http://www.netplaces.com/mafia/family-ties/the-west-coast-families.htm

The West Coast Families by Scott M. Deitche

California was not quite the immigrant bastions that states back East were. Consequently the Mafia presence in cities like Los Angeles and San Jose were comprised mainly of transplants from New York and Chicago. But while the mobsters that made up the bulk of these small-time gangs were from some of the biggest crime families in the country, their exploits out West were decidedly minor league.

Los Angeles, California
The mob in Los Angeles never got much respect, even though they oversaw gambling, loansharking, and pornography. Founded by Joseph Ardizzone, the most influential Los Angeles Mafioso was Jack Dragna. He oversaw a small family of mostly East Coast transplants, nicknamed the “Mickey Mouse Mafia” by the Los Angeles Police Department. Dragna was involved with Hollywood unions and bookmaking. Dragna died in 1956 and was replaced by Frank DiSimone, followed by Nick Licata and then Dominic Brooklier. After Brooklier died, the family fell under the control of Peter Milano. The continually down on its luck family was plagued by informers, constant law enforcement surveillance, and a complete lack of respect on the streets. Though they should have faded away long ago, Milano still leads the now long-in-the-jaw Mickey Mouse Mafia.

San Francisco, California
Concentrated in the heavily Italian North Beach neighborhood, the Bay Area crime family remained a small, local criminal organization, never achieving much power outside their territory. The first don was named Frank Lanza, and he was the boss during Prohibition. Two other dons followed before Lanza's son James took over in the 1960s. He was not a grandiose hood who loved the limelight. The family received some notoriety after Jimmy Frattiano became a government witness, but faded into obscurity after Lanza's death.

San Jose, California
Onofrio Sciortino was the lyrically named founder of this low-key California family. He was replaced by Joseph Cerrito, a Sicilian native who operated a successful auto dealership in Los Gatos. Cerrito died in 1978 of a heart attack and the San Jose Mafia family died with him.

http://mafiatoday.com/tag/salvatore-marino/

Herhold: The story of a mob-related murder in San Jose



Angelo Marino, the father of Salvatore Marino. The two Marinos were involved in the celebrated 'cheese case' Mafia murder in San Jose. Salvatore Marino was tried and convicted of second degree murder in the shooting death of Peter Catelli and attempted murder of Catelli's father Orlando, who survived being shot by Marino. Angelo Marino, like his son, was convicted of Peter Catelli's death, but the conviction was overturned. He died of a heart attack before he could be retried.

A month before I arrived at the Mercury News in 1977, our fair city was convulsed with a killing that shined klieg lights on what had been an open secret: the existence of the Mafia in San Jose. It went down in history as the “cheese case.”

For the next decade and a half, in a fight fueled by deep pockets, the courts wrestled with what happened on the night of Oct. 11 at the California Cheese Co. offices, a 10-acre industrial plant near Highway 101 and Interstate 280.

At bottom, the tale turned on the fiery emotions of two fathers and two sons, each son more volatile than his older-line Italian father.

Because of its strange sequence, the slaying never deserved the name of organized crime: It was anything but organized.

As you read accusations of errant, coldblooded killings by modern gangs — a trial involving San Jose’s El Hoyo Palmas crew has just opened in Superior Court — it’s worth recalling a time when a mob-related murder was deeply personal.

What made the cheese case so striking — and, ultimately, so embarrassing for the mobsters — was that the father of the dead man lived to tell the story, having survived a bullet to his head as he muttered a prayer over his slain son.

The story, drawn from court records, began with a madman’s idea: Peter Catelli, 24, an unemployed wannabe-informant for the FBI, thought he could extort cheese company owner Angelo Marino, 53, a man identified by state prosecutors as a high-level member of the Mafia in San Jose.

After Marino rejected Catelli for a $10-per-hour job, the 6-foot-8 younger man angrily sent an extortion note to the cheese boss, vowing to kill him and his family unless he paid $100,000. “I must be crazy,” he wrote, “but it’s not everybody who takes on the Mafia.”

Seeking help
No mobster could let this pass: And so Marino called his friend, real estate salesman Joseph Piazza, for help. Piazza in turn called another man, Thomas Napolitano, to arrange a meeting with Catelli’s father, Orlando, and discuss how to handle Peter. The four men met and agreed they should scare the errant young man.

Napolitano, a Contra Costa County rancher related to the Catellis by marriage, brought Peter to the cheese company’s offices at 1491 Sunny Court, a three-room mobile home. Marino’s son, Salvatore, 29, who had not been part of the planning, pistol-whipped Peter, forcing him to the floor.

Orlando Catelli, 49, pleaded for his son’s life, saying, “I know he’s stupid and everything, but don’t kill him.” He testified that Angelo Marino then asked for a Mafia-style vote on whether Peter should be killed.

As it happened, the killing of Peter may have stemmed from a misunderstanding. As part of a ruse, the elder Catelli was led into the next room, where Piazza allegedly fired a gun into a box of mozzarella cheese. Playing along, Orlando grunted.

Almost immediately, a gunshot sounded from the other room. According to the version pieced together by police, Salvatore Marino had killed Peter with a .38-caliber gun.

Orlando testified that someone asked Sal Marino, “What did you kill the kid for?” Sal reportedly replied, “I thought you killed the old man. I had to kill the kid.” (The defense insisted later that Sal had fired only after Peter went for a gun.)

The elder Catelli, told to pick up his son’s body, knelt down and started to pray. By Orlando’s account, Sal Marino then fired a .38 slug into the back of his head, a shot that miraculously glanced off his skull. Orlando played dead.

Comedy of errors
From there, an already-rich comedy of errors intensified in a way that might satisfy fans of “The Sopranos.” Angelo Marino returned to his home on tony University Avenue, where he got ready for a dinner with his wife at the Garden City Casino.

The two Catellis were loaded into the trunk of Orlando’s 1972 Cadillac, where they had to share space with a set of golf clubs and two bowling balls. A wheelman identified as “Andy” was ordered to drive the car to the Oakland Airport.

Instead, the driver got lost and drove through a toll booth on the Bay Bridge, eventually abandoning the car on Harrison Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The elder Catelli was found alive after a young woman heard him banging on the trunk lid with a garden shovel.
Because of widespread attention to the Mafia, the trial was ordered moved to Los Angeles. The proceedings cost Santa Clara County more than $1 million. The case took 14 years and included four trials.

