Anyone know if that is Jerry Catena to the immediate right of Zwillman? I've seen a similar b/w photo of Zwillman and Catena, the future Genovese leader. He was one of Longy's lieutenants around this time.
Re: Rare photos 2[Modern and Old] - 12/11/1112:41 PM
In the Bonanno picture they are (from left to right)
Stefano Magaddino, Joespeh Bonanno, Bonanno´s son Bill, Gaspar DiGregorio, Vincent Danna. Standing up is Soreno Tartamella (the son of John Tartamella, the Bonanno consigliere at the time).
Morello was the boss of bosses at the time when he was sent to prison in 1910. When he was released in 1920, he found his gang reduced to a very few members. Most of them had been killed or had joined other Mafia groups. Morello did also find himself being condemned to death by the new boss of bosses, Tata D´Aquila for some reason unkown. Together with a few loyal followers, he joined the Joe Masseria group which of course later became the Genovese Crime Family.
Nice pictures, especially the Morello Gang photos, i would recommend reading the book The First Family if you are interested in the Morello family,they was the first real organised family in NY.
These are some of the best pictures I've seen. I really like the onese of Luciano, especially him eating "old world" style at a modest table. Do you know if that was in NYC or back in Sicily?
Morello was the boss of bosses at the time when he was sent to prison in 1910. When he was released in 1920, he found his gang reduced to a very few members. Most of them had been killed or had joined other Mafia groups. Morello did also find himself being condemned to death by the new boss of bosses, Tata D´Aquila for some reason unkown. Together with a few loyal followers, he joined the Joe Masseria group which of course later became the Genovese Crime Family.
Yes I would advise everyone on here to read "the first family" which is extremely detailed account of the Morello gang, well researched and a must if your an enthusiast.
The cleveland mob pictures isn't all cleveland mob guys, joe profaci, joe magliocco and vincent Mangano are pictured there. They got arrested when they went there for a meeting, but are not part of the cleveland mob obviously.
Awesome photo though, love that mug shot of profaci.
These are pictures I would love to see (though they may not even exist). Nicky Scarfo, anything since he's been in prison like 90s or 00s, Any of Anthony Senter or Joey Testa since there incarceration other than the one where their in a band. Also anyone got any of Danny Marino? There seems to be only like 2 pictures and there both from about 20+ years ago.
That picture of Cali and Nicchi is hilarious. Cali with a black girl makes me wonder what his friends said
Probably nothing, times have changed you know.
Those clothes look straight from the 90's. That and we are talking about Italian/Italian-American criminals. Race is a more discussed thing here in the States, especially in the politically correct, pre-9/11 1990's
Originally Posted By: ciccogol
Originally Posted By: Nicholas
That picture of Cali and Nicchi is hilarious. Cali with a black girl makes me wonder what his friends said
Isn't Cali on the right? I'm not sure, could anyone confirm or deny..?
I thought Cali was the guy on the far left, the guy in the middle being insignificant to our discussion and Nicchi being the young guy on the far right, closest to the camera.
Off the top of my head I knew Cali was born sometime in the late 50's, maybe '61-'63 and Nicchi was definitely born sometime after 1980
That picture of Cali and Nicchi is hilarious. Cali with a black girl makes me wonder what his friends said
The pic was taken at some restaurant in NY. It's Cali, Nicola Mandala, and Nicchi. That black woman was a girlfriend of Cali's for many many years. His friends said nothing about it. Smarten up.
That picture of Cali and Nicchi is hilarious. Cali with a black girl makes me wonder what his friends said
Probably nothing, times have changed you know.
Those clothes look straight from the 90's. That and we are talking about Italian/Italian-American criminals. Race is a more discussed thing here in the States, especially in the politically correct, pre-9/11 1990's
Originally Posted By: ciccogol
Originally Posted By: Nicholas
That picture of Cali and Nicchi is hilarious. Cali with a black girl makes me wonder what his friends said
Isn't Cali on the right? I'm not sure, could anyone confirm or deny..?
I thought Cali was the guy on the far left, the guy in the middle being insignificant to our discussion and Nicchi being the young guy on the far right, closest to the camera.
Off the top of my head I knew Cali was born sometime in the late 50's, maybe '61-'63 and Nicchi was definitely born sometime after 1980
At the time of this picture (2003), Nicchi and Mandala were visiting NY from Italy. You may not know the middle guy (Nicola Mandala), but he was not insignificant.
Tommaso Buscetta (Palermo, July 13, 1928- New York, April 2, 2000) was one of the first members of the Sicilian Mafia that broke the code of silence and helped authorities prosecute hundreds of Mafia members both in Italy and the U.S. In return for his many testimonies he was allowed to live in the U.S. and was placed in the Witness Protection Program. He died of cancer in 2000.
In 1909, Giuseppe Calicchio, an immigrant from Naples, began work for the Morello gang in Highland, New York as a printer and engraver of counterfeit Canadian and US currency. In 1910, the printing plant was raided and Calicchio along with his boss Giuseppe Morello and 12 other gang members were arrested. Calicchio received 17 years hard labor and a $600 fine, but was released in 1915.
In 1908, Antonio Cecala was a counterfeiter working for Giuseppe Morello. His career was short lived after he was convicted in 1909 of conterfeiting and sentenced to 15 years and a $1,000 fine.
Phillip Leonetti (b. March 27, 1953) seemed to pattern his life after his uncle, Philadelphia crime family boss Nicodemo Scarfo. In the 1980s, Leonetti was moving through the family crime ranks as a mob hitman, capo and then underboss to Scarfo. After receiving a 55-year prison sentence in 1988 on murder and racketeering charges, Leonetti decided to work with the federal government as an informant. His testimony resulted in the convictions of high-ranking mobsters including John Gotti. In return for his cooperation he was released from prison after serving only five years.
Yeah Persico would be great, how about rare photos during the Commission trial? I want to see those coloured photos of Corallo, Salerno and Castellano etc.
^^^^ Tony Salerno....him with that damn cane. You had to see him in the courtroom during the commission trial. He was really playing up the 'I'm an invalid' role. Thinking back on it today, he reminds me now of Uncle Leo in Seinfeld: "I'm an old man, I don't know what I'm doing".
At the time of this picture (2003), Nicchi and Mandala were visiting NY from Italy. You may not know the middle guy (Nicola Mandala), but he was not insignificant.
Both Zips visiting in '03, interesting stuff thanks for the info.
That picture of Cali and Nicchi is hilarious. Cali with a black girl makes me wonder what his friends said
That black woman was a girlfriend of Cali's for many many years. His friends said nothing about it. Smarten up.
Sorry, my Klan membership had been revoked and I was just lookin' to hate.
Remember that episode of The Sopranos where Chrissy, Sil, and Tony are sittin' down in a fancy lobby and Sil and Tony ask where's Chrissy been; and Christopher replies, "...my new goomah...she's black...I didn't want Paulie bustin' my balls, you know how he is with his race shit..."
To which Tony and Sil chuckle their fat guts into hilarity. That picture reminded me of that. Hollywood never turns down an opportunity to show strife between Italian-Americans and blacks.
I've always loved that picture of John and John Jr. so fucking gangster and awesome. I love lookin' over the trunk of that old (80's) black Buick with those characteristic metal ridges
Anyone remember the picture of Jackie D'amico? Along with 2 other guys, one is smoking and the other looks like junior gotti, a porky guy with a turtleneck sweater. Who are the 2 other guys beside Jackie?
Nice pictures of Gotti of which i'd not seen before, may i ask how you obtained these.
Ofcourse,that's photos i collected for 1-2 years.I use some methods to leech photos all over internet under name i want.I know a lot about computers etc.
Anyone remember the picture of Jackie D'amico? Along with 2 other guys, one is smoking and the other looks like junior gotti, a porky guy with a turtleneck sweater. Who are the 2 other guys beside Jackie?
Iv'e always wanted to know who that younger guy was!
DD , that pic. of John and Vic , while in prison , that throat cancer must have been a bitch. That is not a easy death. I have taken care of a few patients at end stage.
Talking about this one ? If yes, i would like to know answer too.
Yup thats the one, they do have a typical wiseguy look.
The one in the middle is one of the DeCicco brothers. But gosh...his name slips my mind right now. He never got made though. Appeared in a couple of Gotti documentaries praising Gotti´s toughness as a kid. A Gotti PR wannabe.
The younger guy looks like "Little" Joey D´Angelo. But I´m not sure.
Talking about this one ? If yes, i would like to know answer too.
Yup thats the one, they do have a typical wiseguy look.
The one in the middle is one of the DeCicco brothers. But gosh...his name slips my mind right now. He never got made though. Appeared in a couple of Gotti documentaries praising Gotti´s toughness as a kid. A Gotti PR wannabe.
The younger guy looks like "Little" Joey D´Angelo. But I´m not sure.
He aint made hes a old guy. Anyway, i saw him in a couple of more pictures standing with Jackir Nose.
Talking about this one ? If yes, i would like to know answer too.
Yup thats the one, they do have a typical wiseguy look.
The one in the middle is one of the DeCicco brothers. But gosh...his name slips my mind right now. He never got made though. Appeared in a couple of Gotti documentaries praising Gotti´s toughness as a kid. A Gotti PR wannabe.
The younger guy looks like "Little" Joey D´Angelo. But I´m not sure.
That is who I thought it was, Joey D'Angelo, who became a rat.
All the pictures are great stuff. Thanks. Can anyone name off the guys in that Murder Inc. (quasi police lineup) picture from Strax? Thats one of the best pics Ive ever seen of Murder Inc.
Aniello DELLACROCE Birth Date: 15 Mar 1914 Death Date: Dec 1985 Social Security Number: 063-22-8137 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: New York
Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 10012 Localities: New York, New York, New York Prince, New York, New York
All the pictures are great stuff. Thanks. Can anyone name off the guys in that Murder Inc. (quasi police lineup) picture from Strax? Thats one of the best pics Ive ever seen of Murder Inc.
In lack of better things to do (I should get a life I guess...), I managed to identify three of the guys in the lineup. 2nd from left is Benny "Bugsy" Siegel, 6th from left is Louis Kravitz (a narcotics peddler) and 8th from left is James Feraco (a later member of the Mangano Family, murdered in 1940 or 1941.) However, this gang doesn´t seem to be what we know today as "Murder Inc". The picture seems to have been taken in or around mid 1920´s. Note how young Siegel looks. "Murder Inc" was active in the 1930´s and if I´m not mistaken, Siegel was never arrested with members of the "Murder Inc" gang. I think that this is actually members of the "Meyer and Bug" gang, headed by Meyer Lansky and Benny Siegel. I could be wrong though....
All the pictures are great stuff. Thanks. Can anyone name off the guys in that Murder Inc. (quasi police lineup) picture from Strax? Thats one of the best pics Ive ever seen of Murder Inc.
In lack of better things to do (I should get a life I guess...), I managed to identify three of the guys in the lineup. 2nd from left is Benny "Bugsy" Siegel, 6th from left is Louis Kravitz (a narcotics peddler) and 8th from left is James Feraco (a later member of the Mangano Family, murdered in 1940 or 1941.) However, this gang doesn´t seem to be what we know today as "Murder Inc". The picture seems to have been taken in or around mid 1920´s. Note how young Siegel looks. "Murder Inc" was active in the 1930´s and if I´m not mistaken, Siegel was never arrested with members of the "Murder Inc" gang. I think that this is actually members of the "Meyer and Bug" gang, headed by Meyer Lansky and Benny Siegel. I could be wrong though....
Just found out... 1st from left is Joseph Rosen (an actual "Murder Inc" murder victim in 1936), 3rd from left is Harry Teitelbaum. 4th from left is Louis Buckhous (with the eye patch) and 5th from left is Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg, murdered in 1939.
The picture of Gotti with the "double chin" isn't from his last arrest. His last arrest was at the Ravenite in December of 1990. I think that picture is from earlier in the year, when he was on trial for the O'Connor shooting.
The picture of Gotti with the "double chin" isn't from his last arrest. His last arrest was at the Ravenite in December of 1990. I think that picture is from earlier in the year, when he was on trial for the O'Connor shooting.
You mean greying hair in the suit? Check the date.
The picture of Gotti with the "double chin" isn't from his last arrest. His last arrest was at the Ravenite in December of 1990. I think that picture is from earlier in the year, when he was on trial for the O'Connor shooting.
You mean greying hair in the suit? Check the date.
I mean the picture with Junior behind him. It can't be his last arrest because he was denied bail in that case, and the picture of him in the suit being trailed by Junior is clearly a residential shot taken in Queens.
How u mean they dont work ? They dont want to show?I upload them to the same site,u have problem for all pictures or only new ? I can upload on another site/host
Does the Artichoke King have a glass eye or is he just seriously cockeyed? I know he was reputed to be a weakling but he looks authentically mustache pete badass with that superwandering eye.
Does the Artichoke King have a glass eye or is he just seriously cockeyed? I know he was reputed to be a weakling but he looks authentically mustache pete badass with that superwandering eye.
I really don´t know. But no historical fact (what I know of) suggests that Terranova had a glass eye.
Thanks I saw that one earlier, thought id bump this thread in general compared to a more specific one like that. This one will probably gather more all round interest and there is some good content here.
@HairyKnuckles: WOW,great picture there,i've heard rumors DeNiro is having mob ties,wasn't sure,but now i am.
DeNiro´s best performances as an actor came as a mafiaguy. I´m sure that he met a few wiseguys over the years. Many of them seems to admire DeNiro for his work. Which is fully understandable if you ask me. But, let us not draw hasty conclusions about DeNiro´s mob ties. This picture was taken in connection with DeNiro prepering himself for his role in "Analyze This". Well, that´s the official story anyway.
@HairyKnuckles: WOW,great picture there,i've heard rumors DeNiro is having mob ties,wasn't sure,but now i am.
DeNiro´s best performances as an actor came as a mafiaguy. I´m sure that he met a few wiseguys over the years. Many of them seems to admire DeNiro for his work. Which is fully understandable if you ask me. But, let us not draw hasty conclusions about DeNiro´s mob ties. This picture was taken in connection with DeNiro prepering himself for his role in "Analyze This". Well, that´s the official story anyway.
For sure, I mean. The mob wasn't taking pictures with Frank Sinatra because he was their business partner. They loved and admired the guy. Same goes for Deniro. When Jimmy Burke heard he was being portrayed by him, he was grateful to be played by such a skilled actor. That seems to be the mob's general consensus, that he's just awesome. As for a mafia film actor who really tries to be mobbed up, look up Tony Darrow.
@HairyKnuckles: WOW,great picture there,i've heard rumors DeNiro is having mob ties,wasn't sure,but now i am.
DeNiro´s best performances as an actor came as a mafiaguy. I´m sure that he met a few wiseguys over the years. Many of them seems to admire DeNiro for his work. Which is fully understandable if you ask me. But, let us not draw hasty conclusions about DeNiro´s mob ties. This picture was taken in connection with DeNiro prepering himself for his role in "Analyze This". Well, that´s the official story anyway.
Absolutely, Hairy. And let's not forget that these guys are hardly bastions of liberalism. I remember reading a few years back where a few mob guys were picked up on a wiretap praising DeNiro as an actor, but ripping him apart for being married to a black woman. Their choice of words was pretty crude.
Frank Cali' had a black girlfriend for years. There's that photo of him in the restaurant with her, maybe in this thread or another pic thread. He paraded her around like nobody's business, taking her everywhere. I never heard of anyone saying anything about it.
Frank Cali' had a black girlfriend for years. There's that photo of him in the restaurant with her, maybe in this thread or another pic thread. He paraded her around like nobody's business, taking her everywhere. I never heard of anyone saying anything about it.
Of course not. The guy is a capo for God's sake. Who's gonna have the balls to badmouth him? But DeNiro ain't Frank Cali.
I couldn't care less anyway. I'm as liberal as they come in that area.
Of course there is a difference in who they marry, as opposed to who's their gf. Cali' would have never married a black woman, like DeNiro has.
And really, what do any mafioso care who DeNiro married? He's no real life gangster and in real life he's about as Italian as Chef Boyardee, so what are they hung up about?
And really, what do any mafioso care who DeNiro married? He's no real life gangster and in real life he's about as Italian as Chef Boyardee, so what are they hung up about?
Not rare, but this one says a lot to me. Here's Russell Bufalino presumably at his office. Seated next to him is 'Angelo Sciandra, a capo and father to Ed Sciandra. David Osticco (Underboss) is all the way to Bufalino's right, he looks to be in workman's clothes.
Next one has the same three figures. Bufalino in front, leaving court in 1959. Enjoy.
That is a rare photo. I have never seen it before.
Bufalino was quite a character. In 1977, he was convicted of extortion after threatening a guy who owed Bufalino 25.000 dollars. This guy testified against him and claimed he had been physically harmed. Bufalino did not seem to regret his actions though. He told the court: "If you had to deal with an animal like that Judge, you´d have done the same damn thing."
Right. I personally find him to be the most interesting gangster throughout history, mostly for his business model. He is the epitome of secrecy really, a 40 man family that operated as much on a national level as a local level. Who would have known? He had territory in Florida just like the 5 families and weaseled control over Buffalo towards the end of Maggaddino's reign. Here's some more.
EDIT: Cool, I'm a capo now.
Underboss James Osticco
Unfortunately watermarked portrait from an amateur collage of gangsters who attended Apalachin.
Consigliere Edward Sciandra
You can't view this as a single image on the internet anymore, I had to take a picture of the cached image that's no longer on a website and upload it, so when it disappears it will be safe on the BB.
Agreed! I love the rare pics. Here is one my favorites from Life Magazine Feb 14 1969 on page 56: Buster Wortman's funeral. This picture has 2 of the bosses of the St. Louis family (Vitale and Giordano) and the deceased east side boss (Wortman, part of the Chicago family) in the same picture. Throw in Louis Shoulders, one of the most corrupt cops in the history of law enforcement.
Interesting tidbit - the author of this article, won the Pulitzer for a later report on the relationship between St. Louis family and the Mayor, AJ Cervantes, his Crime Commissioner and Morris Shenker, mob lawyer. The local paper would not print the article, because the editor didn't believe the story and allegations. It was later learned that the editor did not print it under pressure from the Mayor's office and that the FBI leaked the whole story to Walsh. Life published the story, and the Mayor sued them for libel. He lost his suit.
In case you’re wondering how prison has been treating ex-mobster Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, here’s the most recent photo taken of the imprisoned serial killer.
The 65-year-old Gravano, who snitched out John Gotti and other fellow hoodlums, is serving a 19-year stretch for an Arizona narcotics conviction (he is scheduled for release in early-2019).
The former Gambino underboss, who is reportedly suffering from Graves’ disease, was photographed by the Arizona Department of Corrections.
"This FBI photo, taken on June 11, 1979, at a game farm in Dexter shows convicted mob boss Jack Tocco (center) along with Vito Giacalone (left) and Anthony Corrado."
This surveillance photo was taken the day that Jack Tocco was appointed to replace Zerrilli as leader of the Detroit LCN. Great story providing background can be read here:
im new here i wish i could but i dont know how to upload this picture from the book "citizen somerville" by bobby martini and elayne keratsis. great boston book. it has a black n white picture of the gentlemen of leavenworth 1984 ed dunn?howie winter,russell bufalino,carl tuffy deluna, and tino the greek fiumara. tino whereing a fila suit i guess he was a little cooler/hip with the gear then his fellow cons. please someone post that pic, bufalino looks dead, but you know he has the most pull.
"Trunk music". The bodies of Jasper Campise and Johnny Gattuso, throats cut and stuffed in to the trunk of car. Retribution for shooting Outfit associate Ken Eto in the head (3 times) and still failing to kill him.
Left to right, partners in crime Chuckie Nicoletti and 'Milwaukee Phil' Alderisio. Chuckie Nicoletti was one of the Outfit's most prolific hitmen, and Alderisio designed them a car specifically made to conceal guns and hide from police. They were also Spilotro's accomplices during the whole head crushing vise thing.
Rare photos of Frank 'The Bomp' Bompiensero that aren't painted over like his standard photo you'll find anywhere else.
Louis Saccenti, Thomas Carbonaro, John Gammarano, Salvatore Gravano
Hey I recognize where that was taken. That was Gravano's construction office on Stillwell avenue. I lived right across the street and never knew Gravano was there until I read his book.
Left to right, partners in crime Chuckie Nicoletti and 'Milwaukee Phil' Alderisio. Chuckie Nicoletti was one of the Outfit's most prolific hitmen, and Alderisio designed them a car specifically made to conceal guns and hide from police. They were also Spilotro's accomplices during the whole head crushing vise thing.
From everything I've read, 'Milwaukee Phil' was one bad dude. I've been finding myself getting more and more interested in the Chicago stuff; those guys seemed pretty ruthless.
hey can anybody tell me when that photo of niche and cali you know with the black girl was taken? is that drita on the far right from mob wives? it would be on page 2
hey can anybody tell me when that photo of niche and cali you know with the black girl was taken? is that drita on the far right from mob wives? it would be on page 2
Its from 2003(Thanks to carmela for info) i know that photo was released after operation "Old Bridge" in 2008,when they arrested bunch of Sicilians/Americans.
hey can anybody tell me when that photo of niche and cali you know with the black girl was taken? is that drita on the far right from mob wives? it would be on page 2
And really, what do any mafioso care who DeNiro married? He's no real life gangster and in real life he's about as Italian as Chef Boyardee, so what are they hung up about?
Actually Chef Boyardee was vastly more Italian than Robert DeNiro now that I think about it.
Great pics- am looking through them all now. Any of Charlie Iannece Sr and Anthony Pungitore Jr? (Yes I'm a pin in the rump roast, but still looking for a "rare photo" of those two.
Sixteen individuals, including the ruling hierarchy of the Gambino crime family and their associates, were indicted for involvement in racketeering (RICO) conspiracy which includes murder, loan sharking, labor payoffs, and extortion. Being led into federal court in Brooklyn is Joseph N. Gallo
Eighty four years ago, today, July 1, 1928, Frankie Yale was shot to death in Brooklyn, NY. The body of noted gang chief Frankie Yale, who was born Francesco Ioele, lies beside his automobile in front of 923 44th St (between New Utrecht & 9th Aves), after Yale was shot to death from a pursuing automobile. Yale's car crashed into a house and he was thrown out of the car.
Agreed. Kinda funny, but according to "Loyalty And Betrayal" author Sidney Zion, at the Yale funeral there were two women among the mourners with papers that said she was Mrs Yale.
Guys, its always interested me, is there any pictures or description of the REAL Billy Batts or Foxy Jerothe? I think there is one of Foxy holding a sign at some sort of Italian protest walk?
Guys, its always interested me, is there any pictures or description of the REAL Billy Batts or Foxy Jerothe? I think there is one of Foxy holding a sign at some sort of Italian protest walk?
Billy Batts is a mystery. All we know of him is what Henry Hill told us. His real name seems to have been William Devino. I have been looking for him for years in newspaper clippings, databases of all kinds and stuff but haven´t found anything. How sure can we be that he even existed?
It seems strange to me that there appears to be only 2 pictures of Danny Marino, both from the 80s and early 90s I think. The guy was part of the leadership and had some court dates, surely there's more recent ones, anyone?
hey how about some Tommy Lucchese pics,cant find anything on the net except the one at hearings with his 3 finger hand taking an oath and one profile pic
It seems strange to me that there appears to be only 2 pictures of Danny Marino, both from the 80s and early 90s I think. The guy was part of the leadership and had some court dates, surely there's more recent ones, anyone?
I'm almost positive one came out with his latest case (the thing with the 15 year old hookers and whatnot). I'll see if I can hunt it down.
What was the original source for his real name? I first saw this "DeVino" thing on the Wikipedia page for Tommy DeSimone, which includes the following somewhat questionable anecdote:
DeSimone committed what is believed to have been his first murder on March 15, 1968. He was walking down the street with Hill when DeSimone spotted Howard Goldstein, a passing pedestrian, unknown to either gangster. Hill recalls DeSimone turning to him and saying, "Hey Henry, watch this." DeSimone yelled, "Hey cocksucker!" and pulled out a .38 caliber pistol, and shot and killed Goldstein. Hill exclaimed, "That was cold-blooded, Tommy!" DeSimone replied, "Well, I'm a mean cat."
Here's Foxy Jerrothe, for whoever requested him. Here's his mugshot from before he was killed, along with his protest pic (he's the one in the middle).
What was the original source for his real name? I first saw this "DeVino" thing on the Wikipedia page for Tommy DeSimone, which includes the following somewhat questionable anecdote:
DeSimone committed what is believed to have been his first murder on March 15, 1968. He was walking down the street with Hill when DeSimone spotted Howard Goldstein, a passing pedestrian, unknown to either gangster. Hill recalls DeSimone turning to him and saying, "Hey Henry, watch this." DeSimone yelled, "Hey cocksucker!" and pulled out a .38 caliber pistol, and shot and killed Goldstein. Hill exclaimed, "That was cold-blooded, Tommy!" DeSimone replied, "Well, I'm a mean cat."
I´ve just learned, with great help from posters on another forum, that William Devino´s name actually was William J. Bentvena. That figures why there has been so hard to come over any info on Billy Batts. I have no clue why Pileggi or Hill named him Devino in the book "Wiseguy". Considering he was dead by the time when the book was written, I can´t imagine the publishers were scared of future lawsuits. (I don´t know.) There is info on Bentvena on the internet, but thus far I haven´t been able to locate any pictures of him. Would be cool to know how he looked like!
What was the original source for his real name? I first saw this "DeVino" thing on the Wikipedia page for Tommy DeSimone, which includes the following somewhat questionable anecdote:
DeSimone committed what is believed to have been his first murder on March 15, 1968. He was walking down the street with Hill when DeSimone spotted Howard Goldstein, a passing pedestrian, unknown to either gangster. Hill recalls DeSimone turning to him and saying, "Hey Henry, watch this." DeSimone yelled, "Hey cocksucker!" and pulled out a .38 caliber pistol, and shot and killed Goldstein. Hill exclaimed, "That was cold-blooded, Tommy!" DeSimone replied, "Well, I'm a mean cat."
I´ve just learned, with great help from posters on another forum, that William Devino´s name actually was William J. Bentvena. That figures why there has been so hard to come over any info on Billy Batts. I have no clue why Pileggi or Hill named him Devino in the book "Wiseguy". Considering he was dead by the time when the book was written, I can´t imagine the publishers were scared of future lawsuits. (I don´t know.) There is info on Bentvena on the internet, but thus far I haven´t been able to locate any pictures of him. Would be cool to know how he looked like!
Now I´m not so sure if the name "William Devino" actually appeared in the book. I don´t have the book here. So it may be that Hill, who perhaps never knew Billy Batts´s real name, threw "William Devino" out in an interview while being drunk or high, after the book had been published. Or the original source was just a confused kid, writing articles on Wikipedia.
Now I´m not so sure if the name "William Devino" actually appeared in the book. I don´t have the book here. So it may be that Hill, who perhaps never knew Billy Batts´s real name, threw "William Devino" out in an interview while being drunk or high, after the book had been published. Or the original source was just a confused kid, writing articles on Wikipedia.
It's just "Billy Batts" in the book. "Devino" certainly does sound like a plausible drunken recollection of the uncommon "Bentvena".
Can anyone help me identify all persons on this photo?
I see Nicky Scarfo,Joe Ligambi?
Ligambi is the guy in the middle, who is kneeing, with white shorts. George Bogesi is the one in baseball cap. Faffy Iannarella is next to Ligambi, on the right. Nick Caramandi is the one guy with sunglasses (on the left side of the picture) and Charlie Ianacci is holding his arm around him. In the back row, no 3 (from left to right) may be Joe Grande, but I´m not sure.
Now I´m not so sure if the name "William Devino" actually appeared in the book. I don´t have the book here. So it may be that Hill, who perhaps never knew Billy Batts´s real name, threw "William Devino" out in an interview while being drunk or high, after the book had been published. Or the original source was just a confused kid, writing articles on Wikipedia.
It's just "Billy Batts" in the book. "Devino" certainly does sound like a plausible drunken recollection of the uncommon "Bentvena".
Can anyone help me identify all persons on this photo?
I see Nicky Scarfo,Joe Ligambi?
Ligambi is the guy in the middle, who is kneeing, with white shorts. George Bogesi is the one in baseball cap. Faffy Iannarella is next to Ligambi, on the right. Nick Caramandi is the one guy with sunglasses (on the left side of the picture) and Charlie Ianacci is holding his arm around him. In the back row, no 3 (from left to right) may be Joe Grande, but I´m not sure.
The guy in sunglasses, and wearing white (corny) t-shirt is Anthony Pungitore Jr.
Anthony Accardo with Gaetano "Tony Gobels" Ricci, a Genovese capo
Where is this from? Seems very rare to see a Chicago guy with a NYC Genovese guy.
The picture was taken in connection with them arriving at a federal court in Miami, Florida to answer questions in front of a grand jury in 1969. The grand jury wanted to ask them why they have been conducting secret meetings at a Miami Beach motel. The mobsters gave only their names and addresses and refused to answer further questions. Vincent Alo and Meyer Lansky had also been subpoenad to this one.
thats a good one of gemini twins and casso... yeah and big frank lastorino, donno the other guy - can't wait to see this casso interview - I'm thinking gravano and this are the most rare interview we're all dying to see...
guy on the left of casso is dom truscello probaly in his late 70tys he's steven crea right hand man if still actine or alive. he had the beef about the table at rao's.
the pic of casso and anthony senter and testa they were made guys then anyone know. senter looks like 21 with a body count the same but are those two guys made luchese's? i read they killed roy demeo to get out the gambino families grip. but now there making guys in jail so i think they are that pic looks 86 vic and gas in control i believe they got made, thats the year gotti made all his dumb brothers and the rest of his old crew. carmine the snake probaly made bernie into the colombo's i would. find that cash in the stash.
anthony senter and testa they were made guys then anyone know.
My understanding is that both of them were made sometime around 1985.
This is interesting, I made a thread on this about a year ago and a lot said they weren't. Is there proof? They were with the Gambino's in 83 and maybe 84 so it would be quick to get made into a new family in a year or two?
anthony senter and testa they were made guys then anyone know.
My understanding is that both of them were made sometime around 1985.
This is interesting, I made a thread on this about a year ago and a lot said they weren't. Is there proof? They were with the Gambino's in 83 and maybe 84 so it would be quick to get made into a new family in a year or two?
I have been looking but haven´t found any proof. Somewhere in the back of my mind I do remember reading that they were made. And mentioned in the same sentence was (if I remember correctly) their initiation was a "thank you" for a job well done. (The Roy DeMeo killing.) I think both of them had a good relationship with the Luccheses. Especially Joey whose brother Patty was a Lucchese member.
You would think Al D'arco and Casso would of told the Feds when they flipped, perhaps they did. I was wondering HK, the Gemini twins were convicted in 1989? Were these charges all from their Gambino days under DeMeo? They were free for 6 years after DeMeo was murdered, did they carry on murdering after they left the Gemini crew?
they were under indictment for years i think there first trial was a misstrial but they had to be made and 88 around the time jurnior gotti got made. we probaly dont know cause when they got 60yrs in 89 there wasnt a turncoat in the family.but casso is under boss in that pic and trucello a capo why would they take a pic with 2 associates and look at all those drinks on t he table, musta had a good time.there release date is 2032 i wonder if they;ll make it.
You would think Al D'arco and Casso would of told the Feds when they flipped, perhaps they did. I was wondering HK, the Gemini twins were convicted in 1989? Were these charges all from their Gambino days under DeMeo? They were free for 6 years after DeMeo was murdered, did they carry on murdering after they left the Gemini crew?
It´s complicated...
In 1984, the government filed a 78 count indictment naming twenty-four defendants, including Senter and Testa, and alleging eleven different conspiracies. So it was a massive and a complexed trial. Initially both Senter and Testa were acquitted (or in some cases the jury were unable to reach a verdict) of several charges including the car theft operation, murders and participation in dismemberment of victims.
I don´t know what charges they were found guilty of. But it seems to me that they were tried again, a couple of years later on the same charges and were convicted of racketeering and 10 counts of murder. After a string of appeals, in 1989 they were finally sent to federal prison to serve life. I believe these charges all stemmed from their crimes commited while working for DeMeo.
According to Anthony Casso, Testa and Senter were responsible for the Vladimir Reznikov murder in 1986. If Casso is telling the truth (and I have no resaon to doubt it in this case) it does look like the "Gemini Twins" carried on murdering even after the DeMeo period.
Can anyone help me identify all persons on this photo?
I see Nicky Scarfo,Joe Ligambi?
You've got almost all the answers to these except for the youngest one in the photo to Scarfos left. I believe that's Leonetti's son. In the Primerime interview he did, he talked about his son and they showed this exact picture zoomed in on the kid with his face blurred out.
Hello all, been lurking for awhile and finally decided to sign up. Saw somebody mention Johnny-D on here, so for those of you not from Chicago who haven't seen this, enjoy.
Hello all, been lurking for awhile and finally decided to sign up. Saw somebody mention Johnny-D on here, so for those of you not from Chicago who haven't seen this, enjoy.
Hello all, been lurking for awhile and finally decided to sign up. Saw somebody mention Johnny-D on here, so for those of you not from Chicago who haven't seen this, enjoy.
That was incredible. DiFronzo gets out of a meeting with Marco D'amico. The reporter asks him about Marco and DiFronzo claims he's never heard of Marco D'amico in his life.
He's old school pal, very old school. And smart as hell too. Its no coincidence that him and Joe the Builder are the only two of the Aiuppa/Tuna days still out and about. He doesn't shoot his mouth off and lives very quietly, but still commands a hell of a lot of respect...despite what some people seem to think about outfit guys these days.
He's old school pal, very old school. And smart as hell too. Its no coincidence that him and Joe the Builder are the only two of the Aiuppa/Tuna days still out and about. He doesn't shoot his mouth off and lives very quietly, but still commands a hell of a lot of respect...despite what some people seem to think about outfit guys these days.
That or either he's that secret high ranking Outfit informant (revealed in court papers) who has been working for the feds for a long time now....just a thought...
No he was not named in the indictment. They did bring him up during the trial numerous times though, but Lumbo and the German were the only 2 guys from North of Roosevelt who actually got pinched. (Little Jimmy and Mickey ran Cicero). For people to think Mr. Difronzo was in any shape or form cooperating because he avoided the secrets trial is insane. Why not Sarno? Or Toots? Or the builder? Or better yet, Pizza Al (who was still alive at the time of the indictment) Those fellas have been around for ages and weren't named either.
The whole secrets trial was based on two things: 1. The Calabreses. The US attorney here in Chicago had a hard-on for Frank/Nick going back decades, and once they got Frank Jr's pathetic ass to cooperate, they new they'd have nick because he was weak and couldn't stomach life in prison.
2. The Spilotro bros. killing and sefiert's murder had been haunting Mitch Mars and those guys the same as Calabrese, if not more. They wanted the german and joey real bad since the 70s-80s because of those two things. Also, the fact that nick squealed and said little jimmy was there ended up being a bonus because he had just been named street boss. What better headline than to take a "boss" off the street? I've heard conflicting stories from people throughout the years as to whether jimmy actually drove mike and tony that day, or was just there, but one thing I've always heard was that John D was NOT present. The southside guys were the ones who really had a problem with Tony and Mikey.
And to answer you question about the video, its from '09 I believe. I used to eat at the restaurant "The loon cafe" with family all the time (grew up in River Grove), and it closed down around 2010 I believe?
No he was not named in the indictment. They did bring him up during the trial numerous times though, but Lumbo and the German were the only 2 guys from North of Roosevelt who actually got pinched. (Little Jimmy and Mickey ran Cicero). For people to think Mr. Difronzo was in any shape or form cooperating because he avoided the secrets trial is insane. Why not Sarno? Or Toots? Or the builder? Or better yet, Pizza Al (who was still alive at the time of the indictment) Those fellas have been around for ages and weren't named either.
The whole secrets trial was based on two things: 1. The Calabreses. The US attorney here in Chicago had a hard-on for Frank/Nick going back decades, and once they got Frank Jr's pathetic ass to cooperate, they new they'd have nick because he was weak and couldn't stomach life in prison.
2. The Spilotro bros. killing and sefiert's murder had been haunting Mitch Mars and those guys the same as Calabrese, if not more. They wanted the german and joey real bad since the 70s-80s because of those two things. Also, the fact that nick squealed and said little jimmy was there ended up being a bonus because he had just been named street boss. What better headline than to take a "boss" off the street? I've heard conflicting stories from people throughout the years as to whether jimmy actually drove mike and tony that day, or was just there, but one thing I've always heard was that John D was NOT present. The southside guys were the ones who really had a problem with Tony and Mikey.
And to answer you question about the video, its from '09 I believe. I used to eat at the restaurant "The loon cafe" with family all the time (grew up in River Grove), and it closed down around 2010 I believe?
There has always been the belief in Chicago that the Feds have been working on "Operation Family Secrets 2 Trial" aimed at the DiFronzos. You have to wonder what Nick & Frank (Jr.) Calabrese told the Feds about the two DiFronzo brothers. Not much was said about them during the 2007 Family Secrets trial.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if another round of indictments came thru in the next couple years. But really, John-D would pretty much be the main target. Maybe Joe the Builder, but he's been sick and laying low. Used to see him around quite a bit at various restaurants/bars, but not anymore. Sarno is gone for awhile, plus Tornabene passed away a couple years ago, so the big name guys are sorta gone. There are a few guys remaining who wield power, for which I won't name names, but they're on those charts.
Born in Asiago, the son of an unmarried seamstress living at Milan and returned to his hometown during the war, according to many sources was the natural son of Italian-American mob boss Frank Coppola said Frank three fingers. He moved with his mother in Milan (Lambrate district) since childhood, amateur boxer in his youth, makes its appearance in the criminal Milan as a small car thief, and then move gradually to impose his personality, taking on roles of increasing leading up to reach the head of a criminal gang (consisting mostly of immigrants from Catania) addict to the control of the gambling dens of the city and the exploitation of prostitution (activity in the period of greatest success invoice tens of millions of lire a night ). He also participates in several robberies and kidnappings, with the complicity of boss of the Banda dei Marsigliesi Albert Bergamelli.Turatello is famous for the fierce rivalry, born from his youth, with Renato Vallanzasca, which results in a bloody feud with the many victims of both fronts. Later, after the arrest of both Vallanzasca and Turatello takes place a gradual rapprochement between the two friends shake that (among other Turatello will witness the wedding of Vallanzasca in marriage with Giuliana Brusa held in prison).There is still debate today on the position within Cosa Nostra of Turatello, but it is believed that during his criminal career was often in contact with senior members of the Neapolitan Camorra clans and families in Sicily. The figure of Turatello also appears in many dark episodes in the history of Italy of the seventies, including the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro and some criminal acts done by the Magliana Gang. After a lengthy fugitive was arrested April 2 1977 in fairly random Cordusio Square in Milan, tried for a long list of offenses is sentenced to a lengthy prison who is serving under the regime of rigorous imprisonment. Turatello was killed August 17, 1981 in prison in Sardinia Badu'e Carros by Pasquale Barra, Vincenzo Andraous, Antonino Faro, Adriano Danilo and Salvatore Maltese in a very brutal: will be stabbed and disemboweled, and his heart checked out and bitten. The motive for this murder is still mysterious, but certainly an end so terrible - and the consequent destruction of the body - revealing that he had committed an offense very great. Some sources date back to the New Organized Camorra order the murder, but there still remain reliable sources. Francis is buried at Turatello Monumental Monza.
Massacre of the boss Francis Turatello August 27, 1981
Pasquale Barra one of the men who killed Turatello, and he will thrust its teeth through the heart
Is pulling a guy's heart out and biting it, all that much worse than stuffing a severed head into a compacter, or cutting off a dick and sticking it in said severed head's mouth?
I am sure thats Vincent but i really dont know who the chubby kid is
Ok thanks. I know the younger Charlie Iannece was picked up on meth charges a few years a go in the same raid that nailed one of the Piccolo's on steroid charges. Iannece was just a small time buyer picking up 8 balls for him and his friends.
I am sure thats Vincent but i really dont know who the chubby kid is
Ok thanks. I know the younger Charlie Iannece was picked up on meth charges a few years a go in the same raid that nailed one of the Piccolo's on steroid charges. Iannece was just a small time buyer picking up 8 balls for him and his friends.
There is a post by Chucky a couple pages back, where he listed all the names of the guys in that pic.
By the way...Giancarlo.. I love your name, very unusual. Yeah.
Police Commissioner Cataldo Tandoj and his wife, Leila Motta
Born in 1911, Vincenzo Di Carlo had belonged to the Fascist party until 1943, being an active member and leader of the GIL, the Fascist Youth movement. Once again it becomes clear how many criminal Mafiosi had been perfectly amalgamated with the Fascist structure, which was so similar to the Mafia. Under the Allies, DI Carlo was once again at the top: he was made responsible for the requisition of cereals and later became a member of the Raffadali junta. In 1950 he was given an honorary judiciary role, that of “giudice conciliatore”. In 1957 he was made head of the local section of the Christian Democratic Party. But the Carabinieri wrote (1960): “Di Carlo is the head of the local Mafia, which is made up of eight individuals; almost all have been indicted for crimes and have a criminal background. All these, including Di Carlo, operate within the Christian Democratic party and under its political protection move in silence and with total tranquility, as is the custom of the Mafia.” On 30 March 1960, on one of these evenings when Agrigento begins to feel the heat coming, Police Commissioner Cataldo Tandoj (who had been head of the Squadra Mobile and was on the point of being transferred to Rome) and his wife were taking a stroll. It was late and dark. Suddenly from a side alley a man jumped out and opened fire: Tandoj died like a Mafia boss. A passing student was hit by a bullet and died too. Gossip quickly reached the police. Word spread that the handsome Mrs Tandoj was the mistress of Professor Mario La Loggia, a psychiatrist, brother of the former Christian democrat president of Sicily. Agrigento was described (in Sicilian and national papers) as a city of sin and orgies. La Loggia’s wife, the “insatiable” Danika, was accused of having an illicit relationship with Mrs Tandoj as well. The Mafia masterminded the rumour campaign, and Mario La Loggia and Mrs Tandoj were arrested and imprisoned for several months. But a diary of Tandoj’s was found, and the truth came out (the diary later disappeared). Many police officers could have guessed it, because all at Agrigento knew that Commissioner Tandoj had close relationship with the cosche, both with Genco Russo’s and especially with Vincenzo Di Carlo’s, at Raffadali. During the Fifties Tandoj had discovered much evidence against Di Carlo, but instead of publicly incriminating the boss of Raffadali he had blackmailed him. TO the prosecuting magistrates he had only told a small part of Di Carlo’s story. Although there had been strong pressures from some of the police, the Carabinieri and the judiciaries to arrest two suspects, Giuseppe Terrazino and Vincenzo Di Carlo, Tandoj had protected them and refused to arrest them. A policeman (known only to Tandoj) who was making inquiries about Terrazino had been attacked and badly wounded one night. “But in the last months of his life”, wrote Senator Pafundi in a document which until 1970 had been kept secret, “Tandoj had become helpless with the vast cosca of Raffadali and could not put a stop to the many murders when the association broke up, due to the rivalry of private interests”. And with Tandoj about to be transferred to Rome, the Raffadali cosca was no longer sure of his silence. The La Loggia brothers were the nucleus of the Fanfani faction in the Agrigento region. For some Mafia quarters, it was also useful to discredit the La Loggias and, in so doing, to prevent the former head of the Region from becoming the head of the Bank of Sicily. When the truth came out it was too late: Mrs Tandoj and Mario La Loggia had been drowned in a sea of muddy gossip. IN 1962 it was the heads of the Agrigento police, Salvatore Guarino, who accused Di Carlo. This was due to the fact that Di Carlo had been formally accused. Guarino reported:
The giudice conciliatore of Raffadali, Vincenzo Di Carlo, is a notorious Mafia figure in Raffadali. He has belonged to that criminal organization for over ten years and I believe that he is implicated in – or at least he is in the know about the authors of – the majority of those terrible crimes which have been committed in that territory. During the investigation for the murder of Police Commissar Tandoj… extremely damaging evidence has emerged against Di Carlo, which proves his affiliation to the Mafia of Raffadali.
Finally a trial took place. In concluded with Di Carlo’s life sentence, and his immediate appeal. The judges had declared that “the mandate of killing Tandoj was decided in even higher quarters’ than Di Carlo’s cosca.
Police Commissioner Cataldo Tandoj and his wife, Leila Motta
Born in 1911, Vincenzo Di Carlo had belonged to the Fascist party until 1943, being an active member and leader of the GIL, the Fascist Youth movement. Once again it becomes clear how many criminal Mafiosi had been perfectly amalgamated with the Fascist structure, which was so similar to the Mafia. Under the Allies, DI Carlo was once again at the top: he was made responsible for the requisition of cereals and later became a member of the Raffadali junta. In 1950 he was given an honorary judiciary role, that of “giudice conciliatore”. In 1957 he was made head of the local section of the Christian Democratic Party. But the Carabinieri wrote (1960): “Di Carlo is the head of the local Mafia, which is made up of eight individuals; almost all have been indicted for crimes and have a criminal background. All these, including Di Carlo, operate within the Christian Democratic party and under its political protection move in silence and with total tranquility, as is the custom of the Mafia.” On 30 March 1960, on one of these evenings when Agrigento begins to feel the heat coming, Police Commissioner Cataldo Tandoj (who had been head of the Squadra Mobile and was on the point of being transferred to Rome) and his wife were taking a stroll. It was late and dark. Suddenly from a side alley a man jumped out and opened fire: Tandoj died like a Mafia boss. A passing student was hit by a bullet and died too. Gossip quickly reached the police. Word spread that the handsome Mrs Tandoj was the mistress of Professor Mario La Loggia, a psychiatrist, brother of the former Christian democrat president of Sicily. Agrigento was described (in Sicilian and national papers) as a city of sin and orgies. La Loggia’s wife, the “insatiable” Danika, was accused of having an illicit relationship with Mrs Tandoj as well. The Mafia masterminded the rumour campaign, and Mario La Loggia and Mrs Tandoj were arrested and imprisoned for several months. But a diary of Tandoj’s was found, and the truth came out (the diary later disappeared). Many police officers could have guessed it, because all at Agrigento knew that Commissioner Tandoj had close relationship with the cosche, both with Genco Russo’s and especially with Vincenzo Di Carlo’s, at Raffadali. During the Fifties Tandoj had discovered much evidence against Di Carlo, but instead of publicly incriminating the boss of Raffadali he had blackmailed him. TO the prosecuting magistrates he had only told a small part of Di Carlo’s story. Although there had been strong pressures from some of the police, the Carabinieri and the judiciaries to arrest two suspects, Giuseppe Terrazino and Vincenzo Di Carlo, Tandoj had protected them and refused to arrest them. A policeman (known only to Tandoj) who was making inquiries about Terrazino had been attacked and badly wounded one night. “But in the last months of his life”, wrote Senator Pafundi in a document which until 1970 had been kept secret, “Tandoj had become helpless with the vast cosca of Raffadali and could not put a stop to the many murders when the association broke up, due to the rivalry of private interests”. And with Tandoj about to be transferred to Rome, the Raffadali cosca was no longer sure of his silence. The La Loggia brothers were the nucleus of the Fanfani faction in the Agrigento region. For some Mafia quarters, it was also useful to discredit the La Loggias and, in so doing, to prevent the former head of the Region from becoming the head of the Bank of Sicily. When the truth came out it was too late: Mrs Tandoj and Mario La Loggia had been drowned in a sea of muddy gossip. IN 1962 it was the heads of the Agrigento police, Salvatore Guarino, who accused Di Carlo. This was due to the fact that Di Carlo had been formally accused. Guarino reported:
The giudice conciliatore of Raffadali, Vincenzo Di Carlo, is a notorious Mafia figure in Raffadali. He has belonged to that criminal organization for over ten years and I believe that he is implicated in – or at least he is in the know about the authors of – the majority of those terrible crimes which have been committed in that territory. During the investigation for the murder of Police Commissar Tandoj… extremely damaging evidence has emerged against Di Carlo, which proves his affiliation to the Mafia of Raffadali.
Finally a trial took place. In concluded with Di Carlo’s life sentence, and his immediate appeal. The judges had declared that “the mandate of killing Tandoj was decided in even higher quarters’ than Di Carlo’s cosca.
(from the book "Mafioso" by Gaia Servadio)
Thanks alot for this never heard of them great info.
Dwalin2011 Interesting post and good pics you put up there. Interesting to me, anyway, because Agrigento is rarely mentioned on this forum.
Interesting as well is, just over the past few months, governor of Agrigento Province was arrested for mafia association. This was/is big news down there. That province is still the most heavily mafia entrenched in all of Sicily.
Thanks for the appreciation. I will later borrow some books from the library that have other photos of trials and mafia bosses from the 60s and 70s which are better quality than the ones I posted (I took them from an online Italian newspaper archive). I will upload them when I have them.
Originally Posted By: carmela
That province is still the most heavily mafia entrenched in all of Sicily.
Yes, Agrigento (Trapani also) is considered one of the zones with the strongest mafia influence. I read the informants said that if it’s evaluated in numbers, then Palermo would be 10, Agrigento and Trapani 8, Caltanissetta 6 and Catania 4. I wonder why they didn't even consider other provinces. For example, the mafia in the Messina province is said to be quite strong. By the way, the arrested governor of Sicily, Salvatore Cuffaro, is also from Raffadali like Di Carlo.
Sounds good Dwalin. I have a lot of pics as well, but none that should be put up in public, but I'd like to see what you get a hold of, too.
I was going to go back and edit to add that Salvatore Cuffaro was also from Raffadali, but I got sidetracked, but yes..that's pretty interesting. I think so anyway.
No Messina is not nearly as strong as the others, but if you see recent events, there is a lot going on there lately. And Agrigento is all over the news again as well. Lots of stuff going on there. I'm sure you're aware.
Look forward to your pics and posts when you get to them. Thanks.
No Messina is not nearly as strong as the others, but if you see recent events, there is a lot going on there lately.
It may not be as strong as Palermo, Agrigento and Trapani, but it must at least be comparable to Catania, because one of the Messina bosses, Giovanni Sindoni, was able to put pressure on the boss of Catania, Benedetto Santapaola, when he was going to kill the journalist Beppe Alfano in 1993. He was killed near the place where Santapaola was hiding, this was dangerous for him as it attracted unwanted attention, but he couldn't refuse Sindoni. This was in 1993 though. Maybe Messina got weaker later. Sindoni is still free though, unfortunately and not even a fugitive. Too many powerful friends in law enforcement.
all the mafia families in messina answer to catania or palermo thats coz catania is considered stronger the strongest mafia family from the town of barcellona answer to the santapaola's in the commission
all the mafia families in messina answer to catania or palermo thats coz catania is considered stronger the strongest mafia family from the town of barcellona answer to the santapaola's in the commission
I didn't know that. But then why didn't Santapaola just laugh and tell Sindoni to shoot himself instead of doing what he asked and risking arrest by having Alfano murdered near his own hideout?
I didn't know that. But then why didn't Santapaola just laugh and tell Sindoni to shoot himself instead of doing what he asked and risking arrest by having Alfano murdered near his own hideout?
nitto santapaola was hiding in barcellona at that time and sindoni is also a powerful freemason member but the murder of that journalist was worth also for santapaola coz he was inquiring into interest of both local and catania families by the way barcellona has not any boss in the commission but it answers to santapaola family like most of the eastern crime families
Some photographs from the book "Nothing personal, just business" by Kenneth R.Dickson about the Licavoli gang from Toledo and its conflict with Jack Kennedy.
John Mirabella, a Licavoli hitman
Chalky Red Yaranowski, aka Harry Leonard (a Licavoli associate)
Hitman Joseph "Wop" English (real name Serafino Sinatra)
Thomas "Yonnie" Licavoli and his lawyer Cornell Schreiber
Jacob "Firetop" Sulkin, a Licavoli associate and his main link with local politicians
Firetop SUlkin escorted out of the courtroom
Jack Kennedy, the bootlegger for whose murder Licavoli was convicted
Scene of Jack Kennedy's murder, as it appeared in 1933
Scene of Jack Kennedy's murder, as it appeared in 2004
Licavoli's home on Pemberton Drive in Toledo's Old Orchard area
Paper money issued by Toledo during the Depression
Licavoli's home on Wendover Drive in Toledo's Old Orchard
Licavoli's Golden Rose Supper Club
Firetop Sulkin's home on Overland Parkway as it appeared in 2004
Licavoli being returned to prison
From left to right: Paul Schrader, The Times' Sports editor; Mickey Walker, former Middleweight boxing champion; Johnny Rai, Licavoli gangster (almost hidden); unknown with raised glass; George Blount, the News-Bee chief photographer (cigar & glass); John Mirabella, Licavoli gangster; Norm Hauger, BLADE photographer (hat); Plummer Whipple, BLADE Sports writer (kneeling); Leo Moceri, brother of Yonnie's wife, Zena; Thomas "Yonnie" Licavoli; Russell Syracuse, Licavoli gangster.
That picture of Anthony Casso, Joey Testa, Anthony Senter, Frank Lastorino, and Dominic Truscello shows you how precarious relationships in the "life" are. It was Anthony Casso who had Testa's brother Patrick killed by Frank Lastorino for basically nothing a few years later.
Amazing photos guys!! I havent seen soooo many of these. I just recently joined the site and will be posting frequently. Thanks for the photos (especially strax)
found this : The “Navy Street Gang,” NYC, 1916. The Neapolitan Navy Street gang were members of the Camorra based in Brooklyn and Coney Island. The gang fought against other crime families for control of the New York rackets but was decimated when its own members turned against them in 1917
Various members of the DeCavalcante Family. Centred standing is Giovanni ‘John the Eagle’ Riggi. C. late 1980s
Of course there is a difference in who they marry, as opposed to who's their gf. Cali' would have never married a black woman, like DeNiro has.
And really, what do any mafioso care who DeNiro married? He's no real life gangster and in real life he's about as Italian as Chef Boyardee, so what are they hung up about?
Carmela(one -L?). Reading some of your posts reminds me why as a young man we called the women in the neighborhood -- Barracudas.
The only picture was him talking to his son in the visitation area obviously he doesn't have his big hairdo LOL he probably looks like a creepy old angry man
Born in Asiago, the son of an unmarried seamstress living at Milan and returned to his hometown during the war, according to many sources was the natural son of Italian-American mob boss Frank Coppola said Frank three fingers. He moved with his mother in Milan (Lambrate district) since childhood, amateur boxer in his youth, makes its appearance in the criminal Milan as a small car thief, and then move gradually to impose his personality, taking on roles of increasing leading up to reach the head of a criminal gang (consisting mostly of immigrants from Catania) addict to the control of the gambling dens of the city and the exploitation of prostitution (activity in the period of greatest success invoice tens of millions of lire a night ). He also participates in several robberies and kidnappings, with the complicity of boss of the Banda dei Marsigliesi Albert Bergamelli.Turatello is famous for the fierce rivalry, born from his youth, with Renato Vallanzasca, which results in a bloody feud with the many victims of both fronts. Later, after the arrest of both Vallanzasca and Turatello takes place a gradual rapprochement between the two friends shake that (among other Turatello will witness the wedding of Vallanzasca in marriage with Giuliana Brusa held in prison).There is still debate today on the position within Cosa Nostra of Turatello, but it is believed that during his criminal career was often in contact with senior members of the Neapolitan Camorra clans and families in Sicily. The figure of Turatello also appears in many dark episodes in the history of Italy of the seventies, including the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro and some criminal acts done by the Magliana Gang. After a lengthy fugitive was arrested April 2 1977 in fairly random Cordusio Square in Milan, tried for a long list of offenses is sentenced to a lengthy prison who is serving under the regime of rigorous imprisonment. Turatello was killed August 17, 1981 in prison in Sardinia Badu'e Carros by Pasquale Barra, Vincenzo Andraous, Antonino Faro, Adriano Danilo and Salvatore Maltese in a very brutal: will be stabbed and disemboweled, and his heart checked out and bitten. The motive for this murder is still mysterious, but certainly an end so terrible - and the consequent destruction of the body - revealing that he had committed an offense very great. Some sources date back to the New Organized Camorra order the murder, but there still remain reliable sources. Francis is buried at Turatello Monumental Monza.
Massacre of the boss Francis Turatello August 27, 1981
Pasquale Barra one of the men who killed Turatello, and he will thrust its teeth through the heart
After a long fugitive was arrested April 2, 1977 in Milan Viale Lunigiana, tried for a long list of crimes is sentenced to a lengthy prison who is serving under the regime of hard labor. Although this is possible for a certain period of time to lead his band and direct their own affairs criminals from prison, until it is supplanted his former right hand man Angelo Epaminondas, called "the Theban".
Turatello was killed August 17, 1981 in prison in Sardinia Badu'e Carros Pasquale Barra, Vincenzo Andraous, Antonino Faro, Adriano and Danilo Salvatore Maltese in a very brutal: It will then stabbed and disemboweled and his intestines pulled out and bitten. The motive for this murder is still mysterious, but certainly an end so awful - and the resulting destruction of the body - show that he had made a very big insult. Some sources date back to the New Organized Camorra order the murder, but there still remain trusted sources.
Of course there is a difference in who they marry, as opposed to who's their gf. Cali' would have never married a black woman, like DeNiro has.
And really, what do any mafioso care who DeNiro married? He's no real life gangster and in real life he's about as Italian as Chef Boyardee, so what are they hung up about?
Carmela(one -L?). Reading some of your posts reminds me why as a young man we called the women in the neighborhood -- Barracudas.
One or two "L"'..whatever makes ya happy.
And this is me on best behavior; lest I play in the BB sandbox (again).
In case you’re wondering how prison has been treating ex-mobster Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, here’s the most recent photo taken of the imprisoned serial killer.
The 65-year-old Gravano, who snitched out John Gotti and other fellow hoodlums, is serving a 19-year stretch for an Arizona narcotics conviction (he is scheduled for release in early-2019).
The former Gambino underboss, who is reportedly suffering from Graves’ disease, was photographed by the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Sammy Gravano and John Gotti broke the golden rule of organization. Vincent Gigante (the last of the old schoolers) wanted them to pay. They've both payed. Why these men of little honor are worshiped is beyond me. I guess hype and media attention mask over deceit and dishonor.
And really, what do any mafioso care who DeNiro married? He's no real life gangster and in real life he's about as Italian as Chef Boyardee, so what are they hung up about?
Carmela(one -L?). Reading some of your posts reminds me why as a young man we called the women in the neighborhood -- Barracudas.
One or two "L"'..whatever makes ya happy.
And this is me on best behavior; lest I play in the BB sandbox (again).
I'll take that as a heads up for future interactions.
Tony Plate, Gambino member who was killed in 1979.
Good Find man. I've heard a lot about this guy in books about gotti since the bergin crew whacked him. I heard this guy was a real psycho lol The only picture i've seen of him was in the crime charts in the 60's during the valachi hearing
Good Find man. I've heard a lot about this guy in books about gotti since the bergin crew whacked him. I heard this guy was a real psycho lol The only picture i've seen of him was in the crime charts in the 60's during the valachi hearing
The picture was found in the "New York Police Files On The Mafia"-book by Charlie Carr which is a collection of New York´s five Families files, arrest records and mugshots from the 1940s and 1950s. According to his rapsheet, Plate was arrested numerous of times for robbery and in 1937 was sentenced to a 5-10 year prison term. He also had arrests for felonious assault and "frequenting house of ill fame" and "frequenting gaming house".
Good Find man. I've heard a lot about this guy in books about gotti since the bergin crew whacked him. I heard this guy was a real psycho lol The only picture i've seen of him was in the crime charts in the 60's during the valachi hearing
The picture was found in the "New York Police Files On The Mafia"-book by Charlie Carr which is a collection of New York´s five Families files, arrest records and mugshots from the 1940s and 1950s. According to his rapsheet, Plate was arrested numerous of times for robbery and in 1937 was sentenced to a 5-10 year prison term. He also had arrests for felonious assault and "frequenting house of ill fame" and "frequenting gaming house".
Good info i'll check that out. I wonder if there are any mugshots from 1979 when him and neil were arrested for Charles Calise's murder
Not sure if these are rare or not ... but one is over Sonny Black And Donnie Brasco, and the other one is a newer picture before he died of Lefty 2 Guns Ruggiero.
it could be lefty but theres a guy in the back wearing a mark echo t shirt the ones with the rhino on it, its some crappy brand that been around like 10yrs. but he is real skinny like lefty but the hairdo i dont know. maybe, the guy dress pretty cool for a 70ty yr old.
It may not be lefty, i thought it was also just thought id share the company Ecko was founded in 1993 lefty died in 1994. Did a little research just thought id share.
Any chance of some rare photos of New England(The Office) Family, IE, Patriaca SR, Salemi, Barbosa, Angulo, any of em to be honest..
Why do people sometimes spell Salemme's name, "Salemi"? Was there a change of spelling at some point?
No I just could care less about the spelling, I was sure everyone would understand who I was talking about......
And I'm sure everyone does know who you're talking about, as do I. I was only wondering if there was more to it than that, cause sometimes I've seen it spelled differently.
Any chance of some rare photos of New England(The Office) Family, IE, Patriaca SR, Salemi, Barbosa, Angulo, any of em to be honest..
Why do people sometimes spell Salemme's name, "Salemi"? Was there a change of spelling at some point?
No I just could care less about the spelling, I was sure everyone would understand who I was talking about......
And I'm sure everyone does know who you're talking about, as do I. I was only wondering if there was more to it than that, cause sometimes I've seen it spelled differently.
I too have seen it spelled both ways Carm, but I do believe the way you spelled it "Salemme" is the proper way.. ;-)
It was almost ten years ago and I can't exactly remember, but it was about $1,000. (I would not normally spend that kind of money on something as frivolous as an autograph, but I had a good trip to AC).
Fifty two years ago today, Oct 9, 1960, Crazy Joe Gallo gets booked.
(L-R) Lined up for booking at police station with Joseph Argone and Philip Albanese (both hiding); Anthony (Tony Bender) Strollo; George Filippone (hiding); Frank (Frankie the Bug) Caruso; and Joseph (Joe the Blonde) Gallo.
George Filippone later rose to the rank of a captain within the Genovese Family, heading a crew based out of Manhattan´s Lower East Side if I´m correctly informed. It´s hard to find any pictures of him, he seems to have been extremely camera shy...
After the revelations of a pentito of Camorra Michele Auriemma, it was possible to find the body of a boy Smarrazzo Nicola, who was killed in 2007 and a year later found in a cemetery of the Camorraon Mount Somma. it is said that Auriemma and killed the boy wanted to re-establish the Nuova Camorra Organizzata
This is funny! Look at the way Sammy Davis Jr is holding a finger in his ear like he thinks he´s going to survive the hit but is afraid the sound of the gun when fired is going to kill him.
[quote=furio_from_naples]After the revelations of a pentito of Camorra Michele Auriemma, it was possible to find the body of a boy Smarrazzo Nicola, who was killed in 2007 and a year later found in a cemetery of the Camorraon Mount Somma. it is said that Auriemma and killed the boy wanted to re-establish the Nuova Camorra Organizzata
a rare case of body found lol. i remember well this story. so sick
- Luciano in 1949. - Luciano being Interviewed. - Luciano standing outside a Sicilian Shop. - Lucky playing Golf. - Lucky again, playing Golf. - Lucky in the mid 1950s. ..
- Carlo Gambino arrested by Feds - Joseph Castellano son of Big Paul - Boss of Bosses Gambino arrested by Feds, again - Trial of Thomas Gambino - Thomas Gambino Trial - Thomas Gambino son of Don Carlo entering Court - Thomas Gambino - Thomas Gambino Sr - Carlo Gambino's Coffin
BTW, what has happened to this thread? Do I have to buy myself a 80 inch screen in order to read the posts properly? Is it just my computer or does anyone else encounter the same problem?
BTW, what has happened to this thread? Do I have to buy myself a 80 inch screen in order to read the posts properly? Is it just my computer or does anyone else encounter the same problem?
I don't have any problems,i am on 24 inch and 2048x1152.But it is because some photos posted on right side.
BTW, what has happened to this thread? Do I have to buy myself a 80 inch screen in order to read the posts properly? Is it just my computer or does anyone else encounter the same problem?
I don't have any problems,i am on 24 inch and 2048x1152.But it is because some photos posted on right side.
Okay. Hopefully next page will turn out right. You lousy bum Nicky!
- Al Pacino, Al Lettieri and Genovese Caporegime, Pasquale Eboli who was brother of Thomas Eboli. - Pacino and Lettieri take a break from working on their lines. - Thomas Eboli with Lawyer. - Acting Mob Boss Thomas Eboli with Lawyer. - Philly Bruno - The Famous Angelo Bruno photo. - Dutch Schultz in federal court. - Schultz shot dead. - Police Inspecting Crime Scene of Dutch Schultz Assassination. - Crime Scene of Dutch Schultz Shooting.
- Schultz Smoking Cigarette - Seen at a Police Station
- Lawyer with Schultz named Richard Davis
- Dutch with Max Silverman - Sammy - Mickey Cohen in 1962.
The only reason i know that's what it was is because i did it on a different page with a pic of tommy desiminone . For future reference don't copy and paste the google images adress click on the image then copy and paste the address of the site it takes you to or just avoid google images
Just a couple of sidenotes... The man enjoying a tomato soup is not Dutch Schultz, but one of his men. Schultz enjoyed the restaraunt´s bathroom when being shot. He died a couple of days later.
Schultz´s lawyer, Richard "Dixie" Davis, is most probably responsible for the myth of the purge, claiming more than 30 old mustache petes were knocked out across the country the day Maranzano was killed. This number snowballed later into 50 and more by newspapermen and authors, apparently because they had nothing better to write about. Dixie claimed he had learned about the purge from one of Schultz´s gunmen Bo Weinberg.
Just a couple of sidenotes... The man enjoying a tomato soup is not Dutch Schultz, but one of his men. Schultz enjoyed the restaraunt´s bathroom when being shot. He died a couple of days later.
Schultz´s lawyer, Richard "Dixie" Davis, is most probably responsible for the myth of the purge, claiming more than 30 old mustache petes were knocked out across the country the day Maranzano was killed. This number snowballed later into 50 and more by newspapermen and authors, apparently because they had nothing better to write about. Dixie claimed he had learned about the purge from one of Schultz´s gunmen Bo Weinberg.
I remember Capeci saying only 4 or 5 connected murders happened within the month of the Maranzano hit nevermind the night only one i can remember is Sam Monaco from NJ.
Just a couple of sidenotes... The man enjoying a tomato soup is not Dutch Schultz, but one of his men. Schultz enjoyed the restaraunt´s bathroom when being shot. He died a couple of days later.
Schultz´s lawyer, Richard "Dixie" Davis, is most probably responsible for the myth of the purge, claiming more than 30 old mustache petes were knocked out across the country the day Maranzano was killed. This number snowballed later into 50 and more by newspapermen and authors, apparently because they had nothing better to write about. Dixie claimed he had learned about the purge from one of Schultz´s gunmen Bo Weinberg.
I remember Capeci saying only 4 or 5 connected murders happened within the month of the Maranzano hit nevermind the night only one i can remember is Sam Monaco from NJ.
Yeah. Louis Russo was murdered in NJ the same day as Maranzano, James LaPore in Bronx, and a Philly mobster, Siragusa was killed two weeks after the Maranzano killing. I think there was a fifth too, but his name slips my mind right now.
Just a couple of sidenotes... The man enjoying a tomato soup is not Dutch Schultz, but one of his men. Schultz enjoyed the restaraunt´s bathroom when being shot. He died a couple of days later.
Schultz´s lawyer, Richard "Dixie" Davis, is most probably responsible for the myth of the purge, claiming more than 30 old mustache petes were knocked out across the country the day Maranzano was killed. This number snowballed later into 50 and more by newspapermen and authors, apparently because they had nothing better to write about. Dixie claimed he had learned about the purge from one of Schultz´s gunmen Bo Weinberg.
I remember Capeci saying only 4 or 5 connected murders happened within the month of the Maranzano hit nevermind the night only one i can remember is Sam Monaco from NJ.
Yeah. Louis Russo was murdered in NJ the same day as Maranzano, James LaPore in Bronx, and a Philly mobster, Siragusa was killed two weeks after the Maranzano killing. I think there was a fifth too, but his name slips my mind right now.
- Cohen in 1949 - Albert Anastasia - Anastasia with Lawyer in 1945 - Florida Mob Boss in 1958 at the Sans Souci night club in Havana. - Santo Trafficante - Martin Goldstein and Harry Strauss Murder Inc members put on Death Row at Sing Sing in 1941 - Albert Tannenbaum (LEFT) - Tannenbaum with Reles
- Calogero Vizzini Coffin - Domenico Raccuglia being taken to a Palermo police station after he was found in Trapani. - Giovanni Lore a Sicilian Mob member arrested and found in Portugal.
