/09/michael-the-large-guy-sar_0_n_781279.html

http://blogs.suntimes.com/mob/2010/11/the_sarno_trial_a_recap.html

check the first post for the updated charts of december updates, and stay tuned for a surpise chart you can guess.

That's anybody's guess. From what I've read, I just don't think they have a crew based in Connecticut at this point. And it was always #3 behind Providence and Boston as far as the Family's powerbase goes. Recently, the leadership of the Family reportedly went back to Boston where Limone is said to be the boss. The underboss being in Boston. Before it was the other way around, with Baby Shacks in Providence and DiNunzio in Boston. But I can see whatever Patriarca guys left in Connecticut answering to either Boston or Providence.

Caruso Jr. (and the Caruso family) has been running that crew for quite some time now. His late father, Caruso Sr., once ran it years ago.

Sarno is one of the top guys under Matassa. The term "street boss" may or may not apply anymore. At one point, the Outfit reorganized to where they had an "area boss" on the north, west, and south sides. Under each of these area bosses were a number of "street bosses" who oversaw their own crews. Basically captains in their own right. But I don't think that's the case anymore, with a smaller, more streamlined Outfit. Now, you've got the the adminiatration at the top - John DiFronzo, Joe Andriacchi, and maybe Marco D'Amico. And then Peter DiFronzo, Joe Cullotta,John Matassa, and Frank Caruso Jr. as the crew bosses. And people in their crews are basically soldiers (the made guys) and associates.

Here is the surprise, its the Detroit Cosa Nostra Family. Its not finished yet, but God they are hard to find any detail or picture.
the charts on 1st page has been edited

LOL! I already thought about asking you if you could make that chart. Job well done.

well that came out oke then
what other charts would you guys like to see? it must be a pretty active family.

It would be very cool to see the charts of the biggest families at their height, probably in the 1950s-1970s.

The Genovese's, Gambino's, Bonanno's, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago Outfit etc.

Thats a good idea, but there are allready fbi charts of that era. I am looking more for a modern one, and i think i made a mistake with the Detroit chart, boss picture is a different guy i think.

doesnt matter, i edited the chart. Its much more complete now. enjoy

Mukrenim, can you also make a jpg of the Detroit family?

Sure here it is:

first page edited also

Thanks!

Heres a first version of Kansas City Cosa Nostra. I want to say thanks to NJBoy55, for all his help with getting pictures and information. enjoy!!

check first page

hey guys thank u to everyone who is working on these charts they r awesome. My question i a couple wks ago i was told here that the LA, DEtroit , Buff and KC families were all dead but then all of a sudden charts of these families popped up. Could some please list for me ALL the families that are still alive, active and organized in the eyes of law enforcement no matter how big or small. thanks

There are still members and associates in these areas but, as formally structured, viable organizations, the families in Los Angeles, Buffalo, and Kansas City are dead. There's some debate about Detroit.

Once again, the only mob families that are still recognized by law enforcement, regardless of many of the charts that get posted on internet forums, are the 5 New York families, New England, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Chicago, and maybe Detroit.

Just for the record, Kansas City probably has no more than 15 made members left at most. Detroit no more than 30 members at most.

IvyLeague is correct, but we will never know the truth behind it. And i posted the soldiers/associates together because i am not sure whose made and whos not. The charts are only to give an indication about the families, the big "Active" families are more easier to make.

By the way Ivyleague, maybe you can help me out on a correct list of soldiers. That way we wil have a more accurate view of the smaller families

The KC info is false, you should have put up the list I gave you. Most the soldiers you have listed are just associates. You don't need to list the associates, and KC never had a consigliere. LaBruzzo is just a soldier.

We do know who is made. The Mary Ferrell site has FBI reports on the made members, and I gave you the list of them. Will write the list in a while.

Ivyleage is right, there's only 15 made men left in KC and about 11 are still active.

1. Former Boss - Anthony "Tony Ripe" Civella (passed away in 2006)

2. Current Boss - John Joseph "Johnny Joe" Sciortino /68

3. Underboss- Peter "Las Vegas Pete" Civella /65

4. Capo - William "Little Willie" Cammisano, Jr. /62

5. Capo - Vincent "Vince" Civella /54

6. Capo - Joseph Porello/86 - Life in prison

7. Capo - James Duardi, Jr. /89 - Retired

8. Soldier - Peter Ribaste /56

9. Soldier - John Calia /65 - In prison until 2016

10. Soldier - Nicholas "Nick" LaBruzzo

11. Soldier - James Moretina /61

12. Soldier - Nathaniel "Nathan" Brancato /78

13. Soldier - Joseph "Joe Rag" Ragusa /71

14. Soldier - Anthony "Tony" Simone /65

15. Soldier - John Mandacina /62 - Life in prison

16. Soldier - Benjamin "Ben" Palmentere /61

You'd think the smaller Families would be easier to document but they're often the most difficult because they don't as much attention from law enforcement and the press; in turn because they don't have as the size and activity that the larger Families do.

Kansas City has always been one of the trickier ones. I've seen charts on different forums that have listed 30 or 40 people. But there's no way they have that many made guys left. I find NJBoy55's list believable. Other than a handful of guys have have been positively identified as made over the years, I'm not sure which ones have had their finger pricked and which ones haven't. However, judging by estimates of where they were years ago, as well as the level of mob activity in Kansas City today, I'd be surprised if they have over something like 15 members at most.

Another tricky Family is Milwaukee, which has also had lists of 30 + members. Mostly bogus, in my opinion. They were always a small Family and you basically have to go back to the 1980's for any major mob activity there. There may be a few members left but that's all.

As for other smaller Families, these lists are from a year or two ago so the ages are 1-2 years older than stated. Some here or there might be dead.

Rochester
1. Angelo Amico/77
2. Anthony Colombo/66
3. Eugene “Gene” DeFrancesco
4. Joseph Geniola/80
5. Charles Indovino/87
6. Joseph LoDolce/67
7. Thomas Marotta/67 (IP/2/12/2011)
8. Reigo Marterano/74
9. Donald Paone/65
10. Loren Piccarretto/58
11. Rene Piccarretto/85
12. Joseph “The Hop” Rossi/72
13. Robert Silveri/76
14. Joseph “Joe T” Trieste

Pittsburgh
1. Thomas "Sonny" Ciancutti/78
2. Eugene Chiarelli/65
3. Nicholas “Nick” DeLucia (Might not be made)
4. Robert "Bobby I" Ianelli/77
5. Anthony Imburgia
6. Mauro Matone/65

Cleveland
1. Ralph "Bosie" Bucci/59
2. William "Billy" DeNova/68
3. William "Billy D" Dileno/72
4. Joseph Gallo/71
5. Joseph "Joe Loose" Iacobacci/59 - was boss, now semi-retired
6. John Iorillo/64
7. Ronald Lucarelli Jr/51
8. Nicholas "Nick" Nardi/82
9. John Oliverio/56
10. Russell Papalardo/67 - said to have taken over for Iacobacci
11. Peter "Petey Boy" Sanzo/74
12. Anthony Velotta/67

St. Louis
1. Anthony "Nino" Parrino - was the boss
2. Joseph Cammarata
3. Frank Palazzolo
4. Fernando "Nondo" Bartolotta
5. Vincent Giordano (Might not be made)

Los Angeles
1. Peter "Shakes" Milano - boss
2. Vincent "Jimmy" Caci - capo
3. Louis "Little Louie" Caruso - capo
4. Thomaso "Tommy" Gambino
5. John "Johnny V" Vaccaro
6. Michael "Porno Mike" Esposito
7. Paulo "Paulie Tattoos" Rossi
8. James Testa
9. Steve "The Whale" Cino
10. Leonardo "Limping Lenny" Montana (Might not be made)
11. Michael "Sports Bar Mike" Russo (Might not be made)

Tampa
1. Vincent LoScalzo - boss
2. Francisco "Frank" Albano
3. Antonio Amorelli
4. Ciro Bedami
5. Joseph Camero
6. Salvatore "Sam" Carollo
7. Joseph DiGerlando
8. Michael Napoli
9. Santo Jose Trafficante - I think he died recently
10. James Valenti

New Orleans
1. Anthony Carolla
2. Joseph Gagliano/50
3. Sebastian Salvatore/90's (alive?)
4. Anthony "Tony" Marcello (alive?)
5. Salvatore "Sammy" Marcello (alive?)
6. Vincent "Vinny" Marcello (alive?)

