Indictment provides glimpse of colorful mob nicknames 2/7/2008, 1:59 p.m. EST The Associated Press
(AP) — Colorful nicknames are sprinkled throughout Thursday's 170-page indictment of dozens of reputed members or associates of the Gambino crime family. Here is a sample.
• Vincent "Elmo" Amarante.
• Thomas "Tommy Sneakers" Cacciopoli.
• Domenico "The Greaseball" Cefalu.
• John "Jackie the Nose" D'Amico.
• Vincent "Vinnie Hot" Decongilio.
• Joseph "Joe Gag" Gaggi.
• Anthony "Buckwheat" Giammarino.
• John "Johnny Red Rose" Pisano.
• Richard "Fat Richie" Ranieri.
• Michael "Mike the Electrician" Urciuoli.
Don Cardi
Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