- Alleged member of the Sicilian Mafia - Alleged members of the Sicilian Mob arrested in Portugal - Suspected Sicilian member of Cosa Nostra taken to court in 2010. - A Sicilian Made-Man being taken to court. [img:center]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTsZbwOLPsZYxU877ZFPIZOAtvIr4P5MSVa19GOzGrqdzaois-2LA[/img] - A Boss being arrested - Mafia Round-up - Over 90 Cosa Nostra members being arrested in 2008 - Giuseppe Salvatore Riina in 2008 - Palermo Boss, Enrico Scalavino - Giuseppe Lipari arrested in 2007 but later released was suspected of taking care of Bernardo Provenzano's business - Innocent girl shot by Palermo Organized Crime in 2004 - Giovanni Durante attending his daughter's funeral - Bernardo Provenzano arrested at Corleone in 2006 - Where Provenzano was hiding - Don Provenzano taking to a Palermo court
- Paul Ricca and Louis Campagna in court. - Paul Ricca in August, 1958. - Paul Ricca was a boss of the Chicago Outfit for 13 years. - Ricca and Little New York in 1947. - The Enforcer Nitti dead. - Boss Frank Nitti in March, 1943. - Anthony Accardo in 1920 - Accardo at a Senate Committee and refused to talk. - Tony Accardo in 1958. - Martin Accardo brother of Anthony Accardo convicted of tax fraud - The Old Man Accardo in 1984. - The Outfit's top man seen in 1959. - Johnny Torrio in 1944 - Chicago Gangster Jack McGurn
- Louis Buchalter - Wanted Poster - Buchalter in August, 1939 - Mug Shot of Buchalter in 1939 - Lepke being taken to court in November, 1939 - Time for court - Feds escorting Lepke to Sing Sing in 1944 - Louis Capone with Lepke Buchalter in 1941 - Louis Capone and Mendy Weiss en Route to Sing Sing
- Capone with Lawyer's in 1941 - Abe Reles - Abe in 1941 - Reles been questioned by William F. Palmer
Wasn´t it supposed to look like Abe Reles escaped from the room he was held in by climbing out through the window? How was he supposed to do that with a rope tied around his neck and feet?
Well, He didn't do it that way . They must of done something to his feet. There is a picture of the rope that he climed with, Why would someone climb out of a window? I use the stairs not the window or an elevator.
Charles Majuri. Underboss of the DeCavalcante family. Never moved out of his mother's house. He is close to 70 now.
Two made guys were sent to kill him at his mother's house. They stayed parked outside in a car for over two hours before deciding to fly back to Florida and tell their boss (Vincent Palermo I think) they couldn't do it. Palermo sent the two to kill Majuri after Palermo found out Majuri was planning to kill him and another member of DeCalvancante's administration. The family was in a delicate position and Vincent Palermo, Giralomo Palermo, (not related) and Charles Majuri created a panel of high profile mafiosi, including themselves, to run the Mafia family. Majuri heard both Palermos were planning to make a change that wouldn't benefit or defecit Majuri's position in the family or his pockets. For whatever reason this made Majuri rage and plan to have Vincent Palermo killed. After the two made men returned to Florida and give Vincent the "bad" news, Vincent decided to call off the hit entirely, because he knew Majuri's motivation was simply blind rage and that they'd be able to work it out down the road. Majuri was indicted that year.
Charles Majuri´s father Frank, was also a high ranking member going back to when Nick Delmore headed what later became the DeCavalcante Family. Frank died in 1999.
And who´s that in the picture? Well that´s UncleNino who sometimes posts on here.
- Sam Battaglia was a high ranking member of The Outfit - Sammy Battaglia in 1958 at the Senate Rackets Committee
- Milwaukee Phil in July, 1969 - Louis Fratto in 1954 - Cherry Nose Gioe killed in 1954 by Joseph Glimco's crew - John Roselli with wife June Lang - Anthony Spilotro in April, 1986 - The Ant Spilotro with a member of the Teamsters - The funeral for Spilotro, his mother Antoinette can be seen going into a car - Murray Humphreys an associate of The Outfit seen in 1965 - Jake Guzik a legal advisor in the Chicago Outfit - Jake Guzik seen in 1951 - George "Bugs" Moran Appearing in Court - Bugs Moran seen in 1939 with Lawyers - Moran in April, 1938 with Lawyer George Bieber - Dion O'Banion, Founder and leader of The North Side Gang - Second boss of The North Side Gang, Hymie Weiss - Gusenberg brothers who were victim's of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre - Jack Guzik in 1946
Thanks for sharing. Why do some of the peeps have mustaches when the majority of mobsters don't have any facial hair? I've also heard that mustaches are against mob rules?
- Former Palermo Boss Gaetano Fidanzati in Rome, 1993 - Tommaso Buscetta in 1984 - Gaetano Riina in 2011, brother of Salvatore Riina - Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa killed in 1982 - Giuseppe Salvatore Riina in 2008 - 3rd son of Salvatore Riina, Giuseppe Riina - Sandro Lo Piccolo arrested in 2007 - Son of Salvatore Lo Piccolo on 5 November, 2007 - Paolo Borsellino - Paolo Borsellino's bombing scene - Anti-mafia judge, Borsellino - 640 Camorrists on Trial in 1985 - Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo who was a Anti-Mafia figure and friend of Carlo Dalla Chiesa - Michele Zagaria one of Italy's most wanted bosses captured in 2011
- Carlo Cosco a former Italian Police informant killed and his body left in Acid
- Stefano Magaddino in 1959 - Mugshot of Carmine Galante - Galante's last supper in 1979 - Tablecloth Covering Body of Carmine Galante - Galante being led to Courthouse - Rusty Rastelli in Ambulance Stretcher in February 1985 - Funeral of Joey Gallo - Joseph Colombo and Jacob Lefkowitz - Joey Gallo's mother - Wise Guys coming out of Crazy Joe Gallo's funeral - Crowd Watching Casket of Joseph Gallo Being Brought Outside - Joe Gallo Smoking Cigarette - Anthony Corallo Covering His Face - Crime scene of Abe "Kid Twist" Reles - Louis Tuzzio a former Gambino associate was killed in Brooklyn, January 1990 and ordered by Anthony Spero - Anthony DiLapi a former Lucchese soldier shot dead by Anthony Casso's crew on 4 February, 1990
- Corpse of John Dillinger - Dillinger in January 1934 - John Dillinger Death Site
- Dillinger in court - John Dillinger Lying In Coffin
- Agent Samuel P. Cowley in court - John Dillinger's death scene - John Dillinger After Being Shot by Agents - Eugene Green was an Associate of John Dillinger
- John Dillinger in Coffin Being Placed in Hearse - Baby Face Nelson dead - Police Standing over Body of George Nelson - Former Bootlegger and friend of Baby Face Nelson testifying in San Francisco - Documented Circular on Baby Face Nelson - Adam Richetti was an Associate of Pretty Boy Floyd
- James Colosimo with wife, Dale Winter - Carlos Marcello with son, Joe and Attorney.
- Marcello leaving federal court - Carlos Marcello in July, 1970 - Carlos Marcello Before Senate Committee in 1961
- Cleanup in New Orleans
- Joseph Barboza Testifying Before a House Committee - Joseph Barboza who was a Patriarca crime family Enforcer - Kray Twins with Mother and Grandfather - Ron & Reg Kray in 1966 - Reggie Kray at Ronald Kray's funeral - Reg Kray in 1995
- Charlie and Reg Kray at Ronald's funeral - Salvatore Briguglio who was an associate of Anthony Provenzano with Lawyer
Can someone let me know the boys in this picture outside the Bergin? (I think it is Quack-Quack on the extreme right lighting up, and maybe Peter Gotti at the door?)
Yeah, I think it is Quack-Quack too. The guy coming out of the building looks like Paul Vario out of Goodfellas across from Henry Hill's house. Where did you find that picture about Ashta?.
I got the picture from some investigative documentary (don't remember its title)...one from several collections...as part of a growing interest since the days of Robin Moore and his French Connection, the few years of life spent in Brooklyn...then moving on to hearing about a friend's friend who got a visit from Tony Mirra, one fine day, for having opened a restaurant...ah, the Tsunami of Life!
I think the picture was taken sometime around 1987. At that time, Andy Campos was just a teenager. That guy in the picture, does not look like a teenager. So it´s most likely not Andy Campos. The guy in suit (with his hands in the pockets) kinda reminds me of Eddie Lino. But I´m far from being sure. The picture is too blurry to know for sure.
- Anthony Accardo and Anthony Giacalone. - Mob Related Killing in 1939 - Manhattan Associate Killed
- Detroit Partnership member, Leonard Cellura - Joseph Valachi at D.A.'s Office on 16th October, 1963 - Fred "Killer" Burke - Bank Robber and Contract Killer, and also suspected in being a shooter in the Chicago Out St Valentines Day - Fred Burke in 1940 - Chicago Bootlegger, Joey Saltis - Johnny Stompanato Mugshot - Mandy Weiss "WANTED" poster - Machine Gun Jack McGurn in court with lawyers
- Located at 63-62 75th Street in Middle Village, this is the longtime Queens home of Fritzy Giovanelli and his family. The house's phone was bugged by the FBI in the course of a federal racketeering investigation. - This ramshackle Queens storefront, known as the Bushwick Democratic Club, had been used as a headquarters by Fritzy Giovanelli and his associates -Detective Anthony Venditti was shot to death in front of this Ridgewood, Queens restaurant, the Castillo Diner. Fritzy Giovanelli was arrested running from the scene of the shooting, but he was eventually acquitted of murder charges. - In a Greenwich Village neighborhood now dotted with chic boutiques and fashionable restaurants, the Triangle Social Club is a dingy reminder that the Genovese crime family remains entrenched in the area. - Since access to the Triangle Social Club is limited to, um, members, here's an FBI floorplan of the club (interior details were provided by a bureau snitch who'd spent time within the Triangle's hallowed walls). -This is the Manhattan building in which Frank Condo lived.
the pic with chin in his robe and the guy sitting down and the guy behind is that the guy frank california? from wmob fame that was great reading on smoking gun funny. wmob frank n fritzy. it crazy fitzy got a cop killed and he got a pass i wonder if the shooters got away with there lives. and i always wonder who mickey genoroso was, i read he was underboss in the 90tys after ben eggs. he was lowkey, sal vitale testyfied joe massino was called down the triangle club in the 80tys he went with george from canada. genoroso told george to wait outside disrespectfully cause he was big herion dealer(maybe to he had a case with genne gotti) and pulled a chair up in front of chin and told him to sit but massino didnt he told vitale. its weird persico had a mop on his head and went bald like he did. your hair is very unpredictable.persico killing people when he was 15 16 like all the gangbangers nowadays. thats why the colombos got alot of killers they recruit young.
Notice carmine made the same exact face when he was 16 to that that famous photo of him when he's older. Yeah i can't find much about Generoso. Anyone know anything about him?
- Former Gambino crime family associate - Louis Ferrante doing time - Gambino crime family soldier Onofrio "Noel" Modica in court after refusing to talk with feds - —Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi Meet With Lieutenant Nick Giso. - Vincent "Fat Vinnie" Roberto - —Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi - —Whitey Bulger With Colleagues Stephen Flemmi and Kevin Weeks On Castle Island in South Boston - —In 1984 Whitey Bulger Schemed With Pat Nee and Joe Murray
- James 'Whitey' Bulger and Teresa Stanley on a visit to Alcatraz - James 'Whitey' Bulger's expired passport - James Bulger with girlfriend Teresa Stanley on holiday in London - Bulger with Teresa Stanley at dinner in Paris, France - Bulger was taken at an 'old time' studio while on holiday with Teresa Stanley - Whitey, Jackie and William Bulger - Bulger on holiday in Europe - Bulger with Chris Nilan with the Stanley Cup - Whitey and William Bulger, Bulger was posing in his brother's cap and gown - where James "Whitey" Bulger and his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, lived under the names of Charles and Carol Gasko - Bulger's palace
Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo's crew imprisoned. Front row, from left: Philip Narducci, unknown, Salvatore "Tory" Scafidi, unknown. Middle row: Lawrence "Yogi" Merlino, Leonetti, Salvatore "Wayne" Grande, Scarfo, Joe Ligambi. Back row: Frank Narducci Jr., Francis "Faffy" Iannarella, unknown, unknown, Joseph "Joe Punge" Pungitore.
My grandfather lived right up the street from where Frankie Yale lived on 14th ave and 67th street in Brooklyn. My grandfather knew him well in the 1920's and in later years his widow used to sit outside of their home in the 1960's and I would see her as an older heavy woman.
- Johnny Sausage Barbato, former bodyguard to Benny 'Eggs' Mangano and high ranking member of the Genovese family. - Vinny Gorgeous, a former boss of the Bonanno family. - Robert Bisaccia, a caporegime in the Gambino family. - Aurelio Cagno, a made-man in the Colombo family - John Campanella, Jr., a made-man in the Genovese family and brother-in law to Genovese caporegime Louis Moscatiello, Sr - Tony Cakes Castelbuono, a New York Philadelphia made-man or associate heavily involved in New York's drug operation's. - Joseph Ciancaglini, a former Philadelphia connected guy.
He was a Rat for starters. A child molester and pedophile, he's brought more agony to more families than any of these other guys we talk about. He cost his two "beloved" brothers thier jobs, pensions and dignity! You should read up on him a little. The guy is a complete scumbag.
- Angie Lonardo, former Cleveland family underboss seen at his home. - Lonardo as an old man. - Rosario Porello, an early founding member of the Cleveland Mob along with his brothers. - Prohibition kingpin Larry Fay. - Murder scene of Salvatore Gingello in 1978. - Cleveland Mob member's in 1960
He was a Rat for starters. A child molester and pedophile, he's brought more agony to more families than any of these other guys we talk about. He cost his two "beloved" brothers thier jobs, pensions and dignity! You should read up on him a little. The guy is a complete scumbag.
He wasn't necessarily a dead-line "rat". He still worked in crime and fed authorites information to get by his criminal life. I didn't know that he was child molester and pedophile, is that a complete FACT though?. Some guy, All I knew about him was that he was a hardcore criminal.
It's a fact! 1000%. Look it up. Not a hard line Rat or whatever? They all. On it crimes while thier Rats! Guy single brought down the Anguilo brothers while he was working with them. The guy is just complete Scum. Why do you think so many people are coming out to Rat against him, ever see so many people go on TV, papers to tell third stories? This guy was the worst of the worst.
You don't understand what I'm saying. Put it this way. Is Whitey Bulger a bigger rat than Sammy Gravano, Anthony Casso or even Big Pussy from The Sopranos. Bulger wasn't a complete rat. He gave information so they allowed him protection so then nobody could touch him making him the biggest in Boston. He was still involved in that old Boston gang which he was in and didn't completely sell out everyone. Though now I know he is a child molester, I don't like him.
He was a Rat for starters. A child molester and pedophile, he's brought more agony to more families than any of these other guys we talk about. He cost his two "beloved" brothers thier jobs, pensions and dignity! You should read up on him a little. The guy is a complete scumbag.
He wasn't necessarily a dead-line "rat". He still worked in crime and fed authorites information to get by his criminal life. I didn't know that he was child molester and pedophile, is that a complete FACT though?. Some guy, All I knew about him was that he was a hardcore criminal.
Not necessarily? TOP ECHELON INFORMANT means what it means. And knowing a couple somerville guys that were with Winter Hill i could tell u stories i've heard that u won't find in books, but the books could tell u enough! Pedophile,no fucking doubt. Gte ur facts strait before u stick up for a coward like Whitey
You don't understand what I'm saying. Put it this way. Is Whitey Bulger a bigger rat than Sammy Gravano, Anthony Casso or even Big Pussy from The Sopranos. Bulger wasn't a complete rat. He gave information so they allowed him protection so then nobody could touch him making him the biggest in Boston. He was still involved in that old Boston gang which he was in and didn't completely sell out everyone. Though now I know he is a child molester, I don't like him.
Your justifying the fact that he gave information to take out his criminal rivals. There IS no justifying it. I can see why i've never read anybody saying not one good thing about you
Whitey should have been a real man and COMPETED, not Ratted and do business! Your boy Whitey wasn't smart enough to be a "businessman" as you call him and just compete and hustle like the rest of us? Are you the guy in your office who Rats people out to the Boss? Is this why you like him? You tell on people for taken extra coffee and bathroom breaks to get ahead? I bet you are aren't you! Your the office Rat!
They both did! They probably Diddled each other. The reason I'm so confident in my answer is the Priest who ran the school cleaned up Mt Carmel in Harlem and he explained why he was so serious about it. It was because he saw the treachery of Whitey! The Boston Globe wrote an article which several of the victims gave thier accounts of what happened
Really? Okay, Since Whitey Bulger is a complete rat (in your eyes) then I guess Sammy Gravano isn't a complete rat or even a RAT. You could indeed tell me thing's which I wouldn't find in book's but so could I. I could tell you that Carlo Gambino was my uncle. Whitey Bulger isn't a complete, Do you know why? He didn't hide from The Mob and instead ran his own army while giving information. He gave information so he could carry on his business and without going to prison. He didn't (back then) enter the witness protection program but still had good protection from authorites. Sammy Gravano is a COMPLETE rat. He didn't carry on doing crime while giving information what Bulger did. Do you understand what I'm saying now?.. Also maybe you have reading problems, If you didn't notice I said I hated him. I changed my mind about him when you told me that he was a pedophile. Also, Why swear when you won't say it face-to-face. Plus, How on earth could I get my facts straight when I knew nothing about Bulger. All I knew was that he was a hardcore criminal. I'm not very much interested in Whitey so I wouldn't of known that he was a pedophile.
Whitey should have been a real man and COMPETED, not Ratted and do business! Your boy Whitey wasn't smart enough to be a "businessman" as you call him and just compete and hustle like the rest of us? Are you the guy in your office who Rats people out to the Boss? Is this why you like him? You tell on people for taken extra coffee and bathroom breaks to get ahead? I bet you are aren't you! Your the office Rat!
My boy? My boy? Really? Is that really so. You know, I knew nothing about Whitey. All I atleast cared about was that he was a Boston criminal. Please don't call me a rat, I don't really like that word towards me. And please don't say sh*t which you cannot say in the real world. I've had alot of people like that from this site.
To be honest Harlem, You don't really know him either. You have these books and people like Jerry Capeci then you'll believe them people in a click. I did like Bulger as I saw The Departed which was based on him. I never knew much about him and I'm still not going to really look him up. You cant really bust my balls about this and plus I don't read much books. Some but not alot and of-course not about Boston figures. New York is my kind of place and figure's from New York and Chicago interest my brain.
No, the guy is a complete fraud. Just like you are. Brooklyn my ass. You ashamed of being from Scotland! Brooklyn make you sound like you know your stuff?
Thank you. Slimebag? A man has to make a living. I respect you're view though.
Actually i thanked King not you, and yeah slimebag is pretty accurate for Whitey Bulger, and also for those who stick up for him
Look at this! This is actually cracking me up. It kinda reminds me of when you are just looking at a child who has done something wrong, without saying anything to the child and the child goes "I didn´t eat the candy..."
Really? Okay, Since Whitey Bulger is a complete rat (in your eyes) then I guess Sammy Gravano isn't a complete rat or even a RAT. You could indeed tell me thing's which I wouldn't find in book's but so could I. I could tell you that Carlo Gambino was my uncle. Whitey Bulger isn't a complete, Do you know why? He didn't hide from The Mob and instead ran his own army while giving information. He gave information so he could carry on his business and without going to prison. He didn't (back then) enter the witness protection program but still had good protection from authorites. Sammy Gravano is a COMPLETE rat. He didn't carry on doing crime while giving information what Bulger did. Do you understand what I'm saying now?.. Also maybe you have reading problems, If you didn't notice I said I hated him. I changed my mind about him when you told me that he was a pedophile. Also, Why swear when you won't say it face-to-face. Plus, How on earth could I get my facts straight when I knew nothing about Bulger. All I knew was that he was a hardcore criminal. I'm not very much interested in Whitey so I wouldn't of known that he was a pedophile.
with your logic then greg scarpa wasnt a rat, but i wont derail this thread by getting into a discussion about this here
I feel a little sorry for that Andrew Nicholson guy on the Wikia. He puts in work and seems to care about the site, but the second biggest active editor is hell-bent on adding Godfather articles in spite of the main page saying it's real-life only.
And the one admin hasn't logged in since January of last year.
I just want to clear this up that the man to the far left is not Joey Testa . For those that don't already know, which it seems many are mistaken, thats actually Mark Reiter, a Gotti associate from his early days as a member of the rampers all the way up to his gambino days. Reiter was convicted of a murder i believe and stood his ground,much respected by OC guys from his era.
I just want to clear this up that the man to the far left is not Joey Testa . For those that don't already know, which it seems many are mistaken, thats actually Mark Reiter, a Gotti associate from his early days as a member of the rampers all the way up to his gambino days. Reiter was convicted of a murder i believe and stood his ground,much respected by OC guys from his era.
Yeah thats Carmine Persico i have no clue whose between him and Reiter though on the guitar. And thats obviously Anthony Senter far right. This is at Lompoc USP
Does anyone have any Rochester, NY family-related photos. the only ones I can find are the readily available ones on Google and the ones from Georgia Durante's book.
what would be interesting is any photo's of jilly greca, there must be some fbi ones somewhere including pistone. in fact any new pistone ones would be good!
pictures of Jilly Greca or the Greca hit would be amazing to see after all this time... I think Pistone mentions in "Unfinished Business" that Greca was under indictment when he got whacked but I've not been able to easily find out who indicted him for what-- Southern District or Eastern District feds, Kings County (Brooklyn) state ???
what would be interesting is any photo's of jilly greca, there must be some fbi ones somewhere including pistone. in fact any new pistone ones would be good!
I'm sure Pistone is preserving/rationing a photos information and whatever else he can make a buck off of..I wouldn't be surprised if he reached as far as making a movie about going after Nickey Barnes or Frank Lucas...didn't Pistone sue the film company and producers of American Gangster because they said the cops stole money and they claimed they didn't ...
I'm referring to the movie American Gangster not the Tv Series just wanted to clarify that
what would be interesting is any photo's of jilly greca, there must be some fbi ones somewhere including pistone. in fact any new pistone ones would be good!
Originally Posted By: conopizza
pictures of Jilly Greca or the Greca hit would be amazing to see after all this time... I think Pistone mentions in "Unfinished Business" that Greca was under indictment when he got whacked but I've not been able to easily find out who indicted him for what-- Southern District or Eastern District feds, Kings County (Brooklyn) state ???
Agreed. I´m sure there are FBI files available on him and requestable through FOIA, but other than Pistone´s info on him, there is not much out there that´s accessible. I know his real name was Angelo J. Greca and that he was born in 1927. He did a stint in jail in the early 1970s after been arrested in Switzerland (!) on charges of conspiracy to transport and sell a $100,000 U.S. Treasury note stolen from a New York brokerage firm.
what would be interesting is any photo's of jilly greca, there must be some fbi ones somewhere including pistone. in fact any new pistone ones would be good!
Originally Posted By: conopizza
pictures of Jilly Greca or the Greca hit would be amazing to see after all this time... I think Pistone mentions in "Unfinished Business" that Greca was under indictment when he got whacked but I've not been able to easily find out who indicted him for what-- Southern District or Eastern District feds, Kings County (Brooklyn) state ???
Agreed. I´m sure there are FBI files available on him and requestable through FOIA, but other than Pistone´s info on him, there is not much out there that´s accessible. I know his real name was Angelo J. Greca and that he was born in 1927. He did a stint in jail in the early 1970s after been arrested in Switzerland (!) on charges of conspiracy to transport and sell a $100,000 U.S. Treasury note stolen from a New York brokerage firm.
Ah interesting stuff. Bit random he was in Switzerland!
I'm sure I recall that in Joe Pistone's book it mentions that Jilly was whacked in 1980 whilst sat in his car at a traffic light. So that concludes that he was whacked because the Bonnano's thought he might flip, rather than having anything to do with the Bonnano's getting rid of anyone who let Pistone into the family - which of course was 1981 onwards.
George Filippone later rose to the rank of a captain within the Genovese Family, heading a crew based out of Manhattan´s Lower East Side if I´m correctly informed. It´s hard to find any pictures of him, he seems to have been extremely camera shy...
Camera shy is putting it lightly! There aren't even any family photos of George, aka George Agento. Philie Katz also in this photo along with Frank the bug, and Joe Gallo, talk about rare photo! I have seen where some people mistakenly refer to Georgie as "Flip" That is not accurate, Two different guys. Flip was low level not a made guy. George was called "Georgie Agento" because of the area of Sicilly he was from, although he was born here and then spent quite a bit of time there as a young man before returning to the U.S.
George Filippone later rose to the rank of a captain within the Genovese Family, heading a crew based out of Manhattan´s Lower East Side if I´m correctly informed. It´s hard to find any pictures of him, he seems to have been extremely camera shy...
Camera shy is putting it lightly! There aren't even any family photos of George, aka George Agento. Philie Katz also in this photo along with Frank the bug, and Joe Gallo, talk about rare photo! I have seen where some people mistakenly refer to Georgie as "Flip" That is not accurate, Two different guys. Flip was low level not a made guy. George was called "Georgie Agento" because of the area of Sicilly he was from, although he was born here and then spent quite a bit of time there as a young man before returning to the U.S.
Thanks for your input. So there were two George Filippones? One George Agento, and the other one George "Flip"? If so, which one of them was originally named Giaccinto?
George Filippone later rose to the rank of a captain within the Genovese Family, heading a crew based out of Manhattan´s Lower East Side if I´m correctly informed. It´s hard to find any pictures of him, he seems to have been extremely camera shy...
Camera shy is putting it lightly! There aren't even any family photos of George, aka George Agento. Philie Katz also in this photo along with Frank the bug, and Joe Gallo, talk about rare photo! I have seen where some people mistakenly refer to Georgie as "Flip" That is not accurate, Two different guys. Flip was low level not a made guy. George was called "Georgie Agento" because of the area of Sicilly he was from, although he was born here and then spent quite a bit of time there as a young man before returning to the U.S.
Its a stretch but has anyone come across any pics of Scarfo guys since release, Like Joey Pungitore, Salvatore Grande (Did he go into WIT program??) others etc
George Filippone later rose to the rank of a captain within the Genovese Family, heading a crew based out of Manhattan´s Lower East Side if I´m correctly informed. It´s hard to find any pictures of him, he seems to have been extremely camera shy...
Camera shy is putting it lightly! There aren't even any family photos of George, aka George Agento. Philie Katz also in this photo along with Frank the bug, and Joe Gallo, talk about rare photo! I have seen where some people mistakenly refer to Georgie as "Flip" That is not accurate, Two different guys. Flip was low level not a made guy. George was called "Georgie Agento" because of the area of Sicilly he was from, although he was born here and then spent quite a bit of time there as a young man before returning to the U.S.
Ivy I just clicked on that link that kid is like 12 or 13 years old I'm sure he really runs a business of his own did you take his quiz on the site to see who is favorite lakers player is
George Filippone later rose to the rank of a captain within the Genovese Family, heading a crew based out of Manhattan´s Lower East Side if I´m correctly informed. It´s hard to find any pictures of him, he seems to have been extremely camera shy...
Camera shy is putting it lightly! There aren't even any family photos of George, aka George Agento. Philie Katz also in this photo along with Frank the bug, and Joe Gallo, talk about rare photo! I have seen where some people mistakenly refer to Georgie as "Flip" That is not accurate, Two different guys. Flip was low level not a made guy. George was called "Georgie Agento" because of the area of Sicilly he was from, although he was born here and then spent quite a bit of time there as a young man before returning to the U.S.
George Filippone later rose to the rank of a captain within the Genovese Family, heading a crew based out of Manhattan´s Lower East Side if I´m correctly informed. It´s hard to find any pictures of him, he seems to have been extremely camera shy...
Camera shy is putting it lightly! There aren't even any family photos of George, aka George Agento. Philie Katz also in this photo along with Frank the bug, and Joe Gallo, talk about rare photo! I have seen where some people mistakenly refer to Georgie as "Flip" That is not accurate, Two different guys. Flip was low level not a made guy. George was called "Georgie Agento" because of the area of Sicilly he was from, although he was born here and then spent quite a bit of time there as a young man before returning to the U.S.
Thanks for your input. So there were two George Filippones? One George Agento, and the other one George "Flip"? If so, which one of them was originally named Giaccinto?
Welcome to the forums Mike!
Georgie Agento real first name was Giaccinto, how did you know that?
BARBRA PRESENT DAY BARBRA ARREST PHOTO RICHARD & 1ST BABY RICHARD AT HIS PORN LAB & KIDS FILM JOB RICHARD POSING IN BACK GARDEN ORIGINAL MR SOFTEE TRUCK ROBERT PRONGE WORKSHOP 1 ROBERT & RICHARDS WORKSHOP REAL CYANIDE LOUIS MASKAY
GARY SMITH & DANNY DEPPNER/RICHIE'S CREW DANNY DEPPNER COLOUR GARY SMITH BODY TAKEN AFTER BEING GIVEN HAMBURGER LACED WITH CYANIDE & STRANGLED BY DANNY FOUND UNDER MOTEL BED
DANNYS BODY FOUND AFTER EATING STEW LACED BY RICHARD WITH CYANIDE ROBERT PRONGE #1 FAMILY HOME VIDEO ROBERT PRONGE #2 FAMILY HOME VIDEO ROBERT PRONGE BODY AFTER RICHARD KILLED HIM FOUND BY NEIGHBOUR ATF Special Agent Dominick Polifrone THE ICEMAN AUTHOR ANTHONY BRUNO
Here's some I found about a Russian mob boss in Latvia. Ivan Kharitonov. In the 90's he was nicknamed as the 'king of extortion' by the media. He controlled almost whole Riga with his group. I've seen this guy in real life myself, and he gave a damn scary look at me and my friend when we passed. Saw him with a really fancy Lexus back then this summer.
Kharitonov(right) and his Brigade in the 90's,
Here's he's a bit older.
And these are him attending New Wave each year in Jurmala.
thanx Polak I was always interested in that sick bastard simply because there's practically no info out there on him and from what I read in Iceman even though I hated the book itself
Sam Destefano Gallery #1 Sam During Interview Sam Interview #2 Sam Aged 38 Sam Posing Sam Court #1 Sam Court #2 Sam With Bullhorn Sam Leaving Court Sam Getting Arrested Mario Destefano Sam Leaving Court #2 Sam In Court #1 Sam With Bullhorn #2 Sams Crazy Court Antics Sams Home In Elmwood Chicago Boss Tony Accardo
Sam Destefano Gallery #2 William Action Jackson Action Jackson Found In His Car Adler Found Froze To Death In Sewer Arthur Adler Peter Cappelletti Crew Informant Charles Crimaldi Sam Crime Scene Crowd Sam Wife "Oh Sammy" After Coming Home Sam Crime Scene #1 Sam Crime Scene #2 FBI William F. Roemer Sam Pissed In His Tea Frank Cullota #1 Frank Cullota #2 His Brothers Sams Mentor Paul Ricca #1 Sams Mentor Paul Ricca #2 Sam On Phone Sam Posing Behind Bars Sam & Brother Mario Who Setup His Murder In Court Sam & Wife Rosalie
The Chicago Tribune recently discovered unpublished photos of Al Capone during a recent clean out of their archives. It would not allow me to down load pics so I am posting the link.
Big Paul Crime Scene Gotti Smirking Gotti Leaving Club Gotti Entering Court Dellacroce Going To Court FBI Art Ruffels Sammy Blocking Camera Gotti & Gravano At Bergin Hunt Club
Frank Monte & Phil Angelo Bruno Angelo Bruno Crime Scene Phil Testa Court Phil Testa House Nail Bomb Nicky Scarfo Court Nicky Scarfo Mark Scarfo Suicide #1 Mark #2 Nicky & Phil Court
First photo taken of Joe Queli (on right) before turning himself into prison for his loansharking convictions in the Newark waterfront arrest about 2 years ago. Photo taken at the same HS reunion as Licata. (Thanks to rocco and soliai for the photo.)
Second photo is Joe Queli is sitting to the left and Mike Coppola is (short guy) standing with the beard to the right. Photo was taken at a HS reunion sometimes in the 1970's. (Thanks to rocco and soliai for the photo.)
Tomas Pitera Mugshot Tommy Talking With Underling Tommy & Anthony Spero Tommy & Bannano Members Tommy Pitera #2 Anthony "Bruno" Indelicato Frank Gangi House Flat Were Arthur Guvenaro Was Killed Esplanade,Pitera & Gangi Hangout Just Us Lounge,Now IQ Center Wrong Number,Phyllis & Celeste Hangout Mother Cabrini Center,Sold Now Travel Agency
Sol Stern's Head #1 Sniffer Dog Finds Remains Of Victims Torso Of Victim A Victims Head #1 Piteras Pen Gun Sol Sterns Head #2 Victims Arm & Body Parts Frank Gangi & Philip Carlo Willy Boy Johnson & Tommy & Celeste Lipari
Joe Gallo #1 Joe Gallo #2 Larry Gallo #1 Larry Gallo After Being Choked By Persico #2 Joe Gallo #3 Joe Gallo #4 Joe & Larry Gallo #1 Larry Gallo #3 Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo Larry Gallo #4 Larry Gallo #5 Joe Gallo After Being Shot In Head Carmine Persico Car After Being Shot By Gallo's Persico After Being Shot In Face By Gallo's Newpaper After Joe Gallo Was Killed
Albert Anastasia Dead Frankie Shots" Abbatemarco Dead Albert Anastasia Albert Anastasia Being Carried Out Frankie Shots" Abbatemarco Giuseppe "Joe" Profaci Joseph Colombo Joseph Colombo Joseph Colombo Joseph Colombo Joseph Colombo After Being Shot
Danny Smith looks like he almost turned blue, I'm figuring from the cyanide? Then the pictue of Sol Stern's severed head, it shows you how brutal some of these guys are.
Danny Smith looks like he almost turned blue, I'm figuring from the cyanide? Then the pictue of Sol Stern's severed head, it shows you how brutal some of these guys are.
sol stern opps? how'd that get in there? that was one of mine he shouldnt had made fun of my new airmax
Vincent Fusaro nicky black grancio #1 nicky black grancio #2 Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner Bodys Of The 3 Kids Cops On Scene #1 Cops On Scene #2
Hughie Mulligan (died 1973) was a New York mobster and bookmaker who headed criminal activities of the "Irish Mob" in Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s. His protégés included Jimmy Burke, an associate of the Lucchese crime family, and his eventual successor Mickey Spillane.
like to know where in the world did you find these pics of demeo hunting, i knew most of them,, freddy and his brother worked for my father many years ago,,,that was before richie Dinome got involved with demeo, freddy worked for my father when he was in his teens then went on to other things,,,i will not mention what kind of work he did for my father at this time,, i still wonder who nailed richie Dinome,,,
like to know where in the world did you find these pics of demeo hunting, i knew most of them,, freddy and his brother worked for my father many years ago,,,that was before richie Dinome got involved with demeo, freddy worked for my father when he was in his teens then went on to other things,,,i will not mention what kind of work he did for my father at this time,, i still wonder who nailed richie Dinome,,,
like to know where in the world did you find these pics of demeo hunting, i knew most of them,, freddy and his brother worked for my father many years ago,,,that was before richie Dinome got involved with demeo, freddy worked for my father when he was in his teens then went on to other things,,,i will not mention what kind of work he did for my father at this time,, i still wonder who nailed richie Dinome,,,
Think it recently surfaced on the net, some other mafia site had those images, I put a link above them
Nice to see some colour snaps of Demeo. These would be from the 1979 hunting trip mentioned in Al Demeo's book.
As to the question of who nailed Richie Dinome.........my money would be on the Gemini twins. Richie would know things about Roys crew that could incriminate the twins, they certainly had a motive to whack him.
Nice to see some colour snaps of Demeo. These would be from the 1979 hunting trip mentioned in Al Demeo's book.
As to the question of who nailed Richie Dinome.........my money would be on the Gemini twins. Richie would know things about Roys crew that could incriminate the twins, they certainly had a motive to whack him.
Is that the trip we the gemini twins whacked a cow?
Nice to see some colour snaps of Demeo. These would be from the 1979 hunting trip mentioned in Al Demeo's book.
As to the question of who nailed Richie Dinome.........my money would be on the Gemini twins. Richie would know things about Roys crew that could incriminate the twins, they certainly had a motive to whack him.
Is that the trip we the gemini twins whacked a cow?
like to know where in the world did you find these pics of demeo hunting, i knew most of them,, freddy and his brother worked for my father many years ago,,,that was before richie Dinome got involved with demeo, freddy worked for my father when he was in his teens then went on to other things,,,i will not mention what kind of work he did for my father at this time,, i still wonder who nailed richie Dinome,,,
Think it recently surfaced on the net, some other mafia site had those images, I put a link above them
On the site that NickyScarfo posted the link to, it says a friend of the blogger named "Joey Gambino" gave him the photo's.
well i can tell you that whoever whacked richie and his two friends had to know his dogs real good those dogs richie had would tear you up if they did not know you, richie was a real pain in the ass at times did the right thing by me, one day he sparyed carb cleaner in my eyes could not see for about two hours,, just because he tought it was funny,,,,he was crazy,,,
how was big al and bruno inlolved with the demeo crew?? and who whacked them,,i know big al was killed in the lobby of his building, but who did it and why,,
well i can tell you that whoever whacked richie and his two friends had to know his dogs real good those dogs richie had would tear you up if they did not know you, richie was a real pain in the ass at times did the right thing by me, one day he sparyed carb cleaner in my eyes could not see for about two hours,, just because he tought it was funny,,,,he was crazy,,,
Nothing really new in them but here's a couple articles on when the 3 of them were murdered. The one article said the other 2 guys were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
These are some amazing photos and newspaper articles. Does anybody have the NY Post or Daily News front cover when Gotti beat the assault charges when the guy he tuned up testified that he couldn't remember if it was Gotti who did it? The cover was ....I FORGOTTI
I have 20+ of the covers of NY Post, NY Times, TIME, New Yorker, etc. I dont have my own website or anything though. They are in a PowerPoint Presentation.
The I FORGOTTI! cover was NY Post on March 13, 1987 and I havent found a copy of it electronically anywhere! At some point in the future I will go library and get it as they will have it on microfiche, if not physical copy. I'll post it once I get my hands on it.
there was a photo above that I tried to comment on there was two photos the top photo were guys dressed in polos and jeans the pic was from a 2007 survalience shot.the photo underneath was a pic of the oc at the apalachin meets dressed in fine suits.
Here's a fairly recent photo of Barney Bellomo. Thanks to Barbarian for posting this on the RD. Charlie Luciano said it was taken shortly after Barney was released from prison four years ago, at the celebration of his daughter Sabrina's first child.
Here's a fairly recent photo of Barney Bellomo. Thanks to Barbarian for posting this on the RD. Charlie Luciano said it was taken shortly after Barney was released from prison four years ago, at the celebration of his daughter Sabrina's first child.
Ivy, seriously? Why don't you post a picture of yourself!
Here's a fairly recent photo of Barney Bellomo. Thanks to Barbarian for posting this on the RD. Charlie Luciano said it was taken shortly after Barney was released from prison four years ago, at the celebration of his daughter Sabrina's first child.
Ivy, seriously? Why don't you post a picture of yourself!
There's a line of privacy! Pictures available on Google or Yahoo are fair game I suppose, however to take a picture that's personal and posting it is bazaar and disgusting.
Spare me your guys' phony pretenses about being offended that I posted that rather little photo of Barney. It's not like the rest of his family shown or anything.
It's not like the rest of his family shown or anything.
Are you saying that (the photo) you could or might have altered the photo to exclude his family without Sabrinas Consent you are infringing on her intellectual property rights
Spare me your guys' phony pretenses about being offended that I posted that rather little photo of Barney. It's not like the rest of his family shown or anything.
No pretenses, maybe I value privacy a little more than most. Truth be told he's not a public figure.
Are you saying that (the photo) you could or might have altered the photo to exclude his family without Sabrinas Consent you are infringing on her intellectual property rights
No, I'm not saying that. All that was originally posted was that little part showing Barney's face. My point is, I could see the griping if his entire family was shown. But it's not so it's really no big deal.
Originally Posted By: EastHarlemItal
No pretenses, maybe I value privacy a little more than most. Truth be told he's not a public figure.
There have been a ton of personal photos of numerous gangsters posted on this forum and the others. I haven't seen you say anything about it until now. Sorry, EHI, you're not going to get any brownie points with Barney for defending his "privacy" on this board. He is a public figure. And he's a gangster. Maybe he should have become an insurance salesman instead. Not my problem. And there's nothing wrong with posting that photo. Now quit bitching.
if you guys wanna take a dig at someone, try and be more original than playing the privacy card with regards to a gangster on an OC website! maybe if we talk in silly code words its different though, give me a fucking break!
Are you saying that (the photo) you could or might have altered the photo to exclude his family without Sabrinas Consent you are infringing on her intellectual property rights
No, I'm not saying that. All that was originally posted was that little part showing Barney's face. My point is, I could see the griping if his entire family was shown. But it's not so it's really no big deal.
Originally Posted By: EastHarlemItal
No pretenses, maybe I value privacy a little more than most. Truth be told he's not a public figure.
There have been a ton of personal photos of numerous gangsters posted on this forum and the others. I haven't seen you say anything about it until now. Sorry, EHI, you're not going to get any brownie points with Barney for defending his "privacy" on this board. He is a public figure. And he's a gangster. Maybe he should have become an insurance salesman instead. Not my problem. And there's nothing wrong with posting that photo. Now quit bitching.
Brownie Points? Your disgusting, maybe you should get a life instead of inversrigating others!
funny, as how automatically disagreeing with some is equated to kissing ass. skinny, are you all of a sudden some big time criminal? this is a mafia forum, and anybody who chooses to get involved in that life does so with no illusions of privacy, so tough shit for them.
funny, as how automatically disagreeing with some is equated to kissing ass. skinny, are you all of a sudden some big time criminal? this is a mafia forum, and anybody who chooses to get involved in that life does so with no illusions of privacy, so tough shit for them.
Including private photos? So that goes for Narc's, DT and under covers?
Your a fuckin tough guy now huh? I thought u were a fuckin cop? No suprise there! Lowest of the low! No dignity or respect! Fuckin scumbag
First, who's acting tough? Second, who said I was a cop? I'm a juvenile probation officer. Third, recent photos of Bellomo are hard to come by. I take the time to post one, after it's posted over on the RD, and you guys act like I've broken some code. Like it's your duty to defend Barney's privacy and honor or something. All the while, not saying word one about all the other personal photos of mobsters that have been posted here. Why is that? You guys have something special for Bellomo? Seriously, this is a forum where information, photos, etc. is posted. If you don't like it, go over to Barney's house and ask him if you can shovel his walk for him or something. Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and he'll let you guys wipe his ass.
(By the way, EHI, learn to use the quote function.)
Including private photos? So that goes for Narc's, DT and under covers?
i'm far from some big fan of the police, so if that is what you are driving at, sorry. are you going to honestly pretend that the guy in question is nothing more than a glamorized low-life criminal? is he an interesting guy, yeah sure. do i think the world would be much better off without leaches like him? without a doubt! some of you guys here treat these men like royalty, and if you are involved in that life, ok. if you are not, don't try to claim some weird street cred about not exposing these guys, because if you really were involved in that life, then just being on this site makes you a hypocrite.
if you guys wanna take a dig at someone, try and be more original than playing the privacy card with regards to a gangster on an OC website! maybe if we talk in silly code words its different though, give me a fucking break!
Five Felonies, if these guys are so bad what are you doing here?
they are interesting, but unlike alot of people here, i don't forget that they are criminals first and foremost. i think its a pretty far stretch to somehow imply that i have to approve of what they do to take an interest in them.
Where did I tell you what to do? Why the offensive posture? I simply stated I thought posting a private family moment was disgusting. Post or look up something new to you like a woman
Where did I tell you what to do? Why the offensive posture? I simply stated I thought posting a private family moment was disgusting. Post or look up something new to you like a woman
If you really thought it was disgusting, you would have said the same thing about the other personal photos of mobsters that have been posted here in the past. But you haven't. All this is about is you trying to play Mr. Street Guy and acting like you're defending some code of the street or something. It's pathetic and makes you come across as a major fan boy. You'd probably shit your pants if somebody posted a personal photo of Fat Tony.
Seriously, enough of the phony outrage. I'm not buying it. All you're doing is making a mountain out of a mole hill and making yourself look like a schmuck. As usual.
Outrage? That's outrageous! So I sound like someone who sits behind a computer all day researching the mob? Like King Mob Internet expert? Yeah that is pathetic!
There's a line of privacy! Pictures available on Google or Yahoo are fair game I suppose, however to take a picture that's personal and posting it is bazaar and disgusting.
Outrage? That's outrageous! So I sound like someone who sits behind a computer all day researching the mob? Like King Mob Internet expert? Yeah that is pathetic!
Your disgust for Ivy posting a Barney picture is noted. Now shut the fuck up. You behave like a child. A fanboy. What are you? A 12 year old trapped inside a 40 year old´s body?
1200 posts and you still haven´t learned to use the quote button! That says a lot. And most of your post have come the last four or five weeks or so. So you definitively look like somebody who sits behind the computer all day. Don´t forget to take your medicine today.
Outrage? That's outrageous! So I sound like someone who sits behind a computer all day researching the mob? Like King Mob Internet expert? Yeah that is pathetic!
Your disgust for Ivy posting a Barney picture is noted. Now shut the fuck up. You behave like a child. A fanboy. What are you? A 12 year old trapped inside a 40 year old´s body?
1200 posts and you still haven´t learned to use the quote button! That says a lot. And most of your post have come the last four or five weeks or so. So you definitively look like somebody who sits behind the computer all day. Don´t forget to take your medicine today.
That's F'D up HK what about reading 60000 fbi files that are from 1960s that are blacked out....Humpty Dumpty you be good now ya here Oi Oi!
Outrage? That's outrageous! So I sound like someone who sits behind a computer all day researching the mob? Like King Mob Internet expert? Yeah that is pathetic!
Your disgust for Ivy posting a Barney picture is noted. Now shut the fuck up. You behave like a child. A fanboy. What are you? A 12 year old trapped inside a 40 year old´s body?
1200 posts and you still haven´t learned to use the quote button! That says a lot. And most of your post have come the last four or five weeks or so. So you definitively look like somebody who sits behind the computer all day. Don´t forget to take your medicine today.
You assume the kids a dumbass hes blue collar hes not a researcher
Outrage? That's outrageous! So I sound like someone who sits behind a computer all day researching the mob? Like King Mob Internet expert? Yeah that is pathetic!
Your disgust for Ivy posting a Barney picture is noted. Now shut the fuck up. You behave like a child. A fanboy. What are you? A 12 year old trapped inside a 40 year old´s body?
1200 posts and you still haven´t learned to use the quote button! That says a lot. And most of your post have come the last four or five weeks or so. So you definitively look like somebody who sits behind the computer all day. Don´t forget to take your medicine today.
DickNose and EHI are on vacation from the boards. Hairy is now officially "warned" about making flaming remarks. More suspensions will follow for anyone piling on this crap. Just stop it, guys!
Not sure why you name his daughter though. I wouldn't want anyone mentioning my sons name. Whether I'm a criminal or not. But to each his own. I try to stay respectful thru banter.
EH you don't know how to use the quote button. Oh no. You must be retarded. Hahahahahahahaa
I don't understand the fan boy remarks. Never have. I am assuming we are all interested in some manner or you wouldn't be here. Stop with the fan boy shit. It's old and not warranted
Outrage? That's outrageous! So I sound like someone who sits behind a computer all day researching the mob? Like King Mob Internet expert? Yeah that is pathetic!
Your disgust for Ivy posting a Barney picture is noted. Now shut the fuck up. You behave like a child. A fanboy. What are you? A 12 year old trapped inside a 40 year old´s body?
1200 posts and you still haven´t learned to use the quote button! That says a lot. And most of your post have come the last four or five weeks or so. So you definitively look like somebody who sits behind the computer all day. Don´t forget to take your medicine today.
Nice to see them gone. They are stiring up trouble constantly.
I don't understand the fan boy remarks. Never have. I am assuming we are all interested in some manner or you wouldn't be here. Stop with the fan boy shit. It's old and not warranted
Cheech, I´m sure when you are up there in age, as I am, you will realize rooting for these guys is just plain silly.
Not sure why you name his daughter though. I wouldn't want anyone mentioning my sons name. Whether I'm a criminal or not. But to each his own. I try to stay respectful thru banter.
EH you don't know how to use the quote button. Oh no. You must be retarded. Hahahahahahahaa
That's the background the original poster of the photo gave over on the RD. That Barney has a daughter named Sabrina, who's an attorney, isn't exactly news to some here.
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I don't understand the fan boy remarks. Never have. I am assuming we are all interested in some manner or you wouldn't be here. Stop with the fan boy shit. It's old and not warranted
Believe it or not, I don't slap that label on just anyone. But here it was warranted considering the reason...the real reason...EHI was making such a big deal out of it.
I don't understand the fan boy remarks. Never have. I am assuming we are all interested in some manner or you wouldn't be here. Stop with the fan boy shit. It's old and not warranted
Cheech, I´m sure when you are up there in age, as I am, you will realize rooting for these guys is just plain silly.
I don't root for no one. But even good people have flaws. I try to look at both sides of the coin. When you grow up around that life it isn't as easy to judge. That's all.
Not sure why you name his daughter though. I wouldn't want anyone mentioning my sons name. Whether I'm a criminal or not. But to each his own. I try to stay respectful thru banter.
EH you don't know how to use the quote button. Oh no. You must be retarded. Hahahahahahahaa
That's the background the original poster of the photo gave over on the RD. That Barney has a daughter named Sabrina, who's an attorney, isn't exactly news to some here.
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I don't understand the fan boy remarks. Never have. I am assuming we are all interested in some manner or you wouldn't be here. Stop with the fan boy shit. It's old and not warranted
Believe it or not, I don't slap that label on just anyone. But here it was warranted considering the reason...the real reason...EHI was making such a big deal out of it.
Sabrina represented her father back in 2007 and was integral in getting him a great plea deal on a mail fraud charge. So it's true that her identity is a matter of public record. But it's also true that to raise a daughter that intelligent and refined, that there is some good in the man. So it cuts both ways, and we should at least ecognize that .
The man raised a great family. Those of you that know me here know I wouldn't make that claim to kiss ass or live some kind of vicarious fantasy. It's from personal knowledge of the situation. But I'm done in this thread. I won't make another post. I'll just add that this silly infighting HAS TO FUCKING STOP!!!!
I don't understand the fan boy remarks. Never have. I am assuming we are all interested in some manner or you wouldn't be here. Stop with the fan boy shit. It's old and not warranted
Cheech, I´m sure when you are up there in age, as I am, you will realize rooting for these guys is just plain silly.
I don't root for no one. But even good people have flaws. I try to look at both sides of the coin. When you grow up around that life it isn't as easy to judge. That's all.
Respect
And respect right back at you, Cheech but I never said you are rooting for them. I had other posters in mind. Once you get older, you will realize the sillyness of anybody rooting for them. Trust me.
Spare me your guys' phony pretenses about being offended that I posted that rather little photo of Barney. It's not like the rest of his family shown or anything.
I appreciate the photo, Pics of him are few and far between, he must be living good, looks 50 pounds heavier, lol...
There's a line of privacy! Pictures available on Google or Yahoo are fair game I suppose, however to take a picture that's personal and posting it is bazaar and disgusting.
Rediculous, the whole idea of the Post is "Rare Photos". A poster would want to post a photo someone maybe has that no one has ever seen before and a viewer who is facinated with the share of it can revel in the discovery.
Your comments could deter a welcome fresh view of something rare, rather than the same old images refiltered over and over. And for it to have unsubs in it, being friends or family, happens all the time and a trip of the trade.
I do not think we may see many More "Rare" photos since some think it inappropriate to show Rare pics. I think it would be hard to show a " Rare" pic without showing some family members or unsubs = ( unidentified). Oh yes and Rare = Uncommon / Extraordinary quality above others.
I do not think we may see many More "Rare" photos since some think it inappropriate to show Rare pics. I think it would be hard to show a " Rare" pic without showing some family members or unsubs = ( unidentified). Oh yes and Rare = Uncommon / Extraordinary quality above others.
I do not think we may see many More "Rare" photos since some think it inappropriate to show Rare pics. I think it would be hard to show a " Rare" pic without showing some family members or unsubs = ( unidentified). Oh yes and Rare = Uncommon / Extraordinary quality above others.
DP
Always going to piss some people off in life. If someone doesnt like it, then they do no have to look.
Thousands overflow a South Brooklyn street for a glimpse of the Anthony Anastasio funeral procession as it moves slowly from the church. The union boss of the Brooklyn waterfront died March 1, age 57, of a heart condition. In addition to 15 flower cars, the funeral procession included about 50 limousines.
That photograph is looking east from Summit Street between Hicks and Henry, where it turns into to 1st Place.
The property of the church where Tony had his funeral, St Stephen, goes east from between Carroll and Summit.
Joey was in the can then, of course, but I wonder if the other Gallo brothers or anyone else from the crew was there since, besides paying 'respects,' they were like a two minute walk away.
Originally Posted By: SC
Fifty years ago today, March 5, 1963:
Thousands overflow a South Brooklyn street for a glimpse of the Anthony Anastasio funeral procession as it moves slowly from the church. The union boss of the Brooklyn waterfront died March 1, age 57, of a heart condition. In addition to 15 flower cars, the funeral procession included about 50 limousines.
Re the pics of Robert Prongay & Kuklinski's workshop....was it across the street from White Mana, on Tonnele in Jersey City? I remember ice cream trucks being parked there when I was a kid.
I have 20+ of the covers of NY Post, NY Times, TIME, New Yorker, etc. I dont have my own website or anything though. They are in a PowerPoint Presentation.
The I FORGOTTI! cover was NY Post on March 13, 1987 and I havent found a copy of it electronically anywhere! At some point in the future I will go library and get it as they will have it on microfiche, if not physical copy. I'll post it once I get my hands on it.
JACKLYNN the "I forgotti" page is March 25 1986. If you could be kind to post it I would be grateful. Thanks
Not sure if these have been posted before, but after hearing about Jimmy Nap on some mob documentary's I did a little digging and found these on Tony Nap's (Jimmy's son) website.
Genovese Caporegime and the New York Mafia's 'super banker' James "Jimmy Nap" Napoli, during the 1970's he controlled the largest illegal gambling operation in the United States which allegedly employed two thousand people and grossed over $150 million a year.
Jimmy Nap (right) at a boxing match in the 70's, throughout his career Napoli was indicted for fixing several boxing bouts.
Napoli and associates doing time in Danbury Connecticut in the 80's.
A photograph of Jimmy outside one of his crews favourite hangouts, Crisci's Restaurant in Brooklyn.
Napoli enjoyed fine foods, good wine and a life of luxury, he was known as a "Gentleman's Gentleman".
Not sure if these have been posted before, but after hearing about Jimmy Nap on some mob documentary's I did a little digging and found these on Tony Nap's (Jimmy's son) website.
Genovese Caporegime and the New York Mafia's 'super banker' James "Jimmy Nap" Napoli, during the 1970's he controlled the largest illegal gambling operation in the United States which allegedly employed two thousand people and grossed over $150 million a year.
Jimmy Nap (right) at a boxing match in the 70's, throughout his career Napoli was indicted for fixing several boxing bouts.
Napoli and associates doing time in Danbury Connecticut in the 80's.
A photograph of Jimmy outside one of his crews favourite hangouts, Crisci's Restaurant in Brooklyn.
Napoli enjoyed fine foods, good wine and a life of luxury, he was known as a "Gentleman's Gentleman".
Wow those are some awesome quality pictures. Thank you.
Call him whatever you want, Gresdy Pete has good taste in women!
A few of the girls hired to work at D&P and J&K are former dancers at Diamonds. All of them are incredibly hot. I would bet Joe "The Chinaman" DiFronzo is still hounding them.
The NY Post had a pic today of Sen. Al D'amato in a pic with two Gambino associates, today. Not sure if this can be linked, just thought I would mention, it was pretty cool. I saw it on the website NYPOST.COM, just a few hours ago and went back to link it and its gone now. I guess he made a few phone calls.
Oh well. I left the paper on my desk, its out there.
That's it, Poor guy on the right ( Ralph Sciulla ) got whacked a few months after this Photo was taken. He was found in the trunk of a car August 1992.
Ivy league had a post on this earlier today, sorry I did not see it. Just want to mention I did a search " Al D'Amato" came up
Your search for 'Al damato' returned 2 results..
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Does anyone know who the pretty young lady with Tommy Desimone is? She resembles a knew I girl, Carol, who danced in Atlantic City. She was Swedish, if I recall.
Does anyone know who the pretty young lady with Tommy Desimone is? She resembles a knew I girl, Carol, who danced in Atlantic City. She was Swedish, if I recall.
That pic reminds me of some broads I seen in Atlantic Citu hookin on da corner
DickNose and EHI are on vacation from the boards. Hairy is now officially "warned" about making flaming remarks. More suspensions will follow for anyone piling on this crap. Just stop it, guys!
Hairy apparently has not learned his lesson. He trashed my website as 'garbage' and then insults Toodoped.
DickNose and EHI are on vacation from the boards. Hairy is now officially "warned" about making flaming remarks. More suspensions will follow for anyone piling on this crap. Just stop it, guys!
Hairy apparently has not learned his lesson. He trashed my website as 'garbage' and then insults Toodoped.
DickNose and EHI are on vacation from the boards. Hairy is now officially "warned" about making flaming remarks. More suspensions will follow for anyone piling on this crap. Just stop it, guys!
Hairy apparently has not learned his lesson. He trashed my website as 'garbage' and then insults Toodoped.
By the way, very nice site.
Well, there are far too many errors for it to be praised, that's for sure. Hairy is a nice guy. He didn't trash your site, so get over it.
DickNose and EHI are on vacation from the boards. Hairy is now officially "warned" about making flaming remarks. More suspensions will follow for anyone piling on this crap. Just stop it, guys!
Hairy apparently has not learned his lesson. He trashed my website as 'garbage' and then insults Toodoped.
By the way, very nice site.
Well, there are far too many errors for it to be praised, that's for sure. Hairy is a nice guy. He didn't trash your site, so get over it.
Fifty years ago today, 5.19.1963 - Carmine Persico is being wheeled into ambulance to be taken to Kings County Hospital after taking gun shot hits to the mouth, shoulder and hand. Persico was shot while driving in a car on Brooklyn's Gowanus Expwy. The car was ambushed by Gallo gunmen.
Fifty years ago today, 5.19.1963 - Carmine Persico is being wheeled into ambulance to be taken to Kings County Hospital after taking gun shot hits to the mouth, shoulder and hand. Persico was shot while driving in a car on Brooklyn's Gowanus Expwy. The car was ambushed by Gallo gunmen.
Charles Iannece was my third cousin (To make more sense, he was my grandfathers first). Thanks for posting the pictures of him - Seeing as how I have never met him... When my grandfather passed away I was hoping to meet him but because of his parole from prison, he was not allowed to "cross the pond" (Meaning the Delaware River)but I did meet other members of his family... plus my family really doesn't discuss his antics, it was nice to put a face to the name! Thanks
Charles Iannece was my third cousin (To make more sense, he was my grandfathers first). Thanks for posting the pictures of him - Seeing as how I have never met him... When my grandfather passed away I was hoping to meet him but because of his parole from prison, he was not allowed to "cross the pond" (Meaning the Delaware River)but I did meet other members of his family... plus my family really doesn't discuss his antics, it was nice to put a face to the name! Thanks
Cool. I hope you'll get to meet him one day How old is he now, 77, 78?
Charles Iannece was my third cousin (To make more sense, he was my grandfathers first). Thanks for posting the pictures of him - Seeing as how I have never met him... When my grandfather passed away I was hoping to meet him but because of his parole from prison, he was not allowed to "cross the pond" (Meaning the Delaware River)but I did meet other members of his family... plus my family really doesn't discuss his atics, it was nice to put a face to the name! Thanks
He hangs out at Texas Weiners on Passyunk Avenue with all the other old foggies
Id really like to no more about Thomas Desimone. All I seem to see is the same old Henry Hill information about him and all the ways he was supposed to off died. Ive seen like 5 pictures the usual ones you see and a few more since I started to look about. Is there anymore pictures of him? Id like to see every known picture and info about him as for some mad reason the guy seems interesting.
I think that's a girl called Theresa Ferrara. I'm not entirely sure but if it is she met a nasty end as I heard she was decapitated and was found near a beach for being an informant. Makes sense cause she was a mistress of Tommy's.
Ahh that's a shame. Not much really known about him other than he was a psychopath with a short fuse. All ive seen is the normal pics you see of him. I seen some others on a documentary on the Lufthansa heist and wondered if there was anymore.
I am fairly certain that first pic that Yolo posted is Joe "Mad Dog" Sullivan, not thomas "the greek" karpatos. I believe Sullivan killed Karpatos, but not sure.
I am fairly certain that first pic that Yolo posted is Joe "Mad Dog" Sullivan, not thomas "the greek" karpatos. I believe Sullivan killed Karpatos, but not sure.
I've been lurking for a while but figured I'd go ahead and join up. I've got a lot on my plate right now, but I can go into photoshop and colorize some of these black&white photos when I get time if yous would wanna see a few of these in color let me know.
I've been lurking for a while but figured I'd go ahead and join up. I've got a lot on my plate right now, but I can go into photoshop and colorize some of these black&white photos when I get time if yous would wanna see a few of these in color let me know.
Welcome! Absolutely. That'd be nice if you'd do that. I think I can speak for almost all of us when I say that'd be a great idea
I've been lurking for a while but figured I'd go ahead and join up. I've got a lot on my plate right now, but I can go into photoshop and colorize some of these black&white photos when I get time if yous would wanna see a few of these in color let me know.
Is there something wrong with Borgesi? Does he have Down Syndrome or something?
Haha idk but some of the pictures ive seen of him looks like hes had third degree burns on his face or something. Or maybe hes just an ugly bastard.lol
borgesi is ugly as fuck. looks like his face caught on fire and someone tried to put it out with a bike chain... then add the fact that he suffers from serious little mans syndrome... no wonder hes so violent. lot of rage inside.
haha yea I dont know what his deal is if he has down syndrome or not. im sure if he did they would make up a nick name about it or atleast make fun of him behind his back.
A lot of Borgesi's family look like that actually, Not so much Anthony but his other brother and other family are mostly short stocky and have some pretty unusual faces. Hey, it runs in the family!
A lot of Borgesi's family look like that actually, Not so much Anthony but his other brother and other family are mostly short stocky and have some pretty unusual faces. Hey, it runs in the family!
Hi brother Anthony looks just like Anthony Weiner or Beavis!
In case no one replied to this(2 years ago) I believe the young one is Joey D'Angelo....a youngster at the time of the last Gotti trial groomed by Sammy the Bull....after he was in the Curtis Sliwa shooting he joined Team America, andthe older guy is Joe Butters who was quite the spokesman during Gotti's last trial
I always wanted to see a shot of Blue Jaw and Buggsy together...I knew they were tight back in the day(which is why Goldstein was all in tears when Magoon testified against him in that trial that sent him and Pep Strauss to Sing Sing to sit in Old Sparky)
I really enjoyed this thread...it's the first one I ran through since I signed on here, and in the 30-plus years I've been reading OC books, and watching documentaries I can say more than 60% of the photos here I definitely have never peeped before so thank you very much for taking the time to post them all...I appreciate the effort*
does anyone know who the dead man is on the cover of selwyn raab's five families?
i'm on the 2nd to last chapter of the book and the entire time i've been reading it it's been eating away at me bit by bit not knowing who's in the photo
Thanks, can't take too much credit, I found them on thisblogofours thisblogofours, a tumblr blog with some really good photos and interesting posts that go beyond the usual info.
anthony senter and testa they were made guys then anyone know.
My understanding is that both of them were made sometime around 1985.
This is interesting, I made a thread on this about a year ago and a lot said they weren't. Is there proof? They were with the Gambino's in 83 and maybe 84 so it would be quick to get made into a new family in a year or two?
I have been looking but haven´t found any proof. Somewhere in the back of my mind I do remember reading that they were made. And mentioned in the same sentence was (if I remember correctly) their initiation was a "thank you" for a job well done. (The Roy DeMeo killing.) I think both of them had a good relationship with the Luccheses. Especially Joey whose brother Patty was a Lucchese member.
I think we may finally come to a rest on this matter. According to the new D´Arco book (a pretty decent read btw) both Anthony Senter and Joey Testa were inducted into the Lucchese Family in 1988. They were put in D´Arco´s crew (the old Paul Vario crew).
Does anyone have anymore pics of celebrities with mobsters? And I know this is off topic but I always felt that De Niro was a much better actor than Al Pacino.
Does anyone have anymore pics of celebrities with mobsters? And I know this is off topic but I always felt that De Niro was a much better actor than Al Pacino.
Nope. Pacino is definitely the better actor of the two.
Completely agree Southend...Freckles is a real piece of shit!!! Fucking punk with his white sox hat and his pinstriped suit...his buddy Damion is a real piece of shit as well...hope both of these guys are used as human urinals while in prison...over and over again!
Does anyone have anymore pics of celebrities with mobsters? And I know this is off topic but I always felt that De Niro was a much better actor than Al Pacino.
Nope. Pacino is definitely the better actor of the two.
Idk. Both are great but pacino is only defined by one role while de niro has had more defining roles. They both have had a lot of terrible roles. But I'd say if both of their careers ended after the 90s or even before the 90s started, De Niro would be seen as the better actor. De Niro I would put in the top 3 all time idk if I would put pacino up there. I think the main reason they're always compared so much is because they came up at around the same time and they're both Italian americans who have played mobsters.
Does anyone have anymore pics of celebrities with mobsters? And I know this is off topic but I always felt that De Niro was a much better actor than Al Pacino.
Nope. Pacino is definitely the better actor of the two.
Idk. Both are great but pacino is only defined by one role while de niro has had more defining roles. They both have had a lot of terrible roles. But I'd say if both of their careers ended after the 90s or even before the 90s started, De Niro would be seen as the better actor. De Niro I would put in the top 3 all time idk if I would put pacino up there. I think the main reason they're always compared so much is because they came up at around the same time and they're both Italian americans who have played mobsters.
I personally prefer Deniro too, but what one role are you talking about? If it's Michael Corleone i wouldn't even say that's his best performance, i'd say that's Dog Day Afternoon. As well as DDA and the three Godfathers, there's Scarface,Serpico,And Justice for all. I'd also say he's very underrated in Donnie Brasco too.
For Deniro i'd say, GF2,Taxi Driver,Raging Bull,Goodfellas,King of Comedy,Casino and Heat. Maybe Once Upon a Time In America too, but Deniro always annoyed me in that.
Yes Pacino MADE Donnie Brasco along with Madsen. You'll find a copy of The Godfather (I and II) and Scarface in about every household these days. The same could probably be said for Goodfellas and maybe Casino. I say Pacino.
Does anyone have anymore pics of celebrities with mobsters? And I know this is off topic but I always felt that De Niro was a much better actor than Al Pacino.
Nope. Pacino is definitely the better actor of the two.
Idk. Both are great but pacino is only defined by one role while de niro has had more defining roles. They both have had a lot of terrible roles. But I'd say if both of their careers ended after the 90s or even before the 90s started, De Niro would be seen as the better actor. De Niro I would put in the top 3 all time idk if I would put pacino up there. I think the main reason they're always compared so much is because they came up at around the same time and they're both Italian americans who have played mobsters.
I personally prefer Deniro too, but what one role are you talking about? If it's Michael Corleone i wouldn't even say that's his best performance, i'd say that's Dog Day Afternoon. As well as DDA and the three Godfathers, there's Scarface,Serpico,And Justice for all. I'd also say he's very underrated in Donnie Brasco too.
For Deniro i'd say, GF2,Taxi Driver,Raging Bull,Goodfellas,King of Comedy,Casino and Heat. Maybe Once Upon a Time In America too, but Deniro always annoyed me in that.
Justice for all is a good flick too. And I agree with Donnie Brasco; you listen to the tapes with Lefty talking to Pistone on the phone and then Pacinos performance in the movie and it's like listening to the two same people.
I agree with that completely. Dog day afternoon is one of my favorite pacino performances if not my favorite. But people really only know him as Michael corleone rather than sonny wortzik it seems. I always thought de niro was great in midnight run, the fan, cape fear and deer hunter too. Pacino was also great in Carlito's way. I thought De Niro was great in his new movie silver linings playbook too. I think he won the oscar for it but I'm not sure. I know he was at least nominated. I felt he should've won. But De Niro was also extremely versatile as an actor. Some other actors I feel that are great are jack Nicholson, Denzel Washington, marlon Brando and so on. I think Jonny Depp is really something special. He can play pretty much any role at a high level.
His performance in, ...And Justice For All is ridiculously underrated. I get that people wouldn't want to watch a random 70's courtroom drama, but it's one of his best imo. The same for Deniro in King of Comedy, i barely know anyone who's seen that movie but imo it's Deniro's best performance.
I agree. Justice for all was great. I think he might've over-acted a little bit in that but still a stellar performance and I think one of his best. I don't think I've seen king of comedy. Would love to see it though. My favorite performance by De Niro is either as him as Vito or jake Lamotta. Both flawless. Idk if I've ever seen a better performance than his as Vito corleone to be honest. When I saw it I really thought he wasn't an American. I didn't even know it was him. And I saw mean streets! I didn't know it was him until I saw his name in the credits.
I agree with that completely. Dog day afternoon is one of my favorite pacino performances if not my favorite. But people really only know him as Michael corleone rather than sonny wortzik it seems. I always thought de niro was great in midnight run, the fan, cape fear and deer hunter too. Pacino was also great in Carlito's way. I thought De Niro was great in his new movie silver linings playbook too. I think he won the oscar for it but I'm not sure. I know he was at least nominated. I felt he should've won. But De Niro was also extremely versatile as an actor. Some other actors I feel that are great are jack Nicholson, Denzel Washington, marlon Brando and so on. I think Jonny Depp is really something special. He can play pretty much any role at a high level.
What people, you? I think you're either underrating Pacino or overrating Deniro. I completely agree with you on Deniro i prefer him too , but can you point towards his versatility compared to Pacino?