Marino conviction
Ultimately, in a 1991 retrial, Sal Marino was convicted of second-degree murder and the attempted murder of Orlando Catelli. With an additional four-year weapons charge stemming from guns found at his home, he served a total of nine years in prison.

Angelo Marino was convicted of second-degree murder, but the conviction was overturned. While awaiting a second trial, he died in 1983 of a heart attack at age 58. Piazza served three years in prison on a false imprisonment charge; he died in 2006.

Napolitano was acquitted, as was the alleged wheelman. Orlando Catelli, now 82, reportedly lives under an assumed name in Florida.
The cheese company — famous for “Precious” cheese, named after Angelo’s first wife — was sold in 1986 to Sorrento, the cheese producer. The plant was closed in 2002. A housing development now occupies the site.

The Italian Mafia hasn’t departed from San Jose. But the cheese case weakened the mob and helped open the door for Asian and Mexican gangs. It delivered a blow more serious than any racketeering conviction: The cheese case made our local Mafia seem, well, cheesy.

Source: mercurynews.com

Seattle also kinda had a mafia family

Seattle had an italian who ran a couple of strip clubs. Dont make it into something thats not there.

Key word kinda

Key word HAD

I actually think it was 3 and a half Whops and a couple to several strip clubs, but two were father and son so well call it 2 and a half lmao

Members of the San Jose Mafia Family

Adragna, Vito
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* formerly associated with Pittsburgh Mafia Family
* brother of George Adragna, member of Pittsburgh Mafia Family
* owner of the ACME Vending Company
* born on May 1, 1917 in New York City
* passed away on April 7, 2008 in San Jose

America, Carlo
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* took over Frank's Pizza, Millbrae, from Gaetano Gambrioli in 1977
* owner of Pizza Jack's
* born around 1937 in Porticello, Sicily
* reported to be still alive and living in San Jose

Anzalone, Dominick "Dom"
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* formerly associated with Pittsburgh Mafia Family
* moved to San Jose in 1961
* born on February 11, 1903 in Ventimiglia, Sicily
* passed away on November 14, 1983 in San Jose

Bracco, Larry
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* born around 1947 in San Jose
* reported to be still alive and living in Sacramento

Buffa, Frank
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* based in Modesto
* born on January 1, 1910 in New York City
* passed away on January 8, 1987 in Modesto

Cammarata, Alex
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* born on November 6, 1905 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on April 23, 1976 in Martinez

Carbone, Charles "Charlie"
* underboss of San Jose Mafia Family
* black hand figure in Johnsonburgh, PA before moving to San Jose
* born on February 14, 1891 in Santo Stefano, Calabria
* passed away on June 18, 1975 in San Jose

Cerrito, Joseph Xavier
* boss of San Jose Mafia Family from 1959 until 1978
* born on January 25, 1911 in Villabate, Sicily
* passed away on September 7, 1978 in San Jose

Cerrito, Salvatore
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* brother of Joseph
* born around 1913 in Villabate, Sicily
* passed away on December 5, 1978 in Los Gatos

Costanza, Salvatore "Sal C"
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* born on May 12, 1912 in Borgetto, Sicily
* passed away on January 20, 1994 in Contra Costa County

Cusenza, Joseph
* capo of San Jose Mafia Family
* based in Modesto
* born on October 23, 1893 in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily
* killed in a car crash in 1961

Cusenza, Leo
* capo of San Jose Mafia Family
* based in Modesto
* son of Joseph
* became a capo when his father died
* born on May 4, 1913 in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily
* passed away on March 25, 1995 in Modesto

Ditri, Antonio "Tony D"
* soldier
* born around 1929 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away in 2005

Ditri, Donato "Dan"
* soldier
* brother of Antonio Ditri
* born around 1932 in Palermo, Sicily
* reported to be still alive and living in Sunnyvale

Figlia, Emanuel Joseph "Manny"
* boss of San Jose Mafia Family from 1983 until 1995
* married to sister of Joseph Cerrito
* owner of the 13th Street Car Dealership
* born on March 1, 1918 in New York City
* passed away on September 25, 2009 in San Jose

Giammona, Angelo
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* based in Modesto
* formerly associated with Detroit Mafia Family
* born around 1913 in Detroit
* passed away in 1983

Guttadauro, Mariano
* consigliere of San Jose Mafia Family
* retired and moved to Italy in 1995
* born on January 9, 1911 in Porticello, Sicily
* passed away on July 22, 2001 in Palermo, Sicily

Maestri, Frank
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* owner of Frank-Lin Distillers
* born on August 5, 1918 in San Francisco
* passed away on July 9, 2008 in San Jose

Marino, Angelo "Don Marino"
* boss of San Jose Mafia Family from 1978 until 1983
* son of Salvatore Marino, member of Pittsburgh Mafia Family
* owner of the California Cheese Company
* born on May 31, 1924 in Sharon, PA
* passed away on February 9, 1983 in San Jose

Marino, Salvatore
* capo of San Jose Mafia Family
* son of Angelo
* became a made member in 1977
* born around 1948 in Sharon, PA
* reported to be still alive and living in San Jose

Misuraca, Pietro "Pete Mayo"
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* brother of John Misuraca, member of Profaci Mafia Family
* born on December 3, 1905 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on January 7, 1988 in San Jose

Morici, Philip Octavio
* capo of San Jose Mafia Family
* born on January 14, 1888 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on December 29, 1972 in San Jose

Morici, Anthony "Tony"
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* co-owner of the Contadina Tomato Sauce Company
* born around 1905 in Chicago
* passed away in 1963

Napolitano, Thomas Dominick "Tommy"
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* born on December 1, 1922 in San Jose
* reported to be still alive and living in Contra Costa County

Novello, Thomas "Tom"
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* manager of the California Cheese Company
* last member to be made in 1982
* born on September 2, 1951 in Palermo, Sicily
* reported to be still alive and living in San Jose

Nicosia, Thomas
* consigliere of San Jose Mafia Family
* born around 1896 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on June 26, 1966 in San Jose

Piazza, Joseph Louis
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* born on April 7, 1936 in San Francisco
* passed away on February 24, 2005 in Stockton

Scavuzzo, Antonio "Tony"
* capo of San Jose Mafia Family
* born around 1891 in Trapani, Sicily
* passed away in 1986

Sciortino, Onofrio
* boss of San Jose Mafia Family from 1942 until 1959
* born on April 17, 1891 in Bagheria, Sicily
* passed away on September 10, 1959 in San Jose

