Yea, said meeting that MarcoW is posting about most likely never happened.


And don't get it confused, the Bonannos were one of the families with major links in Italy, same goes for the Colombo's during the time Profaci was boss, he too had well connections back in Sicily. In the early 19th century, the mafia groups the Five Families grew from, they all had tight bonds with Sicily and back home, because thats where their recruitment came from, prior to Lucky Luciano coming along, guys just didn't believe in working with Jews and other ethnicities, it wasn't just Masseria who thought this way, which is the picture commonly presented. Fast forward into the 80s-90s, the Bonannos were still that family that displayed ties to Sicily before any other. Yes, there were the Cherry Hill Gambinos, but aside from the Inzerillos they had out here before they killed them off, what other Sicilians of any memory have the Gambinos been involved with? In recent history, if criminal investigations are the tell tale sign, then if anything, the Gambinos have ties to Italy through Calabria and the 'Ndrangheta, as thats whom they're creating their drug schemes with, and thats whos shipping them the product.