In all honesty i wouldn't say either are incredibly versatile. Not many actors are. My favourite actor ever, Humphrey Bogart played more or less the same character in every movie.
One versatile actor that popped into my mind right away was Gary Oldman, Sid Vicious, Leon villain, Dracula, Beethoven, Commissioner Gordon,etc.
That's my opinion. You ask people who they know al pacino as on the street and they'll say Michael corleone. People think of him as Michael corleone more so than any character he's played. He's had some great roles but honestly I've never been as impressed with him as others have been. That is after godfather trilogy and dog day afternoon of course. He seemed to over-act a lot by yelling. He also had a lot of sudden silences in pretty much everyone one of his movies. Not all of course, but a lot. I wouldn't really say that that in itself is great acting. And yelling and sudden silences seem to be his signature. In most credible top actor list you would see de niro ahead of pacino. And De Niro is much more versatile than pacino. Look at his roles compared to pacino's. Al's haven't been too much different from each other. De Niro's have been more various than Pacino's. And I feel like De Niro invests more into his movies. He basically acts as a co-director from what all of his documentaries have said. And he's been in 70 something movies compared to pacino who hasn't been in nearly as much. Most of their movies haven't been that good, but the ones that are, are legendary. Not every movie is gonna be great. But in the end, both are legends, both are in my top 10 but I definitely prefer De Niro over him.
And yes Oldman is great and versatile. But he is not on the level of De Niro or Pacino. In order to be compared to them you have to be on their level. I would compared Denzel to them, Brando, Nicholson, mike Douglas, Harrison ford, robin Williams etc to them.
L to R: Some unkown italian-american guy named Al Pacino, Pascale Eboli (Genovese capo) and Al Lettieri (played Solozzo in the Godfather).
Nice pic of Al Lettieri. I'm a big fan of his, Al was a real badass. He was great as Rudy in The Getaway. Al Lettieri and Steve McQueen...you don't get much cooler then those 2 guys.
In the Getaway he has Harold all tied up and he's banging Harold's girl played by Sally Struthers right in front of him...lol! What a shame Lettieri died so young, i think he was 47 or 48 when he died. He had a great career ahead of him IMO, a real loss.
That's my opinion. You ask people who they know al pacino as on the street and they'll say Michael corleone. People think of him as Michael corleone more so than any character he's played. He's had some great roles but honestly I've never been as impressed with him as others have been. That is after godfather trilogy and dog day afternoon of course. He seemed to over-act a lot by yelling. He also had a lot of sudden silences in pretty much everyone one of his movies. Not all of course, but a lot. I wouldn't really say that that in itself is great acting. And yelling and sudden silences seem to be his signature. In most credible top actor list you would see de niro ahead of pacino. And De Niro is much more versatile than pacino. Look at his roles compared to pacino's. Al's haven't been too much different from each other. De Niro's have been more various than Pacino's. And I feel like De Niro invests more into his movies. He basically acts as a co-director from what all of his documentaries have said. And he's been in 70 something movies compared to pacino who hasn't been in nearly as much. Most of their movies haven't been that good, but the ones that are, are legendary. Not every movie is gonna be great. But in the end, both are legends, both are in my top 10 but I definitely prefer De Niro over him.
I asked you to show Deniro's versatility compared to Al's, as i expected you didn't make a case for either . Again you've attributed Pacino to The Godfaher, without watching or at least acknowledging his other roles. It doesn't matter what you decide is a defining role.
What does this mean anyway - Al's haven't been too much different from each other. De Niro's have been more various than Pacino's. And I feel like De Niro invests more into his movies.
Cape fear, taxi driver, goodfellas, bloody mama, meet the parents, analyze this(both comedies), bang the drum slowly, raging bull, the fan, everybody's fine, silver linings playbook are all very different from each other. And I did acknowledge his other roles. Go back and read it. I said he was great in Godfather 1&2, dog day afternoon, Carlito's way, serpico, Donnie brasco and justice for all. Al Pacino's roles all haven't been too much different from each other. He plays best as a mobster or cop. He plays the same roles for the most part. Pacino is not good at comedy while De Niro has proved to be very good at comedy. I'm not saying in my opinion but based on his general reception when he was doing his comedy acts. De Niro has more range to go from character to character it seems. When I say he invests more, I mean look at what he did for raging bull, he gained like 60 pounds to portray the older jake Lamotta. He didn't eat for days to play his dug addicted character in bloody mama, he was a taxi driver in manhattan so he could get his role down for taxi driver, he even went to Sicily and lived there in order to get the language down for the Godfather 2. He always wanted to get his character down to the tee. For instance, when he played jimmy Conway he wanted to know the big things and little things about him, such as how he held a cigarette and so on. Based on the documentaries I've seen of him, he is basically the unofficial co-director because he always has input on his movies. Not all of them I'm sure, but many of them. Such as Scorsese's movies. Scorsese has said that De Niro helps a lot in the directing process and always has ideas on how to make the movie better.
And don't forget, just because a movie isn't that good doesn't mean that there aren't great performances in them. Pacino and De Niro have produced some bad movies where they have had very good to even great performances in my opinion.
When you put Pascale Eboli, did you mean Pasquale? I'm pretty sure that's Tommy Eboli's brother as well.
Yes, it is or was Pasquale Eboli.
Heres the original Vanity Fair article with the picture that talks about the day that Al Lettieri brought Pacino over to his relative Eboli's house. I think he also brought Brando there too, either the same day or another day. I forget which.
Cape fear, taxi driver, goodfellas, bloody mama, meet the parents, analyze this(both comedies), bang the drum slowly, raging bull, the fan, everybody's fine, silver linings playbook are all very different from each other. And I did acknowledge his other roles. Go back and read it. I said he was great in Godfather 1&2, dog day afternoon, Carlito's way, serpico, Donnie brasco and justice for all. Al Pacino's roles all haven't been too much different from each other. He plays best as a mobster or cop. He plays the same roles for the most part. Pacino is not good at comedy while De Niro has proved to be very good at comedy. I'm not saying in my opinion but based on his general reception when he was doing his comedy acts. De Niro has more range to go from character to character it seems. When I say he invests more, I mean look at what he did for raging bull, he gained like 60 pounds to portray the older jake Lamotta. He didn't eat for days to play his dug addicted character in bloody mama, he was a taxi driver in manhattan so he could get his role down for taxi driver, he even went to Sicily and lived there in order to get the language down for the Godfather 2. He always wanted to get his character down to the tee. For instance, when he played jimmy Conway he wanted to know the big things and little things about him, such as how he held a cigarette and so on. Based on the documentaries I've seen of him, he is basically the unofficial co-director because he always has input on his movies. Not all of them I'm sure, but many of them. Such as Scorsese's movies. Scorsese has said that De Niro helps a lot in the directing process and always has ideas on how to make the movie better.
I have the feeling you've recently watched DeNiro's biography on the Bio Channel like myself lol
i recently watched dog day afternoon, i got it in a 5dollar and under bin @ walmart, great flick, even had fredo from godfather fame, did that guy just have a few good movies or was he just a lucky sob for a few flicks or maybe a friend of al, anyhow i agree great movies, i love the serpico voice from the guy in always sunny in philly, "whoaaa"
Yea Mazzones wife is probably one of the sexiest mob wives ive ever seen! and Joey was working out for them 14 years and ive read reports that he goes to the gym daily still since being released.
can someone post Mazzone's wife? So far Joe's is the prettiest... also you can't really judge unless you smell and touch a person... sorry.. gotta add to the commentary loll
Now I know Mazzones wifes name was Danielle Mazzone but someone reminded me the other day that he was seen with his wife on a mob talk video a few years back and she was a blonde.
Also I read another member saying that Mazzones wife (Danielle) left him a while back.. So if that's not her in the picture then that is either his new wife or his girlfriend I suppose. And she is quite attractive. I'd be pissed if I was him and got indicted and had to leave her, cause you know another guy is gonna scoop that up FAST!
Two Philadelphia Family associates now turned federal cooperating witnesses in the first trial last year and most likely the new one going on right now.
Frank DiGiacamo & Lou Monacello
Description: Frank "Frankie The Fixer" DiGiacomo & Louis "Bent Finger Lou" Monacello
Description: Frank "Frankie The Fixer" DiGiacomo & Louis "Bent Finger Lou" Monacello
This guy must feel like shit waking up everyday with everything that went on ever since the day he got busted and him and his dads life turned into a nightmare.. I mean not only did there business get shut down, but his dad went against everything he believed in and stood for just to save his son and in the end his dad couldnt take it and ended up killing himself. I couldnt even begin to imagine how I would feel if my father and I were ever in that situation. But thats the path they choose right...
damn scarfo is almost as dark as that guy. he must be gettin some sun on the regular lol. Ill tell you what though, he looks just as I had pictured he would at his age.
damn scarfo is almost as dark as that guy. he must be gettin some sun on the regular lol. Ill tell you what though, he looks just as I had pictured he would at his age.
Scarfo is 84 now. Not sure when that pic was taken but i think he looks pretty good for a 80 year old guy.
He's due out at age 103 so he has only 19 years left. If they would've given him 45 years instead of the original 55 he got he might of made it back onto the street. He should start a rap label w. all the homies in there Scarf INK Ya heard
damn scarfo is almost as dark as that guy. he must be gettin some sun on the regular lol. Ill tell you what though, he looks just as I had pictured he would at his age.
He must have been on good behavior if he is able to go outside in order to get all of that color.
damn scarfo is almost as dark as that guy. he must be gettin some sun on the regular lol. Ill tell you what though, he looks just as I had pictured he would at his age.
He must have been on good behavior if he is able to go outside in order to get all of that color.
Some of the federal prisons now have tanning booths for all the Italians. I put money on the books for my uncle so he could get a tan an expresso and make some chi-chi's
Two Philadelphia Family associates now turned federal cooperating witnesses in the first trial last year and most likely the new one going on right now.
Frank DiGiacamo & Lou Monacello
Those two look like queers. Doesn't Lou work for a company that does MLM figues they'd let him run a pyramid scheme.
damn scarfo is almost as dark as that guy. he must be gettin some sun on the regular lol. Ill tell you what though, he looks just as I had pictured he would at his age.
He must have been on good behavior if he is able to go outside in order to get all of that color.
Some of the federal prisons now have tanning booths for all the Italians. I put money on the books for my uncle so he could get a tan an expresso and make some chi-chi's
Wow I didn't know they put tanning booths in. I thought it would be considered a 'weapon'.
damn scarfo is almost as dark as that guy. he must be gettin some sun on the regular lol. Ill tell you what though, he looks just as I had pictured he would at his age.
He must have been on good behavior if he is able to go outside in order to get all of that color.
Some of the federal prisons now have tanning booths for all the Italians. I put money on the books for my uncle so he could get a tan an expresso and make some chi-chi's
Wow I didn't know they put tanning booths in. I thought it would be considered a 'weapon'.
I think after 200 tans it shortens your life a few years so it saves the prisons money
Nicky Skins Stefanelli's son. This was the son he was arrested with and cut a deal with the feds to keep his son out of jail.
This is a rare picture, This from GL? I've never seen a photo of the son or the rat that nicky killed can't remember his first name but last name was Rossi. The guy was an informant for quite sometime so Skins did a favor for a few people.
He's due out at age 103 so he has only 19 years left. If they would've given him 45 years instead of the original 55 he got he might of made it back onto the street. He should start a rap label w. all the homies in there Scarf INK Ya heard
That is just the end-date of his original RICO conviction of 45 years. Once that ends, on the off-chance that he lives that long, he would then begin the life sentence he received for first-degree murder.
He's due out at age 103 so he has only 19 years left. If they would've given him 45 years instead of the original 55 he got he might of made it back onto the street. He should start a rap label w. all the homies in there Scarf INK Ya heard
That is just the end-date of his original RICO conviction of 45 years. Once that ends, on the off-chance that he lives that long, he would then begin the life sentence he received for first-degree murder.
Oh man that sucks he was such was nice man I would hope they would of let him out early for good behavior and raising his son the right way.
He's due out at age 103 so he has only 19 years left. If they would've given him 45 years instead of the original 55 he got he might of made it back onto the street. He should start a rap label w. all the homies in there Scarf INK Ya heard
That is just the end-date of his original RICO conviction of 45 years. Once that ends, on the off-chance that he lives that long, he would then begin the life sentence he received for first-degree murder.
His life sentence for murder was overturned. If he lives to be 103, he gets out.
Ah finally! I was convinced there wasn't any other photos of The Boss besides the mugshot picture we all know of. Thanks for post
Me too, i found them about a week or two ago and was pretty happy with myself lol. I've always been fascinated by Joe The Boss. I'll be even more happy if i could find at least one photo of Sal Maranzano.
Hahaha that was the first thing that popped into my mind when i saw the photo SC
Again... a wife probably wouldn't be so clingy... would prob be used to him being around and would just be standing there like "whatever, hurry up with the pictures already"
Came across a couple of photos of Philip Lombardo which I had never seen before. The first is from Funzi Tieri's funeral and the second is an FBI surveillance photo (photos were from New York magazine, May 14, 1981):
Came across a couple of photos of Philip Lombardo which I had never seen before. The first is from Funzi Tieri's funeral and the second is an FBI surveillance photo (photos were from New York magazine, May 14, 1981):
This image is out there but it's usually too small or illegible. This is from Gotti's 1992 racketeering trial. The numbered pictures are key Gotti lieutenants. Ralph Mosca really needed to see a stylist.
This is a chart of the Lucchese family from a 1972 issue of Life magazine. Despite being boss of the Bonannos at this time, Evola was still being associated with the Luccheses, at least by the sources used to compile this chart.
This image is out there but it's usually too small or illegible. This is from Gotti's 1992 racketeering trial. The numbered pictures are key Gotti lieutenants. Ralph Mosca really needed to see a stylist.
Where are they now?
Boss: John Gotti - Dead Underboss: Sammy Gravano - Cooperating witness/In prison Consigliere: Joseph Armone - Dead Acting Consigliere: Frank Locascio - In prison Capo: Joe Arcuri - Dead Robert Bisaccia - Dead Anthony Carminati - Dead Anthony Ciccone - Reduced role/Semi-active Pasquale Conte - Reduced role/Semi-active Joseph Corrao - Dead John D'Amico - Current capo Frank D'Apolito - Dead George DeCicco - Reduced role/Semi-active James Failla - Dead John Gambino - Current capo Thomas Gambino - Inactive/Retired John Giordano - Dead John Gotti, Jr. - Inactive Peter Gotti - In prison Daniel Marino - Current capo/In prison Ralph Mosca - Dead Louis Ricco - Current capo Natale Richichi - Dead Mario Traina - Dead Lou Vallario - Reduced role/Semi-active
That's only four out of twenty-five by my count (D'Amico, John Gambino, Marino, and Ricco) who hold equal or greater status in the family today as compared to more than twenty years ago.
Anyone interested in Philadelphia Crime Family photos, I have been posting a lot of them in the Philly Mob Retrial News thread... I would post them here if anyone would like but Its kind of pointless to post the pics in two different threads..
Anyone interested in Philadelphia Crime Family photos, I have been posting a lot of them in the Philly Mob Retrial News thread... I would post them here if anyone would like but Its kind of pointless to post the pics in two different threads..
Post them,this is thread for photos,and it is sticky,so everyone can see them anytime.
The picture of Masseria on holiday is from March 1930 and the woman is his wife. Theres also another photo where he is with his wife and Joe Jr.(one of nine adult sons). You can find both these pictures in New York City Gangland book.
The picture of Masseria on holiday is from March 1930 and the woman is his wife. Theres also another photo where he is with his wife and Joe Jr.(one of nine adult sons). You can find both these pictures in New York City Gangland book.
Luciano was arrested down in Miami, Florida around the time of when that picture of Masseria and wife was taken. It looks like they were both (Luciano and Masseria) down there to relax and to...gamble. During a raid on a suite in a Miami Beach hotel, 19 gamblers were rounded up. Luciano was arrested on operating the gambling game, carrying a concealed weapon (he had a revolver on him) and vagrancy charges. One of the gamblers arrested, had 60 thousand dollars on him! But another, hapless soul had only 12 cents...
Anyone interested in Philadelphia Crime Family photos, I have been posting a lot of them in the Philly Mob Retrial News thread... I would post them here if anyone would like but Its kind of pointless to post the pics in two different threads..
Ralph Staino in first pic and Anthony Staino in second.. Ralph was a soldier in Philly in the 70s,80s and was the Uncle of Anthony Staino(top Lieutenant to Ligambi)
your pic above says ralph staino was a soldier in the 70s 80s. But I am a little confused. And the book "blood and honor" is a source of a little of that confusion
Nicky Crow says that Staino was part of one of the street tax collection crews in the very early 80s. But then he says, at the time of Staino stealing P2P from one of their protected guys, 1986, he wasn't a made guy.
When the hell was this guy made? Or was he never made and always an associate? And if he's Ant Staino's uncle, since they have the same the same last name, does that mean Ant's dad is Ralphs brother? Is he legit?
your pic above says ralph staino was a soldier in the 70s 80s. But I am a little confused. And the book "blood and honor" is a source of a little of that confusion
Nicky Crow says that Staino was part of one of the street tax collection crews in the very early 80s. But then he says, at the time of Staino stealing P2P from one of their protected guys, 1986, he wasn't a made guy.
When the hell was this guy made? Or was he never made and always an associate? And if he's Ant Staino's uncle, since they have the same the same last name, does that mean Ant's dad is Ralphs brother? Is he legit?
Ralph Staino was one of the last people Scarfo made it was right before they got indicted, it is mentioned in Blood and Honor it was after the p2p thing
I know Ralph is DEF Anthonys uncle. But I am not 100% positive how theyre exactly connected. Probably Ralphs brother is Anthonys father, and I have never heard anything about him. Anthony was a union guy in the 90's probably as a favor to his uncle by scarfo. He probably met Ligambi around the same time and they must of been on the same page with how to make money. Thats probably how they became so close.
What do you base that on, his being a mafia member? I will take Cuban Girls word for him being as she said. All the reading I have done on Crea, he has always seemed more into money side of things, and never have I seen him portrayed as a thug. It does not make him an innocent, but what are you going by?
oh jace yeah sure of course he was a charming and caring man... look at his sheet.. extortion being a prominent charge brought against him. i'm sure he didn't do the extorting personally but certainly championed it. what a nice chap.
oh jace yeah sure of course he was a charming and caring man... look at his sheet.. extortion being a prominent charge brought against him. i'm sure he didn't do the extorting personally but certainly championed it. what a nice chap.
No need for your sarcasm. If you take the time to read the indictment of him, there in no violence in the charges. The extortion charge is due to money being skimmed, and pay offs. This is extortion under RICO law.
probably Atlanta, it's where he'd been for the majority of his bid. Right now hes @ Butner according to the BOP site. But hasn't been for long at all, so considering how old he looks in this picture it's @ one of the two, Atlanta USP or Butner. Whoever took it was more than likely another inmate whose job is to take inmate photos in the visiting room that'd be my guess
Alright, thanks southend. And I also wonder British. Good questions. He possibly may still see himself as the boss. And I don't know. Looks like he's allowed around other inmates so possibly he is still around some LCN members.
Alright, thanks southend. And I also wonder British. Good questions. He possibly may still see himself as the boss. And I don't know. Looks like he's allowed around other inmates so possibly he is still around some LCN members.
I've never heard of Scarfo being under any Protective Custody orders in prison so I'm sure he's in gen pop. Just another convict behind the wall
Billy Rinick.. Philadelphia Drug Dealer, LCN associate. He was caught hiding underneath a bed in Joey Merlinos wifes house while Joey was away in jail.
wow havnt looked at this thread in a while pretty cool to see a recent picture of nicky scarfo guy look great for a 80+ yr old even if its a couple yrs old. maybe the black guys a philly kingpin. so scarfo down in north Carolina probably sitting with snake planning one last hit. maddoff there to. I always wonder why he never got moved to fort dix. bobby manna there and buster ardito had lawyers go there for messages. bobby still in control rite in his state. is there any other pics of bobby manna.
Didn't the Snake and Bernie have some kinda beef there and apparently the Snake had some big dude go and beat up Bernie? I also feel like Bernie took off his glasses and threw down with Carmine's henchman who was some big dude that was a karate, for lack of a better word, expert. Bernie got sent to the infirmary for wounds but I think he kept his mouth shut and didn't say anything when questioned.
I swear something is seriously wrong with that guy Lombardo. lol
i can tell you this, while he was on the run he was right under the nose eating and dining where ever he liked and people in the establishments knew and never called the FBI on him, and he vacationed in San tropez lol the guys nuts lol
Andy "Mush" Russo's wedding in 1979 - notice anybody in particular? That's James Caan at the bottom right and Frankie Avalan in the white jacket behind Mush.
Really cool picture of Andy Russo's wedding! I've read about Caan's mob connections before, but that's the first pic I've seen! Always fascinated by the actor/mafia socializing. I've only posted a few times, but I'm in awe of all the great photos. Much appreciated everyone!
I was under the impression that Caan's exploits with Ronnie Jarrett & other members of the Outfit's Chinatown Crime Family, courtesy of Michael Mann, in preparation for his role in Thief were quite well known around these parts.
Does anyone have the front page and article of the Donnie Brasco arrest when the case went down in 1981? And the front page of the classic I Forgotti headline? Thank you
Posted some present day pics of Nicky's house in Atlantic City in the other thread for those interested under NIcky scarfo house present day Atlantic City house
Now i got a couple couple of pictures, one with Salvatore Maranzano lying on the floor dead. A pretty good shot but its a bmp file and i cant upload it here. The other one is with Paul Castellano, Tommy Gambino, Bilotti, James Failla, Frank Decicco, DiB and a couple more guys but that one is too big for me to upload. Anybody who can tell me how to do?
Instagram of José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa "El Chino Antrax", Mexican drug lord and high-ranking leader of the Sinaloa Cartel arrested on 30 December 2013.
I know it's been said before and I'm going to say it again, Dellacroce had the meanest-looking eyes I've ever seen. Angelo LaPietra looked bad wearing those big goggles, but Dellacroce takes the cake.
I've always thought that there must be a lot more info and photos of Vinnie Basciano that what was in the book even though what was in the book is good.
Vitovito, who is that in picture with Dellacroce, and do you have any background on the year and the arrest? That's a great photo. It is obviously a line up shot, I wonder who the others in photo are. There is a person on far right who's arm is visible.
Vitovito, who is that in picture with Dellacroce, and do you have any background on the year and the arrest? That's a great photo. It is obviously a line up shot, I wonder who the others in photo are. There is a person on far right who's arm is visible.
Looks like Abe Reles, a hitman for Murder, Inc. IF it is him then this photo was from the late '30s.
Vitovito, who is that in picture with Dellacroce, and do you have any background on the year and the arrest? That's a great photo. It is obviously a line up shot, I wonder who the others in photo are. There is a person on far right who's arm is visible.
Looks like Abe Reles, a hitman for Murder, Inc. IF it is him then this photo was from the late '30s.
It does look like him a little, but I don't think it is. In 1930's Dellacroce would have still been in his 20's, he seems older in this photo. If it is Reles, that is one amazing picture.
It does look like him a little, but I don't think it is. In 1930's Dellacroce would have still been in his 20's, he seems older in this photo. If it is Reles, that is one amazing picture.
You're right.... the large version of the photo shows it is dated 1958. Reles' canary wings were long clipped by then. The photo was taken six months after Gambino took over the Family.
It does look like him a little, but I don't think it is. In 1930's Dellacroce would have still been in his 20's, he seems older in this photo. If it is Reles, that is one amazing picture.
You're right.... the large version of the photo shows it is dated 1958. Reles' canary wings were long clipped by then. The photo was taken six months after Gambino took over the Family.
In 1958, Dellacroce was arrested for vagrancy. I would think that the other guys were also arrested for tha same thing and were not necessarily connected with eachother. Gosh, Dellacroce looks to be 7 feet tall, standing next to that small guy!
In 1958, Dellacroce was arrested for vagrancy. I would think that the other guys were also arrested for tha same thing and were not necessarily connected with eachother.
Speaking of this, maybe I don't understand the concept of "vagrancy" very well, but if I do, and it really does mean "being a homeless person, a bum", then how on earth can a mafia member be EVER in such a situation, unless he wanted to tease the cops on purpose? It doesn't make sense even for the lowest associates, unless it's some drug addict used for just one time to deliver a package.
I`m no lawyer but I think if a person can not show any means of income but still drives around in a car, owns a house or is arrested in a gambling joint for example, falls into this catagory.
I`m no lawyer but I think if a person can not show any means of income but still drives around in a car, owns a house or is arrested in a gambling joint for example, falls into this catagory.
I know that back in the day small midwestern and southern towns would charge bums, drunks and transients with that charge to either put them in the county lock-up or make them move along to the next town. It was one of those losely defined nuisence charges that cops could use.
It does look like him a little, but I don't think it is. In 1930's Dellacroce would have still been in his 20's, he seems older in this photo. If it is Reles, that is one amazing picture.
You're right.... the large version of the photo shows it is dated 1958. Reles' canary wings were long clipped by then. The photo was taken six months after Gambino took over the Family.
Neil was known as "the Tall Guy" He does looke very menacing especially when he was younger. Its a stark contrast to the photos in 1984 when thr cancer had taken effect
In 1958, Dellacroce was arrested for vagrancy. I would think that the other guys were also arrested for tha same thing and were not necessarily connected with eachother. Gosh, Dellacroce looks to be 7 feet tall, standing next to that small guy!
I was wrong. At least four of the guys in the photo are mobsters. I was able to identify them. From left to right: Dellacroce, unknown, Anthony "Figgy" Ficarotta (Genovese member, made in the 1970s), possibly Louis "Gigi" Amirante (Genovese associate) and Nicky "The Blond" Frustacci (Genovese member, made in the 1970s, stood on trial with consigliere Jimmy Ida in the late 1980s).
Pictures of Carmine Galante with shirt opened, exposing a corpse riddled with bullet holes and - I think - Vic Amuso that I have never seen before on this site.
Was 'Thief' worth checking out? No, I didn't think it was. I wouldn't recommend it. In my opinion Caan is a weak actor all across the board, especially in tough guy roles. His attempt at a Chicago accent was pathetic & came off as a Bridgeport guy with a Jersey accent which is obviously laughable & awkward.
The coolest/most authentic thing Mann ever did regarding Chicago was the television series 'Crime Story' starring Dennis Farina.
Front row, from left: Philip Narducci, unknown, Salvatore “Tory” Scafidi, unknown. Middle row: Lawrence “Yogi” Merlino, Leonetti, Salvatore “Wayne” Grande, Scarfo, Joe Ligambi. Back row: Frank Narducci Jr., Francis “Faffy” Iannarella, unknown, unknown, Joseph “Joe Punge” Pungitore.
Jeez. Thanks for the pics of Vic Amuso. Got to say that he is not looking good in that first pic but in the second pic he looks okay. Maybe they were taken years apart. Scarfo looks like he got a lot of dental work done. Didn't know they had dentists in prison...
I thought Vic Orena was approximate same height as Vic and Nicky but he looks bigger and beefier in that picture.
I am a member of www.ganglandnews.com and the pictures with scarfo and amuso i got there. Also theres been a lot of pictures of older scarfo coming out in the new trial of Nicky Jr..
I am a member of www.ganglandnews.com and the pictures with scarfo and amuso i got there. Also theres been a lot of pictures of older scarfo coming out in the new trial of Nicky Jr..
Stevie you didn't answer cheech, what's up with the pictures Why you Lunchin? Post that shit on the other board cujino
First off, when didnt I answer Cheech? Second, I wrote in two different threads that I am having trouble cropping the pictures and even more trouble posting them. And I cant post the pics the way they are or the people im gettin the pics from will realize and I wont be able to get any anymore. So I assure you, I am not "lunchin". Also it would be nice if you or others would do some research and find some pics that i havent seen myself yet. That would actually be great.
Alphone John Marconi aka Funzi,Fonzi. Born:January 20, 1925.Lived at East Tulehocken Street, Philadelphia Penn. A gambling operator and identified in the past as an enforcer for the Bruno Family. He had operated a luncheonette at 917 South 11th Street, Philly
AKA.Mickey Diamond Born March 8, 1931. Lived on Daly St. Philly. DeVito has been active in gambling activities, narcotics and business scams. DeVito was a member of the Calabrian faction of the Bruno Family, and his ties are with Dominick Rugnetta and his associates at the South Philly Grille, 12th and Mercy St Philly. He was murdered Feb. 22, 1982
Sorry. I know this has been posted before and everyone has seen it but is that D'Arco on the far right of that picture? And also, who is the really frail looking guy? And the sharp, young looking guy at the back?
They're like an army of ants. It really is amazing when you think about it. Humans have been around for hundreds of thousands of years and we are still evolving. The average height is probably 3 or 4 inches more than it used to be back in the 60's and 70's.
A guy's pic is shown right before the pics of Faffy and Wayne Grande at the start of A&E's Mafia Hitmen, the documentary on the Philly Mob wars. Anyone know who he is? Never seen him anywhere else. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP01Kn3Es5o
Born September 20, 1914. Lived on Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston Penn. Medico exerts influence on the business empire of Medico Industries. Three of the five Medico brothers have been members of the Bufalino Family.
Russian Mob boss from Latvia - Raitis "Kon'" Kononov, known as the "king of contraband" since the 90's, controlling the borders to Russia, having control over all Latgale region with his crime group.
Russian Mob boss from Latvia - Raitis "Kon'" Kononov, known as the "king of contraband" since the 90's, controlling the borders to Russia, having control over all Latgale region with his crime group.
Great photos, thanks! In the first pic do you know who's the guy next to Sonny? On his left - I know the other guy is Frank Vincent. The same guy is second from the right in the next pic(I think it's the same guy anyway).
Great photos, thanks! In the first pic do you know who's the guy next to Sonny? On his left - I know the other guy is Frank Vincent. The same guy is second from the right in the next pic(I think it's the same guy anyway).
Born August 18, 1932. Lived on Darrah Lane, Trenton NJ. He was involved in the killing of John Matthews. Active in gambling activities. Costello has used the facilities at J.C. Vending Company Inc, Southard St. Trenton NJ. His father, Charles Ignazio Costello, was also a Bruno family member.
Born September 29, 1925. Lived at the Serenity Manor Apartments, Geneva New York. Meringola is suspected of setting up and being involved in truck hijackings.
Googled him,seems gotti did like him..not to put gotti down he was a real mans man,but not for a godfather in my opinion..should let frank decicco be da boss,outside his family was't much liked..but he was a people's champion ;)i think jimmy brown and danny marino would done a better job of it..does anyone have any info about marino beside the wiki,or carmine the doctor..?he is interasting 2
There was an original press photo from the 1920s or 1930s on ebay that had Luciano and Lansky and a few other guys in a line up. It sold for like $80 - and it was an original, not a reprint. A lot of newspapers are losing money and were clearing out lot of their old photos. I regret not buying it!
Edward "Buddy" Fina and his brother, Francis, were two of the largest numbers bookmakers in South Philadelphia. The Finas layoff to Cosa Nostra backed bankers and thus receive a measure of protection from encroachment on their territory. The brothers pleaded no contest to federal charges of operation of an illegal gambling business in 1971 and were each given a six month jail term, placed on probation for five years and fined $5,000.
cal neva angelo La pietra Butch Blasi Cal neva lodge Accardo Angelo La Pietra Battaglia 'LittleNewYork' campagna bill daddono 3rd bottom right with joey fosco top [/img]
Wow - what an awesome thread....I love these new generation pics and I collect vintage LCN photos (b&w physical copies). Is there any way to see the pics on the first few pages of this thread? I would love to see if they are some I have missed in my many hours of searching online. I found this one today and forgive me if it's been posted before but I have never seen it. I love 'line-up' pics and Luciano pictures in general so for me it was a great find -
- Luciano in 1949. - Luciano being Interviewed. - Luciano standing outside a Sicilian Shop. - Lucky playing Golf. - Lucky again, playing Golf. - Lucky in the mid 1950s. ..
I was wondering if there were any pictures or mugshots of Gotti and Gravano when they teenagers and members in the Fulton-Rockaway boys and the Rampers, respectively?
- Luciano in 1949. - Luciano being Interviewed. - Luciano standing outside a Sicilian Shop. - Lucky playing Golf. - Lucky again, playing Golf. - Lucky in the mid 1950s. ..
Rafaelle, Welcome to the boards and Thanks for the pics!
Thanks my friend ! Here is another very rare picture of Vito Genovese which i ever uploaded in another topic a while ago when i just joined. [/quote] That's a great picture I have never seen it before.
Anyone can get those Dellacroce eyes!.....All you have to do is get less than 3 hours a sleep for 60 years straight.......Also, never bring cucumber slices or, tea bags into the house.....Voila!
Born: November 3, 1920. Lived on West Coulter Street Philadelphia. Since the early 60's, he has been president of a cheese and dairy products company. His father Michael was a powerful OC member from his youth until his death....Peter is married to Angelo Bruno's sister Michelena.
Grazie...@TommyG & @SiciNy......I also want to thank ALL the members here for making this site what it is!.... I know it has it's ups and downs, but all in all it is a good site with a lot of knowledgeable posters and i'm glad to be apart of it...Thanks Again
Tommaso Buscetta (Palermo, July 13, 1928- New York, April 2, 2000) was one of the first members of the Sicilian Mafia that broke the code of silence and helped authorities prosecute hundreds of Mafia members both in Italy and the U.S. In return for his many testimonies he was allowed to live in the U.S. and was placed in the Witness Protection Program. He died of cancer in 2000.
In 1909, Giuseppe Calicchio, an immigrant from Naples, began work for the Morello gang in Highland, New York as a printer and engraver of counterfeit Canadian and US currency. In 1910, the printing plant was raided and Calicchio along with his boss Giuseppe Morello and 12 other gang members were arrested. Calicchio received 17 years hard labor and a $600 fine, but was released in 1915.
In 1908, Antonio Cecala was a counterfeiter working for Giuseppe Morello. His career was short lived after he was convicted in 1909 of conterfeiting and sentenced to 15 years and a $1,000 fine.
Phillip Leonetti (b. March 27, 1953) seemed to pattern his life after his uncle, Philadelphia crime family boss Nicodemo Scarfo. In the 1980s, Leonetti was moving through the family crime ranks as a mob hitman, capo and then underboss to Scarfo. After receiving a 55-year prison sentence in 1988 on murder and racketeering charges, Leonetti decided to work with the federal government as an informant. His testimony resulted in the convictions of high-ranking mobsters including John Gotti. In return for his cooperation he was released from prison after serving only five years.
Born: April 19, 1918. Lived on Wyoming Ave, Wyoming Penn. Indicted in 1979 along with other Bufalino Family figures on charges of race fixing, he was an emerging figure in the family. Son held a degree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University. Sources have said that Son traveled to NYC monthly to meet with Bufalino at Vesuvio's Restaurant. Numerous calls have also been made to Son's residence and place of work from the Consulate Hotel in NYC where Bufalino maintained an apartment.
He is a piece of shit. My father-in-law who came over here on the boat was a hard working non union contractor. Montana came into my wifes office and told her that her father was a no good bum - in so many words. What a classy guy !!
[/quote] He is a piece of shit. My father-in-law who came over here on the boat was a hard working non union contractor. Montana came into my wifes office and told her that her father was a no good bum - in so many words. What a classy guy !!
Sorry i tweaked your nerves with that 1......Look at the bright side of it, now you can copy and print it so you and your wife have a target to shoot at.
He is a piece of shit. My father-in-law who came over here on the boat was a hard working non union contractor. Montana came into my wifes office and told her that her father was a no good bum - in so many words. What a classy guy !!
Sorry i tweaked your nerves with that 1......Look at the bright side of it, now you can copy and print it so you and your wife have a target to shoot at. [/quote]HaHa no problem. Did bring back old memories. Anyway all are dead now
Joseph Ciancaglini Leaving Frank's Cabana Steaks, headquarters of Bruno Family loanshark Frank Sindone
Joseph "Chickie Ciancaglini Born:December 15, 1934. Lived on Sigel Street, Philly. One of the last members, along with John Grande, to be inducted into the Bruno Family in the early 1970's, he was a close associate of Frank Sindone and acted as his bodyguard. Active as a gambler and a loanshark enforcer, he made his involvement with Teamsters Local 107 in the 1960's. Ciancaglini was a daily visitor at Frank's Cabana Steaks.
Are the other guys John Carneglia, Oreste Abbamonte and Frankie Loc?
Agree- very nice find. As to who the others are, the one looks like Frankie Loc but as to the other being John Carniglia, I thought Carniglia was incarcerated in Alabama or Mississippi while Testa is t North Carolina at Butner. maybe someone will know for certain
Forrest city it is on e og the most laid back low security prisons, alot of og goverment rats are ther too, but i think i that photo was taken probably in Allenwood fci cigarettes was not bannd til years later, Joey is in a good plave not bad fot homicidal maniac, while poor senter still in a usp
Good work Rille & Moe . It is still hard for me to believe that they would put someone like Testa in a vacation resort like this. Considering all his murder charges he should be on hard labor busting up rocks with a sledge hammer
Born August 3, 1929. Lived on Kenneth Street, Arnold Penn. A business associate of "Kelly" Mannarino, he was convicted of conspiring to evade paying taxes in 1965.
never seen a picture of frank loc other then the mugshot lots of murders or hits in that picture. probably 50. and never thought massino was ever skinny, probably from the early 60tys
From Long Branch, N.J., was linked in the tapes to the interests of Sam DeCavalcante. Tony reportedly operated a string of mob-owned restaurants. On the tapes he described his dealings with Little Pussy Russo.
Nicholas Piccolo...aka Nicky Buck was Born October 10, 1904. Lived at Country Place Apartments, Turnersville NJ. Born in Mammola, Italy in the province of Calabria. He operated Piccolo's 500 Restaurant, 11th and Christian Streets Philly, until 1977 when the restaurant was sold to Michelene D'Alfonso, wife of Frank. The restaurant is known as Cous' Little Italy. Angelo Bruno and his attorney dined at Cous' on the night of Bruno's murder in early 1980.
John Simone was Born Febuary 2, 1911. Lived on Drexel RD Yardley, Penn. A cousin of Angelo Bruno, he and Bruno were very close in social and business activities. Simone operated AAA Linen and Supplies, 927 East State St, Trenton NJ. In the mid-1960's, he lived in Miami FL, where he was involved in business dealings with Charles Costello. John Simone was found murdered on September 19, 1980 in an isolated Staten Island woods.
Wow nice pic. Lots of photos in that bio of him of wiseguys that we've never seen before. I won't put them pics on here but for anyone who wants to see them get a copy of the book. A few of the soprano characters were based on them.
Wow nice pic. Lots of photos in that bio of him of wiseguys that we've never seen before. I won't put them pics on here but for anyone who wants to see them get a copy of the book. A few of the soprano characters were based on them.
Thanks... Yeah i read the book, i thought it was a good read....Funny pic of him with that hat, looks like your average grandpa..Lol
I cant Post it on the Kindle but on Mafia wiki there is a picture when you Type rocco Marinucci. You can see the firecrackers testa put in his mouth after he killed him
The guy on the extreme right is the Bull's Brother-in-law Edward Garafola. Sammy disliked him but tolerated him because he was family. Garafola was among 19 wiseguys and brokers charged in a classic "pump and dump" stock fraud and money laundering scheme. Garafola, then 61 (year 2000), was specifically charged with trying to extort $100,000 from a stockbroker who, after pleading guilty to stock fraud charges, turned on his cohorts.
Here's an old quote from Gravano ""Comes October (1991) and I'm still not even thinking of cooperating," said Gravano."It's my whining brother-in-law Eddie, a whining motherfucker all my life, who puts the idea in my head. He's caused me nothing but trouble with his devious ways, always looking for the angle. A couple of guys in my crew wanted to whack him. You can't trust him, they said. But he's got a big edge with me. His wife is my sister and I ain't ever going to hurt her, even though he's treating her like shit."
You guys on this Forum are awesome with your photos and info!
The guy on the extreme right is the Bull's Brother-in-law Edward Garafola. Sammy disliked him but tolerated him because he was family. Garafola was among 19 wiseguys and brokers charged in a classic "pump and dump" stock fraud and money laundering scheme. Garafola, then 61 (year 2000), was specifically charged with trying to extort $100,000 from a stockbroker who, after pleading guilty to stock fraud charges, turned on his cohorts.
Here's an old quote from Gravano ""Comes October (1991) and I'm still not even thinking of cooperating," said Gravano."It's my whining brother-in-law Eddie, a whining motherfucker all my life, who puts the idea in my head. He's caused me nothing but trouble with his devious ways, always looking for the angle. A couple of guys in my crew wanted to whack him. You can't trust him, they said. But he's got a big edge with me. His wife is my sister and I ain't ever going to hurt her, even though he's treating her like shit."
You guys on this Forum are awesome with your photos and info!
Yeah, okay. Eddie put the thought of ratting into Gravano's head Bullshit, he's looking for people to blame.
At least Garafolo stood up and took his sentence like a man.
Thanks Ashta for the info...I think the other 3 from left to right are: Thomas "Huck" Carbonaro, Frankie Fabiano, and Joey D'Angelo (Like Sonny Blackstein said)
the pic of long john was that after he came home from 20+yrs im guessing yes cause he look in his 70tys dress like people still do today probably got murder not to long after this pic.
Is it just me or does Galante look different in every picture?
I definitely agree with you on that. This pic from his younger years is definitely a hair piece. The guy was a cue ball by age 40 so there is no way this pic is real
Another person who looks different in ever pic in Anthony Casso.
And just type in Ava D'Arco on Facebook and there are more there.
Really disturbing how not just the mobsters themselves but the actual family members glorify and revel in their father's/brother's lifestyles. Yeah your dad was "boss", "last of the old timers". Sound just like that idiot Vicky Gotti calling her father "the last of the mohicans". Only reason Al behaved after he became a rat is because the government allowed the little bastard to keep all the money he stole from the Lucchese family.
I can't believe how fuckin deluded those two r , there dads were both rats but they bleat on calling them men of honor all over Facebook it's mind boggling , and u see all these people agreeing licking there asses . It's pathetic
Yeah they just look fuckin stupid , I told Ava d'arco your dad was a informant , why do u keep saying he was a man of honor . She didn't reply and blocked me
I can't believe how fuckin deluded those two r , there dads were both rats but they bleat on calling them men of honor all over Facebook it's mind boggling , and u see all these people agreeing licking there asses . It's pathetic
It's is laughable , these fuckin morons who agree with them r the first wen a pic of gravano or massino is posted r the first to comment rat bastard this and that . DICKS
Dom, I lloved it when that Renee Graziano chick on Mob Wives would strut her stuff about her Dad, saying shit like "Do you know who I am?" and poking fun at Karen the Heffer Gravano and her own husband the father of her child becomes a RAT! Priceless!
Yeah they just look fuckin stupid , I told Ava d'arco your dad was a informant , why do u keep saying he was a man of honor . She didn't reply and blocked me
She shouldn't go as far as saying her pops was a "Man of Honor" There has been some debate as to whether d'Arco is a rat. Casso and Amuso were killing stand up guys out of paranoia, changing the rules of the game daily. There was an attempt to try to take out Casso but failed. When you live your whole life by a set of rules that are understood among men in the life then two friggin paranoid fucks change them what are you supposed to do? (Like I said they couldn't take out Casso) Your pals are all getting clipped you are next...
Linda Scarpa she's a disgrace so is her mother Shiro and Karen Gravano is disgusting but as for the d'Arco daughter she really does have a good argument cuz her pops would have died a stand up guy if it weren't for friggin Casso changing the rules of the game
Casso and Amuso were not whacking "everybody". That is a myth; just like the fairytale about Casso telling D'Arco he wanted to invite half the family to his house for a meal so he could whack all of them after. It sounds entertaining but it is a complete fallacy.
Sure D'Arco conspired to whack his bosses with Crea? What does that make him? Is it any wonder why Casso and Amuso wanted to whack some of their subordinates? Accetturro, Facciola, D'Arco and De Fede weren't driven to steal from the family or conspire with the feds. They did it on their own accord.
People like Casso, Amuso and their loyalists are scumbags and they are right where they belong but pond life pieces of shit like D'Arco belong there right with them.
At least guys like Amuso and Daidone stuck by their principles, sordid as they are.
I have no sympathy for D'Arco. Chiodo on the other hand was truly forced to rat.
Casso and Amuso were not whacking "everybody". That is a myth; just like the fairytale about Casso telling D'Arco he wanted to invite half the family to his house for a meal so he could whack all of them after. It sounds entertaining but it is a complete fallacy.
Sure D'Arco conspired to whack his bosses with Crea? What does that make him? Is it any wonder why Casso and Amuso wanted to whack some of their subordinates? Accetturro, Facciola, D'Arco and De Fede weren't driven to steal from the family or conspire with the feds. They did it on their own accord.
People like Casso, Amuso and their loyalists are scumbags and they are right where they belong but pond life pieces of shit like D'Arco belong there right with them.
At least guys like Amuso and Daidone stuck by their principles, sordid as they are.
I have no sympathy for D'Arco. Chiodo on the other hand was truly forced to rat.
You have pretty strong opinions about this crew especially D'Arco. Other than the authors of old news articles I've read referring to D'Arco as a squealer, not too many people write about D'Arco as being a lousy rat. They seem to sympathize with his choice to cooperate. As for Chiodo I agree with you completely.
I didn't hear about the after dinner whacking plan. On a documentary I saw there was mention that Casso wanted the whole Jersey crew clipped is that what you are talking about here?
Also (Copland-- are you a fan of that movie? I got a lil story about it if you're interested)
You have pretty strong opinions about this crew especially D'Arco. Other than the authors of old news articles I've read referring to D'Arco as a squealer, not too many people write about D'Arco as being a lousy rat. They seem to sympathize with his choice to cooperate. As for Chiodo I agree with you completely.
He's a rat. Wanted to get even with casso and amuso but he hurt a lot of other people by testifying. He went in on his own terms could have just gave up them. And it's not all or nothing sammys entire crew was not fucked with by the Feds.
Casso and Amuso were not whacking "everybody". That is a myth; just like the fairytale about Casso telling D'Arco he wanted to invite half the family to his house for a meal so he could whack all of them after. It sounds entertaining but it is a complete fallacy.
Sure D'Arco conspired to whack his bosses with Crea? What does that make him? Is it any wonder why Casso and Amuso wanted to whack some of their subordinates? Accetturro, Facciola, D'Arco and De Fede weren't driven to steal from the family or conspire with the feds. They did it on their own accord.
People like Casso, Amuso and their loyalists are scumbags and they are right where they belong but pond life pieces of shit like D'Arco belong there right with them.
At least guys like Amuso and Daidone stuck by their principles, sordid as they are.
I have no sympathy for D'Arco. Chiodo on the other hand was truly forced to rat.
You have pretty strong opinions about this crew especially D'Arco. Other than the authors of old news articles I've read referring to D'Arco as a squealer, not too many people write about D'Arco as being a lousy rat. They seem to sympathize with his choice to cooperate. As for Chiodo I agree with you completely.
I didn't hear about the after dinner whacking plan. On a documentary I saw there was mention that Casso wanted the whole Jersey crew clipped is that what you are talking about here?
Also (Copland-- are you a fan of that movie? I got a lil story about it if you're interested)
So I get a call from my Grandma she says guess what? We were walking home from Burger King to Aunt Mary's house; the streets were blocked there was a movie crew filming.
One of the fellas from the crew asked them which house do you live in? They told him. He said we wanted to use YOUR house for this film we were knocking on your door we needed electrical outlets too but now we see you were out. So we went down the street and used that house instead. He showed them see this road here it practically goes right into your driveway which would have worked perfectly for a scene we had in mind. That's why we wanted to use your house. The house that belongs to Harvey Kietel's character Ray in the movie is in Cliffside Park. That could've been my Aunt's house in the film can you imagine, that would be so cool.
Back to the conversation: So I ask what movie? What actors did you see? She says that Italian boxer. Who Rocky? Yea him. Who else? She says well these are young fellas I don't know their names. I told her oh Grandma "You are killing me". Can't you go ask someone on the block who these actors are maybe they know.
So this is the mid 1990's where you can't just go on the internet movie data base and look up what movie Stallone is gonna star in. I had to wait until the preview came out to find out what movie it was. It turned out that most of the actors were there including de Niro. I keep trying to find something online that shows de Niro was there in Cliffside Park cuz when I showed my grandma his pic she said yup he was there.
ALSO, it turns out that one of my cousins currently works for the production company who produced this film. Cool huh.
Ok great thnx. I have some photos that I'd like to share but have to use photobucket since they are all too LARGE. Maybe there is another way to post them, any suggestions?
October 31, 1950 Joe Adonis, described by government officials as one of the nation's top gamblers, and Salvatore Moretti leave Bergen County jail in Hackensack, N.J. after posting $15,000 bail each on gambling charges in connection with a wide-open dice casino in nearby Lodi, N.J., nine miles across the Hudson river from the New York Adonis recently ignored a subpoena from the U.S. Senate Crime Investigating Committee.
Olympia Gigante kisses The Chin after he is acquitted on charges of attempting to murder Frank Costello. The man on his right is lawyer, Maurice Edelbaum.
unbelievable how Joseph Gambino and Thomas Gambino look exactly like their father, only taller versions. they both got that nose
thanks a lot moe. i just decided that i'll go through all pages and collect them pictures to reupload them in one place somewhere where its easier and nicer to watch them
amazing pictures by corallo aswell. never saw that from '62
the sammy davis jnr/carlo gambino photo looks strange...they look like a crazy double act
It just goes to show, you think you know someone and you don't.
It's hard to put a finger on it, but the weirdest thing about the Sammy Davis Carlo Gambino photo is that Sammy and Carlo are too physically close, almost too touchy feely. That is Carlo in that picture, in all his understated deadliness, getting roly poly with Sammy Davis. Unbelievable picture.
Strax, I assume you saw the blitz yesterday. DiMarco isn't the boss of Corleone, though. As usual, Italian media is quick to label someone as boss so they can slap them with stiffer charges.
Strax, I assume you saw the blitz yesterday. DiMarco isn't the boss of Corleone, though. As usual, Italian media is quick to label someone as boss so they can slap them with stiffer charges.
Who is the Corleone boss? Is it still Rosario Lo Bue?
Strax, I assume you saw the blitz yesterday. DiMarco isn't the boss of Corleone, though. As usual, Italian media is quick to label someone as boss so they can slap them with stiffer charges.
Who is the Corleone boss? Is it still Rosario Lo Bue?
Yes, but even he is acting boss. The official boss of Corleone is Riina, even today he holds that title.
Strax, I assume you saw the blitz yesterday. DiMarco isn't the boss of Corleone, though. As usual, Italian media is quick to label someone as boss so they can slap them with stiffer charges.
Thank you Carmela,i edited original post.Thank you for information!
Strax, I assume you saw the blitz yesterday. DiMarco isn't the boss of Corleone, though. As usual, Italian media is quick to label someone as boss so they can slap them with stiffer charges.
Thank you Carmela,i edited original post.Thank you for information!
It's still a good photo you posted. There was a video that went with that blitz, which was pretty good, too. I don't know if you saw it.
Do we know who that is? My first thought was it isn't him but of course like I said those huge ass glasses I can't tell anything The guy looks familiar though!
great photos toodoped, great photos, caifano was tiny, but deadly!
Big things come in small packages.
Thanks Binnie.As Moe_Tilden said before "Big things come in small packages".Over here we say something similar like "usually the poison is kept in small bottles"
The first picture 'Young Al Capone'. I remember seeing this somewhere online and there was some controversy as far as authenticity. Can anyone prove this to in fact be a young Capone?
The first picture 'Young Al Capone'. I remember seeing this somewhere online and there was some controversy as far as authenticity. Can anyone prove this to in fact be a young Capone?
Yes youre right about the controversy that surrounded the picture but I think that someone later gave an explanation that it was posted by some of Al's relatives
toodoped, in pic #8 are you sure that's rocco prano, you posted a pic of ross prio a short time ago, and it looks like prio. anyway, thank you for the pics. I for one never miss them.
toodoped, in pic #8 are you sure that's rocco prano, you posted a pic of ross prio a short time ago, and it looks like prio. anyway, thank you for the pics. I for one never miss them.
Ya, that is Pranno. That's one of the Suntimes photos from his extortion trial.
toodoped, in pic #8 are you sure that's rocco prano, you posted a pic of ross prio a short time ago, and it looks like prio. anyway, thank you for the pics. I for one never miss them.
Yes thats Pranno.In the past there was a confusion made by a mob historian with the profile photo of Rocco Potenza.
http://www.headsofthefamily.com/home/collectie.html Check this site out,has a lot of rare photos and old mugshots and other stuff.There is a old mugshot of Johnny Dio when he was 19 years old.Check it out.
Joey Lombardo looks just like Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men.
Never thought of it, but its pretty dead on.
Great pic of a young Joe Piney...i've never seen that one before. Also, I've seen that picture of "Angelo Salerno" identified as being a young Fat Tony.
That's been posted once before on here I think. Vito was such a opportunist lol. Helped Mussolini & the Axis, especially with the Carlo Tresca assassination. Got a nice title from El Duce himself for his help, and as soon as the Allies invaded he helps them, acting as a translator, helping root out the remaining fascist strongholds, among other things. All the while selling army equipment on the black market. Gotta love his entrepreneurship.
If you watch all the merilno videos, he always has some bodyguards,mike chang, mazzone, borgesi, john chang, Angelina, whomever, it really shows them guys stick together. Theres No Rats in this crew not now not later, this is why the FBI hates them..
Angelina seems like a funny character, I would love to hear first hand knowledge how he is? toughguy, prick. scumbag, good earner, loyal (oviously)any stories to laugh to???, seems like a likeable guy from what ive read and tight wit the Boss. Thanks
Some people theorize that it was Michael Ciancaglini who was the real force behind the young guys and Merlino was basically his Gravano in some ways. I don't know how true that is but judging from the pictures Mikey Chang seems to be the more charismatic of the two, not just that but Joey's demeanor just looks like that of a #2 guy when photoed with Michael Ciancaglini. Sometimes you could tell a lot from a picture, but who really knows.
Some people theorize that it was Michael Ciancaglini who was the real force behind the young guys and Merlino was basically his Gravano in some ways. I don't know how true that is but judging from the pictures Mikey Chang seems to be the more charismatic of the two, not just that but Joey's demeanor just looks like that of a #2 guy when photoed with Michael Ciancaglini. Sometimes you could tell a lot from a picture, but who really knows.
I couldn't agree more based on the clothes and the conversation taking place, but that could have been Mikey Chang arrangement issue and merlino as back up,st but if ya look at any of the stories and who did what it always seemed joey led the way. and akways had a crew of hitters.
If you watch all the merilno videos, he always has some bodyguards,mike chang, mazzone, borgesi, john chang, Angelina, whomever, it really shows them guys stick together. Theres No Rats in this crew not now not later, this is why the FBI hates them..
What do you think of that PizzaB?
I always gave Merlino credit for being a stand-up guy and having a loyal core following. It's his "celebrity" that turns me off.
And it's that "celebrity" that will eventually put him away for good. Because you're spot-on about the Feds hating him. They're never going to give him any peace. Ever.
That's merlino on left and and chang on right, im not sure whos in the middle.
Great pics though
Lucibello in the middle. This is from the book The Goodfella Tapes by George Anastasia. None of those Philly pics and screen shots are really "rare photos".
That guy asking questions sounded like he wanted to say, "Do you remember anything you F'ING IDIOT?" But the interviewer didn't want to make that his last week on earth. He kept his cool!
Gene and John I think were the most normal looking of the Gotti kids. The other kids looked a little deformed or weird; like they were spawned by two first cousins or something.
Carmine Persico, on this day (December 13) back in 1963 after being booked at the Bergen St police station, and charged with disposing a gun and a traffic violation after a police chase.
Yes. And the only reason they are legitimate now is because of the hundreds of thousands of dollars that was illegally funneled to them. They can afford to be legit now. And keep the feds off their radar.
My hats off to the 9 to 5 working man that actually works like a man to earn their corn and doesn't sit on their fat ass and divest money from people who literally and figuratively break their backs for little or nothing and then have to deal with the American healthcare system when their health invariably gives out from being a working man all their life from cot to coffin while these same nitwits we are talking about invariably end up crying poverty and inventing ailments for themselves when they end up in front of a judge.
They are a scourge to society and a scourge to the working man! I would rather be yearning forever more than to have blood money and steal from my fellow man.
Is tony federici a capo w the Genovese or Gambinos? I read two nypost articles on him one says Genovese other says gambino..the Gambino article also said the late john gotti was the dapper don of the Genovese family, christ dont they have editors to proofread shit thats a dumbass error
Any more details on Federici? Know hes pretty successful w the Parkside which I went to a few yrs ago damn good food...seems pretty low key guy makin legit money and only has the one felony pinch I found w the brass knuckles and suspended license?
Yes. And the only reason they are legitimate now is because of the hundreds of thousands of dollars that was illegally funneled to them. They can afford to be legit now. And keep the feds off their radar.
My hats off to the 9 to 5 working man that actually works like a man to earn their corn and doesn't sit on their fat ass and divest money from people who literally and figuratively break their backs for little or nothing and then have to deal with the American healthcare system when their health invariably gives out from being a working man all their life from cot to coffin while these same nitwits we are talking about invariably end up crying poverty and inventing ailments for themselves when they end up in front of a judge.
They are a scourge to society and a scourge to the working man! I would rather be yearning forever more than to have blood money and steal from my fellow man.
Rant over. Sorry I just despise laziness.
you're not alone in your ranting moe, I too believe as you do. ive never thought of any of them as heroes, more like leaches on society. lowlifes, if you will.
Far right is Joe Profaci. Albert Anastasia is standing in between Gambino and Profaci. Second from left is Maranzano (based on the fake picture of him). The guy standing with Castellano is most likely Colombo. I don´t know who the guy standing with Gotti Jr is supposed to be.
It´s interesting because there are some noticeable "messeges" in the painting. For example, look at the way Gambino and Profaci are looking at eachother when Anastasia "butts in" between them. Also, look at how Colombo is gesturing like he´s saying "come on, you want a piece of this?" and Castellano is trying to restraint him. Far left is Bonanno and Maranzano. Maranzano is showing with his hand "this is the way we´re going to do this" and at the same time shielding the two of them from the others (with his hand). Bonanno seems to look at him with suspiscion. Vito Genovese is nervous (touching his tie) in the presence of Masseria.
From left to right: Joe Bonanno, Sal Maranzano, Vito Genovese, Joe the boss Masseria, Frank Costello, Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, John Gotti, Paul Castellano, Joe Colombo, Carlo Gambino, Albert Anastasia, Tommy Lucchese
john gotti is not in this photo. the man next to capone is paul ricca. benny balls has them all but, on the end is joseph profaci, not Thomas luchesse. and paul ricca is the one with his hand on capones shoulder.
john gotti is not in this photo. the man next to capone is paul ricca. benny balls has them all but, on the end is joseph profaci, not Thomas luchesse. and paul ricca is the one with his hand on capones shoulder.
Ricca? Why is The waiter sitting down with his guests of honor?
Shouldn't he be taking their orders? Refilling their drinks?
It´s interesting because there are some noticeable "messeges" in the painting. For example, look at the way Gambino and Profaci are looking at eachother when Anastasia "butts in" between them. Also, look at how Colombo is gesturing like he´s saying "come on, you want a piece of this?" and Castellano is trying to restraint him. Far left is Bonanno and Maranzano. Maranzano is showing with his hand "this is the way we´re going to do this" and at the same time shielding the two of them from the others (with his hand). Bonanno seems to look at him with suspiscion. Vito Genovese is nervous (touching his tie) in the presence of Masseria.
Looks like Lucchese standing next to Genovese. Weren't they allies too?
the one with his hand on genoveses shoulder, could be luchesse, benny balls says its masseria, but, masseria was heavy I thought, that one has me stumped.
I'd drop Colombo, he nothing really says "greatness" like drawing heat on all five families with publicity stunts and getting assinated for it.
I'm surprised that niether Ginacana or Accardo made the cut. Maybe put in Raymond Patriarcha for honorable mention. I'm kinda impressed that the artist even knew who half these guys are, usually these kitschy drawings are of Capone and movie stars pretending to be mobsters (Pacino, Brando, Deniro etc.)
It´s interesting because there are some noticeable "messeges" in the painting. For example, look at the way Gambino and Profaci are looking at eachother when Anastasia "butts in" between them. Also, look at how Colombo is gesturing like he´s saying "come on, you want a piece of this?" and Castellano is trying to restraint him. Far left is Bonanno and Maranzano. Maranzano is showing with his hand "this is the way we´re going to do this" and at the same time shielding the two of them from the others (with his hand). Bonanno seems to look at him with suspiscion. Vito Genovese is nervous (touching his tie) in the presence of Masseria.
Looks like Lucchese standing next to Genovese. Weren't they allies too?
Yes they were. But I believe Snakes is correct. It has to be Masseria, the guy next to Genovese. Benny says the guy far right is Lucchese, but to me it looks like Profaci. He could be right though. If it is Profaci, Lucchese is not there. He was a real snake. A great add to the painting would be Lucchese´s head peering out of something or a portrait of him on one of the walls. That would summarize his character in a great way lol.
great pics, toodoped, one of giancana was no doubt when he was very young, gioe, was that "cherry nose gioe" who was gunned down in his car in the early fifties.
Obviously not everything is there and they are in the business of selling stock photos, so certain copyrights apply. But there a lot of old mobster and crime scene photos available for viewing in there if you want to dig a little.
Nash- great find Im with italianirishmix ive only seem the one photo of nicky glasses. Him and cannone were always interesting guys not much info about either but seemed to both be heavy guys in their day
Nice find on Sam Giancana that Auction Photos are really good i check out the site there on loads of photos of him and his crew and family nice one Toodoped
Is that really Rastelli? When was that taken, like a day before his death?
It's Rastelli, took me a little while to realize but he has the same features as he does in earlier photos. The ears, the sad looking eyes, and the bushy brows.
Is that really Rastelli? When was that taken, like a day before his death?
It's Rastelli, took me a little while to realize but he has the same features as he does in earlier photos. The ears, the sad looking eyes, and the bushy brows.
I think I remember seeing this photo in a newspaper with a story of him being moved from his cell to hospital where he died.
That Fecarotta photo is part of a cool grouping. I've seen others from that series of him walk and talking with Joey O. Obviously surveillance. Wonder where/when it was.
While rummaging around for old pics of Cowboy Mirro, I ran across some mugs of asst Chicago hoodlums from the early 50s including John DiFronzo, and the Panczko Brothers
1952 Americo De Pietto/Chester Wrobel/Edward Rawa/James D'Antonio/Angelo Piscopo/Chester Majewski/John Di Fronzo/Steve Tomaras/Frank Bono
1950 Ed Panczko/Paul Panczko/Steve Tomaras/Lawrence Sylvester/Edmund Gruszykowski
1954 Albert Matrocci/Steve Tomaras/Michael McGowen/Mike Malmenato/Angelo Pescopo
Sebastian John LaRocca :in front of the Allegheny Car Wash he owned, located at 100 Sandusky Ave, Pittsburgh
Born in Sicily on Dec 19, 1901, LaRocca gained control of the Pittsburgh family numbers' racket in the 1940's and at one time finaced and controlled several gambling casinos in West Virginia's panhandle.
In the early 50's, the immigration and Naturalization Service began deportation proceedings against LaRocca, contending he was an undesirable alien because of his conviction for larceny, receiving stolen goods and operating a lottery. However, then Governor John Fine granted a back dated pardon for the crimes and the INS case consequently was dropped.
Thanks. I found them at an auction site and poorly identified.
I thought I would put them back together with the names and post them here before they wound up buried in someone's collection or hanging on the wall of some bar.
What is the deal with all those pre-1950 photos with 5-10 mobsters standing shoulder to shoulder with no hint of a smile?.........Are those all,police line-up photos? Or, are they just a bunch of friends getting together and trying to look as mean as possible?.......Same thing, every time!......Everyone has a hat on!...Everyone has a trench coat on....Everyone looks like a mope!
I assume they are line-up photos but, wouldn't they demand the hats to be taken off for proper ID?
What is the deal with all those pre-1950 photos with 5-10 mobsters standing shoulder to shoulder with no hint of a smile?.........Are those all,police line-up photos? Or, are they just a bunch of friends getting together and trying to look as mean as possible?.......Same thing, every time!......Everyone has a hat on!...Everyone has a trench coat on....Everyone looks like a mope!
I assume they are line-up photos but, wouldn't they demand the hats to be taken off for proper ID?
I'm not sure. In the ones I posted, most of those guys were burglars,fences, etc. I suspect that any time they rounded up the usual suspects, they would take one of these shots. That way, anytime there was a burglary, they could show these around and see if anyone was seen in the vicinity.
What is the deal with all those pre-1950 photos with 5-10 mobsters standing shoulder to shoulder with no hint of a smile?.........Are those all,police line-up photos? Or, are they just a bunch of friends getting together and trying to look as mean as possible?.......Same thing, every time!......Everyone has a hat on!...Everyone has a trench coat on....Everyone looks like a mope!
I assume they are line-up photos but, wouldn't they demand the hats to be taken off for proper ID?
I'm not sure. In the ones I posted, most of those guys were burglars,fences, etc. I suspect that any time they rounded up the usual suspects, they would take one of these shots. That way, anytime there was a burglary, they could show these around and see if anyone was seen in the vicinity.
It also depends on where they may have been taken into custody, some areas did not follow or have protocol for documenting arrests. Or they did but the rules were not inforced since they might have been fishin for bribes.
That latest line up shot, The dude all the way to the right, looks like a stone cold killer.
The third and fifth guys look too nice to be loansharks. They would probably feel bad about collecting the money. "I have all your money, I swear mister". "Aw shucks. You can keep half it mister. I'd feel real yella if I took it all on ya".
The third and fifth guys look too nice to be loansharks. They would probably feel bad about collecting the money. "I have all your money, I swear mister". "Aw shucks. You can keep half it mister. I'd feel real yella if I took it all on ya".
He might as well be strolling the Cala Marina. Looks like lately his ghost may have returned to prompt the Gambinos (Francesco Palmeri )to go collect the money lent to Lorenzo Marsilio in the 80s! Anybody know why it is a Gambino and not a Bonanno who is doing the collection?
Also, would be thankful for someone posting a picture of the Roma Restaurant in Menlo Park, NJ (one of the epicenters of the Pizza Connection). Haven't see a single picture of that. Used to live in that neck of the woods and remember eating a couple of times in that very same restaurant. But the Mall's changed quite a bit from those days.
yes, it certainly does look him according to your pic.
I do think it might be but cannot document the picture, so that makes me lean towards it not being him. However, the guy on Capones right looks like a Mick also ( no insult intended, Im Irish) - and also looks like a guest, so maybe they met and got along for a moment and someone snap this pic.
I will look into documenting the source of the picture, maybe it is rare.
I'm pretty sure the guy on the right is Capones attorney Edward "Easy Eddie" O'Hare.
He later turned on Capone and helped the feds put him away. He was murdered in 1939.
Edward J. O’Hare’s auto rests against the trolley pole at Ogden Avenue and Rockwell Street after his murder on November 8, 1939. O’Hare died of two shotgun blasts as he raced his automobile northeast on Ogden Avenue near Rockwell Street in Chicago in a futile effort to outdistance the men who would kill him. (Tribune archive photo)
I might of been wrong about that Capone picture. According to Getty images it's a lawyer named William F. Waugh. The other guy is unidentified. Other sites say it's Easy Eddie O'Hare but either way it's definitely not Moran.
I might of been wrong about that Capone picture. According to Getty images it's a lawyer named William F. Waugh. The other guy is unidentified. Other sites say it's Easy Eddie O'Hare but either way it's definitely not Moran.
Just found out,that first guy from the left is unknown,thand second from the left is Frankie Decicco,than George remini(not angelo),john Gotti in the middle,than an unknown guy(but he looks real familiar),and the last one is Mickey Boy. Thats how NY daly news puts it.
There was only one more pic of Paradiso other that the one where his old.It was in some magazine from the 70s or 80s,cant remmember wich one. Looks like a ladies man on this pic,with his hair laid back like that.
Does anybody have a photo of Akron, OH rackets figure James "Jimmy" La Fatch? He was a made member of Cleveland. Also, I am looking for a photo of Stefano Randazzo, Cleveland soldier that transferred to Tampa and became Traficante's driver. Any help would be appreciated.
toodoped can you give me any information on an outfit associate named del coleman. his name comes up as being an owner of the stardust in las vegas.
ive heard he turned government witness, is this true? hes one of those that slips under the radar I guess, but if anyone knows anything about him, it would be you.
toodoped can you give me any information on an outfit associate named del coleman. his name comes up as being an owner of the stardust in las vegas.
ive heard he turned government witness, is this true? hes one of those that slips under the radar I guess, but if anyone knows anything about him, it would be you.
Hey Binnie,i know you read a lot.Tell me what years or a decade was the height of the outfit?And how manny soldiers do you think the outfit had?
toodoped can you give me any information on an outfit associate named del coleman. his name comes up as being an owner of the stardust in las vegas.
ive heard he turned government witness, is this true? hes one of those that slips under the radar I guess, but if anyone knows anything about him, it would be you.
I used to read about Delbert Coleman in Russo's book Supermob.Del was a shady businessman and a big stock holder with close ties to Sidney Korshak, the Outfits lawyer and top fixer.Del also had ties to the Chicago Outfit,Cleveland mob and the mob in Milwaukee.Del was also connected to many high profile people,like bankers and politicians.He was mostly involved in the jukebox business and the Teamsters and was one of the owners of the Stardust and few more casinos in Vegas.To tell you the truth i really dont remember reading about him being an informer...all i knew that Glick was the one that gave information on him.
