[265], Chiodo's remaining family in Brooklyn soon suffered retaliation from the Luccheses. [275], In 1992, Frankos falsely claimed to author William Hoffman he took part in the murder of Jimmy Hoffa, with a hit team consisting of him and Irish-American mobsters John Sullivan and James Coonan. The New Jersey faction of the Lucchese family was the main inspiration for HBO show The Sopranos' DiMeo crime family. [190] He was released from prison on July 31, 2015. During this period, Coco met Rocky Graziano, then an amateur boxer fighting in the Lower East Side. [274] George Frango married Irene, an immigrant from Syracuse, Italy and had three children: Georgia (1932), James (1935) and Donald (1938). [49][50], Ralph "Raffie" Cuomo (1933 April 2008), also known as "Raffaele", was a soldier who owned Ray's Pizza on Prince Street between Elizabeth and Mott Streets in Little Italy. Cataldo grew up in Newark, New Jersey with his cousins Michael and Martin Taccetta. Galante had been gunned down on July 12, 1979, allegedly on the orders of the Commission. Lucchese crime family, New York-based organized crime syndicate. Robert Friedman, "Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob has Invaded America," 2000. [119] In June 1995, Lastorino took a plea deal and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Balagula did in fact have balls, he was a ruthless killer when necessary, but he also was a smart diplomatic administrator and he knew that the combined, concerted force of the Italian crime families would quickly wipe the newly arrived Russian competition off the proverbial map. Today, they are an excellent record of the look of Tempe during the 1970s. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [49] The mobsters used Bingo World, a company operating bingo halls in several states, to launder the money. [200] On September 5, 1930, Joe Pinzolo was murdered by Girolomo "Bobby Doyle" Santuccio. On September 11, 2007, Chiodo was sentenced to 17 years in prison on racketeering charges. On February 5, 2002, DeFede was released from a Lexington, Kentucky prison medical center. In 1967, family boss Thomas Lucchese died of a brain tumor, leaving the family to be run by an interim boss, Carmine "Mr. Gribbs" Tramunti. [19], Robert "Bucky the Boss" Caravaggio (1939 July 28, 2017) was a soldier and leader of the New Jersey faction. [8] Delasco ran his crew from East Orange, New Jersey, where he controlled jukebox machines, cigarette vending machines,[72] illegal gambling and loan-sharking operations in Newark, New Jersey. Furnari was imprisoned in the Allenwood Medium Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. Other criminal pursuits were gambling and narcotics trafficking, including involvement with a major smuggling operation that was responsible for millions of dollars worth of heroin being imported into the U.S. [66] Cutaia was released from prison on October 4, 2013. Carmine Tramunti 1967 - 1973 Upon the death of Lucchese, Manhattan born mobster Carmine Tramunti would take over where Lucchese left off. At the time, police detectives believed that he was killed because of suspicions that he was skimming profits for himself without permission from his boss. In 1972, Coco, his brother-in-law James Michael Falco, and Louis "Louis Nash" Nakaladski were indicted in Miami on extortion and loansharking charges. This succeeded mostly because the noise of the old Jaguar was so loud that it was not possible to hear what Corallo and others were saying. Worried that construction union leader John Morrissey might testify for the prosecution, family leaders ordered Chiodo to lure Morrissey to New Jersey, where he was murdered.[261]. [11] On July 21, 1964, Accardi was convicted on narcotics conspiracy and skipping bail. Fear City: New York vs The Mafia tells the story of how the FBI managed to arrest the leaders of the "Five Families," the Mafia bosses who controlled organized crime in NYC. (1998), Gaetano "Tommy Three-Finger Brown" Lucchese, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, "Candidate Drops Denial That Father Was in Mafia", "Deposed Enforcer Septimo Accardi Never in Top Echelon Operated in Canada", "FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Volumes 3031 (pg. [273], Donald "Tony the Greek" George Frankos, (born November 10, 1938 Hackensack, New Jersey died March 30, 2011 Dannemora, New York), was a Greek-Italian contract killer and mob associate of the Lucchese family, who later became a government witness. Police believed that the burglary ring was responsible for approximately twenty robberies in Queens and Nassau County before being apprehended. [227] It was later revealed that Anthony Casso had ordered Frank Lastorino to murder Testa. [147], In 1972, Manzo was kidnapped by James McBratney, Eddie Maloney, Tommy Genovese, and Richie Chaisson; they held