What is his age?

Sans Souci Hotel & Casino? Huh..coincidentally Scarfo Sr got made at a restaurant called Sans Souci in south jersey. Later became the Diamond Diner. Some greek guy i used to know owned the place when it was the Diamond but Gus sold it years back in 2003. It was right near the old Garden State Racetrack.

Yep G-carlo , I never went there but we herd all about it .
he did like to tell us stuff .(nothing illegal of course)

Wow "things are comming to mind now thinking about all this stuff,things i have not thought about in 40 years or so .
The guys that are big now would be down here when they were just made.
From all different family's

I first read that about Scarfo getting made at Sans Souci's in one of the NJ State OC Reports that they made using Phil's Testimony....OCBars2. I was pretty surprised it turned out to be the same place i always knew as the Diamond Diner. Apparently it was called Sans Souci's back in the 50's and 60's. Not sure what year Gus bought the place but it was the Diamond Diner for decades until he sold it in 03.

73 years old

Mike Genovese and Nicky scarfo were related they're cousins

Also al darco and joe sica were also cousins

In all the research I've done on Pittsburgh, never did I come across anything that said Mike and Nicky were related. I am pretty close to Mike Genovese's son, Michael and he had never mentioned that. I could be wrong, but what is your source for that information? That would be a pretty nice find if they were in fact related. It has been reported on certain websites that Mike was related to Vito, but that is NOT true, not even distant cousins. Mike did go to NY about once a month and was very close to Salerno, Gigante and Benny Eggs probably because they represented Pittsburgh on the commission.

One thing I do know for sure is that Nicky Scarfo Sr. used to come in to Youngstown, OH quite a bit to meet with Mike Genovese at a tailormade mens clothing store called Lord Chesterfield Menswear owned by one of my uncles, Nicky Polito. There was a huge back office with a bar and most of the guys would meet there to discuss business and get fitted for suits. Scarfo also used Youngstown businessman Victor Calautti to launder money into Belgium and Swiss bank accounts.

Joe Sica was an interesting character. His son in law was Capo Frank Rosa (died in 1982) and his grandson was infamous RAT Joey Rosa. Joey Rosa was the key witness that testified against Chucky Porter and Louis Raucci back in 1990. If I'm not mistaken, Joe Sica died in July of 1991. Mike Genovese put him on the shelf after his grandson testified in the 1990 racketeering trial of Chucky Porter and Louis Raucci. I was told that when he was put on the shelf, he never got over it as he ate, slept and breathed LCN.

I did see in the D'Arco book that he and Sica were cousins and Sica tried to get D'Arco to come to Pittsburgh.

The Sans Souci hotel & Casino was in Havana, Cuba and was owned by Gabriel "Kelly" Mannarino, Meyer Lansky, Santo Trafficante and Carlos Marcello as well as Bufalino getting equal shares in the casino. This group of guys were also responsible for providing guns and other arsenal the Cuban nationals during the revolution.

http://www.lacndb.com/php/Info.php?name=Gabriel%20Mannarino

http://books.google.com/books?id=xzwPsdg...ino&f=false

JCB , Thats Nicky bro inlaw for sure just talked to someone in the fam.

Yes , Yes Yes you have it all right .

[quote=JCB1977]In all the research I've done on Pittsburgh, never did I come across anything that said Mike and Nicky were related. I am pretty close to Mike Genovese's son, Michael and he had never mentioned that. I could be wrong, but what is your source for that information? That would be a pretty nice find if they were in fact related. It has been reported on certain websites that Mike was related to Vito, but that is NOT true, not even distant cousins. Mike did go to NY about once a month and was very close to Salerno, Gigante and Benny Eggs probably because they represented Pittsburgh on the commission.

One thing I do know for sure is that Nicky Scarfo Sr. used to come in to Youngstown, OH quite a bit to meet with Mike Genovese at a tailormade mens clothing store called Lord Chesterfield Menswear owned by one of my uncles, Nicky Polito. There was a huge back office with a bar and most of the guys would meet there to discuss business and get fitted for suits. Scarfo also used Youngstown businessman Victor Calautti to launder money into Belgium and Swiss bank accounts.

Joe Sica was an interesting character. His son in law was Capo Frank Rosa (died in 1982) and his grandson was infamous RAT Joey Rosa. Joey Rosa was the key witness that testified against Chucky Porter and Louis Raucci back in 1990. If I'm not mistaken, Joe Sica died in July of 1991. Mike Genovese put him on the shelf after his grandson testified in the 1990 racketeering trial of Chucky Porter and Louis Raucci. I was told that when he was put on the shelf, he never got over it as he ate, slept and breathed LCN.