Thanks for the info guys, both of yous. I will change it and release a more recent version without the associates. NJBoy, i had used your list, but then i stumbled upon Kansas City post on realdeal forum. anyways thanks

Oke i edited both the Phlly mob and Kansas city, check first page. i am going to start on the DeCavalcantes. NJBoy, Ivy, any info?

mukremin is there any leads on who may b the consigliere in new england ??? or is it confirmed that there is no consigliere at this time??

New Jersey

Boss: Giovanni "John the Eagle/Uncle John" Riggi/85 (IP/11/27/2012)
Acting Boss: Francesco “Frank” Guarraci/55 (UI)
UnderBoss: Joseph Miranda/86
Consigliere: Stefano "Steve the Truck Driver" Vitabile/74 (IP/11/24/2013)

Capos:
Philip Abramo/64 (IP/1/21/2018)
Giuseppe "Pino" Schifilliti/71 (IP/11/30/2015)
Salvatore "Little Sal/Sal the Barber" Timpani/66

Soldiers:
Gaetano Alessi
Daniel "Danny" Annunziata
Anthony DeMaio Sr.
James Castaldo/54
Amelio Cocchiaro
Rosario “Russell” Cocchiaro/68
Joseph Collina/62
Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo/52 (IP/2/14/2012)
Carl Corsentino
Nicholas “Nick” Cottone
Frank D'Amato/62 (IP/5/19/2012)
James Gallo/65 (IP/12/22/2021)
Francesco “Joe” Gatto/68
Joseph "Uncle Joe" Giaccobe
Leonardo “Larry” Giacobbe
Girolamo Guarraggi
Charles "Fat Charlie/Big Ears" Majuri/69
Anthony "Marshmallow" Mannarino/64 (IP/7/12/2010)
Mimmo Marzullo
Joseph Merlo Jr/70
Joseph “Joey” Merlo III/41
Michael Merlo/58
Joseph Miglorato
Frank Nigro/67
Robert "Bobby Basile" Occhipiti
Girolamo "Jimmy Gumps" Palermo/72
Francesco Paparatto/75
Salvatore “Sal” Polizzi
Gregory Rago/50 (IP/11/15/2014)
Emmanuel "Manny" Riggi
John "Junior" Riggi/58
Vincent Riggi/58
Joseph "Tin Ear" Sclafani/72
Gaetano "Corky" Vastola
Joseph Venditti

Ribera Zips: (Members from the Ribera family that work with the family in Jersey)
Emmanuel Sortino (IP)
Joe Gatto
Giuseppe “Lenny” Terrasi
Ignazio Massimino (IP)
Giuseppe Capizzi
Paolo Capizzi
Nicolo Amari
Giuseppe Campo

New England

Boss: Peter Limone/74
Underboss: Robert "Bobby Cigar" DeLuca/62
Consigliere: Carmen "Fat Carmen/The Cheese Man" DiNunzio/50 (IP) - there was some news reports that he had stepped into that position back in 2009

Capos:
1. Joseph “Joe the Bishop” Achille Sr/72/Prov (IP)(I think he might be out)
3. Anthony DiNunzio/49/Bos
4. Anthony Parillo/Prov
5. Mark Rossetti/48/Bos
6. Antonio "Spucky" Spagnolo/66/Bos


Soldiers:

(Providence Faction)

Richard Bonafiglia
Vito “The Ox” DeLuca/64
William "Billy Blackjack" Delsanto/65
Rocco "Rocky" Folco/61 (UI)
Pasquel “Patsy” Galea/65
Matthew "Matty Gugs" Gugliemetti Jr/60 (IP)
Edward "Eddie" Lato/61
Luigi "Baby Shanks" Manocchio/80
Frank “BoBo” Marrapese/65
James “Jimmy” Martorano/66/Bos
Raymond “Junior” Patriarca/63/Prov
Joseph Ruggiero/58
John “Jackie” Salemme/65
Rudolph Sciarra/84
Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent/66 (IP)
Alfred "Chippy" Scivola/67

(Boston Faction)

William Angelesco/38 (IP/2013)
Francisco “Frank the Cat” Angiulo
Vincent Capone
Robert “Bobby” Carrozza/68
John Cincotti/68
Greg “Fat Boy” Costa
Biagio “Benny” DiGiacomo/62
Vincent "Vinny Fed" Federico
Vincent “The Animal” Ferrara/59
Richard “Richie” Floramo/68
Richard “Richie the Pig” Gambale/65
Vincent “Dee Dee” Gioacchini/55
Frank Imbruglia/76
Ralph “Ralphie Chong” Lamattina/86
Dennis “Champagne” LePore/61
Junior Pingaro
Pryce Quintina/68
Stephen Rossetti/49 (IP/4/4/2044)
Frederick “Freddie the Neighbor” Simone/57
Carmen Tortora/61


Connecticut:
Anthony “Tony the Beaver” Ascenzia Jr/49
Salvatore “Butch” D'Aquila/67
Mariano “Mario” Grasso/58
Dominic Marangelli/82
Americo “The Cigar” Petrillo/74


Guy’s Who Might Be Made:
Joseph “Joe Black” Lamattina/78/Bos
Alphonse “Horseshoe Al” Napolitano/Bos
Joseph "Joe" Paterno Jr/Prov
Michael “Mike” Prochillo/Bos
Cono “Connie” Frizzi Jr/Bos
John Vitello/61/Conn

Philadelphia

Administration:
1. Boss: Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi/69
2. UnderBoss: ????? (It may still be Steve Mazzone)
-Acting UnderBoss: Martin "Marty" Angelina/47
3. Consigliere: Vacant (It may still be George Borgesi) (Gaeton Lucibello/55 was listed as the Consigliere in the recent Delco Nostra investigation. I'm not sure if it was as the Official or Acting)
-Steven "Handsome Steve" Mazzone/44 - Merlino Faction


Capos:
1. Vincent "Beepsie" Centorino/79/NJ
2. Michael "Mikey Lance" Lancelotti/48
3. Gaeton Lucibello/56 (May Be Consigliere)(Listed as a Soldier in this latest chart)
4. Anthony “Tony S/Ants” Staino/52/SJ


Soldiers:

Ralph "Ralphie Head" Abbruzzi/59 (IP)
Anthony "Tony Cujino" Accardo/48
Martin "Marty" Angelina/46/Acting UnderBoss
Michael “Mikey” Angelina/41
Anthony Borgesi/41
Gennaro "Joseph Costello" Boccia/57
Joseph “Bongs” Bongiovanni/61
Stephen "Stevie Gongs" Casasanto/37 (UI)
John "Johnny Chang" Ciancaglini/52
Martin "Marty Crutch" Curro/55
Louis "Big Lou" Fazzini/41
Frank Gambino/76
Vincent "Vince" Iannece/43
Albert “Ally Lance/Cousin Al” Lancelotti/43
Joseph "Scoops" Licata/67
Philip “Philly” Ligambi/61
Salvatore "Sonny" Mazzone/38
Anthony “Tony Nics” Nicodemo/37
Nicholas “Nicky O” Olivieri/62
Anthony "Martino/Blonde Babe" Pungitore Sr/87
Anthony "Tony Pung" Pungitore Jr/54
Shawn Vetere/40