Del Coleman (real name, Delbert) was a Harvard graduate and a fringe Outfit associate involved in jukeboxes who eventually became interested in purchasing Vegas casinos with his partner, Sidney Korshak, whom he met when Korshak represented him in his divorce from his wife.
He became an investor in Acapulco Towers, a hotel/resort in Mexico which was partly owned by Korshak and Eugene Klein (who at the time owned the San Diego Chargers), among others. Eventually, he sold his share of a Chicago-based jukebox company and took a controlling interest in a corporation known as Parvin-Dohrmann when the original owner (allegedly an associate of Meyer Lansky) retired.
After this (with Korshak as a behind the scenes co-conspirator/mastermind) Coleman and Korshak artificially manipulated the company's stock by giving insider tips to Korshak associates which in turn created interest in the company on the market. With the stock manipulation driving public interest sky-high (coupled with the 1969 Corporate Gaming Act allowing corporations to purchase shares in casinos) Korshak and Coleman attempted to initiate their "master plan", so to speak, by gobbling up casinos, with their first purchase being the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Korshak received a cool half-mil as a "finder's fee" for his part in the deal).
Not too long after that, things started to turn sour for both men when their stock activity was investigated and it was decided by Coleman and Korshak that it would be imperative to get out while the going was good, they would sell their shares for cash payments and leave the remaining shareholders with stock in Denny's Restaurants of all companies, which was attempting to buy out the Parvin-Dohrmann company.
Denny's got cold feet (ostensibly because of the company they would be dealing with to complete the transaction) and a Parvin-Dohrmann investor, with the backing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed suit against Coleman and Korshak. Coleman caved almost immediately and agreed to resign, sell his controlling share to a voting trust, and testify against Korshak and other involved parties. Korshak lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and decried Coleman as a sworn enemy. Actually, it's a wonder Coleman didn't end up in a trunk considering who some of Korshak's friends were.
Before he left, Coleman managed to arrange a deal to sell the Stardust to a guy named Allen Glick, but that's another story entirely
Does anybody have a photo of Akron, OH rackets figure James "Jimmy" La Fatch? He was a made member of Cleveland. Also, I am looking for a photo of Stefano Randazzo, Cleveland soldier that transferred to Tampa and became Traficante's driver. Any help would be appreciated.
toodoped can you give me any information on an outfit associate named del coleman. his name comes up as being an owner of the stardust in las vegas.
ive heard he turned government witness, is this true? hes one of those that slips under the radar I guess, but if anyone knows anything about him, it would be you.
Hey Binnie,i know you read a lot.Tell me what years or a decade was the height of the outfit?And how manny soldiers do you think the outfit had?
well, in russos book "the outfit" hes guessing that the prime years were probably 40s to 1960 those years they took over a great number of legal busineses, and with all their associates they were like a little US army in Chicago.
he figures conservatively about a thousand sluggers they could call upon. not even mentioning they controlled half the police force, and hundreds of da's and judges.
I highly recommend the book, the power they had will astound you.
toodoped can you give me any information on an outfit associate named del coleman. his name comes up as being an owner of the stardust in las vegas.
ive heard he turned government witness, is this true? hes one of those that slips under the radar I guess, but if anyone knows anything about him, it would be you.
I used to read about Delbert Coleman in Russo's book Supermob.Del was a shady businessman and a big stock holder with close ties to Sidney Korshak, the Outfits lawyer and top fixer.Del also had ties to the Chicago Outfit,Cleveland mob and the mob in Milwaukee.Del was also connected to many high profile people,like bankers and politicians.He was mostly involved in the jukebox business and the Teamsters and was one of the owners of the Stardust and few more casinos in Vegas.To tell you the truth i really dont remember reading about him being an informer...all i knew that Glick was the one that gave information on him.
thank you toodoped, just finishing russos "the outfit" for the second time, great read, I had no idea the extent of harry trumans relation to oc in Kansas city. according to russo the guy was mobbed up to his neck.
Del Coleman (real name, Delbert) was a Harvard graduate and a fringe Outfit associate involved in jukeboxes who eventually became interested in purchasing Vegas casinos with his partner, Sidney Korshak, whom he met when Korshak represented him in his divorce from his wife.
He became an investor in Acapulco Towers, a hotel/resort in Mexico which was partly owned by Korshak and Eugene Klein (who at the time owned the San Diego Chargers), among others. Eventually, he sold his share of a Chicago-based jukebox company and took a controlling interest in a corporation known as Parvin-Dohrmann when the original owner (allegedly an associate of Meyer Lansky) retired.
After this (with Korshak as a behind the scenes co-conspirator/mastermind) Coleman and Korshak artificially manipulated the company's stock by giving insider tips to Korshak associates which in turn created interest in the company on the market. With the stock manipulation driving public interest sky-high (coupled with the 1969 Corporate Gaming Act allowing corporations to purchase shares in casinos) Korshak and Coleman attempted to initiate their "master plan", so to speak, by gobbling up casinos, with their first purchase being the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Korshak received a cool half-mil as a "finder's fee" for his part in the deal).
Not too long after that, things started to turn sour for both men when their stock activity was investigated and it was decided by Coleman and Korshak that it would be imperative to get out while the going was good, they would sell their shares for cash payments and leave the remaining shareholders with stock in Denny's Restaurants of all companies, which was attempting to buy out the Parvin-Dohrmann company.
Denny's got cold feet (ostensibly because of the company they would be dealing with to complete the transaction) and a Parvin-Dohrmann investor, with the backing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed suit against Coleman and Korshak. Coleman caved almost immediately and agreed to resign, sell his controlling share to a voting trust, and testify against Korshak and other involved parties. Korshak lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and decried Coleman as a sworn enemy. Actually, it's a wonder Coleman didn't end up in a trunk considering who some of Korshak's friends were.
Before he left, Coleman managed to arrange a deal to sell the Stardust to a guy named Allen Glick, but that's another story entirely
thank you snakes. that was greatly appreciated, I did read "supermob" but I could not remember the particulars on him, although I did think he was a snitch.
Yea they are from jrs book.. I'm a putz and can't post another picture from the book.. It's a pic of Gotti Sr and Sonny Black at Greenhaven in 1976.. Never seen any photos of Sonny Black besides the survaillence photos of him and Donnie Brasco.. Pretty cool
Yea they are from jrs book.. I'm a putz and can't post another picture from the book.. It's a pic of Gotti Sr and Sonny Black at Greenhaven in 1976.. Never seen any photos of Sonny Black besides the survaillence photos of him and Donnie Brasco.. Pretty cool
There's a good one of sonny black and santo trafficante. But I think that is from Donnie Brasco pictures as well. Either way still a good one.
here's a rare pic of the lord high executioner. i didn't know Albert Anastasia was served in the military.
Wow!, Anastasia is actually smiling AND you got the lil' executioner and baby executioner in there.......Are those his kids or are they his lady's?.....Wonder where those kids are now?
Anyone have ne pics of carmine tramunti or john ormemto?
Also neone have ne christy tic pics other than the mugshot of him thats commmon? Havent seen any but def be interested to see other pics of him and the other old time lucchese guys..appreciate any help thanks guys
It's about Castellano written by two disgruntled FBI agents. They're the ones who first spread the penile implant theory and his affair with the maid, which a lot of people thought it was a little too personal even though he was a mobster.
It's about Castellano written by two disgruntled FBI agents. They're the ones who first spread the penile implant theory and his affair with the maid, which a lot of people thought it was a little too personal even though he was a mobster.
I believe these were the 2 assholes that claimed credit for breakin into Castellanos house at night and installing the famous bug..could be wrong tho
Lucania was a bad bad man. Nobody in the underworld really was a match for him.
Adonis there looks like a deer in the headlights.
You really do have an obsession with him don't you. Nobody was a match for him, yet he was a rat
LOL, that's the second time you've baited me by taunting my avatar.
Keep on trying. Good luck with that.
Next time, try presenting evidence of the proposed fact.
It might help a little.
All you do is talk about him, there could be a conversation about Osama Bin fucking Laden and you'd manage to drag Luciano in to it and mention how brilliant he was.
Lucania was a bad bad man. Nobody in the underworld really was a match for him.
Adonis there looks like a deer in the headlights.
You really do have an obsession with him don't you. Nobody was a match for him, yet he was a rat
LOL, that's the second time you've baited me by taunting my avatar.
Keep on trying. Good luck with that.
Next time, try presenting evidence of the proposed fact.
It might help a little.
All you do is talk about him, there could be a conversation about Osama Bin fucking Laden and you'd manage to drag Luciano in to it and mention how brilliant he was.
Luciano had nothing to do with the night Osama bin Laden was conceived.
wow cool pic of scarfo meeting the other 2 guys. think the buffalo guy was the boss maybe the buffalino guy acting. think they were talking shit about the ny guys. wonder where the feds snapped the pic down florida
well, its for sure that those who followed Lucky Luciano, brought the whole thing down.
as far as him being a rat.. I never heard that one before.
Bin, they are referring to the time Luciano got busted and gave up the location of a drug stash in return for his freedom.
That's pretty iffy because no one got taken down for that.
Was Luciano a type of informant in the sense that he was probably OSS (CIA) connected? I think yes. But not the type of informant like these guys in here usually talk about.
well, its for sure that those who followed Lucky Luciano, brought the whole thing down.
as far as him being a rat.. I never heard that one before.
Bin, they are referring to the time Luciano got busted and gave up the location of a drug stash in return for his freedom.
That's pretty iffy because no one got taken down for that.
Was Luciano a type of informant in the sense that he was probably OSS (CIA) connected? I think yes. But not the type of informant like these guys in here usually talk about.
I believe you are right, he of all people would never give up anybody, and he was constantly harassed by the DEA after he was deported to Italy.
John Ormento of 118 Audrey Drive, Lido Beach, New York. This man, known as "Big John" regarded by the Federal Narcotics Bureau as one of the most active and important narcotic violators in the United States. He has been convicted for violation of the Federal Narcotic Laws on three separate occasions during the past 20 years. In 1937, Ormento was convicted of violating the Harrison Narcotic Act and was sentenced to a three year prison term. During 1941, Ormento was again arrested for violation of the Harrison Narcotic Act, convicted and sentenced to an eight year prison term. In 1951, Ormento was again arrested and subsequently convicted for conspiracy to violate the Harrison Narcotic Act and was sentenced to a two year prison term.
Ormento was born and raised in the East Harlem area of New York City and has always centered his activities around the vicinity of 107th Street. He is generally considered a prominent member of the East 107th Street Mob. LE investigations and the convictions of Ormento have uncovered probative evidence which establishes that he has been associated through the years with Salvatore Santora and Joseph Vento and others, in an operation where they either smuggled or caused to be smuggled vast quantities of heroin and opium from Mexico, Italy and France to the United States, for distribution on a nationwide scale. In addition to these three narcotic convictions, Ormento was convicted of bookmaking in 1948 and fined $50.
On March 18, 1955, Ormento was arrested in New York City with one Salvatore LoProto, in possession of two loaded pistols, one a .38 caliber and the other a .22 caliber equipped with a silencer. These weapons were cached in a secret, electrically controlled trap built into the front seat of a 1952 Chrysler bearing New York license plate# PB3730, listed to Betty Licatta, 2073 Second Avenue, New York City. This woman is a sister of LoProto. The charge against Ormento was dismissed when LoProto alleged the guns belonged to him.
Kruse's first name is "Leslie", not "Lester". The mistake was made during the Kefauver Hearings and has persisted ever since, although most published sources correctly refer to him as "Leslie".
Never saw or heard much more of Frankie "the Hat" DiStefano....anyone have anything on him?
He was mentioned in those Castellano wiretapes at his home,made after Don Carlos death.I think he used to drive somebody around,Joe n Gallo or someone.
[quote=BarrettM]Ricca could totally pass for a senile old grandfather. In truth, that man was a criminal genius.
toodoped had a great little bio on ricca, going all the way from when he entered this country, a more murderous man never lived, all of the taylor st. crews took on his sick, and vicious ways.
Who's John Nicastro? I've heard that name before.. he with the Outfit probably right?
Toodoped btw, you got anything new about what we talked? Any new books? I got a few ones on hardcover.. PM me if you want.
John Nicastro was a old time member of the Chicago Heights crew and close confidant of the old time bosses like Dominic Roberto, Jim Emery, Frank LaPorte and John Roberts.
I dont know if he was related to Pete Nicastro, member of the 42 gang.
@BarrettM First time i hear about that and to be honest i dont belive it.Confidant?Yes!Boss?No!First of all Dominic Roberto was the boss of the Chicago Heights crew untill 1933 when he got deported Emery inherited his position.By that time Al was in prison. LaPorte took over as boss after Emery in the 1950's
It looks like thats just another rumour spread around by money making authors.Same as Giancana Jr. and Corbitt when they stated that Hy Larner was the real boss behind Sam Giancana and the Outfit in general.
@BarrettM First time i hear about that and to be honest i dont belive it.Confidant?Yes!Boss?No!First of all Dominic Roberto was the boss of the Chicago Heights crew untill 1933 when he got deported Emery inherited his position.By that time Al was in prison. LaPorte took over as boss after Emery in the 1950's
It looks like thats just another rumour spread around by money making authors.Same as Giancana Jr. and Corbitt when they stated that Hy Larner was the real boss behind Sam Giancana and the Outfit in general.
It's from Lawrence Bergreen's book Capone: The Man and the Era. I think Bergreen is nuts or on drugs or something. His book gets really strange at times.
toodoped -do you know anything about gene tunneys realationship with mobbed up Philadelphia man, sam "boo boo " huff. he was the man who picked the referee jim barry in the "long count" Dempsey tunney world heavyweight title fight.
could there have been anything wrong with that fight? because of boo boo huff picking the ref?
@dixie you were right.It was a mistake. I edited the picture,thanks.
@binnie to tell you the truth i dont know but i think that the fight was not fixed.But you can never know what went on with these guys.All i know is that Tunney previosly borrowed some cash from Hoff so he became his manager and received percentage of Tunney's fights.
@Moe i dont think that theres anny blood relations between D'Arco and Capone.
thank you again. toodoped, 42s were absolutey barbaric. you had a very good post on them weeks ago, and detailed their history. I hope everyone read it. very imformative as to the outfits history. great job on that!
thank you again. toodoped, 42s were absolutey barbaric. you had a very good post on them weeks ago, and detailed their history. I hope everyone read it. very imformative as to the outfits history. great job on that!
Salvatore Lucania aka Charles "Lucky" Luciano photos
Lucky in court in New York,1936
Lucky in a Havana Cuban court, Charles (Lucky) Luciano (c) former NY Vice Overload,is pictured after his arrest in Havana Feb. 22 1947. With him are Benito Herrera (left),Head of the Cuban Secret police, and Alfredo Pequeno,Minister of Interior. Luciano faces deportation on charges of perjury.
In MIlan,1947
Lucky during a cruise in Italy
Leaning out of a window of a train in his native Sicily
With friends at Lercara Friddi in the Palermo Province
Lucky(walking) with friends in a car while living in Sicily
Being watched by his entourage as he is given a shave
Lucky with society photographer Slim Aarons (second right)
With his entourage draw a crowd, mainly of children, as they walk down a street
On board the Messina Termini train in Sicily
Lucky(right) walking down a street in his native Sicily, followed by local children mimicking his posture
Lucky with society photographer Slim Aarons (second right) while he was in exile in Sicily, Italy, 31 December 1948
And my favorite picture...Lucky(third from right) walking with friends in Lercara, Sicily
Captured Chicago racketeers stand in police lineup. From left are Murray Humphries, Jack (Three-fingered) White, Sam Alex, Charles Ficchetti, William (Klondike) O'Donnell, Joseph Marino, Marcus Looney and Tom Cullen
Frank Nitti in hospital bed after the assassination attempt
Tony Accardo
Accardo
Accardo escorting his daughter at the wedding
Accardo with his lawyer Stanford Clinton
Accardo entering the US Attorney General's office
Accardo takes an oath before the Senate Government Affairs Committee
Sam Giancana
Louis Fratto(left) with boxer Jersey Joe Walcott(middle)
Nice he was a hit man with his brother gus alex in the 30s and 40s really feared them two . Sam Alex shot himself in the 1980s he was really ill so maybe he whacked himself because of it. Any more info on the brothers ? I read loads about them on Gus Alex FBI Files .
@NickyScarfo i think you are right about the boxer.Thanks a lot
@ricky both Sam and Gus had problems with depression but it looks like in the end Sam got the worst of it.Also some sources say that Sam was the real power behind Gussie
I know he was feared and was older then Gus Alex so maybe he was he sure had his back . Toodoped can you make a page of them full of info and pics I know you do a good job
I know he was feared and was older then Gus Alex so maybe he was he sure had his back . Toodoped can you make a page of them full of info and pics I know you do a good job
Thanks ricky.Dont worry my next project will be about the Alex brothers but right now im working on two projects,Charles Nicoletti and the other one is Sam Hunt.
@NickyScarfo i think you are right about the boxer.Thanks a lot
@ricky both Sam and Gus had problems with depression but it looks like in the end Sam got the worst of it.Also some sources say that Sam was the real power behind Gussie
No worries Toodoped and thankyou for the great pics you post!
I've seen most of these pics of Luciano Toodoped, but they rock nonetheless. The ones I haven't seen were a real treat. Thanks.
Photos tend to distort what people really look like. In each of Luciano's photos, he looks like a slightly different person. It's probably the same with the majority of people. I think the picture that probably looked most like Lucky in that set is the one taken in closer proximity while he is riding the train. It is entitled..."On board the Messina Termini train in Sicily". The very first picture is probably pretty accurate also. The majority of the other photos I think are distortions.
How come when inuse the IMG tag it does not work in my post, you can click on them and view but i want them in the actual post. Anyone had this issue before?
How come when inuse the IMG tag it does not work in my post, you can click on them and view but i want them in the actual post. Anyone had this issue before?
Save the pic to your pc and go to postimage.org.upload the pic and than copy the direct link.After that post it over here
The second one looks just like Lou. Not so much on the first Toodoped.
Yeah thats right. On the first photo is Frankie Fratto 100% but now since you and bronx mentioned Lou Costello im having doubts about the second photo...maybe it is Lou?!
I cant find any photo of Costello with white hair...or anything that confirms the two of them on that photo.Maybe you guys are right about Lou...
Here is a confirmed pic of Rocky Marciano and Frankie Farrell taken shortly before the plane crash in 1969. That crash took both of their lives as well as the inexperienced 37 year old pilot.
Frankie Farrell, 28, was the oldest son of Lew Farrell, a former boxer who had known Marciano since childhood.
By the way, "Lew Farrell" was an alias for Outfit guy, Louis Fratto.
AJK, that's a great find. Looks like someone's personal collection? Also, I've always wondered whose funeral the pic of Joe B and Joey O were at. You sure it was Milwaukee Phil's?
AJK, that's a great find. Looks like someone's personal collection? Also, I've always wondered whose funeral the pic of Joe B and Joey O were at. You sure it was Milwaukee Phil's?
I'm pretty sure. I found that picture years ago on, I believe it was the Chicago Sun-Times' site and that was the caption they had for it.
The other picture is indeed from a person's personal collection. The person that took it, painted a copy of it and it was up for auction a few years back. I tried searching for the news story about it but came up empty. I believe the person that took it and painted the copy is a Nitti relative.
Toodoped, The photos of the Chicago Heights guys and the other Chicago Heights photos that you posted under the subject line of "Rare Photos" are great. However, I suggest that you give credit where credit is due because the Chicago Heights photos are copyrighted material from the book titled, "The Boys in Chicago Heights, The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit."
Toodoped, The photos of the Chicago Heights guys and the other Chicago Heights photos that you posted under the subject line of "Rare Photos" are great. However, I suggest that you give credit where credit is due because the Chicago Heights photos are copyrighted material from the book titled, "The Boys in Chicago Heights, The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit."
Yeah,you're right about giving credits. I have the book in hard copy.These photos that i posted can be found on the internet in the preview section so they are free for sharing. There are other photos in the book that cannot be found on the internet so i didnt post them.90% of the photos that are on the internet come from various books and newspapers.I dont make money out of it and nor does this site/forum makes money out of it.Anyways,thanks for pointing that out and welcome to the forum.I hope you have some interesting Outfit infos to share with us.cheers
Toodoped, The photos of the Chicago Heights guys and the other Chicago Heights photos that you posted under the subject line of "Rare Photos" are great. However, I suggest that you give credit where credit is due because the Chicago Heights photos are copyrighted material from the book titled, "The Boys in Chicago Heights, The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit."
Toodoped, The photos of the Chicago Heights guys and the other Chicago Heights photos that you posted under the subject line of "Rare Photos" are great. However, I suggest that you give credit where credit is due because the Chicago Heights photos are copyrighted material from the book titled, "The Boys in Chicago Heights, The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit."
Are you the same DaHeights that posted on TheChicagoutfit message board back in the day?
Funny thing is that any outsiders who may have run into them probably just assumed they were three kind, elderly grandfathers on a fishing excursion.
I just know there are not any of those here I thought they looked like Pike though.
You're right on the Grandfather part. One look at Aiuppa there and you would never guess he was at the top of one of the nastiest mafia dynasties ever assembled in the U.S.
Thanks Mark. I have never been able to fish for Pike since they are mainly up y'alls way. I'm not sure how far South they come but they are not anywhere near here I know. Just catfish, bass, and bream (pronounced Brim) and some others but most branch off those 3.
I think Carmine Fatico is a great shout - especially when comparing the footage to Fatico's 1958 mugshot.
NJCapo posted a photo from a book a couple of months back of a wrongly labelled Lucchese. I suggested it was Scalish but having seen the above footage, I think this photo is also Fatico from the same hearings.
If you scroll down the site you will find some rare ones of Luciano.
Thanks for sharing fortunato. They are rare indeed. I notice the picture that is usually used for Frank Scalice is really a cropped photo of him and Luciano together. Interesting.
The one of Lucky Luciano as a little boy strikes me as genuine based on the unique configuration of the feet and the short straight legs.
If you scroll down the site you will find some rare ones of Luciano.
Thanks for sharing fortunato. They are rare indeed. I notice the picture that is usually used for Frank Scalice is really a cropped photo of him and Luciano together. Interesting.
The one of him as a little boy strikes me as genuine based on the unique configuration of the feet and the short straight legs.
Agree, really good pics. I have seen most of them before, the one I have never seen is the pic showing him exiting a residence or Hotel, in Italy, being assisted into a car with Driver. Very interesting.
Always wonder about Nicky glasses in the 90tys I'm sure he was retired but did he advise massino he was released. After doing a few years for gambling.
Yea pmac I agree always wanted to know more about him Nd Stevie beef cannone too..not much about them cept they were under Galante yhen I think bumped down right? Stevie Beef is a great fuckin mob name too
Well maybe one day when they release massino testimony what he said about galante.from what I read there was some uneasy truece between rusty official boss 75 and galante acting for him. Balance made all them guys Massino to. And nick glasses played the fence but was still in the picture after galante he died in 99. Guess Steve beef great name was real close to Neil d.
NJCapo - you're version of the chart is obviously superior to mine! Where did you find it?
Nash: The chart i found on the Ol' Interweb's..Can't remember exactly where. I would also like to say that i appreciate all the pics you contributed , some good stuff. Thanks again and keep em' coming.
Joseph Riccobono is the Uncle to the Cocaine Cowboys superstar smuggler Jon Roberts. His father was Nate Riccobono another heavy hitter. Who would know with his family being who they were he would become one of the top smugglers for the Medellin Cartel
Ralph Capone leaving the U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, May 27, 1961
Jaclk McGurn in court
Tony Accardo
Pat Manno, a Chicago Outfit crew boss on the north side, testifying at a Kefauver Hearing, December 20,1950
Manny Skar was a Chicago syndicate gambler and nightclub owner. He was killed shortly before turning over evidence regarding the Chicago Outfit to federal authorities in 1965
Joseph,Joe the barber,LaBarbara,a Cosa Nostra mobster is being led to police roomat the Chicago Ave.Station by 2 officers who arrested Joe at a pool hall on Clark for have a .38 snubnose revolver in his pocket.Jan 24 1964
Rocco Pranno
Frank Buccieri
The place where Lawrence "Dago" Mangano's murder occured
Ralph Capone leaving the U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, May 27, 1961
Jaclk McGurn in court
Tony Accardo
Pat Manno, a Chicago Outfit crew boss on the north side, testifying at a Kefauver Hearing, December 20,1950
Manny Skar was a Chicago syndicate gambler and nightclub owner. He was killed shortly before turning over evidence regarding the Chicago Outfit to federal authorities in 1965
Joseph,Joe the barber,LaBarbara,a Cosa Nostra mobster is being led to police roomat the Chicago Ave.Station by 2 officers who arrested Joe at a pool hall on Clark for have a .38 snubnose revolver in his pocket.Jan 24 1964
Rocco Pranno
Frank Buccieri
The place where Lawrence "Dago" Mangano's murder occured
Anthony Centracchio
Louis Marino
Geri Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro
Spilotro and friends
Pete Difronzo with rod in hand
Frank Calabrese Sr.
Buddy do you have some info on William "Butchie" Petrocelli?dob and so on? Havent read alot about him,would be a great help
Ralph Capone leaving the U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, May 27, 1961
Jaclk McGurn in court
Tony Accardo
Pat Manno, a Chicago Outfit crew boss on the north side, testifying at a Kefauver Hearing, December 20,1950
Manny Skar was a Chicago syndicate gambler and nightclub owner. He was killed shortly before turning over evidence regarding the Chicago Outfit to federal authorities in 1965
Joseph,Joe the barber,LaBarbara,a Cosa Nostra mobster is being led to police roomat the Chicago Ave.Station by 2 officers who arrested Joe at a pool hall on Clark for have a .38 snubnose revolver in his pocket.Jan 24 1964
Rocco Pranno
Frank Buccieri
The place where Lawrence "Dago" Mangano's murder occured
Anthony Centracchio
Louis Marino
Geri Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro
Spilotro and friends
Pete Difronzo with rod in hand
Frank Calabrese Sr.
Buddy do you have some info on William "Butchie" Petrocelli?dob and so on? Havent read alot about him,would be a great help
All i can give you is a short info on this guy.Petrocelli started his criminal career as a collector for Outfit juice lenders and also as a hijacker of trucks during the 60's. One of his first associaes in the kidnapping and murder business was Harry Aleman. Together they were arrested in numerous kidnappings and also were questioned in many murders.Petrocelli was involved in the Billy Dauber murder and also the Moretti-Renno double murder. Petrocelli also belonged to the infamous Cicero crew known as the Wild Bunch which also included the leader Joe Ferriola and Rocco Infelice. He wasnt a likable person among other Outfit members and in the end suffered a horrible death because he schemed the Outfit.The guys involved in the Petrocelli murder were Calabrese, Monteleone, Jimmy LaPietra amd Santucci.
Ralph Capone leaving the U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, May 27, 1961
Jaclk McGurn in court
Tony Accardo
Pat Manno, a Chicago Outfit crew boss on the north side, testifying at a Kefauver Hearing, December 20,1950
Manny Skar was a Chicago syndicate gambler and nightclub owner. He was killed shortly before turning over evidence regarding the Chicago Outfit to federal authorities in 1965
Joseph,Joe the barber,LaBarbara,a Cosa Nostra mobster is being led to police roomat the Chicago Ave.Station by 2 officers who arrested Joe at a pool hall on Clark for have a .38 snubnose revolver in his pocket.Jan 24 1964
Rocco Pranno
Frank Buccieri
The place where Lawrence "Dago" Mangano's murder occured
Anthony Centracchio
Louis Marino
Geri Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro
Spilotro and friends
Pete Difronzo with rod in hand
Frank Calabrese Sr.
Buddy do you have some info on William "Butchie" Petrocelli?dob and so on? Havent read alot about him,would be a great help
All i can give you is a short info on this guy.Petrocelli started his criminal career as a collector for Outfit juice lenders and also as a hijacker of trucks during the 60's. One of his first associaes in the kidnapping and murder business was Harry Aleman. Together they were arrested in numerous kidnappings and also were questioned in many murders.Petrocelli was involved in the Billy Dauber murder and also the Moretti-Renno double murder. Petrocelli also belonged to the infamous Cicero crew known as the Wild Bunch which also included the leader Joe Ferriola and Rocco Infelice. He wasnt a likable person among other Outfit members and in the end suffered a horrible death because he schemed the Outfit.The guys involved in the Petrocelli murder were Calabrese, Monteleone, Jimmy LaPietra amd Santucci.
Thank you Toodoped,I appreciate the info you have given me very much. Also love the pics.
Petrocelli had a long time rivalry with another guy in "The wild bunch" named Tony Borsellino. Eventually Petrocelli had him whacked because of some bullshit story that Borsellino was cooperating with law enforcement (he was not). But he bent the ear of Rocky Infelise (major boss back then) that Borsellino couldnt be trusted and even blamed him for skimming when in reality he himself was stealing the cash.
A real asshole even with Outfit standards and hated by many including Frank Calabrese Sr who described him as "a blowhard and a bully". He had a flamboyant behaviour and became even more unpopular in Outfit circles by coming on to the wifes of members in prison. Was eventually murdered by "the breeze" Calabrese on orders from Angelo La Pietra, boss of the Chinatown Crew/26th Street Crew.
Chuck Giancana, brother of Outfit boss Sam Giancana
Chicago Outfit boss Fiore "Fifi" Buccieri in 1966
Outfit member Americo DePietto, narcotics ring leader in 1964
Americo DePietto
One of the notes found on the body of slain banker Leon Marcus implicating mobster Sam Giancana
Frank Nitti's wife at the Federal Building walking into the Grand Jury Room April 10 1957
Mrs. Marye Caifano, wife of Chicago mobster Marshall Caifano, stepping off the elevator in the Federal Building on her way to the Grand Jury office October 12 1959
Chicago nightclub owner and Outfit associate Manny Skar leaving the Justice of the Peace office in Chicago after being held on a $1000 bond for a narcotics charge, February 25, 1963
"Front" boss? I thought Scalish was the real power.
Milano was considered part of the "old guard" and at the end of the day, if Milano didn't like it, Scalish went with whatever Milano said. In the Ohio River Valley, there were basically two factions by the 1930's, the Calabrese and the Sicilians. The Calabrese were part of the old Black Hand and had strong ties to the N'Drangheta as well as NY, Montreal and Austrailia. As the mafia was taking form and being more organized, some of the old Calabrese were held in the highest regard. While Scalish was boss, he truly wasn't independent of consulting Milano until the early 1960's when Milano was spending more and more time in Holmby Hills, CA where he had another home...if all that makes sense to you...there are deep rooted Calabrian ties in the ORV. In some parts, it still exists today.
"Front" boss? I thought Scalish was the real power.
Milano was considered part of the "old guard" and at the end of the day, if Milano didn't like it, Scalish went with whatever Milano said. In the Ohio River Valley, there were basically two factions by the 1930's, the Calabrese and the Sicilians. The Calabrese were part of the old Black Hand and had strong ties to the N'Drangheta as well as NY, Montreal and Austrailia. As the mafia was taking form and being more organized, some of the old Calabrese were held in the highest regard. While Scalish was boss, he truly wasn't independent of consulting Milano until the early 1960's when Milano was spending more and more time in Holmby Hills, CA where he had another home...if all that makes sense to you...there are deep rooted Calabrian ties in the ORV. In some parts, it still exists today.
But in this case, if Milano was the real power and Scalish just a puppet, why do people say that Danny Greene attacked the mafia only after it got weakened by Scalish's death and, had Scalish been alive, he would have smashed Greene with just one finger? I mean, Milano was more powerful and still alive when Greene started the war, but his authority doesn't seem to have impressed the Irish much, and it took quite some effort to kill him off.
"Front" boss? I thought Scalish was the real power.
Milano was considered part of the "old guard" and at the end of the day, if Milano didn't like it, Scalish went with whatever Milano said. In the Ohio River Valley, there were basically two factions by the 1930's, the Calabrese and the Sicilians. The Calabrese were part of the old Black Hand and had strong ties to the N'Drangheta as well as NY, Montreal and Austrailia. As the mafia was taking form and being more organized, some of the old Calabrese were held in the highest regard. While Scalish was boss, he truly wasn't independent of consulting Milano until the early 1960's when Milano was spending more and more time in Holmby Hills, CA where he had another home...if all that makes sense to you...there are deep rooted Calabrian ties in the ORV. In some parts, it still exists today.
But in this case, if Milano was the real power and Scalish just a puppet, why do people say that Danny Greene attacked the mafia only after it got weakened by Scalish's death and, had Scalish been alive, he would have smashed Greene with just one finger? I mean, Milano was more powerful and still alive when Greene started the war, but his authority doesn't seem to have impressed the Irish much, and it took quite some effort to kill him off.
Just my opinion but Cleveland were never all that strong, had a lot of earners (especially at the time Greene made a move) but not many killers. I mean they brought in Ray Ferrito and he got the job done after they'd been trying to kill him for years.
Thanks for your opinion. If you look back going back to the early 1900's, Cleveland was historically a very strong syndicate, starting with the Mayfield Road Mob, the Lonardo's and Porello's. Their strength was unions as Ohio has always had one of the strongest union bases in the country. Tony & Frank Milano along with Moe Dalitz, Sam Tucker and Morris Kleinman planted their flags in Vegas before many. In regards to Cleveland in the 1980's, I agree with you that Licavoli "made a mess" of a one strong syndicate and it crumbled. But historically, they were very strong. And Cleveland had many killers...many families had fuck ups on hits, many families missed opportunities...not just Cleveland. Leo Moceri, Angelo Lonardo, Whitey Besase, John DeMarco and Frank Brancato allegedly ordered many hits. They had hitmen all over the tri state area.
"Front" boss? I thought Scalish was the real power.
Milano was considered part of the "old guard" and at the end of the day, if Milano didn't like it, Scalish went with whatever Milano said. In the Ohio River Valley, there were basically two factions by the 1930's, the Calabrese and the Sicilians. The Calabrese were part of the old Black Hand and had strong ties to the N'Drangheta as well as NY, Montreal and Austrailia. As the mafia was taking form and being more organized, some of the old Calabrese were held in the highest regard. While Scalish was boss, he truly wasn't independent of consulting Milano until the early 1960's when Milano was spending more and more time in Holmby Hills, CA where he had another home...if all that makes sense to you...there are deep rooted Calabrian ties in the ORV. In some parts, it still exists today.
But in this case, if Milano was the real power and Scalish just a puppet, why do people say that Danny Greene attacked the mafia only after it got weakened by Scalish's death and, had Scalish been alive, he would have smashed Greene with just one finger? I mean, Milano was more powerful and still alive when Greene started the war, but his authority doesn't seem to have impressed the Irish much, and it took quite some effort to kill him off.
Milano died in 1978 and was semi retired by the late 60's. He spent his time setting up his sons dumb & dumber (Pete & Carmen Milano) out in L.A and by 1977, he was gravely ill and was out of the rackets. When Licavoli took over, he was seen as a buffoon. Keep in mind that John Nardi was Tony Milano's nephew and he sided with the Irishman. If Milano was still in the game, that war never would have happened.
If Milano was still in the game, that war never would have happened.
Why do you think there would have been no war? Greene may have still tried to kill the mafia leaders including Milano, although he would have lacked Nardi's support then, but the Irish members of the gang would be still loyal to Greene, not Nardi or Milano I think.
If Milano was still in the game, that war never would have happened.
Why do you think there would have been no war? Greene may have still tried to kill the mafia leaders including Milano, although he would have lacked Nardi's support then, but the Irish members of the gang would be still loyal to Greene, not Nardi or Milano I think.
When Milano and Scalish were strongly in charge, they let Greene earn (on his side of town). Scalish and Milano were businessmen and ALWAYS put money before violence. Especially Milano and Scalish, they did alot of business with other ethnicities besides Italians. Jack White was not the person Scalish wanted as boss, but Scalish's brother in law Maishe Rockman knew he could control Jack White whereas he would not have been in the loop if Angelo Lonardo was named successor (and should have been). Jack White was made fun of by the fellas behind his back...NO WAY Scalish chose him, it was engineered by Rockman who was always thirsty for power.
Michael Franzese posted this photo from 1982. Who can name anyone with him? The big guy is Lawrence iorizzo the guy who came up the the gas tax scam which franseze took most of the credit for
Nash above is that vitos brother? Or Pittsburgh guy. Ray p gave which of shit like I'm a horse player looks like a mean prick they say he was in that pic. Guy really didn't give a fuck. From what I've read over time he was a genovese vote on the commission as was Bruno was gambinos.
Nash great photos thanks for sharing....was bartolo guccia a capo in Buffallo family or was he a capo.in russell buffalinos fam? Ive read info that said both fams, wasnt sure which is Accurate
Nash above is that vitos brother? Or Pittsburgh guy. Ray p gave which of shit like I'm a horse player looks like a mean prick they say he was in that pic. Guy really didn't give a fuck. From what I've read over time he was a genovese vote on the commission as was Bruno was gambinos.
One of Barbaras nephews was a teacher at my high school. He had changed his name and was Mr. Barber. He taught accounting and business and was a cool guy. He would break balls and was tough as hell when needed to be. He never let anyone know who his uncle was but my father recognized him at a parent teacher night and they talked and hit it off. Off topic but interesting.
Mark, i believe that picture of capone in his pajams is post alcatraz
Yeah, fella. I think you're right. Those pics and descriptions were from a Tribune ebook that obviously contains some misidentified photos. Thanks, bigfella.
If you zoom in and look at Genovese under caporegime, second row third from the left the guy is labeled Bellomo, if it is Barney kind of interesting he wore a beard
Nash- my mistake I always thought that Barbara was,in Maggadinos fam? I thought I read that Maggadino was embarassed and humikiated bc Barbara was with him and Appalachin was technically Buff fam turf no? Im not doubting your info your much more informed in lcn shit then me, I musta just mixed up family connections, but thanks for the reply buddy
I thought Barbara was a member of the Detroit family? And anyone can see those Castellano pics if you pause at the right moment during Sammy The Bulls Barbara Walters Interview.
On right is John Casasanto aka Johnny Gongs. Philly Soldier that had an affair with Joey Merlinos wife and was murdered about 12 years ago. It is rumored that Anthony Nicodemo is the one who killed him. Also rumored that Casasanto is the one who murdered Raymond "Long John" Martarano.
Philly Soldier Vincent Iannece.. these are the only two photos I have ever seen of Iannece in the past 5 years that i have been researching the family.
Philly soldier Dom Grande... in his mid 30's and already grey due to the fact he was most likely the shooter in the Gino Dipetro hit a few years back and has been worried about being indicted!
The 2 "unidentified men" are his son's.frank narducci jr. on the right & philip narducci on the left.It is rumored that Phil is among the upper crest of the phila. family or is setting out to be, having been recently released from the pen. Known as a feared & dangerous individual.
Stevie great pics man thanks for sharing..question and idk if this was asked and asnwered..but is Vince Iannece related to Charlie White?..and does anyone know is he still alive/locked up?
@mikeyballs- yes, Vince Iannece is one of Charlie White Iannece's sons (he has another son with the same name who is supposedly connected but I don't think he was made? He was also suspected of being a spotter in the Nicky Scarfo Jr hit in Dante & Luigi's) and is an alleged soldier in the Philly Family who ran with Joey Merlino as far back as the early 90s when they were the "Young Turks". You don't hear much about Vince, but word on these boards is that he is made and most of what the media reported on him was back in the early 90s when he was running around with Joey's crew and was also involved in several suspected mob connected hits (Mikey Ice Brennan and James DiAddorio I think?). He's been around the family as far back as the early and mid-80s when his father was active in the Scarfo family and was even rounded up and charged in the 1984 hit of Salvie Testa where he was accused of being a blocker and minor role player in that hit. He wasn't part of the 2001 RICO case of Merlino and those guys so I'm not sure exactly how active he was in the late 90s and even the 2000s to present, but he could just be very low key and "smart" as far as being careful in not getting caught. I'd be interested in hearing anything that anyone else has on this guy outside of what I've said here...
I thought i have seen all the old school pics of this family..but this is very unique, where they are walking is now a deserted dirt lot now circa 2015..
Phl- solid info thanks for the insight pal..do u know is Charlie whit alive? If so id think hed be getting out relatively soon no? I mean everyone alive from the Scarfo bust is out besides Faffy no? Anyon know more about Vince Iannece? Curious bout a made soldier in ohilly thats been way low key and remained quiet..especially for that fam since most are known and have been busted multiple time .phl do u or anyone know whos crew Iannece is in?
hahahah theres a black guy in the background wtf?? so much for I-talians...
Irony since Scarfo apparently once said to Phil after getting out of jail that " I should go get six black guys from North Philly and start a new gang, they'd be better than what I have now" XD
Well, one of Nicks sons may very well die in prison just like him, another died comatose, the other disowned him. Leonetti turned his back on him, his mothers dead. He has no familial support system.
Vic Amuso is nothing more than a figure head with a couple of loyal standby's at best. I'd say karma's still valid.
Phl- solid info thanks for the insight pal..do u know is Charlie whit alive? If so id think hed be getting out relatively soon no? I mean everyone alive from the Scarfo bust is out besides Faffy no? Anyon know more about Vince Iannece? Curious bout a made soldier in ohilly thats been way low key and remained quiet..especially for that fam since most are known and have been busted multiple time .phl do u or anyone know whos crew Iannece is in?
Hey sorry Mikey just saw this... Charlie White is out of jail but I'll be honest I haven't heard anything about him and quite frankly I'd be surprised if he was back in business or very active as he's well into his late late70s/early-to-mid 80s. Vince Iannece is in construction and pretty tied into the whole crew and I know he's right with Accardo (who also is low key these days and you pretty much don't hear anything about). This is just me speculating but I feel like these guys have a lot of real estate and construction stuff going on. I'm not talking like Genovese level labor racketeering but more like bid rigging and muscling in on jobs and flipping homes with stolen supplies or extorted construction work that kind of thing if that makes sense. But I digress, the other kid of Charlie White also goes by Chaz (same name as father) and was busted in like 2008 in a big and rather complex meth ring bust. Don't know much else on him except that he hung around Joey and those guys in late 80s and early 90s but not much else on him.
Which Iannece kid was the one who supposedly went in and hugged and kissed Scarfo Jr, signaling the shooter (supposedly Merlino) to his seat in Dante & Luigi's?
I never really believed that theory myself as I know one of the Iannece kids were also really close to Scarfo Jr, during his coming up, when his father still had a hand on things. Theres pictures of them together and he's seen in some of the Scarfo Jr. court footage where he's wearing that trenchcoat. Coulda just been a big coincidence.
Which Iannece kid was the one who supposedly went in and hugged and kissed Scarfo Jr, signaling the shooter (supposedly Merlino) to his seat in Dante & Luigi's?
I never really believed that theory myself as I know one of the Iannece kids were also really close to Scarfo Jr, during his coming up, when his father still had a hand on things. Theres pictures of them together and he's seen in some of the Scarfo Jr. court footage where he's wearing that trenchcoat. Coulda just been a big coincidence.
I, as a 20 yr. pupil on the scarfo sr. yrs. have a belief that it was in fact chaz, him being a few yrs. older & already in the scheme of things with dad..he was a blocker when they carried sal testa's body out of the candy shop & then "cleaned" the van after the crow & charlie white dumped the body.
Which Iannece kid was the one who supposedly went in and hugged and kissed Scarfo Jr, signaling the shooter (supposedly Merlino) to his seat in Dante & Luigi's?
I never really believed that theory myself as I know one of the Iannece kids were also really close to Scarfo Jr, during his coming up, when his father still had a hand on things. Theres pictures of them together and he's seen in some of the Scarfo Jr. court footage where he's wearing that trenchcoat. Coulda just been a big coincidence.
Chaz was the one who delivered kiss of death. Chuckie and Sr were like brothers and he knew Nicky loved the mob nostalgia. He coached Joey on what to do so Sr knew where it was coming from and that payback for demotion and talks of taking out whole Merlino Family had come to fruition.
Which Iannece kid was the one who supposedly went in and hugged and kissed Scarfo Jr, signaling the shooter (supposedly Merlino) to his seat in Dante & Luigi's?
I never really believed that theory myself as I know one of the Iannece kids were also really close to Scarfo Jr, during his coming up, when his father still had a hand on things. Theres pictures of them together and he's seen in some of the Scarfo Jr. court footage where he's wearing that trenchcoat. Coulda just been a big coincidence.
I, as a 20 yr. pupil on the scarfo sr. yrs. have a belief that it was in fact chaz, him being a few yrs. older & already in the scheme of things with dad..he was a blocker when they carried sal testa's body out of the candy shop & then "cleaned" the van after the crow & charlie white dumped the body.
@hoodlum - Actually I was under the impression that Vince Iannece (other son of Charlie White) was a blocker for the Salvie Testa hit and also helped to clean out the van afterwards. He was actually arrested with everyone when they rounded that whole group up for the Salvie murder. Additionally, it was Charlie White's other son Chaz/Charlie Jr who was a spotter for the Nicky Jr hit. He was literally seen walking up to Nicky Jr's table in Dante & Luigi's and greeting him and his cousin who were eating. He proceeded to give Nicky Jr a controversial kiss on the cheek which was interpreted as a "kiss of death" before he immediately left the restaurant and then literally minutes later Joey/Batman walked in and blasted Nicky Jr right there at his table. The theory goes that Charlie Jr identified Nicky Jr in the table and then proceeded to tell Joey exactly where Nicky Jr was sitting as Joey when Joey walked into the restaurant he appeared to know exactly where to go and swiftly approached the table without pause or any doubt as to where the table was. The cops proceeded to make Chaz Jr take a lie detector test after he was identified as a suspect but he supposedly passed the polygraph and thus clearing him, but as we know those lie detectors can technically be beat/manipulated...
Isn't everyone in prison supposed to wear the same government issued clothing? Where did Scarfo get that green shirt and why is Amuso the only one wearing a V-neck?
PHL- no worries pal thanks for the detailed response. I didnt think Charlie White was that old but being in hid 80s id def agree w u hes pry retired...his kid Vince seems to be a pretty low key smooth operator..is that Accardo guy made? Ive read conflicting posts on here so idk if u know for sure..and just outta my own curiosity u think the philly fams construction rackets are limited to the city or they made it out my way in Bucks county? Nothin specific jw
Btw handsome stevie your photos are on point thanks for the share man keep up the good work..Amuso looks pretty yoked for an old guy but other than wacking off what else can he do not like hes running anything for thr Lucchese even if hes boss in name..based on what everyones who knows ny on here and the fact that the Lucchese's have stabilized to me its clear Crea runs the show not that this is news, merely my 2 cents
2nd ROW, LEFT to RIGHT: Francis "Faffy" Iannarella, Nick "The Crow" Caramandi (face distorted), and Charles "Charlie White" Iannece at a fight in Atlantic City. Caramandi and Iannece were both soldiers in the Philadelphia mafia; Iannarella was a capo.
PHL- no worries pal thanks for the detailed response. I didnt think Charlie White was that old but being in hid 80s id def agree w u hes pry retired...his kid Vince seems to be a pretty low key smooth operator..is that Accardo guy made? Ive read conflicting posts on here so idk if u know for sure..and just outta my own curiosity u think the philly fams construction rackets are limited to the city or they made it out my way in Bucks county? Nothin specific jw
I don't think we know for sure if Accardo is made or if he's even as involved as he used to be. We had a lengthy chat about him a few months back, but the conclusion was he's either smartened up and is just very low key similar to Vince Iannece or he was just close with Merlino. He was always around Joey in the 90s and also acted as his primary bodyguard along with being involved with gambling, loan sharking and the hijacking theft ring, which are the things we know about via wiretaps and court testimony (could be other stuff though but not sure). My guess is he got made when came back from jail and just smartened up and doesn't want to go back to the can and is real low key now. Someone on here on that old thread I mentioned said that they saw him last fall at some Italian Festival on Passyunk Avenue with a bunch of other mob guys/associates one of who was mentioned was Anthony Borgesi. As far as the construction comment, I'm not sure, but if I had to guess its predominantly in Philadelphia and maybe a bit in Delco but I think if anything mostly Philly and definitely S. philly. If anyone is interested I've come Across some interesting connections/connecting-the-dots type theories on philly Fam and Unions/construction....
PHL- no worries pal thanks for the detailed response. I didnt think Charlie White was that old but being in hid 80s id def agree w u hes pry retired...his kid Vince seems to be a pretty low key smooth operator..is that Accardo guy made? Ive read conflicting posts on here so idk if u know for sure..and just outta my own curiosity u think the philly fams construction rackets are limited to the city or they made it out my way in Bucks county? Nothin specific jw
I don't think we know for sure if Accardo is made or if he's even as involved as he used to be. We had a lengthy chat about him a few months back, but the conclusion was he's either smartened up and is just very low key similar to Vince Iannece or he was just close with Merlino. He was always around Joey in the 90s and also acted as his primary bodyguard along with being involved with gambling, loan sharking and the hijacking theft ring, which are the things we know about via wiretaps and court testimony (could be other stuff though but not sure). My guess is he got made when came back from jail and just smartened up and doesn't want to go back to the can and is real low key now. Someone on here on that old thread I mentioned said that they saw him last fall at some Italian Festival on Passyunk Avenue with a bunch of other mob guys/associates one of who was mentioned was Anthony Borgesi. As far as the construction comment, I'm not sure, but if I had to guess its predominantly in Philadelphia and maybe a bit in Delco but I think if anything mostly Philly and definitely S. philly. If anyone is interested I've come Across some interesting connections/connecting-the-dots type theories on philly Fam and Unions/construction....
2nd ROW, LEFT to RIGHT: Francis "Faffy" Iannarella, Nick "The Crow" Caramandi (face distorted), and Charles "Charlie White" Iannece at a fight in Atlantic City. Caramandi and Iannece were both soldiers in the Philadelphia mafia; Iannarella was a capo.
2nd ROW, LEFT to RIGHT: Francis "Faffy" Iannarella, Nick "The Crow" Caramandi (face distorted), and Charles "Charlie White" Iannece at a fight in Atlantic City. Caramandi and Iannece were both soldiers in the Philadelphia mafia; Iannarella was a capo.
never saw this one, thanks for posting
this is a picture from the book about delgiorno , mobfather
this is a picture from the book about delgiorno , mobfather
Didn't know it was in a book, I haven't read Mobfather yet. I was watching a documentary on Caramandi the other day, and this was one of the pictures shown. I'd never seen this pic before, so I searched all over Google trying to find it. I couldn't come up with anything, so I took a screen shot from the documentary.
For you guys that have read Mobfather, would you recommend it? I was thinking about buying it but wanted to hear some opinions.
Merlino and Michael Ciancaglini tried to kill Michael's brother Joseph Ciancaglini in a diner, but failed. Stanfa and Joseph retaliated by shooting Merlino in the ass and killing Michael Ciancaglini.
no, the joe chang in the pic is the father of the 3 ciangalini brothers,,, he was a skipper under scarfo... did a long bid in prison and just recently got out... looks fucking great for his age and doing that much time.. guess the theory that jail preserves you rings true in chickies case..
photo 11 of 69: who are top row guys ( apart from Chin).
Here's the pic DSD:
TOP ROW, L to R: Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme (former boss of Patriarca family, defected to government), Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio (former boss of Patriarca family), Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, and Carmen "Big Cheese" DiNunzio (underboss of the Patriarca family)
BOTTOM ROW, L to R: Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano (former Bonnano family acting boss), "Tony Ducks" Corallo (former Lucchese family boss), Philip "Chicken Man" Testa (former underboss to Angelo Bruno/one year stint as Philly boss), and Harry "The Hump" Riccobene (Philly soldier, rival of Nicky Scarfo)
How the hell are Scarfo and Amuso so tanned if they only see daylight one hour a day?
What kind of holiday camp are they running there?
More like Blackodemo "Little Blacky" Scarfo and Blacktorio "Little Black" Amuso.
This is a pic of ADX solitary confinement cell......But Scarfo is in Butner medium BOP.gov says....If ADX has a window for sunlight, I am sure, his current place does.....Probably inhumane to just have walls.
William "Three Fingered Jack" White with his hand covering his face
Johnny Roselli
Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa making a speach while behind him Chicago Outfit union boss Joey Glimco listents very carefully
Outfit boss Sam "Teets" Battaglia covers his face and Felix "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio is at the wheel.The photo is taken at Tony Accardo's daughter wedding
Albert "Obie" Frabotta and his wife both hidding their faces from the cameras at the wedding of the daughter of Tony Accardo
I'm pretty sure this is the body in the street of Federico Del Peschio, a drug trafficker in the Rizzuto crime family who was one of the first victims of the war back in 2011. The van says 'La Cantina' which I believe was his restaraunt where he was clipped behind.
Is that the same perna from operation heat ? You gotta ask yourself why these guys from philly post everything on social media. Its actually a bit weird. This makes Gotti's ravenite meetings seem underground.
Is that the same perna from operation heat ? You gotta ask yourself why these guys from philly post everything on social media. Its actually a bit weird. This makes Gotti's ravenite meetings seem underground.
Looks like Perna has an account also: https://instagram.com/joeperna1213/ They aren't posting "everything", even though to people on the outside looking in like us it might seem like it. I don't think they would post anything that could incriminate them.
Merlino claims he is legit out the life. And the rest of the country is on social media. So he's basically doing what every other normal citizen in America is doing.
And whenever you get a pic off instagram you should really crop out everything besides the pic. Because once that person realizes were getting pics from there page, they are gonna make the account private and then we won't be able to see them anymore.. just saying!
agree. posting pics with the persons instagram name in the screen shot is burning out the account.. going to make it private once they find out..
there was a new one of grande on there too. assuming it was the same night perna was there too.. don't know who looks worse for their age.. dom or perna... both over weight and looking weathered.. dom kind of still has a baby face but that grey hair is taking over.. hes not running the salt and pepper George Clooney. hes got the straight silver
Is that the same perna from operation heat ? You gotta ask yourself why these guys from philly post everything on social media. Its actually a bit weird. This makes Gotti's ravenite meetings seem underground.
Looks like Perna has an account also: https://instagram.com/joeperna1213/ They aren't posting "everything", even though to people on the outside looking in like us it might seem like it. I don't think they would post anything that could incriminate them.
And whenever you get a pic off instagram you should really crop out everything besides the pic. Because once that person realizes were getting pics from there page, they are gonna make the account private and then we won't be able to see them anymore.. just saying!
Hey man, I don't even go on instagram or know the page names...
But the guy said he had the pictures but didn't know how to put them on here so I offered to help.
Anyway, you said you had more photos from this night, are they from the same account? Are you going to post them??>
And whenever you get a pic off instagram you should really crop out everything besides the pic. Because once that person realizes were getting pics from there page, they are gonna make the account private and then we won't be able to see them anymore.. just saying!
You should crop out everything and much more than you usually do, because you are taking private pictures that often include family members or friends that have nothing to do with the life. Showing Merlinos wife for instance is creepy as fuck, I couldn't give less of a fuck about them but it is still wrong. The fact you are only slightly cautious because you think they'll go private is unsettling.
And whenever you get a pic off instagram you should really crop out everything besides the pic. Because once that person realizes were getting pics from there page, they are gonna make the account private and then we won't be able to see them anymore.. just saying!
You should crop out everything and much more than you usually do, because you are taking private pictures that often include family members or friends that have nothing to do with the life. Showing Merlinos wife for instance is creepy as fuck, I couldn't give less of a fuck about them but it is still wrong. The fact you are only slightly cautious because you think they'll go private is unsettling.
Wah wah...I was helping someone out in posting the pictures a lot of people were eager to see. I don't personally go onto instagram or know any of the accounts. I posted them as is, and I don't have photo shop or whatever and don't know how to edit. What are you doing besides complaining? Great contribution from Scotland bro!
And whenever you get a pic off instagram you should really crop out everything besides the pic. Because once that person realizes were getting pics from there page, they are gonna make the account private and then we won't be able to see them anymore.. just saying!
You should crop out everything and much more than you usually do, because you are taking private pictures that often include family members or friends that have nothing to do with the life. Showing Merlinos wife for instance is creepy as fuck, I couldn't give less of a fuck about them but it is still wrong. The fact you are only slightly cautious because you think they'll go private is unsettling.
Wah wah...I was helping someone out in posting the pictures a lot of people were eager to see. I don't personally go onto instagram or know any of the accounts. I posted them as is, and I don't have photo shop or whatever and don't know how to edit. What are you doing besides complaining? Great contribution from Scotland bro!
No idea what you are talking about? I was talking to HandsomeStevie, if I was talking to you I would have quoted you.
And whenever you get a pic off instagram you should really crop out everything besides the pic. Because once that person realizes were getting pics from there page, they are gonna make the account private and then we won't be able to see them anymore.. just saying!
You should crop out everything and much more than you usually do, because you are taking private pictures that often include family members or friends that have nothing to do with the life. Showing Merlinos wife for instance is creepy as fuck, I couldn't give less of a fuck about them but it is still wrong. The fact you are only slightly cautious because you think they'll go private is unsettling.
True story.. Don't know u from a can of paint Stevie but i sent the guy the flicks, he didn't know any better , and my man above already said what it looks like. I should have told him to crop it out but I've seen Mazzone pics u posted in the past where u didn't crop out the name. So let's not make a big deal out of nothing. Let's just all be more cautious on how and what we post.
Is that the same perna from operation heat ? You gotta ask yourself why these guys from philly post everything on social media. Its actually a bit weird. This makes Gotti's ravenite meetings seem underground.
LMAO! (thanks I needed that)
I often wonder how Carlo would handle all the online stuff?.........Would the penalty be death if a member had a Facebook page?
I don't think those pics are of Albert......I read somewhere that his brother was a parish priest in NY...... That top pic you clearly see the chalice and unless that day was Halloween and Albert was dressing up.....I think all 3 are of Albert's brother.....Maybe the poster knows
And whenever you get a pic off instagram you should really crop out everything besides the pic. Because once that person realizes were getting pics from there page, they are gonna make the account private and then we won't be able to see them anymore.. just saying!
You should crop out everything and much more than you usually do, because you are taking private pictures that often include family members or friends that have nothing to do with the life. Showing Merlinos wife for instance is creepy as fuck, I couldn't give less of a fuck about them but it is still wrong. The fact you are only slightly cautious because you think they'll go private is unsettling.
Wah wah...I was helping someone out in posting the pictures a lot of people were eager to see. I don't personally go onto instagram or know any of the accounts. I posted them as is, and I don't have photo shop or whatever and don't know how to edit. What are you doing besides complaining? Great contribution from Scotland bro!
No idea what you are talking about? I was talking to HandsomeStevie, if I was talking to you I would have quoted you.
Let me get this straight, pal...the discussion is about pictures POSTED BY ME...but we're not TALKING ABOUT ME?!?!?
And whenever you get a pic off instagram you should really crop out everything besides the pic. Because once that person realizes were getting pics from there page, they are gonna make the account private and then we won't be able to see them anymore.. just saying!
You should crop out everything and much more than you usually do, because you are taking private pictures that often include family members or friends that have nothing to do with the life. Showing Merlinos wife for instance is creepy as fuck, I couldn't give less of a fuck about them but it is still wrong. The fact you are only slightly cautious because you think they'll go private is unsettling.
True story.. Don't know u from a can of paint Stevie but i sent the guy the flicks, he didn't know any better , and my man above already said what it looks like. I should have told him to crop it out but I've seen Mazzone pics u posted in the past where u didn't crop out the name. So let's not make a big deal out of nothing. Let's just all be more cautious on how and what we post.
+1
Excellent post.
There are a few posters that are just nit picking on this damn board instead of contributing anything or appreciating what has been posted on here.
And whenever you get a pic off instagram you should really crop out everything besides the pic. Because once that person realizes were getting pics from there page, they are gonna make the account private and then we won't be able to see them anymore.. just saying!
You should crop out everything and much more than you usually do, because you are taking private pictures that often include family members or friends that have nothing to do with the life. Showing Merlinos wife for instance is creepy as fuck, I couldn't give less of a fuck about them but it is still wrong. The fact you are only slightly cautious because you think they'll go private is unsettling.
Glad someone said it. This guy attacks everyone else for "stealing" and using "his" pictures, but they're pictures that he screenshots off of instagram. Which doesn't necessarily mean you know the people personally, because as we can see, Joey Merlino will pretty much add anyone who sends him a request and from there, whoever associates themselves with him who has an open account, is just added to the list.
No big deal just saying. And Sinatra only once did I say something about burnstein using a pic I posted in a story. I'm not attacking nobody lol I don't look for fights on the internet like some people!! I'm too busy working and living life lol
Is that the same perna from operation heat ? You gotta ask yourself why these guys from philly post everything on social media. Its actually a bit weird. This makes Gotti's ravenite meetings seem underground.
Looks like Perna has an account also: https://instagram.com/joeperna1213/ They aren't posting "everything", even though to people on the outside looking in like us it might seem like it. I don't think they would post anything that could incriminate them.
That's a perna kids account
That's the account tagged in the pics above. Are you saying its not him? I can't tell because it's private and I'm not following him.
Is that the same perna from operation heat ? You gotta ask yourself why these guys from philly post everything on social media. Its actually a bit weird. This makes Gotti's ravenite meetings seem underground.
Looks like Perna has an account also: https://instagram.com/joeperna1213/ They aren't posting "everything", even though to people on the outside looking in like us it might seem like it. I don't think they would post anything that could incriminate them.
That's a perna kids account
That's the account tagged in the pics above. Are you saying its not him? I can't tell because it's private and I'm not following him.
Bobby Was those pictures of merlino and the jersey guy taken at memories in margate?
Not sure but the other ones are from when skinny got out down at merlino's which means perna went down there for his coming home party. I know joe p... Really surpised he's being so reckless but he's about to go in so he probably doesn't give a fuck.
Bobby Does Perna have any stip on that 10 year or can he get out in about 3 years?
Almost positive it's a ten flat so yea it's possible but I can see the parole board smacking him and his brother with a two year hit. Their pops too. First time I saw parole on my first time downstate I got a year hit. It depends who you see. But they are career criminals so ...
Bobby Does Perna have any stip on that 10 year or can he get out in about 3 years?
Almost positive it's a ten flat so yea it's possible but I can see the parole board smacking him and his brother with a two year hit. Their pops too. First time I saw parole on my first time downstate I got a year hit. It depends who you see. But they are career criminals so ...
Philly Soldier Eric Esposito.. went down with Uncle Joe and them in the last indictment.
You took this from the guy you requested a pic of him from and didnt give him credit, yet accused Scott of stealing "your" pics. Hypocrite much fella? lol
Philly Soldier Eric Esposito.. went down with Uncle Joe and them in the last indictment.
You took this from the guy you requested a pic of him from and didnt give him credit, yet accused Scott of stealing "your" pics. Hypocrite much fella? lol
Well I am not gonna put where I got the pic from every time i post a picture lol. And a lot of you took that out of context. What I was saying about scott was that he basically made an article on his website about pictures that i posted on the forum. Plenty of people on this site have taken pics i have posted on GangsterBB and posted them in other forums such as the black hand and other sites and dont mention me and i could care less.
It's "alleged" Grande actual shooter in hit. To this day unsure why Grande wasn't pushed harder on the matter by LE. Did he have solid alibi? Any witnesses placing him at or near scene? Entire matter doesn't add up all around.
It's "alleged" Grande actual shooter in hit. To this day unsure why Grande wasn't pushed harder on the matter by LE. Did he have solid alibi? Any witnesses placing him at or near scene? Entire matter doesn't add up all around.
How do know how hard they pushed him?
And yes there was at leas tone witness I remember, a mail man...I think he described the height and called the shooter pudgy...but he had a mask on
With Nicodemo keeping his mouth shut what are they gonna arrest him on? Assumptions?
You never know, next indictment they could try throwing Grande in with murder charges. We will never know until it happens. I think Mazzone and them will have a decent run but theres no doubt about it they will get busted again. At least with gambling charges. I think Mazzone will prove to be a great leader. If he wasnt so close with Joey theres no doubt in my mind he couldnt be official boss with most of the family backing him. I doubt Joey calls any shots or is involved very much at all. just collects envelopes.
Also I think with Chickie home finally, he could broker a sit down with Mazzone, Narducci , and Joe Pung and get everybody working together and making money. Imagine if they all said fuck the past, lets get this money together.. and Joe Pung was always a BIG money maker in the family. in the 80's when they all got indicted, theres a bunch of articles that has feds, judges, reporters, all saying how good Pung was and how much money he made.. Pungitore and Narducci are both the real deal. And if they worked with Mazzone they could really get that family going in the right direction.
I never really heard of Phil Narducci being a really big earner. Just more of a tough guy that wasnt scared to pull the trigger anytime he had to. But im sure hes been around enough that he knows how to make a dollar.
Also I think with Chickie home finally, he could broker a sit down with Mazzone, Narducci , and Joe Pung and get everybody working together and making money. Imagine if they all said fuck the past, lets get this money together.. and Joe Pung was always a BIG money maker in the family. in the 80's when they all got indicted, theres a bunch of articles that has feds, judges, reporters, all saying how good Pung was and how much money he made.. Pungitore and Narducci are both the real deal. And if they worked with Mazzone they could really get that family going in the right direction.
Don't see how peace being made with Narducci is suddenly going to increase their cash flow just because they are friendly? The rackets they have are the rackets they have...so i dont see how joining forces is opening up some huge scam potential or something
I wonder how active Chickie really is though? The guy did 3 fucking decades in the can. That is an insane amount of time.
He is probably content to just advise here and there.
I wonder if he got a nice package when he came home, or if he got nothing?
who knows that family is impossible to understand or predict what is going on. Until the next article or indictment we have no idea what is going on
I personally believe (high chance I am wrong) that Philip and joey pung have there crews going making money they kick up bit to steve and that's it end of. I think they are both happy running there crews earning and don't really care what goes on not part of any hierarchy or the mob they are both indepeant staying under the feds radar. The others joey, steve, johnny chang, marty, mikey lance etc they are running the family with scoops and big lou in north jersey and are ignoring the scarfo guys not associating with them.
I don't think anyone wants trouble none of them want to go back to the can.
I think if there was a major indictment that family could really collapse if joey,mikey, johnny and steve all got arrested I don't know who would take over who Is leadership material and I am not sure the scarfo guys are interested in getting involved maybe Philip but even he I think is happy
He is defo smart enough but I agree he would not want it plus he us what 74 too old now even if he wanted it. I think he will retire soon and big Lou will take over who I think will do a good job joey has taught him well.
I don't even know why he was indicted with ligambi and those guys he was caught on one tape talking about a mob induction ceremony but not once does he talk about business he was the only guy who got a acquittal in the first trial it was ridiculous he was even arrested joe and George they got mistrials but scoops everyone knew he should not have been there he even went for naps during the trial
Anyone have any pics of benny squint or gerry catena(other than the one i think mug shot)? I know lombardos pretty rare but love to see pics and shit bout him and catena considering just how powerful and important they were
toodoped you are the man, thanks for the Catena pics and the great Chicago pics...The pic of Catena must be the angle but he really looks different from the one other straight on pick
This may have been asked before, but hes related to and I assume his money in a round about way helped fund the car dealerships in Central and north jersey right? Its the same Catena if i recall reading somewhere?
Possibly!.....I only listed it as such because the new documentary said a teenage Leggio................, then showed that photo....It does look more like 20 something because his hair line isn't fully receded yet.... Thick wavy locks loaded with Paul Mitchell or Dippity Do.
artwork of Joe Bonanno's videotaped hearing on September 5, 1985 related to his refusal to talk to the government about his book A Man of Honor - found on Associated Press.
Leo Rugendorf, he was a partner of Milwaukee Phil. He was under indictment about bankrupting a car dealership, he had Burglar under him, Frank Hohimer, they made a movie about him, Thief.
Nice pics and thanks for the info on Hohimer. Rugendorf was also involved in the Twin Food Products company together with Alderisio, Frabotta and Sam Battaglia. Both companies, meaning the Twin Food and the Harris-Sterling, were on juice to the Outfit. Rugendorf was even involved in another legitimate enterprise known as the I.S.P. Company, which was owned again by the Outfit. The "I" sttod for Irwin Weiner, the "S" stood for Sam Battaglia and the "P" stood for Phil Alderisio.
Vincent Asaro (l.) and Judge Allyne Ross look on as prosecutor Lindsay Gerdes (r.) makes opening statements in Asaro's trial in this court sketch on Monday.
Toodoped, your opinion carries a lot of weight with me.Ive really enjoyed your posts. Why I think this may be Accardo is that the picture was taken in Chicago in the early thirties.Thats confirmed by Corbis.The facial features are identical to the features of the confirmed Accardo pic you posted, especially the nose.Anyhow... If it is him it would be interesting to find out who the other two are. Keep up the great posts.
Vincent Asaro (l.) and Judge Allyne Ross look on as prosecutor Lindsay Gerdes (r.) makes opening statements in Asaro's trial in this court sketch on Monday.
what a awful drawing looks nothing like vinnie asaro reminds me of that soprano episode with junior soprano
Gaspare Valenti, a Bonanno associate and father of Anthony (Fat Sammy) Valenti, testifies at Brooklyn Federal Court Tuesday in connection with the Lufthansa "Goodfellas" heist
i deciced to post pictures of all the Detroit mob heavyweights
a young version of current detroit mafia boss jackie "the kid" Giacalone
jackie the kids father vito "billy jack" Giacalone. He is one of the infamous Giacalone brothers who were the force of the Detroit mob for 50 years. Died in 2012
anthony Gicalone the most feared of the brothers died in 2001 of cancer he is a prime suspect in the jimmy hoffa murder. Jackie Giacalone is his nephew.