I did see in the D'Arco book that he and Sica were cousins and Sica tried to get D'Arco to come to Pittsburgh. [/quot

My source is Nicky scarfo jr. He went out there in the late 80s,to set up a video poker route
Nicky scarfo sr worked it through his cousin mike genovese

Sorry this goes here, JCB YES U R right on this, all but the cousin stuff.

Louie , I think u r right on that ,no one down here ever herd about that.
The things about him having a bro inlaw is true and the travel to western PA .

http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=CP-51-CR-1110072-1975 this is a docket sheet for an arrest that john ciancaglini was involved in 1976 does anyone know any of the co defendants listed and are they mob guys? they do have italian names but i never hard of them before.. thanks guys

http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=MC-51-CR-0004283-2009 this is a case that mike ciancaglini was involved in for selling drugs.. im assuming hes johns son.. but jesus christ his bail was 250k thats serious btw apparently theres two people named mike chang.. one was born in 87 and one was born in 81.. theres also a charge for mike chang (merlinos boy) from 1992

here is one of joe chickie ciancaglini .. not guilty on all charges.. interesting http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=MC-51-CR-1112641-1973

here is scarfo and his son's cases.. http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CP.aspx btw these arent federal charges they are state charges

here is the frankie flowers hit ... does anyone know how they were charged with involuntary manslaughter and voluntary manslaughter, first degree murder, and just regular murder? doesnt make much sense to me http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=CP-51-CR-0734824-1987

and sorry guys that wasnt the frankie flowers hit.. because joe ligambi was a co defendant... here it is http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=MC-51-CR-0635791-1987

http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=MC-51-CR-0703721-1973 this is a case uncle joe ligambi was involved in 1973 does anyone know what these charges mean? ive nevr heard of some of them.. and in typical fashion.. all charges were dismissed

Hey Louie,

If that is correct about Mike Genovese and Nicky Scarfo being related, I will check it out with Mike's son Michael for more confirmation. I would have thought he would have mentioned that to me, surprising.

If Scarfo went to Pittsburgh to set up video poker, he would have dealt with one of two guys. First, Pasquale "Patsy" Ferruccio (from Canton, OH) was the "mafia's video poker kingpin" and his vending company was one of the first in the country to invent video poker, Liberty Vending, which is son Rocco owns now. Also, Western PA's video poker kingpin was John "Duffy" Conley, a "High ranking" Pittsburgh mob associate who got into the business through Ferruccio. Check out these links:

1. http://mob-who.blogspot.com/2011/04/ferruccio-pasquale-patsy-1917-2006.html

2. http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/19991001duffy6.asp

3. http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/uncategorized/gambling-kingpin-sent-back-to-prison-434567/

4. http://www.peepsplace.com/showthread.php?p=284312

***The only reason I would question the relationship between Scarfo and Genovese is because Mike Genovese basically was squeezing Joe Nistico for a bigger piece of his action, and for all intensive purposes, his book wasn't generating millions of dollars, as he was a small time operator. If Mike knew he was Nicky's brother in law, I wouldn't think that Nicky and Phil Leonetti would have had to come to Pittsburgh for a sit down that "Mike refused to be a part of" as he sent Chucky Porter, Louis Volpe and Joe Sica (Al D'Arco's cousin) on his behalf.

Genovese from Pittsburgh and Scarfo were not directly related...there was a family tie through marriage on Genovese's mother's side that connected to Scarfo's wife who was a Nistico. Actually, Genovese thought Scarfo was a bag of guido shit.

who is this broad? Have you ever met Merlino's wife??? Talk about uneducated. Are the Borgesi's sill inbreeding or have they decided to all get their tubes tied? I'm sure you were privy to a lot of information sweetheart...are you a road lizard? truck stop princess:)

Is that the same diamond diner that's in lumberton now or where ponzios is now?

Not sure about Lumberton, i thought he opened one in Hainesport on rt38 and he had one in Voorhee's too. But Hainesport is right next to Lumberton so it might be the place your thinking of. If it's called the Diamond Diner it probably is. Gus Diamantis owned them with one of his brothers but i think his brother died. The only one i ever went to was the one on rt70 in Cherry Hill before it closed back in 2002 or 2003. It was right near the old Garden State track.