Originally Posted by Giacomo_Vacari
Yes, but the two never met. It was through their emissaries, Johnny Keys and Joe Bayonne. Galante did meet with Joe Ida on three different occasions, one of them being Appalachian, the earliest meeting was around 1951 when Galante drove Frank Garofalo and Natale Evola to a meeting in Northern New Jersey, the last was right after Appalachian.
The business between Angelo Bruno and Carmine Galante seems to revolve around booking making territories, unpaid loans of soldiers, and vending machines. Have not come across anything on narcotics, except Galante making sure pipelines to Rosario Gambino and the Russo brothers in the Genovese family in New Jersey, which their products entered Philadelphia sphere of influence, but nothing directly tying Bruno and Galante.

Very interesting Gia...But , may I ask....what was ur source 4 this info??


I didn't want to leave blood on your carpet...