THE BLACK HAND FORUM

In the recent episode of "Felons Talk," he discusses prison interactions with Carmine Persico and Sonny Franzese from the Colombos, Carmine Tortora from Boston, Chicago's Tony Zizzo, and Ernie Abbamonte, and namedrops a few other made guys.

Outfit member Nick "Nicky Dean" Circella lived in Mexico after he was deported.

The Mafia also reportedly has a very active crew in Lillehammer, Norway.

Joe Gentile lived in Vancouver when the city was very WASPy and had few Italians.

As I recall, a New York wiseguy lived and operated in the Virginia/DC area.

I'm pretty sure David Critchley first referenced Gallo's cooperation in his book or on Real Deal years ago. Thanks Ed. Its amazing to yours. I thought the first ever rat in LCN was Valachi. That HE furnished the FBI with the first info of the structure, familes, commission. That they new years befo...

I'm pretty sure David Critchley first referenced Gallo's cooperation in his book or on Real Deal years ago.

Random reports I found interesting: https://i.ibb.co/brxVKzP/iatarola.png - Joseph Iatarola described as a "sleeper" in the Chicago Family. https://i.ibb.co/RHPpCKd/giancanamurder.png - Source believed Giancana's killer(s) would have received orders from "one of the committe". -...

James V Allegretti/Vincenzo Policheri was born 1905 in Oliveto Citra, Salerno, Campania (near to both Ricigliano and Senerchia) to Domenico Policheri and Lucia Rio. Younger brother Benjamin "Jimmy" Policheri was born in Chicago in 1916. Francesco Rio was born 1895 in Oliveto Citra, Salern...

You did a great job breaking down something that has always confused me. I appreciate you following the available evidence and letting it lead you to your conclusions.

Excellent research and a great photo of a young Tony in the cadets. Talk about the road not taken.

Rookie mistake! Everybody knows you whack the hitman once he reaches double digits.

A NYPost article about Senter's release.

https://nypost.com/2023/12/09/news/gamb ... 4-release/

I didn't know this but Senter's Italian father anglicized the surname from "Sente" when he immigrated.

Balistieri was an informant? First time hearing this. Where did you get this info? I may be wrong. I understood he spke to the FBI after his conviction for a deal for his sons, offered info. I thought it was discussed here, but I cant find a reference. Balistieri definitely approached the FBI to co...

Also was Bompensiero and Piscopo valuable CI's for the Feds? Yes, Bompensiero in particular being one of the single most valuable CIs the FBI had in this period as he knew members in Families around the country and was basically reporting his conversations with guys directly to the FBI. Bomp is als...

So I take it there's no evidence Vince Deniro was made? What about Sandy Naples? I researched that question while writing an article for Inormer's special Youngstown issue. At least one FBI non-member source (from the early 1960s) maintained Sandy Naples was a Buffalo or Pittsburgh Crime Family mem...

Here's a random question. Does the Italian population in Montreal speak Italian to each other or French? Or English? Both I guess. French is the official language in Quebec but not everybody speak French in Montreal. I remember saw guys like Vito Rizzuto, Del Balso or Mucci speaking French. The old...