THE BLACK HAND FORUM

sdeitche wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:40 pm

Browniety86 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:07 pm

sdeitche wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:07 pm Frank Panessa, DEA undercover agent.

He was setting up guys on the Pizza Connection case right? I remember an old documentary with him talking about it.

Correct.

I'm on the Mob Museum Advisory Council with Frank, Giovanni Rocco, and some other undercover LEOs from DEA, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies. Their stories are unbelievable.

Browniety86 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:07 pm

sdeitche wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:07 pm Frank Panessa, DEA undercover agent.

He was setting up guys on the Pizza Connection case right? I remember an old documentary with him talking about it.

sdeitche wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:07 pm Frank Panessa, DEA undercover agent.

Browniety86 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 10:38 am

nizarsoccer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:43 am

Browniety86 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:53 am

nizarsoccer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:40 am William “Bill” Breen from the book The Insider: The FBI’s Undercover ‘Wiseguy’ Goes Public in 1992 describes how Breen infiltrated the Resource Capital Group loan-shark ring perpetrated by associates Melvin Cooper and Dr. Jesse Hyman. He was able to tie some pretty big Mafiosi to it like Vincent Rotondo, Michael Franzese, Benedetto Aloi, Thomas Pecora, Anthony “Tony Nap” Napoli, John “Curly” Montana, Leonard “Lenny” Di Maria, Frankie “the Hat” Di Stefano and Carlo Vaccarezza. He was also involved with some Cleveland and San Francisco members in busting a cocaine ring during the mid-80s.

Jimmy Rotondo got hit for bringing that dentist Hyman around made guys...

I don't know if that was the actual reason since I haven't seen anyone be able to establish who or what faction killed him. It's one of those famous sneak hits. That could be the cover story (ala Tony Mirra was killed for brining Pistone around vs. the actual reason because he was a DEA informant). I think the most common assumption was that the Gambino's hit him, but Sammy posted a video about how that was not the case and they didn't know who did it. Did John Riggi do it? Could be, but they allegedly became subservient of the Gambino's after. A mystery for the ages.

He was a major player on I believe the waterfront and one of the families (Gambino or Genovese) benefitted from him gone...

nizarsoccer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:43 am

Browniety86 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:53 am

nizarsoccer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:40 am William “Bill” Breen from the book The Insider: The FBI’s Undercover ‘Wiseguy’ Goes Public in 1992 describes how Breen infiltrated the Resource Capital Group loan-shark ring perpetrated by associates Melvin Cooper and Dr. Jesse Hyman. He was able to tie some pretty big Mafiosi to it like Vincent Rotondo, Michael Franzese, Benedetto Aloi, Thomas Pecora, Anthony “Tony Nap” Napoli, John “Curly” Montana, Leonard “Lenny” Di Maria, Frankie “the Hat” Di Stefano and Carlo Vaccarezza. He was also involved with some Cleveland and San Francisco members in busting a cocaine ring during the mid-80s.

Jimmy Rotondo got hit for bringing that dentist Hyman around made guys...

I don't know if that was the actual reason since I haven't seen anyone be able to establish who or what faction killed him. It's one of those famous sneak hits. That could be the cover story (ala Tony Mirra was killed for brining Pistone around vs. the actual reason because he was a DEA informant). I think the most common assumption was that the Gambino's hit him, but Sammy posted a video about how that was not the case and they didn't know who did it. Did John Riggi do it? Could be, but they allegedly became subservient of the Gambino's after. A mystery for the ages.

Browniety86 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:53 am

nizarsoccer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:40 am William “Bill” Breen from the book The Insider: The FBI’s Undercover ‘Wiseguy’ Goes Public in 1992 describes how Breen infiltrated the Resource Capital Group loan-shark ring perpetrated by associates Melvin Cooper and Dr. Jesse Hyman. He was able to tie some pretty big Mafiosi to it like Vincent Rotondo, Michael Franzese, Benedetto Aloi, Thomas Pecora, Anthony “Tony Nap” Napoli, John “Curly” Montana, Leonard “Lenny” Di Maria, Frankie “the Hat” Di Stefano and Carlo Vaccarezza. He was also involved with some Cleveland and San Francisco members in busting a cocaine ring during the mid-80s.

Jimmy Rotondo got hit for bringing that dentist Hyman around made guys...

nizarsoccer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:40 am William “Bill” Breen from the book The Insider: The FBI’s Undercover ‘Wiseguy’ Goes Public in 1992 describes how Breen infiltrated the Resource Capital Group loan-shark ring perpetrated by associates Melvin Cooper and Dr. Jesse Hyman. He was able to tie some pretty big Mafiosi to it like Vincent Rotondo, Michael Franzese, Benedetto Aloi, Thomas Pecora, Anthony “Tony Nap” Napoli, John “Curly” Montana, Leonard “Lenny” Di Maria, Frankie “the Hat” Di Stefano and Carlo Vaccarezza. He was also involved with some Cleveland and San Francisco members in busting a cocaine ring during the mid-80s.