Inactive:
Joseph "Joey Chang" Ciancaglini Jr/51 (Shelved)
Guerino "Gino" Marconi/79
Nicholas "Nicky Whip" Milano/48
Frank “Windows” Narducci Jr/55 (On Parole)
Dominic Rugnetta/86
Antonio “Nino” Sciglitano/80
Ralph "Junior" Staino/77
Joseph “Joey” Stanfa/39 (Shelved)
Luigi “Gino” Tripodi/70


Imprisoned Members:
George Borgesi/45 (IP/7/03/2012)
Damion “Dame” Canalichio/40 (IP/11/25/2011)
Joseph “Chickie” Ciancaglini Sr/74 (5/04/2015)
Vincent "Big Vince" Filipelli/55 (IP/8/9/2011)
Joseph Grande/48 (IP/3/05/2011)
Francis "Faffy" Iannarella/61 (IP/6/16/2022)
Charles "Charlie White" Iannece/73 (IP/5/03/2011)
Frank Martines/54 (IP/L)
Joseph "Mousie" Massimino/57 (12/26/2010) (IP/1/27/2011)(It Keeps Changing)
Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino/47 (IP/9/7/2011)
Salvatore "Chucky" Merlino/69 (IP/8/03/2016)
Phillip Narducci/45 (IP/7/21/2012) (IP/5/20/2020)(His sentence keeps changing)
Joseph "Joey Pung" Pungitore/52 (IP/5/23/2010)
Salvatore "Tory" Scafidi/46 (IP/9/01/2011)
Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo/79 (IP/1/05/2033)
John Stanfa/67 (IP/L)

Buffalo

Administration:
1. Boss: Joseph “Lead Pipe Joe” Todaro Sr/88 - basically retired
2. UnderBoss: Joseph “J.T./Big Joe” Todaro Jr/67 - basically retired
3. Consigliere: Leonard Falzone/73 - might be acting boss


Capos:
1. Frank “Butchie” BiFulco/63 (IP/9/10/2012) – West Side
2. Russell Carcone/53 – Upstate, NY
3. Dominic Italiano - Hamilton
4. Benjamin “Sonny” Nicoletti Jr/69 – Niagara Falls


Soldiers:
Pasquale “Paddy” Brindisi/64
Philip “Phil” Corelli/45
Frank Falzone
Frank Ferraro/66
James “Jimmy” Feliciano/31
Frank Marino/59
Larry Panaro
Robert “Bobby” Panaro Jr/66
John Pieri
Joseph Pieri Jr.
Donald "Turtle" Panepinto
Charles "Charlie" Pusateri
Joseph Rosato (1984)
Victor Sansanese (Mid 1970s)
Vincent “Jimmy” Sicurella/67
Richard Todaro


Hamilton Faction: (Not sure all these guys are made)

Harold Bordonaro
Paul “Paulie” Cipolla
Ralph Criminisi
Michael “Mike” DePaolo
Daniel “Danny” Gasbarinni
Vincent “Vinny” Lombardo
Antonio "Tony" Luppino
John Luppino
Natale Luppino
Rocco Luppino
Bruno Monaco
Rocco Papalia
Vincent "Jimmy" Luppino
Frank Papalia
Frank “Cheech” Perri/51
Anthony “Tony” Pugliese
Pasquale "Patty" Pugliese
Joseph “Joe” Pugliese

thanks Ivy, the charts have been changed again check first page, and in the weekend i plan to release the Jersey Family, and Buffalo

Ivy, how come the DeCavalcantes have only 3 Capos? There are many soldiers, so they must have at least 5 captains?

NJ DeCavalcante family has been released, download:
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Really looking forward to the Buffalo charts. Well done.

Joseph Mousie Massimino is out of prison, I saw him within the last two weeks. I'm surprised to hear he doesn't have a higher rank, he seems to have been around a long time now, and appears to be a standup guy, he has done a lot of prison time over the years.

They very well could have more captains. But, if so, they haven't been identified yet. And it's not always a case of a each captain having exactly 10 soldiers under them. Crews come in various sizes.

The upper ranks of the Philadelphia hierarchy have been rather hard to read over the past few years. Reports from the press, and even law enforcement, have been contradictory at times.

The only thing that seems to be certain is that Ligambi is the boss. There seems to be several top guys who act as Ligambi's immediate subordinates, though the titles/ranks they are given don't always match up. Those guys would include Mike Lancelotti, Anthony Staino, Gaeton Lucibello, Marty Angelina, Vincent Centorino, Steve Mazzone, George Borgesi, Joseph Massamino, as well as Joey Merlino.

George Anastasia suggested that maybe at this point we shouldn't try to force certain ranks on guys too much. That the hierarchy makeup of the current Philadephia mob may not be that rigid.

Ivy, do you think the Philadelphia family is still powerful/influential? Or are they the new Mickey Mouse Mafia?

I guess it depends on how you want to define power or influence.

Technically, they are still recognized as a formally structured, viable crime family by law enforcement. They've shown a remarkable ability to stay alive despite the last 30 years that has seen so much infighting, rats, etc.

In terms of total size, they are mid-level at this point; being considerably smaller than the New York families, comparable to New England, New Jersey, and Chicago, and larger than what remains in places like Cleveland, Tampa, or LA.

That said, the Philly Family has basically been a street operation for the last 20 years; being involved in the usual mob rackets of illegal gambling, loansharking, extortion, drug trafficking, and stolen goods. Not really any labor racketeering or major involvement in legitimate businesses at this point.

I meant, are they still the most powerful crime organization in and around Philadelphia? Like they used to be back in the days when Bruno was in charge.

They are nowhere near the power that Bruno had, Bruno era was a heaven to them. The new generation mobsters have crippled the mafia in Philly, at least Ligambi emerged as a old skool gangster. If it was for merlino and his hot head crew, the Philly mafia would have been extinct.

just read an article on boston.com that stated that mark rossetti of the boston faction was the acting consigliere of the patriarca family. It was apparently quoted from massachusetts state police detective which makes me believe it may b true

In Bruno's day there really wasn't a lot of other players involved. He ruled in that "window" when the Irish and Jewish groups had fallen by the wayside and other groups weren't really a major factor yet or even on the scene. Now you've got various street gangs, the Hispanic drug trafficking groups supplying most of the narcotics, biker gangs, and other organized crime groups. Each has their own sphere of influence so it still comes back to how you want to define power.

Other than being more dependant on gambling than drugs, I'd say there really isn't much that separates them from other groups in the area. Like one law enforcement official said about the Philadelphia mob, "They really aren't any different from the local drug gangs. We give them names and put them on charts but they're really no different."

have you got a link on that barber? looks interesting

here is that link


www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/.../the_old_schools_out/

ur link doesnt work

Not sure y that link wont work i am not very good with computers so i just
posted the entire article here for you guys



Home /News /Local /Mass. Kevin Cullen
The old school’s out
By Kevin Cullen
Globe Columnist / October 24, 2010

It wasn’t that long ago that if Mark Rossetti had been accused of selling heroin like he was the other day, he wouldn’t worry about the cops so much as his reputed associates in that fine fraternal organization known as La Cosa Nostra.