Sorce, Frank
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* ran illegal gambling in Redwood City
* born on October 11, 1916 in New York City
* passed away on January 31, 1985 in Monterey

Vassalo, Salvatore Andrea
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* born on September 13, 1897 in Castellammare Del Golfo, Sicily
* passed away on June 5, 1982 in San Jose

Vicari, Joseph
* underboss of San Jose Mafia Family
* owner of the Alum Rock Grocery Store
* born on November 2, 1887 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on November 18, 1957 in San Jose

Zoccoli, Stefano "Steve"
* consigliere of San Jose Mafia Family
* formerly associated with Pittsburgh Mafia Family
* moved to San Jose in 1933
* born on April 29, 1894 in Santo Stefano, Calabria
* passed away on September 29, 1976 in San Jose


San Jose Mafia Family associates

1. Leo Chargin (50's-70's) San Jose based associate. Owned the Caravan Lounge in San Jose.
2. Dominick Montano (70's-80's) Close associate of Angelo Marino.
3. Antonino "Nino" America (70's-1995) Brother of San Jose soldier Carlo America. Owned Grande Pizza in San Jose. Died in 1995.
4. Salvatore Novello (70's-80's) Brother of San Jose mobster Thomas Novello. Living back in Sicily.
5. Vincenzo "Vince" Novello (70's-2007) Brother of Thomas Novello.
6. Salvatore "Dopey" Vaccaro (80's-Pr) San Jose based methamphetamine dealer in the 80's and 90's.
7. Ernest "Ernie" Casetta (50's-Pr) San Jose based associate. The owner of Ernie's Used Car Dealership in San Jose. Still alive at the age of 90.
8. Stephen Rosario Cerrito (60's-Pr) Son of San Jose boss Joseph Cerrito. Took over his father's car dealerships after Joseph died in 1978. Was arrested for money laundering in 1990. Current owner of City Canvas in San Jose. Still alive and living in Los Gatos at the age of 69.
9. Salvatore Anthony Cerrito (60's-Pr) Son of San Jose boss Joseph Cerrito. Was arrested for money laundering with his brother.
10. Andrew "Andy" DiDomenico (70's-80's) Was an associate before becoming an informant during Marino's murder trial in the early 80's. Owned Dom's Shoe Repair Co. in San Jose.
11. Orlando Catelli (70's) Was an associate who was shot before watching his son get murdered in 1977.
12. Joseph Perrucci (40's-70's) Owned Mayfair Packing with a partner.
13. Alfred John Salciccia (60's-Pr) San Jose based associate. Was involved in marijuana smuggling from Mexico to San Jose in the 60's and 70's.
14. Richard Salciccia (70's-Pr) Brother of Alfred. Owns a San Jose Insurance Company. Was a member of the Salvatore Marino Crew in the 80's and 90's.
15. Thomas Salciccia (60's-Pr) Brother of Alfred and Richard. Longtime San Jose Lawyer, represented Joseph Cerrito, Angelo Marino and a number of other San Jose mobsters. Still alive at the age of 82.
16. Jack Matchak (40's-90's) Was the Manager of the California Cheese Company.
17. Barry Bracco (70's-Pr) Brother of San Jose mobster Larry Bracco.
18. Augustine "August" Figlia (50's-80's) Brother of San Jose mobster Manny Figlia.
19. Leo Cusenza (40's-1966) Brother of Joseph Cusenza and member of the Modesto Crew of the San Jose Mob.
20. Frank Rao (50's-70's) Owned Rao's Market in Los Gatos. Was a close friend of Joseph Cerrito.
21. Giovanni "Johnny" Sparacio (80's-Pr) San Jose based associate. Owned Antonelli's Italian Restaurant with a Partner. Was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in 1997.
22. George "The Irishman" Rich (80's-2011) San Jose based cocaine trafficker. The second owner of the Caravan Lounge.
23. Joseph Campagna (40's-1997) Close friend of Angelo Marino. Owned Campagna's Shoe Repair from 1931 till 1966.
24. Vito Picciurro (60's-70's) Sicilian Mafia member who lived in the San Jose area.
25. Frank Bernard (40's-1985) Close friend of Angelo Marino.
26. Jack Allen (50's-90's) Owned Paolo's Restaurant in San Jose. His restaurant was the meeting place of the San Jose Family from 1960-1982.
27. Salvatore Campagna (70's-Pr) Close friend of Angelo Marino.
28. Phil Arena (80's-Pr) San Jose based gambling figure. Was involved in an illegal slot machine operation with Vito Adragna in the 80's and 90's. Owned the E&J Liquor Store.
29. Joseph Curcio (70's-Pr) Was involved in illegal gambling with Vito Adragna.
30. Dominick Ferrito (60's-70's) Was a close associate who was involved in drug trafficking. Lived in Los Banos, CA. Member of the Modesto Crew.
31. Anthony Vicari (40's-60's) Brother of San Jose mobster Joseph Vicari.
32. Louis "Babe" Rocca (50's-2005) Former owner of Original Joe's Restaurant. Was involved in illegal gambling.
33. Ray Bily (50's-70's) Former owner of the Alum Rock Cheese Co. and close friend of the Marino's.
34. Peter Piazza (60's-80's) One-time driver of Angelo Marino, brother of San Jose mobster Joseph Piazza.
35. Antonino "Nino" Aiello (60's-80's) San Jose based associate.
36. John "Johnny D" DeRose (70's-Pr) San Jose based associate and pimp. Still living at the age of 66.


San Jose associates of other LCN families

1. George Adragna (70's-1984) Soldier in the Pittsburgh Crime Family and brother of San Jose mobster Vito Adragna. Was based in the San Jose area in the 70's and early 80's.
2. Salvatore "Sam" Marino (60's-1974) Caporegime in the Pittsburgh Crime Family and father of Angelo Marino. Was based in the San Jose area in the 60's and early 70's.
3. Anthony "Tony" Maggio (70's-90's) Soldier in the Philadelphia Mob. His niece was married to Angelo Marino. Lived in Redwood City, CA from 1975-1998. Died in 1998 at age 93.


