Originally Posted by Giacomo_Vacari
If Frank Abbatemarco was not killed, the Gallo brothers would have still revolted against Profaci by following Abbatemarco and a couple of other Capos in the family. During that time Profaci was bleeding many members in the crime family nearly dry. Monthly dues, over half of a score leaving many guys in on it almost broke or nothing from it. One of the reasons many in the Colombo crime family was getting into narcotics. Profaci was greedy and his own blood family were the ones benefitting from the labors of others.


@Giacomo_Vacari; Who were the other captains that were aligned with Persico; the Gallo's and Abbatemarco? Do you think a coup could have succeeded with all of them working together along with the other renegade captains? Did Profaci have a faction at the time to keep them all at bay?

Last edited by Zavattoni; 04/24/19 03:23 PM.
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