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Yahoo! Buzz ShareThis .Rossetti’s looking at a long stretch in prison, but that’s infinitely preferable to the two in the cap he would have received from other Mafiosi had he been accused of this just a few years back.

But then, that Mafia is dead and gone, in the grave with Jerry Angiulo and a generation of old-school wiseguys who would have choked on their cannoli if they heard the charges leveled against Rossetti, a reputed capo regime, or crew leader, in what’s left of the Boston Mafia.

The old-school wiseguys used to have wine presses. Rossetti’s crew is accused of having a freakin’ heroin press.

“It’s shocking,’’ State Police Detective Lieutenant Steve Johnson was saying. “Shocking that a person of Rossetti’s position in the LCN would be hands-on in the heroin business. But this is where these guys are now.’’

It was Johnson’s troopers in the Special Services Section who built the case against Rossetti and 30 others charged with everything from taking bets over the phone to pistol-whipping people who owed them money to ripping off drug dealers to, the piece de resistance, heroin trafficking.

These are just charges. Nothing is proven yet, except that the Mafia around here sleeps with the fishes. It’s over. Finito. Like that last scene from “The Sopranos.’’ Fade to black.

Stevie Johnson’s boys have had a lot to do with it. But this is a cultural change brought on by more than good police work.

Besides the Massachusetts State Police, there’s the Massachusetts State Lottery. Once The Number became a state-owned entity, the Mafia’s days were numbered. The FBI, having framed one generation of mobsters in the 1960s, had better luck in the 1980s. By then, omerta had become a joke and the rats in the North End, previously confined to those dug up during the Big Dig, started walking around on two feet, answering to names like Sonny.

Everybody was a stool pigeon, which may explain why so many of the old goodfellas got out of the can and said thanks, but no thanks, when the prospect of rejoining the family business was raised. You couldn’t trust anybody. The Staties kept making cases.

A lot of the smarter wiseguys saw where this was going. The Number was gone. Sports book had limited earning potential. That left drugs and drugs scared off a lot of the old-school guys.

The Mafia’s decline was operationally apparent. Carmen DiNunzio, who headed the Boston Mafia until he was put in prison last year, got caught personally delivering a $10,000 bribe to a stranger who — surprise! — turned out to be an undercover FBI agent. The idea that the underboss of the Patriarca crime family had to be his own bag man was ridiculous. That’s what you have soldiers for. Insulation is not just something you put in the ceiling.Continued...

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E-mail|Print|Reprints|Comments (15)Text size – + It wasn’t that long ago that if Mark Rossetti had been accused of selling heroin like he was the other day, he wouldn’t worry about the cops so much as his reputed associates in that fine fraternal organization known as La Cosa Nostra.
Rossetti’s looking at a long stretch in prison, but that’s infinitely preferable to the two in the cap he would have received from other Mafiosi had he been accused of this just a few years back.
But then, that Mafia is dead and gone, in the grave with Jerry Angiulo and a generation of old-school wiseguys who would have choked on their cannoli if they heard the charges leveled against Rossetti, a reputed capo regime, or crew leader, in what’s left of the Boston Mafia.
The old-school wiseguys used to have wine presses. Rossetti’s crew is accused of having a freakin’ heroin press.
“It’s shocking,’’ State Police Detective Lieutenant Steve Johnson was saying. “Shocking that a person of Rossetti’s position in the LCN would be hands-on in the heroin business. But this is where these guys are now.’’
It was Johnson’s troopers in the Special Services Section who built the case against Rossetti and 30 others charged with everything from taking bets over the phone to pistol-whipping people who owed them money to ripping off drug dealers to, the piece de resistance, heroin trafficking.
These are just charges. Nothing is proven yet, except that the Mafia around here sleeps with the fishes. It’s over. Finito. Like that last scene from “The Sopranos.’’ Fade to black.
Stevie Johnson’s boys have had a lot to do with it. But this is a cultural change brought on by more than good police work.
Besides the Massachusetts State Police, there’s the Massachusetts State Lottery. Once The Number became a state-owned entity, the Mafia’s days were numbered. The FBI, having framed one generation of mobsters in the 1960s, had better luck in the 1980s. By then, omerta had become a joke and the rats in the North End, previously confined to those dug up during the Big Dig, started walking around on two feet, answering to names like Sonny.
Everybody was a stool pigeon, which may explain why so many of the old goodfellas got out of the can and said thanks, but no thanks, when the prospect of rejoining the family business was raised. You couldn’t trust anybody. The Staties kept making cases.
A lot of the smarter wiseguys saw where this was going. The Number was gone. Sports book had limited earning potential. That left drugs and drugs scared off a lot of the old-school guys.
The Mafia’s decline was operationally apparent. Carmen DiNunzio, who headed the Boston Mafia until he was put in prison last year, got caught personally delivering a $10,000 bribe to a stranger who — surprise! — turned out to be an undercover FBI agent. The idea that the underboss of the Patriarca crime family had to be his own bag man was ridiculous. That’s what you have soldiers for. Insulation is not just something you put in the ceiling.

Page 2 of 2 --Say what you want about Carmen. I can’t see him selling heroin. Some overpriced cheese on Endicott Street? Yes. Smack? No way.

.But after Carmen got jammed up, whatever was left of the leadership got desperate enough to decide to make a lot of money real fast, and that always means drugs.

The Mafia was never reluctant to take the proceeds of drug dealing, usually in the form of tribute, the cost of doing business for dealers. But unsanctioned, hands-on drug dealing carried a death sentence. Dealers were invariably users and users were invariably informants. Besides, it’s hard to sell that “men of honor’’ schtick when you’re selling junk.

You would think the consigliere would have stepped in and stopped the drug stuff before it got started. Problem is, Mark Rossetti is not just a reputed capo regime but the reputed “acting’’ consigliere.

That the Boston Mafia has a capo regime doubling as “acting’’ consigliere is an indication of how thin the wiseguy bench is in this town.

Last year, Rossetti allegedly sponsored the Mafia induction of Darin Bufalino, who, like Rossetti, used to work as muscle for the former boss, Cadillac Frank Salemme. Bufalino’s previous drug use, documented by court-ordered testing, would have made him ineligible for Mafia membership not that long ago.

“Apparently,’’ says Johnson, “those rules don’t apply anymore.’’

There’s no respect anymore, either. Gerry Sarro, who got pinched the other day, lives in Revere but was charged with storing 80 pounds of marijuana in his mother’s house in East Boston. When the cops came in, Sarro’s mother gave them a hard time. But when they kept pulling bale after bale out of her basement, she looked genuinely shocked.

At one level, the Mafia has evolved. In the 1980s, bugs planted in the Prince Street headquarters of the Mafia captured Jerry Angiulo and Larry Baione dropping the “N’’ word left and right. The old Mafia was peopled by insular bigots, who didn’t like the Irish, much less people of color.

Fast forward to today, and the flow chart for Rossetti’s organization looks like the United Nations. Blacks and Hispanics are listed in key positions. They can’t be made guys, of course, but the fact that they are considered associates suggests that even some elements of the Mafia have become color-blind.

Wendell Bradford, an African-American who is one of the alleged legbreakers, smiled broadly for his mug shot. He’s apparently new to this.

But things, even This Thing of Ours, change.

As for the Mafia leaders who sanctioned the slide to full-blown drug dealing, I have only one question: why do you think they call it dope?

Kevin Cullen is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at cullen@globe.com

That explains it.

As an example; one would say that the Genovese's are the most powerful crime organization in the New York area, right?

The Genoveses are considered to be the biggest, they always were the biggest. And most rich family, only the Gambinos at their peak were close to the Genoveses. The difference between Genovese Family and others is that they were strong and rich anytime, not like the others who had their good times and bad times.