San Jose Crew of the Bonanno Mafia Family

Bonanno, Salvatore "Bill"
* consigliere
* based in San Jose
* son of Joseph Bonanno
* owner of the US Mattress Company
* born on November 5, 1932 in New York City
* passed away on January 1, 2008 in Tucson, AZ

DiGirolamo, James "Jimmy Styles"
* soldier
* based in San Jose
* Godson of Joseph Bonanno
* owner of San Jose Construction
* no longer living

Guestella, Nicolo "Nick"
* capo
* based in San Jose
* identified in 1964 as a captain
* born on October 22, 1895 in Capeci, Sicily
* passed away on November 29, 1977 in Monterey

Mule, Prospect Salvatore
* soldier
* based in Monterey
* born on March 27, 1923 in New York City
* passed away on August 18, 1996 in Monterey

Bonanno associates in San Jose

Bonanno, Joseph Jr. "Joey"
* associate
* son of Joseph Bonanno
* owner of Kachina Fashions
* born around 1946 in Tucson, AZ
* passed away in 2005

Dalis, Louis
* associate
* co-owner of the Garden City Casino
* no longer living

Dalis, Nick Jr.
* associate
* nephew of Louis Dalis
* co-owner of the Garden City Casino
* busted for tax evasion in the early 1990s
* reported to be still alive and living in San Jose

Insana, Anthony
* associate
* became an informant for the FBI during Bill Bonanno's 1985 home repair scam case

Dorn, Michael
* associate
* went to prison for grand theft in 1964
* not known if he is still living

So this is what remains fo San Jose Crime Family
8 ,made man and 11 associates
America, Carlo
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* took over Frank's Pizza, Millbrae, from Gaetano Gambrioli in 1977
* owner of Pizza Jack's
* born around 1937 in Porticello, Sicily
* reported to be still alive and living in San Jose

Bracco, Larry
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* born around 1947 in San Jose
* reported to be still alive and living in Sacramento

Ditri, Donato "Dan"
* soldier
* brother of Antonio Ditri
* born around 1932 in Palermo, Sicily
* reported to be still alive and living in Sunnyvale

Marino, Salvatore
* capo of San Jose Mafia Family
* son of Angelo
* became a made member in 1977
* born around 1948 in Sharon, PA
* reported to be still alive and living in San Jose

Napolitano, Thomas Dominick "Tommy"
* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* born on December 1, 1922 in San Jose
* reported to be still alive and living in Contra Costa County

* soldier of San Jose Mafia Family
* manager of the California Cheese Company
* last member to be made in 1982
* born on September 2, 1951 in Palermo, Sicily
* reported to be still alive and living in San Jose

Associates

1)Salvatore "Dopey" Vaccaro (80's-Pr) San Jose based methamphetamine dealer in the 80's and 90's.
Ernest "Ernie" Casetta (50's-Pr) San Jose based associate. The owner of Ernie's Used Car Dealership in San Jose. Still alive at the age of 90.
2)Stephen Rosario Cerrito (60's-Pr) Son of San Jose boss Joseph Cerrito. Took over his father's car dealerships after Joseph died in 1978. Was arrested for money laundering in 1990. Current owner of City Canvas in San Jose. Still alive and living in Los Gatos at the age of 69.
3)Salvatore Anthony Cerrito (60's-Pr) Son of San Jose boss Joseph Cerrito. Was arrested for money laundering with his brother.
4)Alfred John Salciccia (60's-Pr) San Jose based associate. Was involved in marijuana smuggling from Mexico to San Jose in the 60's and 70's.
5)Richard Salciccia (70's-Pr) Brother of Alfred. Owns a San Jose Insurance Company. Was a member of the Salvatore Marino Crew in the 80's and 90's.
6)Thomas Salciccia (60's-Pr) Brother of Alfred and Richard. Longtime San Jose Lawyer, represented Joseph Cerrito, Angelo Marino and a number of other San Jose mobsters. Still alive at the age of 82.
7)Barry Bracco (70's-Pr) Brother of San Jose mobster Larry Bracco.
8)Giovanni "Johnny" Sparacio (80's-Pr) San Jose based associate. Owned Antonelli's Italian Restaurant with a Partner. Was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in 1997
9)Salvatore Campagna (70's-Pr) Close friend of Angelo Marino
Phil Arena (80's-Pr) San Jose based gambling figure. Was involved in an illegal slot machine operation with Vito Adragna in the 80's and 90's. Owned the E&J Liquor Store.
10)Joseph Curcio (70's-Pr) Was involved in illegal gambling with Vito Adragna.
11)John "Johnny D" DeRose (70's-Pr) San Jose based associate and pimp. Still living at the age of 66.

Los Angeles Mafia Family list of members

Adamo, Girolamo "Momo"
* underboss
* killed himself on June 18, 1956

Adamo, Joseph
* capo
* made in 1952
* brother of Girolamo Adamo
* born on July 26, 1914 in Los Angeles
* passed away on September 1, 1973 in Los Angeles

Andrade, Pietro "Peter"
* soldier
* born around 1884 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on November 2, 1945 in Los Angeles

Ardizzone, Joseph "The Iron Man"
* boss from 1925 until 1931
* born on November 19, 1884 in Piana degli Albanese, Sicily
* murdered on October 15, 1931 in Los Angeles

Battaglia, Charles "Charlie Batts"
* soldier
* made in 1952
* switched to the Bonanno Mafia Family in 1968
* born on November 12, 1917 in Buffalo, NY
* passed away on March 1, 1983 in Phoenix, AZ

Bartolotta, Domiano Bruno "Danny Bruno"
* soldier
* born on March 22, 1919 in Detroit, MI
* no longer living

Bartolotta, Sidney "Sid"
* soldier
* brother of Domiano
* passed away in 1982

Bompensiero, Frank "Bomp"
* consigliere
* owner of the Gold Rail Bar and the Southland Music Co.
* became an undercover FBI informant in 1967
* born on October 29, 1905 in Milwaukee, WI
* murdered on February 10, 1977 in San Diego, CA

Brucceleri, Dominick Philip "Dominick Brooklier"
* boss from 1974 until 1984
* born around 1914
* passed away on July 1, 1984 in prison

Bruno, Salvatore "Sam"
* soldier
* born on October 12, 1894 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away in 1959

Caci, Charles James "Bobby Milano"
* soldier
* married to the singer Keely Smith
* born around 1936 in Buffalo, NY
* passed away on January 17, 2006 in Rancho Mirage, CA

Caci, Vincent Dominick "Jimmy"
* capo
* brother of Charles
* formerly associated with the Buffalo Mafia Family
* made in 1976
* born on August 1, 1925 in Buffalo, NY
* passed away on August 16, 2011 in Palm Springs, CA

