Hi NJ Boy,

I'm going to point out a few mistakes on this chart.

1. Vince DeNiro-Youngstown Racketeer, was not affiliated with a family. Cleveland and Pittsburgh did not divide Youngstown up until the 1970's. Youngstown was a wide open territory prior to that, hence the car bombings in the 1960's between all the top racketeers. Most of the "early" Youngstown guys were made in Italy (Calabria region) or in New York when they got to this country by boat.

2. Ernie Biondillo-Not made, was a longtime associate of Joey Naples.


3. Eugene Chiarelli- Never made. He was an armed robber affiliated with the Chuck Porter crew from Lawrenceville. He went on trial with Porter but was never made. He was an underling at best and a drug dealer.

4. Joe DeRose Sr- He was NEVER affiliated with organized crime. He was the victim of a mistake in identity during the Naples/Carabbia war in the late 70's early 80's. They were trying to kill his son Joe DeRose Jr., and got him by mistake.

5. Joe DeRose Jr- Close friend and associate of Charlie & Ronnie Carabbia, afilliated with the Cleveland LCN. He was killed by Naples faction in the early 80's. Never made.

6. Anthony "Tony" Grosso- He was an independent numbers bank operator who paid tribute to Pittsburgh. NEVER affiliated with the Pittsburgh family, but did pay them to operate. Read a book called Pittsburgh Characters, where it is well documented.

7. Bobby Ianelli- Never made, he is a numbers operator who took over the Grosso numbers bank with Salvatore and Adolfo Williams after Grosso died. He had the same deal with the Pittsburgh LCN that Grosso had.

8. Mauro Matone- You are way off on this one. He ran drugs and did time in New York for running drugs. He was not even a significant player.

9. Dante Strollo-Never made. He was the liason between politicians and corrupt police officers that helped his brother with the gambling operations. He was more into winemaking than the rackets.

10. Paul Romeo- Close friend and associate of Big Dom Mallamo from Youngstown. He was not affiliated with any family, but was a key player in the Youngstown rackets for many years, although it was said that Big Dom made him in a ceremony in upstate New York back in the 1940's.

If you spent som much time on this chart, you better consider your source as an idiot, because there are alot of mistakes and mis-information.

Regards,

JCB1977