Thanks for posting that article, barber.

The Genovese are certainly the most powerful Mafia Family in both New York and the U.S. And I think one could make the argument that, in a number of ways, the Mafia is still the strongest organized crime group in the Tri-State area.

Unlike Philadelphia, there are still things that differentiate the Genovese Family from other OC groups. The Genovese are considered to be the most diversified "business crime group" in the nation. They are said to control the largest bookmaking and loansharking operations in the New York/New Jersey area. They are involved in drug trafficking though not as deeply as other New York Families. Over the past 15 years or so they were among the fastest to form alliances with other OC groups and move into newer rackets like stock fraud.

But what really has set them apart is their ability to maintain varying degrees of influence over labor unions and in legitimate industries despite repeated attacks from law enforcement, industry regulation, union reform, etc. That's really what set the Mafia apart in the past from other OC groups. And the Genovese Family has been the most successful in holding onto that as much as possible. Though to a smaller degree than the past, they are still are involved in the waterfront, construction, trucking, and waste hauling industries and have been involved in several cases over the past decade with the ILA, Teamsters, Laborers, and other unions.

It is still highly lucrative to sit on top the Genovese family, the same goes to the other families as well. I mean, there are hundreds of soldiers and associates, even if they hold back money, even if they are not honest. You still get up to 50.000$ a month at least being a capo or underboss/consiglieri. And not to mention that the crews inherit legal and illegal businesses.

So they are actually the only original mafia family left in the U.S. who remain intriguing as the rest are shades of their former selves.

Based on you're information, I would say that the Philadephia family is now the new Mickey Mouse mafia.

They all are the original mafia, but less manpower and less influence. But that doesnt mean its over, we always compare todays mafia with the mafia back in the golden age. Crime will always exist, and crime will always pay for ambitious young criminals. And with the status you get being made and associated with an Italian LCN family, it will never end. Personaly, i to would like to join the Genoveses instead the other 4 families.

The Gambinos are a strong #2 behind the Genovese. People have long underestimated them because of the hits they took during and after Gotti. The Luccheses, Colombos, and Bonannos are certainly not what the Genovese and Gambinos are, but they are considerably more "big time" than Families outside New York. It's also a different dynamic there because you've got five Families, as opposed to only one like elsewhere, and they often work together in joint operations. There is certainly a noticeable drop off when looking at the remaining Families elsewhere in the country.



Author George Anastasia has called the Philadelphia Family the "Simpsons" of the American mob, due to their disfunction. The LA mob was referred to as the "Mickey Mouse Mafia" back in the day because they were always small potatoes compared to larger and more powerful Families in the northeast and midwest.

Ivy's charts are right on.....


Mukremin,

1. KC Chart

Take off associates next to where you put soldiers.

2. Gambino Chart

- Put /80 next to soldier Alfred "Freddy Hotdog" DeCongilio's name.


- Put Carmine Carini as a soldier. Just found out he's a new member as far as what Mafia Today says. I'll send you his picture.

Great Job!!!

Thanks for the feedback, i have recieved the email with picture. Unfortunatly i will have to wait before i bring out an update, its a lot of work to edit and upload and edit the posts. It will come with the january update, so if any guys have more things to add feel free to post or pm me.

What happened to the Kansas City LCN link? I clicked on it and the download is unavailable.

Wait...got it. Didn't know you were editing off the original post. Again, great job. When can we expect Buffalo? Just wondering.

I will delete the links in the seperate posts, so everything should be downloadable on the first page.

As for Buffalo, i am trying to find info and pictures so i can finish it. But heres so far:
Buffalo The Arm Cosa Nostra Family PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/39cc1408/Buffalo Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

Fellas, any feedback on the Buffalo family? Something i missed? Just ask, and what other charts would you guys want to see?

I don't know much about Buffalo, but I believe they are still one of the active families according to the FBI, but they are almost dead. You are doing a great job, but don't forget....

1. KC Chart

Take off associates next to where you put soldiers.

2. Gambino Chart

- Put /80 next to soldier Alfred "Freddy Hotdog" DeCongilio's name.


- Put Carmine Carini as a soldier. Just found out he's a new member as far as what Mafia Today says. I'll send you his picture.

Wonderful Job!!!

I have edited the charts, but i am waiting to upload it. I will release the updated versions soon.

Great work with the charts Mukremin!

I know Geograpically there wasn't really any boundary lines as such for the New York five families but i'm sure they had greater influences in the many different areas. I was wondering if there was such a map to show where each of the different families had the most ongoing activity. Either that or maybe one of the entire USA showing how far and wide the many different Mobs from New York, Chicago etc were actually active and showing where they had operations underway?

Thanks English, doing my best

And thats a good one, i was wondering the same when i first joined the forums. I am doing a Apalachin meeting chart now, and in the meantime i am going to release a US map, marked with all the 26 families. First i need a blank US map with states drawn.

Perhaps a map like the one in the below link and then possibly colour coding the various different Mob families and dotting the areas where they had illegal activities.

http://www.newyorkstatesearch.com/United_States_Maps/United_States_Map/United_States_map.jpg

Yeah exactly! only thing is it has to be of big resolution. Ill look into it, thanks English. By the way, welcome to the forums

No problems. Thanks

Hello there! I managed to do some little work on a national American Cosa Nostra Map, enjoy. Its not perfect, maybe will need some tweaking here and there but its a start.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/AmericanCosaNostraFamilyMap.jpg

Heres the Apalachin chart, enjoy
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/ac1431328/Apalachin Mafia Summit chart.pdf

A little surprise here, 1931 The Commission chart, enjoy:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/0ae8d803/1931 The Commission.pdf

As I have stated before- Great work and Thanks! It is really cool to visualize the information in a chart. On the Commission chart, does anyone know who represented Detroit ( I beleive at one time Joe Uno had a seat at the Table), St. Louis and Kansas City were probably represented by ChiTown. Just a guess. Thanks again Mukremin, please keep them coming.

Thanks again for the compliments, Detroit had a seat on the Commission for a short period of time. I think it was after Stefano Maggadino lost his seat, he was replaced by the boss of Detroit at that time. I could be mistaken.

did raymond patriarca sr.ever have a seat on the commission ??

Here's a basic Commission time line -


In 1931, after the murders of Masseria and Maranzano, the original Commission is established with 7 members: the five New York families, Chicago, and Buffalo. Most eastern families without a seat were represented by the Genovese family. Most western families were represented by Chicago. The Commission would have national influence for about the next 50 years.

In 1961 2 additional members were added to the Commission, the Detroit and Philadelphia families.

In the 1960's the Chicago Outfit starts to miss more Commission meetings, which eventually resulted in a two-headed Commission with Chicago resolving family disputes west of them. Remaining common interests between New York and Chicago dealt with four major international unions and open territories.

In 1974 the Buffalo family loses it's seat on the Commission with the death of boss Stefano Magaddino.

In 1977 the Detroit family loses it's Commission seat when boss Joseph Zerilli dies.

In 1980 Philadelphia loses it's Commission seat when boss Angelo Bruno is killed.

In the 1980's the New York and Chicago lost more contact due to prosecutions that brought new leaders that were unacqauinted with each other, as well as the weakening of New York and Chicago control of the four international union through prosecutions and internal reform. The Commission essentially becomes a New York enterprise.

Regarding Boston, the Globe indicated recently that Michael Prochilo Jr. was a made guy. He was arrested recently on drug related charges in the Rossetti indictment.