Caruso, Louis "Louie"
* capo
* mobster with influence in Las Vegas
* owner of Caruso Mechanical Services
* reported to be still alive and living in Phoenix, AZ

Cino, Stephen Anthony "The Whale"
* soldier
* formerly associated with the Buffalo Mafia Family
* made in 1986
* born around 1936 in Buffalo, NY
* reported to be still alive and living in Las Vegas

DeSimone, Frank
* boss from 1956 until 1967
* born on July 17, 1909 in Pueblo, CO
* passed away on August 4, 1967 in Los Angeles

DeSimone, Rosario "The Chief"
* capo
* father of Frank
* born on December 11, 1873 in Salaparuta, Sicily
* passed away on July 15, 1946 in Los Angeles

Dippolito, Joseph Charles "Joe Dip"
* underboss
* made in 1952
* born on December 28, 1914 in Los Angeles
* passed away on January 14, 1974 in Ontario, CA

Dippolito, Salvatore Charles "Charlie Dip"
* capo
* made in 1947
* father of Joseph Charles Dippolito
* owner of the Dippolito Vinyard
* born around 1889 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on September 6, 1961 in San Bernadino, CA

Dragna, Frank Paul "Two Eyes"
* soldier
* born on November 18, 1918 in Los Angeles
* passed away on April 2, 1993 in Los Angeles

Dragna, Frank Paul "One Eye"
* soldier
* cousin of Frank Paul "Two Eyes" Dragna
* born around 1924 in Los Angeles
* passed away in 1996

Dragna, Gaetano "Tom"
* consigliere
* father of Frank Paul "Two Eyes" Dragna
* born on November 25, 1888 in Corleone, Sicily
* passed away in 1997

Dragna, Giacomo "Jack"
* boss from 1931 until 1956
* father of Frank Paul "One Eye" Dragna
* born on April 18, 1891 in Corleone, Sicily
* passed away on February 23, 1956 in Los Angeles

Dragna, Louis Tom
* capo
* son of Gaetano
* owner of Roberta Dress Manufacturing and Save-On Fashions
* made in 1947
* born on July 18, 1920 in Los Angeles
* passed away in 1994

Esposito, Michael "Porno Mike"
* soldier
* son of Salvatore Esposito, member of Lucchese Mafia Family
* owner of Gentlemen's Video
* reported to be still alive and living in Hollywood, CA

Fiato, Craig Anthony "The Animal"
* soldier
* formerly associated with the New England Mafia Family
* underboss of the Mike Rizzitello Crew
* made in 1984
* became an informant for the FBI in 1984
* born on August 31, 1949 in Boston, MA
* reported to be still alive and in the Witness Protection Program

Fratianno, Aladena "Jimmy The Weasel"
* acting boss
* formerly associated with the Cleveland Mafia Family
* made in 1947
* switched to the Chicago Outfit in 1960
* went back to the Los Angeles Mob in 1975
* owner of the Fratianno Trucking Co.
* became an informant for the FBI in 1977
* born on November 14, 1913 in Napoli, Italy
* passed away on June 30, 1993 in Oklahoma City, OK

Gambino, Tommaso
* underboss
* son of Rosario Gambino, member of the Gambino Mafia Family
* born around 1965
* reported to be still alive and living in Los Angeles

Gelfuso, Luigi "Louie"
* capo
* born on August 7, 1925 in Providence, RI
* passed away on October 13, 2000 in North Hollywood, CA

Governale, Angelo
* soldier
* born around 1882 in Corleone, Sicily
* passed away in 1955

Licata, Carlo
* soldier
* son-in-law of William "Black Bill" Tocco, member of the Detroit Partnership
* made in 1952
* switched to the Detroit Partnership in 1974
* born on December 29, 1924 in Detroit, MI
* passed away in 1981

Licata, Nicolo "Old Man"
* boss from 1967 until 1974
* father of Carlo
* formerly a soldier in the Detroit Partnership
* born on February 20, 1897 in Camporeale, Sicily
* passed away on October 14, 1974 in Los Angeles

LiMandri, Joseph John
* soldier
* son-in-law of Salvatore Dippolito
* made in 1952
* born on September 5, 1913 in Los Angeles
* no longer living

LiMandri, Marco
* soldier
* father of Joseph John
* born on April 14, 1891 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away in 1967

LoCicero, Giacchino "Jack"
* consigliere
* born around 1912
* no longer living

Longo, Dominick "Dom"
* soldier
* made in 1975
* owner of Longo Toyota
* born around 1920 in Montreal, Canada
* passed away on October 11, 1985 in Pasadena, CA

Matranga, Frank Anthony
* soldier
* cousin of the Matranga Bro's of the Detroit Partnership
* owner of the Sierra Dist. Co.
* born on April 11, 1911 in Chicago, IL
* no longer living

Matranga, Gaspare
* soldier
* came to the United States illegally in 1925
* deported to Italy in 1954
* born around 1898 in Balestrati, Sicily
* passed away on July 1, 1971 in Tijuana, Mexico

Milano, Carmen Joseph "Flipper"
* underboss
* made in 1984
* born on July 27, 1929 in Cleveland, OH
* passed away on January 3, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV

Milano, Frank Angelo "John Gallo"
* soldier
* brother of Carmen Joseph
* born on July 17, 1927 in Cleveland, OH
* no longer living

Milano, Peter John "Shakes"
* boss from 1984
* brother of Carmen Joseph and Frank Angelo
* owner of the Roman Candle Bar and the Rome Vending Co.
* born on December 22, 1925 in Cleveland, OH
* reported to be still alive and living in Los Angeles

Mirabile, Antonio "Papa Tony"
* capo
* formerly associated with the Detroit Partnership
* owner of the Saratoga Cafe, the Senator Cafe, Frolics Cafe and the Navy Club
* born on January 1, 1894 in Alcamo, Sicily
* murdered in 1958

Mirabile, Paul
* soldier
* brother of Antonio
* formerly associated with the Detroit Partnership
* born on January 12, 1896 in Alcamo, Sicily
* passed away in 1968

Montana, Leonard Jr. "Limping Lenny"
* soldier
* son of the actor Lenny Montana
* made in 1998
* owner of Enzo's Pizzeria
* reported to be still alive and living in Hollywood, CA

Musetta, Russell "Rusty"
* soldier
* son-in-law of Peter John Milano
* formerly associated with the Cleveland Mafia Family
* made in 1986
* born on September 23, 1952 in Cleveland, OH
* reported to be still alive and living in Cleveland, OH