him for $150,000 in ransom, then released him when it was paid. [195], In February 1930, Gaetano Reina was murdered and boss Joseph Masseria backed Pinzolo to take control of the Reina family. [259][262] Doctors credited Chiodo's massive girth for saving his life; none of the slugs penetrated a vital organ or artery. [123] Lastorino died in 2022 at age 83. [80][81] In 2005, the FBI revealed that DiSimone and Lucchese soldier Daniel Latella had meetings in doctors' offices with Gambino family capo Greg DePalma. New Jersey Casinos Exclusion: Domenico Cutaia, harvnb error: no target: CITEREFCarlo2008 (, harvnb error: no target: CITEREFFriedman2000 (. [76], Salvatore "Sally Bo" DiSimone (sometimes spelled DeSimone) (died October 2017), was a former capo. State v. Steelman (Steelman II), 126 Ariz. 19, 612 P.2d 475 (1980) PROCEDURAL POSTURE: The defendant was convicted in Superior Court (Pima) of two counts of first-degree murder, burglary, kidnapping, and two counts of armed robbery. On December 2, 1992, Testa was murdered, shot in the back of the head nine times. In June 1981, Penosi and Piccolo were charged with conspiring to extort money and 'valuable rights' from Newton and entertainer Lola Falana. [93], On June 12, 1986, one of Balagula's rivals, Russian-American gangster Vladimir Reznikov, entered Balagula's nightclub in Brighton Beach. His son Salvatore Cutaia is a member of the crew. [184], Michael "Mike" Pappadio was a Bronx soldier who controlled the Garment district racket, after his bother Andimo Pappadio was murdered. [2] In June 1976, Abate attended Anthony Accetturo's induction ceremony into the Lucchese family. [198] The office was leased by Tommy Lucchese four months earlier. [190] During the second trial both Thomas Ricciardi and Anthony Accetturo agreed to become Government witnesses; they testified against Perna and Taccetta. They would come into conflict with an accomplished . Popular film portrayals of the family include The Godfather (1972) and GoodFellas (1990). Bread" LoCascio (June 10, 1916 September 2, 1997) was a New York mobster involved in drug trafficker along with his older brother Carmine LoCascio. In 1979, Abate went into semiretirement and Accetturo succeed him as boss of the New . [290] In 1928, after Valachi was released from prison Petrilli introduced him to Girolama "Bobby Doyle" Santucci and Tom Gagliano. [281] In 1993, Gioia was arrested for trafficking heroin from Manhattan to Boston. [254] On July 28, 1956, Telvi was found dead on Mulberry Street with a bullet in his head. [57][64] On October 25, 2009, Cutaia was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison for bank fraud. [162] He also held a salesman position with "Port Dock and Stone", one of the main suppliers of trap rock to the two companies that controlled the production of concrete in New York City. [113][114], In October 1991, Lastorino, along with Anthony Baratta, Salvatore Avellino, Richard Pagliarulo, Anthony Tortorello, George Conte, Thomas Anzellotto and Frank Papagni inducted (made) Thomas D'Ambrosia, Joseph Tortorello Jr., Frank Gioia Jr., Gregory Cappello and Jody Calabrese into the crime family during a ceremony that was held in a Howard Beach, Queens home. His uncle, Salvatore Santoro, was a former underboss in the Lucchese family. [3] He moved to Margate, New Jersey and served as a liaison between families in New Jersey until 1989 when he retired from Mafia affairs. [208] At the same time the longtime boss Thomas Lucchese had become ill and Rao was thought of as a suitable successor. [170][171] Migliore held an on-the-book job as a sales representative with a traprock supplier in the concrete business. [204] On his mother's side, Rao was a distant relative to Tommaso Gagliano. [74] The two detectives found him in Reseda, California. [138] In 1987, the family's new boss Vic Amuso and Anthony Casso suspected Pappadio of skimming 15 million a year from the shakedown and loan sharking rackets in the garment district. By the fall of 1986, Corallo realized that he, Santoro and Furnari would not only be convicted, but were facing sentences that would all but assure they would die in prison. The State Investigation Commission charged in 1970 that his pornography businesses had grossed $1.5 million a year. [20] In 2002, Cataldo was indicted on illegal gambling charges and for the October 7, 1981 murder of William Kennedy. Bureau of Narcotics, Sam Giancana, The United States Treasury Department. In 1995, Furnari started challenging the "no parole" stipulation of his sentence in court. ", "Justice Story: How 'French Connection' heroin went missing from NYPD Property Clerk's Office: $70 million drug theft rocked city police department in 1972", "Further Developments in the 'French Connection' Case", "United States of America, Appellee, v. Vincent Papa, Defendant-Appellant (Argued September 23, 1975. [115] Pagliarulo was imprisoned on the information and testimony of Frank Gioia Jr. who stated that Pagliarulo helped Louis Daidone plan the murder Bruno Facciola. Pleading not guilty to the charges, Furnari was released on $1.75 million bail pending trial.