Tony Zerelli the son of long time Detroit mob boss Joesph Zerelli.
Tony was handpicked to the boss of the family when his father joey died but tony was arrested and got Detroit LCN kicked out of Las Vegas this made his father to choose Jack Tocco to run things instead. When tony was released his father had died and jack was the boss to keep the peace he made tony his underboss till the infamous 1996 gametax bust jack tocco was furiours over the bust as Tony Zerelli was heard on tape and he was caught plotting to hurt a civilian this angered jack tocco and others as they believed he was responsible for the bust
his top assoiate jerome the blade was killed in 2002 partly to send a message to the imprisoned tony zerelli
this led to tony zerelli being shelved when he was released from prison in 2006 he begged jack tocco to let him back in but jack refused. Tony Zerelli died in 2014 broke and alone i bet when he was handpicked to be the boss back in the early 70s he never thought he would end up like this
infamous detroit mafia boss Jack tocco. He ran the family from 1979-2014 he ran the family for 35 years and is the longest serving boss in mob history. He died with millions in real estate he served only 18months in prison in his entire reign as boss there was rumerous of corruption in the 1996 gametax bust when he received 12months instead of 20 years
young version of current Detroit mob capo Paul corrado he is largely to blame for the gametax bust him and nocco tocco
Gisupee D`anna a capo in the Detroit mafia head of the siclian mafia he emigrated to america with his brother in the 90s currently on trial for beating a restuarent owner who refused to pay tax nearly to death in the streets in daylight in front of witnesses him and his brother. He was screaming "you know who i am"
in the second picture its him and his brother joe the hood is facing the same charges. Him and joe were hit on state charges 2012 but they got controversial leainet sentences both getting 6 months in prison the feds pissed they arrested him but on the rico act they are both looking at 20 years. Joe is 58 and gisuppe is 61 fairly young for LCN they will be a big loss for the LCN both are ambitious and deeply feared
frankie the bomb one of the most powerful capos ever in Detroit he got shelved in 2012 at 84 by current boss jackie Gicalone. These two hate each other dating back to the 90s it carried on into the 2000s frankies own son died over suspected intentional overdose.
Frankie used to deal with the bikers when he got shelved in 2012 the beef with the bikers and the mob heated up in 2014 it all kicked of after a top Detroit mobster with ties to jackie the kid shook down a biker lawyer for 50k. It led to thrashings of each groups strip clubs and the closure of all mob and biker ties. Only mobster suspected to be still dealing with the bikers is Gisupee D`anna. The beef with the bikers was settled by peter tocco in 2015
Peter Tocco, Jack "Jackie the Kid" Tocco, Peter Messina, Ronald Yourofsky, Wayne Kassab, Vincenzo Bronzino, Thomas Mackey, Alan Russel, Virginia Nava, Joseph Messina, David Aceto, Peter D. Tocco, William John Manettas and John Manettas
pictures to watch out for are the 12th one thats peter tocco the street boss of the Detroit mafia and nephew of longtime boss Jack tocco. Also David "davey donuts" Aceto who is currently a capo running frankie the boms old crew he is the fat guy the 11th picture
2006 Detroit mafia bust according to the indicment 5.9million was made between 1999-2005 . Nearly all the defendants plead guilty except for jackie the kid who went to trial and was acquitted on all charges
carlo bommernatio son of the legenerday frankie the bomb he died of an overdose in 2008 according to law enforcment they believe it may have ties to the mob that they gave him an overdose they knew would kill him billy jack gicalone according to informers was heard complaing about carlo and how he was a junkie and was considering killing him. His own father is a suspect
Anthony “Tony Pal/The Butterfly” Palazzola the current consgleire he is also in charge of the Detroit mob crew in Canada
allen "the general " Hilf maybe one of the biggest bookmakers ever in Detroit this was a surviealnce picture in 2004. He held more power than most made guys was around since the 70s best friend was jackie Giacalone allan used to kick up 200k just at christmas to the boss he was a major earner right up to his death in 2014. His death has rocked the mob he is irreplaceable. He was 74.
if anyone can find a picture of Anthony “Chicago Tony” La Piana and Antonino “Tony the Extermintor” Ruggirello please pm me thanks i cant find pictures of them anywhere
esp La Piana he has never been convicted of a crime so hard to find pictures of him
nick civella the longtime leader of the Kanas city mafia a legend
Carl Civella brother of long time kanas city mafia leader nick civella
nephew of nick civella and son of carl civella he was convicted for his part of shacking down the casinos in Las Vegas. He ran from 1995 to his death in 2006 what was left of the kanas city mafia
Carl DeLuna long time underboss for the kanas city LCN with nation wide connections the film casino character Artie Piscano is based on carl DeLuna. In reality Carl was sentenced to 30 years in prison after finding the notes in his basement which they knew the directions through wiretaps. He died in 2008
William "willie the rat" Cammansiro one of the most feared and intimindating men in Kanas City mafia history suspected in several gangland slayings and behind alot of mob violence in the 80s he ran the family through the mid 80s till the mid 90s where he died in 1995
said to be the current the underboss of whats left of the kanas city mafia he may even be leading it. He is seen as a hardcore gangster he has ties to the 1992 gangland slaying of john stranda a robber. In 1992 he got four years for money laundering in a video poker machine scam in 1997 he was blacklisted because of his mob ties and in 1999 he got 12 months for violating his parole
peter ribstate a mob assoicate here is a article about him he was blacklisted in 1999
this a picture of the cammansios. Willie junior is notorious for violence linked to several mob slayings in the 80s and 90s on tape willie senior said "my son he kills good".
He is a real gansgter the kid in my opinion he is running everything now he is what 68 that recent indicment shows whats left of it mainly relatives of guys from the past running a boom with no hierarchy
jerry the other kid is not known for violence
(not competly sure its him can someone tell me if i am wrong)
nicky A. Civella son of anthony civella in 2010 he was busted with a gun and meth he got 21months he is said to very wild
gene gotti john gottis younger brother gene was johns favourtie brother he saw him as smarter than the rest though he and gene did get frustrated with each other john was not happy that gene got made before him and he was angry he tried to fix the jury in the herion case without his opinion. Gene was angry that john was getting to much public attention and that he was giving him a hardtime and his attitude
gene is currently serving a 50 year sentence for drugs he is up for parole in 2017
peter gotti johns older brother he took over the family in the early 2000s he got there because of john not a great boss john thought he was dumb but by that time most of the gottis were in the can peter is serving a life sentenace for conspiracy to murder among other charges
richie senior gotti he is said to run the old gotti crew out in howard beach
richie gotti junior he is in his 40s was released in 2015 son of richie v gotti and john gottis his uncle he is a top guy in howard beach
this is vinny gotti one of the gotti brothers. john gotti senior hated vinny telling the gambino family no one was to have anything to do with him vinny is a rapist he always wanted in no one would give him his button john junior jackie the nose until finally peter gotti in an attempt to keep the gotti name alive inducted him into the family well it was a disaster look at the bakery shooting currently in prison for the shooting
charles carneliga brother of john carneliga. Charles was nuts linked to mass killings i mean kevin mchanon said he would keep tons of acid in his house and kill guys for fun the man was a coke head nut job.
He shot dead a court offical he was aqquited of it but he is still prime suspect him and his brother johnny. He was convicted of stabbing one of nicky corezzos assoiates to death back in 2009 in one of the four murders he was convicted of. He killed the assoicate in the 70s nicky corezzo wanted charles dead but john gotti and johnny carneliga appealed to neil who ruled in johns favour but after that nicky c always held a grudge.
He burnt john faveras body in acid then lobbed the bones in angelo ruggeriors soup
kevin mchanon used to babysit him to make sure he did not say things he did but they fell out in later years when charles killed a man in a robbery this kevin was the driver on they became wary of each other it was one of the murders he was convicted of. Kevin was also there when charles killed Louie DiBonano. Charles was never an earner he hated junior gotti because he did not like the way junior treated his brother john carneliga
charles was such a shit earner junior used to pay him 500 a week to keep him loyal charles was good to have around he was a killer anyway when he got busted for shacking down a strip club in the early 2000s he grew a beard which pissed of the guys in the can with him because it was annoying them he kept growing it charles did not assoicate with the mob guys all the guys he liked had flipped, were in the can and dead he did not like the new generation. Of course no one had the balls to tell him of charles is crazy
when he got out of the can he stayed out he was a brokster but the feds could not let him go out of the mob or not when kevin mchanon,alite ruggerio, peter zuccaro and that fraud guy flipped he was fucked
kevin was annoying and treachours fuck he betrayed the carneligas who adopted him when he was homeless irish kid on the streets and they gave him a home. He was no one without the carneliga name plus no one liked him anyway even junior shot him once in anger
greg Depalma one time capo for the gambino family famously allowed an FBI agent into his crew based in the bronx
jackie "the nose" D`amico being arrested in 2008 he was the boss of the gambino family at the time of his arrest
jackie the nose back in the 90s when he held the umbrella for john gotti used to follow him around
joesph "jo jo" Corezzo served as the consglierie through the 2000s and was john gottis driver briefly in the 80s. He did time in the 90s in his part in an attempt to take over the casinos in New Orleans
nicky corezzo one of the most powerful members of the gambino family post 1990 he hated john gotti over a dispute when a gotti associate stabbed one of his guys to death. Nicky was part of the ruling panel of leaders in the 90s and by the mid 2000s he was one of the leaders of the Gambino family
mikey "mikey y" yannoti a top corezzo associate through the 80s and 90s. Mikey is described as deeply feared and he is the suspect in many gangland killings such as robert arena, todd alvenio, the shooting of a colombo associate and the shooting of curtis silwa
he went on trial with junior gotti in the early 2000s he received a 20 year sentence
nicky corezzos son in law vinny dragnetti a made guy in the gambino family
blaise Corozzo nicky and jo jo corozzos younger brother. Blaise has a twin called anthony who is not involved in organised crime. Blaise is a made guy
powerful and deeply respected gambino capo said to be very well liked and easy to get along with said to be easy going no complaints
current/retired gambino boss Dom Celfeau being arrested in 2008 he was the underboss in 2008
danny marino a gambino capo was arrested in 2010 on prosition charges where one of his guys was using a 15 year old for sex shows how times have changed. He is famous for his part in the plot to kill john gotti senior. He served on the ruling panel in the 2000s. He hates the gottis.
served on the ruling panel/consgliere till he was convicted in 2013 for killing two guys in 1981 because they spill there drinks on him
alphonse truccherio was made capo in the early 2000s when he was only 30 years old he was seen as an up and comer till the arrests in 2011. He fell out with jo jo corezzo and his lawyer and son this is the transcript
“Hey Al, so it’s every man for himself, now,” said Corozzo. “Why don’t you come here and say that to my face,” replied Trucchio, as he kept moving toward the elevator. “So, I’m not a man now,” snapped the lawyer, with a look of disgust on his face.
he has since been taken down tommy sneakers is running his crew now
James Dellarattta former gambino acting capo and blaise corozzo in 2005
undercover FBI agent jack Garcia (his undercover name was jack falcone) meeting greg DePalma and Robert Vaccaro (soldier)
i think this is louis fillpeni i could be wrong can someone tell me if i have wrong guy
At least a significant amount of the pictures I posted are rare ones e.g. LoCascio, Carneglia, Nastasi.
Of course the sagely GangsterReport has to bury them all with pictures that have been posted ad nauseum.
actually thr pictures i posted in the last page were of charles carnelgia which is not a common picture
john carneliga picture is very common i dont know why your so impressed
you can see my pictures of the Detroit mob which i dont see alot here same with the kanas city mob
are you the only one allowed to post pictures then who the fuck gives you the right to tell me what is right and wrong honestly your crying because i posted some pictures so now people cant see your how old are you if it means that much to you i will delete them
greg Depalma one time capo for the gambino family famously allowed an FBI agent into his crew based in the bronx
jackie "the nose" D`amico being arrested in 2008 he was the boss of the gambino family at the time of his arrest
jackie the nose back in the 90s when he held the umbrella for john gotti used to follow him around
joesph "jo jo" Corezzo served as the consglierie through the 2000s and was john gottis driver briefly in the 80s. He did time in the 90s in his part in an attempt to take over the casinos in New Orleans
nicky corezzo one of the most powerful members of the gambino family post 1990 he hated john gotti over a dispute when a gotti associate stabbed one of his guys to death. Nicky was part of the ruling panel of leaders in the 90s and by the mid 2000s he was one of the leaders of the Gambino family
mikey "mikey y" yannoti a top corezzo associate through the 80s and 90s. Mikey is described as deeply feared and he is the suspect in many gangland killings such as robert arena, todd alvenio, the shooting of a colombo associate and the shooting of curtis silwa
he went on trial with junior gotti in the early 2000s he received a 20 year sentence
nicky corezzos son in law vinny dragnetti a made guy in the gambino family
blaise Corozzo nicky and jo jo corozzos younger brother. Blaise has a twin called anthony who is not involved in organised crime. Blaise is a made guy
powerful and deeply respected gambino capo said to be very well liked and easy to get along with said to be easy going no complaints
current/retired gambino boss Dom Celfeau being arrested in 2008 he was the underboss in 2008
danny marino a gambino capo was arrested in 2010 on prosition charges where one of his guys was using a 15 year old for sex shows how times have changed. He is famous for his part in the plot to kill john gotti senior. He served on the ruling panel in the 2000s. He hates the gottis.
served on the ruling panel/consgliere till he was convicted in 2013 for killing two guys in 1981 because they spill there drinks on him
alphonse truccherio was made capo in the early 2000s when he was only 30 years old he was seen as an up and comer till the arrests in 2011. He fell out with jo jo corezzo and his lawyer and son this is the transcript
“Hey Al, so it’s every man for himself, now,” said Corozzo. “Why don’t you come here and say that to my face,” replied Trucchio, as he kept moving toward the elevator. “So, I’m not a man now,” snapped the lawyer, with a look of disgust on his face.
he has since been taken down tommy sneakers is running his crew now
James Dellarattta former gambino acting capo and blaise corozzo in 2005
undercover FBI agent jack Garcia (his undercover name was jack falcone) meeting greg DePalma and Robert Vaccaro (soldier)
i think this is louis fillpeni i could be wrong can someone tell me if i have wrong guy
The guy u said is fillipelli is actually Michael vecchione
Great rare photos Moe. Had not seen any of those - especially the Philly guys and prison photo of Vinny Basciano.
Gangsterreport Tony LaPiana's photos are probably online somewhere because he's so involved in Italian organizations and golf outings. Grey hair with black wings and black mustache.
@gangsterreport: don't listen to him he's messing with you. I found your pictures to be relevant and quite frankly "rare" for all sakes and purposes for this thread. Keep them coming!
Left to Right: (Back Row) Richie gotti, Vito Guzzo, Andy Merola, Ray Argentina, John Stanfa, Huck Cabonaro (Front Row) Guido (last name?), Troy Damiano, Pete Plaia, Michael Pierleoni
guys can anyone find a picture of Peter (gotti) Tocco. He is jackie the kids driver he is said to be a rising star. I have looked everywhere for pictures there is one picture but i am not sure thats him. From scotts article i found who is father is salvotre Tocco. He is NOT related to the other peter tocco. Once i found out his fathers name i found out his details he is a contractor owns a building company. He is 38 and was recently married
greg Depalma one time capo for the gambino family famously allowed an FBI agent into his crew based in the bronx
jackie "the nose" D`amico being arrested in 2008 he was the boss of the gambino family at the time of his arrest
jackie the nose back in the 90s when he held the umbrella for john gotti used to follow him around
joesph "jo jo" Corezzo served as the consglierie through the 2000s and was john gottis driver briefly in the 80s. He did time in the 90s in his part in an attempt to take over the casinos in New Orleans
nicky corezzo one of the most powerful members of the gambino family post 1990 he hated john gotti over a dispute when a gotti associate stabbed one of his guys to death. Nicky was part of the ruling panel of leaders in the 90s and by the mid 2000s he was one of the leaders of the Gambino family
mikey "mikey y" yannoti a top corezzo associate through the 80s and 90s. Mikey is described as deeply feared and he is the suspect in many gangland killings such as robert arena, todd alvenio, the shooting of a colombo associate and the shooting of curtis silwa
he went on trial with junior gotti in the early 2000s he received a 20 year sentence
nicky corezzos son in law vinny dragnetti a made guy in the gambino family
blaise Corozzo nicky and jo jo corozzos younger brother. Blaise has a twin called anthony who is not involved in organised crime. Blaise is a made guy
powerful and deeply respected gambino capo said to be very well liked and easy to get along with said to be easy going no complaints
current/retired gambino boss Dom Celfeau being arrested in 2008 he was the underboss in 2008
danny marino a gambino capo was arrested in 2010 on prosition charges where one of his guys was using a 15 year old for sex shows how times have changed. He is famous for his part in the plot to kill john gotti senior. He served on the ruling panel in the 2000s. He hates the gottis.
served on the ruling panel/consgliere till he was convicted in 2013 for killing two guys in 1981 because they spill there drinks on him
alphonse truccherio was made capo in the early 2000s when he was only 30 years old he was seen as an up and comer till the arrests in 2011. He fell out with jo jo corezzo and his lawyer and son this is the transcript
“Hey Al, so it’s every man for himself, now,” said Corozzo. “Why don’t you come here and say that to my face,” replied Trucchio, as he kept moving toward the elevator. “So, I’m not a man now,” snapped the lawyer, with a look of disgust on his face.
he has since been taken down tommy sneakers is running his crew now
James Dellarattta former gambino acting capo and blaise corozzo in 2005
undercover FBI agent jack Garcia (his undercover name was jack falcone) meeting greg DePalma and Robert Vaccaro (soldier)
i think this is louis fillpeni i could be wrong can someone tell me if i have wrong guy
Whos thr guy in the pic above Alphonse Trucchio? Thats not a recent pic of Danng Marino is it?
greg Depalma one time capo for the gambino family famously allowed an FBI agent into his crew based in the bronx
jackie "the nose" D`amico being arrested in 2008 he was the boss of the gambino family at the time of his arrest
jackie the nose back in the 90s when he held the umbrella for john gotti used to follow him around
joesph "jo jo" Corezzo served as the consglierie through the 2000s and was john gottis driver briefly in the 80s. He did time in the 90s in his part in an attempt to take over the casinos in New Orleans
nicky corezzo one of the most powerful members of the gambino family post 1990 he hated john gotti over a dispute when a gotti associate stabbed one of his guys to death. Nicky was part of the ruling panel of leaders in the 90s and by the mid 2000s he was one of the leaders of the Gambino family
mikey "mikey y" yannoti a top corezzo associate through the 80s and 90s. Mikey is described as deeply feared and he is the suspect in many gangland killings such as robert arena, todd alvenio, the shooting of a colombo associate and the shooting of curtis silwa
he went on trial with junior gotti in the early 2000s he received a 20 year sentence
nicky corezzos son in law vinny dragnetti a made guy in the gambino family
blaise Corozzo nicky and jo jo corozzos younger brother. Blaise has a twin called anthony who is not involved in organised crime. Blaise is a made guy
powerful and deeply respected gambino capo said to be very well liked and easy to get along with said to be easy going no complaints
current/retired gambino boss Dom Celfeau being arrested in 2008 he was the underboss in 2008
danny marino a gambino capo was arrested in 2010 on prosition charges where one of his guys was using a 15 year old for sex shows how times have changed. He is famous for his part in the plot to kill john gotti senior. He served on the ruling panel in the 2000s. He hates the gottis.
served on the ruling panel/consgliere till he was convicted in 2013 for killing two guys in 1981 because they spill there drinks on him
alphonse truccherio was made capo in the early 2000s when he was only 30 years old he was seen as an up and comer till the arrests in 2011. He fell out with jo jo corezzo and his lawyer and son this is the transcript
“Hey Al, so it’s every man for himself, now,” said Corozzo. “Why don’t you come here and say that to my face,” replied Trucchio, as he kept moving toward the elevator. “So, I’m not a man now,” snapped the lawyer, with a look of disgust on his face.
he has since been taken down tommy sneakers is running his crew now
James Dellarattta former gambino acting capo and blaise corozzo in 2005
undercover FBI agent jack Garcia (his undercover name was jack falcone) meeting greg DePalma and Robert Vaccaro (soldier)
i think this is louis fillpeni i could be wrong can someone tell me if i have wrong guy
Whos thr guy in the pic above Alphonse Trucchio? Thats not a recent pic of Danng Marino is it?
Does anyone have any pics of Carmine Sciandra or Funzi Sisca? Never seen a pic of Sisca and only Sciandra one ive seen is when he got arrested and walked out by Feds??
Yea I know the marino pic u posted in the link but the one below the older guy with the grey balding hair with his head down is Vernace?
Gangstereport-I love your pics and ur posts my friend..as someone thats an admitted mob novice I appreciate ur insighg and opinions find em very interesting and couldn't give less of a shit bout ur username or whatev..keep up the good work buddy
a funeral i attendance were powerful gambino members
genovese capo in charge of operations in springfield till he was whacked in 2005
2nd picture is of his funeral
Anthony Arillotta genovese soldier/capo he was behind the 2005 murder of his own boss he got the permission of the leaders in the bronx then he paid a hitman to do the murder frank roche. He flipped in 2010
[img]https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/child-porn1.jpg?w=300[/img] arthur Nigro the one time acting boss of the genovese family he gave the green light for the bruno murder in 2005. He was based in the bronx he grew friendly with arillota a springfield associate he inducted him into the Genovese family and used him as the shooter in a shooting of a union offical. He had bruno killed because he felt bruno was not kicking up the full amount of money and that arillota told him bruno was a long time FBI rat. Nigro is doing a life sentence for the murder
gambino underboss tony megal right in 1989
Dean DePetra was said to be one of the top guys in the latest bust in connecicut. From what i hear he is not made
frank piccolo long time gambino leader of conneticut died in 1981
raymond long john Marananto grand jury in the 80s
Vincent LoScalzo said to take over the trafficante family after santo trafficante died in 1988
Steve Bruno Raffa took over all rackets in South Florida for the trafficantes it was an attempt to keep the family alive but in 2000 him and 19 others were indicted rather than go to trial he killed himself
joe todaro senior was the one time leader of the buffalo mafia a legend in the 90s was followed to a meeting with jack tocco the leader of the detroit mafia
joe todaro junior he was the boss through the 90s and early 2000s he was also the underboss from the mid 80s+
herbie Blitzten with ties to the old spiltro crew ran a major loansharking ring los angles mob members and buffalo mob members killed him in 1997 this brought major heat on both familys and is arguably the reason both familys no longer exist
johnny pops pappelia who ran the buffalos mob faction in canada since the 60s was killed by a hitman in 1997
Yea I know the marino pic u posted in the link but the one below the older guy with the grey balding hair with his head down is Vernace?
Gangstereport-I love your pics and ur posts my friend..as someone thats an admitted mob novice I appreciate ur insighg and opinions find em very interesting and couldn't give less of a shit bout ur username or whatev..keep up the good work buddy
yearh thats bobby venace when he got arrested again and convicted for killings those guys over the spilled drinks in 1981
thanks i appreciate what you said some give me hard time not completly sure why but the past is the past. I enjoy your posts here aswell
Can anyone id aome of the guy2a in tbis pic? [/quote]
Anyone have any ideas who some of these guys are? Im terrible at iding and wholeheartedly respect anyone that find these solid pics and can id these guys..love checke these pics out,.. thanks fellas
At last a picture of Frank Fiala, always wondered what that dude looked like since reading "Underboss". A real psycho if you believe Gravano (which you obviously should not, but here I guess he might be truthful)
jack tocco (centre in white) Vito Giacalone (left in the blue) Corrado (yellow right) FBI surveliance in 1979 this is the picture the feds did not know then was jack tocco being made boss of the family. They got tipped of about the meeting after toccos driver was overhead on wiretaps. The entire organization was there except for tony zerlli. All the capos were there.
@MikeyBalls: For the Avenue Café picture (Joey Merlino's former HQ in 90's on Passyunk Ave): I am not 100% on some of these guys, but I think these are some of them: 1) guy with green polo, white jean shorts and beeper = Sonny Mazzone 2) guy w/ black shorts and white tee sitting in chair front left = Anthony Nicodemo 3) Next to Nicodemo = Albert Coccia 4) Next to Coccia = Steve "Snitch" Frangipani 5) Black shirt next to Coccia = ?? 6) Next to black tee guy = Marty Angelina 7) Guy behind Nicodemo with hand on his shoulder = Michael Lancelotti 8) Guy with mustache = ?? 9) Guy next to guy with Mustache = Joey Merlino 10) Guy in front of guy holding cash with arm around another guy = Roger Vella
@mikeyballs from left to right sonny mazzone nicky wiz mikey lance in back of lance, ralphy stinger in front of lance, nicky boo joey in front of joey, albert coccia next to joey, franky delbrocco front next to albert, snitch guy with the $, joe fab roger vella with arm around unknown in front of roger, frannie "sit down" porter sunglasses & open shirt, anthony valenti next to him, marty angelina al lance to the right of marty old man on the far right, micky young kid white shirt, paul guercio ( now a phila lt. detective & natalie guercio older brother) two young kids back far left, can't remember
that was joeys gin tournament. he had them regularly at the avenue cafe. 16 guys, $1000 a man, 1 round ellimination. this pic is circa '94? maybe. my memory is foggy from the 90s. the antics that went on at the cafe were unbelievable.
Anyone have any ideas who some of these guys are? Im terrible at iding and wholeheartedly respect anyone that find these solid pics and can id these guys..love checke these pics out,.. thanks fellas[/quote]
Sonny mazzone on left with white shorts, next to him is Mike Lancelloti , kinda looks like merlino next to lance but who knows. under mikey lance sitting down is anthony nicodemo. in middle with the nike shirt and NY hat is Steve "snitch" Frangipani, Roger Vella is in middle right behind the guy dressed in all blue. then on right marty angelina is in front standing with white shirt and short ass shorts, to the right of him with white shirt is Albert Lancelloti. thats all i can I.d. at this point
that was joeys gin tournament. he had them regularly at the avenue cafe. 16 guys, $1000 a man, 1 round ellimination. this pic is circa '94? maybe. my memory is foggy from the 90s. the antics that went on at the cafe were unbelievable.
You seem to know your stuff. Were you around them back then?
right is joey "joey jack" Giacalone a capo son of legendary gangster anthony Giacalone and cousins with current boss jackie Giacalone
Tom Celani in the middle i dont know if he has ties to the mob but he is worth 250 million in legit business
left anthony rugiero owns a restuarent down know about any mob ties the detroit mob is so mixed with legit business its hard to know the differance sometimes
i may have posted this before but now i can identify everyone in the room this is from 2011
peter tocco right current street boss of detroit mob nephew of the now deceased long time leader jack tocco
frankie the bomb is wearing the hat he was a legend a capo until 2014 where jackie the kid shelved him after a longtime feud
top Greektown assoicate Mike Katranis i think he is the one wearing the hat
one time underboss and tony lapianas father in law Vincent (Little Vince) Meli he died in 2008 of cancer he had alot of dealings with jimmy hoffa
tony zerelli in the 70s at the height of his power was at this time the acting boss this is before his father realized he was not right for the job and replaced him with jack tocco
novvie tocco the first and only detroit made guy to ever cooperate he flipped in 2000
Was Matt Capone involved in The Outfit post-Capone? Didn't know there was a Matt Capone. Just thought there was Al, Bottles, Frank and the one who turned cop then circus performer and changed his name. I tell ya, Matt looks just like a young version of his more famous brother.
Matt was more involved than any of the other brothers after Al's imprisonment. He ran Cicero before Aiuppa and then retired to Wisconsin, I believe.
I dont know much about the other Capone boys but i think that you're confusing Matt with Ralph who was the one that ran things in Cicero with Campagna, Heeney and Maddox. I think that Ralph ran Cicero untill 1948 and then his son committed suicide in 1950 and thats when he decided to retire. Later he was filthy rich and went to Mercer, Wisconsin and ran pinball machines independently. Campagna took over in 1948/49 untill his death in 1955. I know that Ricca always gave the top positions to the Italians but during this period things were different so after Campagna's death Maddox took over the area untill his retirement in 1957. After Maddox, Aiuppa was the one who took control of Cicero.
As for Matty, he was also lurking around Cicero but he wasnt involved in anything big or maybe he wasnt involved in anything at all. Although he was once involved in a murder during a drunken brawl in the mid 1940's i think and was also in constant debts to Humphreys and the other guys because he was a drunken bum.
Its ok man, it happens to me all the time. There are just too many different Outfit faces, schemes and time periods, so its natural to make a confusion sometimes
That picture is so circulated. I can name everyone in it off the top of my head. Paul Castellano, Greg DePalma, of course Jimmy Blue Eyes, Tim Marston, Carlo Gambino, Jimmy Fratianno...Woops, I lied. Lol. Thats another Gambino sitting down in the front in a black suit and Richie Fusco next to him.
And I read an article on Matt Capone a few days ago. It said he owned a tavern or something and a guy was murdered in the tavern, only three people we're inside at the time, Matt, the victim and the witness. Matt ended up getting tried for murder but the case was dropped because the witness went missing.
We do need some folks to look at the thread before posting some pics because they are already in here. Not trying to be a dick because some of the pics haven't been seen and y'all are doing a great job. It just sucks to see a new post and come in and see a pic we've seen in this same thread before.
We do need some folks to look at the thread before posting some pics because they are already in here. Not trying to be a dick because some of the pics haven't been seen and y'all are doing a great job. It just sucks to see a new post and come in and see a pic we've seen in this same thread before.
But all in all, great job!
Yeah, that Sinatra pic is about as rare as Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
Yes it is,I think it is from that book about the trial of Luchese's Jersey crew, it was the longest trial in American history at the time, and still might hold the record.
We do need some folks to look at the thread before posting some pics because they are already in here. Not trying to be a dick because some of the pics haven't been seen and y'all are doing a great job. It just sucks to see a new post and come in and see a pic we've seen in this same thread before.
But all in all, great job!
Yeah, that Sinatra pic is about as rare as Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
haha
Dont think GR knows the meaning of this thread
this isnt a random free for all post your mob pics thread
obviously the definition of rare can fluctuate...but that one is very known
that would be like posting a pic of Big Paulie laid out in front of sparks lol
Don mega awesome find pal...Can you post those pics in this thread? I dont have a pinterest and I can barely see his stuff, but he has alotta good ones.
other people have not seen them before as one of the people above said you cant speak for everyone most prob have not seen them. Well done you have seen it before but dont assume because you have seen it is not rare
i dont understand why you posted this just looking for an argument
if you dont like the picture fine then leave it why complain there is people who had not seen it i dont understand the problem your right it is not rare but if people have not seen it or are interested in seeing it i feel it is right to put the picture up. I am sorry if it has been posted i am not going to look through 85 pages like someone above said
What I love about this great thread is clicking through and looking at truly rare photos that most haven't seen before and are very hard to fine. When people start flooding the thread with random pics that most have already seen and can easily be found on Google and books that the average mob buff have read, then it gets annoying. It ruins this gem of a thread. And if you complain about clicking through 85 pages of great rare pics, then you obviously don't get what the thread is for.
Stop this complaining bullshit or contribute yourself.
What is so terrible annoying with scrolling down a few pages? Myself I rather search for the poster, if for instance Toodopeds posting something I know its quality Outfit stuff. So what if that picture of Frank Sinatra and Carlo Gambino was in the earlier post for the 200th time.
Thanks goldhawkroad, ChiTown, ricky and Blackjack.
@mikeyballs211 thank you also. As for the Spilotro photo i think that is taken in his home and judging by his hair is somewhere around the early morning hours
Edward O’Hare, Al Capone's attorney who was murdered the day before Capone was released from prison in 1939. His son was famous naval ace fighter pilot "Butch" O'Hare, who was awarded a Medal of Honor in WWII, Chicago's O’Hare International Airport is named after him.
Despite the caption, I don't think the second man is Tony Ducks; Corallo was much more heavy-set, he looks very familiar but I can't put a name on him.
Despite the caption, I don't think the second man is Tony Ducks; Corallo was much more heavy-set, he looks very familiar but I can't put a name on him.
tony pro , are u a member of my mob group on Facebook ??
Despite the caption, I don't think the second man is Tony Ducks; Corallo was much more heavy-set, he looks very familiar but I can't put a name on him.
This is Mike Miranda's driver - Anthony Carillo - photo is from 1966 - La Stella arrests.
It only takes 10 seconds to check google images to see if your photo is commonly known before posting. Its not asking to much effort to preserve the integrity of the thread.
The pic of Torrio, is that a big scar on his neck? I remember the pics of him after the failed hit and he had his neck covered, but I'm wondering that the pic you posted if his neck looks as bad as it looks in that pic? Since it's not in color it's really hard to tell. Some great pics there!
Great pics again Toodoped! I rarely see any pictures of Dominick DiBella other than the one of him as an old man sitting at the table in that "Last Supper" photo.
Capo, Anthony Baratta; soldier, Anthony Di Meglio; Soldier, Vincent Ciraulo
Who r these dudes moe,philly??
NY Lucchese's. Casso & Amuso guys.
Anthony barrata , Anthony dimeglio and Vincent ciraulo east Harlem lucchese's
Dom dou knoware Ciraulo ans Dimeglio made guys in Bowats crew? They def don't seem like spring chicken s id be surprised if they werent straightened out
The pic of Torrio, is that a big scar on his neck? I remember the pics of him after the failed hit and he had his neck covered, but I'm wondering that the pic you posted if his neck looks as bad as it looks in that pic? Since it's not in color it's really hard to tell. Some great pics there!
I think you're right dixie. Judging by the known photo where Torrio covers his neck with a scarf, thats the scar from the assassination attempt
Roe was a black man wasn't he? The one who escaped the war with Giancana and was quite feared, until he was hit by Battaglia & Caifano? Looks like he could pass for Italian, himself.
How are prisoners allowed to dress like that? A few of them have proper jail attire but, some of them look like they just got in from playing 18 holes.
Also, isn't owning a leather belt or any belt, against jail policy? Perfect weapon to strangle someone and Carmine knows about choking people.
How are prisoners allowed to dress like that? A few of them have proper jail attire but, some of them look like they just got in from playing 18 holes.
Also, isn't owning a leather belt or any belt, against jail policy? Perfect weapon to strangle someone and Carmine knows about choking people.
The prison system today is shit compared to how it used to be. In New Jersey you used be able wear your own stuff , family could bring up to 60 pounds of food, etc.. It's not like it use to be. That's the Feds in that pic and at a time when prison was a much easier place to deal with.
The prison system should be strict but you should be given certain rights. When you come off the yard and the CO tells the whole tier to lock in without showering, that is unsanitary. When a CO hides a shank in your cell and tells you that you have five minutes To find it or you're going to lockup and consequently charged with a street charge that is not ok. You have many people serving time who are not violent and are not incarcerated for violence. But this is a rare photos thread so I'm not gonna go much further. I don't know if you're trying to be funny or what.
Nice pics Toodoped . what Crew are them 3 guys from and what did they do never seen them before ?
They were involved in the shooting of South Side gambling boss Martin Quirk and also maybe in the murder of Danny Stanton, who also a South Side mob boss. Quirk and Stanton previously were Outfit associates but later tried to take over or refused to share some of the operations. My opinion is that those three guys worked for Outfit South Side gambling boss Sam Golfbag Hunt
Roger that thanks for the info . when is your Project coming out on Gus Alex and his Big Bro Sam Alex there loads off info on Gus Alex in his FBI Files
Hmmm....Never knew that Albert had another brother besides "Tough Tony"
What info do you know about him? Older than Albert? Made guy? When did he die?
note that this part of Catanzaro province is now Vibo Valentia. all the anastasio brothers were born in Parghelia, a small fishing village directly to the north of Tropea
courtesy of bill feathers =
ANASTASIO-ANTONIO 1906 Catanzaro, Calabria / USA 1922.
One of 4 infamous brothers from Calabria, who headed an important faction within the Family. He, and brother Giuseppe, jumped ship in NYC in 1922. First arrest for Homicide in 1925, again with Giuseppe. Unable to convict them, the authorities deported them back to Italy. They returned in 1929, and using brother Albert’s influence, found work on the Brooklyn Docks. Tony soon became a power within the ILA, and controlled several piers for the Family. To gain this position he needed to use violence, as shown by arrest’s for Assault in both 1946 and 1952. Naturalized in 1940, and believed to have an interest in a Stevedore company. With Albert becoming Boss in 1951, his position in the Family was strengthened. But in 1957 Albert was murdered and, under his successor Carlo Gambino, Tony lost prestige. He was forced out of his Union position, to be replaced by his son-in-law Anthony Scotto. Embittered, he talked to the authorities, but before he could be debriefed he died [1963].
ANASTASIO-GIUSEPPE 1905 Catanzaro, Calabria / USA 1922.
Relations – Umberto, Antonio + Gerardo [Brothers], Anthony [Nephew].
His early years are closely connected to his brother Antonio. Jumped ship together in NYC in 1922. Arrested together for Homicide in 1925, and deported together. Returned together in 1929 and, using brother Alberts influence, found work on the Brooklyn Docks. However, Giuseppe [Joseph] was never as important as his brothers, continuing to work in obscurity for both the Family and the ILA until his death in1956.
ANASTASIO-UMBERTO 1902 Catanzaro, Calabria / USA 1917
Alias – Albert Anastasia / Mad Hatter
Relations – Antonio, Giuseppe + Gerardo [Brothers], Anthony [Nephew].
In total, there were eight brothers and one sister.
Raffaele, Francis, Albert, Anthony, Joseph, Gerardo, Louis, Salvatore, and Mary. Louis emigrated to Australia. Salvatore was a priest in the Bronx for several decades, before returning to the Tropea area in the 1960s after the death of Anthony. In terms of mafia involvement, four brothers were members -- Albert, Anthony, Joseph, Gerard. As for the two eldest brothers, Raffaele and Francis, I do not know if they ever left Calabria.
It is worth noting, however, that the 'Ndrangheta does not have deep roots in this part of Calabria. The mafia involvement is something that most likely began for the brothers upon their arrival in America, on the docks of Brooklyn
not a rare photo -- my guess is that his father was Giuseppe “Joseph” Anastasio
Sunday, May 2, 2010 -- An 81-year-old Gambino soldier on the verge of heading to prison killed himself in his Brooklyn kitchen, officials said Saturday. Anthony (Todo) Anastasio pumped two bullets into his heart Friday morning, just days before he was due to start a 2-1/2-year term in federal prison on convictions for racketeering, extortion and arson. Anastasio, whose uncle was the legendary Murder Inc. boss Albert Anastasia, was supposed to surrender to authorities May 10, officials said. "It was a sudden death and his family is in mourning," said Anastasio's lawyer Paul Bergman, declining further comment. The mobster's wife found him sprawled in the kitchen of their Dyker Heights home at 7 a.m. Friday, officials said. A .22-caliber handgun, two shell casings and a suicide note written by Anastasio were found, police said. Investigators believe Anastasio killed himself rather than face jail, sources said. Anastasio was convicted in October after prosecutors played a recording of the mobster bragging about the Gambino family's illicit grip on the city's waterfront. He was found guilty of extorting a trucking company, a bakery in Brooklyn and ordering the near-fatal torching of a Dunkin' Donuts. The aged gangster could have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison but a Brooklyn judge gave him the significantly shorter sentence after reading letters from his family, friends and golf partners. He was slated to be sent to a prison only a few hours' drive from his 82nd St. home so his family could visit. Investigators said the mobster was in good health and not battling any serious illnesses that might have prompted a suicide.
moe, where do u suppose this shot is from?..cause it looks like he's being arrested w/ some other members..was he ever rounded up w/the others???i dont know of any time..
It's from a a screenshot I took. from the documentary from National Geographic about the Philadelphia New York War.
Originally Posted By: hoodlum
Originally Posted By: Moe_Tilden
Michael Mancuso
Tommy Del Giorno
moe, where do u suppose this shot is from?..cause it looks like he's being arrested w/ some other members..was he ever rounded up w/the others???i dont know of any time..
It's from a a screenshot I took. from the documentary from National Geographic about the Philadelphia New York War.
Originally Posted By: hoodlum
Originally Posted By: Moe_Tilden
Michael Mancuso
Tommy Del Giorno
moe, where do u suppose this shot is from?..cause it looks like he's being arrested w/ some other members..was he ever rounded up w/the others???i dont know of any time..
Thanx.. but what i wonder is what was actually going down in the photo.??..anybody know?
Pretty recent surveillance photos of Cammarano Jr and company.
Hey Tony, is that Joseph Sabella related to Michael (Bonanno Capo from the 70's) ?
I don't have any firm info on that, though I wouldn't be surprised. Sabella (49 in 2004, which would make him 60 today) is a little to young to be Michael's son, but Micheal (born 1911) was in his early 40s around the time Joseph was born, so that relationship is plausible, or a nephew.
That guy had his hairdo but looks to young. There's a bunch of photos of Phil rusty from his trial with Massino in 86 87 he was old looking but had a sweet hairdo like the kid from big boy restaurants the swirl. There's pics of him on a stretcher to during the trial guess he had epalaspy I fuckd that word up.
Good pics bro Keep them coming . When your topic on Gus Alex and Sam alex ? Also Sam Alex called himself Sam Taylor but I am sure you know that info already
Those new bonnano family photos are cool. Shows the Feds are always watching .. Porky is looking old in that pic next to Saunders jr.. Shows he still must be kicking up a bunch and still active.. Crazy how much money porky has . Shows you running a book can be highly profitable cause I'm pretty sure that's the only thing he does.
What the hell is Nicky wearing? Looks like they are at a pool or beach and he's wearing a matching beach wear bathing suit. Wonder what's in the briefcase Fly is carrying?
What the hell is Nicky wearing? Looks like they are at a pool or beach and he's wearing a matching beach wear bathing suit. Wonder what's in the briefcase Fly is carrying?
The pics of scopo probably prison? He died a few years back before a trial. Cool pic of Bruno and them. Half the guys got murder probably less than a yr after the pic.
The guy john keys was Bruno's cousin I never understood why he got whacked. Did he sell out his own cousin or was he a threat to Phil testa.
From: Capitol Century
By contrast, Gravano remembers every detail of the hit on Simone. "Johnny Keys,'' as Simone was known, was a "real man's man,'' Gravano wrote.
Simone was murdered because after Bruno was rubbed out, he talked with Gambino family overseers about his prospects for taking over the Philly clan.
The national Mafia commission already had agreed that Philly's Nicodemo "Little Nicky'' Scarfo would succeed Bruno, a cousin of the Gambinos, and Scarfo told the group Simone would have to be removed for him to be sure the New York family wasn't plotting against him.
"I felt terrible that a man with such b — — had to be hit,'' Gravano wrote. "But this was Cosa Nostra. The boss of my family had ordered it. The entire commission had ordered it. There was nothing I could do.''
Simone was snatched from the Sky View Country Club at the airport in Washington Township and driven to Staten Island for his execution in September of 1980, five months before Stillitano was murdered.
On the way to his death, Simone, 69, knew what was coming and suffered a heart seizure. Gravano said he insisted on taking one of his heart pills so he could die like a mobster, by the gun.
When they got to the killing ground in a patch of Staten Island woods, Simone took his shoes off and told Gravano: "I'll walk out (of the van) on my own. Let me die like a man.''
Gravano said Simone "took a couple of steps away from the van. Without a word, he lowered his head, quiet and dignified. The shot immediately leveled him to the ground. He died instantly. He died without pain. He died Cosa Nostra.''
Does anybody remember the story with Simone and the shoes?..I recall it had something to do with him and his wife. Forgot where I read it, maybe Gravano's book?
Thinks are great NJ. Hope you're well my friend. That was a great story. I wonder if it was just something he chose to do and told his wife that if he was bare feet he died he was thinking of her or was it for Cosa Nostra? Have you ever heard of this before? I've never herd of it, but he did go out like a stand up guy.
That part of Gravanos book underboss along with the other killing he did with the Philly Mob was the best parts of the book.The other was the thing where Scarfo took out the Irish guy Frankie "steele."In Leonettis book he says the Simone thing was going on during his Scarfos and Merlino murder trial of Vincent Falcone.But Leonetti states on page 104 that it was for plotting against Phil Testa.That Testa was still alive and Simone was plotting against him.Gambino capo Nicky Russo was sending messages from Johnny Keys to Big Paul about Simone taking over the Philly-Atlantic City mob.Nicky Scarfo reports this to the Genovese and Bobby Manna takes it to Gigante.Next thing you know Manna tells Scarfo they are sending A Gambino soldier named Sammy Gravano to talk to them about it.He told Scarfo that this Gravano was "your kind of guy".Respected by all the famalies.I had always though that Johhny Keys was plotting against Scarfo not Testa
Giordano longtime mafia associate in Detroit very close to jack tocco and is now very close to peter tocco he owns several bars and restaurants a millionaire convicted in 1993 for plotting to kill Alan Markowitz a strip club owner and mob assoicate. Freddy and peter tocco own a bar together
Great pic of him ,he does not look like a gorilla in that one
LOL, He actually looks good Bronx. I can't believe he fathered those two mutts from Mob wives. I do however, love that the biggest mouth of them all husband betrayed TG on tv. The writers never saw that coming.
Does anybody remember the story with Simone and the shoes?..I recall it had something to do with him and his wife. Forgot where I read it, maybe Gravano's book?
Johnny Keyes told his wife that he promises 2 never die w/ his shoes on.. b4 execution, he asked sammy if he could take his shoes off,thus holding true 2 his wife ..a loyalty. Sammy respected this honor & called johnny a man's man.
Does anybody remember the story with Simone and the shoes?..I recall it had something to do with him and his wife. Forgot where I read it, maybe Gravano's book?
Johnny Keyes told his wife that he promises 2 never die w/ his shoes on.. b4 execution, he asked sammy if he could take his shoes off,thus holding true 2 his wife ..a loyalty. Sammy respected this honor & called johnny a man's man.
That part of Gravanos book underboss along with the other killing he did with the Philly Mob was the best parts of the book.The other was the thing where Scarfo took out the Irish guy Frankie "steele."In Leonettis book he says the Simone thing was going on during his Scarfos and Merlino murder trial of Vincent Falcone.But Leonetti states on page 104 that it was for plotting against Phil Testa.That Testa was still alive and Simone was plotting against him.Gambino capo Nicky Russo was sending messages from Johnny Keys to Big Paul about Simone taking over the Philly-Atlantic City mob.Nicky Scarfo reports this to the Genovese and Bobby Manna takes it to Gigante.Next thing you know Manna tells Scarfo they are sending A Gambino soldier named Sammy Gravano to talk to them about it.He told Scarfo that this Gravano was "your kind of guy".Respected by all the famalies.I had always though that Johhny Keys was plotting against Scarfo not Testa
NY originally thought Scarfo was going to take over for Bruno until he passed it to Testa, so maybe that's were the confusion lies. Either that, or Gravano used it as an opportunity to talk a little about Scarfo in his book. Regardless, Simone was probably plotting to take over from when Bruno was killed up until he got it himself.
The guy john keys was Bruno's cousin I never understood why he got whacked. Did he sell out his own cousin or was he a threat to Phil testa.
Kinda late on this response gentlemen,but that is exactly how it was done..thank u nj capo 4 bringing back memories..
From: Capitol Century
By contrast, Gravano remembers every detail of the hit on Simone. "Johnny Keys,'' as Simone was known, was a "real man's man,'' Gravano wrote.
Simone was murdered because after Bruno was rubbed out, he talked with Gambino family overseers about his prospects for taking over the Philly clan.
The national Mafia commission already had agreed that Philly's Nicodemo "Little Nicky'' Scarfo would succeed Bruno, a cousin of the Gambinos, and Scarfo told the group Simone would have to be removed for him to be sure the New York family wasn't plotting against him.
"I felt terrible that a man with such b — — had to be hit,'' Gravano wrote. "But this was Cosa Nostra. The boss of my family had ordered it. The entire commission had ordered it. There was nothing I could do.''
Simone was snatched from the Sky View Country Club at the airport in Washington Township and driven to Staten Island for his execution in September of 1980, five months before Stillitano was murdered.
On the way to his death, Simone, 69, knew what was coming and suffered a heart seizure. Gravano said he insisted on taking one of his heart pills so he could die like a mobster, by the gun.
When they got to the killing ground in a patch of Staten Island woods, Simone took his shoes off and told Gravano: "I'll walk out (of the van) on my own. Let me die like a man.''
Gravano said Simone "took a couple of steps away from the van. Without a word, he lowered his head, quiet and dignified. The shot immediately leveled him to the ground. He died instantly. He died without pain. He died Cosa Nostra.''
The guy john keys was Bruno's cousin I never understood why he got whacked. Did he sell out his own cousin or was he a threat to Phil testa.
Kinda late on this response gentlemen,but that is exactly how it was done..thank u nj capo 4 bringing back memories..
From: Capitol Century
By contrast, Gravano remembers every detail of the hit on Simone. "Johnny Keys,'' as Simone was known, was a "real man's man,'' Gravano wrote.
Simone was murdered because after Bruno was rubbed out, he talked with Gambino family overseers about his prospects for taking over the Philly clan.
The national Mafia commission already had agreed that Philly's Nicodemo "Little Nicky'' Scarfo would succeed Bruno, a cousin of the Gambinos, and Scarfo told the group Simone would have to be removed for him to be sure the New York family wasn't plotting against him.
"I felt terrible that a man with such b — — had to be hit,'' Gravano wrote. "But this was Cosa Nostra. The boss of my family had ordered it. The entire commission had ordered it. There was nothing I could do.''
Simone was snatched from the Sky View Country Club at the airport in Washington Township and driven to Staten Island for his execution in September of 1980, five months before Stillitano was murdered.
On the way to his death, Simone, 69, knew what was coming and suffered a heart seizure. Gravano said he insisted on taking one of his heart pills so he could die like a mobster, by the gun.
When they got to the killing ground in a patch of Staten Island woods, Simone took his shoes off and told Gravano: "I'll walk out (of the van) on my own. Let me die like a man.''
Gravano said Simone "took a couple of steps away from the van. Without a word, he lowered his head, quiet and dignified. The shot immediately leveled him to the ground. He died instantly. He died without pain. He died Cosa Nostra.''
A Mans man..sammy actually felt bad about this hit..don bruno's cousin,& a major force in north jersey in the 70sw/the numbers game..he may have even had more power than tony bananas(caponigrio)....
The guy john keys was Bruno's cousin I never understood why he got whacked. Did he sell out his own cousin or was he a threat to Phil testa.
Kinda late on this response gentlemen,but that is exactly how it was done..thank u nj capo 4 bringing back memories..
From: Capitol Century
By contrast, Gravano remembers every detail of the hit on Simone. "Johnny Keys,'' as Simone was known, was a "real man's man,'' Gravano wrote.
Simone was murdered because after Bruno was rubbed out, he talked with Gambino family overseers about his prospects for taking over the Philly clan.
The national Mafia commission already had agreed that Philly's Nicodemo "Little Nicky'' Scarfo would succeed Bruno, a cousin of the Gambinos, and Scarfo told the group Simone would have to be removed for him to be sure the New York family wasn't plotting against him.
"I felt terrible that a man with such b — — had to be hit,'' Gravano wrote. "But this was Cosa Nostra. The boss of my family had ordered it. The entire commission had ordered it. There was nothing I could do.''
Simone was snatched from the Sky View Country Club at the airport in Washington Township and driven to Staten Island for his execution in September of 1980, five months before Stillitano was murdered.
On the way to his death, Simone, 69, knew what was coming and suffered a heart seizure. Gravano said he insisted on taking one of his heart pills so he could die like a mobster, by the gun.
When they got to the killing ground in a patch of Staten Island woods, Simone took his shoes off and told Gravano: "I'll walk out (of the van) on my own. Let me die like a man.''
Gravano said Simone "took a couple of steps away from the van. Without a word, he lowered his head, quiet and dignified. The shot immediately leveled him to the ground. He died instantly. He died without pain. He died Cosa Nostra.''
Did anyone out there lose a son ( as in a black lab),im ..lost he's 16 yrs. old & gettin worse every day ;i'm gonna fuckin'lose it..ive had him since he was a baby..this blows
Did anyone out there lose a son ( as in a black lab),im ..lost he's 16 yrs. old & gettin worse every day ;i'm gonna fuckin'lose it..ive had him since he was a baby..this blows
My dog is dyin..I just found him out back ....no breathin..cant talk now ....
That part of Gravanos book underboss along with the other killing he did with the Philly Mob was the best parts of the book.The other was the thing where Scarfo took out the Irish guy Frankie "steele."In Leonettis book he says the Simone thing was going on during his Scarfos and Merlino murder trial of Vincent Falcone.But Leonetti states on page 104 that it was for plotting against Phil Testa.That Testa was still alive and Simone was plotting against him.Gambino capo Nicky Russo was sending messages from Johnny Keys to Big Paul about Simone taking over the Philly-Atlantic City mob.Nicky Scarfo reports this to the Genovese and Bobby Manna takes it to Gigante.Next thing you know Manna tells Scarfo they are sending A Gambino soldier named Sammy Gravano to talk to them about it.He told Scarfo that this Gravano was "your kind of guy".Respected by all the famalies.I had always though that Johhny Keys was plotting against Scarfo not Testa
Just an FYI...even though I know he said he was Irish in the book, Frankie Steele was actually nicknamed Frankie Stale, which is short for Stillitano.
My son passed/ I know it's only a dog ,but this guy has been w/ us since 2003..black labs rule.He went to Jamaica/ us ..he's been everywhere w/us....sorry ,i know this is off topic & out of category ..
No the guy on the right is Scarfo's younger son Mark Scarfo who is the one that tried to kill himself in '88 or '89 and was in a coma for years. He recently passed away... Nicky Jr is on Scarfo's left.
My son passed/ I know it's only a dog ,but this guy has been w/ us since 2003..black labs rule.He went to Jamaica/ us ..he's been everywhere w/us....sorry ,i know this is off topic & out of category ..
So sorry to hear that Hood. Sad. I know it.
I have a black and yellow Lab, 7 & 8 yrs old. We had a chocolate but he passed at 10yrs, about 6 yrs ago.
My son passed/ I know it's only a dog ,but this guy has been w/ us since 2003..black labs rule.He went to Jamaica/ us ..he's been everywhere w/us....sorry ,i know this is off topic & out of category ..
So sorry to hear that Hood. Sad. I know it.
I have a black and yellow Lab, 7 & 8 yrs old. We had a chocolate but he passed at 10yrs, about 6 yrs ago.
thanx dues & 2 everyone..a little time w/family helped alot ..i feel more composed now these days,again thanx.
I thought the beardie was one of his lawyers. So I googled john gottis lawyers and the guy on the left was in a court room photo next to gotti. So my question is who is the guy on the left?
[quote=Moe_Tilden]Ciancaglini, Stanfa, Unknown, Sindone, Simone, Bruno
I thought someone posted that pic before and the unknown guy was listed as dom rugnetta i think but it im have no clue if it was right or not
The unknown is Carl "Pappy" Ippolito a Philly soldier from Trenton who was a cousin to both Bruno and Simone.
I already confirmed that weeks ago dude..go back a page or 2..sorry 4 the reconfirmation call,but....
I know ur new , but dont steal other people's lightning, & as a matter of fact, he was more based in bristol than trenton ,at least back in the day. Pleasure 2 meet u...
Don't think he was trying to steal anyone's lighting. He probably just didn't read through the pages and jumped to the last one. It happens all the time, people repeating things already stated in a specific thread.
Don't think he was trying to steal anyone's lighting. He probably just didn't read through the pages and jumped to the last one. It happens all the time, people repeating things already stated in a specific thread.
You're right, I didn't realise hoodlum already had identified Ippolito a few pages back.
Don't think he was trying to steal anyone's lighting. He probably just didn't read through the pages and jumped to the last one. It happens all the time, people repeating things already stated in a specific thread.
You're right, I didn't realise hoodlum already had identified Ippolito a few pages back.
Strax, while I have your ear, those pics you posted in the beginning of the thread, is there any way to repost them?...Would like to glance at a few, if possible..Thanks
Strax, while I have your ear, those pics you posted in the beginning of the thread, is there any way to repost them?...Would like to glance at a few, if possible..Thanks
I will search for them on my old PC,the host i used went down and won't be coming back online.
Does anyone know where that photo of Lucky, Capone and Terranova was taken??
Not sure, I got it off of pinterest (which is a goldmine for rare pics), if you look carefully there is an address there that it may have been originally come from Real Deal (if that violates any rules, I'll remove it).
I almost didn't repost it because the areas around Luciano's and Capone's heads looked a little "funny", but the man on the left is a dead-ringer for Terranova and I have not seen any photos of him taken from that angle with his head-titled.
The shadowing on thier necks all match as if the sun was to thier back at a 2 to 3 o'clock position in front of the photographer (to the left shoulder of capone-luciano) and thier faces are all partially backlit, so if it is a photoshop someone put a lot of effort in to it.
The real question is when and where was it taken, Masseria was killed on April 10th 1931, Capone was convicted on October 18, 1931 and sent to prison the following Spring and Maranzano was also killed that October.
The way I figure it, if genuine, it is only at the summer 1931 "national conference" in Chicago where Maranzano had himself crowned "Capo di Tutti Capi" that these people could have been in the same room together.
not 100% sure on credibility, but this picture is supposed to be Nicodemo "nicky slick" Dipietro on far left, and John "Johnny Garbs" Garbarino from 10th & O gang on far right...
These ones I don't know whether they can be considered "rare" enough for the topic, but the gangsters in question are certainly not so well known as they theoretically could be, considering what they did in Akron in the 1910's: this group, headed by Rosario Borgia (considered the n.1 racketeer in Akron at the time), tried to expand their extortion sphere of influence on the big business and prominent people in Akron, Ohio and was so persistent that even the local police refused to be bought off, so Borgia could think of nothing better than putting a bounty on the whole police department, paying a certain sum of money for each murdered policeman (4 policemen were killed before the arrest of the gang and another one after that). Eventually some of them, Borgia including, went to the electric chair (another example contradicting the statement that Lepke Buchalter was the only mob boss to be executed in USA).
Another view of the Al Mineo murder scene. These apartments are still there, 760 Pelham Parkway east of the botanical gardens and the zoo in the Bronx.
Tony_Pro has posted a lot of great photos, but surely this is not the Tommy Gambino who is Carlo's son. Not even the Gambino nose! Perhaps this is a grandson?
Tony_Pro has posted a lot of great photos, but surely this is not the Tommy Gambino who is Carlo's son. Not even the Gambino nose! Perhaps this is a grandson?
Tony_Pro, please clarify who this is . . . .
Dominic, thank you I should have done more research on this one. It is "Tommy Gambino" but a Thomas Gambino who was a boxer who strangled an unemployed waitress in New York in 1950s.Not Don Carlo's son, apparently this has been posted as attributed as being the Thomas Gambino we're thinking of on a few places on the internet. My apologies to all.
I almost didn't repost it because the areas around Luciano's and Capone's heads looked a little "funny", but the man on the left is a dead-ringer for Terranova and I have not seen any photos of him taken from that angle with his head-titled.
The shadowing on thier necks all match as if the sun was to thier back at a 2 to 3 o'clock position in front of the photographer (to the left shoulder of capone-luciano) and thier faces are all partially backlit, so if it is a photoshop someone put a lot of effort in to it.
Even when you look beneath the water, you can see what type of bathing suits they were wearing. The style that is visible just beneath the surface of the water matches the styles you would find in the 1930s or late 1920s.
Really of all the pictures widely known of all three individuals pictured there, no other photos look quite like the way the three of them are pictured there, as if the photos were borrowed and copy/pasted into a pool scene. The likenesses of the three of them at the pool all look original.
Haven't seen this one before, left to right: Auippa, Dominic Debella (?)* and Accardo.
*I haven't seen photos of the older Dom, but it does look like his younger photos,would have been just before he died (1976) considering the ages all three look like.
Haven't seen this one before, left to right: Auippa, Dominic Debella (?)* and Accardo.
*I haven't seen photos of the older Dom, but it does look like his younger photos,would have been just before he died (1976) considering the ages all three look like.
Yes, that's Dom DiBella. This was taken the same night as the "Last Supper" photo.
Thanks. He's not italian I guess from his surname, so where is he from?
I'm not sure of his background but I think he was hanging with that young kid Michael Scotto another young gambino associate, they got picked up in that 2010 prostitution craigslist thing.
The pic of the young guy people were asking about was with orefice and got taken down with that underage prostitution shit.. Among other thinks where associates and orefice and Danny Marino were indicted
Your right that has to be Carmine Tramunti. Now I know better than to trust the New York Daily News Archive captions. Thank you.
Gribbs got 20 years just for saying "hello" to some f*** who was sneaking behind his back selling junk. I don't need that. Ain't gonna happen to me, you understand?
Your right that has to be Carmine Tramunti. Now I know better than to trust the New York Daily News Archive captions. Thank you.
Gribbs got 20 years just for saying "hello" to some f*** who was sneaking behind his back selling junk. I don't need that. Ain't gonna happen to me, you understand?
I've seen that scene hundreds of times and I never caught on it was Trumanti he was talking about.
Your right that has to be Carmine Tramunti. Now I know better than to trust the New York Daily News Archive captions. Thank you.
Gribbs got 20 years just for saying "hello" to some f*** who was sneaking behind his back selling junk. I don't need that. Ain't gonna happen to me, you understand?
I've seen that scene hundreds of times and I never caught on it was Trumanti he was talking about.
It was the French Connection case that brought "Gribbs" Trumanti down, and that Paulie was referring to.
Scarfo house is a hell of alot bigger then i thought from seeing it from that view. Like a compound look at all those cars jeeze. The parking lot would be worth a mill. Today
Was the guy in gotti photo related to sonny black. Im tking a guess maybe. Theres a pic from prison of gotti n sonny black. I read a book about miami mob in the 90tys it was about sonny blacks kid or step kid same last name down there being a hanger on ended up dead shot on the beach anyone remwber this?
Or maybe there parked on the front lawn like n the hood. I bet the neighbors hated him.
I was re reading Blood and Honor recently...and he had a problem with the neighbor because he wouldnt cut his trees and all the leaves would fall in his yard
Or maybe there parked on the front lawn like n the hood. I bet the neighbors hated him.
I was re reading Blood and Honor recently...and he had a problem with the neighbor because he wouldnt cut his trees and all the leaves would fall in his yard
He had Caramandi raking them up lmao
Ha ha thats right blackjack forgot about that part..can just picture the crow in a silk shirt and Italian loafers out in the yard raking fuckin leaves lol...dude was the definition of a gopher if anyone was undeserving of getting straightened out my vote is Nicky the Crow Caramandi..
mikey, I edited your post (above) to remove the double commands. You had two IMG commands within each picture and only one should be there. One for the IMG and one for the /IMG (within brackets)
mikey, I edited your post (above) to remove the double commands. You had two IMG commands within each picture and only one should be there. One for the IMG and one for the /IMG (within brackets)
so thats why they werent showing up..ill get it eventually...appreciate it SC
It should be Carlos Marcello from New Orleans. They are a tad East/NE there on the target.
Dixie did carlos attend Apalachin?
I'm not sure on that, you would have to ask one of the Appalachian experts on that. He became hot talk after teaming with Frank Costello and putting gaming machines all over New Orleans. He was pretty well known, so I'm not sure how they goofed on that one.
Man, that is awkward. Frank must have set that up. I just got done reading Rat Pack Confidential. Sammy dealt with so much racism from Frank's "friends" (made or otherwise), it's amazing he stuck around for so long, especially in the '60s when blacks in America were starting to think and live on their own terms. That picture's just sad. I like Carlo Gambino in comparison to other gangsters. But as someone born and raised in the post Civil Rights Era? Fuck Carlo Gambino. And I know that's what Sammy's thinking too, as Frank says "say cheese!!".
I don't think it was "set up". Sure racial tensions were at an extreme level in that period of time but I feel like these guys fed off the attention they received from each other and by extension everyone else around them. Gangsters and celebrities loved that shit. It's more awkward to say, "Especially in the 60's when blacks in America were starting to think and live on their own terms". Not trying to pick a fight but this sounds a bit fucked up.
Perhaps what's lost in your take is that Gambino looks like he wants to run for his life, and Sammy Davis Jr. looks like his smiling at his mother's behest while taking school pictures.
This is not a picture of a gangster and a celeb being chummy. It's a capture of a very awkward moment in Frank Sinatra's social circle.
wonder who the guys in the fat tony pic are. my guess all made guys are associates. wonder where that came from must have been taken before he died, looks like hes losing weight. funzi t was a dapper dresser.
wonder who the guys in the fat tony pic are. my guess all made guys are associates. wonder where that came from must have been taken before he died, looks like hes losing weight. funzi t was a dapper dresser.
the photo of Salerno in prison was sent to me , I posted it on the black hand forum and then everyone has posted the shit out of it , the guy who sent me the photo couldn't ID the others in the photo and he wasn't sure if they were made guys or not
Ciro Perrone, top soldier and sometimes acting capo of Matty Ianniello's crew
Funzi Tieri
Funzi Tieri
Sonny Franzese with Rocky Graziano
Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal and "Ginger"
"Little" Nick Corozzo
Moe these pics rock thanks for posting dude... I too checked out this broads pinterest page and actually signed up for this service even tho its mainly for chicks... Theres one guy on there that has all Genovese family rare ones if i can figure out how to post em ill try after work... Can u post some more of those rare ones from that Glorias page? Shes got alotta rare NY/NJ//philly ones.. Like some cool shots of former Gambino consig Joe Gallo, and this cool Lucchese family chart when tommy just died showing all the capos known and the admin stating their status and shit u know which one im talking about?.... Love to see that one on here and talk about some of the Lukes capos from 1969-70 and learn more about em if uget the chance my friend... Appreciate u takin the time to post em
Moe and Ol' Blue Eyes Gotti Moe Albert Anastasia Young tommy 3 finger brown Lucchese Angelo Bruno, 1960 Sam Giancana and Joe Adonis Vito Genovese Jackie Cerone in prison in 1994
Albert Anastasia, 1940. June 19, 1954: Full-length image of Italian-born mobster Frank Costello (Francesca Castiglia 1891-1973), center, released on bail, leaving the Federal Court House on Foley Square, with Attorneys Joseph Delaney (L) and Morris Shilensky, New York City. Albert Anastasia Sam Giancana Albert Anastasia Frank Costello Albert Anastasia (left) leaves Federal District Court with his attorney, Anthony Colendra. He pleaded 'not guilty' to evading payment of $11,742 in income taxes in 1947 and 1948, Camden, New Jersey. May 23, 1955
Man, Gotti was "dapper". There's no doubt about it. Look at those teeth. They're perfect. His hair looks as if he has it done hourly. He didn't just throw some LA Looks gel on that. He has a clean enough shave that passes the test of future high res photo technology, something that buries a lot of celebrities from the pre internet era. A "rare" photo of Gotti would have to be one where he's unshaven and wearing shorts and flip flops.
Costello released from Prison Frank "Funzi" Tieri Chin and Gigante Costello Frank Costello with comedians Abbott & Costello Frank "Funzi" Tieri Costello Lucky Luciano
Aniello Dellacroce Mad Sam DeStefano Frankie Carbo Aniello Dellacroce
Aniello Dellacroce in the Copacabana Aniello Dellacroce in the 70s Carlos Marcello 1960 Rocco & Joe Fischetti & Sinatra. Rocco Fischetti, also known as "Rocky" and "Ralph Fisher" (March 17, 1903 - July 5, 1964) was a Chicago mobster with the Chicago Outfit criminal organization who ran many illegal gambling operations. Fischetti also accompanied singer Frank Sinatra on two trips to Havana, Cuba. Not Rare, but good resolution
Those guys knew how to dress. I've only been to one restaurant where a coat is required. Whenever I go on a cruise, I always bring enough suits to wear every night to dinner. People dont seem to care about appearance as much as they used to. It's a fucking shame I tell ya. Nobody even knows what a french cuff is nowadays. When I drop off my slacks at the cleaners, press em, extra starch and these fuckers better stand up on their own. Lol
Man, that dellacroce guy was one creepy lookin dude.
crash, ralph salerno was in the N.Y. pd for 30 yrs, he said the two scariest guys he ever saw was carmine galente, and aneilio dellacroce, said they were pure evil.
@Oak: of course, Chin and Genovese, thanks! @binnie: iam also somewhat puzzled on that giancana/adonis thing, thought maybe our guys can identify "giancana" to 100% - my best guess would be willie moretti @toodoped: i also wasnt sure on the fischettis.. but since sinatra still looks like 20-something i thought it could be for real.. any ideas who those guys are?
Carmine Lombardozzi Gallo Brothers leaving Court James Failla, 1993 Murder Inc LineUp Luciano rise in trial Don Vito Carlo Gambino at his Wifes funeral, 1971 young gotti in the early 70s
maybe toodoped already uploaded some of them, but anyways. Capone with his nephew Accardo in the 1930s Albert Anselmi and John Scalish, profession: hitmen a young johnny roselli, 1948 John Cerone with wife Tony Spilotro and Mario DeStefano Accardo Capone at his Miami Mansion
Frank Costello helpin' out Anna Genovese Anthony Accetturo in Miami 1970s Bugsy Siegel with his lawyers Tony Salerno, not amused Tony Ducks in his Jag Larry Gallo Jimmy the weasel Fratianno in 1954 Frank Costello, October 9, 1972 - a few months before his death
Man, that dellacroce guy was one creepy lookin dude.
crash, ralph salerno was in the N.Y. pd for 30 yrs, he said the two scariest guys he ever saw was carmine galente, and aneilio dellacroce, said they were pure evil.
