Am I just imagining it, or do guys with relatives in the Mob get made a lot sooner than anyone else?

You're not imagining it. It's not just the mafia that works that way. How many times privileged kids get spots in colleges, fraternities or whatever because of their relatives being in those same places. It's natural.

I just made a treat but this is a list of the guys that was made under the 30s.

Liborio Bellomo made in 1977 at 20y his father Salvatore was genovese made man
Michael Franzese (son of Sonny) made in 1975 at 24
Alphonse Trucchio,(son of Ronnie) 38 years made in 2001 at 24
John “Junior” Gotti Jr.,made on december 24 1988 at 24
Salvatore Testa (son of philip) made in 1980 at 24
Philip leonetti made in 1980 at the age of 27,nephew of Scarfo sr

Yes, and itis called nepotism.

Cesare Bonventre, He became a capo in 1979 at age 28. I'm sure his uncle or great-uncle John Bonventre, who was a former Bonanno underboss pulled some string, despite being retired. He was also related to the Bonanno's through blood relations.

yup exactly. nepotism runs deep in the mafia

I'm pretty sure that when Michael Genovese,Pittsburgh LCN, promoted Chuckie Porter in 1987 after Jo Jo Pecora died to under-boss that Chuckie was under 30. This had everything to do with drug money and nothing to do with nepotism. Although I'm well aware that nepotism brought quite a few "kids" up before their time.

The 3 basciano's kids are made ?

Nope I don't think so, Furio.

No.

True. Being born to it, in some way shape or form, has always made the button easier--and faster--to attain.

This was especially true during the Gotti era Gambinos. Everybody who was even halfway related to someone close to the administration was getting their kid made at 25.

To be honest, it was ridiculous. Look at Craig DePalma. Poor kid.

That story truly is one of the most depressing true crime stories out there. And that's saying something. And you know that's not a dig at you PB, you know you're my favorite retiree

Why would I take that as a dig, Chop?

Greg was a horrible human being. Now, there are moralists on the boards who say that they're all "bad guys." And from a legal point of view, that might be true. But from a moral point of view? Not even close.

They're just like anyone else. Some of them are okay, some of them are assholes, and some of them are truly "bad" guys. Greg was the latter. He didn't have a jovial side and a larger than life personality. That's how Garcia may have described him in his book, but Garcia was bringing him money every week (courtesy of the FBI). But if Greg wasn't earning off you, he didn't even smile at you. And God forbid you weren't with anyone, and he decided that he wanted a piece of you? He was one of the biggest bullies I've ever seen come out of that world. And not to sound like an asshole, but I've seen a lot of them.

I don't even think he'd mind me posting this, and I may have told it before anyway. But Greg had an older son, too. He was older than Craig but still a few years younger than I am. He was a funeral director for a few years. So even though I had known him a little bit before, after he got his director's license I got to know him very well because I was already working for the union at that point.

Anyway, he's a very nice guy, but he wanted NO PART of his father's world. And because of that, Greg cut him out of his fucking life. Because the kid didn't want to be a fucking mob guy! Craig saw that, didn't want to repeat the cycle and "let his father down," so he allowed Greg to shove him into the life. And now he's fucking dead.


Now, that was a shot .

Henry - even though Porter was considered part of the "younger generation" of the Pittsburgh LCN, he was 53 when he was inducted into the family in 1986; and thus, he was 54 when Genovese promoted him to underboss.

http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20001202porter2.asp

Initially the reports were that no one new when Chuckie was born. This is not to say that I take issue with the Post article.
Additionally I misunderstood and posted when I knew he was made Under-Boss.

I first met Chuckie in December of 1976. I was told at that time that he was already a "Made Man". Hell, he looked and acted younger than I did and I was only 29. If he was under 30 when he was made then he would to have been made in the 60's when John was boss. That didn't happen for sure. My bad - Sorry 'bout that.

always wondered, Last name Porter ...was he Italian at all?

Only on his mother's side apparently. Quite rare for somebody like that to be made I'd imagine.

Robbing a card game usually helps

Well, unless you end up shooting at made guys.

"This is a low level game, guys. All you're going to get here is practice."

well first you have to be introduced. then you have to be a good earner and be a button pusher(a killer). BUT the money thing would be the main thing that would get you noticed by the upper level men. everything now a days is based on money though so just earn as much as possible and you'll forsure get noticed.