Also, Biagio DiGiacomo has a restaraunt in Waltham, MA with his sons (called Biagio's of course!). He seated us when we were in there last year. Very good place. I think he is on the shelf by choice. I read an article several years ago now after he got out of the can. His main quote was 'that was my life then, this is my life now' (referring to the restaraunt business). I think I recall he even had to ask a couple of 'old friends' to vacate the restaraunt due to his probation.

Vinny Ferrara is out and on probation. I believe he has a social club in the North End (under his wife's name). He popped up on the radar last year when he apparently placed a call to one of his old friends looking for a loan or something of that sort. It resulted in his probation being extended.

Mike thanks for the input I am from boston and we don't get much info on the wiseguys untill they get in trouble and even then we usually don't hear to much about there cases after the initial rush of articles in the days that follow there arrests

in the new england family a boston capo named rossetti has recently been indicted on alot of diffent charges and did not make bail. Does any1 know who may step up and take control of his crew and area??

Well i didnt get any information who will step in as acting capo, maybe someone has some sources to share. So i can update the charts in januari.

mukremin here is a little update to the boston faction soldiers, Michael prochollo jr is a confirmed made man as is his father michael prochillo sr age 61 and anthony carlo jr age 42.

thanks barber, i will release the updated charts end of december or start of januari. Keep coming with updates, and of course requests for new charts.

Hey Barber, have you heard anything about Gene Giangrande? He was Billy Angelesco's right hand man and I think he is still in prison with him after their rackateering arrests a couple of years ago. I think he is a suspect in the Patsy Squillante hit in Malden a few years ago.

Also, has the list of OC figures that Peter Limone has to stay away from as part of his probation been posted here? That would provide a pretty good overview of who the authorities consider to be OC in New England.

mike i have heard of giagrande and i would assume he is still locked up. I AM from boston and i heard he got 5 yrs but that has never been confirmed in any media releases. He was sentenced in 2008 so he shud b out in the next 18 -24 months i would guess.

The peter limone chart is out and is a good reference of a who is who around boston.

My ? is who will step up and take over mark rossetti crew. East boston has always been a mob area with a large italian population so i would assume there is many soldiers who would like to run the rackets in this area

here is the list of people peter limone is not allowed to have contact with. this is prob a good indicator of who is who in the New England family at this time.

Carmen ``The Cheeseman'' DiNunzio

Anthony DiNunzio

Louis DiNunzio

Mark Rossetti

Darin Bufalino

Michael Prochilo Sr.

Michael Prochilo Jr.

Gregory Costa

James Martorano

Ralph Lamattina

Joseph Lamattina

William Angelesco

Anthony Spagnolo

Pryce Quintina

Lee Rizzo

Cono Frizzi

Robert Carrozza

John Cincotti

Frank Imbruglia

Vincent ``The Animal'' Ferrara

Richard Gambale

Vincent Federico

Frederick Simone

Vincent Gioacchini

John Salemme

Dennis Lepore

Biagio DiGiacomo

Richard Costa

Louis Manocchio

Robert DeLuca

Edward Lato

Alfred Scivola

William Delsanto

Vito DeLuca

Frank Marrapese

Pasquale Galea

Anthony St. Laurent

Rudolph Sciarra

Raymond Patriarca Jr.

Joseph Ruggiero

Joseph Achille

Matthew Gugliemetti

Mark Archer

Joseph DiPrizio

Steven Edelstein

Anthony Lovuolo

Mario Marquardo

Frank Pagano

Thomas Palladino

Dominic Santoro

Dominic Serino

Anthony Squillante

Ralph Ventola


Now my question is if limone can not be in contact with any of these people how does he run t he family?? Is this a situation where we may see some1 become the "street boss" and if so who would the likely candidates be??

Raymond Patriarca Jr.? I thought his ass was ostrasized by the family way back when when he was forced to retire by New York and the wars/attention the family has received at that time. Not to mention the making ceremony that he oversaw being bugged!

i thoink jr is inactive after all that stuff happened that u mentioned dapper - don. This list has alot of inactive people on it and is missing some of the younger wiseguys but i still think its a decent indicator of who is who around New england

Hey fellas, i am going to relase updates soon. I also want to print out the charts on A3 format. So i can hang them in my room with the other Valachi-era charts. Maybe i will even send them to you guys, but i need to find out how to print first.

Just deliver the files on a usb stick at a copyshop.

Thanks i will do that next thing in the morning, and check the first page for the updated New York mafia charts. These are pretty much final, unless there are major changes. So dont expect weekly or daily updates and remember its not 100% accurate since we dont have much information.

Editing the first page is not possible. So heres the list.:
Bonanno Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/319b7653/Bonanno Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/0a763627/Bonanno Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Colombo Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/a60b4810/Colombo Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/ba84e840/Colombo Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Gambino Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/1fd31850/Gambino Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/d345d809/Gambino Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Genovese Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/fca8d844/Genovese Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/1824e848/Genovese Cosa Nostra Family.jpg
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Lucchese Cosa Nostra Family
PDF:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/0324b847/Lucchese Cosa Nostra Family.pdf

JPG:
http://www.FreeUploadShare.com/DOWNLOAD/7816f835/Lucchese Cosa Nostra Family.jpg

And for the ones who dont like to download, heres some photobucket links. These are smaller in size and a bit lower quality.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/Bonanno.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/Colombo.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/Gambino.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/Genovese.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/Lucchese.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/KansasCity.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/NewEngland.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/Philadelphia.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/mukremin/TheCommission.jpg

mukremin thanks again for the charts they are awesome. Just for curiosity where did u find out carmen dinunzio was the new consigliere of the new england family? I have read a couple reports thet indicate his brother anthony may b the new consiglire but none that indicate carmen himself

It was reported a while back that Carmine had moved into that spot from his previous underboss position. I suppose time will tell if that was really the case. It wouldn't surprise me. While in prison, he retains an official position in the administration while Limone and DeLuca take over as boss and underboss, respectively.

Like IvyLeague said it was reported a while ago. But remember the only major update took place with the New York families. But for the smaller families i wait first, its hard to make an accurate chart for the smaller families.

And i managed to print the New York families on A3 format, its prety impressive i must say. I print it full colour, that wasnt so smart because i have payed like 12 euros for it. Guess ill stick to black/white charts for a while.

Quick Question Mukremin - What happened to Vincent Assaro? I thought he was Acting Boss or a Capo at a minimum?

Hey Mukremin, Have you ever think to make a chart on the Rizzuto family?, I find one in the web,even if not updated, here it is.




Boss
"Vito rizzuto"
Underboss
"Jos Di Maulo"
Consigliere
"Nicolo Rizzuto"
Captains/ lieutenants
"Francesco Arcadi"
"Nicodemo Cotroni"
"Frank Martorana"
"Vincenzo Di Maulo"
"Giuseppe Morello"
"Valentino Morielli"
"Emanuele Ragusa"
Soldiers
"Vincenzo De Santis"
"Francesco Cotroni Jr."
"Antonio Marabella"
"Sabatino Niccolucci"
"Leonardo Paccione"
"Antonio Teoli"
"Domenico Tozzi"
"Anthony Volpato"
"Raynald Desjardins"
"Raymond Fernandez"
"William "Willie Obie" Obront"
"Réal Simard"
Some more high-ranking members include -

Francesco Del Balso
Lorenzo Giordano
Paolo Renda
Rocco Sollecito

Other members and associates -

Constantine Alevizos
Ennio Bruni
Antony Capitanio
Antonio Caputo
Martino Caputo
Joseph Di Maulo
Andrea Di Paolo
Frank Faustini
Juan Ramon Fernandez
Moreno Gallo
Felice Italiano
Ray Kahno
Tony Mucci
Sabatino Nicolucci
Gaetano Panepinto
Anthony Papalia
Roberto Papalia
Sébastien Pierre-Louis
Giovanni Petrella
Joseph Renda
Pietro Scarcella
Girolamo Sciortino
Stefano Sollecito
Giuseppe Torre
Michele Torre
Pietro Triassi
Mariano Turrisi
Dario Zanetti
Benjamin Zappia

Going through that list, I find it highly skeptical that Real Simard was a soldier, given he flipped in the late 80's, as well as his close position to Cotroni, who was head of the now defunct Calabrian faction of the now Rizzuto Organization.Azure9920
Heavy Weight


The site, where i found it

http://www.streetgangs.com/billboard/viewtopic.php?f=304&t=43388

Yeah i know, i even read on some sites that he was the future boss. But i should have added him as a Capo instead of a soldier. i made a mistake there, hes certainly a Capo since 20+ years. But i wasnt sure if he was the acting boss.

