There were about twenty-six known Cosa Nostra “Families” within the United States who generally operated in the large cities. But there were also many smaller cities, towns and villages where offshoots of these very same borgatas staked territory for their respective Families.

Good examples of this were in upstate Utica, New York where the “Falcone Regime” ruled the roost as an extension of the Buffalo Family.

Or in Youngstown, Ohio where both the Pittsburgh and Cleveland Families carved out territory.

So how about other towns and villages throughout the U.S.?

Some were formal "regimes" of a particular Family, or a small group consisting of one or two soldiers and a few associates. Sometimes it was a single soldier or associate operating in a given area who oversaw that territory for his Family....

Sometimes they ran a very small city or county. Sometimes they ran just one particular little neighborhood in a nondescript out-of-the-way area....

ButtonGuys packed a valise and decided to travel clear across the country, from coast to coast, north and south, digging these fellas up.
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Coming to you soon....

Has Indianapolis ever had any crews?

Carlo Mastrototaro in Worcester has always been intriguing to me

Second that.

Well, I'm ain't gonna make a reveal yet (after all, we gotta have a bit of a drum roll, no?) Lol.

But I will say this. "IF" there were ever any wiseguys living or operating in the City of Indianapolis, they would most probably have been affiliated with either the Chicago Outfit of the Anthony Giordano Family of St. Louis.

Looks like ya just gotta wait it out, Rush. lol

I agree. In fact, the City of Worcester has been a deep dive of mine. Mastrototaro was part of the "The Frank Iaconi Regime."

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Pittsburgh had control over Altoona and Johnstown PA with crews in each.
I heard they had Erie PA for a time but basically gave it up.

Yes they did. Erie I'm not positive about. But as far as Altoona and Johnstown, they definitely had control.

Chicago had a guy in Indianapolis, nothing in the way of a crew, but a few others were with the guy, mainly unions.

Pittsburgh did have a crew in Erie until the formation of the Commission and Erie went to Buffalo with a number of guys, most notably the Calafato brothers, and Joseph Luciano.
These are the made members I have for Erie PA, minus Pittsburgh guys, a capo before Joe Calafato and two unidentified members, and Pittstons Anthony Ciotti.
Buffalo crew in Erie PA
Carlos Alessi 1930s to 1975, soldier, Died in 1975 operations in Dunkirk NY
Dominic Auditouri 1950s to 1995, soldier, Retired in 1995, died in 2000/2001
Joseph "Joey Books" Calafato 1920s to 1967, Capo from 1940s to 1967, died in 1967
Salvatore Calafato 1920s to 1967, soldier, retired in 1967, died in 1979
Nick " Nicky Steel" Costantino 1920s to 1972, soldier, active in the steel business in Dunkirk NY, died in 1972.
Joseph "Dodge" Luciano 1930s to 1978, capo from 1967 to 1974, died in 1978.
Mike Maggio 1950s to 1982, Soldier, died 1982
James "Westfield Jimmy" Salamone 1930s to 1995, capo from 1974 to 1995, died in 1995.
An interesting note to add. Luciano stepped down in 1974, cause he did not like the new leadership in Buffalo but to also make a peace offering to Auditouri, Maggio, and Salamone, in letting a few guys return to Erie. One was Raymond Ferritto, who was good friends with Anthony Ciotti. Salamone never got the ok to make new members by Buffalo, so no new members were added, and by the early 1980s their grip was lost over Erie. Case in point the Frank Dovishaw murder.

Modesto had a crew that was part of San Jose. Santa Clara had a crew that was part of San Francisco, but also had associates from San Jose operating in the city. San Diego had a crew that was part of Los Angeles family.

To answer @Rush's question and also to add something regarding @Giacomo's statement....

I think back in the days or during the 1920s there was some type of crime family present in Indiana and was possibly connected to Chicagos second crime family from the Chi Heights area. But when Capone's ally Dominick Roberto eliminated most of the old Chi Heights bosses by the mid 20s, they also continued killing everyone from the Indiana area who was against the "new order". During the 1930s many Indiana members and associates joined Roberto and the Capone group but still, there were other members from the old Mafia who didnt give up all of their ops and made some type of alliance. So by the late 30s most of those same guys were also eliminated by the Outfit and so the Indiana area was controlled by remnants who remained loyal to the new Outfit and by 1950 the Outfits main rep in that same state was in fact a non-Italian mobster. In 1952 old time member from the North Side Mafia, Tony Pinelli who escaped to LA during the second conflict from the 1940s, was brought back to Chicago by Accardo, Giancana and Ferraro, and so they made him a capo of the "new" Indiana crew, but still under the jurisdiction of the Outfits Chi Heights crew.

So we can see that the Outfit wanted to use an old time member of Chicagos former Mafia families, who knew the Indiana area and the remaining associates from that same territory, and also to form his own crew under the Outfits jurisdiction.

[quote=Giacomo_Vacari]Chicago had a guy in Indianapolis, nothing in the way of a crew, but a few others were with the guy, mainly unions.

Pittsburgh did have a crew in Erie until the formation of the Commission and Erie went to Buffalo with a number of guys, most notably the Calafato brothers, and Joseph Luciano.
These are the made members I have for Erie PA, minus Pittsburgh guys, a capo before Joe Calafato and two unidentified members, and Pittstons Anthony Ciotti.
Buffalo crew in Erie PA
Carlos Alessi 1930s to 1975, soldier, Died in 1975 operations in Dunkirk NY
Dominic Auditouri 1950s to 1995, soldier, Retired in 1995, died in 2000/2001
Joseph "Joey Books" Calafato 1920s to 1967, Capo from 1940s to 1967, died in 1967
Salvatore Calafato 1920s to 1967, soldier, retired in 1967, died in 1979
Nick " Nicky Steel" Costantino 1920s to 1972, soldier, active in the steel business in Dunkirk NY, died in 1972.
Joseph "Dodge" Luciano 1930s to 1978, capo from 1967 to 1974, died in 1978.
Mike Maggio 1950s to 1982, Soldier, died 1982
James "Westfield Jimmy" Salamone 1930s to 1995, capo from 1974 to 1995, died in 1995.
An interesting note to add. Luciano stepped down in 1974, cause he did not like the new leadership in Buffalo but to also make a peace offering to Auditouri, Maggio, and Salamone, in letting a few guys return to Erie. One was Raymond Ferritto, who was good friends with Anthony Ciotti. Salamone never got the ok to make new members by Buffalo, so no new members were added, and by the early 1980s their grip was lost over Erie. Case in point the Frank Dovishaw murder.

Modesto had a crew that was part of San Jose. Santa Clara had a crew that was part of San Francisco, but also had associates from San Jose operating in the city. San Diego had a crew that was part of Los Angeles family.
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Great info! Thank you

Interesting stuff. Thank you!

The Gambinos had a crew in Baltimore.

Jimmy check your pm.

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