New England bust

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10...l?event=event25

Good find, funkster.

Agreed, nice find!

Here is a link to the indictment:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/241708583/US-v-Spagnolo

Good find. I consider myself pretty plugged in to the Boston scene and if what they are alleging about Spucky being the acting boss is true, I'm quite surprised. I know he was real close to the Cheeseman so who knows. Maybe they have him out there to shield the real power?

Here's another... Top headline on Bostonglobe right now: High Stakes Lie? Everett Trio Charged With Hiding Mafia Tie From Wynn

http://www.boston.com/news/local/connect...about-wynn-land

I'm thinking it's process of elimination. He's been around for a very long time. I can't recall the last time he's been arrested. Maybe that's one of the reasons they went with him, low profile. But once you take that seat, this is bound to follow.

He was last arrested around 1990 and did about a 10 year stretch. 3-4 years ago, he had some heat on him and was saying that he expected to be pinched "any day" (which never happened). He has kept a low profile publicly but to the authorities, it looks like he was never off their radar. The reason it surprises me so much is because he's a little too "blue collar" to lead an organization IMO. Even after this report, I would still lean towards the theory that PL is the real power.

Spagnolo was also caught up in the recorded induction ceremony

Little Frankie is spot on with what he said about Spucky, just not sure if PL is the man behind the curtain.

You would think this guy would be able to insulate him self a little more from something like this considering he's the boss.

$50,000 over a period of almost a decade. For a boss it does seem he came in at a shitty time.

Almost reminds me of Ligambi. I don't follow Philly too closely, but I've heard from some of the more knowledgeable Philly guys that he doesn't have much money (for a boss, anyway).

Would have been better off selling drugs. Could have made that in a week.

So If Spagnolo is the acting boss, the DiNunzio's are locked up, and the known Rhode Island captain Lato is in jail then there's gotta be 3 or 4 new captains in that family no?

New England are probably worse off then Philly, which is saying something. Spucky is an idiot for taking the top spot.

Probably 2/3 in Boston and 1 capo in Providence overseeing 3/4 made guys.

Sounds about right, It probably wouldn't be a stretch to assume the remaining Providence crew and Tony beaver Ascenzia's three or four guys in Connecticut would probably be one at this point

hello I wonder if the Patriarca family still has great influence in new england with all arrests which has undergone and competition from street gang and other organized crime Russian, Irish, biker ...

Not for nothing and I'm not trying to be a dick but all the pictures I've seen of mobsters lately they all dress like bums. They really don't make money like they used too. We're all just glorifying a bunch of bums.

Mainly because when they get arrested in there homes they're not dressed in nice suits, obviously..That's when 99 percent of the pictures are taken.

You see top guys worth millions dressing like that, they're hardly 'bums'

I think Yonkers has a point though.

Wiseguys used to be THE Italians with coin. Flashing wads, suits, nice cars. Getting your button was either a sign you were an earner, or would now earn.
Nowadays half the guys with stripes are Lefties cutting heads off parking metres.

Sure their are top guys making. But more aren't than are.

They don't dress as well as they used to. It's not just the pictures in the perp walks either. I'm talking about every day life.

I hate that argument. When they show those fat asses coming out in their XXXL sweatpants with holes in them, that has nothing to do with it being 3 am. and throwing on the first thing they can find. Just the fact they own those raggedy clothes and have the balls to put on slides with socks says they already gave up on life a long time ago.

Not sure I've seen any mobster with holes in there trousers looking like a tramp

Fat guy at the end, recent Bonanno bust, classy

Hey now I still wear socks with slides every now and then. I don't care for the raggedy clothes though

The original group of gangsters luciano, gambino, costello, etc were perhaps the exceptional people that you could class as criminal mastermind, however the people after them were basically just your regular career criminals who inherited the clout and the bureaucracy that was created before them.

Kudos. I know how hard it was for you to not make a Seinfeld reference here.

I know you've been a little down, Carm. Do you wanna borrow Golden Boy?

Golden Boy? Ok, I am gonna need a bit of details here.

http://organizecrime.forumatic.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4201

Patriarca Crime Family

Boss: Peter "Chief Crazy Horse" Limone
Acting Boss: Anthony L. DiNunzio
Underboss: Carmen S. "the Cheese Man" DiNunzio
Consigliere: Unknown

3 capos but one on the streets 26 made men on the streets,11 in jail.They have less than 5 members under the age of 50.


Capos:
1. Joseph “Joe the Bishop” Achille Sr/77/Prov
2. Anthony DiNunzio/54/Bos (IP/12/21/2017)
3. Edward "Eddie" Lato/66/Prov (IP/7/25/2019)


Providence:
Vito “The Ox” DeLuca/69
William "Billy Blackjack" Delsanto/70
Pasquel “Patsy” Galea/70
Rocco "Rocky" Folco/66 (UI)
Raymond “Junior” Patriarca/68
Joseph Ruggiero/64


Boston:
William Angelesco/42/Bos
John Cincotti/74
Robert “Bobby” Carrozza/73
Biagio “Benny” DiGiacomo/68
Vincent “The Animal” Ferrara/64 (UI)
Richard “Richie the Pig” Gambale/71
Vincent “Dee Dee” Gioacchini/61
Frank Imbruglia/82
Ralph “Ralphie Chong” Lamattina/91
Peter Limone/79 (UI)
Dennis “Champagne” LePore/67
James “Jimmy” Martorano/72
Pryce Quintina/74
John “Jackie” Salemme/70
Frederick “Freddie the Neighbor” Simone/63
Anthony "Spucky" Spagnolo/70
Carmen Tortora/66


