Name of Colombo guy from 2006 pic?

Blue tracksuit guy on the left looking at Giallanzo. The caption on that surveillance picture simply identified them as “Colombo captain and associate” without specifying who was which.

Does anyone know who he is?

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It's Michael Catapano (brown tracksuit). Tough guy close to Uvino. He's Sonny's nephew

Thanks Ralphie.

Anyone knows who the blue tracksuit is?

Is that Ernie Aiello standing with Ronnie G?

Nicky Festa

Nick festa is ( pudgie), The guy in the blue track suit is a mystery.

I always thought it was all Bonnano guys : Ronnie G, Pudgie, Mickey Palmaccio and Mickey Padavona.

I think I read that Festa is more Irish than Italian. Sad state LCN is in.

If im correct when Ronnie got locked up it was Michael Padavona who became Acting Capo of there crew

here’s the source image: surveillance picture “exhibit G” , the other two are indeed id as Colombo’s

Festa was/is a massive earner and his dad’s full Italian.

I think they made a confusion. To my knowledge, they are all from Ronnie G's crew.

Why are you posting a photo from 2006? This was 17 years ago, they easily could be dead or shelved.

By "Associate" the government may mentioning a relative of one of them, or a person who lives in the area. We should keep in mind that not every conversation they have is about crimes. The guy looks younger, and is standing a bit away from the main group.
When I saw a surveillance picture my first thought is that they must be discussing the mafia, or a operation they have going on, Then after years of looking at transcripts and testimony, I was surprised at how much they talk about regular things stupid things, and all the other stuff that people discuss. Naturally, they do discuss mafia matters a lot but not always.

Because this is a forum dedicated to the discussion of organized crime and its members, past and present.

I could’ve posted a picture from 100 years ago and it would still be appropriate.



So?

Dead, shelved, alive, active…it doesn’t matter

I just want to know who he is

You’re describing the younger one on the right of the pic. That’s Festa.

I’m asking about the one on the left, blue tracksuit, white stripe, facing Giallanzo.

The caption on that surveillance picture describes these two as a Colombo capo and an associate. Thanks to Ralphie’s insight the one in the middle with the brown tracksuit could be Catapano, who was ID as a captain in 2010. There are plenty of pictures of him online and although he’s giving his back to the camera he could easily be him given his hairline and head shape.

The other unknown fellow looks younger. Roughly Giallanzo’s age I’d say.

This is a great topic as its been a mystery.. i would like to know exactly who they are. Would of been a good question for gene borello.

I'm 99.9% certain that the guy in the brown tracksuit is indeed Michael Catapano

I agree with Malavita i think there confused ...im betting thats Michael Palmaccio and Mikey Padavona talking about the guy they went after for threatnening Ronnie over the phone....i could be wrong also.

I know what Palmaccio and Padavona look like and that's not them. Not even close

I agree Giacalone. Brown tracksuit is almost certainly Catapano. Blue guy remains a mystery.

Ronnie is a true G. I wonder if Cicale knew about him?

Pudgie Festa is a out 5 ft 5 and Ronnie G seems to be only a few inches taller, maybe 5-08 ? Thoughts?
As for Catapano, maybe see who he was arrested with?

Good idea Lenox.

Link to his 2008 arrest:
https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nye/pr/2008/2008jun04.html


Given his looks/shape it could be Competiello or Capolino, he seems to be too old to be Bova.
Assuming he’s among the arrested of course…

I couldn’t find anything on Capolino.

But here’s Joseph Competiello



He ratted and admitted that he took part in 5 hits
https://www.google.it/amp/s/nypost....ts-12-years-after-copping-to-5-hits/amp/

Whomever he is, he is more than likely a queens or long island guy..not brooklyn.

Probably Gaetano Fatato

Thanks for the input.

So Fatato wore a wire to avoid jail time for meth trafficking. He wasn’t an associate when he was arrested and flipped.

https://patch.com/new-york/newhydepark/former-new-hyde-park-football-player-spared-jail-time

Former New Hyde Park Football Player Spared Jail Time
Informant Gaetano "Guy" Fatato helped FBI infiltrate Colombo crime family.

Updated Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:38 pm ET

Former New Hyde Memorial football player and mob informant was spared jail time on alleged drug charges by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Friday.

Gaetano “Guy” Fatato avoided jail time but was fined $15,000 as, according to Newsday:...[Fatato] deserved a break because he helped the FBI infiltrate the Colombo crime family and testified against mobsters as well as Christian Tarantino, the onetime Dix Hills health club operator who was convicted of three murders.

Assistant U.S. Attorney James Gatta told U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto that although Fatato had kept his family together and built up a stable business under his assumed identity, he and his wife lived in fear of retribution from the mob.

Fatato had pled guilty in 2004 to charges that included conspiracy to distribute methamphetamines. He also was convicted on charges of drugs, forgery and racketeering.

As an informant for the FBI, Fatato made over 250 recordings of Colombo figures including former underboss John “Sonny” Franzese and captain Michael Uvino.

I think it is Gus fatato. If you google an image of Gus fatato it seems like it is the same guy.

This is the only image I could find



And he does look like him.

Thanks for the input Mafia101, Lenox

1000% Not Joe Caves

Something wrong with my phone not sure that my last post was posted.
What I said was that Joe Caves was NOT in that picture.

That mugshot is from a ny daily news article

The mystery seems solved. The two Colombo guys with Ronnie G are Catapano and Gus ( guy ) Fatato.
This was indeed a mystery. Although I would prefer to see the front of Catapano Im pretty certain it is him. As for Fatato, its definitely him. I knew it had to be a Long Island guy.

100% not Gaetano (Guy) Fatato

Why not

What makes you so sure? Do you have a better picture of Fatato than the one below?

It looks exactly like him, has to be the guy. Same height, hair, face….. it has to be Fatato.

I would really like a brown velour track suit like that, no joke. Not because I think I'm a mobster or a wannabe, I just like the look of that.

Got a serious question?

Why the obsession with this Colombo guy? Does someone on here want to whack him or something?

There's no obsession. He's unknown and someone wants to identify him.

That is just weird. Guy is a nobody and someone wants to identify him? WTF?

No weirder than you obsessing over a guy wearing a t-shirt.

lol ok!

you beat me to it

he’s just upset because they’re all wearing tracksuits



and because here Sonny isn’t wearing a Brioni suit

Track suits look good, T-shirts that look like you slept in them do not.

Suits are reserved for making ceremonies , dinners out at a nice restaurant in the evening and church such as baptisms.

I just am wondering why the fuck you care about this guy so much? Honestly he's a nobody.

That is not a cut at you personally just wondering why this guy is so important.

now this is a weird thing to ask on a forum specifically created for those who want to talk, discuss and inquire about organized crime figures, groups and events.

I asked a simple question that was answered rather quickly

end of the story

you’re the one making a big deal out of this


how am I supposed to know that if I don’t know who he is?

he did business with people from three families, was Catapano and Franzese’s protégé and managed to record enough to put both of them plus a dozen other guys in jail.

I wouldn’t call him a nobody


how could you mistake curiosity for obsession?

I logically found it odd that, given today's knowledge about the mob, that picture (which is pretty popular around mob forums) was never fully captioned and he was never ID

I learned a bit more about the early 2000’s Colombos that I didn’t know before

That’s why I browse a website featuring info on organized crime

I’d take a wild guess and say that you are here for the same reason…