1. Tony Mirra - the guy is what I call a 1%er. He was not a regular wiseguy but was considered a sociopath. He was unique and stands out from the majority of the wiseguys. I wish we had more information about him and some wiretaps.

2. Philip Lombardo - the guy was a mafia boss and a genius one. During his era, a lot of civilians and law enforcement thought Fat Tony was the de facto boss which turned to be false. Lombardo is a role model for wiseguys and how the mafia should operate.

Bruno is by far the the only one I’ve spent time with in person who is absolutely 100% as advertised or described I guess would be a better word for it. 100% walks, talks, and lives by a set of rules or code and he won’t break them for NOBODY. He has his opinions about certain things and there isn’t anything you can do to change his mind. Absolutely hates authority and refuses to ever put up with the slightest amount of disrespect from anyone. Balls of steel and a heart of gold.

Quick funny story about him. We were in Fairton together for about 3 years and myself, Mike Cassese, Fabrizio and Bruno worked out together a few times a week and would walk the track after we were done for the last 15-20min of yard. Mike is a constant ball breaker and he was on me pretty good about going home soon and I just wasn’t in the mood for it and jokingly called him a jerkoff. Bruno immediately stopped, grabbed the top of my shoulder/neck area and walked me away from the rest of the guys and absolutely chewed me up. He pretty much told me that if he didn’t like me as much as he did and if he didn’t need me to get his commissary for him he would let Mike kick my teeth in and I would hit the street needing dentures. I got a smack in the head and his famous “smarten the fuck up kid”. Keep in mind that Mike didn’t say a word, Bruno just knew what his response was gonna be and yanked me away. Mike came up to me at church a few days later and asked me if I threw my panties in the garbage because he knows “i pissed myself” once Bruno pulled me aside. Mike said “this isn’t tv Jeff” and it’s absolutely not fucking TV when it comes to Bruno ya fucking jerkoff. [/quote

Wow that is an absolutely incredible story! That is crazy that you were in the feds for 3 years with him...any remarkable stories from inside about him? I know LCN guys in prisons don't hold as much sway as on the streets (Feds is probably easier/more respect for them compared to State Prisons I would assume) but he had to have been a revered and respected inmate with his pedigree. That is funny I had made this post and then you replied to it because last night as I am watching the last episode of fear the city and it focused on the commission trial and lo and behold they spent a few minutes bringing up an incident that happened during a court ordered recess where Bruno was yelling and hollering at one of the ASAs about how unfair and rigged the trial is and how after he came back from the recess he apologized to the guy and it was because of Tony Salerno and Tony Ducks telling him to since it made them look bad and they were all on trial not just him....so that part of the documentary proves your story for sure, hates authority and doesn't put up with any BS. He probably wanted to pummel that ASA but since he had 2 Don's telling him off in the same manner he did with you he came out and apologized. He truly embodies LCN, he was literally able to separate business from personal things and I cannot imagine the balls he has to actually go back to the Bonannos after they killed his father and his fathers loyalists and after they wanted him dead also....even if the commission says you got a pass imagine going back to NYC and working for a boss who personally killed your Father. And that is why I truly respect and am fascinated by Anthony Indelicato. I mean, I don't admire or look up to him, at the end of the day he was a stone cold killer and a mafioso through and through but just his entire life experience and the stories around him are just absolutely incredible.

What did he say to get you that angry?

I found out my ex wife was banging one of the local cops that used to break my balls all the time. I got the divorce papers maybe 4 weeks before my halfway house date and Mike(the nonstop ball breaker that he is) was messing with me about it because the cop she was banging was like 50 and at the time I was 30. I truly didn’t give a shit about the divorce or her at that point but I just couldn’t get over the fact she was banging this old midget cop(he’s 5-2 150lbs at the most and I was 5-10 and probably 210 at the time) I just couldn’t fathom it and he was riding me about it. It was harmless but I just wasn’t in the mood and lost it for a second. To this day I’ll get a DM on IG from him at least once a month that will just simply say “jerkoff”.

Funzi Tieri was front boss for Benny Squint for nearly the full time. Salerno was mainly Chins front boss

My bad you are right. It was Funzi Tieri, but Salerno had a boss position as well if I'm not mistaken.

Well supposedly, Benny Squint was the boss right after Vito died but he had used Tommy Eboli and Funzi Tieri as the front bosses. In 1981 both Funzi died and Benny Squint stepped down. Salerno was named front boss in 1981 but after Benny Squint stepped down Chin became the don. Salerno was underboss though before front boss, but underboss isn't as powerful when you have front bosses along with the actual don.

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Salerno's actual rank is confusing. He was at one point the Consigliere and then Underboss under Chin. I don't believe he was fronting for anyone.... He was just Underboss with alot of power.... I don't understand where him Fronting came from.

I do know however; Despite all the titles; He was the #2 in that family after Gigante.

That's with Louis Manna and Saverio Santora all in the administration.

April 2013

Bro, why do you have an avator of Bruno? Interstingely, he's about to be released.

@WhackWhack

Salerno's actual rank is confusing. He was at one point the Consigliere and then Underboss under Chin. I don't believe he was fronting for anyone.... He was just Underboss with alot of power.... I don't understand where him Fronting came from.

I do know however; Despite all the titles; He was the #2 in that family after Gigante.

That's with Louis Manna and Saverio Santora all in the administration.

Nobody mentioned Pino Greco. Riinas go to guy for his excellent cadavers. Literally killed hundreds in the second mafia war. Not much really known about him.