Connecticut:
Anthony “Tony the Beaver” Ascenzia Jr/54
Salvatore “Butch” D'Aquila/73
Americo “The Cigar” Petrillo/79


Imprisoned Members:
Darin Bufalino/52/Bos (IP)
Vincent Federico/53/Bos (IP/L)
Matthew "Matty Gugs" Guglielmetti Jr/63/Prov (IP/3/31/2016)
Louis “Luigi/Baby Shanks” Manocchio/86/Prov (IP/11/4/2015)
Frank “BoBo” Marrapese/70/Prov (IP)
Joseph “Junior” Pingaro/58/Bos (IP/3/25/2016)
Michael “Mike” Prochillo/43/Bos (UI/IP)
Stephen Rossetti/55/Bos (IP/4/4/2044)
Alfred "Chippy" Scivola/72/Prov (IP/1/24/2015)
Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent/72/Prov (IP)


Possible Made Members:
Gregory “Greg/Fat Boy” Costa/44/Bos
Joseph “Joe Black” Lamattina/83/Bos
Lee Rizzo/Bos

Spucky has been a captain for a long time-he may be getting up there in age but he's deadly as is Angelesco who reports to him.

The gambino's and genovese still dress up

Sure, some of the older guys still take pride in how they dress. But the Genovese are the wrong example. As a rule, they NEVER flaunted their appearance like the other families. Fat Tony used to wear fucking overalls on 116th Street .

There are exceptions, of course. But to this day the Westside will reprimand their guys for living over their heads and putting on a show with luxury cars and fancy clothes. But they dress down for a reason, to deflect attention from themselves. When guys in the other families dress like slobs, it's not a charade. They're just fucking slobs.

Lol

I've never quite understood the dismay at the apparent decline in gangster dress sense on this site, I know it's somewhat of an iconic aspect of Mafia mythology (which, lets be honest, a lot of us here are interested in) but a lying thieving scumbag in a £2000 suit is still a lying thieving scumbag...

No argument there.

First time I ever heard a acting boss was releases on bail and not a danger to the public like always. Case probably weak. Seems like the feds looking into the casino land deal fraud and stumbled on this shakedown. The companies paying there rent will probably fold now. Its revere the mayor is a associate. Not bad they can't even count all the money prior owners kicked up. Quick plea deals 3 4 yrs.

The 3 guys selling the casino land had to kick up after the sale. The guy seal testa philly sold trump his plot of ac land
.s

Good point, pmac. I doubt this two bit scam was the original target of this investigation. It was probably accidental, and the Feds decided to exploit it for a headline.

so if spucky ws acting for the last 2 yrs im sure he made a few north shore guys. wonderin animal ferrera is content on being retired or just really lowkey.

I agree pmac and PB, they definitely stumbled into Spuckys dealings, and are definitely doing it for headlines. Saying Spucky is acting boss makes the feds look real good once again, but hes a capo, he isn't the acting boss. And Charlie Lightbody is a long long time associate, i would say he's been kicking up on all the rackets hes got going

No Spuckys not the one to make guys, that's someone else's job, he's a sponsor at the most.

Keep in mind that this is probably one extortion target among several.

As for Ligambi, it appears he's comfortable, for lack of a better word. Besides whatever tribute he was getting as underboss/acting boss, he reportedly had interests in a real estate, a towing company, and not to mention the 50k a year from that garbage company for doing nothing.

I've always said, at least from what I can tell, that mafiosi are mostly middle-class. But it seems too many are caught up in the fantasy where, if a guy doesn't have that "Don Corleone money" (to quote The Sopranos) he's somehow doing it wrong or doesn't have as much money as he "should."



A lot wrong with that. Or at least pure speculation.



I think too much is read into what kind of clothes a guy is wearing. You see photos of a lot of these guys and they dress up when the occasion calls for it - a high level meeting, a wedding, a wake, etc. But it's like people (who once again have been watching too many mob movies) expect them to be walking around in $2,000 pin-striped suits 24 hours a day.

I remember when a reporter caught Dom Cirillo on the street back in 1997 after it came out he was the acting boss. He was wearing jeans and an old t-shirt. When Nick Corozzo was arrested back in the late 1990's, he was wearing a track suit and cap. So what?

Yeah, I posted something similar in the Ligambi thread. I just meant that compared to his predecessors, like Bruno and Scarfo, that he hasn't made as much money. But I also went on to say that he's most certainly well off, and that he should take that money and head south.

Here's the post: http://www.gangsterbb.net/threads/ubbthr...true#Post806188

Cirillo is a Westider, Ivy. So how is what you posted any different from what I posted?

You're right about people seeing too many movies, though. I think a lot of outsiders expect to see Jimmy Cagney flipping a gold coin in a double breasted suit lol.

But the truth is, as a whole, that years ago they seemed to care a little more about outward appearances. The Westside being the anomaly. But look at them, then look at everybody else.

What cracks me up is that a 70 year old is sent in to be the "muscle", are there no young kids left, lol...

I'd smack the guy in the head and tell him to take a Geritol in the morning and go home...

There are young guys left but alot of true old school guys like to stick with whom they can trust and rely on. Like I posted before alot of timers that many think is done are not but rather just tight amongst whom they choose to deal with. The way they dress I cant argue but at times discusted because at events you see them wearing fucking jumpsuits are you shitting me. Like for Jerry funeral you know how many guys wore jumpsuits and just hung around the neighborhood.

Spuck kept his circle tight and trusted few....Many of the new generation are cowboys and mess with the smack so they try to stay away from them as much as they can....

Yet isn't the junkie Angelesco in his crew?

Spucky loves Angelesco, but its not certain Billy's in his crew anymore. And Billy has 2 feds on his ass everywhere he goes, so its not easy for him to do his work.