[89]. DeMeo and his caporegime Nino Gaggi decided to kill Brocchini in revenge and, knowing that they would never be given permission by the Lucchese family, decided to disguise Brocchini's murder as a robbery-gone-wrong. [175], On May 14, 1997, Migliore was released from prison.[176]. [243] Urgitano became a powerful mobster operating from Pleasant Avenue and eventually became the caporegime of the Harlem crew. By the early 1960s, he was managing a lucrative weekly dice game in Manhattan's Little Italy, and also had interests in auto theft and narcotics. [219] Santoro gained a reputation as a labor racketeer and worked with consigliere Christopher Furnari and other top capos in the family. Casso opted to become Furnari's aide; a consigliere is allowed to have one soldier work directly for him. Lucchese soldier Joseph Testa confronted Reznikov and fatally shot him. [33] In the 1940s, Coco worked with James Plumeri, Frank Palermo, Harry Segal and Felix Bocchicchio for soldier Frankie Carbo, in a group known as "The Combination", an arm of Murder, Inc.[32] which acted as boxing promoters; the group was accused of fixing matches. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. In 1955, Accardi was arrested on a federal narcotics charge in Newark, New Jersey. Victor Amuso, 76, (pictured) remains the official boss of the Lucchese family despite serving life in prison. On May 8, 1991, two shooters ambushed Chiodo at a gas station in Staten Island, where he was working on a car. [154] In 1995, Manzo was charged with racketeering for extorting $2 million in payoffs from cement company owner John Quadrozzi over a 13-year period, between 1978 and 1991. [6] In 1994, Joseph Abate died of natural causes. Reina's murder was one of the . [52] In 1969, he was convicted of drug trafficking after being found with 50 pounds of heroin. Decided April 2, 1976)", "Head of Crime Family Slain in L.I. [144] In 1980, Mancuso and Samuel Cavalieri were under investigation for corruption of Local 29 of Blasters, Miners and Drill runners Union. Pinzolo may have been responsible for Reina's murder, although the most widely suspected culprit for that crime was Vito Genovese. [265] The government quickly brought Chiodo's immediate family into the federal Witness Protection Program. Some have argued that Furnari wasn't on the Commission then and had no connection with the Galante hit. Thomas "Tommy Tea Balls" Mancuso (August 29, 1907 1981) former member of the Harlem crew. Michael "Mike Valentino" Russo (November 23, 1893[210] - March 1975)[211] was a long-time soldier of the Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction. [190] The second indictment charged Perna, along with Michael Taccetta, Anthony Accetturo and Tommy Ricciardi, with corruption. Reportedly one of the most profitable of the Five Families, the Lucchese family controlled trade organizations, unions, and Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) in Queens, where in 1978 it perpetrated the Lufthansa heist, then the largest cash theft on American soil. Lt. Col. Bob Jeffrey was taken as a . [108] The order to murder Facciola was given after Casso had received information from two NYPD police detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa on his payroll that Bruno Facciola was an informant. [71] On September 20, 1952, Giannini's body was found on 107th Street shot to death. [241][242] Urgitano was raised between Pleasant Avenue and 114th Street, keeping his father's nickname "Cheesecake" and eventually became a made member in the Lucchese family. He was sentenced to 100 years in prison before being released in 2014 after serving almost 28 years. In the early 1920s, Russo was inducted into the Newark family of Gaspare D'Amico, and during his time under this family, he attended the 1928 Cleveland Mafia meeting at the Hotel Statler as an official member. [290] In 1942, Petrilli was convicted on narcotic charges and was deported to Italy. Casso was captured in 1993. [288] In May 2019, government witness Pennisi testified in the trial against Eugene Castelle and revealed the current leadership of the crime family. [157][158] In 1957, it was reported that after paying tribute to his boss, Migliore was making $50,000 a day from running illegal gambling operations in New York City. [190] On August 13, 1993, they were all convicted of racketeering and both Thomas Ricciardi and Anthony Accetturo agreed to become government witnesses and testified against Taccetta and Perna. This structure provided a backbone for organized crime in America, and it strengthened