Interesting.. thank you for that, Binnie. As much as I hate cops, Ralph is a respectable dude.
I found the photo and here is what is written: Gambler Joe Adonis smiles as he prepares to enter a car taking him to federal building from state prison in Trenton, N. J., July 16, 1953, after serving almost 26 months on a gambling sentence. (AP Photo)
Accardo and Costello have charm and seem approachable. That Genovese, he seems like he's always up to something even when he's smiling.
Vito's problem was that he was a street Neapolitan, always scheming. Worse than a Sicilian..
in the book "Havana nocturne" it talks about the meet in 1946 I believe when lucciano came over from Italy, lucciano always hated vito, never trusted him, in the book it says lucciano beat up vito in a hotel room, another book." the last testament of lucky lucciano" the same thing is related, vito was a real snake to those who knew him, and unlike other dons, vito would kill at the drop of a hat.
@toodoped: i also wasnt sure on the fischettis.. but since sinatra still looks like 20-something i thought it could be for real.. any ideas who those guys are?
Thats some photo taken in Cuba i think and i believe that those two fellas are Sinatra's bodyguards.
As for the Fischetti's...
Rocco is second from the right
Rocco
In later years...
As for Joe Fischetti and Sinatra, heres a photo from the same era i believe but the problem is Joe's face is not quite visible
Frank Sinatra,Joseph Fischetti and two unknown men
And another thing, that photo with Adonis and "Giancana"...well thats not Giancana also
Milwaukee Phil Alderisio. I'm reading American Mafioso, the Johnny Roselli book, right now. When the middle men in the Vegas skim became a pain in the ass, Milwaukee Phil was the one they sent out to remind them that they don't give out pink slips.
These are from an article about Casino. I've researched this movie (and the real life characters its based on) a lot over the years, and haven't seen some of these. Sorry if they've been posted.
Tony Spilotro and Oscar Goodman
Michael Spilotro, Tony's brother
Gerri Mcgee, basis for Sharon Stone in Casino
Actor Phillip Suriano, playing Dominic Santoro, getting made up for his big scene.
kind of looks like Charlie White, it's definitely Anthony Senter, Carmine Persico, and Mickey Boy Paradiso behind him. Honestly it does look like Nick the Blade is there also. good find.
the pic of the guy boobie holding his thumb up must have been after his aquittle in the joe pstone case early 80tys. read he was sonny blacks best friend. and the pic of lefty holding i would say grand daughter could be the chick from mob wives. she said her grand father was a sharp dresser unlike what al pacino portrayed in the film. in all his pics he is dressed good.
Guys, I know its annoying when someone posts on the pics section without a pic, but I need to find out how to do it with an Ipad? Anyone tell me quickly?
Yeah Snakes told me same thing and he also said that the guy on the left photo is Aiuppa's driver James "Pepsi" Buonomo. Anyway, thanks GaryMartin
Here's few more photos:
Capone member and later Outfit associate Robert McCullough (left) in 1950. On April 7, 1925, he attended a meeting with some of Capone's top men including Al himself, Frank Nitti, Joe Fusco, Jake Guzik, John Patton, Joseph Piza, and Anthony Arrissa.
Outfit union leader and racketeer Louis Romano (left, covering face with fedora). Romano was head of Local 278 of the Bartenders Union in Chicago
Outfit hitman Tony Rotondo in 1950. He was main suspect in the murder of former investigator William Drury and the Police had been told he got 59,000 for killing
Outfit hitman and collector for the coin machine business Alex Ross during the 1950's. His partner was another notorious hoodlum Jim Rini and together they provided services for Edward Vogel, Hyman Larner and the Chicago Heights crew.
Chicago mobster Gus Liebe in 1955 hidding his face from the press
Outfit member Frank Lisciandrello (first from the left)
Outfit enforcer and alleged bomber Eugene_Yocca. He worked for Outfit member Marshall Caifano
St. Louis attorney and close Outfit associate Morris Shenker. He first came to national attention during the Kefauver Hearings in the early 1950s, in which he represented a number of underworld figures. He became one of the main players in the Outfit's takeover of Las Vegas and from 1962 Shenker represented Jimmy Hoffa, and in 1966 became Hoffa's chief counsel
Union leader and extortionist Anthony Baldino killed by the Outfit in 1952. He was an official of the Independent Chicago Truck Drivers union. He was found in an automobile shot in his head from a shotgun.
Outfit member Paul Spano with close ties to alleged Chicago mob boss Joseph Ferriola
Another group of great pics, Toodoped. Do you have the ones with Aiuppa holding a Muskie or Pike? There are several pics, one with Tornabene and another with Carlisi.
I thought I saw them on here. I'll get them to you if you don't have them.
Another group of great pics, Toodoped. Do you have the ones with Aiuppa holding a Muskie or Pike? There are several pics, one with Tornabene and another with Carlisi.
I thought I saw them on here. I'll get them to you if you don't have them.
from the right= Skinny dom ; Johnny Boy ; Norman Dupont ; Jackie Nose ; Jojo Corozzo but i cant name the 2 fellas on theleft if you have their names that will be great!!!
Another group of great pics, Toodoped. Do you have the ones with Aiuppa holding a Muskie or Pike? There are several pics, one with Tornabene and another with Carlisi.
I thought I saw them on here. I'll get them to you if you don't have them.
From the right; Skinny DOM ; Johnny Boy ; Norman Dupont ; Jackie Nose ; Jojo corozzo but i cant find the 2 others..If you have their names that will be great!!!
toodoped, if you get the time could you go into the killing of police captain james drury, why he was killed by the outfit, and how they got away with it, and was it ricca who ordered it.
toodoped, if you get the time could you go into the killing of police captain james drury, why he was killed by the outfit, and how they got away with it, and was it ricca who ordered it.
My opinion on the Drury case is that he was killed for two reasons, one was the exposure of the Outfit's operations and the other one is for his alleged swindling of the mob.
Drury mainly worked to expose corruption in the Chicago Police Department and during the 1940's he was suspended from the police department. Later he became a crime reporter for the Chicago Herald-American and the Miami Daily News and In 1950, when Kefauver launched an investigation into organized crime and Drury was the one who provided most of the testimony.
Regarding his alleged schemes, Drury allegedly once threatened a witness to make positive identification on James Ragen’s slayers, including Lenny Patrick, Dave Yaras and William Block. Drury and one of his partners were called by a grand jury for conspiracy and later they were suspended. Allegedly Drury also tried to blame Patrick and Yaras for the murder of Bugsy Siegel in Los Angeles.
Drury was in very bad shape with Jack Guzik and so I believe that Guzik was the one who screamed for Drury's demise and Ricca, Campagna and Accardo gladly approved it.
Now, regarding Drury's killers,there were three suspected so-called hit squads, one was the imported killer from Brooklyn, New York, Tony Rotondo. The story came when some guy who was arrested for something over there, told the cops that Rotondo was in fact Drury's killer and that he took a lot of cash for the job.
The second group of suspects were the so-called Three Doms, Dom Nuccio, Dom DiBella, Dom Brancato and the third group of suspects,info which was received from an anonymous phone call that Fat Leonard Caifano, Sam Marcelli and Charles Nicoletti were the hit team on Drury.
Thanks!....I have been wondering how he has been holding up.
So the plan seems to be, Scarfo will get out in 2033. He will then proceed to land a helicopter wherever they are house his buddy Vic at the time, the. He will go chopper into Bobby Mana's jail house and if he has room in the chopper, he will go pick up his son.......Then fly to NYC and re establish order. Maybe blow the doors off a mausoleum or some crazy sh*t like that.
toodoped, in the book "family secrets" the "hook" comes across as one of the most sadistic outfit members, the author claims he was as disturbed individual as ever to be inducted into the outfit.
toodoped, in the book "family secrets" the "hook" comes across as one of the most sadistic outfit members, the author claims he was as disturbed individual as ever to be inducted into the outfit.
What can you expect from a guy who used to work for Buccieri
toodoped, in the book "family secrets" the "hook" comes across as one of the most sadistic outfit members, the author claims he was as disturbed individual as ever to be inducted into the outfit.
What can you expect from a guy who used to work for Buccieri
The "hook" thing was a myth. It actually referred to juice loans, i.e. LaPietra had a guy on "the hook" for 5k.
toodoped, in the book "family secrets" the "hook" comes across as one of the most sadistic outfit members, the author claims he was as disturbed individual as ever to be inducted into the outfit.
What can you expect from a guy who used to work for Buccieri
The "hook" thing was a myth. It actually referred to juice loans, i.e. LaPietra had a guy on "the hook" for 5k.
I dont know if he already had the name before this torture/murder of a bookie they were making an example of or not...
but there was a murder i believe he was involved in where they tortured the guy on the meat hook for days...im a lil hazy on the details but I tihnk there was someone that testified of this
the name of the man was "action Jackson" and like you say was tortured on a meat hook for days. ive heard it was "fifi" buccieri who wanted him dead. toodoped would know all about this one.
Michael Spilotro on Magnum P.I. (Michael was genuinely trying to make it in television and movies before getting involved with Anthony's Outfit operations in Vegas)
Michael Spilotro on Magnum P.I. (Michael was genuinely trying to make it in television and movies before getting involved with Anthony's Outfit operations in Vegas)
Wow, I had no idea about that. Thanks. Reminds me I need to find the movies Johnny Rosselli was an extra in...
looks like lefty and massino from the back ( or maybe im totally wrong lol)and btw dont know who is the guy with glasses if someone can confirm or not thats will be great
James "The Cowboy" Mirro, hiding his face ffrom the press in 1966
James Mirro in 1967
Nick Kokenes (right) with his attorney in 1968
Outfit associate and union racketeer Max Caldwell (left) in 1942
Outfti associate and first ward alderman John D'Arco (left)
Infamous Outfit lawyer Mike Brodkin
Nortlake Alderman Leo Shababy, who was close associate to Outfit big shot Rocco Pranno
Former City Treasurer and Outfit associate Marshall Korshak, older brother of the infamous Sidney Korshak
Wealthy car dealer from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Louis Kaplan who was kidnapped by Sam Battaglia, Louis Fratto, Ted Virgillio, John Wolek, Tony Pinna and Vito Messino in 1933 but was later released
Mike "The Greek" Poston in 1950. He was an old time gambling boss and close associate of Big Jim Colosimo
Glasses Guy is Jerry Chilli from Knickerbocker Village.
yeah, its chilli, big heroin dealer, bonannos I believe.
Bonanno's I believe? Sherlock Holmes over here. News update folks...Gerry Chilli is a Bonanno member. Chilli has been a well known member of the Bonanno Family for almost 50 years. Originally part of the Lower East Side Bonanno crews out of "present day" 2 bridges area. Many many Bonanno guys from that area. Benny "lefty ruggiero" whose main hangout was the Holiday bar at 116 Madison. Tony Mirra, whose main place was the Bus Stop Lunch.. at 115 across the street. A big time player back in the midst of the Banana Wars Frank Mari had a social club at 43 Madison.The main Capo back in the day was Little Moe Presinzan whose main HQ was The Paris at 118 South Street. The genovese still have a presence in the area, Acting Street Boss Petey red DiChiara has an active social club at 43 Market street, not far from the other old clubs. Not only that but at 100 Madison was a conglomerate of the Genovese, Colombo, and Bonanno Families container repair business. You can disagree with my political opinions, but don't ever say I don't have anything to offer when it comes to Italian-American Organized Crime in NYC.Been researching it since I was 15. Over 20 years ago.
You can disagree with my political opinions, but don't ever say I don't have anything to offer when it comes to Italian-American Organized Crime in NYC.Been researching it since I was 15. Over 20 years ago.
since you were 15? damn man, you must be a walking mob encyclopedia...
John Gotti? Yes, obviously. Frankie Loc? No way, Frankie was 6 years older and wasn't even that close to Gotti in the late 70s when it was obvious that pic was taken. The guy in the photo was a little known hanger on of the Bergin crew in the late 70s.
Where was that pic of frankie loc and his grandson taken? Was it upstate new york, or poconos?
Posts are like women. You value women on their quality or the quantity? Anybody can bang out 2500 odd posts like they can ugly fat women. It's the quality of the women you bang and the post you submit that counts.
Possible Outfit member Ignatius Spachese a.k.a. Ned Bakes in 1965 on charges of income tax evasion. He was very close friend with Ricca and Nitti and also union leader Pete Fosco. Bakes was Fosco’s main lieutenant and precinct captain on the city’s West Side. In 1969, the feds arrested this guy with 14 million worth of stolen stock certificates, later he was paroled in 1973 and the Outfit took care of him, by playing him the trunk music in 1975
Outfit enforcer Peter DeStito hidding his face from the press in 1969
Juice collector Patrick Ricciardi with hand on face in 1972. Ricciardi was also Phil Alderisio's cousin
Karl Hattam leaving juice racket hearing in 1966
Juice collector Vic Musso in 1964
Policy operator Tom Charles Pierson in 1951, who worked for Sam "Golf bag" Hunt on Chicago's South Side
Former Outfit associate Robert Lindeloff who testified during the Senate Racket Hearings in 1959, regarding the jukebox operations
Fred Evans (right) considered ex-Capone member, union racketeer and one of the financial brains of the organization. He was killed in 1959.
Is the inside of the Ravenite recent or back in the day ??? I saw a photo of it long ago and it looked more sparse than this pix.
According to the poster of some rare photos on pinterest. The logo on the Pepsi machine and the tv looks to be 1980s vintage. Looks like a pretty small room, maybe it's the entrance?
Is the inside of the Ravenite recent or back in the day ??? I saw a photo of it long ago and it looked more sparse than this pix.
According to the poster of some rare photos on pinterest. The logo on the Pepsi machine and the tv looks to be 1980s vintage. Looks like a pretty small room, maybe it's the entrance?
Yes that picture does seem to be from the 80's for sure. That Pepsi logo like you said is definitely 80's.
I seem to recall that there was a large round table back in the corner which was reserved for Gotti. One documentary showed a very quick shot into the interior. There were a lot of Guys in there celebrating something.
Al walker and tony mirra are uncle nephew i think they were both made in 75 76by galante after xmis. I read in some merry ferral fbi file. Crazy part the grandson maybe by walker was joe damico. Guess al walker control the ny post delivery union. But he was made pretty old like 60.
Yeah I was doing a little research after the recent Joey Mook beating news, and of course came across the Tony Mirra situation and this picture came up and looked neat.
Shows you how screwed up the mob really is...putting 3 bullets in your uncles head...your mothers brother....boom boom boom....crazy
Yeah I was doing a little research after the recent Joey Mook beating news, and of course came across the Tony Mirra situation and this picture came up and looked neat.
Shows you how screwed up the mob really is...putting 3 bullets in your uncles head...your mothers brother....boom boom boom....crazy
Usually I would agree BUT Tony Mirra was a bsolute psychopath so its hard to find much sympathy for him
from the book "five families" tony mirra was believed to be the shooter in the death of "little augie" pisano, and janice drake. his girl friend. truly vicious murders. also fbi agent joe piston wrote that mirra was very frighting.
The bald guy in the back in that group of guys in prison is Gambino associate Gennaro 'Jerry' Bruno. He's doing 21 years for the murder of Martin Bosshart.
Great pics wow. That prison photo with Pitera, senter, and the rest of those guys? The younger guy kneeling down in the front kinda looks like Tommy Reynolds from Bath Ave you think?
Great pics wow. That prison photo with Pitera, senter, and the rest of those guys? The younger guy kneeling down in the front kinda looks like Tommy Reynolds from Bath Ave you think?
Your instincts are correct. That is Tommy Reynolds.
Glasses Guy is Jerry Chilli from Knickerbocker Village.
yeah, its chilli, big heroin dealer, bonannos I believe.
Bonanno's I believe? Sherlock Holmes over here. News update folks...Gerry Chilli is a Bonanno member. Chilli has been a well known member of the Bonanno Family for almost 50 years. Originally part of the Lower East Side Bonanno crews out of "present day" 2 bridges area. Many many Bonanno guys from that area. Benny "lefty ruggiero" whose main hangout was the Holiday bar at 116 Madison. Tony Mirra, whose main place was the Bus Stop Lunch.. at 115 across the street. A big time player back in the midst of the Banana Wars Frank Mari had a social club at 43 Madison.The main Capo back in the day was Little Moe Presinzan whose main HQ was The Paris at 118 South Street. The genovese still have a presence in the area, Acting Street Boss Petey red DiChiara has an active social club at 43 Market street, not far from the other old clubs. Not only that but at 100 Madison was a conglomerate of the Genovese, Colombo, and Bonanno Families container repair business. You can disagree with my political opinions, but don't ever say I don't have anything to offer when it comes to Italian-American Organized Crime in NYC.Been researching it since I was 15. Over 20 years ago.
John Gotti? Yes, obviously. Frankie Loc? No way, Frankie was 6 years older and wasn't even that close to Gotti in the late 70s when it was obvious that pic was taken. The guy in the photo was a little known hanger on of the Bergin crew in the late 70s.
last pic of tony rossi & sonny black also shows joe pistone in back if u look hard.
Yes it is. You can miss it if you don't pay attention. What ever happened to Tony Rossi? He was an undercover cop too wasn't he? I never heard what happened with his part of the investigation.
last pic of tony rossi & sonny black also shows joe pistone in back if u look hard.
Yes it is. You can miss it if you don't pay attention. What ever happened to Tony Rossi? He was an undercover cop too wasn't he? I never heard what happened with his part of the investigation.
He is still alive but retired...Apparently he never really went into hiding I don't think.
last pic of tony rossi & sonny black also shows joe pistone in back if u look hard.
Yes it is. You can miss it if you don't pay attention. What ever happened to Tony Rossi? He was an undercover cop too wasn't he? I never heard what happened with his part of the investigation.
He is still alive but retired...Apparently he never really went into hiding I don't think.
He is still alive but retired...Apparently he never really went into hiding I don't think.
He wrote a book about Operation Donnie Brasco also.
Thanks man. Have you read it? It any good? I like anything near Tampa, spent many days down there.
I did years ago, it's pretty decent IIRC. If nothing else it's interesting to see what happened from a perspective different than Pistone's viewpoint. It's unfortunate that in the movie they made Robb (aka Rossi) seem like a bumbling idiot, from his POV there were plenty of aggravations with the New York end of operation as well from the point-of-view of the Florida operation. There are some interesting things from when he did some undercover work with a smaller family in the 1970s (I think Pittsburgh, but maybe Buffalo?) and did some work with the Pizza Connection busts after Donnie Brasco. My memory is hazy, it's been about ten years.
Nicky Scarfo and the "big players on the boardwalk"
Nice one on Alphonse Indelicato....Even though it is very blurry. There just seems to be about t 5-6 pictures of him in existence. I am sure there are a bunch of mugshot photos around but I have only seen 1.
Also, I have only seen like 3 pics of Manna. I am shocked that a prison photo has no surfaced since he got clipped.
Cool pic of Scarfo, not sure I've seen any of him looking that young.
Tony Pro, thanks for the info on the book. I'll have to check it out. I know in the Brasco book he made it seem like Rossi went bad at one point, especially around the time Mirra claimed he whacked up that junk money with Rocky or whoever they said it was. IIRC, Rossi (according to Mirra anyways) was the one who vouched for Mirra by saying he knew about it or whatever. Thanks again
Cool pic of Scarfo, not sure I've seen any of him looking that young.
Tony Pro, thanks for the info on the book. I'll have to check it out. I know in the Brasco book he made it seem like Rossi went bad at one point, especially around the time Mirra claimed he whacked up that junk money with Rocky or whoever they said it was. IIRC, Rossi (according to Mirra anyways) was the one who vouched for Mirra by saying he knew about it or whatever. Thanks again
Drug trafficing routes from New York-Montreal-San Francisco gateways with key connection guys in each city from the early 1960s. I'm not sure if this is a McClellan committee doc or from the FBN. Interesting that they have Frank Scalice in the Lucchese family.
I've always loved that picture of John and John Jr. so fucking gangster and awesome. I love lookin' over the trunk of that old (80's) black Buick with those characteristic metal ridges
How the heck is Benny Eggs still alive? Not only does he look 90 in photos from 30 years ago but, he always seemed to be 100lbs. overweight. I know he is stll alive but does anyone know if he is still very overweight?
I've always loved that picture of John and John Jr. so fucking gangster and awesome. I love lookin' over the trunk of that old (80's) black Buick with those characteristic metal ridges
Gotti was low brow thug POS
That isn't a Buick .....It is Jr.'s Mustang GT Convertible
Not to sound like Marisa Tormey in My Cousin Vinny but the 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais and the 1985 Buick Electra Park Avenue had those same luggage racks in the trunk.
going back to page 102, the guy who is supposed to be Casso has a different profile/ nose. It just doesnt look like Casso. Maybe im wrong but who else could it possibly be?
going back to page 102, the guy who is supposed to be Casso has a different profile/ nose. It just doesnt look like Casso. Maybe im wrong but who else could it possibly be?
Joe Profaci in the wheel chair, seated next to him are Joseph Giunta on the right and Pasquale Lolordo to the left, both Capone representatives at a meeting in Cleveland in 1928.
read a lot of books on the outfit, very good reading, most outfit researchers sat ross prio was a don in his own right, always kept his head down, and was was never a showman like giancana.
yeah ross prio was powerful and respected . Toodoped and snakes knows loads more of him I am sure . Good pic tho of him and Gus Alex A . any one know what year the pic was took has to be late 60s early 70s as Gus Alex hair grey and I know ross prio died early 70s .
Who has the pictures of the Giuseppe Bono wedding? Now that would be a real gold mind bonanza of rare mob pictures, a who's who of everyone who was anyone at that time.
"Blowjobs $5, screwing is $10 and no condoms is $15. I can go all night. Sir, you look like you could use a good time; you wanna fuck? Hey, don't walk away from me! Yeah? Well screw you. Blowjobs $5..."
Yes. Dominick Trinchera, JB Indelicato next to him, and Bruno Indelicato next to him at the end. Standing up behind Trinchera, is a very young Vinny "Gorgeous" Basciano, Phillip "Lucky" Giaccone. I don't know the the first guy next to Basciano is, standing. Or the first guy seated next to Trinchera.
I can say that for online pics, when you are posting, you first click "switch to full reply screen". Then at the top of your posting window, there is a link that allows you to post pictures from certain web addresses. A window pops up where you have to type in or paste the URL of your image. How to upload images saved on your computer I'm not sure about. Maybe someone can chime in, or I will edit this when I find out.
Moe I don't know where I read or heard this but isn't Sisca married to Arnold Squittieri's sister and Squittieri is married to Sisca's sister? And isn't Louis Filalpelli his or Squittieri's nephew?
Louis Filippelli is a nephew of Squitieri and Squitieri is married to Sisca's sister.
Both Filippelli and Sisca, coincidentally, were on a ruling panel after Squitieri took over from Peter Gotti as acting boss.
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At one point during the operation, the undercover agent gave flat-screen televisions to Mr. Squitieri and to Mr. DePalma, saying they were stolen, a law enforcement official recounted. One evening Mr. Squitieri was watching an episode of "The Sopranos." In it, a mobster was watching his own stolen flat-screen set when his parole officer visited and promptly arrested him for possessing stolen property.
That episode made Mr. Squitieri, who was himself on supervised release, nervous about the gift, the law enforcement official said. He got rid of the set, the official said, concerned that this "could be life imitating art."
Who has the pictures of the Giuseppe Bono wedding? Now that would be a real gold mind bonanza of rare mob pictures, a who's who of everyone who was anyone at that time.
Paul Castellano, Tommy Bilotti and Frank Di Stefano
Rocco Turra
Nino Gaggi
Vincent Basciano
Sonny Franzese
Jimmy Burke
Joseph Iannuzzi and Tommy Agro
James Tartaglione
Nicholas Corozzo
Anthony Baratta's soldier, Joey "Bang Bang" Massaro
Sammy Gravano wedding pic
Anthony Graziano
Dominick Cicale
Joseph "Little Joey" D'Angelo
Carmine Persico, Anthony Senter and friends
USP Lewisburg championship softball team of 1973 feat: Angelo Ruggiero, John Carneglia, Oreste Abbamonte, Salvatore De Vita and James Cardinali
Randolph Pizzolo's corpse
Robert Di Bernardo
Moe cool pics thanks for sharing bud... can anyone id any of the guys in the Persico pic or the softball team photo? Gotta be other Mob guys hangin w them in the can no?
Ricky- that's a great find my man thanks for sharing...anyone else at that table Outfit guys?
Any idea what year thats from? If im venturing a guess id say early 70s..JAckie looks hapoy and relaxed so im guessing Straw man case wasn't on the horizon lol
hello Bean, he knew the life inside and out , he was very book smart. his ego would not allow him to be anything but boss, he did the stupidest thing killing a guy that was going to prison for life, he destroyed his brother and best friend john c, not letting them take a deal. ect. he did many stupid dumb things.. can not say he was not intelligent /. like a doctor who has murdered his wife thinking he is smarter than the law and won't get caught, brilliant man but did a stupid act..
also john is on tape saying i know why they want to kill deebee, i let them kill him anyway..he knew it was wrong to kill him but that big ego could not say don't kill him..to angelo and sam..john was one of the worst bosses in history of C,N.
hello Bean, he knew the life inside and out , he was very book smart. his ego would not allow him to be anything but boss, he did the stupidest thing killing a guy that was going to prison for life, he destroyed his brother and best friend john c, not letting them take a deal. ect. he did many stupid dumb things.. can not say he was not intelligent /. like a doctor who has murdered his wife thinking he is smarter than the law and won't get caught, brilliant man but did a stupid act..
Eh he wasn't really smart. he liked to act like he was. Joe Coffey said it best "he had the vocabulary of a sailor...a moron" lol
George Anastasia said something very interesting in a recent interview regarding John Alite. He said every country in Italy has its own subculture, its own "ways" and tht includes the criminal lifestyle. I forgot the saying in Italian but its translation was something like, "look good while doing it", and thats the Neopolitan way. Whereas the Sicilian way is to "be in the shadows and to not let on to what you really are and your true intentions, keep things between us". And you can see that with Gotti, whom was a Neopolitan and was flashy even when it came to criminal activity. Another Neopolitan boss was the same way, Al Capone. Of course there alwats exceptions, but my point is , Gotti was smart, he wasnt as dumb as guys like Joe Coffey wanted to paint him out to be. His flashiness and brash ways were more attributed to that simply being his way of life, and not his intelligence or mental capacity. Credits to CC for pointing this out for me.
Gotti was an inarticulate moron who could barely pull off a hijacking, run a book or set up a drug deal successfully let alone be an underworld construction magnate like Paul Castellano.
His children and grandchildren are also imbeciles.
Gotti was an inarticulate moron who could barely pull off a hijacking, run a book or set up a drug deal successfully let alone be an underworld construction magnate like Paul Castellano.
His children and grandchildren are also imbeciles.
There is ample evidence of this.
The Bergin crew pulled in quite a bit of money from their JFK highjackings, this is fact. Gene Gotti, Angelo Ruggiero , Mark Reiter, Salvatore Ruggiero were major heroin traffickers and also made quite a bit of money from it, also all were Gotti confidants, this is fact. Reiter & Sal Ruggiero were multi-millionaires from their drug proceedings, this is fact. Construction was NEVER one of Gotti's rackets, Gravano was the construction guy, this is fact.
Gotti was an inarticulate moron who could barely pull off a hijacking, run a book or set up a drug deal successfully let alone be an underworld construction magnate like Paul Castellano.
His children and grandchildren are also imbeciles.
There is ample evidence of this.
absolutely moe, spot on !! what has any gotti ever done?? they are undoubtably the biggest morons around the Italian people today.
Leading a crime family is one thing they've done that the average person hasnt, not even the average mobster. If they were such "imbeciles", they wouldve been killed and buried. Not to mention they still run the Gambino's and have done so for more than a decade now. Again, not something the average mobster gets to achieve.
also john is on tape saying i know why they want to kill deebee, i let them kill him anyway..he knew it was wrong to kill him but that big ego could not say don't kill him..to angelo and sam..john was one of the worst bosses in history of C,N.
Deebee was a Captain but really had no crew, a lone wolf who raked in millions with smut. I cant remember who whispered in Gottis ear that deebee was trash talking him Angelo or the Bull but before he was whacked either Sammy or Angelo Ruggiero borrowed big money from him...Debt forgiven. a move from the Casso playbook.
Thanks Sinatra, I think I read that John Carneglia did the work in a social club, So Gene is getting out in 2018 but is Johnny Carnegs have a murder case on him now due to the Bulls testimony?
Thanks Sinatra, I think I read that John Carneglia did the work in a social club, So Gene is getting out in 2018 but is Johnny Carnegs have a murder case on him now due to the Bulls testimony?
no chance that's happening you think a) anyone would believe gravano testimony after all that's happened b) he would want to testify I mean he has been inside for nearly 20 years he has no reason to help them
johnny carneglia will get released in 2018 with gene
Gotti was an inarticulate moron who could barely pull off a hijacking, run a book or set up a drug deal successfully let alone be an underworld construction magnate like Paul Castellano.
His children and grandchildren are also imbeciles.
There is ample evidence of this.
The Bergin crew pulled in quite a bit of money from their JFK highjackings, this is fact. Gene Gotti, Angelo Ruggiero , Mark Reiter, Salvatore Ruggiero were major heroin traffickers and also made quite a bit of money from it, also all were Gotti confidants, this is fact. Reiter & Sal Ruggiero were multi-millionaires from their drug proceedings, this is fact. Construction was NEVER one of Gotti's rackets, Gravano was the construction guy, this is fact.
What do all those people have to do with the fact John Gotti is an illiterate moron?
And I never said construction was one of Gotti's rackets. That's the point.
He was a glorified drug peddler.
No different from thousands of inner city teenagers all over the country.
They don't have legions of morons looking up to them because of movies, books and reality shows though.
Yet he's never been convicted of drug trafficking, or even charged. Which in itself disputes your claim of him being an "illiterate moron". If he was simply a "glorified drug peddler" , yet never convicted of any drug crimes, let alone charged, that would take some real smarts to insulate himself to the point of him NEVER being charged of a drug crime. Not even Vito Genovese was capable of that...And those people have to do with it simply because of the fact that majority of these crimes were committed under Gotti's supervision, when he was running the Bergin crew for Fatico.
Lol, Morrisey is the guy next to Savino right? I do wonder what that black dude is doing in front of THAT hangout on THAT payphone though. From what I've read, mob guys did place dibs on pay phones in the vicinity of their hangouts, so that guy may have had permission to use that pay phone. Maybe he was placing his bets, dont think he was an associate. Could've been.
Lol, Morrisey is the guy next to Savino right? I do wonder what that black dude is doing in front of THAT hangout on THAT payphone though. From what I've read, mob guys did place dibs on pay phones in the vicinity of their hangouts, so that guy may have had permission to use that pay phone. Maybe he was placing his bets, dont think he was an associate. Could've been.
Thanks Sinatra, I think I read that John Carneglia did the work in a social club, So Gene is getting out in 2018 but is Johnny Carnegs have a murder case on him now due to the Bulls testimony?
Old man Joe Paruta,a close ally & sort of mentor to Sammy, did the job on deebee,then when the old man was on his deathbed, they inducted him in a private ceremony as a last wish.
Bonanno family capo's, Sandro Aiosa and Vito Grimaldi
John Gotti, Natale Richichi and others
Caesar Gurino, Anthony Gurino, Peter Savino and John Morrissey
Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (L) , Genovese associate in Harlem
Grandson of Domenico Cutaia and son of Salvatore Cutaia, Joseph Cutaia, a Lucchese associate in prison for attempted robbery of a Bensonhurst couple
Andimo Pappadio, brother of Michael Pappadio
Anthony Mancuso, father of Michael Mancuso
Salvatore Vitale, Anthony Spero and Louis Restivo
moe - cool pics, appreciate you taking the time to post. As i told you privately, you def are an asset to the boards if u and Sinatra can knock off the goofy shit back and forth
Anyways, the pic of Gotti meeting with the Providence guys is very cool, never seen that. Do you or anyone else know what happened at that meeting visa vi if it was ever revealed in an indictment or wiretap? which one is Matty Guglielmetti? So he musta been a big time capo even then in what 87 meeting with the boss of the Gambinos.
That Richichi guy is fascinating to me too..One of those old school gambino skippers that not much is known about who started as a skipper what with late Anastasia/early Gambinos reign and ended with Gotti?
Thanks Sinatra, I think I read that John Carneglia did the work in a social club, So Gene is getting out in 2018 but is Johnny Carnegs have a murder case on him now due to the Bulls testimony?
DeeBee was hit in Sammy's office on Stillwell Ave, not a social club, and to my best knowledge Joseph Paruta did the hit. I think you're mixing up the hit on Milito which happened at a bar and John Carneglia was the shooter. Carneglia and Gene Gotti went away for 50 years on the heroin charge before Sammy flipped. To my knowledge, they weren't directly impacted nor did Sammy do them any damage from the stand.
Milito was a true wiseguy unlike Gravano. The bull only pulled the trigger once, he didn't have the stomach for it. On most of the hits he was part of he designated Milito as the trigger man because Milito was a stone cold gangster, unlike Gravano.
Thanks Sinatra, I think I read that John Carneglia did the work in a social club, So Gene is getting out in 2018 but is Johnny Carnegs have a murder case on him now due to the Bulls testimony?
DeeBee was hit in Sammy's office on Stillwell Ave, not a social club, and to my best knowledge Joseph Paruta did the hit. I think you're mixing up the hit on Milito which happened at a bar and John Carneglia was the shooter. Carneglia and Gene Gotti went away for 50 years on the heroin charge before Sammy flipped. To my knowledge, they weren't directly impacted nor did Sammy do them any damage from the stand.
Milito was a true wiseguy unlike Gravano. The bull only pulled the trigger once, he didn't have the stomach for it. On most of the hits he was part of he designated Milito as the trigger man because Milito was a stone cold gangster, unlike Gravano.
i JUST SAID THAT YATES.about 3 or 4 posts above u smooth...
Uncle Junior in the Sopranos is partly based on Majuri.
Where'd you read this at?
Speaking of the DeCalvacante's one of my three books that I ordered on the Jersey Mob, is shipping to my house right now, should be here later on today. It's Made Men, by Greg B Smith. Looking forward to learning so much more about the DeCalvacante's.
Uncle Junior in the Sopranos is partly based on Majuri.
Where'd you read this at?
Speaking of the DeCalvacante's one of my three books that I ordered on the Jersey Mob, is shipping to my house right now, should be here later on today. It's Made Men, by Greg B Smith. Looking forward to learning so much more about the DeCalvacante's.
The Junior Soprano character may have been loosely based on the real life presumed boss of the Gambino crime family, Peter Gotti, and DeCavalcante Crime Family "made men" Joseph Sodano and Joseph Giacobbe with similarities in look, thick & large glasses, age, inheritance of the leadership from his nephew, John A. Gotti, and his relationship with longtime girlfriend Marjorie Alexander."
(Credits to WillieChiChi from the Black Hand Forum for being the first to bring this photo to my attention)
It's Joey Merlino, and his cousin Anthony Accardo on the far left, no clue whom the other guys are, but the one in between Accardo & Merlino has been speculated to be Stevie Mazzone, but I personally don't think thats him.
Uncle Junior in the Sopranos is partly based on Majuri.
Where'd you read this at?
From wikipedia:
"Riggi continued to run the family from his jail cell, but he appointed Giacomo "Jake" Amari as his new acting boss. All was seemingly settled until Amari became ill and died slowly of stomach cancer in 1997. This caused a massive power vacuum within the family, with high-ranking members pushing to become the next boss of the DeCavalcante crime family.
The Ruling Panel After acting boss Amari's death, Riggi organized a three-man ruling panel in 1998 to run the day-to-day business of the crime family,[13] consisting of Girolamo Palermo, Vincent Palermo (no relation), and Charles Majuri,[14] with Stefano Vitabile as the reputed consigliere and adviser to the three.
The Panel, however, infuriated longtime captain Charles Majuri, who had been a hardworking member of the family since his teens and felt that he was wronged when he was not selected as the only acting boss.[14] To gain complete control of the DeCavalcante family, Majuri decided that he should murder Vincent Palermo, leaving himself in charge of the family.[14]"
Thats a wikipedia claim. I know that it's popular to think these characters were based on real people. But David Chase himself never confirmed that. There's an article quoting Chase supposedly claiming the Sopranos were based on the Boiardo's, with the article alluding to Tony Soprano being based on Tony Boy Boiardo. And an article claiming Chase said it was based on the Sopranos. Chase himself never really confirmed this, other than saying "this was based on people I knew as a kid".
The similarity between Giacamo Amari dying of stomach cancer, Charles Majuri being upset about being passed over as outright boss, trying to kill Vinny "Ocean" Palermo because of it and Jackie Aprile dying of stomach cancer, Junior being upset at Jackie not naming a successor and his ensuing war with Tony would have to be the most freakish coincidence of all time if not for how obvious it is that the DeCavalcante situation in the late '90s was the basis for season one of The Sopranos.
The similarity between Giacamo Amari dying of stomach cancer, Charles Majuri being upset about being passed over as outright boss, trying to kill Vinny "Ocean" Palermo because of it and Jackie Aprile dying of stomach cancer, Junior being upset at Jackie not naming a successor and his ensuing war with Tony would have to be the most freakish coincidence of all time if not for how obvious it is that the DeCavalcante situation in the late '90s was the basis for season one of The Sopranos.
That link doesn't work. And that's been a theory stated on many mob docs and articles. But again, David Chase himself never stated The Sopranos were based on any specific family, let alone any real life person. No doubt he drew on some similarities but thats about it. But we can save the Soprano debate for another thread.
@BigFella, I don't know where the pictures from, as it wasn't mentioned. But it looks fairly recent, I'd say it looks most similar to when he came back to Philly for his fathers funeral about a year or two ago. Looking at it closely though, I definitely see what you mean. If it isn't recent, it's still an interesting pic as it shows Accardo may have been made possibly, a lot earlier than was assumed by most. It's not recent I can tell by Merlino's clothing and watch. And I found a close up on pininterest (forgot I had an account there), and I'm personally not 100% sure thats Accardo. It could be Ray Wags.
And, here's some text from the article that further demonstrates the first season of the Sopranos was based on the '90s DeCavs.
"Palermo, 54, was appointed one of three captains of the New Jersey-based DeCavalcante crime family in December 1998 while the boss, John Riggi, served time in prison. Members of that family were secretly recorded last year on government wiretaps talking about how the hit HBO cable TV series "The Sopranos" was based on their clan, according to transcripts. They ticked off similarities between the fictional family and their own, such as an aging gangster in both clans who died of stomach cancer, and the nagging suspicion that one of their own was wearing a wire. "You are in there," Anthony Rotondo, one of Palermo's closest allies, told an associate. "Every show you watch, more and more you pick up somebody. Every show."
that's been a theory stated on many mob docs and articles.
Hmm. Then why did you ask me where I read it, as if it were the first you'd heard of it?
Because like I've been saying the whole time, the creator of the show David Chase never stated that The Sopranos were based on anyone specific or let along a specific family. The most he said was during a piece for the Godfather Remastered Edition which came out in '08. He's in one of the extra clips, and they're talking about The Godfather and the things they influenced, which is almost everything, and the subject of the Sopranos is brought up and Chase says "This is based on the people I've seen as a kid"...That vague statement was all he said as far as the Sopranos being based on actual people.
People draw similarities, and come to the conclusion that it was based on The Decav's, and many mob docs and news articles make this mistake and use their own comparisons as fact. But factually, the creator never stated that they were based on any specific family or person. Thats what I meant by where'd you read that. I thought you'd actually had an article or proof of David Chase actually saying his show, The Sopranos were based on the DeCalvacantes. But he's never said that. The members being recorded saying the show was based on them, doesn't prove anything either, they had nothing to do with the creation of the show, and you know mob guys and their ego, especially those idiots who were operating during Vincent Palermo's time as acting boss. Again, we can save this for another thread.
Hey guys, finally got a date for that photo, it was taken in the late 90's. But on the subject of Accardo, he's actually featured in that Dave S "mob talks" piece, recorded standing on a stoop talking with Borgesi, Michael Lancelotti & a Dave Salvo.
that's been a theory stated on many mob docs and articles.
Hmm. Then why did you ask me where I read it, as if it were the first you'd heard of it?
Because like I've been saying the whole time, the creator of the show David Chase never stated that The Sopranos were based on anyone specific or let along a specific family. The most he said was during a piece for the Godfather Remastered Edition which came out in '08. He's in one of the extra clips, and they're talking about The Godfather and the things they influenced, which is almost everything, and the subject of the Sopranos is brought up and Chase says "This is based on the people I've seen as a kid"...That vague statement was all he said as far as the Sopranos being based on actual people.
People draw similarities, and come to the conclusion that it was based on The Decav's, and many mob docs and news articles make this mistake and use their own comparisons as fact. But factually, the creator never stated that they were based on any specific family or person. Thats what I meant by where'd you read that. I thought you'd actually had an article or proof of David Chase actually saying his show, The Sopranos were based on the DeCalvacantes. But he's never said that. The members being recorded saying the show was based on them, doesn't prove anything either, they had nothing to do with the creation of the show, and you know mob guys and their ego, especially those idiots who were operating during Vincent Palermo's time as acting boss. Again, we can save this for another thread.
Hey guys, finally got a date for that photo, it was taken in the late 90's. But on the subject of Accardo, he's actually featured in that Dave S "mob talks" piece, recorded standing on a stoop talking with Borgesi, Michael Lancelotti & a Dave Salvo.
@Sinatra: That picture that you posted is outside of the Cape May Courthouse in 1998 when Merlino was going into court to plead to his Open Container and Littering citations, which he got while being stopped by the Margate City (Jersey Shore) police late night coming back from the bars. The people in the picture from the left are Anthony Accardo, Charles "Chuck" Peruto who is one of Joey's lawyers and reps a bunch of other mobsters, Joey Merlino, Joe Santaguida who is another one of Joey's lawyers and reps a lot of South Philly mobsters as well, and then the bald guy I cannot tell based on the back of his head. Side note, is Anthony Accardo in fact Joey's cousin? I didn't know that if that's the case. I have a bunch of recent Accardo pics also if anyone is interested in this guy. Incidentally, if you watch the recent Dave S. Mob Watch video on Fox where they talk about the Clubhouse on 11th & Jackson, you can see Accardo standing out front on the far right of the frame to the right of the clubhouse entrance talking to some other guy... He definitely still hangs out with the guys and is probably made if I had to guess (post-his prison sentence in 2001 for participating in the stolen property ring).
Thanks Sinatra, I think I read that John Carneglia did the work in a social club, So Gene is getting out in 2018 but is Johnny Carnegs have a murder case on him now due to the Bulls testimony?
DeeBee was hit in Sammy's office on Stillwell Ave, not a social club, and to my best knowledge Joseph Paruta did the hit. I think you're mixing up the hit on Milito which happened at a bar and John Carneglia was the shooter. Carneglia and Gene Gotti went away for 50 years on the heroin charge before Sammy flipped. To my knowledge, they weren't directly impacted nor did Sammy do them any damage from the stand.
Milito was a true wiseguy unlike Gravano. The bull only pulled the trigger once, he didn't have the stomach for it. On most of the hits he was part of he designated Milito as the trigger man because Milito was a stone cold gangster, unlike Gravano.
i JUST SAID THAT YATES.about 3 or 4 posts above u smooth...
You just said Old Man Paruta did the hit and was Sammy's mentor. I said a lot more than that. You just copy and pasted lines from Underboss Smooth.
that's been a theory stated on many mob docs and articles.
Hmm. Then why did you ask me where I read it, as if it were the first you'd heard of it?
Because like I've been saying the whole time, the creator of the show David Chase never stated that The Sopranos were based on anyone specific or let along a specific family. The most he said was during a piece for the Godfather Remastered Edition which came out in '08. He's in one of the extra clips, and they're talking about The Godfather and the things they influenced, which is almost everything, and the subject of the Sopranos is brought up and Chase says "This is based on the people I've seen as a kid"...That vague statement was all he said as far as the Sopranos being based on actual people.
People draw similarities, and come to the conclusion that it was based on The Decav's, and many mob docs and news articles make this mistake and use their own comparisons as fact. But factually, the creator never stated that they were based on any specific family or person. Thats what I meant by where'd you read that. I thought you'd actually had an article or proof of David Chase actually saying his show, The Sopranos were based on the DeCalvacantes. But he's never said that. The members being recorded saying the show was based on them, doesn't prove anything either, they had nothing to do with the creation of the show, and you know mob guys and their ego, especially those idiots who were operating during Vincent Palermo's time as acting boss. Again, we can save this for another thread.
Hey guys, finally got a date for that photo, it was taken in the late 90's. But on the subject of Accardo, he's actually featured in that Dave S "mob talks" piece, recorded standing on a stoop talking with Borgesi, Michael Lancelotti & a Dave Salvo.
@Sinatra: That picture that you posted is outside of the Cape May Courthouse in 1998 when Merlino was going into court to plead to his Open Container and Littering citations, which he got while being stopped by the Margate City (Jersey Shore) police late night coming back from the bars. The people in the picture from the left are Anthony Accardo, Charles "Chuck" Peruto who is one of Joey's lawyers and reps a bunch of other mobsters, Joey Merlino, Joe Santaguida who is another one of Joey's lawyers and reps a lot of South Philly mobsters as well, and then the bald guy I cannot tell based on the back of his head. Side note, is Anthony Accardo in fact Joey's cousin? I didn't know that if that's the case. I have a bunch of recent Accardo pics also if anyone is interested in this guy. Incidentally, if you watch the recent Dave S. Mob Watch video on Fox where they talk about the Clubhouse on 11th & Jackson, you can see Accardo standing out front on the far right of the frame to the right of the clubhouse entrance talking to some other guy... He definitely still hangs out with the guys and is probably made if I had to guess (post-his prison sentence in 2001 for participating in the stolen property ring).
I'll take your word for it PHL-Mob, your other post on this matter have always resonated to have a factual basis with me. So I'll buy it.
@Yates, thank you. Clearly he didn't read the DeCalvacante book "Made Men". Only goes to show that it's just theories people created and tried to add a connection with, and boom you have various articles claiming "The Sopranos is based on this person and that group." As if it's fact, despite the creator of the show never saying such a thing. Uncle Junior definitely shares a lot more similarities to Joseph "Joe Pitts" Giacobbe. Both hung out at a pork store, both drove black cadillacs (as you can see in some of the flashback sequences Tony has of him as a young boy).
Bonanno family capo's, Sandro Aiosa and Vito Grimaldi
John Gotti, Natale Richichi and others
Caesar Gurino, Anthony Gurino, Peter Savino and John Morrissey
Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (L) , Genovese associate in Harlem
Grandson of Domenico Cutaia and son of Salvatore Cutaia, Joseph Cutaia, a Lucchese associate in prison for attempted robbery of a Bensonhurst couple
Andimo Pappadio, brother of Michael Pappadio
Anthony Mancuso, father of Michael Mancuso
Salvatore Vitale, Anthony Spero and Louis Restivo
Great photos. Morrissey was mrked for deathby Amuso and Casso who claimed he was a rat, it was set up your fat Pete Chiodo. He wasn't the rat, but Peter Savino the other guy in the picture who the Chinese wouldn't have killed.
Joe Pitts wasn't Uncle Joe Giaccobe. Joe Pitts was Joseph Conigliaro. He was paralyzed after he and a partner shot each other after taking a victim in a car. Joe Pitts was a DeCavalcante associate at first but later a Gambino associated with the Carroll Gardens Gambino crew with Bobby Boriello. Ran a social club called the "One Over Golf Club"
Joe Pitts wasn't Uncle Joe Giaccobe. Joe Pitts was Joseph Conigliaro. He was paralyzed after he and a partner shot each other after taking a victim in a car. Joe Pitts was a DeCavalcante associate at first but later a Gambino associated with the Carroll Gardens Gambino crew with Bobby Boriello. Ran a social club called the "One Over Golf Club"
Correct. I misread the bolded "JOE PITTS" right underneath the paragraph of Joe Giacobbe.
Gotti was an inarticulate moron who could barely pull off a hijacking, run a book or set up a drug deal successfully let alone be an underworld construction magnate like Paul Castellano.
His children and grandchildren are also imbeciles.
There is ample evidence of this.
The Bergin crew pulled in quite a bit of money from their JFK highjackings, this is fact. Gene Gotti, Angelo Ruggiero , Mark Reiter, Salvatore Ruggiero were major heroin traffickers and also made quite a bit of money from it, also all were Gotti confidants, this is fact. Reiter & Sal Ruggiero were multi-millionaires from their drug proceedings, this is fact. Construction was NEVER one of Gotti's rackets, Gravano was the construction guy, this is fact.
What do all those people have to do with the fact John Gotti is an illiterate moron?
And I never said construction was one of Gotti's rackets. That's the point.
He was a glorified drug peddler.
No different from thousands of inner city teenagers all over the country.
They don't have legions of morons looking up to them because of movies, books and reality shows though.
Charlie Iannece and Nick Caramandi vacationing in Florida
Norman Dupont (guarding door); Dominick Pizzonia (threatening cameraman); John Gotti (sitting, amused); John D'Amico (sitting, distracted); Ignazio Alogna, Gregory De Palma and Joseph Corozzo (standing)
Might not be Bisaccia but it favors him a lot, the other guy looks like an older fatter version of Matty the Horse but it's not him. Guy with glasses favors Cabert a lot though.
Johnny Keys. A true stand up guy. His nickname had nothing to do with "Keys" like we think. His early nickname was Johnny Casablanca. Which was pronounced Johnny CAYSABLANCE, which they shortened to Johnny Cays which turned in to Johnny KAYS or Johnny Keys.
Yeah they just look fuckin stupid , I told Ava d'arco your dad was a informant , why do u keep saying he was a man of honor . She didn't reply and blocked me
She shouldn't go as far as saying her pops was a "Man of Honor" There has been some debate as to whether d'Arco is a rat. Casso and Amuso were killing stand up guys out of paranoia, changing the rules of the game daily. There was an attempt to try to take out Casso but failed. When you live your whole life by a set of rules that are understood among men in the life then two friggin paranoid fucks change them what are you supposed to do? (Like I said they couldn't take out Casso) Your pals are all getting clipped you are next...
Linda Scarpa she's a disgrace so is her mother Shiro and Karen Gravano is disgusting but as for the d'Arco daughter she really does have a good argument cuz her pops would have died a stand up guy if it weren't for friggin Casso changing the rules of the game
That is a bullshit argument. Plenty of wiseguys have been in the same boat of their Boss wants to whack them. For instance, Sonny Black Napolitano knew he was marked for death, he also knew he fucked up. He could've ratted and said he "had no way out", but he was a stand up guy. He knew the life and knew the consequences and he went like a man. On the other side for example was John Gotti. He knew Paul wanted him dead, was going to take out junk dealers. Did he rat because he was marked for death? No he took gathered support and took out the Boss. It wasn't a cut and dry situation either. If they fucked up the hit on Paul, their whole crew was gonna get whacked. So to hear a guy say, the Bosses were gonna whack me I had no other choice is bullshit. You have several choices. #1 go when your called and take the death like a man. It's what you signed up for when you got in the life. #2 take out the Boss for a self defense measure, several guys have done that and gotten away with it. #3 go on the run into hiding with your ill gotten gains and wait it out, pray they don't find you but if you do defend yourself. Too many guys are weak and create option #4 be a rat and go to the government because you're scared to get killed or do time. And #4 is bs. All those guys knew what they signed up for. It was always prison, death, or a long life making easy money and die of old age. They created #4 because they were weak.
Casso and Amuso were not whacking "everybody". That is a myth; just like the fairytale about Casso telling D'Arco he wanted to invite half the family to his house for a meal so he could whack all of them after. It sounds entertaining but it is a complete fallacy.
Sure D'Arco conspired to whack his bosses with Crea? What does that make him? Is it any wonder why Casso and Amuso wanted to whack some of their subordinates? Accetturro, Facciola, D'Arco and De Fede weren't driven to steal from the family or conspire with the feds. They did it on their own accord.
People like Casso, Amuso and their loyalists are scumbags and they are right where they belong but pond life pieces of shit like D'Arco belong there right with them.
At least guys like Amuso and Daidone stuck by their principles, sordid as they are.
I have no sympathy for D'Arco. Chiodo on the other hand was truly forced to rat.
Chiodo wasn't forced to rat either. He escaped with his life. He could've kept his mouth shut after the hit attempt and gotten a lot of respect for it and possibly a pass. He could've slipped out of the hospital, done his time in West Virginia and by the time he got out Casso and his crew would be long gone. Nobody is forced to rat. He chose to rat.
How do you know that had the Castellano attempt failed, and Castellano recruited the majority of the Gambino family to seek retribution against Gotti and his guys, how do any of us know that Gotti wouldn't of flipped if given a chance? I don't think "he was a stand up guy all his life" is a good explanation, because Gravano was a stand up guy all his life and still flipped when given the opportunity.
How do you know that had the Castellano attempt failed, and Castellano recruited the majority of the Gambino family to seek retribution against Gotti and his guys, how do any of us know that Gotti wouldn't of flipped if given a chance? I don't think "he was a stand up guy all his life" is a good explanation, because Gravano was a stand up guy all his life and still flipped when given the opportunity.
I side with you on this one, I'm not sure gotti would not have ratted, if I were in the life he would be the last guy I would have trusted. he did his guys wrong by telling them not to plea bargain, and a few got some time, just listening to him. a good boss would have let them plea bargain.
I worked with a Chiodo in Sacramento who's extended family of Peter. Bragged about him all the time, couldn't care less that he was a rat. This is California, after all. lol.
that's been a theory stated on many mob docs and articles.
Hmm. Then why did you ask me where I read it, as if it were the first you'd heard of it?
Because like I've been saying the whole time, the creator of the show David Chase never stated that The Sopranos were based on anyone specific or let along a specific family. The most he said was during a piece for the Godfather Remastered Edition which came out in '08. He's in one of the extra clips, and they're talking about The Godfather and the things they influenced, which is almost everything, and the subject of the Sopranos is brought up and Chase says "This is based on the people I've seen as a kid"...That vague statement was all he said as far as the Sopranos being based on actual people.
People draw similarities, and come to the conclusion that it was based on The Decav's, and many mob docs and news articles make this mistake and use their own comparisons as fact. But factually, the creator never stated that they were based on any specific family or person. Thats what I meant by where'd you read that. I thought you'd actually had an article or proof of David Chase actually saying his show, The Sopranos were based on the DeCalvacantes. But he's never said that. The members being recorded saying the show was based on them, doesn't prove anything either, they had nothing to do with the creation of the show, and you know mob guys and their ego, especially those idiots who were operating during Vincent Palermo's time as acting boss. Again, we can save this for another thread.
Hey guys, finally got a date for that photo, it was taken in the late 90's. But on the subject of Accardo, he's actually featured in that Dave S "mob talks" piece, recorded standing on a stoop talking with Borgesi, Michael Lancelotti & a Dave Salvo.
Giacomo Amari - acting boss, stomach cancer.
Jackie Aprile - acting boss, stomach cancer.
Charles Majuri - felt he deserved to be boss, tried to kill Vinny Palermo for having to be part of ruling panel instead
Junior Soprano - felt he deserved to be boss, tried to kill Tony Soprano for usurping him.
Are you really denying this obvious connection between the DeCavalcante situation in the '90s and season 1 of the Sopranos? I think you just like to argue for the sake of arguing.
that's been a theory stated on many mob docs and articles.
Hmm. Then why did you ask me where I read it, as if it were the first you'd heard of it?
Because like I've been saying the whole time, the creator of the show David Chase never stated that The Sopranos were based on anyone specific or let along a specific family. The most he said was during a piece for the Godfather Remastered Edition which came out in '08. He's in one of the extra clips, and they're talking about The Godfather and the things they influenced, which is almost everything, and the subject of the Sopranos is brought up and Chase says "This is based on the people I've seen as a kid"...That vague statement was all he said as far as the Sopranos being based on actual people.
People draw similarities, and come to the conclusion that it was based on The Decav's, and many mob docs and news articles make this mistake and use their own comparisons as fact. But factually, the creator never stated that they were based on any specific family or person. Thats what I meant by where'd you read that. I thought you'd actually had an article or proof of David Chase actually saying his show, The Sopranos were based on the DeCalvacantes. But he's never said that. The members being recorded saying the show was based on them, doesn't prove anything either, they had nothing to do with the creation of the show, and you know mob guys and their ego, especially those idiots who were operating during Vincent Palermo's time as acting boss. Again, we can save this for another thread.
Hey guys, finally got a date for that photo, it was taken in the late 90's. But on the subject of Accardo, he's actually featured in that Dave S "mob talks" piece, recorded standing on a stoop talking with Borgesi, Michael Lancelotti & a Dave Salvo.
Giacomo Amari - acting boss, stomach cancer.
Jackie Aprile - acting boss, stomach cancer.
Charles Majuri - felt he deserved to be boss, tried to kill Vinny Palermo for having to be part of ruling panel instead
Junior Soprano - felt he deserved to be boss, tried to kill Tony Soprano for usurping him.
Are you really denying this obvious connection between the DeCavalcante situation in the '90s and season 1 of the Sopranos? I think you just like to argue for the sake of arguing.
Maybe you didn't see Yates post where he also pointed out that Junior Soprano wasn't based on Charles Majuri, but Joe Giaccobe? Maybe not.
But like I've been saying this entire time, you can continue to debate with yourself if you want to. But again, David Chase, the creator of the show, NEVER said that Soprano's were based on any specific real life gangster or crime family.
Sinatra, all I'm saying is that if you don't see the obvious connection between fictional Jackie Aprile and real life Giacomo Amnari both having stomach cancer while acting boss, fictional Junior Soprano and real life Charles Majuri being upset that they weren't named boss, fictional Junior Soprano trying to kill Tony Soprano over the boss dispute and real life Charles Majuri trying to kill Vinny Palermo over the boss dispute, you either have your head in the sand, or you just like to argue.
I'm pointing out that the story line in season 1 between Junior and Tony mimics the situation between Majuri and Vinny Ocean in too many ways for it to just be coincidence.
Funny to piney armone did like 15 yrs in prison for herion think i read he was released in the early 70tys around when galante was he got rite back into carlo or pauls castellanos good graces maybe his brother was the guy who shot albert anna.
Anyone have pics of Petey or Charley Beck? Or any of the other DiPalermo Bros.? They were notorious Babania movers from the Lower East Side NYC. I think they were related to Raffy the owner of Rays Pizza
I read that piney was so old schoolhis mobspeak was a shakesperian version of talking the life and in procedures at sit downs settling beefs he was like a cosa nostra Roberts Rules of Order. It is sad with all the FED assaults a culture was lost.
Yeah they just look fuckin stupid , I told Ava d'arco your dad was a informant , why do u keep saying he was a man of honor . She didn't reply and blocked me
She shouldn't go as far as saying her pops was a "Man of Honor" There has been some debate as to whether d'Arco is a rat. Casso and Amuso were killing stand up guys out of paranoia, changing the rules of the game daily. There was an attempt to try to take out Casso but failed. When you live your whole life by a set of rules that are understood among men in the life then two friggin paranoid fucks change them what are you supposed to do? (Like I said they couldn't take out Casso) Your pals are all getting clipped you are next...
Linda Scarpa she's a disgrace so is her mother Shiro and Karen Gravano is disgusting but as for the d'Arco daughter she really does have a good argument cuz her pops would have died a stand up guy if it weren't for friggin Casso changing the rules of the game
That is a bullshit argument. Plenty of wiseguys have been in the same boat of their Boss wants to whack them. For instance, Sonny Black Napolitano knew he was marked for death, he also knew he fucked up. He could've ratted and said he "had no way out", but he was a stand up guy. He knew the life and knew the consequences and he went like a man. On the other side for example was John Gotti. He knew Paul wanted him dead, was going to take out junk dealers. Did he rat because he was marked for death? No he took gathered support and took out the Boss. It wasn't a cut and dry situation either. If they fucked up the hit on Paul, their whole crew was gonna get whacked. So to hear a guy say, the Bosses were gonna whack me I had no other choice is bullshit. You have several choices. #1 go when your called and take the death like a man. It's what you signed up for when you got in the life. #2 take out the Boss for a self defense measure, several guys have done that and gotten away with it. #3 go on the run into hiding with your ill gotten gains and wait it out, pray they don't find you but if you do defend yourself. Too many guys are weak and create option #4 be a rat and go to the government because you're scared to get killed or do time. And #4 is bs. All those guys knew what they signed up for. It was always prison, death, or a long life making easy money and die of old age. They created #4 because they were weak.
Casso IS a Homicidal maniac, D Arco was about making money and not about Killing. Did he leave some facts out? maybe. Casso and Amuso were greedy bastards, they wanted to take out anyone that may challenge them and they wanted to not only get the upkick they wanted everyone elses money too. After they wacked all those guys they started whispering that D Arco was doing unsanctioned hits., this way they could clean up any loose ends by blaming him. Real Men of honor dont do what Casso and Amuso did. Al played by the rules. Casso enjoyed killing. Lots of guys talk tough but see how you feel when someone is gonna send an army of killers after you and your family.
How the heck is Benny Eggs still alive? Not only does he look 90 in photos from 30 years ago but, he always seemed to be 100lbs. overweight. I know he is stll alive but does anyone know if he is still very overweight?
Joe Dogs has been dead a few years, funnt cuz I saw his obit in the NY Post.
Wasn't Al D'Arco's son one of the guys who tried to take out Fat Pete Chiodo?
Wasn't Al D'Arco's son in the hit team that was sent to CA to take out Anthony Di Lapi?
It's funny how Al and Joseph didn't start acquiring morals then. What was the justification for whacking Chiodo or Di Lapi?
D'Arco sold drugs and his son got hooked on them. He was a thief who stole from Casso and Amuso.
He's a complete and utter lowlife and I don't buy his reasons for ratting.
It's self preservation.
Yes Joey D Arco Killed Di Lapi on orders from his dad that came from Amuso n Gas, D arco sold dope never tried to hide it got pinched and did his time for it and so what if he did? D arco did not initiate any of the murders. Gaspipe was the guy that buries a weed smuggler alive just as an insurance policy. Casso an Amuso are scummbags. If you have proof of D arco stealing from the family please share it. D arco did not turn for moral reasons he turned to save his life and his sons and families. I dont know d arco besides seeing him around in Little Italy and never knew who he was with or cared. By the way his son got hookes from heroin fronted to him through Casso and amuso while D Arco was in prison. Back in the 80s lots of people sold dope so what? The only guy I know of that stayed away from dope their whole sordid career was Scarfo. When shit gets real and people looking to kill you you do what you have to do to survive. By the way D arco never claimmed to turn for moral reasons his reasons were he never stole from the bosses, did what they told him to do than they put a rat jacket on him when they found amuso.
I'm sorry I didn't answer your question fully, casso and amusso knew that Chiodo was going to be a codefendent in the windows trial , also they told chiodo to kill some Irish Union guy from the same case, now they were linked in the windows and had a body with it. They said chiodo was fat and weak and would rat. The REAL truth was Chiodo owned the property in dyker hts the old 19th hole, christy tic firmaría joint it was now worth 670,000.00 And they wanted fat Pete to sign over the property. DiLapi was on the run from gas pipe and Vic's murder spree cuz they wanted to kill him and take over his garment businesses. Those two greedy fucks wanted all of everyone's stuff. D Arco was acting boss but could not sanction a hit without Vic and gas green lighting it. Gas and Vic set it up to make it look like Al was hatchet man which in a sense he was, but all jobs came from gas and Vic while they were in the wind from the Windows case.
How do you know that had the Castellano attempt failed, and Castellano recruited the majority of the Gambino family to seek retribution against Gotti and his guys, how do any of us know that Gotti wouldn't of flipped if given a chance? I don't think "he was a stand up guy all his life" is a good explanation, because Gravano was a stand up guy all his life and still flipped when given the opportunity.
I side with you on this one, I'm not sure gotti would not have ratted, if I were in the life he would be the last guy I would have trusted. he did his guys wrong by telling them not to plea bargain, and a few got some time, just listening to him. a good boss would have let them plea bargain.
both of you don't get it then. Gravano never spent time in jail, he was out for himself and an opportunists. Gotti's ego was so big he would take a death penalty sentence before he ever buckled under the Feds. Scarfo was the same. When you realize the difference between Scarfo/Gotti with people like Gravano/Leonetti maybe then you will get it.
see i can agree with you on this Yates, you can add vic and gas divide ..gotti proved he never would have ratted..he died suffering... scarfo was a gas pipe that did not rat..that's another story as we all know.but we are talking about their true to code mentality never rat under any condition or reasons
see i can agree with you on this Yates, you can add vic and gas divide ..gotti proved he never would have ratted..he died suffering... scarfo was a gas pipe that did not rat..that's another story as we all know.but we are talking about their true to code mentality never rat under any condition or reasons
Agreed on Amuso. Those guys are different from the scheming mindset of Gravano/Casso/D'Arco. Sure Gotti and Amuso are schemers but they draw the line in the sand when it comes to their image when it concerns rats.
right, and their willingness to die in prison. they were bad bosses killing their own guys, caso and gravano were big time instigators , this guys a rat that guy may rat..they killed, then ratted on the guys they convinced to kill. scumbags pure evil
Was hesitant to post this pic but it's interesting so screw it... Maria Testa and Maria Merlino early 80s when Maria Merlino and Salvie Testa were engaged and then the Maria's presents day. Interesting because they had a falling out when Salvie broke off his engagement to Maria Merlino as well as Chuckie having Salvie killed mostly due in part to Salvie jilting his daughter Maria Merlino. The two Maria's have since reconciled as you can see...
Description: Was hesitant to post this pic but it's interesting so screw it... Maria Testa and Maria Merlino early 80s when Maria Merlino and Salvie Testa were engaged and then the Maria's presents day. Interesting because they had a falling out when Salvie broke off
Ya, he's walking on Passyunk ave bc you can see the sign for "Stogie Joe's" in the background. It's one of the few bars on Passyunk, where the older South Philly native's go, nowadays. Almost every other place caters to the hipster crowd.
Ya, he's walking on Passyunk ave bc you can see the sign for "Stogie Joe's" in the background. It's one of the few bars on Passyunk, where the older South Philly native's go, nowadays. Almost every other place caters to the hipster crowd.
That's correct- that is Stogie Joe's in the background, which according to Scott Bernstein, is where Joe Chickie Ciancaglini hangs out at on a daily basis. It's also, coincidently, the same building that housed the plumbing supply store where the Scarfo mob had one of their clubhouses at Camac & Moore. I wonder if there's some sort of connection to the building that causes them to always hang there such as the owner of the building being an associate or something like that?
You're right and it's pretty well-known who owns it...except, I personally can't remember who that person is or what's the connection, exactly. Plus, it's common bc a lot of the guys or their families own property and businesses like that in South Philly, especially south of Snyder.
Ya, he's walking on Passyunk ave bc you can see the sign for "Stogie Joe's" in the background. It's one of the few bars on Passyunk, where the older South Philly native's go, nowadays. Almost every other place caters to the hipster crowd.
That's correct- that is Stogie Joe's in the background, which according to Scott Bernstein, is where Joe Chickie Ciancaglini hangs out at on a daily basis. It's also, coincidently, the same building that housed the plumbing supply store where the Scarfo mob had one of their clubhouses at Camac & Moore. I wonder if there's some sort of connection to the building that causes them to always hang there such as the owner of the building being an associate or something like that?
Actually,the clubhouse was behind & across a small street(camac) from stogie joes..the building directly across moore st. was a diner where chuckie merlino always gave direction..he also kept his eye on the crow & charlie white who ran that corner..then, across the street(Passyunk) from all that is Marras restaurant where they did all their lunches & more flim-flam planing as well as placate their immediate supervisor pat spirito up until the day they killed him. Charlie White was the triggerman in that scenario..& did his time rightfully?..a true gangster imo..I wonder what goes through charlies head when he's in that immediate neighborhood..lookin @ his old corner after a few beers,taking it all in etc.....
Wow!...You can actually see the strong resemblance to Bobby Manna when you look at his dad.
Anyone know any info about his father? What family was he a part of? When did he die? What was his rank?
Only info I found is that he was born in 1898 And he had 5 kids. 3 daughters, 2 sons Bobby was the youngest and had an older brother Dominick that was 3 years older.
I believe that's the first picture I've seen of George Conte. That pick of Pat the Cat is brutal, they try and make mob hits romantic, but they are brutal as any other murder. I remember seeing the Bruno Facciolla murder pics and it was a butchering, you could still see the fear on his face, it's an iconic photo.
Really appreciate the pics, PHL. Faffy looks good. I also find it interesting that Scott reports that Stogie Joes is a bit of a hang out spot for Joe Chang Sr. and Charlie White is seen walking along the street with Stogie Joes in the background of his picture. But anyway, thanks for the pics.
Really appreciate the pics, PHL. Faffy looks good. I also find it interesting that Scott reports that Stogie Joes is a bit of a hang out spot for Joe Chang Sr. and Charlie White is seen walking along the street with Stogie Joes in the background of his picture. But anyway, thanks for the pics.
yes..an all around feast 4 the eyes...& who say's u
Originally Posted By: PHL_Mob
Tori Scafidi Present Day
That's classic,,nice shot..Scarfo killer..he was a bad man (in his day)..if u look far back @ old post. I posted that the cocksucker shall pay 4 his sin's..whatever....