Paduano, Robert George "Fat Bobby"
* soldier
* born around 1943
* reported to be still alive and living in Orange County

Palermo, Thomas "Tommy"
* consigliere
* born around 1908
* passed away in 1975

Pinelli, Salvatore "Sal"
* soldier
* made in 1975
* no longer living

Piscopo, Salvatore "Dago Louie"
* soldier
* made in 1947
* born on September 10, 1893 in Napoli, Italy
* no longer living

Polizzi, Angelo
* soldier
* made in 1950
* born around 1913 in Buffalo, NY
* passed away in 1976

Ricciardi, Thomas Dominick
* soldier
* made in 1977
* born around 1930 in New York City
* passed away on April 29, 1979 in Los Angeles

Rizzitello, Michael "Mike Rizzi"
* capo
* formerly associated with the Gallo Bro's of New York City
* born on March 29, 1927 in Montreal, Canada
* passed away on October 20, 2005 in prison

Sciortino, Samuel Orlando "Sam"
* underboss
* born around 1919 in Chicago. IL
* passed away on August 23, 1983 in prison

Scozzari, Simone "Sam"
* underboss
* owner of the Venetian Club
* born on January 7, 1900 in Palermo, Sicily
* passed away on January 14, 1974 in Los Angeles

Stellino, Frank
* soldier
* son-in-law of Nicolo Licata
* made in 1968
* no longer living

Vaccaro, John Joseph
* soldier
* owner of the Four Square Construction Co.
* born around 1940
* reported to be still alive and living in Las Vegas

Zangari, Rocco James "Big Foot"
* soldier
* made in 1980
* born around 1931
* reported to be still alive and living in Palm Springs, CA and Buffalo, NY

Tommaso "Tommy" Gambino (b.1972) son of Rosario Gambino,is the Boss of what remains of the Los Angeles Crime Family;

8 made men

Caruso, Louis "Louie"
* capo
* mobster with influence in Las Vegas
* owner of Caruso Mechanical Services
* reported to be still alive and living in Phoenix, AZ

Cino, Stephen Anthony "The Whale"
* soldier
* formerly associated with the Buffalo Mafia Family
* made in 1986
* born around 1936 in Buffalo, NY
* reported to be still alive and living in Las Vegas

Esposito, Michael "Porno Mike"
* soldier
* son of Salvatore Esposito, member of Lucchese Mafia Family
* owner of Gentlemen's Video
* reported to be still alive and living in Hollywood, CA

Esposito, Michael "Porno Mike"
* soldier
* son of Salvatore Esposito, member of Lucchese Mafia Family
* owner of Gentlemen's Video
* reported to be still alive and living in Hollywood, CA

Montana, Leonard Jr. "Limping Lenny"
* soldier
* son of the actor Lenny Montana
* made in 1998
* owner of Enzo's Pizzeria
* reported to be still alive and living in Hollywood, CA

Musetta, Russell "Rusty"
* soldier
* son-in-law of Peter John Milano
* formerly associated with the Cleveland Mafia Family
* made in 1986
* born on September 23, 1952 in Cleveland, OH
* reported to be still alive and living in Cleveland, OH

Paduano, Robert George "Fat Bobby"
* soldier
* born around 1943
* reported to be still alive and living in Orange County

Zangari, Rocco James "Big Foot"
* soldier
* made in 1980
* born around 1931
* reported to be still alive and living in Pal

The Colacurcio crime family is mafia criminal organization based in King County in the state of Washington, United States that has influences in racketeering loansharking, gambling, prostitution, political corruption, police corruption and the strip club industry in the state of Washington. The Seattle crime family has been called the biggest organized crime organization on the west coast that is independent of bigger mafia organizations on the east coast. The state organized crime task force suspects that the Seattle crime family has an estimated 70-100 members based in both of Washington's King and Pierce counties and also operating in the states of Oregon, Arizona, Texas, Las Vegas, and in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Contents
1 History
2 Civil war
3 Crackdown in the 1970s and 80s
4 Recent years
5 Influential members
6 See also



History
The organization was started by longtime friends Giovanni Rosellini and William Colacurcio both went into business for themselves opening a farm and saloon.


Civil war
When the boss of the family died of natural causes, he did not name a successor, two candidates for the top job decided to fight. Those two men were Capo's Frank Colacurcio Sr. and John Carbone, known to newspapers as "Handsome Johnny". Colacurcio and Carbone were firebombing each others taverns and nightclubs and eventually Carbone had one of his top soldiers, Richard Caliguri, go to the home of one of Colacurcio's lieutenants and scare the wife and children. Some suspect there were no real violence such as murder because the two crews were disappearing men in the crews.


Crackdown in the 1970s and 80s
Starting in 1968, the Washington state patrol started investigating the family looking for charges of racketeering and organized crime. The investigation of the crime family ended up with the results of Carbone and four men in his crew being charged with racketeering, bribery and arson with Carbone being sentenced to 20 years on racketeering. The state organized crime task force caught up with Colacurcio after discovering that he was the mastermind behind a secret payoff-system in the Seattle Police Department. charging Colacurcio with racketeering and being sentenced to 16 years in federal prison in the state of Texas. High ranking member Gilbert Paoule who ran Alaska operations became an informant after being indicted for murder in Alaska, testified against his mentor Frank Sr., Frank Jr and Nick Furfaro and went into the witness protection program.


Recent years
The state organized crime task force during Colacurcio and Carbone's time in prison suspected former state governor Albert Rosellini of being the head of the criminal enterprise of Seattle since his retirement from government but have been unable to get evidence of his criminal dealings. Rosellini has said that he is not connected to any organized crime element and seems to have brought the family into legitimate businesses such as oil and keeps many political contacts in the state. In 2003 a multi-agency including the FBI, Seattle Police Department and King County Sheriff's Department started an investigation called "Strippergate" in which Frank Colacurcio, his son Frank Jr, Gil Conte, Nicholas Furfaro and Albert Rosellini Sr. were investigated for Bribery of three Seattle City Council members. Rosellini was not charged or fined in the case. Charges were brought in the year 2006 but were dismissed. In February 2007 the state supreme court said the investigation may continue and the King County prosecutor may bring political money-laundering charges against anyone involved in the case.


Influential members
Frank Colacurcio Sr. a.k.a "Big Frank"- high ranking member of criminal organization, was released from prison and remains a consultant to his business, Talents West. Charged with assault in 2005 for fondling a 23-year-old woman and was also charged with political money laundering in 2006, but charges were dismissed and reinstated by the state supreme court.

