One thing I might suggest is the utility of olive oil importation as a cover for international narcotics trafficking. Here in Providence, the Patriarca Family,...
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alex.hortis
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Jun 4, 2010 8:47 pm
Has anyone ever heard of this guy before? Supposedly he was mafioso in New Jersey in the 1910s through 1930s. Thanks for any information....
I'm watching a program on the National Geographic Channel entitled: "Manhattan Mob Rampage" about Vic Amuso and Gaspipe Casso, former Lucchese Family Capo and...
Rules, as they say, are made to be broken. Chicago is known for breaking them, for example. I can't think of it on top of my head, but I think they used car...
I don't believe the Mafia rules out any method of killing - though poison is generally thought to be a feminine weapon. John J. Gotti underboss Frankie DeCicco...
One thing is raises for me is the issue of trust. These guys often don't really trust one another. This is one reason why the cops get tip offs and...
I recently received emails from someone who read my book and is related to someone who knew Joe Profaci and Falcone, the Utica boss. I can't go into details. ...
The theory sounds good, but I'm not aware of very many members of Profaci's Family from Villabate. Aside from his relatives it seems like the earliest members...
True, and we don't know of many early members either. The D'Agatis seem to have been important though. A consensus seems to exist (including information...
It would probably take a time to do, but my source says that of those he tracked from Villabate on Ellis Island, one group ended up in Manhattan, but there was...
I notice that if you type "Villabate" in the Fulton Post Cards site almost all the results are in Utica. ________________________________ From: David Critchley...
That social club would be good to look into. ________________________________ From: David Critchley <ukthesis@...> To: americanmafia@yahoogroups.com ...
If I remember correctly, wasn't Reina's group primarily Morello's people from Corleone and Terranova's had a few holdovers and the younger kids? I always...
Dave: In an organization of outlaws (essentially a thieves' guild), it stands to reason that the thieves have no good reason to trust one another, but it seems...
Two factors I think people are overlooking: 1) Â Although law-abiding communities may be clannish, especially when transplanted to a foreign land where they...
ERROR! Â ERROR! I referred to the long-time Boss of Buffalo's Maggadino Family as Phil, rather than by his proper name, Stefano. Just an example of my memory...
I'll take a stab at it, so to speak :-) 1. Psychologists and psychiatrists who have studied organized crime are in general agreement that most of its members...
Good lead thanks. The Brooklyn social club. He went in but was viewed with grave suspicion. I don't think he found it worthwhile. The Utica connection,...
The question is, in 1922 and earlier, just who was in Masseria's group? As for Reina's group, I believe Nick Terranova split off from the LoMontes, who took...
The Profaci Family was established by 1930. Read Bonanno, who says it was neutral in the Castellammare War. ... From: William Rausch <wisckid@...> ...
It is confusing, so this is speculation. There is a contradiction in Secret Service reports. One says that Nick Morello took over after Joe was put away. ...
Dave, I cannot argue against your thesis, especially since Mike Tona and I proposed it months ago. ;-) Recall the January 2010 issue of Informer (p. 21):...
Tom We all agree that most (not all) of these Families were originally based on place of birth and that they later "recognized" each other and took in those...
Tommy the Bull Pennachio was said to be the organizer of the Liquor Exchange. However, he was in Atlanta prison when it really got rolling. Masseria may have...
Rick: I thank you for your correction as to the specific psychiatric malady common to participants in organized crime (it makes sense to me); however, the...
Dave: As I said in this morning's reply to Rick: "Secondly, ignoring (for now) Lucky Luciano's role in stirring up the conflict and shaping its consequences,...
Where do you get the idea that "Profaci himself was one of Vito Cascio-Ferro' s Castellammarese"? Profaci came from Villabate, a long way from Castellammare...
LOL. OK Dave, I get it. I say something, and you dismiss it as "pure speculation." Months later, you "independently" say precisely the same thing, and it...
Don't know what sources you're using. Profaci was pro-Castellammarese, but he was not Castellammarese. He said he was neutral, but he aided Maranzano. I...
