chirsty tick? he was imo the lowest of the low!

The list of ones brighter than Chin would likely be a short one. Sammy talked about both Castellano and Chin. He said that, while Paul was as smart as they come in terms of being a businessman, Chin was more of a gangster but was right up there with Paul in business intellect. I've always given Chin "extra credit" for his success in the time period he was boss. It was one thing to be a boss back in the 1950's. Quite another when Chin officially took over starting in the early 1980's and into the 1990's.

You should visit him LOL his in your area Allentown, PA...

@ mickey_meatballs LOL ..you just bustin' balls or is the guy a convicted rapist ?

Seriously. He was convicted in '43 for participating in the gang-rape of a sixteen year old girl. He served 13 of a 15 to 30 year sentance, was paroled in 56 and promptly got involved in, among other things, heroin traffic with the Brooklyn faction of the Lucchese Family.

Six years later he was made, once again putting the lie to the idea of "men of honour".

Mickey where did you find this info out about Furnari? I never knew this about him...

Anthony Tony Roach Rampino. Struck me as subhuman looking monsterous without trying; balls bigger than most made men. Was at crime scene the night Big Paul went down enjoying a bone of my own while imagining who could possibly have the nuts to send The Pope to his maker in broad daylight amongst thousands of do-gooders Christmas shopping.
During the trial a woman testified just after the shooting how she almost shit her drawers hiding behind a street plant begging God to save her as A Walking Skeleton - Rampino - casually approached and strolled down to Second Avenue.

Joe Arcuri, simply because of the title of one of the oldest still living mobster in the US. Alongside that Arcuri was also undeniably the most illustrious, and much-loved man of honor, and not 'a pain in the ass oltimer' like John Gotti used to say.

Arcuri served the family for almost 60 years. During his time with the Gambino's he worked for almost every boss in Gambino history, from Albert Anastasia to John Gotti.

In my eyes guys like Joe Arcuri are rare to come across in modern-day LCN and should be treasured and spoke of higher than certain flamboyant MTV mobsters.

Should be treasured? LMFAO

wow...even wikipedia the most worthless source of info has this on him!

Christopher Furnari was born to first generation Sicilian-Italian emigrants from Furnari, a commune in the Province of Messina in the Italan region of Sicily. Furnari by the age of fifteen was earnings money from his loanshark operation in Brooklyn and northern New Jersey. In 1943, Furnari was nineteen and had already served two prison terms for armed robbery. Furnari was sentenced to fifteen to thirty years for his involvement in the gang rape of a sixteen-year-old girl whose broken body Furnari dumped out onto a muddy road.
In 1956, Furnari was released on parole. Furnari became an associate of Gaetano "Tommy Brown" Lucchese's crime family through his connection with Anthony Corallo. During the late 1950s, Furnari became involved in heroin trafficking, illegal gambling and loansharking. Furnari became an influential member of the Brooklyn faction in the Lucchese crime family and was earning $25,000 a day. In 1962, at the age of thirty eight Furnari became a made man in the Lucchese crime family.
In 1964, Furnari had become a caporegime in the family. The Lucchese powerbase was traditionally the Bronx; the first three bosses of the crime family, Gaetano "Tom" Reina, Gaetano "Tommy" Gagliano, and Lucchese were all based in the Bronx. In contrast, Furnari belonged to the Brooklyn faction of the Lucchese family and operated from Bensonhurst at the 19th Hole, a nondescript bar and mob social club. Furnari oversaw a crew involved in gambling, loansharking, extortion, burglary, narcotics dealing, and the occasional murder contract. At this time, Furnari's criminal record included convictions for assault and sex offenses. He is the father of Christopher Furnari Jr., a.k.a. "Jumbo". Before he was incarcerated he lived in Oak Ridge, New Jersey.
Christopher Furnari independently dominated and controlled New York District Council 9, which represented the more than six thousand workers who did the painting and decorating for all the finest hotels, city bridges, and subway stations. He managed this through the union's secretary and treasurer, James Bishop and his associate, Frank Arnold. They would pick up cash payments from the contractors, who would charge a ten to fifteen percent tax on all major commercial painting jobs in the New York metropolitan area. He was skilled in the art of human dismemberment and would dispose of his murder victims at the 19th Hole. After his imprisonment Furnari's criminal enterprise was taken over by capo Peter Chiodo. here's just a little info on his early stuff

The rape story about Christy Tick is true. Some might be surprised to see how many mob guys had that charge on their records or were alleged to have done it at one time or another. Joe Adonis, Joe Profaci, Frank "Punchy" Illiano, and Tony Spilotro to name a few.

Tommie DeSimone, Bugsy Siegel, Steve Flemmi aka The Rifleman

I cant recall exactly but I think it was Scarfo Family Capo Pete "The Crumb" Caprio that had a convicted kiddy fiddler directly underneath him...? ANd there was some half-ass wiseguy a while back that was arrested formaking passes at young boys, he had been around some folk back in the day. Its tucked away in the archives somewhere.

i knew about spilitro never heard about profaci!

Persico is one of the worst LCN bosses to grace New York. While I can respect the pride the Colombo guys have in themselves and their "code" the Persico leadership has done nothing but put the Colombo's in a bad position, and has made them the laughing stock of the commission. Especially since Carmine's staunch refusal to step down from the throne.

Persico refused to step down despite a war over his poor leadership and nearly crippled the Colombo's by installing his idiot of a son as the head of the family. Almost all of the people associated with the Persico's are operating from a cell.

Persico leadership has done nothing but help to decimate the crew and (hopefully) a new administration will take charge forcing the Persico element out. If the Columbos hope to survive the current era of LCN. Snake and his son are morons who's time in the sun ended back in 1985 when Carmine decided to play Johnny Cochran.

Well said Parisi, can't agree more.

well said!!!! look at the transcripts he brought that heavy brooklyn accent in the court room freakin hilarious!

Carmine Galante one of the biggest Heroin trafficers of all time. Also he is one of the meanest S.O.B. that ever walked the earth.

Great description, must of been absolutely terrifying to be strolling around doing your xmas shopping and then witness that event taking place. Surreal probably like something from a movie.

where can i see those transcripts?

i know i read them before somewhere on the net, give me a day or 2 and i so can rack its not coming to me right now, but i remember his cross exams being priceless

Carmine Galante as he was probably the meanest of them all

dominick quit dom cirillo, why? because he greenlighted the hit on his own son for the sake of cosa nostra.

Faffy Iannarella...biggest snake in the grass I've ever read about. Decorated vietnam vet, and a ruthless killer under Scarfo. Sold Salvie Testa (his capo), Chuckie Merlino (the man who proposed him), and Tommy DelGiorno (his best friend and partner) down the river in order to move up the ladder.

The guy was tall and had a ghoul look like a grim reaper.