Really appreciate the pics, PHL. Faffy looks good. I also find it interesting that Scott reports that Stogie Joes is a bit of a hang out spot for Joe Chang Sr. and Charlie White is seen walking along the street with Stogie Joes in the background of his picture. But anyway, thanks for the pics.
yes..an all around feast 4 the eyes...& who say's u
Originally Posted By: PHL_Mob
Tori Scafidi Present Day
That's classic,,nice shot..Scarfo killer..he was a bad man (in his day)..if u look far back @ old post. I posted that the cocksucker shall pay 4 his sin's..whatever....
Now thats a power couple.lol. really you think he despizes spell check. His former made member guy. Like i bet there a couple dozen old guy in the gambino family he was close to in the 70tys 80tys. Think he curves there calls. Does he let any made guy in his presense. I would guess there still atleast a dozen made guys alive he or his wife are related to.
So this is were its gets murky. Tommy was made after his father dies think carlo died nov 76. The gambino finaly open there books a few colombo luchese and westside have said they were made in 1974 fish cafaro. Barone. Gaspipe. Michael fransese said he was made on holloween 1975 but sammy the bull said gambinos inducted all bunch of guys like 50 after carlo died not at once in groups. I would guess tommys was first being paul castellano is his uncle wonder if it was a huge deal an party or quiet n quick. Or maybe he was inducted well his father was alive sammy the bull never spoke on it and gotti never was caught on wire tap talking about tommy.
So this is were its gets murky. Tommy was made after his father dies think carlo died nov 76. The gambino finaly open there books a few colombo luchese and westside have said they were made in 1974 fish cafaro. Barone. Gaspipe. Michael fransese said he was made on holloween 1975 but sammy the bull said gambinos inducted all bunch of guys like 50 after carlo died not at once in groups. I would guess tommys was first being paul castellano is his uncle wonder if it was a huge deal an party or quiet n quick. Or maybe he was inducted well his father was alive sammy the bull never spoke on it and gotti never was caught on wire tap talking about tommy.
Not sure but I think the books were closed until 76? Tommy Gambino held the rank of Captain I know that, I really dont think he had a crew so to speak of. He made millions in the Garment industry which those companies were handed to him when he Married Tommy Lucchese's daughter by old 3 fingers himself as a wedding present. My wife worked for Calvin Klein and through him not only met Tommy Gambino but had lunch with him several times a year. She says he is not a des does dem guy. Well spoken and a perfect gentleman.
Been debated here forever. Think after carlo died big paul inducted aton of guys. Vincent fish cafaro testified in front of the senate about his inductuon in 1974 so did george barone. Mike franses vividly tells about his on halloween in 75 so did greg scarpas son.
Not sure but I think the books were closed until 76?
If you was with the right people that didn't matter. That was proven when Patriarca had Nicky Bianco made while the books were closed during the Colombo War (don't know enough about the wars to know which one). Mid 60's I think.
Not sure but I think the books were closed until 76?
If you was with the right people that didn't matter. That was proven when Patriarca had Nicky Bianco made while the books were closed during the Colombo War (don't know enough about the wars to know which one). Mid 60's I think.
I don't believe that books closed story....There definitely were people made during that time.
Now if people were clipped for violating this so called "books closed", THEN I would attach more credibility to it.
Somebody said before, PLEASE don't just comment "nice photos" on this thread without some incite into the photos if you can help it....really annoying because this is a shit hot thread...when you see a new post it's great, then shit when it's just a fucking smiley face emo...(I do understand guys wanting to be polite/appreciative etc but let's meet half way?)
Somebody said before, PLEASE don't just comment "nice photos" on this thread without some incite into the photos if you can help it....really annoying because this is a shit hot thread...when you see a new post it's great, then shit when it's just a fucking smiley face emo...(I do understand guys wanting to be polite/appreciative etc but let's meet half way?)
First...Who do you think you are?
Secondly...You just did the exact thing you told others not to do.
Anyone have a recent pic of Joey Pungitore? I saw in Mayo Faces latest video they had Pungitore doing what appeared to be legit construction work but was a quick shot.... also any recent pics of Scoops Licata or Lou Fazzini?
Sheesh. How did that file of Tony Ducks get out? Not sure if that's fair to his civilian relatives listed in the file.
It's from the FBN's "Mafia book". That's literally what its called as I own one. You can buy it off Amazon, Corallo isn't the only one featured either, not by a long shot. He was a criminal, and dealt in narcotics, that was enough reason for the FBN to have a file on him.
Moe..I have 2 say that i thought i saw all the scarfo pics there was,but u finally fixed that w/ that "tired scarfo" pic..where did u dig that up? very cool,thanx!!...
Great Pics !! I could never find a good photo of Pete Savino, I always wondered who the guy was that had balls big enough to be a stoolie on Chin. The coincidence was savino died in absolute agony. Savino could have beat the murder case by blaming it all on Gerard Papa.
Sheesh. How did that file of Tony Ducks get out? Not sure if that's fair to his civilian relatives listed in the file.
It's from the FBN's "Mafia book". That's literally what its called as I own one. You can buy it off Amazon, Corallo isn't the only one featured either, not by a long shot. He was a criminal, and dealt in narcotics, that was enough reason for the FBN to have a file on him.
Still no reason to for the names of civilian relatives to be released. Authorities should have never let those files get out without the civilian names blacked out.
I suppose anyone who cares about this country's constitutional rights to privacy give a shit. If the authorities felt a criminal's wife was complicit in criminal operations, they should have charged her. In the meantime, she's an American citizen with rights to privacy. If you don't believe in these rights, good on you. We disagree. Moving right along.
I suppose anyone who cares about this country's constitutional rights to privacy give a shit. If the authorities felt a criminal's wife was complicit in criminal operations, they should have charged her. In the meantime, she's an American citizen with rights to privacy. If you don't believe in these rights, good on you. We disagree. Moving right along.
Cry me a river.
She married a known criminal, a public figure.
Her "privacy" is pretty low on the totem pole of ethics in the police - in an era when black people are getting killed for, literally, no reason.
Besides, it is common for mobster's wives to be named in books, trial records, trial reporting and newspaper articles.
If I want to know what a high ranking mobster's daughter or wife is called all I have to do is a cursory Google or Facebook search.
There is no totem pole of privacy. Every citizen is entitled to it. I'm sorry you don't understand what the constitution is or what it means.
Also, as I pointed out earlier, they have names of criminals blacked out on those lists, clearly they're protecting them for some reason, but they're leaving the names of civilians for everyone to see. Pretty chicken shit.
Sure, anyone can stalk the relatives of criminals on social media, and if they're on social media using their real names, they're bringing it on themselves. Our government still shouldn't be releasing their names in conjunction with criminals they're related to. The public has no use for this info, other than for tabloid exploitation or shaming.
There is no totem pole of privacy. Every citizen is entitled to it. I'm sorry you don't understand what the constitution is or what it means.
Also, as I pointed out earlier, they have names of criminals blacked out on those lists, clearly they're protecting them for some reason, but they're leaving the names of civilians for everyone to see. Pretty chicken shit.
Sure, anyone can stalk the relatives of criminals on social media, and if they're on social media using their real names, they're bringing it on themselves. Our government still shouldn't be releasing their names in conjunction with criminals they're related to. The public has no use for this info, other than for tabloid exploitation or shaming.
What you are saying is incredibly stupid and I have already proven it - but, hey, look who I'm talking to.
Haha. Good comeback, Moe. You win. My argument is up there for anyone to read. No need to continue with this.
Is the privacy of "innocent" mob wives, of public figures, affected when they are named in trial records, trial reporting, books and newspaper articles, Einstein?
Is the privacy of mob wives affected when someone Googles their husband's name, Einstein?
Is the privacy of mob wives affected when you search them on Facebook or even see them on a mutual friend's friend list, Einstein?
Burden of proof, Oak.
If you say something stupid you have to back it up. How are her constitutional rights affected?
And if a cooperating witness's name is redacted, it's probably because their life is in danger. DUH.
Of course its affected. There are millions of Americans interested in organized crime, and many of them, writers, bloggers, retired law enforcement, or otherwise, have an agenda of shaming those involved. Putting the names of people who are presumed innocent, meaning, they've never been convicted of a crime or even charged with a crime, despite who they're related to, out for public consumption is to basically hand them over to people looking to exploit and shame them. No citizen should be subjected to that by our government.
And, I already said, if relatives of mobsters are on social media, using a surname which they have in common with criminals, then they're bringing it on themselves. Being on social media is a choice. I'm talking about the government releasing official files with names of civilians listed in conjunction with organized crime figures. That's all I criticized all along. So keep putting words in my mouth, Moe. Sometimes the best way to win an argument is to argue against something that isn't even brought up.
Many public records require individual requests to be released, and I would presume its for this very reason. They have to make sure the person making the request isn't looking to exploit and ruin the good name of someone who's never committed a crime, or at least has never been convicted of a crime. I'm sure there's other things they look into as well, but I have to believe this is one of the reasons for the application process. I can't think of any reason to know the names of mobsters' non criminal relatives other than to exploit them. Can you? Honestly. What is it, to stalk their facebook pages and look for photos? If they wanted those photos released to the public, they would release them to the public. The mobsters are fair game. The relatives of mobsters who put their shit out there for the world to see are fair game. The innocent citizen relatives of mobsters are entitled to a private life. This isn't just an idea. It's in the constitution.
Again, how is she being implicated in criminal activity?
Elaborate.
And why hasn't there being a legal challenge to prevent mobster's wives being named - which is commonplace - in files, articles and records such as this?
By having her name associated with a known criminal. There's no evidence she's complicit, or knew he was a mobster when she married him. It might be obvious in your mind, but there's no evidence of it. And, it's not just wives. Children of mobsters are on those lists, too, which is ridiculous.
I don't know why there hasn't been a legal challenge. Maybe there is some loophole that allows the authorities to do this. I'm saying it's bullshit. It should be challenged. That's all I've said all along.
By having her name associated with a known criminal. There's no evidence she's complicit, or knew he was a mobster when she married him. It might be obvious in your mind, but there's no evidence of it. And, it's not just wives. Children of mobsters are on those lists, too, which is ridiculous. I don't know why there hasn't been a legal challenge. Maybe there is some loophole that allows the authorities to do this. I'm saying it's bullshit. It should be challenged. That's all I've said all along.
Probably because there is no precedent or reason for one?
Since legislation such as the RICO act, there's always been a grey area where privacy is concerned. I'm invoking the constitution, prior to the government's manipulation of its loopholes to apprehend criminals. The document written by the founding fathers. Invoking this document, it's my interpretation that the relatives of criminals should be entitled to private lives if they've never been proven to be complicit in any crimes. That's all I've ever said. RICO act, The Patriot Act, have changed how we interpret the constitution. To many, rights to privacy doesn't mean much anymore. I'm just invoking the constitution to form my argument. That's all.
Sorry to derail the thread. And, again, I have nothing against any posts here, just the government releasing documents with names of civilians. Once they're out, they're out, obviously. The fault clearly lies on them. That being said, this is a great thread and I enjoy the photos of the actual mobsters in their candid moments.
Since legislation such as the RICO act, there's always been a grey area where privacy is concerned. I'm invoking the constitution, prior to the government's manipulation of its loopholes to apprehend criminals. The document written by the founding fathers. Invoking this document, it's my interpretation that the relatives of criminals should be entitled to private lives if they've never been proven to be complicit in any crimes. That's all I've ever said. RICO act, The Patriot Act, have changed how we interpret the constitution. To many, rights to privacy doesn't mean much anymore. I'm just invoking the constitution to form my argument. That's all.
How do you she/they weren't complicit in any crimes? The woman was married to a public figure. And I struggle to see how her name being listed in a document impacts on her privacy. If one is inclined to find out what a mobster's wife is called all they have to do is perform a basic Google search or look up their name in a phonebook.
Moe- great pictures my friend, thanks for taking the time to post these pal...hope you're doing well
In regards to your argument with Oak, i think you're spot on and Oak is being delusional..so long as you're not posting pics of children of mobsters in these pics, then i dont give a fuck about sharing mobsters pics from wives or siblings or whatever...wives are absolutely parties to their husbands crimes that whole babe in the woods bullshit doesnt fly its not 1945 they know exactly who their husbands are and where the money comes from....if you're taking the illegal money, and whatever else and not reporting the commission of a crime or a fuckin lifetime of crimes, then you deal with the consequences and that includes having pics they posted online shared and copied online in a mob forum
If they don't want pictures out there..fuckin put em in a photo album at home... idk why Oak felt the need to shit on Moe for contributing to the boards with these dynamite pics .. who gives a flying fuck if some mob wifes instagram pics of her criminal husband with her in it are shared online? I mean so long as Moes not posting pics w kids or minors in it and so long as he didnt hack their fuckin computer or repell into their bedroom and raid a family cock sucking album then no one should say dick about these pics...Moes bein good enough to take the time and share these for the forum and i def appreciate it my friend... keep up the good work buddy I always look forward to seein a "rare photos" recent update from Moe Tilden bc theyre always good
Moe- great pictures my friend, thanks for taking the time to post these pal...hope you're doing well
In regards to your argument with Oak, i think you're spot on and Oak is being delusional..so long as you're not posting pics of children of mobsters in these pics, then i dont give a fuck about sharing mobsters pics from wives or siblings or whatever...wives are absolutely parties to their husbands crimes that whole babe in the woods bullshit doesnt fly its not 1945 they know exactly who their husbands are and where the money comes from....if you're taking the illegal money, and whatever else and not reporting the commission of a crime or a fuckin lifetime of crimes, then you deal with the consequences and that includes having pics they posted online shared and copied online in a mob forum
If they don't want pictures out there..fuckin put em in a photo album at home... idk why Oak felt the need to shit on Moe for contributing to the boards with these dynamite pics .. who gives a flying fuck if some mob wifes instagram pics of her criminal husband with her in it are shared online? I mean so long as Moes not posting pics w kids or minors in it and so long as he didnt hack their fuckin computer or repell into their bedroom and raid a family cock sucking album then no one should say dick about these pics...Moes bein good enough to take the time and share these for the forum and i def appreciate it my friend... keep up the good work buddy I always look forward to seein a "rare photos" recent update from Moe Tilden bc theyre always good
They 've been @ each other's neck 4 as long as I can remember.
In regards to your argument with Oak, i think you're spot on and Oak is being delusional..
Delusional? I just expressed an opinion. I believe it's wrong to post the real names of civilians who've never been convicted of a crime just because they're related to a criminal. Let them pursue happiness without being hounded by people who despise their relatives.
And, I never shitted on Moe for posting the pics. I said all along I blame the government for releasing names of civilians. Once it's out, it's out. Anyone has the right to view or share it. Sheesh, Mikey. Nice way to put a crap load of words into someone's mouth.
Nice pic of Tony Ducks as a young adult. Stone cold killer's eyes. He looked like a typical businessman as an old man, but then again that's by design. That pic in his youth shows a better glimpse of who he really was.
And again, you can't conjure a compelling reason as to how listing Tony Corallo's wife's first name in a document somehow impedes her privacy or quality of life.
Don't worry. I'm sure she wasn't hoodwinked by her husband's proclivities - just like Josephine Massino, "Fritzy" Giovanelli's mother, John Gotti's wife, Carmine Galante's daughter etc, etc who were all named in similar documents from numerous sources (not just the gov.)
Stop acting like it's some Snowden-like conspiracy here.
If you want to maintain monk like secrecy and not leave a trail of your existence behind you, perhaps you shouldn't marry known criminals and benefit from their leech like effects on society.
Snowden like conspiracy? lol. You're killing me. All this because I said that civilians names shouldn't be released. I stated my case. Moving on. Post more cool pics.
The pic of Uncle Frank with Abbott and Costello was taken in Frank's Beverly Country Club in Jefferson Louisiana, the biggest and plushest club in the New Orleans area at the time. Phil Kastel, pictured also, ran it and Lansky and Marcello also had a piece of it.
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Costello released from Prison Frank "Funzi" Tieri Chin and Gigante Costello Frank Costello with comedians Abbott & Costello Frank "Funzi" Tieri Costello Lucky Luciano
Neil Dellacroce. I don't know what crime family the chimp is affiliated with.
Frank Costello
Tommy Lucchese
Joseph Zingaro. After retiring, Gregory De Palma inherited his crew.
Rosario Nastasi. A victim of the early 90's Colombo warfare.
Vincent Fusaro. A victim of the early 90's Colombo warfare. Died at the hands of Greg Scarpa.
Neil Dellacroce
Joseph Bolino. Colombo soldier. Died in 1997.
Joseph Scopo. Died during Colombo warfare in 1993.
Joseph Cantalupo and mistress. Cantalupo squealed on Bolino.
Bobby De Simone (r). Brother of Anthony and Tommy.
Nick Caramandi
Boriello, J. Corozzo, Pizzonia, Cacciopoli, Gotti, D'Amico, Alogna
Ronnie Trucchio, Peter Gotti and Charles Carneglia
Peter Savino and Benny Aloi
Anthony Rampino
Joey Merlino with his handbag.
Salvatore Larca junior and Salvatore Larca senior
Tony Spilotro and Mario De Stefano
Moe as always these pics rule especially the gotti crew ive never seen that before, thanks for taking the time to post these my friend hope you're doin well
@oakasafan i wasnt putting words in your mouth and not trying to shit on you dude but Moe takes the time to share these pics which i know a lot of us thoroughly enjoy..to do anything but be appreciative of that to me is silly... and the privacy argument is retarded i mean cmon man theyre all criminals and the spouses are fair game if they show up in a pic or some mob gossip bc they choose to accept the blood money.., so long as like personal info like an address or phone # or anything to do with minor kids isn't shared online, then I for one have no issues with it... this is just my opinion, im sure others may disagree, but i felt the need to stick up a little bit for my man Moe... sure he makes some corny ass jokes, but hes an asset to these boards and finds some of the best rare pics ive ever seen...thats all end of rant no hard feelings i hope
Is there a story that goes with the chimp? It looks like the setting of where a wild orgy soon follows. One of the coldest lcn members of all time posing with a Fucking chimp. You can't make this shit up.
the spouses are fair game if they show up in a pic or some mob gossip bc they choose to accept the blood money..,
How can you determine just how much of said blood money goes to the wives? What if a wife gets practically nothing? What if her mob husband has been lying to her all of the time they were married, telling her he put the life behind him? It is possible that some of these mob wives weren't complicit in their husband's crimes in any way, even after the fact. They really thought their husbands went legit, had money in the stock market, or whatever other lie he told her. That would make them entirely innocent. To release their info anyway just to make an example out of them seems pretty salty at best.
This is getting old. It happened. Get over it and let's continue on with the great pics. There's nobody on this site that can fix the problem. You made your point oak. From here on out, take it up with the government.
Is there a story that goes with the chimp? It looks like the setting of where a wild orgy soon follows. One of the coldest lcn members of all time posing with a Fucking chimp. You can't make this shit up.
No joke! Who thought we would ever see a pic of him just smiling, much less smiling and holding a chimps hand
This is getting old. It happened. Get over it and let's continue on with the great pics. There's nobody on this site that can fix the problem. You made your point oak. From here on out, take it up with the government.
I was replying to someone who addressed me. Why don't you get over it?
This shows how far the mob has regressed...Bosses now wearing skinny suits..If you didn't know he was married you could easily mistake him for a fruit !!
You addressed the whole board in April, two pages back.
No, I didn't. I criticized law enforcement for releasing files with names of civilians visible. Nobody had to respond. A few chose to take a hard line against my opinion.
This shows how far the mob has regressed...Bosses now wearing skinny suits..If you didn't know he was married you could easily mistake him for a fruit !!
You dress for your work. He's stealing money from millennial douchebags, so he has to look the part. He won't be able to do it walking around in a baggy pin stripe suit with a fedora, listening to Cab Calloway, and driving a Pontiac Streamliner. They wouldn't take him seriously.
You addressed the whole board in April, two pages back.
No, I didn't. I criticized law enforcement for releasing files with names of civilians visible. Nobody had to respond. A few chose to take a hard line against my opinion.
You addressed the whole board in April, two pages back.
No, I didn't. I criticized law enforcement for releasing files with names of civilians visible. Nobody had to respond. A few chose to take a hard line against my opinion.
Oaks right I chose to respond bc I felt the need to stick up for my friend Moe.. he gets a bad rap and i think unjustifiededly so.. he constantly posts awesome pics and is a true asset to the boards... oak u made ur point and SC is asking us to cut it out.. i think we should all be appreciative of Moe taking time to post and he even blocked out the face of a minor kid in the Dragonetti pic...lets all just agree to disagree and get back to Moe and thhe handful of others who keep this rare photos thread alive, bc imo its the best thread on gbb and one of the reasons I enjoy this forum
Never heard of that Big Head guy before....Biggest Loser Contestant?
The guy below him looks to be in a Texas Hold Em' tournament.
Man, if Carlo was alive today, every one of them would be whacked..............Today? A mobster tries to get On or, HIS OWN reality show in 2017. Crazy how things have changed.
Never heard of that Big Head guy before....Biggest Loser Contestant?
The guy below him looks to be in a Texas Hold Em' tournament.
Man, if Carlo was alive today, every one of them would be whacked..............Today? A mobster tries to get On or, HIS OWN reality show in 2017. Crazy how things have changed.
Some of this guyz were probalby from Jimmy Burke's Crew and involveld in the Lufthansa heist if someone can put a name on thoses guyz it will be great! i only recognize the son of Jimmy Bottom right
Gennaro Langella, Tony Corallo and Gerard Ouimette
Robert Di Bernardo
Frank Locascio, Dominick Pizzonia and John Gotti
Neil Dellacroce
Christopher Furnari
Arnold Squitieri
Iggy Alogna, Angelo Ruggiero, Bobby Boriello and Peter Gotti
Joseph Corozzo
Carmine Avellino
Paul Gulino and Jimmy Calandra
Sam Giancana
Sam Giancana
Tony Corallo
Moe as always thank you for taking time to locate and post these pics, you're a gentleman and a scholar!
That Faffy pic is the first recent picture of him ive seen and frankly the best one of his actual face ever.. u got anymore of him and does anyone know if hes back in the life? I mean he looks fantastic considering
And that jail pic of Corallo and Langella is gold too moe, gold!....keep em coming my friend I appreciate your sharing
P.s. That picture of Zeke Squitieri is fuckin hilarious wtf is goin on with his eyebrows? It looks like two giant caterpillars died on his forehead
So did they burn off that guys dick with the blow torch or what exactly happened to his junk medically...heh. I believe that was the guy who asked for permission to date an ex girlfriend of Milwaukee Phil and once he died his cronies said "he ordered the hit from hos grave" according to Gerard Denono on the Crime Inc doc.
Yeah with a blow torch And Cattle prod up the ass ! plus other evil things they did for 3 days . That not the guy who ask phil girl out .That guy he got shot in front of his wife .
Yeah with a blow torch And Cattle prod up the ass ! plus other evil things they did for 3 days . That not the guy who ask phil girl out .That guy he got shot in front of his wife .
Joe Lombardo and Wife . Michael Spilotro play fighting with Joe lombardo . Frank Sinatra with John D Aarco Mob Fixer [img]http://[/img] [img:left]http://[/img] [img:right]http://[/img]
He and his mistress were shot in the car. It was Joey Cantalupo that said that Antonio Colombo's dick was cut off. He starts talking about it in this video at around 4:15 - 5:20.
Personally I never believed they cut his dick off. Seems to me like he just made it up for shock value. I could be wrong though.
Wow thats crazy. He looked bad when the daily news took the pic on the side walk with his daughter but all that shit about him being blind in a wheelchair. The feds must be grudgingly pissed. He doesnt look 100. Hes dressed nice raising a glass of wine crazy. Is this old ass guy still calling shots threw his great grand kids. Also joe lombardos wife was a good looking babe.
That picture is well before he got out of prison. He looks nothing like that now, just look at the pictures in the paper. He's not walking around and looking like that.
Thank ya'll for these great pics.It is hard for to me understand how Michael Spilotro never got made into the Outfit.I mean this guy is in numerous pics with Lombardo,Aiuppa,Accardo his son.obviously he was a big deal.And the Bosses felt he could come back at them so they killed with Tony Spilotro.Just hard to believe he wasn't made
Your welcome Memphismafia . Maybe he was not the killer type like his brother tony . You had to make your bones to be made back then ! Very rare you be made otherwise like a high Earner .
Joey D'Amico clipped mirra,but cantarella got the contract.
Yeah my bad. My memory deceives me sometimes, heh. Speaking about Cantarella he has his own show called Unprotected. It's a new show so... just saying.
No wonder Lefty needed 2 guns ....Talk about a chicken chest. He probably weighed 115.. If anyone got a hold of him, they would snap him.
He ended up with both lung and testicular cancer. Not sure how much either affected him at the time of this photo. He wasn't a healthy man, that's for certain.
Cool boat looks like a floating cadillac convertible things long to never in my life seen something like that. Is that 60tys or early 70tys. My guess lake george from the pines and mountains in the back not to far from the race track Saratoga. That guy laforte had tons of cash didnt je died just recently. Gotti wanted him under him so he could get his cash to. Guy has alot of kids or grandkids still involved with the lcn. Ya first ever pic of chins underboss before benny eggs.
Someone named Ray Capri, who rounded out a band they called "Vincent, Pesci and Capri". They performed around the same time during the '70's that Pesci and Vincent also performed as a comedy duo.
Someone named Ray Capri, who rounded out a band they called "Vincent, Pesci and Capri". They performed around the same time during the '70's that Pesci and Vincent also performed as a comedy duo.
Any idea what the story is behind this one? Genovese looks like he's making sure the nutritional information is up to his standards.
This is the note for this photo on pinterest. Not sure what the source is.
"Around the mid-1950's Vito Genovese became a partner in a family firm known as the Erb Strapping Co which did primarly waterfront business. Genovese invested $249 and Erb and his sister Eleonor Erb Pica $255 for incorporation expenses. Through the influence of Vito Genovese, the Erb Corporation became one of the largest service companies in the frozen and tinned meat fields in the Port of New York. In a little less than fifteen years the gross profits grew over fifteen times."
Any idea what the story is behind this one? Genovese looks like he's making sure the nutritional information is up to his standards.
This is the note for this photo on pinterest. Not sure what the source is.
"Around the mid-1950's Vito Genovese became a partner in a family firm known as the Erb Strapping Co which did primarly waterfront business. Genovese invested $249 and Erb and his sister Eleonor Erb Pica $255 for incorporation expenses. Through the influence of Vito Genovese, the Erb Corporation became one of the largest service companies in the frozen and tinned meat fields in the Port of New York. In a little less than fifteen years the gross profits grew over fifteen times."
Imagine that, they got beat up by the police for their crimes and accepted the punishment and didn't go crying about it...Real gangsters !!
i never known them to lay hands on the guys who would kill them, look at the guys they are killing today with their bullshit not one high profile case victim was a real gangster.they are not messing with the killers
Yeah, and they never went to the media crying about it either..They accepted their punishment like men !!
Joe Coffey said that he broke Tony {paulie walnuts} Sirico's nose and blood was all over Sirico's white shirt and when the judge asked him what happened Sirico said that he fell..
Today's wanna be tough guys would give him up in a second !!
Yeah, and they never went to the media crying about it either..They accepted their punishment like men !!
Joe Coffey said that he broke Tony {paulie walnuts} Sirico's nose and blood was all over Sirico's white shirt and when the judge asked him what happened Sirico said that he fell..
Today's wanna be tough guys would give him up in a second !!
I've never heard that before. Cool story. I wonder why he hit him.
Sirico was trying to extort a shop owner and the owner called the cops and Coffey was waiting for Sirico to come back and when Sirico took the money or made a threat I don't remember, Coffey came out of the back and cracked him..
Coffey said that he respected Sirico and the old time guys who would never rat !!
Sirico was trying to extort a shop owner and the owner called the cops and Coffey was waiting for Sirico to come back and when Sirico took the money or made a threat I don't remember, Coffey came out of the back and cracked him..
Coffey said that he respected Sirico and the old time guys who would never rat !!
Yeah, and they never went to the media crying about it either..They accepted their punishment like men !!
Joe Coffey said that he broke Tony {paulie walnuts} Sirico's nose and blood was all over Sirico's white shirt and when the judge asked him what happened Sirico said that he fell..
Today's wanna be tough guys would give him up in a second !!
My dad took such a beaten from the cops once as soon as the judge saw his face he cut him loose. I guess he figured the beating was enough punishment. My father didn't run to a lawyer, he was happy to get released and that was it. My father always preached to us to never make an enemy of a cop though, for obvious reasons.
My dad took such a beaten from the cops once as soon as the judge saw his face he cut him loose. I guess he figured the beating was enough punishment. My father didn't run to a lawyer, he was happy to get released and that was it. My father always preached to us to never make an enemy of a cop though, for obvious reasons.
Some recent and older pictures of recently deceased Philly Soldier Joe Bongiovani. Was indicted first back in the late 70s with Bruno, Narducci, Rccobene, Chickie Chang, etc and has been a player right up to his death recently.
Thank you MightyDR! I found them on Pinterest. A lot of the pictures I see in this thread I see there even before they're posted here. There is a lot of good stuff on there. The few that I've posted all came from there.
The following note was with the pic with Cohn if anyone's interested. It may be common knowledge but I never knew about it.
"Tony Salerno and the devil’s advocate, Roy Cohn. When Genovese soldier Salvatore Granello was about to turn, it was Cohn notifying Salerno about it. Granello was killed shortly after. No loose ends with these guys"
I don't know how true it about Cohn notifying Salerno about that child molester Granello being a rat but it sounds logical.
From the 4 pictures on here that sure looks like benny eggs. Bald on top with the white hair around the ears. I would guess his social club would be in walking distance of joe butch operations. Same neighborhood i think.
I saw this awesome picture today with the following description.
"Colombo soldier Gennaro Ciprio choke holding an innocent guy the mob believed to be involved in the Joe Colombo shooting. The unknown man would survive the attack, Ciprio himself would be assasinated more than a year later. Alleged motive was the Ferrara heist, several other mobsters would be killed around the same period, including Crazy Joe Gallo."
Jerry Balzano from the Delcavalcante family was caught on a dashcam pissed off at some guy. Link down below I dunno why it doesn't work to post a youtube video here.
I saw this awesome picture today with the following description.
"Colombo soldier Gennaro Ciprio choke holding an innocent guy the mob believed to be involved in the Joe Colombo shooting. The unknown man would survive the attack, Ciprio himself would be assasinated more than a year later. Alleged motive was the Ferrara heist, several other mobsters would be killed around the same period, including Crazy Joe Gallo."
Looks like sal testa was celebrating st paddys day weres the gang.
Bet that chick he's w/ is the "Rose" that wrote a small memoir about their youth love life & growing up 2gether..he's def in his teens in that pic.
yeah he looks about 18. Its pretty crazy that he seemed to have a storied and historic life in the mob and he still was only 28 when he died. Most mobsters just start out being small associates at that age
Here is a link from that source that has a few more color pictures. Luciano in 1931, Whitey Bulger in 1959, and the Kray twins at Reggie Krays wedding as well as a few others.
Those are great, Ciment. Thanks. Those guys look completely different in color. You'd think the whole world was in black and white in those days.
When my son was younger he asked me if the world was black and white back then. I had to explain the difference between black and white tv's to what we have today.
A few more of Scarfo Capo Faffy Iannarella Present Day
AWESOME DUDE, where could u possibly have "gotten those" @??? Mikey balls will luv these 2..thanx PHL!!
haha Hoodlum my friend you know me too well, Im always asking about Faffy. Good pics PHl you are the fuckin man...Anyone know what Faffy has been up to since hes been out? Cant imagine hes not back making book and involved in the family in some capacity
What's up with the shoes? A Don shouldn't be wearing Velcro sneakers. But that thing on his arm might not be a tattoo. Just some kind of injury. The shoes are make me question the pics authenticity.
That seems to be late in Luciano's life, in Italy. Considering his limited mobility due to constant surveillance at that time, it's plausible he'd go casual with his wardrobe. Flashiness was never his style. He wanted authorities to think he was just an old guy retiring. He's looking the part.
That is 100% Lucky Luciano and he did have tattoos.
This is a quote from Lucky Luciano: The Real and the Fake Gangster by Tim Newark.
"The FBI gave a physical description of Luciano in 1947 as five feet nine and three-quarter inches tall, 145 to 150 pounds, slim, wavy, heavy dark brown hair turning gray, dark chestnut eyes, and tattooed on both arms.
It makes you wonder how much is true in regards to what the "experts" say. Because that story about the nickname is as well known as Rothstein fixing the world series.
That seems to be late in Luciano's life, in Italy. Considering his limited mobility due to constant surveillance at that time, it's plausible he'd go casual with his wardrobe. Flashiness was never his style. He wanted authorities to think he was just an old guy retiring. He's looking the part.
Indeed probably in Napels not long before his death in 1962.
It makes you wonder how much is true in regards to what the "experts" say. Because that story about the nickname is as well known as Rothstein fixing the world series.
You are so right about that.
Lucky himself confirmed in The Last Testament Of Lucky Luciano that Meyer gave him the name Lucky after the beating. Most 'experts' think the majority of that book is self serving and bs but when the man himself is saying it's true it's easy to see how it can be accepted as fact.
In the book The Real And Fake Gangster there is several different accounts of how he got the name as well as different accounts as who was responsible for 'the ride' he took.
It says in the book that biographer L. Kats quotes Frank Costello as saying that Luciano gave himself the nickname because he felt people were attracted to others who were viewed as Lucky. He had it tattoed on his arm and encouraged others to call him Lucky.
I've read elsewhere he got the name after a big win at a floating craps game.
Frank Costello's attorney later said that Frank Costello told him that Luciano hated the name and nobody would call him that even behind his back.
As far as the ride it's commonly accepted that Maranzano was responsible for 'the ride'. In the Last Testament Lucky confirms this.
In The Real and Fake Gangster Frank Costello again supposedly tells his attorney that it wasn't gangsters but the cops who picked up Luciano. He said it was basically a brutal police interrogation because they were trying to find Jack 'Legs' Diamond and they knew he and Luciano were associates.
Sal Vazzini a undercover narcotics agent who talked to Luciano in 1960 says that Luciano told him that plainclothes police picked him up outside his house put him in their car and beat him up again in an effort to locate Legs Diamond.
Obviously my point in all of this is most of the stuff we accept as fact probably isn't anywhere close to what really happened. Especially in cosa nostra where the whole life is a big secret, at least in those days.
I realize this and understand it, but I still spend way too much time reading and researching about cosa nostra especially the old days. I want to know the truth as much as possible, but I think in all of us there is a little part that likes these stories and we like to believe things happened a certain way, truth be damned.
Frank Costello understood, as Don Corleone said in the "Godfather" " One Lawyer with a briefcase can steal more money than a 100 men with Machine guns"
You never know, Sonny still might want to kill him. He just took a picture with him. For all we know, after the photo op, Sonny tried to stab him with one of the plastic knives from the cafeteria and was carried back to his room. Mike told him he'd stop by again in a week. Told dad he loved him.
When Joe the Boss and Kid Twist ruled the streets: Photos of mafia hits, bank robbers and opium smugglers reveal the dark reality of New York’s criminal underground in the early 20th Century
I am trying to track down good quality mugshots or other photos of some obscure figures associated with John Gotti and Salvatore Gravano.
-Joe Colucci -Tommy "Shorty" Spero -Ralph Spero -Robert DiBernardo - I have seen one of him when he is older on here. I am looking for one when he was younger with longer hair -Nicholas Scibetta -Joseph "Old Man" Paruta -Michael Coiro -Emanuel Gambino -William Battista -James McBratney
I am trying to track down good quality mugshots or other photos of some obscure figures associated with John Gotti and Salvatore Gravano.
-Joe Colucci -Tommy "Shorty" Spero -Ralph Spero -Robert DiBernardo - I have seen one of him when he is older on here. I am looking for one when he was younger with longer hair -Nicholas Scibetta -Joseph "Old Man" Paruta -Michael Coiro -Emanuel Gambino -William Battista -James McBratney
And a C-Team too, but that was about 5 years later.
Frank Valenti being hauled away by Pittsburgh police into Allegheny County Jail after they handcuffed him to a table and beat the shit out of him in the interrogation room. They then woke him up with the smell of ammonia in an attempt to get him to confess to the murders of two small time numbers guys in the East Liberty neighborhood. The cops were almost as corrupt as the mob in those days, but Frank kept it gangster and beat the case...
Check this out guys. Go to google maps, hover over philly and type in "Stogie Joe's" in the search bar. Then drag the little yellow guy down to street level. Sitting out front you will see the image of what appears to be, and I would bet money on it, Chickie Ciancaglini holding court. If you look at the little map in the bottom left hand corner, you will see that you can place the yellow guy inside of stogie joe's and can walk out on to the sidewalk. Look, theres Chickie giving some girl a hug! lol. Just a little fun fact I thought I would throw out there.
Legendary soccer star Diego Maradona from Argentina played for S.S.C. Napoli soccer team from 1984-1991. He seemed to party hard, doing lots of cocaine and mixing with Camorristi in the city. Here's photos with Diego and the Giuliano clan from the district of Forcella, Naples.
And here's Biagio Adornetto (Phlliy mob turncoat) present day. He currently lives in Boise, Idaho. Interesting "interview" a local station did with him. You decide if his business is legit or a front for something else...
Nobody's running a front for anything in Boise, Idaho... maybe some cattle rustling. Anyway, here's some info on this Biagio fella:
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December 30, 1992 – Biagio Adornetto was a made member of the John Stanfa crime family in Philadelphia. George Anastasia described him as a "pizza maker and wannabe wiseguy whose unwanted romantic pursuit of mob boss John Stanfa’s daughter nearly got him killed." Stanfa sent hitman Rosario Bellocchi, who was engaged to Sara Stanfa, to kill Adornetto. Bellocchi, armed with a shotgun, went to the restaurant where Adornetto worked. He aimed the gun in Adornetto’s face and pulled the trigger, but the gun didn’t fire and Adornetto fled the restaurant. Adornetto became the first member of the Stanfa crime family to cooperate with the FBI, Bellocchi soon followed.
At the same making ceremony that Merlino and Mikey Chang got their buttons, John Stanfa also inducted a number of the Sicilians he had recruited. The likes of Biagio Adornetto, Rosario Bellocchi and Sergio Battaglia were going to be Stanfa’s frontline soldiers. He believed their pure Sicilian blood made them superior to those he already had around them.
Almost immediately, the Godfather began sending his new recruits on hits. Initially it looked like Stanfa’s plan for eventual European dominance over his American crime syndicate was off to a good start.
....The dispute centered around friction that developed between Adornetto and Bellocchi, involving the courting of Stanfa’s beautiful 24-year old daughter Sara. Both aspiring mobsters wanted to date her. When Sara chose Bellocchi over Adornetto, it set things off on a dangerous course. Adornetto resented the rejection and began displaying insolence to both Bellocchi, his rival in the game of love, and Stanfa, his boss. The disrespectful behavior got him marked for murder.
Everything came to a crescendo on December 30, 1992, when a masked and shotgun-toting Bellocchi staged a daring attack of Adornetto, while Adornetto worked his job as a pizza maker at the trendy and posh South Philly eatery, La Veranda. On a busy night from before the New Year, Bellocchi charged into the restaurant, approached his target in the open kitchen in the back overlooking the entire place, and pulled the trigger.
Nothing happened. Someone had put the wrong sized bullets in Bellocchi’s shotgun and it malfunctioned. Undeterred, his went out to his car, got his pistol and returned into the now hysteria-filled bistro and chased Adornetto around the dining room to the shock of a packed house of patrons, one of which was a state senator.
source. Stanfa really was a horrible boss, eh? Amazing Philly was able to rebound so much under Ligambi.
Is it me, or does this house look a lot like the house on BlackOps 3 I think it was? It was on one of the BlackOps games, and it reminds me a lot of this house.
Adornetto looks like one of those greasy foreigners who hang around nightclubs here hitting on women half their age, the kind of guy you wouldn't want to leave a woman alone with.
Any wonder Sara chose Bellocchi.
And WTF was Stanfa thinking blooding all these guys?
Battaglia, for one, was clearly living in a fantasy world.
Re: Biagio Adornetto - Philly mob turncoat - 04/16/1801:03 AM
vinny oceans house wow. fuck . give me some new money. he must have really made a fortune with the hustler clubs. ita mansion in texas thous . i sure some baseball player or some spots dude picked it up. its weird vinny ocean was a brooklyn guy his brother and uncle were colombos i think. he probaly came back to the northeast.
vinny oceans house wow. fuck . give me some new money. he must have really made a fortune with the hustler clubs. ita mansion in texas thous . i sure some baseball player or some spots dude picked it up. its weird vinny ocean was a brooklyn guy his brother and uncle were colombos i think. he probaly came back to the northeast.
I'm sure once he flipped the feds let him keep a lot of his money. Pay some small fines, but keep most of his millions in exchange for testimony. Wikipedia says he filed for bankruptcy in 2013 though, so maybe he blew it all and that's why the house was sold?
vinny oceans house wow. fuck . give me some new money. he must have really made a fortune with the hustler clubs. ita mansion in texas thous . i sure some baseball player or some spots dude picked it up. its weird vinny ocean was a brooklyn guy his brother and uncle were colombos i think. he probaly came back to the northeast.
I'm sure once he flipped the feds let him keep a lot of his money. Pay some small fines, but keep most of his millions in exchange for testimony. Wikipedia says he filed for bankruptcy in 2013 though, so maybe he blew it all and that's why the house was sold?
Joe Massino and his wife made out like bandits as well.
I guess the FBI have to let them keep a very hefty part of their illicit gains, as these people are hardly going to start breaking the habit of a lifetime and make an honest living once they're let off the hook.
How do you put the wrong shells in a shotgun? Furthermore how did he have enough time to run out and grab a pistol and come back in? Stanfa had some sharp guys working for him.
Re: Biagio Adornetto - Philly mob turncoat - 04/17/1804:36 AM
Originally Posted by matteodenaro
Check this out guys. Go to google maps, hover over philly and type in "Stogie Joe's" in the search bar. Then drag the little yellow guy down to street level. Sitting out front you will see the image of what appears to be, and I would bet money on it, Chickie Ciancaglini holding court. If you look at the little map in the bottom left hand corner, you will see that you can place the yellow guy inside of stogie joe's and can walk out on to the sidewalk. Look, theres Chickie giving some girl a hug! lol. Just a little fun fact I thought I would throw out there.
Been there, done that..a few months ago.. but yeah, I also believe the same thing.
Adornetto looks like one of those greasy foreigners who hang around nightclubs here hitting on women half their age, the kind of guy you wouldn't want to leave a woman alone with.
You hit the nail on the head. Also, rumor has it that he doesn't discriminate between men and women, hanging out at the local gay club, The Balcony.
"Nobody's running a front for anything in Boise, Idaho... maybe some cattle rustling."
I wouldn't be too sure about that. Adornetto has been involved in prostitution rings (yes, in good ole Boise, ID), and I may or may not have knowledge that he's been trafficking drugs, but he's clever about his business dealings, just flying under the radar of law enforcement. For what it's worth, I know way more than I care to about this shady guy.
Thanks for sharing MightyDR. 26 years old when Bonanno was made boss. Crazy to think that most guys at 26 are years away from even being made and he became a boss. Right place at the right time for sure!
John Matera, Colombo capo and possible murder victim of Carmine Persico
Philip "Chubby" Rossillo, a bodyguard of Joe Colombo, possible murderer of Jerome Johnson, Persico loyalist, and later, a soldier under Gerry Lang,
Tony Federici
Vincent "Al Pajamas" Pagano
Antonio "Tony Bananas" Caponigro
(1) Joseph Ciancaglini,Tommy Del Giorno, Faffy Iannarella, Salvatore Merlino, Louis Sarcone, Jr., and Salvatore Testa at Faffy's wedding (click on pic) (2) Nicky Scarfo (click on pic) (3) Nicky Scarfo (click on pic) (4) Teenage Salvatore Testa and friends (5) Salvatore Testa
John Matera, Colombo capo and possible murder victim of Carmine Persico
Philip "Chubby" Rossillo, a bodyguard of Joe Colombo, possible murderer of Jerome Johnson, Persico loyalist, and later, a soldier under Gerry Lang,
Tony Federici
Vincent "Al Pajamas" Pagano
Antonio "Tony Bananas" Caponigro
(1) Joseph Ciancaglini,Tommy Del Giorno, Faffy Iannarella, Salvatore Merlino, Louis Sarcone, Jr., and Salvatore Testa at Faffy's wedding (click on pic) (2) Nicky Scarfo (click on pic) (3) Nicky Scarfo (click on pic) (4) Teenage Salvatore Testa and friends (5) Salvatore Testa
Originally Posted by Moe_Tilden
John Petrucelli see: http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/2527/Now ,,c'mon... where did u find this pic?? I was @ that time good ( well ,,,buddies) w/ Salvie..this is when my old man used 2 hang out Frankie (flowers) & I knew this chick Rosalie that Salvie was trying 2 hit up on (& accomplished)....he was 7 yrs older tan me ,,but we hung out b/cause our pop's had an interest in horse farms...small world,,,I may have even been @ this party,,looks so familiar..Serp can even elaborate...this fuckin' pic is scary 2 say the least.!
Vito Arena
Floorboard of Roy De Meo's caddy
De Meo crew victims, John Quinn and Cherie Golden
John Matera, Colombo capo and possible murder victim of Carmine Persico
Philip "Chubby" Rossillo, a bodyguard of Joe Colombo, possible murderer of Jerome Johnson, Persico loyalist, and later, a soldier under Gerry Lang,
Tony Federici
Vincent "Al Pajamas" Pagano
Antonio "Tony Bananas" Caponigro
(1) Joseph Ciancaglini,Tommy Del Giorno, Faffy Iannarella, Salvatore Merlino, Louis Sarcone, Jr., and Salvatore Testa at Faffy's wedding (click on pic) (2) Nicky Scarfo (click on pic) (3) Nicky Scarfo (click on pic) (4) Teenage Salvatore Testa and friends (5) Salvatore Testa
What I wrote above about salvie testa & the picture of the party..I screwed it up I think cause there was 2 many pics...please excuse my fuckups cause I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes 2 technology..I apologize,,,Hoodlum.
John Matera, Colombo capo and possible murder victim of Carmine Persico
Philip "Chubby" Rossillo, a bodyguard of Joe Colombo, possible murderer of Jerome Johnson, Persico loyalist, and later, a soldier under Gerry Lang,
Tony Federici
Vincent "Al Pajamas" Pagano
Antonio "Tony Bananas" Caponigro
(1) Joseph Ciancaglini,Tommy Del Giorno, Faffy Iannarella, Salvatore Merlino, Louis Sarcone, Jr., and Salvatore Testa at Faffy's wedding (click on pic) (2) Nicky Scarfo (click on pic) (3) Nicky Scarfo (click on pic) (4) Teenage Salvatore Testa and friends (5) Salvatore Testa
Wonder if that Sarcone mentioned is of the Sarcone bread/rolls fame in S. Philly? Great rolls.
The photos you referred to, I can't remember exactly where I got them, but I was just dicking around in Google Images and found a few ones I don't recall seeing before on an Instagram-like page someone had with photos of gangsters.
Salvie was a good looking kid. Some decent fashions on show considering the time period.
He had the chicks too..that girl Rosa was the one I believe Salvie dumped Maria Merlino for,,,they were childhood friends ...she wrote a book about it. She's now an assistant to a major fashion designer up in N.Y.C.
Tony Ducks had some scary looking eyes. Someone posted a mugshot from his younger days, he looked creepy as hell in that photo, too.
I agree....did u ever see the live footage of him going into the courthouse during the commission trials??.. he spits a million times like a scumball on the corner...u can take the man out of the streets , but u can never take the streets out of the man....fuckin' no manners asshole scumball.
Tony Ducks had some scary looking eyes. Someone posted a mugshot from his younger days, he looked creepy as hell in that photo, too.
"An observer recalled later that he felt uneasy when Corallo's eyes fell on him in a "sort of sleepy, sideways look." That look, as a matter of fact, went into the official record. Robert F. Kennedy, chief counsel of the committee, said that one unnamed employer had hired Tony Ducks to go into his place of business once every two weeks or so "and glare at the employees." The employer said that all Corallo had to do was enter and "just look at them, and that was enough to keep them at their work." https://www.nytimes.com/1957/08/16/...-man-of-quiet-menace-charged-with-5.html
Nice ones Moe. I'm skeptical about that being Carlo Gambino though. Where is it from?
Mightydr- cool article pal... any way u can post the tezt of that article id love to read it?.. dont have access to nyt archives
Originally Posted by MightyDR
Originally Posted by OakAsFan
Tony Ducks had some scary looking eyes. Someone posted a mugshot from his younger days, he looked creepy as hell in that photo, too.
"An observer recalled later that he felt uneasy when Corallo's eyes fell on him in a "sort of sleepy, sideways look." That look, as a matter of fact, went into the official record. Robert F. Kennedy, chief counsel of the committee, said that one unnamed employer had hired Tony Ducks to go into his place of business once every two weeks or so "and glare at the employees." The employer said that all Corallo had to do was enter and "just look at them, and that was enough to keep them at their work." https://www.nytimes.com/1957/08/16/...-man-of-quiet-menace-charged-with-5.html
Nice ones Moe. I'm skeptical about that being Carlo Gambino though. Where is it from?
Originally Posted by MightyDR
Originally Posted by OakAsFan
Tony Ducks had some scary looking eyes. Someone posted a mugshot from his younger days, he looked creepy as hell in that photo, too.
"An observer recalled later that he felt uneasy when Corallo's eyes fell on him in a "sort of sleepy, sideways look." That look, as a matter of fact, went into the official record. Robert F. Kennedy, chief counsel of the committee, said that one unnamed employer had hired Tony Ducks to go into his place of business once every two weeks or so "and glare at the employees." The employer said that all Corallo had to do was enter and "just look at them, and that was enough to keep them at their work." https://www.nytimes.com/1957/08/16/...-man-of-quiet-menace-charged-with-5.html
Nice ones Moe. I'm skeptical about that being Carlo Gambino though. Where is it from?
Yeah, the Carlo one looks kind of unlikely. It could be colorized. Color cameras weren't common until the 1960s, when Carlo was an old man. The guy in the photo looks to be in about his 30s. We're talking the 1930s, when Carlo was this age. This photo looks like it was taken much later.
Mightydr- cool article pal... any way u can post the tezt of that article id love to read it?.. dont have access to nyt archives
The man who has been described in the Senate racket hearings as “perhaps an even bigger shot†than Johnny Dio is a shadowy figute even by standards of underworld obscurity.
Man in the News
Anthony (Tony Ducks) Corallo is an East Harlem racketeer who has been arrested thirteen times, starting with a grand larceny charge at the age of 16. But only one conviction stands on his record – a conviction for unlawful possession of narcotics sixteen years ago.
His name is on the national list of the Treasury’s Bureau of Narcotics, a list known as the social register of the illicit drug trade. But on the long record of his arrests the word “discharged†appears after each entry with a regularity that is galling to the police who keep trying to nail him. His sobriquet – Tony Ducks – is a back-alley badge of honor won by his ability to duck conviction so many times.
Corallo, described as a kingpin of an underworld drive to capture control of the Teamsters Joint Council here, was soft-voiced yesterday as he invoked the Fifth Amendment 120 times to keep his affairs quiet.
He refused to answer questions put to him by the Senate’s Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field.
Man of Quiet Menace
But there was quiet menace about Tony Ducks, who gave evidence he was not the kind of person to slap on the back when he wasn’t looking.
Dressed in a black suit, wearing gold links in his French cuffs, the short, stocky, swarthy racketeer displayed an impassive face at the hearings. But an observer recalled later that he felt uneasy when Corallo's eyes fell on him in a "sort of sleepy, sideways look." That look, as a matter of fact, went into the official record. Robert F. Kennedy, chief counsel of the committee, said that one unnamed employer had hired Tony Ducks to go into his place of business once every two weeks or so "and glare at the employees." The employer said that all Corallo had to do was enter and "just look at them, and that was enough to keep them at their work."
The 44-year-old “man of mystery†of New York’s underworld, a man before whom Johnny Dio is reputed to be deferential, was born in East Harlem on Feb. 12, 1913.
He was arrested in 1941, and got six months in the workhouse on Rikers Island after the police discovered a $150,000 narcotics cache (!) others in the drug ring did the selling of the narcotics. The detectives were impressed with his suavity, his fine clothes and his fine words.
The police found him to be a man “above average in intelligence,†a man of means who flashed fat bankrolls and associated with big-time gamblers who rode in big cars.
Charged with 5 Robberies
Five robbery charges were raised against Tony Ducks – all of them were discharged. One of these involved a $190,000 jewelry hold-up at 620 Fifth Avenue in 1936. Three men were sent to Federal prison at Lewisburg, Pa., for that job. The police picked up Corallo after a two-year search and charged him with acting in concert in the hold-up. He beat the rap.
According to the District Attorney’s office, Corallo controls at least five locals of the Teamsters Union and dominates at least five locals of other unions. These are the Toy and Novelty Workers Union, Painters and Decorators Union, Food Handlers, Conduit Workers and United Textile Workers.
Tony Ducks is married and has two children. He lives at 114-67 Eighth Avenue, Malba, Queens.
New York Times, August 16, 1957.
It mentions Johnny Dio being "deferential" to him. In another article from around the same time, wiretap recordings have Tony Ducks pretty much telling Dio what to do with the unions. I'm guessing he was Dio's captain.
Awesome thanks buddy good article.. love reading old articles like that dont know much about tony ducks pre commission case
Originally Posted by MightyDR
Originally Posted by mikeyballs211
Mightydr- cool article pal... any way u can post the tezt of that article id love to read it?.. dont have access to nyt archives
The man who has been described in the Senate racket hearings as “perhaps an even bigger shot†than Johnny Dio is a shadowy figute even by standards of underworld obscurity.
Man in the News
Anthony (Tony Ducks) Corallo is an East Harlem racketeer who has been arrested thirteen times, starting with a grand larceny charge at the age of 16. But only one conviction stands on his record – a conviction for unlawful possession of narcotics sixteen years ago.
His name is on the national list of the Treasury’s Bureau of Narcotics, a list known as the social register of the illicit drug trade. But on the long record of his arrests the word “discharged†appears after each entry with a regularity that is galling to the police who keep trying to nail him. His sobriquet – Tony Ducks – is a back-alley badge of honor won by his ability to duck conviction so many times.
Corallo, described as a kingpin of an underworld drive to capture control of the Teamsters Joint Council here, was soft-voiced yesterday as he invoked the Fifth Amendment 120 times to keep his affairs quiet.
He refused to answer questions put to him by the Senate’s Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field.
Man of Quiet Menace
But there was quiet menace about Tony Ducks, who gave evidence he was not the kind of person to slap on the back when he wasn’t looking.
Dressed in a black suit, wearing gold links in his French cuffs, the short, stocky, swarthy racketeer displayed an impassive face at the hearings. But an observer recalled later that he felt uneasy when Corallo's eyes fell on him in a "sort of sleepy, sideways look." That look, as a matter of fact, went into the official record. Robert F. Kennedy, chief counsel of the committee, said that one unnamed employer had hired Tony Ducks to go into his place of business once every two weeks or so "and glare at the employees." The employer said that all Corallo had to do was enter and "just look at them, and that was enough to keep them at their work."
The 44-year-old “man of mystery†of New York’s underworld, a man before whom Johnny Dio is reputed to be deferential, was born in East Harlem on Feb. 12, 1913.
He was arrested in 1941, and got six months in the workhouse on Rikers Island after the police discovered a $150,000 narcotics cache (!) others in the drug ring did the selling of the narcotics. The detectives were impressed with his suavity, his fine clothes and his fine words.
The police found him to be a man “above average in intelligence,†a man of means who flashed fat bankrolls and associated with big-time gamblers who rode in big cars.
Charged with 5 Robberies
Five robbery charges were raised against Tony Ducks – all of them were discharged. One of these involved a $190,000 jewelry hold-up at 620 Fifth Avenue in 1936. Three men were sent to Federal prison at Lewisburg, Pa., for that job. The police picked up Corallo after a two-year search and charged him with acting in concert in the hold-up. He beat the rap.
According to the District Attorney’s office, Corallo controls at least five locals of the Teamsters Union and dominates at least five locals of other unions. These are the Toy and Novelty Workers Union, Painters and Decorators Union, Food Handlers, Conduit Workers and United Textile Workers.
Tony Ducks is married and has two children. He lives at 114-67 Eighth Avenue, Malba, Queens.
New York Times, August 16, 1957.
It mentions Johnny Dio being "deferential" to him. In another article from around the same time, wiretap recordings have Tony Ducks pretty much telling Dio what to do with the unions. I'm guessing he was Dio's captain.
i wonder where the hell that picture of fat tony, ducks and allie boy sr was taken??? it looks like there all in bathrobbs maybe by a pool. allie boy looks like peewee herman ive never seen a picture of him he was surposed to be brutal just looks like a weirdo in that pic a old marilyn manson
Vampire👹 Senter for a 63 year old man looks in great shape in comparison to his friend Testa. He has clearly kept fit/ looked after himself. 1 thing he has been consistent at is looking like a psycho .Dont know if it's true but I read somewhere that he loves it so much in allenwood that he asked to stay in max security so they just allowed him!?
That picture with chickie,salvie,phil,and nicky scarfo is pretty eerie when you think about it. Chickie killed phil then salvie killed chickie then scarfo killed salvie and now he is dead
I wonder if anyone who knew Lucky is still alive today. I remember watching a documentary about 7 years ago and it featured a guy who had parties with Lucky. He had Facebook too I remember..
Lansky and Alo were in their 40s when the Havana Conference took place. So, I'm guessing this pic is more like 1980 something. But it was worth an ask.
Lansky and Alo were in their 40s when the Havana Conference took place. So, I'm guessing this pic is more like 1980 something. But it was worth an ask.
Never hurts to ask. By the way i sent you a PM dude
Cool boat looks like a floating cadillac convertible things long to never in my life seen something like that. Is that 60tys or early 70tys. My guess lake george from the pines and mountains in the back not to far from the race track Saratoga. That guy laforte had tons of cash didnt je died just recently. Gotti wanted him under him so he could get his cash to. Guy has alot of kids or grandkids still involved with the lcn. Ya first ever pic of chins underboss before benny eggs.
sammys still looks in ok health the bald head makes him look older whats he 73 no bad. jail preserves some. selling merch a true psycopath. a baseball lol. he was a womens hairdresser in h8s 20tys sad
I'm a longtime reader on these forums and but new poster (even though I guess I registered a long time ago... oops).
Just wanted to say there are some AMAZING pictures on here and thanks to everyone for posting them! Quick question, the pictures of Gravano signing the books and baseballs, I just did a quick search online to see if they are available for purchase and couldn't find anything. I have a copy of the book, but a signed copy would be cool! Does anybody know if they were for purchase or can be purchased?
sammys still looks in ok health the bald head makes him look older whats he 73 no bad. jail preserves some. selling merch a true psycopath. a baseball lol. he was a womens hairdresser in h8s 20tys sad
Who in there right f n mind would buy anything from that POS
Originally Posted by Japseye1
How can they wear those tracksuits? they are fucking awful, especially an older guy wearing it
Really nice find on Gravano .
Its like baseball coaching wearing full uniforms,,, ridiculous... put on a pair of nice pants and wear a team Polo.... please.
Originally Posted by OakAsFan
Louis Milito looks like Dom DeLuise in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Tony Ducks passed the Torch to rackateer from Bronx Buddy Luongo, but Vic and Gaspipe had a meeting with him and he disappeared. Ducks was pissed but christy Tic Furnari swayed the vote and the thugs from Brooklyn took charge and and went on their whole bloodlust binge eventually targeting Al D Arco and the rest is history.
Not sure if this works, but trying to link a photo of current Patriarca mobster, Darin Bufalino, when he was captured as a fugitive at age 26 in Spain.
Not sure if this works, but trying to link a photo of current Patriarca mobster, Darin Bufalino, when he was captured as a fugitive at age 26 in Spain.
Edit and delete the second https:// and it should work for you.
Here is a link of news footage pieced together where those Gambino pictures had to have come from. They're at the start of the video. I've seen nearly every mob video on youtube but I haven't seen this one. Going to watch it now.
the first 4 minutes or so is annoying with nothing but video and terrible music but after that it's not bad. Castellano murder scene coverage and Gotti/Cutler courtroom video with audio as well.
Here is a link of news footage pieced together where those Gambino pictures had to have come from. They're at the start of the video. I've seen nearly every mob video on youtube but I haven't seen this one. Going to watch it now.
the first 4 minutes or so is annoying with nothing but video and terrible music but after that it's not bad. Castellano murder scene coverage and Gotti/Cutler courtroom video with audio as well.
Carneglia is not just one of the creepier looking soldiers from that era. But it’s interesting to note that he allegedly put at least one slug into the head of Big Paul.
So John tolerated him because he could earn right?
Well I read that he got cleaned up before John even became boss, but even then I'm sure he wasn't the only guy who used dope that was around Gotti, his whole crew was waist deep in dope.
So John tolerated him because he could earn right?
Well I read that he got cleaned up before John even became boss, but even then I'm sure he wasn't the only guy who used dope that was around Gotti, his whole crew was waist deep in dope.
I think he was the only one who ever used, and he was cleaned up when he hooked up with Gotti. As Bronx said, he was no money maker, but a tough guy kept close by Gotti.
Roach caught his moniker all the way back in his teens. He sold dope, banged the gong and also suffered from bipolar disorder. An OG of Fulton Rockaway boys he had his vices but was a stand up guy and stone cold killer. Got pinched selling 1/16 a key of Babania in 88 or 89 was high as fuck and started talking about sparks but changed his mind took the fall got Rockefeller act sentenced released to go back to ozone park to die from Liver Cancer from hep C. John Loved the Guy.
So John tolerated him because he could earn right?
Well I read that he got cleaned up before John even became boss, but even then I'm sure he wasn't the only guy who used dope that was around Gotti, his whole crew was waist deep in dope.
Roach did clean up for awhile but the siren call of the poppy caught his ear. Armond 'Buddy' Dellacroce did dope and caught the bug. Unbelivable but they actually announced the HIV positive status after autopsy to let any of his partners know to get tested. He was on gotti shitlist for copping a plea and than getting in the wind before sentencing in the racketeering case in SDNY.
He died of alcoholism. Brain hemorrhage they attributed to cirrhosis. Must have been doing some heavy drinking when he was on the lam in the Poconos for those two years before he died.
On those tapes between Ruggiero,, Gotti and Dellacroce doesn't Ruggerio say if he was just talking about "someone like Buddy" he'd give up the tapes no problem? He was referring to Dellacroce's own kid like that in front of him? Or was he talking about some other "Buddy"?
This person claimed it was a combination of alcohol and cocaine that did him in. Brain hemorrhage from alcohol alone probably isn't too common, but I could definitely see it mixing with cocaine.
Why is there only about 6-10 pics of Caesar Bonventre.. he's such an interesting character, held alot of power within Bonanno cf, had crazy and anger issues.. anyone got any??
Was Frank Punchy Illiano a boxer? I read it somewhere that he was and that it was the reason for the nickname. Is that truth or myth?
Yes he was a boxer in his teens, he was in the Crazy Joe Gallo crew but was very close to Larry Gallo. After Joe Gallo was killed he and Albert ‘Kid Blast’ Gallo we’re absorbed into the Genovese borgata. He was close to Chin through boxing. He flew low under the radar and never caught any pinches that I know of and was supposedly highly respected. Some of my info came from DeMatteos book ‘growing up mafia’ I have a photo on my phone of Punchy and Larry Gallo as kids taken in a photobooth together. I’m not really tech savvy and don’t know how to shrink it to 200kb maybe someone else can find it on Pinterest and repost for us. Just query Larry Gallo.
Was Frank Punchy Illiano a boxer? I read it somewhere that he was and that it was the reason for the nickname. Is that truth or myth?
Yes he was a boxer in his teens, he was in the Crazy Joe Gallo crew but was very close to Larry Gallo. After Joe Gallo was killed he and Albert ‘Kid Blast’ Gallo we’re absorbed into the Genovese borgata. He was close to Chin through boxing. He flew low under the radar and never caught any pinches that I know of and was supposedly highly respected. Some of my info came from DeMatteos book ‘growing up mafia’ I have a photo on my phone of Punchy and Larry Gallo as kids taken in a photobooth together. I’m not really tech savvy and don’t know how to shrink it to 200kb maybe someone else can find it on Pinterest and repost for us. Just query Larry Gallo.
that pic is quite easy to find and I'm sure it's probably already been posted in this thread.
that pic is quite easy to find and I'm sure it's probably already been posted in this thread.
how was the book? I've thought about reading it.[/quote] I didn’t really like the book much, author probably is or was a knockaround and supposedly was close to Albert Gallo. I respect the author because he stayed old school and didn’t air any laundry but seemed like he had a hard on for Albert Gallo and Punchy for giving up the Gallo war and getting made into the ‘West Side Crew’ he mentioned Bobby Borriello I learned they are from same south Brooklyn hood. If anyone here is from the d Gowanus area n red hook maybe they know who all the characters are but I never heard of most of them but I was raised in the city so that place was out of bounds to me.
Was Frank Punchy Illiano a boxer? I read it somewhere that he was and that it was the reason for the nickname. Is that truth or myth?
Yes he was a boxer in his teens, he was in the Crazy Joe Gallo crew but was very close to Larry Gallo. After Joe Gallo was killed he and Albert ‘Kid Blast’ Gallo we’re absorbed into the Genovese borgata. He was close to Chin through boxing. He flew low under the radar and never caught any pinches that I know of and was supposedly highly respected. Some of my info came from DeMatteos book ‘growing up mafia’ I have a photo on my phone of Punchy and Larry Gallo as kids taken in a photobooth together. I’m not really tech savvy and don’t know how to shrink it to 200kb maybe someone else can find it on Pinterest and repost for us. Just query Larry Gallo.
that pic is quite easy to find and I'm sure it's probably already been posted in this thread.
Was Frank Punchy Illiano a boxer? I read it somewhere that he was and that it was the reason for the nickname. Is that truth or myth?
Yes he was a boxer in his teens, he was in the Crazy Joe Gallo crew but was very close to Larry Gallo. After Joe Gallo was killed he and Albert ‘Kid Blast’ Gallo we’re absorbed into the Genovese borgata. He was close to Chin through boxing. He flew low under the radar and never caught any pinches that I know of and was supposedly highly respected. Some of my info came from DeMatteos book ‘growing up mafia’ I have a photo on my phone of Punchy and Larry Gallo as kids taken in a photobooth together. I’m not really tech savvy and don’t know how to shrink it to 200kb maybe someone else can find it on Pinterest and repost for us. Just query Larry Gallo.
that pic is quite easy to find and I'm sure it's probably already been posted in this thread.
Woah, nice one thanks Michael_Giovanni. Like Oaks said, there's not too many Luchese pics around. Not much of LaSalle either. I don't think Luchese was related to the Dragnas, but they were close. Luchese testified that Dragna was "his intimate for many years and he saw him 'almost every day on the coast'". From this article: https://www.nytimes.com/1952/11/22/...efore-board-unfolds-unsavory-record.html
I'd read somewhere that Lucchese was the first NY boss to give Dragna the okay to take out Cohen. Beforehand, all the Jewish gangsters in Hollywood had been protected by the Commission. Giancana and Roselli were certainly instigators in that move, too.
its funny you read the way sammy bull talk about jimmy brown . like he was a bum pussy and the more i read and see in picture above he was a well well dressed mob guy and was so well versed in the rackets he was the acting underboss for carlo gambino in the early 70tys when neil d was locked up on tax stuff. sammy really had a dislike for him and flatout disprespects him more then even gotti in his book. only thing i can think happend thats public is jimmy brown told gotti on those tapes samyys trying to get in the garbage racket
its funny you read the way sammy bull talk about jimmy brown . like he was a bum pussy and the more i read and see in picture above he was a well well dressed mob guy and was so well versed in the rackets he was the acting underboss for carlo gambino in the early 70tys when neil d was locked up on tax stuff. sammy really had a dislike for him and flatout disprespects him more then even gotti in his book. only thing i can think happend thats public is jimmy brown told gotti on those tapes samyys trying to get in the garbage racket
First Gravano implicates Jimmy Brown in a murder, then he says in his book that if a black guy walked in and told Jimmy Brown that he killed Castellano and was the new boss Jimmy would say "Gee, great. What do you want me to do boss?" I don't know which is worse!
Must be jealousy over the garbage rackets. I think Gravano's guy Francolino took over after Jimmy Brown.
That is a great pic of Benny Siegel. Look how perfect that suit fits. They did everything right in those days. He probably had to stand still for 6 hours to get that fitted.
Tony Ducks is one of the scariest mf'ers I've ever seen. There's a few young pics of him where he just looks like something out of a George Romero movie.
Salvatore Testa had a way with the ladies, that's for sure.
Tony Ducks is one of the scariest mf'ers I've ever seen. There's a few young pics of him where he just looks like something out of a George Romero movie.
Salvatore Testa had a way with the ladies, that's for sure.
Tony Ducks looks scary indeed , but Aniello Dellacroce & Leoluca Bagarella are fighting over top spot .
I think young Tony Corallo looks scarier than both of them put together. The previous pic of him looks like something out of Night of the Living Dead. I don't even want to look at it again because I'm going to bed soon.
In the photo of Peter Gotti and Bruce Cutler there in a man posing on the right side of the page smiling with them. He looks like John Miller, who has worked over the years for both the New York and LA police departments. He became big in law enforcement after years as reporter covering trials like Gotti's, and is the reporter who once ambushed Gotti and Gravano as they came out of a place, the one where Gotti told him "You're misbehaving John" or words to that effect.