Furio, thats a nice chart. But i think they are hard to make because we dont have many pictures of the men in the Rizzuto family.

First of all Johhny Joe is pushing 75 years of age, He was 71 when he attended Tony Civella's funeral, he sat next to my uncle. The underboss is not Pete "Civella" its Pete Simone.

Joe Porrello was never a capo his dad was Angelo. KC has two Capo's Cammisano Jr. and Vince Civella.
Jimmy Duardi has been retired for years and died last month at 98.

John Calia is not made he was an associate of John Glorioso who is made active and not listed. This is according to trial docuents.Nate Brancato is retired and has Alzheimers.

Joe Ragusa is retired and and does not live in KC anymore. Tony Simone is only an associate and is not made.He was always more of a businessman then a gangster. Pete and Tommy "highway" Simone were the gangsters.

The merry ferryl information is from 1968. 3/4 of the names died before 1980. Made guys you dont have listed are

Carlo Cavallaro
Joe C moteina sr.
Pete Tamburello
Paul Silvio
Jerry Cammisano
Termini
Frank Deluna


Retired made guys
Paul Varsalona
Jack Lascoula

Dead guys since Tony Civella

Carl Deluna
Ralph Siragusa
John Constanza
Frank Tousa
Jimmy Duardi
Chuck "chuckie moragan" Cacioppo

Chuck Cacioppo Jr. was said to have been made in the mid80's but I have not found verification.

Nick Labruzza is said to be made but I have trial transcrips which indicate he was still and associate in 1989.

Believe it or not a lot of the guys from the 70's and 80's are still alive, but are not active and many dont even in live in the state anymore, quite a few live in AZ now. Sorry but this chart is not even close.

there are alot of conflicting reports on what families are still active and what families are dead. We all know the 5 new york families are still alive as are new england, chicago, philly and new jersey. Could some1 please give me a accurate list of what other families are still alive and active. thanks

The 5 New York families, Chicago, New England, Philadelphia, New Jersey. These are the most active families.

Then comes Kansas City, Detroit, and most others are disorganized and defunct. Check earlier posts made by me and Ivyleague. Those are the most complete list. One most not pay so much attention to the other families except the above ones.

ok Thanks mukremin

KC is not in Detroits league I hate to admit and is not formally recognized at this time by the FBI as a family, they are more of a crew when compared to the 5 family's.

Thats why we shouldnt consider the mafia activities in other parts of the country as organized structured crime groups. Bunch of farmers more likely

Well there is some structure and organization its just not as active, large or out in the open as it was in the 70's and 80's. They are trying to get a foothold and maybe some growth, but its difficult, the little bit of political and judicial protection they pick up is not enough to allow them to operate like they once did. Recently you had the election of two state reps who's familys have long ties with OC, and as one of our other posters pointed out some known family names have come up in an election fraud scandle for one of the reps. They are not what they once were, will probably never regain any type of serious position and in the next 30 years or so may be gone entirely or.......... who knows.

I suppose it's fine to "consider" anything remaining. When Denver member Clarence "Chauncey" Smaldone died back in 2006, that was news.

But when the topic specifically deals with which families are still recognized by law enforcement and mob experts as formally structured and viable, you're only dealing with 9 families at this point...

2 large ones (approx. 200 members) - Genovese, Gambino
3 mid-size (approx. 100 members) - Lucchese, Colombo, Bonanno
4 small ones (approx. 50 members) - Chicago, New England, New Jersey, Philadelphia

Now this doesn't mean last guy in this or that city is dead. Or that there still isn't at least some mob-connected gambling going on here or there. But more or less remnants of families now. Not enough to even be on the radar.

"The Mafia remains potent in the New York City area, where officials say the mob is hard to uproot because it has five separate and large crime families, and in the suburbs of Chicago. But in most other areas, where prosecutors have to contend with only a single family, the legendary mob that once controlled entire labor unions, city governments, and criminal enterprises has clearly lost its grip." (1990)
http://www.the-laborers.org/lexisnexis/articles/mob_in_decline.htm


"Only New York and Chicago have substantial Mafia organizations." (1997)
http://www.slate.com/id/1054/


"The estimated made membership of the LCN is 1100 nationwide, with roughly 80% of the members operating in the New York metropolitan area. There are five crime families that make up the LCN in New York City: the Bonanno, the Colombo, the Genovese, the Gambino, and the Lucchese families. There is also LCN operational activity in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and the Miami\South Florida area, but much less so than in New York. In other previous strongholds such as Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Pittsburgh, the LCN is now weak or non-existent." (1999)
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/218555.pdf


"The LCN is most active in the New York metropolitan area, parts of New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, and New England. It has members in other major cities and is involved in international crimes." (2000)
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/organizedcrime/italian_mafia/?searchterm=lacosanostra


"Once boasting 26 families nationwide, the mob is down to 11, half of those confined to the New York area. Moreover, the Mafia's influence still extends far beyond New York. There remain active families in Chicago, Detroit, New England, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Miami." (2000)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/badguys/060912/the_mafia_a_21stcentury_cosa_n.htm


"Only families in New York and Chicago, the largest traditional bases, retained a semblance of organizational frameworks. Elsewhere in the nation, the twenty-odd borgatas were in disarray or practically defunct, except in areas where the New York and Chicago families had branches, especially in Florida. The remaining strength of the Mob was largely concentrated in New York and the Northeast Corridor." (2005)
Five Families - Selwyn Raab


"Cosa Nostra, once a nationwide organization of Italian-American mobsters, is down to one outfit in Chicago and New York City's five organized families - the Bonannos, Colombos, Gambinos, Genovese, and Luccheses. They are about 'all that's left,' Mob historian Selwyn Raab says." (2005)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-03-09-mafia-cover_x.htm


"They're beleaguered, battered, and bruised but they are far from wiped out. They have been hurt by nearly three decades of prosecutions, mostly by federal authorities. But the five families in New York and those in other metropolitan areas, notably Chicago and its suburbs, remain viable criminal networks." (2006)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/weekinreview/05capeci.html


"Today, families in former strongholds like Cleveland, Tampa, and Los Angeles are gone. Our thing - as initiates called the mob - is in serious decline everywhere but New York City." (2007)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-25-2782988181_x.htm


In the video from 2009 below, at about the 3:30 mark, Franzese refers to there still be 9 La Cosa Nostra families left.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4itjtW-3sbw

Hello admins, can this thread deserve a sticky? Or its not qualified?
it would be easier for people to find the charts, since i also will make updates.

Omg mukremin what a great job!!how you've got these info?all the men in the charts are live and free?
the file pdf and jpg are the same?only the extension change?

The charts are more or less accurate, i got the information and pictures from many sources both here on the forum and elsewhere on the internet. Some experts here helped me to, like Ivy and NJBoy.

