THE BLACK HAND FORUM

Important to note that Greg Scarpa told the FBI (these files are publicly available) that his nickname was "***** Dom." That always made me wonder about Dom's ethnicity, because I can't see them calling a non-African American person that unless it was one big inside joke. EDIT: Black Hand...

I remember Gohn was saying Cacace had his son's running around meeting with guys as soon as he was released from prison a few years ago. Thought his son died. How many does he have? Two sons, one of them (Joel Jr.) deceased. Both were connected to Ben Castellazzo although I seem to remember that Jo...

Important to note that Greg Scarpa told the FBI (these files are publicly available) that his nickname was "***** Dom." That always made me wonder about Dom's ethnicity, because I can't see them calling a non-African American person that unless it was one big inside joke. EDIT: Black Hand ...

Great find, thanks for posting. Does anyone know who in the Colombo’s this guy was around? From what I have heard, he is not "around" anyone in particular as an on-record associate. Previously hung around Dino Calabro's crew, which sort of merged with Teddy Persico's crew in the mid-2000s.

OcSleeper wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:15 am Wonder is that's the same Samperi who got stabbed like 3 separate times and was deported back to Italy?

Same guy I believe.

Politics are a huge factor not necessarily manpower. Look at the Castellammarese War where Valachi said the Gagliano faction was a tiny minority of the Luccheses and even when they teamed up with the Bonannos they were up against the entire Genovese Family and most of the Gambinos. But they made st...

Thanks for posting. I think it's remarkable that these guys were pulling these Hollywood style heists in the modern surveillance state. I have to say in regards to the Taccetta situation, a law that allows judges to sentence defendants for crimes they've been acquitted of is one of the most insane ...

Pmac2 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:34 am I wonder if Vinny asaro is still alive. Probably still scheming

I could've sworn I read that he had died but I just Googled and couldn't find any obituary or news article about his death.

Recent examples from the Colombo family include the attempted extortion from the Amato crew of the Bosco family gambling operation, Maybe I'm remembering this wrong, but I don't recall they were extorting them. I believe the situation was that one of Amato Jr's friends placed a losing bet with them...

Independent bookmakers/loansharks/card games, particularly of Italian-American descent, will be extorted by the Mafia if they come into the Mafia's orbit. This is why it is crucial for independent criminals to find a suitable Mafia representative to be "on record" with - typically, this in...

Allie Boy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:52 am Maybe both. Anyway this will be debated for many years to come

I had the dumb luck of being seated on the table next to a 100yr-old Sonny Franzese at Bamonte's in 2019. He was with his nephew and convicted loanshark John Capolino, who I don't believe he was allowed to be meeting due to his probation conditions. Great spot in Williamsburg with delicious food - b...

Was thinking about starting a topic but I'll pose my question here: What are the rules and etiquette during a sit-down. As many as anyone can think of. One that comes to mind is, a member not being able to state that another member is lying. I don’t think that you can show up armed Formal introduct...

gohnjotti wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 9:36 pm

SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 2:04 pm Next to him looking down and away in white. Vinny TV?

The guy in white looks familiar but I can't put my finger on it. Vito Balsamo? No...

No wonder he looked familiar, it's Uvino.

SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 2:04 pm Next to him looking down and away in white. Vinny TV?

The guy in white looks familiar but I can't put my finger on it. Vito Balsamo? No...