In the photo of Peter Gotti and Bruce Cutler there in a man posing on the right side of the page smiling with them. He looks like John Miller, who has worked over the years for both the New York and LA police departments. He became big in law enforcement after years as reporter covering trials like Gotti's, and is the reporter who once ambushed Gotti and Gravano as they came out of a place, the one where Gotti told him "You're misbehaving John" or words to that effect.
Yes it does look like John Miller. Also the pic with phil testa chickie and chuckie there is a woman in a red dress. I believe that is Rosina Rucci Salvies longtime girlfriend.Great Pics Moe!!!
John Miller's father was a journalist and mob groupie who named Frank Costello's wife to be John's actual godmother. Yes, that tough on crime reporter turned deputy commissioner of NYPD, his godmother is Frank Costello's wife.
looks like a nerd im guessing he was already inducted into the mob by 20 great pic thou. i was reading a old article about bruno facciolo from the luchese who fell out of favor with gas n vic and got whacked he owned a horn stable and raceway in brooklyn back then you go there to kearn how to ride horses. the pic with sammy an the horse made me remember it. bruno was loaded the place eventually was burned to the ground in the 90tys im sure his wife got a bundle from insurance but a horse farm/stable in brooklyn the property value today
looks like a nerd im guessing he was already inducted into the mob by 20 great pic thou. i was reading a old article about bruno facciolo from the luchese who fell out of favor with gas n vic and got whacked he owned a horn stable and raceway in brooklyn back then you go there to kearn how to ride horses. the pic with sammy an the horse made me remember it. bruno was loaded the place eventually was burned to the ground in the 90tys im sure his wife got a bundle from insurance but a horse farm/stable in brooklyn the property value today
These guys even got their tenterhooks in John Holmes and Ron Jeremy. Is there anything the mob doesn't have a vested interest in?
moe it was a wierd article it was more about this horse stable in brooklyn ny where people in nyc went to leran to ride horse sure as shit it was owned by bruno and wife i was thinking wow i never learned to post links theres like a memory page of people who grew up in brooklyn and remeberd all the good time ect. back to mmd you think he already whacked someone before that picture wow. hes sharpe vant say he aint just idk. the pics with sonny fran. and his kid look like since hes rleased so much for the post article saying hes underboss that be a bad look for the persicos
siegel was in las vegas doing what lansky told him to do, lansky was the brains behind las vegas not siegel, bugsy was a moron compared to meyer lansky
Quick FYI about the ones I posted starting here. They've been updated with what I consider to be slightly better versions, for anyone that might have saved them. They shouldn't appear any less clear, and should scale just the same.
Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti (March 23, 1940 – December 16, 1985) was a New York mobster with the Gambino crime family who served as underboss for two weeks.
Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti (March 23, 1940 – December 16, 1985) was a New York mobster with the Gambino crime family who served as underboss for two weeks.
I always knew who Bilotti was, I just wanted to do a quick search to see how he rose through the ranks in the Gambinos. Thought that line on his wikipedia page was funny.
I always knew who Bilotti was, I just wanted to do a quick search to see how he rose through the ranks in the Gambinos. Thought that line on his wikipedia page was funny.
its a good question. His rise is a little bitch sketchy. I know by 83 he is very tight with Paul. In one wiretap they are discussing the tributes that john/gene gotti had given them
It was one of those "driver" relationships, at least in part. Like Vito Genovese and Chin Gigante. That's a position of trust bestowed upon you, to be a personal driver for a high ranking member. Why did Paul put so much faith in the guy? Who knows, really...
In the photo of Peter Gotti and Bruce Cutler there in a man posing on the right side of the page smiling with them. He looks like John Miller, who has worked over the years for both the New York and LA police departments. He became big in law enforcement after years as reporter covering trials like Gotti's, and is the reporter who once ambushed Gotti and Gravano as they came out of a place, the one where Gotti told him "You're misbehaving John" or words to that effect.
Yes it does look like John Miller. Also the pic with phil testa chickie and chuckie there is a woman in a red dress. I believe that is Rosina Rucci Salvies longtime girlfriend.Great Pics Moe!!!
Crusher....did u ever read Rosina's book about their relationship (her & Salvie)?...it's an intersting small gem of a read.
In the photo of Peter Gotti and Bruce Cutler there in a man posing on the right side of the page smiling with them. He looks like John Miller, who has worked over the years for both the New York and LA police departments. He became big in law enforcement after years as reporter covering trials like Gotti's, and is the reporter who once ambushed Gotti and Gravano as they came out of a place, the one where Gotti told him "You're misbehaving John" or words to that effect.
Yes it does look like John Miller. Also the pic with phil testa chickie and chuckie there is a woman in a red dress. I believe that is Rosina Rucci Salvies longtime girlfriend.Great Pics Moe!!!
Crusher....did u ever read Rosina's book about their relationship (her & Salvie)?...it's an intersting small gem of a read.
Look at old granddad. It's as if he were just a school custodian his entire life. Just as any hero can live long enough to be a villain, any villain can live long enough to be a hero. I would not be surprised if he and Michael get a reality show.
menofhonor_cosanostra on IG has a ton of rare photos. Quite a few of Capone when he had hair, some 70’s Gotti pics, rare Genovese pics, Tony Salerno in prison, etc..
menofhonor_cosanostra on IG has a ton of rare photos. Quite a few of Capone when he had hair, some 70’s Gotti pics, rare Genovese pics, Tony Salerno in prison, etc..
Re: the pic of Ocera in his boxing days.
Is it me or does it look like he has massive balls in that pic?
It reminds me of Stan's dad in that one episode of South Park.
wasnt tony rossi a fbi agent? i wonder why he never did a book or even a interview. guy must not have liked the spotlight. is he some big official in dc today?
didnt the milwaukee boss do alittle investigation and found out rossi and his vending machine business was a fbi sting. and he cutt off all talks to him. they just shut the operation down and moved it to florida? somewhere i read frank balisteri knew they were feds and walked away.
i mean it would take 2 seconds im guessing if your not blinded by greed to look into when this vending machine shop opend, whose names on the license ect. does anyone know this guy or his family. whose he doing contrac6ts with and how long. cigarett vending machines was a huge racket in new england. i swear go to any bar around them juke box internet things just saying . i think. you think maroon 5 is getting a penny from that dollar some drunk chick put in it to hear girl like you :}
I found a book about Edgar Robb's undercover life in the Mob. Anybody read it? I mean there could be interesting information never mentioned before about Lefty, and Mirra etc.
He reminds me of Lennie from Of Mice and Men. And judging by Dante's stinkbomb anecdote, he has a similar IQ. So if he's active, for their sake, I hope it's just fetching coffee and donuts.
Thanks Nick I just seen the interviews you did with Sonny at the care home.. sad to hear that Mike only visits him once a year, obviously what he said is now lies. Uses his father in his videos and interviews, maybe some problem they have we don't know about... you would never think Sonny is over 100 if you looked at back of his head 90% black hair
Not a picture but a youtube clip with Francesco Inzerillo (cousin of Carlo Gambino) who left New York and went back to the streets of Palermo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHakvp_kzgU
Slain Gambino boss Frank Cali (R.I.P.) enjoying himself with now imprisioned Sicilian mobster Gianni Nicchi and some other friends at a NYC restaurant many years ago...
Slain Gambino boss Frank Cali (R.I.P.) enjoying himself with now imprisioned Sicilian mobster Gianni Nicchi and some other friends at a NYC restaurant many years ago...
Like someone else said,its confirmed years ago that its not Frank Cali.
Slain Gambino boss Frank Cali (R.I.P.) enjoying himself with now imprisioned Sicilian mobster Gianni Nicchi and some other friends at a NYC restaurant many years ago...
Like someone else said,its confirmed years ago that its not Frank Cali.
That is definitely Cali. I am not sure who "confirmed" it wasn't but that's definitely him. Carmela who use to post here confirmed it and I think she either knew him or had met him. Also its widely known that cali had a black girlfriend for years.
Slain Gambino boss Frank Cali (R.I.P.) enjoying himself with now imprisioned Sicilian mobster Gianni Nicchi and some other friends at a NYC restaurant many years ago...
Like someone else said,its confirmed years ago that its not Frank Cali.
That is definitely Cali. I am not sure who "confirmed" it wasn't but that's definitely him. Carmela who use to post here confirmed it and I think she either knew him or had met him. Also its widely known that cali had a black girlfriend for years.
I agree, I think it does look like him.
We should always remember, we see pics of these people that can vary through the years. People change appearance through the years. I think its him.
Sample: Tommy Pitera looks very different in many of his pictures that have been captured and released to public.
Here's a link using the wayback machine to some rare pictures of roy demeo. It's been taken down on current site and its protected so I cant post it here. Go to page 10 at the bottom to see one of him and his wife I've never seen before plus others of his death certificate.
Here's a link using the wayback machine to some rare pictures of roy demeo. It's been taken down on current site and its protected so I cant post it here. Go to page 10 at the bottom to see one of him and his wife I've never seen before plus others of his death certificate.
Thanks here's one of the Gemini Lounge back when it was still the Gemini Lounge. It's different then the one you always see that originated in Murder Machine. From the Brooklyn Tax Website
Thanks here's one of the Gemini Lounge back when it was still the Gemini Lounge. It's different then the one you always see that originated in Murder Machine. From the Brooklyn Tax Website
Roy Cohen was also the attorney that got Gotti the man slaughter deal for the murder of McBratney for killing and kidnapping Carlos Nephew. Roy Cohn also Represented Donald Trump and got him the shady deals to begin his house of cards. Yes Cohen was gay and Died of AIDS IN 1988, it was in Roy Cohens office that he brought Trump and Fat Tony Salerno together to iron out the scab labor and concrete for Trump. Cohen got his start with famous Commie crazy Joe McCarthy in the 1950s.
Ray Wags, Joey Merlino, and Peter Tuccio. Peter is a Gambino associate who was Merlino's escort or bodyguard or whatever while he was in NY during his trial.
Thanks Bronx you're right. Francesco Inzerillo, nicknamed u' truttaturi (sicilian dialect for "the trotter"), is the son of Pietro Inzerillo. He is also Franky Boy's brother-in-law.
Lufthansa Robbery Crime Scene Murder: Bodies of Robert "Frenchy" McMahon and Joe Manri (Manriquez).
Holy crap!
Where Did you get this? Do you have more?
This is very rare.....never seen this.
These guys were left on corner of Schenectady Ave off Ave M. Just a few blocks from the Gemini Lounge.
Little bit of digging around. Ask and you shall receive. Maybe we can put a picture next to his Wikipedia Page Now.
Picture is of Frenchy McMahon in 1975.
Wow.... strange pic. Did not know either one of them but seen him once in real life. Dead in front of my House.
The car they were in was right across the street from my house, I walked out of my house on my way to school early that morning, lit a smoke and noticed a kid from down the next block looking in the car and then swiftly running back home. I crossed the street , peered into the drivers side of the car and saw two men who had obviously been whacked.
Ran back into my house and woke everyone who was not up and told them what was out there, we went back outside and several minutes later NYPD was shutting it down, asked my Mother if they could use the phone to set up a base and she said “ NO, Get the fuck out of my houseâ€. Someone had already let them in to use the phone once but she shut that down.
We had many friends and FAMILY on both sides of the LAW at the time and would never choose sides for good reasons.
Lufthansa Robbery Crime Scene Murder: Bodies of Robert "Frenchy" McMahon and Joe Manri (Manriquez).
Holy crap!
Where Did you get this? Do you have more?
This is very rare.....never seen this.
These guys were left on corner of Schenectady Ave off Ave M. Just a few blocks from the Gemini Lounge.
Little bit of digging around. Ask and you shall receive. Maybe we can put a picture next to his Wikipedia Page Now.
Picture is of Frenchy McMahon in 1975.
Wow.... strange pic. Did not know either one of them but seen him once in real life. Dead in front of my House.
The car they were in was right across the street from my house, I walked out of my house on my way to school early that morning, lit a smoke and noticed a kid from down the next block looking in the car and then swiftly running back home. I crossed the street , peered into the drivers side of the car and saw two men who had obviously been whacked.
Ran back into my house and woke everyone who was not up and told them what was out there, we went back outside and several minutes later NYPD was shutting it down, asked my Mother if they could use the phone to set up a base and she said “ NO, Get the fuck out of my houseâ€. Someone had already let them in to use the phone once but she shut that down.
We had many friends and FAMILY on both sides of the LAW at the time and would never choose sides for good reasons.
Nice I got the pictures online and am 99% sure both are authentic of both men. The source is reliable.
I always wondered about the Lufthansa people and others around Burke/Hill. I have been digging for pictures and information of people like Angelo Sepe, Richard Eaton, and Marty Krugman. There are a few online, but I wanna see more. I have like one or two more I found recently as well.
Any chance of digging up a photo of Billy Batts? Or whatever his name was? Seems to be some questions around his identity. There's gotta be something out there on him.
Any chance of digging up a photo of Billy Batts? Or whatever his name was? Seems to be some questions around his identity. There's gotta be something out there on him.
I question the picture online about him. Only thing I can find are articles of him getting arrested in early 60s with Carmine Galante.
Any chance of digging up a photo of Billy Batts? Or whatever his name was? Seems to be some questions around his identity. There's gotta be something out there on him.
I question the picture online about him. Only thing I can find are articles of him getting arrested in early 60s with Carmine Galante.
A while back Nick Pilleggi was on the Adam Carolla podcast and they were discussing Goodfellas and Casino. He said that Billy Batts was his real name and that he was one of the only made guys that had a mustache and beard. He also said the famous Jimmy "Two Times" "I'm gonna get the papers, get the papers" guy's nickname was actually Johnny "Echoes" but they couldn't get the OK to use it or the family didn't want it used for whatever reason. Like how Jimmy Burke's family wanted to get paid, so they changed the name to Conway. Don't know why the guy's family would object to it, it's not like he was a main character or he was portrayed in a negative light or anything. I know the official movie poster for Goodfellas has a generic mob guy dead on it beneath Henry/Jimmy/Tommy, but the guy looks an awful lot like Jimmy "two times". Ha.
Any chance of digging up a photo of Billy Batts? Or whatever his name was? Seems to be some questions around his identity. There's gotta be something out there on him.
I question the picture online about him. Only thing I can find are articles of him getting arrested in early 60s with Carmine Galante.
A while back Nick Pilleggi was on the Adam Carolla podcast and they were discussing Goodfellas and Casino. He said that Billy Batts was his real name and that he was one of the only made guys that had a mustache and beard. He also said the famous Jimmy "Two Times" "I'm gonna get the papers, get the papers" guy's nickname was actually Johnny "Echoes" but they couldn't get the OK to use it or the family didn't want it used for whatever reason. Like how Jimmy Burke's family wanted to get paid, so they changed the name to Conway. Don't know why the guy's family would object to it, it's not like he was a main character or he was portrayed in a negative light or anything. I know the official movie poster for Goodfellas has a generic mob guy dead on it beneath Henry/Jimmy/Tommy, but the guy looks an awful lot like Jimmy "two times". Ha.
I heard about Johnny Echoes, he is mentioned in the book wiseguy. Johnny Echoes LNU. Billy Batts real name was William Bentvena. Picture of Bentvena circulating online, do not know if that is really him or not.
quiet dom looks like he still calling shots. hes 90ty and that picture looks recent, maybe a few yrs back. genovese keep these old guys around. dentico and matt the horse benny eggs mickey g. all surposely still active into there 90tys.....
ya a father and son in the same federal facility is new to me. its says massimino is in philly fdc rite now. pretty crazy the ex underboss of the family is locked up im guessing downtown philly shouting orders from his window. he was sentenced to 16 yr back in 2013 hes been locked up since 2011. maybe he has a appeal. looks like the place doesnt even have a yard stink to do time there
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That merlino photo is cut from a larger photo with Marty Angelina, the crow, Charley white and uncle Joe. Don't know how post from phone. It's a great pic
The Persico wedding pic is awesome..... you can see the couple of blood relative in the pic with the same eyes and face.
I love looking at old-timey pictures like this; there's a really good one of Nino Gaggi and his extended family in Murder Machine. The guy on Persico's left kind of looks like a young Ron Previte.
A few more in regards to Goodfellas and Lufthansa people.
First one is picture of Lewis Werner, only one ever convicted of Lufthansa Heist.
Second one is of Theresa Ferrera, I have never seen the picture before. One of the victims of Lufthansa.
Last one is a rare picture of Angelo Sepe, one of the Lufthansa suspects. Killed in 1984.
I've done a little research on Theresa Ferrera..she wasn't an innocent chick..she also did some drug dealing for certain members of the luccs….ran around w/ some unsavory characters...but ...man.... , was she hot ..used 2 b a Penthouse model..
In light of the new trailer just released for "The Irishman" starring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, I thought I'd share some rarely before seen photographs of the individuals being portrayed by the main cast:
Frank Sheeran smiles during a press conference in Wilmington, DE (1979):
Frank Sheeran walks into the Philadelphia Police HQ (1967):
Russell Bufalino accuses the government of encroaching upon his civil rights. Bufalino was set to be deported to Italy at the time (1974):
Russell Bufalino walks into court (1982):
A young Jimmy Hoffa (1948):
Jimmy Hoffa shakes hands with Detroit Judge James Del Rio and Martin Luther King Jr. (1960s):
Alleged Buffalo Crime Family Boss Joseph "Big Joe" Todaro Jr. (2019):
To the right is Shady Records rapper Conway The Machine, also a Buffalo native. Here's another interesting look how Big Joe runs his legitimate business:
Joe appears between 1:15 and 3:15 of the above video, showing he is old school to the bone.
Lufthansa Robbery Crime Scene Murder: Bodies of Robert "Frenchy" McMahon and Joe Manri (Manriquez).
Holy crap!
Where Did you get this? Do you have more?
This is very rare.....never seen this.
These guys were left on corner of Schenectady Ave off Ave M. Just a few blocks from the Gemini Lounge.
Little bit of digging around. Ask and you shall receive. Maybe we can put a picture next to his Wikipedia Page Now.
Picture is of Frenchy McMahon in 1975.
Wow.... strange pic. Did not know either one of them but seen him once in real life. Dead in front of my House.
The car they were in was right across the street from my house, I walked out of my house on my way to school early that morning, lit a smoke and noticed a kid from down the next block looking in the car and then swiftly running back home. I crossed the street , peered into the drivers side of the car and saw two men who had obviously been whacked.
Ran back into my house and woke everyone who was not up and told them what was out there, we went back outside and several minutes later NYPD was shutting it down, asked my Mother if they could use the phone to set up a base and she said “ NO, Get the fuck out of my houseâ€. Someone had already let them in to use the phone once but she shut that down.
We had many friends and FAMILY on both sides of the LAW at the time and would never choose sides for good reasons.
I read in Sammy Bulls autobiography he said he was among the onlookers who gathered around after the cops showed up and started securing the scene. I thought that was interesting.
I read in Sammy Bulls autobiography he said he was among the onlookers who gathered around after the cops showed up and started securing the scene. I thought that was interesting. [/quote]
Not impossible, even likely. The street we were on had several made guys from various families on it and Wild Bill Cutolo lived right around the corner on 48th St in that year and for many more after.
An older Lucky Luciano and Pasquale "Patsy" Eboli who was a captain in the Costello Family in Sicily..Patsy's brother, Tommy Eboli later became acting-boss when the Costello Family became the Genovese Family.
An older Lucky Luciano and Pasquale "Patsy" Eboli who was a captain in the Costello Family in Sicily..Patsy's brother, Tommy Eboli later became acting-boss when the Costello Family became the Genovese Family.
I was the one who originally posted this picture. A relative of Patsy sent it to me.
I am new here,and have a lot of rare pics.How to upload photos?
Originally Posted by JimmyNapoli66
I am new here,and have a lot of rare pics.How to upload photos?
Welcome Jimmy Nap!! Please post your pics, I know you have the goods. Kind of hard for this old man to resize. I grew up in Knickerbocker village and my Moms whole side of the fam was in the life. Glad you are here.
There’s been a big misconception on who Lorenzo mannino is there’s been a number of pictures posted and thrown on the charts however this is mannino in 2019 in the Caribbean
That is not Lorenzo Mannino. No way no how fuggedabout it.
Nah man I know for a fact it is. he owns the restaurant and cafe on 18th ave along with half the block between them on 77th And 78th. Trust me on this one lol
That is not Lorenzo Mannino. No way no how fuggedabout it.
Nah man I know for a fact it is. he owns the restaurant and cafe on 18th ave along with half the block between them on 77th And 78th. Trust me on this one lol
Sorry pal but you don’t know for a fact because again that is not him.
That is a fact.
Bronx knows it ain’t him. I know it ain’t him and others who know what is what knows that ain’t him. Welcome to the board and all but you ain’t foolin’ nobody with that.
salami..that is lorenzo mannino.. but the cousin.. by the same name. so you are right but wrong
Ya that is the Lorenzo who was in the same crew as John and his brother when they got wrapped up for the Oliveri murder and trafficking charge. Word on the street he’s in jail in Palermo as we speak he’s also the same age bracket as the Gambino brothers makes sense than the 60 year old Mannino everyone claims
Not gonna sit here and debate but I wouldn’t spread misinformation if I wasn’t 100% sure about it. There will be someone on here who will eventually vouch for what I’m saying.
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ya a father and son in the same federal facility is new to me. its says massimino is in philly fdc rite now. pretty crazy the ex underboss of the family is locked up im guessing downtown philly shouting orders from his window. he was sentenced to 16 yr back in 2013 hes been locked up since 2011. maybe he has a appeal. looks like the place doesnt even have a yard stink to do time there
Believe it or not it’s not all that rare for brothers, father and son, cousins, etc to spend time in the same facility or for that matter share a cell. As long as they aren’t troublemakers there isn’t a counselor in the Feds that would deny the cell change request. It probably wouldn’t even come to that. One of the CO’s on the block would just handle it and update the count sheets.
No problem, guys. The third one is a who's who of the Philadelphia mob in the eighties. I really like that one. Such a trip to see Joey Merlino, Lawrence Merlino, Salvatore Merlino, Phil Leonetti, Nick Scarfo and Salvatore Testa in the same picture knowing what we do now about all four of them. So much personal, interfamilial deceit and betrayal encapsulated in one picture.
It's a trip to wonder how different things would've been if Salvatore Testa, in particular, remained alive and continued his ascension. We know Scarfo, Leonetti and the two elder Merlinos would've ended up in prison or ratting one way or other, but if Testa remained on the streets would he have been an ally of Merlino or would they end up in each other's crosshairs?
Here this picture you can see most of the guys who got arrested in That Inzerillo case and corrupted mayor Salvatore Gambino In there with the next generation who are heavy on the streets of Brooklyn next generation Sicilian born Francesco Inzerillo calgero zito and Salvatore Gambino and thomas Gambino is tommy Gambino Rosario Gambino son ?
I heard they have a crew in Philly and how old are them ? And I think they removed Salvatore Gambino out of that spot for mafia association I hear Francesco Inzerillo and Calogero are the the new bridge between mafias families in Sicily and here. How Old are they ? I’ve seen both with Lorenzo Mannino at his spot down Brooklyn 18th av I thought Francesco Inzerillo was like 40 but there’s so many of them
Here this picture you can see most of the guys who got arrested in That Inzerillo case and corrupted mayor Salvatore Gambino In there with the next generation who are heavy on the streets of Brooklyn next generation Sicilian born Francesco Inzerillo calgero zito and Salvatore Gambino and thomas Gambino is tommy Gambino Rosario Gambino son ?
I wonder who this guy is with Roy. Anyone know or have an idea?
My best bet would be Joseph Brocchini (at least judging by the hairline LOL). He died 43 though, the guy on photos definitely looks older
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. Yeah I don’t think that’s Brocchini. Also Roy and him and a feud which ended with Roy killing him in 76. This picture takes place after all that I think
There was a documentary with vic orenas son (legit one) reminiscing about his childhood and how tommy desimone used to come to see his dad all the time at his house and once threatened an ice cream driver or something for the son (can’t remember the exact story but was some crazy stuff). apparently he was a family friend and done stuff for vic
Terence...no Leo was about 12 when this was taken- this is early 80's. The mn on the far right was Joe Lopresti who was killed a few years ago in Montreal- Lopresti's son was also assassinated-Don't know who the guy in the middle is..he is not a Montrealer. This photo was taken at a wedding in Brooklyn
this was some huge herion guy from italy bono wedding photos theres abunch. the feds made alot of cases with the pics. thiere one with a 21 yr old vinny gorgeous with abunch of heavy bonanno's rite before they all got killed in the 3 capo hit. to see all the pics would be cool. the guy just invited like every herion trafficker in nyc to his wedding. hes a funny looking guy to. ive never found out what happend to him i think he fled usa and got abunch 0f time in italy. guiseppe bono something like that. he had to be a inducted bonanno guy cause there was alot of just brooklyn guys like anthony spero and all his crew
Someone here in Montreal had a look at that photo and told me that the guy in the middle who looks like early 20's is a Caruana...Sicilian clan from Siculiana -Caruana Cuntrera clan. Active in New York, Montreal, Toronto, Venezuela, Sicilia, mainland Italy and England. Related to the Manno and Rizzuto families from the same town. All of whom were very active in Montreal, and still are even now after the war.
crazy the feds must want him so bad i bet hes smart allready picked a successor probaly some guy we never heard his name. hes gonna be phil benny squint with a acting boss street boss under boss and consig all on the street and he'll just nod yes or no. hes what like 60 early
when joey merlino was going to the genovese xmis partys in the bronxs at pats i wonder why with that genovese guy recording they never mentioned barney, he mentiond dan leo but never barney b
there smart and he must have so much respect that people point at there chin or something. massino couldnt even get him trapped on new charges no one must get near him unless i bet he was on your cell block and you put in work or someshit. he makes frank cali look like a no one but same time barney was made in 77 according to fish cafaro. cali was made in 97ish. that guys the real deal. i bet hes super hands off, i cant picture even chin gigante holding making ceromonys in the 80tys fun fact no one ever testified gotti ran there induction. scars said other people did it so did frank fap. was in beneath them 2 bosses you think? i will say sammy the bulls accont of pauls induction was cool as shit i would think. all 3 guys were there
even scarfo made it a point to be at the inducions. wouldnt you think it makes the guys loyal to you. but gotti was on tape saying he was inducting guys just no one flipped and said john gotti pricked my finger or whatever
even scarfo made it a point to be at the inducions. wouldnt you think it makes the guys loyal to you. but gotti was on tape saying he was inducting guys just no one flipped and said john gotti pricked my finger or whatever
It depends. There are times when the boss isn’t as the induction ceremony. For example Gotti wasn’t there for the Christmas Eve 1988 induction for Junior, Mikey Scars, and Bobby Boriello
Gotti didnt go to the christmas eve ceremony because his son was being inducted and he didnt think it would of looked good. Otherwise, he would of went.
Gotti didnt go to the christmas eve ceremony because his son was being inducted and he didnt think it would of looked good. Otherwise, he would of went
Your Right...... different guy but ironically same last name and same results.
John (Otto) Heidel Killed Oct. 8, 1987 Member of a burglary ring known as the Bypass Gang was marked for death by Casso after Mafia cops confirm he was an informant secretly taping conversations. Heidel, 30, was gunned down while changing a car tire on E. 35th St. in Brooklyn
That's Otto Hydell. He was an informant. He was supposedly very tough, but when Tommy Pitera approached and called him a rat, he didn't dare raise his hands. His tire was made flat so he'd have to bend and fix. He saw the gunman and tried to run; was chased and murdered.
jimmy hydell was dan marinos nephew from his wifes side im guessing otto hydell was related to them. whats there last name german i mean otto is a strange first name to. then another hydell was killed by the gambinos in 99 for snitching. jimmys brother. this was all mafia cops doing to crazy. all 3 were fingerd as rats by eppolito or the other cop i think the hydell killed in 99 was trying to avenge his brothers killers
Salvatore Merlino, Nicky Scarfo and Louis Matteo arriving at the 11th and Wharton St. police station for booking after the murder of William F. Dugan in a diner at 3rd St. and Oregon Av. [Summer, 1963]
Joseph N. Gallo
Vito Genovese family, including son, Philip, at his funeral
Salvatore Merlino, Nicky Scarfo and Louis Matteo arriving at the 11th and Wharton St. police station for booking after the murder of William F. Dugan in a diner at 3rd St. and Oregon Av. [Summer, 1963]
Joseph N. Gallo
Vito Genovese family, including son, Philip, at his funeral
Jimmy Burke
Anthony Senter
Originally Posted by Moe_Tilden
Salvatore Merlino, Nicky Scarfo and Louis Matteo arriving at the 11th and Wharton St. police station for booking after the murder of William F. Dugan in a diner at 3rd St. and Oregon Av. [Summer, 1963]
Joseph N. Gallo
Vito Genovese family, including son, Philip, at his funeral
Jimmy Burke
Anthony Senter
Nice one of Scarf. inc.& the rest...Thanx Moe..once again 4 ur tedious photo searching!..
Chuckie Merlino was a goofy lookin' dude if I may say so.....I gather he must have been about 22 or so since I did the math & Scarfo was about 32, they have 10 yrs apart..
Chuckie Merlino was a goofy lookin' dude if I may say so.....I gather he must have been about 22 or so since I did the math & Scarfo was about 32, they have 10 yrs apart..
Chuckie Merlino was a goofy lookin' dude if I may say so.....I gather he must have been about 22 or so since I did the math & Scarfo was about 32, they have 10 yrs apart..
Yeah that's Patti testa. Senter looks like he been heavy into the chisel. Great pic moe. The guy in between Roy and Patti looks like a testa. Maybe 1 of the younger brothers. The old guy sat down is Roy's next door neighbours cousin. Keep em coming moe!!!!!!! Appreciated
Yeah that's Patti testa. Senter looks like he been heavy into the chisel. Great pic moe. The guy in between Roy and Patti looks like a testa. Maybe 1 of the younger brothers. The old guy sat down is Roy's next door neighbours cousin. Keep em coming moe!!!!!!! Appreciated
Thanks for the added info re: that picture, Tommy.
The pic of a young Salvatore Merlino and Nicky Scarfo I particularly like.
I don't think I've found a picture of them any younger than that.
Chuckie Merlino was a goofy lookin' dude if I may say so.....I gather he must have been about 22 or so since I did the math & Scarfo was about 32, they have 10 yrs apart..
. I believe Chuckie was born in 1939 so he was probably 23-24 at the time of the Oregon Diner incident
windows gave the ravenite some class but it was probaly smart to brick over. the picture of henry hill with all those guys wow he really feel bad into the drugs. the picture of phil lucky ive never seen and bruno indelcato looks like a nutcase must have been when he was hiding out. always wonder what the back story was of who in the genovese family got him a pass from the commission. cause he was taken back into the family and was around in 83 84 85 till he was indicted in the commission case. im surprised big paul didnt have him killed to make one less co defendant next to him. i bet he said hes expandable
vincent angelino had a bad one hes like anuff to be named consig in the colombo family then the acting boss orena and im thinking persico's snuffed him out. why up him then
vincent angelino had a bad one hes like anuff to be named consig in the colombo family then the acting boss orena and im thinking persico's snuffed him out. why up him then
According to Larry Mazza, Vic Orena convinced Angelino to poll the captains on taking Persico down and making Orena official boss. Persico found out about it and had Angelino killed. Then Orena tried to do the same thing with Carmine Sessa.
massino said as boss from 93 to 03 he ran his guess atleast 60ty ceromonys crazy
Was he not the boss in the 80's? Or still Rastelli, out of all the top guys from 70's onwards I swear Rastelli seems to have been the least known or written about guy
windows gave the ravenite some class but it was probaly smart to brick over. the picture of henry hill with all those guys wow he really feel bad into the drugs. the picture of phil lucky ive never seen and bruno indelcato looks like a nutcase must have been when he was hiding out. always wonder what the back story was of who in the genovese family got him a pass from the commission. cause he was taken back into the family and was around in 83 84 85 till he was indicted in the commission case. im surprised big paul didnt have him killed to make one less co defendant next to him. i bet he said hes expandable
Wasn't Bruno Indelicato a coke fiend? Around that time. I'm sure I've read that.
@ MOE T,. is that Tommy DeSimone you captioned , the one from Goodfellas infamy.
massino said as boss from 93 to 03 he ran his guess atleast 60ty ceromonys crazy
Was he not the boss in the 80's? Or still Rastelli, out of all the top guys from 70's onwards I swear Rastelli seems to have been the least known or written about guy
Massino only got as high as underboss in the 80s, but it sounds like he was essentially running things by the late 80s.
Just came across a daily news New York exclusive from 3/12/1992, on Google titled Body shop mobster rubbed out. It's about Patti testa. It looks like and I'm assuming it's him, a picture of Patti testa, assassinated and a full body picture attending a police photo profiling. I'm sorry I don't know how to upload.
Just came across a daily news New York exclusive from 3/12/1992, on Google titled Body shop mobster rubbed out. It's about Patti testa. It looks like and I'm assuming it's him, a picture of Patti testa, assassinated and a full body picture attending a police photo profiling. I'm sorry I don't know how to upload.
Wow, that's crazy. Guy looks like any random fella you'd run into at the grocery store standing in line or something. I've only seen the old mugshot pics. Cheers.
Thank you Moe, appreciated. Hope it's of interest to the board. I'd never seen that image before. Always felt sorry for him, in mob circumstances. He Realy did get thrown under the bus by someone he was 110% loyal to. Cheers again
Recent pic of Gene Borrello - a convicted violent criminal given a pass by the govt wearing a shirt with his mugshot on it? Reforming or glorifying? Is this available for purchase as well? Maybe next time he can wear a pic of the woman he tied up and bound as he was robbing her home. Doesn't seem he's too ashamed of his past as he vehemently claims.
I thought the cotillion or oriental manor. They all had that wall paper or whatever it is. I was trying to find pictures of the old catering halls in brooklyn I know there were a few on 86th st and some off of 18th ave etc. but who knows.
I thought the cotillion or oriental manor. They all had that wall paper or whatever it is. I was trying to find pictures of the old catering halls in brooklyn I know there were a few on 86th st and some off of 18th ave etc. but who knows.
former 10th and Oregon Crew member (Philly). Di Pietro was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in connection with the February 28, 2000 shooting death of Tad Rice-Green.
https://thenewyorkmafia.com/tommy-ocera/ I never heard of him until your post, Thank you. I think that Colombo Borgata is and always has been treacherous from Profaci to Colombo to ‘ the Snake’ lots of internecine warfare and friends killing friends. It starts at the top and rolls downhill.
What is the deal with the early 1900’s attire? Why did almost every single occupation where almost the exact same thing? Stock broker? Suit and tie.....Gangster? Suit and tie.....Newspaper delivery boy? Suit and tie And EVERYONE had a hat, including women No wonder it was easier to evade prosecution then, everyone had the same clothes on
Never seen that one of Ducks. I know he always looks scary in his younger pics. But damn son! That looks like he could be in a horror film.
That's not even the scariest one. There's a mugshot of him that's grainy and dark, and looks like he's levitating in mid air with his head tilted to the side. Same dead eyes he has in the pic above.
Edward Sciandra, Nicky Scarfo, and Joseph E. Todaro
Joseph N. Gallo and Frank Di Stefano
Martin Angelina and Joey Merlino (standing); Charles Iannece and Joseph Ligambi (sitting)
Peter Gotti, Frank Sivero, Dominick Pizzonia, Joseph Corozzo, and Ronnie Trucchio
Nick Di Pietro and Tommy Pitera
Finding it odd to see Nicky Scarfo meeting with Joe Todaro of Buffalo.
Nothing odd about it. You got 2 Pa bosses meeting with the boss of Buffalo. Lots of inter family business between those 3 for over 100 years. Lots of blood relatives between the 3 as well.
Hey Hood Im from Metro Van, Canada believe it or not. I’m terms of era I don’t doubt that one bit! For decades my mob interests has mainly focused on Philly & Chicago… it’s nice 2 see u posting again! Cheers
That’s his wife “Nikki Northâ€. Philip belonged to the Chicago Outfit & was a made man. Philip & his brother Ron both met their fate in 1962 killed by local Irish thugs Billy McCarthy & Jimmy Miraglia in Elmwood Park…Soon after the two thugs were infamously made an example out of & were tortured to death… If you saw Casino there’s a scene in there based on Billy’s death were they put his head in a vice & his eye pops out before killing him.
All the pics of Ducks during his trial make him look grandfatherly until you listen to the Jaguar tapes. He has thst dead eye look and pretty intimidating when he was young.
A few months ago, longtime foes Don King and Mike Tyson had dinner in Miami.
The man sitting between them is Alvin Malnik, a man who at one point was considered to be so close to Meyer Lansky that the FBI believed that dealing with Malnik was the same as dealing with Lansky. That controversial claim was later backed by mob associate turned government witness Vincent Teresa in open court.
Malnik, an attorney who throughout the years had denied ever knowing Meyer Lansky has only in recent years admitted that he had indeed been very close to the legendary mob tycoon. Although he maintains that the two were only friends.
Malnik made millions by owning and selling the rights to Scopitone, a video-jukebox company that swept Europe in the 1960s. The SEC believed it was a mob front after discovering that Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo and Jerry Catena owned shares in the company. Alo, who was particularly close to Malnik and was often seen in his company, was convicted of obstruction of justice in the Scopitone case after he refused to answer questions regarding his dealings with Malnik.
To this day, Alvin Malnik has never been convicted of a crime. Unlike his late friend Lansky, who seemingly died broke, Alvin Malnik is believed to be one of the wealthiest people in the United States.
A few months ago, longtime foes Don King and Mike Tyson had dinner in Miami.
The man sitting between them is Alvin Malnik, a man who at one point was considered to be so close to Meyer Lansky that the FBI believed that dealing with Malnik was the same as dealing with Lansky. That controversial claim was later backed by mob associate turned government witness Vincent Teresa in open court.
Malnik, an attorney who throughout the years had denied ever knowing Meyer Lansky has only in recent years admitted that he had indeed been very close to the legendary mob tycoon. Although he maintains that the two were only friends.
Malnik made millions by owning and selling the rights to Scopitone, a video-jukebox company that swept Europe in the 1960s. The SEC believed it was a mob front after discovering that Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo and Jerry Catena owned shares in the company. Alo, who was particularly close to Malnik and was often seen in his company, was convicted of obstruction of justice in the Scopitone case after he refused to answer questions regarding his dealings with Malnik.
To this day, Alvin Malnik has never been convicted of a crime. Unlike his late friend Lansky, who seemingly died broke, Alvin Malnik is believed to be one of the wealthiest people in the United States.
Probably involved in the tail end of LCN influence over boxing.
Good to see Tyson let bygones be bygones for his own sanity probably……He threw a water bottle at him not too long ago but quickly called to apologized…Believe Don acknowledged he knows Mike is a good guy.
“Lansky, who seemingly died broke….†I guess it comes down to who you believe. Lacey said he died basically broke. Messick said he hid his cash with others….including Malnik. Lansky’s daughter claims his brother Jake ended up with all the money.
I fall on the side that money was never an issue. While I believe the $300 million was a gross exaggeration, I doubt that a man of his intelligence, savvy and long-time power in the Underworld died broke….probably living his final years similar to peers like Costello
“Lansky, who seemingly died broke….†I guess it comes down to who you believe. Lacey said he died basically broke. Messick said he hid his cash with others….including Malnik. Lansky’s daughter claims his brother Jake ended up with all the money.
I fall on the side that money was never an issue. While I believe the $300 million was a gross exaggeration, I doubt that a man of his intelligence, savvy and long-time power in the Underworld died broke….probably living his final years similar to peers like Costello
Originally Posted by mobcleve
“Lansky, who seemingly died broke….†I guess it comes down to who you believe. Lacey said he died basically broke. Messick said he hid his cash with others….including Malnik. Lansky’s daughter claims his brother Jake ended up with all the money.
I fall on the side that money was never an issue. While I believe the $300 million was a gross exaggeration, I doubt that a man of his intelligence, savvy and long-time power in the Underworld died broke….probably living his final years similar to peers like Costello
Originally Posted by mobcleve
“Lansky, who seemingly died broke….†I guess it comes down to who you believe. Lacey said he died basically broke. Messick said he hid his cash with others….including Malnik. Lansky’s daughter claims his brother Jake ended up with all the money.
I fall on the side that money was never an issue. While I believe the $300 million was a gross exaggeration, I doubt that a man of his intelligence, savvy and long-time power in the Underworld died broke….probably living his final years similar to peers like Costello
Originally Posted by mobcleve
“Lansky, who seemingly died broke….†I guess it comes down to who you believe. Lacey said he died basically broke. Messick said he hid his cash with others….including Malnik. Lansky’s daughter claims his brother Jake ended up with all the money.
I fall on the side that money was never an issue. While I believe the $300 million was a gross exaggeration, I doubt that a man of his intelligence, savvy and long-time power in the Underworld died broke….probably living his final years similar to peers like Costello
Originally Posted by mobcleve
“Lansky, who seemingly died broke….†I guess it comes down to who you believe. Lacey said he died basically broke. Messick said he hid his cash with others….including Malnik. Lansky’s daughter claims his brother Jake ended up with all the money.
I fall on the side that money was never an issue. While I believe the $300 million was a gross exaggeration, I doubt that a man of his intelligence, savvy and long-time power in the Underworld died broke….probably living his final years similar to peers like Costello
I can tell you what I know. I was close to the Jake Lansky side of the family in fact I spent time with Jake . His wife Anna and was very close with their grandson David S. ( now deceased) I knew his cousins who were Meyers grandkids but plead the fifth there as one of them is trying to put himself out there on social media as a mob expert and he is quite ignorant of the life. Meyer lived in North Miami Beach and Jake lived in Hallandale. They owned respective residences but in my opinion Jake and Anna were better off. That 300 million dollar story is bullshit perpetuated by unchecked media and lying cops ( prosecutors are cops to me) Meyer lost a great deal of money in Cuba and people forget that what money he did make even though he was Meyer he still got taxed by the Genovese. They were close friends with Jimmy Ali but business is business.
Maybe it's just me,but Joe Lombardo's mugshot (the one taken by the FBI in the 70's in Chicago) always reminds me of Anton Chigurh,the villain in "No country for old men"
I agree, I dont think they will ever admit it but id put money on it Lombardo played an influence on that characters appearance… During writing & production for the movie Lombardo was a hot topic due to the family secrets trial
Wow Scarfo! Wish we had more of him from prison over the years. He’s at the end of the road here it looks like. Wonder if this photo came from a family member.(blood family)
people forget that what money he did make even though he was Meyer he still got taxed by the Genovese.
So when did Lansky start having to pay?
I can't imagine he was paying under Lucky, is it safe to believe once Costello flees and Genovese takes over that Lansky started to have to pay?
I don’t believe that Lansky was ever taxed. He had partners, coordinated investors, etc. and handled the “payouts”. He was a peer, never an underling, until the day he died.
I agree on Lasky never being taxed. He was in with the bosses from the beginning, and was partners with many. He was long time friends with too many people and was more powerful than most members, and as powerful as any boss.
Colombo Family Capodecina James "Jimmy Green Eyes" Clemenza
This is actually not "Jerry Green Eyes" who is the son of the guy in the photo. This is his dad, James Clemenza Sr., aka "Jimmy Brown" who was, as you say, a skipper with the Brooklyn faction years ago. He died many years back. Very low key guy. I'm actually doing a writeup on him and his brothers now. All three were solid guys. People are aware of Jimmy. But he had two brothers also involved. I'll be posting them up in the next few weeks.
This pic is of JB as a young guy. Gotta be from back in the 1940s or so I imagine.
Colombo Family Capodecina James "Jimmy Green Eyes" Clemenza
This is actually not "Jerry Green Eyes" who is the son of the guy in the photo. This is his dad, James Clemenza Sr., aka "Jimmy Brown" who was, as you say, a skipper with the Brooklyn faction years ago. He died many years back. Very low key guy. I'm actually doing a writeup on him and his brothers now. All three were solid guys. People are aware of Jimmy. But he had two brothers also involved. I'll be posting them up in the next few weeks.
This pic is of JB as a young guy. Gotta be from back in the 1940s or so I imagine.
Appreciate the correction. Im not familiar with Jerry's brothers or their Father. Interested to read your upcoming piece
I read deadly associates recently… good read but i dont agree with how they portray this Danny as an innocent victim. Danny & Emma both knew what could happen getting into business with the boys & Its not wise to bring your son with you to work a day your set to testify against the Outfit…
Appreciate that, I try not to post the ones i acquired from your site or other sites/pages. Its interesting posting in here, you want to post good stuff but not your best stuff, but the best stuff is probably the most rare ones, so those are what you end up sharing. Im an aspiring OC writer so i really enjoy your work, Great Job, ive learned alot through your pieces
Thank you for the compliment Tommy. I greatly appreciate the vote of confidence in my work. It's always invigorating when someone enjoys your work and lets you know it.
I had the Clemenza and Carrozza pics (although Carrozza was black and white), but I hope you don't mind if I snatch a few from you for my gallery. You have a couple of unique pics, and some nice clean shots. Di Lapi and Castellano pics is very graphic and clear. And some of those murder scenes are solid too.
I gotta say it again. Good work my friend. Keep it up. I'm really enjoying your posts. It's refreshing to see
[quote=TommyIrish]Appreciate that, I try not to post the ones i acquired from your site or other sites/pages. Its interesting posting in here, you want to post good stuff but not your best stuff, but the best stuff is probably the most rare ones, so those are what you end up sharing. Im an aspiring OC writer so i really enjoy your work, Great Job, ive learned alot through your pieces
Thank you for the compliment Tommy. I greatly appreciate the vote of confidence in my work. It's always invigorating when someone enjoys your work and lets you know it.
I had the Clemenza and Carrozza pics (although Carrozza was black and white), but I hope you don't mind if I snatch a few from you for my gallery. You have a couple of unique pics, and some nice clean shots. Di Lapi and Castellano pics is very graphic and clear. And some of those murder scenes are solid too.
I gotta say it again. Good work my friend. Keep it up. I'm really enjoying your posts. It's refreshing to see
No not at all, please use them freely, ive saved many from your galleries, Thank You thats Much Appreciated, its nice to hear that you are enjoying some of them
Westside Skipper Aldofo Bruno & his soldier Tony DeLevo. DeLevo was being groomed to be Captain by the last skipper Baba Scibelli, before Big Al took the reigns
Westside Skipper Aldofo Bruno & his soldier Tony DeLevo. DeLevo was being groomed to be Captain by the last skipper Baba Scibelli, before Big Al took the reigns
Very good pic of Al Bruno and Skipper Delevo
My Mistake, It was my understanding he was gonna be Skipper but they got piched on a big rico case and than Al was put in instead
On another note Tommy. If you ever write something you feel is solid enough to get posted up, let me know. I don't typically open my doors to others, but if I like what you write and feel it fits with the other content of ButtonGuys I'd welcome you to post up by me for exposure (if thats even something you'd be interested in). Let me know
Westside Skipper Aldofo Bruno & his soldier Tony DeLevo. DeLevo was being groomed to be Captain by the last skipper Baba Scibelli, before Big Al took the reigns
Very good pic of Al Bruno and Skipper Delevo
My Mistake, It was my understanding he was gonna be Skipper but they got piched on a big rico case and than Al was put in instead
Anthony Delevo's nickname was "skipper" lol
And I think you're right. At one time he served in an "acting" capacity when the crew got fucked up for awhile and guys were away. Al Bruno was a good man. It was a shame what they did to him
Westside Skipper Aldofo Bruno & his soldier Tony DeLevo. DeLevo was being groomed to be Captain by the last skipper Baba Scibelli, before Big Al took the reigns
Very good pic of Al Bruno and Skipper Delevo
My Mistake, It was my understanding he was gonna be Skipper but they got piched on a big rico case and than Al was put in instead
Anthony Delevo's nickname was "skipper" lol
And I think you're right. At one time he served in an "acting" capacity when the crew got fucked up for awhile and guys were away. Al Bruno was a good man. It was a shame what they did to him
I wasnt aware that was Delevo's nickname. I hear he was a gentleman and a fair man, I never understood why with how well he knew the life, that he would ever talk to the G about anything, let alone getting penciled down in a 302 givin up whos Amico Nostra to the feds. He knew what he was riskin if that ever got out
That was a complete bullshit 302 by a fed who wrote the conversation he had with Bruno they way he wanted it to sound. NOT the way Al had discussed it with the fed. Bruno was no rat! He was a standup guy all the way. HIs words were twisted to make it sound like he was opening up to the fed. All BS. He and the fed were on a first name basis. And words were taken out of context.
But that rat punk kid Arillotta used that to worm his way into betraying Al (who was Bingy's mentor by the way and had treated the kid well) with Artie Nigro (another brain surgeon). Big eyes! Greed! and being a scumbag!...thats all it takes (oh, and a .25 cent bullet behind the ear).
Treachery all the way! Nigro died behind bars for his greed and stupidity. And Arillotta became the rat that he always was in his heart!
That was a complete bullshit 302 by a fed who wrote the conversation he had with Bruno they way he wanted it to sound. NOT the way Al had discussed it with the fed. Bruno was no rat! He was a standup guy all the way. HIs words were twisted to make it sound like he was opening up to the fed. All BS. He and the fed were on a first name basis. And words were taken out of context.
But that rat punk kid Arillotta used that to worm his way into betraying Al (who was Bingy's mentor by the way and had treated the kid well) with Artie Nigro (another brain surgeon). Big eyes! Greed! and being a scumbag!...thats all it takes (oh, and a .25 cent bullet behind the ear).
Treachery all the way! Nigro died behind bars for his greed and stupidity. And Arillotta became the rat that he always was in his heart!
Well Said. I cant believe that stool pigeon rat Arillotta was allowed back in his area & allegedly was let back into the club several times..can you fuckin imagine. Meanwhile the kid Emilio Fusco is sittin for 25 years, & Freddie G & Ty are doing all day because of the rat fuck
As Fat Andy was so fond of saying "Rats arent made my friend, theyre born that way"
Bruno Family Administration Meeting. From left to right theres Bruno Family Captains Johnny Capello, Joe Chicky, Tony Bananas, Frankie Baracuda, Johnny Keys & Boss Angelo Bruno
Ur pics r great TI..but on this particular pic..u got the 1rst 3 men half wrong..left to right...It's Chicky(chang)..a young John Stanfa..then Carl (Pappy) Ippolito (Bruno's cousin also as well as we know Johnny Simone is too.)..but all your pics r good stuff dude...welcome 2 the board by the way.
Bruno Family Administration Meeting. From left to right theres Bruno Family Captains Johnny Capello, Joe Chicky, Tony Bananas, Frankie Baracuda, Johnny Keys & Boss Angelo Bruno
Ur pics r great TI..but on this particular pic..u got the 1rst 3 men half wrong..left to right...It's Chicky(chang)..a young John Stanfa..then Carl (Pappy) Ippolito (Bruno's cousin also as well as we know Johnny Simone is too.)..but all your pics r good stuff dude...welcome 2 the board by the way.
I was way off on that one huh. Appreciate the correction, Thank You
On another note Tommy. If you ever write something you feel is solid enough to get posted up, let me know. I don't typically open my doors to others, but if I like what you write and feel it fits with the other content of ButtonGuys I'd welcome you to post up by me for exposure (if thats even something you'd be interested in). Let me know
I'd definitely be interested in that, I highly appreciate the offer., itd be an honour if my work would be good enough to be put up. I always wanted to do one on the East Harlem Purple Crew. The Meldish Brothers, Danny Leo, Angelo Prisco, Mikey Nose, Ronnie Mastrovincenzo etc etc etc.. big time earners and major junk dealers, allegedly did alot of heavy work
Legendary Bonanno Family Soldier Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero
A true gangsters gangster. With his body count,and inside knowledge,he could have pulled a Gravano,went into the Witsec,and lived happily ever after. To his credit,the thought never crossed his mind. Not only did he serve a long prison term,but he still vowed to get "that mother8ucker Donnie if it's the last thing I do" Supposedly the producers of the Donnie Brasco movie offered him a huge sum of money to do some promotion work. He told them to leave before he spat in their faces. Sonny Black was another one. He had a chance to turn informant,but rather, went willingly to his own execution. The most important thing to both of these guys was their personal honor,not their freedom,or even their lives. By bringing Pistone in,they embarrassed the Family,and themselves.
Legendary Bonanno Family Soldier Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero
A true gangsters gangster. With his body count,and inside knowledge,he could have pulled a Gravano,went into the Witsec,and lived happily ever after. To his credit,the thought never crossed his mind. Not only did he serve a long prison term,but he still vowed to get "that mother8ucker Donnie if it's the last thing I do" Supposedly the producers of the Donnie Brasco movie offered him a huge sum of money to do some promotion work. He told them to leave before he spat in their faces. Sonny Black was another one. He had a chance to turn informant,but rather, went willingly to his own execution. The most important thing to both of these guys was their personal honor,not their freedom,or even their lives. By bringing Pistone in,they embarrassed the Family,and themselves.
So true Lou. The same can be said for guys like Carmine Persico, Sonny Franzese, Jerry Langella, Bruno Indelicato, and all the Commission guys who fell for 100 years. Herbie Sperling, Madonna, and all the others who took huge bids "on the chin" and stood up like the men they were. They just waved goodbye to their family and friends and went inside without so much as a peep. No one ratted like so many guys do today. A different breed of member!
Legendary Bonanno Family Soldier Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero
A true gangsters gangster. With his body count,and inside knowledge,he could have pulled a Gravano,went into the Witsec,and lived happily ever after. To his credit,the thought never crossed his mind. Not only did he serve a long prison term,but he still vowed to get "that mother8ucker Donnie if it's the last thing I do" Supposedly the producers of the Donnie Brasco movie offered him a huge sum of money to do some promotion work. He told them to leave before he spat in their faces. Sonny Black was another one. He had a chance to turn informant,but rather, went willingly to his own execution. The most important thing to both of these guys was their personal honor,not their freedom,or even their lives. By bringing Pistone in,they embarrassed the Family,and themselves.
So true Lou. The same can be said for guys like Carmine Persico, Sonny Franzese, Jerry Langella, Bruno Indelicato, and all the Commission guys who fell for 100 years. Herbie Sperling, Madonna, and all the others who took huge bids "on the chin" and stood up like the men they were. They just waved goodbye to their family and friends and went inside without so much as a peep. No one ratted like so many guys do today. A different breed of member!
Back when Men were as tough mentally as they were physically..add in honourable, ballsy and disciplined and you got the quality of street guys that were around back than. NYMafia made a good point on one of his articles, about the old timers stopping properly schooling the up and coming guys, once the old timers are gone and they didnt school the young guys, the young guys cant properly school the next generation and on and on. The thing i see all these Stool Pigeons have in common is theyre all mentally weak, blame everyone else with their bullshit excuses, like the stone rats they were from the day they were born
On another note Tommy. If you ever write something you feel is solid enough to get posted up, let me know. I don't typically open my doors to others, but if I like what you write and feel it fits with the other content of ButtonGuys I'd welcome you to post up by me for exposure (if thats even something you'd be interested in). Let me know
I'd definitely be interested in that, I highly appreciate the offer., itd be an honour if my work would be good enough to be put up. I always wanted to do one on the East Harlem Purple Crew. The Meldish Brothers, Danny Leo, Angelo Prisco, Mikey Nose, Ronnie Mastrovincenzo etc etc etc.. big time earners and major junk dealers, allegedly did alot of heavy work
Good. My one caveat is just don't write a piece about current and active guys. If they're dead, or long retired, write what you want. But otherwise stay away from those guys. ok?
On another note Tommy. If you ever write something you feel is solid enough to get posted up, let me know. I don't typically open my doors to others, but if I like what you write and feel it fits with the other content of ButtonGuys I'd welcome you to post up by me for exposure (if thats even something you'd be interested in). Let me know
I'd definitely be interested in that, I highly appreciate the offer., itd be an honour if my work would be good enough to be put up. I always wanted to do one on the East Harlem Purple Crew. The Meldish Brothers, Danny Leo, Angelo Prisco, Mikey Nose, Ronnie Mastrovincenzo etc etc etc.. big time earners and major junk dealers, allegedly did alot of heavy work
Good. My one caveat is just don't write a piece about current and active guys. If they're dead, or long retired, write what you want. But otherwise stay away from those guys. ok?
Done. One thing i noticed about your work, is you dont really get into detailed info regarding old hits etc. I like to get very detailed on hits etc...sometimes being descriptive with how theyre murdered etc..try to paint a vivid picture in the readers mind...So if that kind of writing doesnt fit with the other pieces...it may not work for your page. I look at it from if i was reading it..what would be most interesting to me if i was reading it. I write from a street guys perspective...so im trying to write what street guys want to read
Good job with my pictures my friend...But this one was wrong...That's not Sally Callinbrano...
Keep posting more pics though bro !!
The Fritzy, Bruno & Trentacosta ones you shared with me and said specifically i could use them as i recall clearly. As for Newspaper Photos, you know that thing at the top that say Everybody? Change that if you dont want guys saving some photos. You fuckin guys today treat pictures like broads...fightin over then. Meanwhile You, Arpa and the others never took a single fuckin one of them..so youse dont own none of them
was a Chicago Outfit Soldier who was found dead at a condo development at 951 N. Highway 53 in Addison, IL. The victim was wearing jeans, a dark sweatshirt & a scarf & gloves. He was carrying a screwdriver & $1750 in cash, but no identification. He was shot 7 times in the back. He was known to police as an armed robber & burglar & was once a driver for Joseph Aiuppa
Feb. 3, 1982- Vincent "Tippy" Panetta, age 60, Township Line Road, Cheltenham, Pa., Member of the Philadelphia LCN family. Panetta's body and that of his 19- year-old girlfriend, Michelle A. Podraza, were found in the bedroom of their apartment in Cheltenham, Pa., shortly before 4 p.m. on Feb. 4, 1982. The hands and ankles of both victims had been bound. Podraza's body, only partially clad, was found lying across the bed. Panetta's fully clothed body was found on the floor. An autopsy disclosed that both victims had been severely beaten and died of strangulation. It was not determined exactly when the slayings took place, although it is estimated that they had been dead for 24 to 48 hours. Panetta was convicted in 1976 by a federal jury in Philadelphia on RICO charges and for conspiracy in connection with the illegal lending of money at interest rates as high as 179 percent. Panetta's criminal record and his reputed involvement in the loansharking operations of the late Philip Testa and Frank Sindone promoted speculation that the killings were linked to organized crime
New York Mobster Constantino Masotto who hid out in New Orleans under the alias Gene Mano after murdering his sister in upstate New York. When it was found where he was hiding Sam Carollo was contacted and asked to take care of him. Allegedly Carollo gave the job to Carlos Marcello. Mano disappeared in August 1943 and his body was found in a shallow grave in November 1943 about a mile from the Willswood Tavern. The Willswood was owned by Marcello and would later be better known as Mosca's
Man these Outfit pics and Philly pics are great.I havent seen any of these maybe a couple.That one Scarfo pic doesnt even look like him.Merlino on a ladder nice job
How comes the the Andrew Ruggiano' mugshot 1984 he's fbi board says Anthony Ruggiano.?? Sorry can't show pics but it's in the joe dogs book and probably on here.
How comes the the Andrew Ruggiano' mugshot 1984 he's fbi board says Anthony Ruggiano.?? Sorry can't show pics but it's in the joe dogs book and probably on here.
Because his name was really Anthony. His nickname was Andy, Fat Andy. But his real name was Anthony Ruggiano
Frank "Toots" Caruso (Current Capo of the 26th street Crew) at the Old Neighborhood Italian American Club's annual Halloween party. I believe this pic was taken back around 81 or 82.
Current 26th Street Capo Frank Caruso at a recent church service. To his left is Alderman Danny Davis, and to Davis’s left is Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. The Outfit still are connected everywhere, to everyone, in Chicago. They can pull any political strings they need.
among the spectators watching a parade of the NYPD motorcycles outside police headquarters in Little Italy, a department photographer inadvertently captured New York City's bootlegging mobsters, 4th from left wearing the dark fedora, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, next to him Meyer Lansky, Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo and his close friend Eddie McGrath
Thats a good call......Ive been in the same room w/ this man eating hoagies ..back in 84'...but I cannot attest 2 this pic w/ by the way was when I was born...But I vote YES!!!
To the Chiago guys...ever see the episode of American Justice featuring Harry Aleman ?? The witness Billy Logan had a lot of guts...The judge basically left him out to dry....Great episode
Louis Raucci Sr - Made member of Pittsburgh LCN - Capo Photos from 1953, 1958, 1963, and 2 from the 1990 trial where him and Pittsburgh Underboss Chucky Porter were convicted. In Raucci's career he robbed banks, he sold babies, had shootouts with police, blew up buildings, was in the cocaine business, and the usual loansharking and extortion. Raucci Died in Federal prison in 1995.
The man you're looking at might be the second most powerful mobster on the streets of New York today. His name: Michael "Mickey" Ragusa. Thought to be Barney's eyes and ears.
This is George "G" Williams, one of the more powerful leaders of the Lueders Park Pirus in Compton. For years, he has been the main suspect in the murders of several members of Suge Knight's Blood crew. Williams was recently released from prison after having served almost 20 years for running the largest PCP manufacturing/distribution ring in California history. He was never supposed to come home, but California's liberal laws have now made it possible for certain lifers to come home. I could not think of a more deadly gangster than this guy, but he is as free as you right now lol
Jacob (Yasha) Katzenberg was a legendary narcotics trafficker between the wars. He is best known as a leading figure in the 1930s junk ring whose final exposure earned Lepke Buchalter a 14-year prison sentence in 1939. Katzenberg turned states' evidence, and his testimony was intrumental in putting Lepke away. Despite his importance, up to this time nobody has found a photograph of Yasha. An alleged photo of him passing around the internet is actually of Jack Zuta, the vice lord of the Chicago Northside gang. Well, here is Yasha at last, from a 1939 edition of the Oakland Tribune.
Ignore the retarded watermark on a picture someone mooched that doesn't belong to them.
Mikey Ragusa, Patty Falcetti, Barney Bellomo, and Ralph Balsamo
Wow, that's a pretty recent photo, and to once again prove the Genovese are the cream of the crop, look at the boss, dressed down like everyone else and not drawing any attention to himself
The first pic of Neil in Florida, is that his wife? She is pretty decent looking in that pic. The second pic of Neil on the boat, i would have talked him into using steroids. Probably a 12 week cycle. The picture on the boat could be lake george?
The first pic of Neil in Florida, is that his wife? She is pretty decent looking in that pic. The second pic of Neil on the boat, i would have talked him into using steroids. Probably a 12 week cycle. The picture on the boat could be lake george
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. Yes Rosemary Connolly. Her daughter Sandy was Gotti’s longtime mistress who also had a child with him
The first pic of Neil in Florida, is that his wife? She is pretty decent looking in that pic. The second pic of Neil on the boat, i would have talked him into using steroids. Probably a 12 week cycle. The picture on the boat could be lake george
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. Yes Rosemary Connolly. Her daughter Sandy was Gotti’s longtime mistress who also had a child with him
Gotti has a love child out there? I never heard that before. Interesting.
The first pic of Neil in Florida, is that his wife? She is pretty decent looking in that pic. The second pic of Neil on the boat, i would have talked him into using steroids. Probably a 12 week cycle. The picture on the boat could be lake george
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. Yes Rosemary Connolly. Her daughter Sandy was Gotti’s longtime mistress who also had a child with him
Gotti has a love child out there? I never heard that before. Interesting
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. Yes he has at least one. If you listen to his jailhouse tapes with his brother Pete he talks about it. He doesn’t come out and say “My daughter”. But it’s clear what he is talking about
Dominic “Captain D” DiFazio on the far right (26th street crew - Chicago Outfit ) pictured with Tommy Lasorda and actor Tony Danza along with two associates.
Someone recently posted this on Facebook and while it does resemble Neil I asked if he had any verification to provide that it was indeed him but he danced around the question. For sanity's sake since I may want to use this in part 2 of my Dellacroce vid, do you have anything to accompany this to confirm it's his mugshot?
I only know he was indeed first arrested at the age of 16 (that would be 1930) for the robbery of a man named Antonio Derosa.
BTW that young mugshot of Neil is def legit. I have his entire FBI report which took me weeks to finish it but I recently found that mugshot buried inside his file.
I believe it was on this forum that I saw a picture of Tommy Eboli at his wedding with one of his brothers alongside him (probably Patsy) but can't locate that pic. Can anyone help?
Did he put that weight during COVID and we missed it? or was he that large prior. Maybe his beard is deflecting the weight? This is a person begging his wife to cheat.
Did he put that weight during COVID and we missed it? or was he that large prior. Maybe his beard is deflecting the weight? This is a person begging his wife to cheat.
More like he’s begging his own heart to attack him. The dude looks like a clogged artery with a beard.
Vito's rebellious wife Anna Genovese was the queen of New York's drag bar scene. In later years she worked at Meyer Lansky's favorite Manhattan hotel, the Warwick
Yeah, people are always popping up with photos claiming they know these guys personally, and copywriting them. It's really sickening. Come to find out oftentimes they stole them from some newspaper or obituary.
Vito's rebellious wife Anna Genovese was the queen of New York's drag bar scene. In later years she worked at Meyer Lansky's favorite Manhattan hotel, the Warwick
Michael "Mike Laskey" Lascari (right of Jerry) Rumored to be a boyhood friend of Luciano, living with the Lucania family after being orphaned Known to have visited Luciano in Italy Faded away from the scene after Genovese disrupted the order
This is from a wedding at Vittorio Castle on September 29, 1943.
At the time, Catena was an associate and was Zwillman’s driver. Similarly, Stassi was an associate working for Zwillman. Stacher and Katz were also a part of this gang known as the Third Ward Mob. Boiardo was the leader of his own gang. Battaglia was a Genovese solider under Willie Moretti having been an ex-Newark Family member prior
Catena and Boiardo were made into the Moretti crew a few months after this, around December 1943. Stassi was made in the early ‘50s, unclear what crew he was with.
Vittorio Castle, along with the rest of the neighborhood known as the First Ward - Newark’s Little Italy, doesn’t exist anymore. Post WW2, a lot of the Italian residents moved to the suburbs. The neighborhood itself was razed in 1953 to build public housing projects.
Mob podcaster Tom Lavecchia (the sexy boy on the left), his wife and some other beautiful people
Lavecchia seems to be the kind of dude who would do just about anything to be famous. I always wondered what happened to him and that la torta di frutta Pennisi to cause their split. They should have na.ed their show the nut and the drunk instead of the button man and MBA.
Looks like Lavecchia went to the same boob job doctor as those 4 stripper broads but the doc put the implants in his stomach. I wonder if Lavechhia spiked the stripper’s drinks with spanish fly.
Anyone know how much money he paid those Broads to be there at the table with them?
I have no idea...but those "women" @ that table are ...quite frankly..fugly...with the exception 2 the wife of said podcaster..whom I've never heard of anyways..why is it that all mob wives r blown up plastic barbie dolls??...fat ugly lips??..surgery b4 its time kinda looks??..It's all smoke & mirrors shit...the only good looking mob chicks that I gave a second look 2 were Di bees daughter circa late 1990s...& def Linda Scarpa circa '87 till 97...if u look @ her old videos @ her wedding etc..she was smokin'' hot....but these mob chicks 2 day r smoke & mirrors ( fake)...& downright ugly...Joey Merlino's wife was smokin' back when he met her @ The Saloon back in the day ...but now?...not so much...I'm gonna shut up now..later.
Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo mugshot after Oregon Diner stabbing where he killed a man
It was weird to me that a couple of posters thought it wasn't him. It looks like him . And with the Atlantic City police board as well. He's quite distinctive (was).
Bruno Member (and future Boss) Nicodemo Scarfo in a photo taken following his release from the Philadelphia Detention Center.
Scarfo, having pleaded guilty to involvement in the May 1963 fatal stabbing of William Dugan, was paroled after serving the minimum of a six to twenty-three month sentence.
As part of his parole conditions he was required to register with the local PD prior to returning to his family residence at 29 North Georgia Ave in Atlantic City.
Odd the article says mugshot was from a Philly booking, yet mugshot says Atlantic City
I guess the disputed Scarfo mugshot is either: Real, but not from the May 1963 fatal stabbing of Dugan booking (and if Real, what booking is it from?) or Fake
Anyone know how much money he paid those Broads to be there at the table with them?
I have no idea...but those "women" @ that table are ...quite frankly..fugly...with the exception 2 the wife of said podcaster..whom I've never heard of anyways..why is it that all mob wives r blown up plastic barbie dolls??...fat ugly lips??..surgery b4 its time kinda looks??..It's all smoke & mirrors shit...the only good looking mob chicks that I gave a second look 2 were Di bees daughter circa late 1990s...& def Linda Scarpa circa '87 till 97...if u look @ her old videos @ her wedding etc..she was smokin'' hot....but these mob chicks 2 day r smoke & mirrors ( fake)...& downright ugly...Joey Merlino's wife was smokin' back when he met her @ The Saloon back in the day ...but now?...not so much...I'm gonna shut up now..later.
I guess the disputed Scarfo mugshot is either: Real, but not from the May 1963 fatal stabbing of Dugan booking (and if Real, what booking is it from?) or Fake
I think it’s him
As for the booking, have the guys ever gotten his FBI files? If so his arrest record might be in it. Worth a shot
. Could just be joking around. I’ve seen a lot of surveillance videos/photos of mobsters doing that. But yes I’m in this one photo it almost looks like a scuffle
(L-R) Former Genovese family underboss- Michele "Micky Dimino" Generoso, Gambino hitman Joe "theGerman" Watts and Genovese skipper Tony "Tough Tony" Federici