John Carbone a.k.a "Handsome Johnny" - Former capo, was released from prison in 1997 and died of a heart attack at his home in Gig Harbor, Washington.

Joseph Carbone a.k.a Joey - Known member, son of Handsome Johnny, convicted on racketeering in 1980s, may have taken over father's position as capo.

Albert D. Rosellini Sr. - Still works each day at his downtown office, remaining close to political figures in the state of Washington and still denies any ties to organized crime.

Albert Rosellini Jr. - Seattle businessman, suspected member.

Stanley Naccarato a.k.a "Mr.Tacoma", "Stan" - Tacoma fundraiser and restaurant operator, suspected member since his retirement from baseball.

Michael Tucci a.k.a "Big Mike" - Tacoma construction magnate and suspected member.

Frank Colacurcio Jr. a.k.a "Frankie" - Son of Frank Sr. Hiring agency president, general manager and bookkeeper, high ranking member.

Robert Payton a.k.a "Bobby" - Right-hand man of Frank Sr. Hiring agency director and high ranking member of family.

Nicholas Furfaro a.k.a "Nick" - Nightclub manager, known member since 1963 and high ranking member.

John Conte Sr. a.k.a "Gil" - Former lounge singer, charged with Colacurcio in 2006. Known high ranking member since 1972.

John Conte Jr. - Mechanic, son of Gil, suspected member.

Francis Lucarelli a.k.a "Frank" - Executive chef, suspected member.

Gilbert Paoule a.k.a "Junior" - Became a member after short prison stint with Colacurcio Sr. and after becoming his protege, was put in charge of Alaska operations in the 1980s and was arrested then later testified against Colacurcio in a tax evasion case in Seattle. Also informed about Arizona operations ran by Colacurcio's younger brothers.

good work furio!! Thanks

It would be interesting to learn more about the Colacurcio Organization. I wonder if it is more than just titty bars.

bet these little families were formal and had the making ceremonies also. they are disregarded to easily they obviously had structure and family politics. v interesting

Stevie the whale is a captain, recognized by NY.

I heard the la family has about 20 guys. They made 4 guys in 2002. Id like to see a whole list of them, if i hear anything i woll tell u guys

The LA, San Jose and San Francisco Families were all LCN Families. The one in Seattle (see above) never was and never will be.

an old but interesting LA Crime Family Chart

Why is that?

Colacurcio was Italian, he knew some LCN guys, and he ran his rather shady business not unlike a mafioso, but he was basically just a strip club owner. Neither he, nor anyone around him, was formally Cosa Nostra.

Yes. And the article (I think its from wiki, isn´t it?) is definitely exaggerating the power and influence and member estimates of this group.

Im intrigued, send me a pm if you don't mind, also the Seattle thing is/was nothing close to a family whatsoever but I did some research about this Carbone guy and at least that part is legit so plus the Colacurcios and whoever they got busted with, so id say it was a functioning,small, Italian gang

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2012264324_colacurcioobit03m.html

Frank Colacurcio Sr., the strip-club magnate whose organized-crime exploits covered more than half a century and helped define Seattle's history of police corruption and reform, died Friday. He was 93.

Mr. Colacurcio had been in declining health for some time, suffering from congestive heart failure. His death was confirmed by his attorney, Irwin Schwartz. Mr. Colacurcio died at University of Washington Medical Center, said spokeswoman Leila Gray.

In keeping with his life story, Mr. Colacurcio was under indictment at the time of his death, facing allegations of racketeering and promoting prostitution.

"It is the end of an era, hopefully one that won't be repeated," former Seattle U.S. Attorney Jeff Sullivan said Friday.

Mr. Colacurcio died only a week after the final dismantling of his strip-club operations by federal prosecutors, 67 years after he was first sent to prison for what was then called carnal knowledge with a teenage girl.

As Seattle's longest-running crime figure, Mr. Colacurcio often was portrayed by law-enforcement officials and the news media as one of Seattle's most notorious racketeering figures.

The reputation stemmed from convictions for tax evasion and racketeering that repeatedly sent him to prison. Adding to the lore were murky tales — involving corrupt cops and his cat-and-mouse dealings with law-enforcement officials — that no one could explain, except perhaps Mr. Colacurcio.

Seattle's early years

Despite his notoriety, Mr. Colacurcio wasn't flashy. He wore golf shirts, played cards and lived in a modest home in the Sheridan Beach neighborhood of Lake Forest Park at the north end of Lake Washington. His one indulgence was a 38-foot boat used for fishing in Alaska.

He benefited in the 1950s and 1960s when Seattle had rougher edges and police turned their eyes from vice and criminal activity in exchange for payoffs.

Eventually, he became a top target of federal and local law-enforcement officials.

For years, the feds and other investigators picked through his trash, eavesdropped on his conversations and recruited snitches. They finally got him in the 1970s, for racketeering and failing to pay taxes on money skimmed from his businesses.

But their long-held suspicion that Mr. Colacurcio was involved in the execution-style slayings of several people who had crossed him never resulted in charges. In an interview a few years ago, Mr. Colacurcio dismissed the notion that he was involved in old killings or illegal activities. "They have been investigating me since the time I was born," he said.

Once considered Seattle's own connection to the Mafia, he more likely headed a homegrown organized-crime outfit, law-enforcement officials concluded.

"Mafia malarkey," he once complained, saying local investigators needed someone they could label as their own mob figure.

Yet he and his associates also seemed to enjoy the image. Five years ago, while he awaited a court hearing, a cellphone belonging to an investigator on his defense team rang. The ringtone: the theme song for the movie "The Godfather."

For some detectives, investigating Mr. Colacurcio was an obsession. They built dossiers with flow charts and pictures of his known associates. Once, they even rented a room next to his old SeaTac office to eavesdrop through an electrical outlet.

Mr. Colacurcio outlasted some investigators, who moved to other jobs or retired. One federal prosecutor who brought charges against him later became his defense attorney.

"I'll never be 'retired' retired," Mr. Colacurcio said in 1995. "Not until I'm in the grave."

He ran his operations from Talents West, a hiring agency and business office in a small building on Lake City Way. Its walls displayed photographs of scantily dressed women and a giant framed photo of Mr. Colacurcio leaving a courthouse.

Humble beginnings

Mr. Colacurcio was born in Seattle to immigrant parents on June 18, 1917. He quit school at age 15 to begin farming and started a produce-hauling business.