the power of the Five Families by awarding them permanent seats on the board. Eugenio Giannini a former soldier who became an informant to the Bureau of Narcotics. [54], Vincent C. Papa (December 5, 1917 July 26, 1977) was a former made member in the family who became notorious for masterminding the theft of the French Connection heroin from the New York Police Department (NYPD) property office. On November 12, 1953, Coco was sentenced to life in prison. Born and raised in Corona, Queens, he was arrested as a 17-year-old along with four other youths for carrying out a series of burglaries that robbed eight businesses in north Queens of $26,000 during a week-long spree in 1950. After Balagula acceded to his demands, Reznikov told him, "Fuck with me and you're dead, you and your whole fucking family; I swear I'll fuck and kill your wife as you watch, you understand?"[94]. [4] In 1992, his daughter Catherine Abate was appointed New York City's new Correction Commissioner. [283], On February 5, 2020, Frank Capri and his mother Debbie Corvo were indicted on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with the operation of various branded restaurant locations in Arizona and across the United States. On April 8, 1987, Manzo was banned from New Jersey casinos due to his history of involvement with organized crime. [201] All the members of the Reina family held a meeting on Staten Island to determine who murdered Pinzolo, but nothing came of that meeting because everyone remained silent. [39] He stayed in Florida and was under government surveillance. However the reasons he was placed in charge differ. [295] He began cooperating with the government, and continued to collect money from a loanshark debt and was dropped from the witness protection program. The case was never solved: none of the perpetrators ever confessed to the heist and only a diamond necklace valued at $780,000 was recovered. He learned the truth about the August 15, 1930, murder of Giuseppe Morello, the gunmen were Sebastiano Domingo and another unidentified man. In the late 1990s, Michael Blutrich, the owner of Scores (a strip club franchise) became a government informant and identified Urgitano as a caporegime in the Lucchese family. [106] He sponsored both Gregory "Whitey" Cappello and Jody Calabrese for membership during the ceremony. [54], According to investigator Robert Anglen, a Phoenix, Arizona real estate developer, the individual known as Frank Capri is really former mob informant Frank Gioia Jr. [12] He died on December 3, 1977. 'SOPRANOS' Say mobsters put bite on restaurant", "Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmate Locator "Vincent Salanardi", "Jailed Mob Associates Help Convict Men Accused Of Murder", "Pair Get Life Terms In Murder -Reputed Mobsters Also Serving Time For Drugs", New York Times: Ex-Crime Boss Testifies In Gotti Trial, New York Times: Former Crime Boss Testifies, New York Times: Guilty Plea In Mafia Case, New York Times: Reputed Crime Boss Enters a Guilty Plea, New York Times: After Mob, Joe DeFede, Ex-Crime Boss, Is Scraping By, Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator Website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_past_Lucchese_crime_family_mobsters&oldid=1142781402. 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Jr. As Valuable As Sammy Bull", "Frank Gioia Jr.: Years of crime, a new identity and allegations of fraud", "Son and Mother Arrested in Connection with Branded Restaurant Fraud Scheme", "Ex-mobster behind collapse of Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts restaurant chains indicted on fraud charges", "Inside a secret Mafia initiation ritual in Staten Island basement", "Lucheses leadership changed hands in bloodless coup orchestrated from prison", "The Dying of the Light: The Joseph Valachi Story", "Mob informant's role in Seton probe: Stymied investigators cut deal for clues into who set fatal 2000 fire", "Opportunity knocks, and he answers: Seton Hall fire informant has history of getting what he wants", "FEDS BUST L.I. [124] In the 1940s, LoCascio was identified as a major heroin drug trafficker. [276] According to Frankos's story, Hoffa was lured by his close friend Chuckie O'Brien to a house owned by Detroit mobster Anthony Giacolone. Kerr, Gordon and Welch, Claire and Welch, Ian. The Lucchese crime family (pronounced [lukkeze; -ese]) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, in the United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia. Perna's father Joseph Perna was a mob bookmaker and shylock during the 1960s operating from Newark, New Jersey. He made payments to Falco, Coco and Nash, and described Coco as the leader of a loan-sharking ring. On April 28, 1998, DeFede was indicted on nine counts of racketeering stemming from his supervision of the family rackets in New York's Garment District