Not all of them are alive and free the details next to the name meaning IP is in prison etc. Recently the indictments changed many families. So ill make an update soon.

PDF and JPG doesnt change anything, lot of people prefer jpg. Take a look at the charts and enjoy

new england family seems to be so strong with a solid family(Dinunzio) as boss.
why they don't call them "DiNunzio family"?

oTHER QUESTIOn for mukremin and others: is possible that the charts are not complete?you have entered members with criminal records ,most of the mafia men are recognized only when they get arrested or are killed and until that time u don't know them.so is possible that there are a lot of men free and active that you don't know and
and that did not enter the charts?

Frank you are correct the new england family is still very active. It may b one of the only families that has become stronger over the last decade. A lot of major players were realsed from jail over the bast decade and the family has become very active again especially the boston faction. The family is officially named the patriarca family in respect of there most successful leader Raymond Patriarca SR

Hi frank, as stated the charts are not 100% accurate. We have limited information, so we can just guess whos who and what the word is on the street. It is possible that we miss some made men, but it wont be a major player cuz it would allready have been in the news.

Great contribution though. Where the hell did you get a picture of Bonanno capo Anthony Calabrese? He's like Vinny TV's right hand man. Could you upload that picture.

Thanks Vinny, like you.. I really love the Bonannos
I got it from a forum i think, or someone has send me the pics. NJboy55 on this forum helped me out with some pictures.

Of all the other families, I've always found The Bonanno family to be the most interesting one. There's something about that old Sicilian way of thinking, that for a long time seemed to set them apart from the other families. Joe Bonanno built his organization around these old values and I believe that fact is one of the main reasons they didn't have a single defector for seventy years. Not to glorify anything, but it really wasn't until Massino, when greed seemed to become the sole motivator. Richard Cantarella got promoted to underboss because of money. Frank Coppa became Joe's favorite capo because of money. As smart as Massino was, he really didn't understand the old Sicilian way of doing things.

He was one of the old fashioned mobsters. In the end he broke everything he build. But thats the way it goes sometimes. The Bonannos had 2 real dons, Joe Bonanno and Massino. No question about it, the other families had more and better bosses in my opinion.

What's seperates the Bonanno's from the other families is ofcourse that they were originally a very tight-knit organization with close ties to Sicily.

But it's even more because of Joe Bonanno's business acumen. It where the Bonanno's who largerly engineered the heroin connection and it where they who created the power structure in Montreal by making allegiances with the local mafiosi over there and creating a separate faction. I really think this was (at least from a gangster's point of view) an ingenius move. They really opened Montreal up to the New York families.

I can't deny that Bonanno is for me one of the more intriguing mobsters. He is however a controversial figure. But I think we can all agree that he was a very capable leader of men, although he was slipping at the end.

I'm not that well informed about their current status. I think they lost a lot of their influence of the years. But back in the days they were (at least for me) one of the more interesting families.

Ever wonder what would've happened if Bonanno had succeeded in wiping out Gambino and Lucchese? That would've been an interesting outcome. He gambled and lost.

Thank God he failed, it would have been a major decline. Perhaps the mafia would get an early beating during the 60s. Instead of the late 70 and 80s. It would have been a catastrophy

mukremin i had a doubt: in the last mafia arrests of 20 of january was also arrested someone that you included in your charts???

Yeah some of them are included in the charts, i havent updated the charts in a while. I am waiting for the right moment.

Probably best to wait to see who takes the leadership charts after all is set and done with the recent bust.

Yeah thats right, ill let yous know when its ready

if we'll know who takes the leadership......

mukremin i looked the wikipedia page about gambino's family and it indicates Nicholas Corozzo as current boss.In your chart he's only a capo...... why that?

Wikipedia is not a good source overall, but you have to remember hes in prison and wont be out for a long time. So he cant be a boss or acting boss whatsoever.

interseting article here :


After recently speaking to two separate sources it appears that Capo Bobby DeLuca, who campaigned very aggressively for the position of underboss, is declining the spot in Rhode Island. It appears there is too much heat in the state and he doesn’t want to deal with it. It looks like the position is going to fall to Eddie Lato, a tough old school standup wiseguy who is very low key, much like the now retired Baby Shacks Manocchio.


i got this off newenglandorganizedcrime.com

Anybody have any info on this subject ??

Yep. You can usually wipe your ass with what people put up on Wikipedia regarding organized crime. For the longest time there were people on the internet of the belief that Nick Corozzo was the real boss in the family. He was supposedly going to be back in the late 1990's after Gotti had been convinced to step down but he was indicted before that happened.



Do you have a direct link to either source? I see the New England Organized Crime Blog but nothing about DeLuca deciding to not take the underboss spot, which he reportedly already did months ago.

Confirm What Fox Undercover Reported Two Years Ago
Updated: Thursday, 24 Feb 2011, 10:21 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 24 Feb 2011, 7:58 PM EST

(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - For the first time ever, the federal government is naming who officials believe is running the New England Mafia, and as Fox Undercover earlier reported that leadership team is in Massachusetts.

The revelation came out in court documents as the former boss of the New England mob, Luigi "Baby Shanks" Manocchio pleaded not guilty to extortion and conspiracy charges in Rhode Island.

Federal prosecutors in Rhode Island filed paperwork to keep Manocchio locked up while he waits to go on trial.
Part of their argument is that Manocchio is still active in the New England mob.

In court documents, US Attorney Peter Neronha cited this example:

"In June, 2010, (Manocchio) was observed by law enforcement having an extended meeting with then acting (New England Mafia) boss Peter Limone and underboss Anthony DiNunzio at a Chinese restaurant in Boston."

"His access to high ranking (New England Mafia) figures demonstrates his continued power and respect within the organization..."

DiNunzio is the brother of reputed Mafia leader Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio, who is currently serving a federal sentence.

Limone pleaded no contest last July to running an organized crime gambling ring, but avoided going to jail.

Earlier this month, Massachusetts State Police organized crime investigator Lt. Steve Johnson told Fox Undercover Limone remains active in the Mafia.

“Do you think Mr. Limone belongs in prison?” asked Fox Undercover’s Mike Beaudet.
“Yah,” replied Lt. Johnson.

“Fair to say he was a significant player?” asked Beaudet.

“Fair to say he is a significant player,” said Johnson.

Limone's attorney did not return phone calls, but earlier this month she denied her client is the boss of the New England mob.

Manocchio remains locked up. He'll be back in court again next week when a judge will decide if he'll be released.

Interesting article Ivy, thanks for sharing. I have been away for a while last week i became dad. I have a beautiful daughter. cya guys

Congrats to u mukremim. This article says anthony dununzio is now the underboss. That's very interesting cause that puts all the power in boston.

Conngrats Muk - having a daughter is great. When we had my daughter, my wife quoted Chris Rock - our job is to keep her off the pole.

That's wonderful! Congratulations!!

congrats bro that is awesome news!

Thanks all!! I appreciate it, guess the hard work starts now right?

Hey, congratulations, man.

congrats!

Wow major changes in new england. Deluca goes from underboss back to capo. Dinunzio is now underboss so there must be a new capo of his crew. Rossetti is in jail and prob not getting out for a long time so there must b a new capo of that crew.

And with deluca going back to capo that makes the prov faction have 4 captains for 15-18 soldiers. I doubt thats accurate

Congrats Mukremin!

Here's the recent court documents submitted in the Manocchio case. Lots of good info here.

http://media2.wpri.com/_local/pdf_files/manocchio%20flight%20risk%20document.pdf

A fantastic job on the charts.

Congratulations man...WINNING!