Beginning in the 1950s, he used thugs and threats to control Seattle's jukebox, pinball and cigarette-vending-machine business, competitors alleged. Those businesses historically had attracted organized crime because of their easily skimmed cash.

He also sought to expand into Portland, drawing the attention of a U.S. Senate committee investigating organized crime.

Under questioning by Robert F. Kennedy, chief counsel for the committee, James "Big Jim" Elkins, a Portland crime figure, told the committee that Mr. Colacurcio asked for Elkins' help in opening prostitution houses there.

"He wanted me to arrange so that he could take over three or four houses," Elkins testified. "I told him if he wanted the houses to go buy them."

Elkins described Mr. Colacurcio as a fellow racketeer and a "boy that had various things operating in Seattle."

In the 1960s, Mr. Colacurcio held an interest in several bars, restaurants and nightclubs in Seattle. He ran a beer garden at the Seattle World's Fair in 1962 and introduced go-go dancing to Seattle at the Firelite Room in 1965.

For years, the well-entrenched tolerance policy in Seattle and King County kept the police from bothering him until the payoff system crumbled, brought down by investigative reporters, Christopher T. Bayley, a reform-minded King County prosecutor, and Stan Pitkin, a hard-charging U.S. attorney in Seattle.

In a 1971 trial, Mr. Colacurcio was convicted of racketeering for bringing illegal bingo cards into the state. Federal prosecutors exposed a bribery scheme in which police were paid to ignore illegal gambling activities at area taverns. A nightclub owner testified that he paid Colacurcio $3,000 a month for police protection.

Around the same time, State Patrol investigators reported that Mr. Colacurcio had met in Yakima with Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno, the son of legendary New York Mafia boss Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonanno, to discuss a business relationship. Mr. Colacurcio famously responded to a reporter that he and his family had gone to Yakima to pick hot peppers, "but I didn't pick no bananas."

Although he served prison stints for the 1971 conviction and a 1981 tax-fraud conviction, Mr. Colacurcio opened topless taverns and strip clubs — another cash business that allowed profit-skimming — throughout the Seattle area and beyond, eventually operating in at least 10 Western states.

Law-enforcement officials banded together in 1984, driving him out of many states.

For a period, Mr. Colacurcio almost faded into local lore. After a 1991 guilty plea to tax fraud and his 36-year-year marriage to Jackie Colacurcio ended in divorce about the same time, he and his son, Frank Colacurcio Jr., concentrated on running a smaller number of nude-dancing clubs.

The clubs, which years earlier had stopped selling alcohol to avoid state liquor inspectors, made their money from cover charges, high-priced soft drinks and charging a hefty per diem to the dancers.

But Mr. Colacurcio and his son landed on the front page of newspapers in 2003 when the "Strippergate" scandal jolted Seattle City Hall.

For years, the Colacurcios had tried to expand parking at Rick's, a Lake City Way strip club, but were repeatedly rejected. When the parking plan came before the council again in 2003, Colacurcio associates contributed thousands of dollars to three City Council members, who helped form a majority that approved the plan.

Strippergate also cast a spotlight on the long friendship between Mr. Colacurcio and former Washington Gov. Albert Rosellini. Rosellini, who served as governor from 1957 to 1965 and is now 100 years old, played a role in pushing for the parking-lot rezone.

Their ties had gone back for years, dogging Rosellini during his political career, although there was never proof of illegal dealings.

In the Strippergate case, prosecutors charged Mr. Colacurcio, his son and two others with skirting donation limits by secretly reimbursing contributors. In 2008, Mr. Colacurcio, his son and an associate pleaded guilty to criminal charges and paid fines. The fourth defendant was dismissed from the case.

Strippergate and beyond

But even before that case was resolved, the Strippergate case prompted FBI and local law-enforcement officials to launch a broader investigation, looking for evidence of prostitution at Colacurcio clubs.

Investigators also reopened old homicide cases, trying to link Mr. Colacurcio or his associates to the slayings of five people in the 1970s and 1980s: a rival strip-club operator and his fiancée, a bar owner in Central Washington, a mechanic in a murder-for-hire scheme, and a police informant.

Neither Mr. Colacurcio nor his associates were tied to those cases, and involvement in the Central Washington case has been ruled out.

The four-year investigation culminated with racketeering charges brought against Mr. Colacurcio, his son and others last year, alleging they allowed rampant prostitution at Rick's and three other clubs in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties that generated million of dollars in business.

Last week, Frank Colacurcio Jr., 48, pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge that will cost him $1.3 million and likely land him in prison for a year and a day. Four close associates of his father earlier pleaded guilty to prostitution- and racketeering-related charges.

As part of plea deals, the Colacurcios' four strip clubs have been shuttered, and the government seized the buildings and other property valued at $4.5 million. The final piece of property, Talents West, was forfeited by Colacurcio Jr. under his plea.

In a final interview a year ago, while sitting in a leather chair, a blanket draped over his lap, Mr. Colacurcio was asked what he wanted his legacy to be. He paused, mulled the question and replied, "I think my background speaks for itself."

This story contains material from Seattle Times archives and The Associated Press.

Anybody know more about Tomasso Gambino? Hes around 40 and cleary comes from good stock, is he made under the gambinos? What the hell is he doing ou tin LA.

Hes made under LA ,not the Gambinos they have a different guy there

Tommaso "Thomas" Gambino born in 1972,is the son of Rosario Gambino,the jailed first in Us then in Italy,when he was Jailed in a California prison his family moved to La,he was inducted in the LA Family became the underboss,and now the boss of what remains of the LA family,after Milano death in 2012.

Thanks Furio, I find it hard to believe hes not made into the gambinos though, most of his family are under the gambinos and withnhis uncle being john gambino I'd imagine cefalu would have made him young.

So the LA family is active with Tommaso Gambino as boss since 2012?

There are actually 3 Tommaso Gambino's who are all first cousins.
John, Rosario And Giuseppe Gambino all named their first born son Tommaso after their father.
As far as i know only Rosario's son is involved with the family business.
From what i understand Tommy Gambino answers to his Uncles John and Joe.

There really is no formally structured, viable family in Los Angeles. Just a handful of members still living, some of them not even residing in California anymore. And there's been no official verification that Tommy Gambino is the new boss since Milano died.

Is tommaso gambino basically the capo or the one calling the shots over there for his uncles? and im guessing whatever guys are left are probably only into gambling and loansharking? if there even involved in anything.