from 1991 to 1996. On March 10, 1992, Lucchese associate Michael Spinelli shot Patricia Capozallo, Chiodo's sister, while she was driving in Bensonhurst. [188] In August 1988, Ricciardi, along with his brother Daniel and twenty other members of the New Jersey faction, were acquitted in a 21-month trial. [34][35] He helped Graziano start a professional boxing career and throughout the following years was viewed as a de facto boxing manager. [201] On November 19, 1936, Rannelli was murdered outside of 235 East 107th Street, a building that was owned by Vincent Rao. His chance to become the new boss never came to fruition due to his trials. [125], Peter Joseph "Mr. There was a suitcase with $967,500 in hundred dollar bills. [104] In 1915, East Harlem's Italian lottery "king" Giosue Gallucci was murdered, allowing LaSalle and Tommaso Lomonte to take over the lottery games. [200] In 1922, Rannelli was arrested for a shooting several bystanders on August 8, after another gunman attempted to shoot Joe Masseria. John Junior. The government had previously revoked Casso's witness deal with prosecutors, and in 1996 Casso was sentenced to life in prison. No associates of the family were ever convicted for any role they may have played in the crime. [179] Migliore died on September 11, 2019. [219] He left the drug trade alone and instead took over the labor and construction racketeering operations for the family in New York City. [220], In March 1951, Santoro was indicted on charges of conspiracy to import opium from Mexico and convert it into heroin. Furnari put Amuso and Casso in charge of a large bookmaking operation and debt collecting operation. However, due to his testimony, Chiodo was to serve no time in prison and was placed in the Witness Protection Program. [31] The investigation revealed that in 1978, Petito met in Cavalieri's social club in East Harlem. [106] After becoming a government witness, Gioia Jr. had testified against 60 defendants. [297] Salanardi was released from prison on October 29, 2012. [272] On July 15, 2012, DeFede died from a heart attack. [164] The charges alleged Migliore and other mobsters had rigged the bidding process for the supplying of concrete to high rise building projects in Manhattan such as the Trump Plaza and sites for Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. from DePaul University. Past member(s) Joseph Abate. [248] His remains were disposed of in the Fountain Avenue landfill. [105], Carmine "Willie the Wop" LoCascio (September 23, 1911 March 13, 1983) was a New York mobster who was involved in drug trafficking along with his brother Peter LoCascio. The stolen cash and jewelry amounted to nearly $6 million. Each chart shows the hierarchy of the family including the current mafia bosses along with available photos of current soldiers. No one will bother you. A former stripper was sentenced to life in prison Friday afternoon after pleading guilty this month to gunning down Paradise Valley millionaire Rick Chance in 2002 during a robbery. In 1965, Rao was convicted on perjury charges and was sentenced to five years in prison. [186], Michael J. Perna (1942 October 28, 2020) was the acting capo of the New Jersey faction. [7] In 1998, his daughter Catherine admitted that she could no longer dismiss allegations that her father belonged to the Lucchese crime family. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:43. Casso later reported on a meeting at the 19th Hole, in which Furnari told Balagula, Here there's enough for everybody to be happy to leave the table satisfied. Lucchese slid into the No. On November 19, 1986, Furnari was convicted on all counts, including the Galante murder. [235] On January 9, 2006, Truscello was released from prison. [195] Pinzolo served 2 years and 8 months to 5 years after refusing to testify against Costabile. The body displayed several gunshot wounds to the head. He served as a capo, as the acting consigliere, and as the underboss on a ruling panel in the family. Santoro started working for the Gagliano crime family, forerunner of the Lucchese family, in the early 1930s. [168][169], In 1991, Migliore's conviction was overturned and he was released from prison. [28] Alfonso is a blood relative to Genovese capo Augustino "Crazy Augie" Cataldo and Genovese soldier Pete "Scarface" Cataldo. He married Mary Zangaglia but did not father any children. In 1991, Coco and his bingo partners were arrested. On September 25, 1988, Rao died of natural causes and is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Alfonso T. "Tic" Cataldo (April 18, 1942 August 21, 2013) was a soldier in the New Jersey faction. A close friend and handball partner of Lucchese leader Vittorio "Vic" Amuso, DeFede was inducted into the family in 1986 after Amuso became boss. The crime family that bears Lucchese's name today was first the Gagliano family, as Luciano named Tommy Gagliano, another Tommy Reina disciple, as the syndicate's inaugural boss. [26] In 2004, the New Jersey Commission of Investigation stated that Cataldo was running illegal gambling operations in New Jersey. They originated in the early 1920's and beside the Castellammarese War, maintained a low profile under reign of mafia bosses Tommy . House. These families constitute an important segment of organized crime in America. Page 7", "Body Found and 2d Is Sought As Convicted Mobsters Talk", "26 Indicted on Charge of Running Organized-Crime Group in Jersey", "F.B.I. At that time the Lucchese family reportedly consisted of about 110 members, and the Mafia Commission trial, as it came to be known, resulted in the conviction of Corallo, his underboss, and the third in command of the Lucchese family, which left the family bereft of leaders and set in motion a chaotic period unlike any other in the familys prior history. Lucchese Family For years, this family operated as a model organization under the fists of Tommy Gagliano and then Tommy Lucchese, longtime colleagues who paid their dues during the. The Gambino Crime Family was founded by Salvatore "Toto" D'Aquila, who took over a gang of newly transplanted Mafiosi from Sicily after leaders Lupo Saietta and Giuseppe Morello were handed a 30 . [1] In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey. [299] In 1983, Suppa attended a sitdown along with Anthony Accetturo, Michael Taccetta, Thomas Ricciardi and Philadelphia crime family mobsters Jackie "the Nose" DiNorscio and Joseph Alonzo over DiNorscio joining the Lucchese family. Joseph E. "Joe Bikini" Brocchini (1933 May 20, 1976) was a soldier under Joseph "Joe Brown" Lucchese in the Corona crew. Goldstock, Ronald. In January 1972, Furnari backed and sanctioned the squad of armed robbers who took the famed Pierre Hotel in Manhattan under siege and stole approximately $3 million in jewels and cash. However, since he was convicted before Congress eliminated parole for federal prisoners, he and his co-defendants became eligible for parole in 1996. He is the uncle to Lucchese family soldier and union boss Anthony DiLapi. Historically, organized crime in most U.S. cities has been controlled by single criminal organizations, but in New York City several prominent organizations have shared territory; they are known as the Five Families. Docket Number: 88-1464", "United States v. Vincent DiNapoli Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Filed: November 1st, 1993. Suppa was a soldier in the Lucchese family's New Jersey faction operating in Florida as Anthony Accetturo's right-hand man. [288] Pennisi was a member of the Lucchese family's Brooklyn faction that operated from Tottenville, Staten Island. DeFede's rise and fall in the New York mob can all be attributed to Amuso. He was implicated along with Papa, Anthony Passero, Virgil Alessi and Frank D'Amato in the New York Police Department scandal, in which over $70 million worth of drugs seized during the French Connection operation was stolen from the police property room. [259] He was known as "Fat Pete" because of his enormous girth400lb (180kg) to 500lb (230kg), depending on the source. [27] On August 21, 2013, Cataldo died of natural causes. [232] In the 1990s, Truscello, along with Steven Crea and Joseph Tangorra, formed the "Lucchese Construction Group", supervising all the Lucchese family's construction-related rackets. Gangster Party. [300] In 1993, Suppa was indicted along with others on charges that they conspired to distribute up to 1,650 pounds of cocaine in the United States. [68], Paul "Paulie Ham" Correale (April 25, 1911 died 1962) was a capo in the Lucchese family. [200], After the Pinzolo murder, Rannelli began working with Salvatore Maranzano's Brooklyn Castellammarese clan. Furnari saw that both men could make money and were willing to use violence if needed. Furnari immediately sponsored Amuso and Casso for family membership and then made them overseers of the "Bypass Gang", a highly successful burglary ring. [293] Ricciardi was a member of Michael Taccetta's inner circle and controlled the group's illegal gambling operations. His father George Argiri Frango left his home town of Kardamyla on Chios, Greece in 1905 as a crewman on a ship. [205] He married Carmelina Alberti and the couple had two daughters, Nina Vento and Liboria Pancaldo. in English from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.A. In 1991, Pagliarulo served as a member of a panel that conducted a Lucchese crime family induction ceremony in Howard Beach, Queens. If anyone does bother you, come to us and Anthony will take care of it.[90]. [268], Chiodo provided valuable evidence that helped convict both Amuso and Casso as well as many other gangsters.
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