Frank Longo thread- Vincenzo Troia's bodyguard

[cavita]

Frank Longo

May 4, 1898 born in San Giuseppe Iato, Sicily to Gaetano Longo and Maria Mazzola according to SGI birth records.

1922 arrived in the U.S., giving his destination as his brother-in-law Vincenzo Caiola in Frankfort, New York.

July 25, 1926 was involved in a car accident near the Winnebago County Forest Preserve two miles south of New Milford, Illinois. Other passengers in the car were John Galluzzo and Ben Canistraro. They were all listed as living at 922 Ferguson Street, Rockford, Illinois.

May 3, 1934 was arrested on Longwood Street in Rockford along with Vincenzo Troia and Phil Picciuro of Beloit, Wisconsin. A .22 caliber rifle was found in the vehicle.

September 22, 1934 was arrested in Peoria, Illinois for questioning in the kidnapping of Peoria banker Milton G. Newman. Also arrested with Troia were Patsy Aiello, Vito Impastato, Charles Supino, Joe Caiola and Tony Campo.

August 22, 1935 murdered in a Newark, New Jersey candy shop along Vincenzo Troia and Troia’s son Joe.

Listed as Vincenzo Troia’s bodyguard

[B.]

The Longos from San Giuseppe Iato mentioned by Magaddino and co. circa 1960s are Dominick Longo, Franco Longo, and a Charlie Longo, possibly the son of Dominick and brother of Franco but it's confusing and they aren't sure. Franco Longo's sons are said to live in California, named Giorgio and Dominick. Charlie Longo seems to have moved back to San Giuseppe Iato and was seeking either support or some kind of reference from the Buffalo family to become a "compare" in the SGI mafia but the Buffalo administration couldn't vouch for him.

Dominick/Domenic Longo seems to have lived in Ontario and associated with John Papalia.

"Franco" Longo could be named Francesco Longo, which could put him in the same family tree as the Francesco Longo of San Giuseppe Iato who was connected to Troia. These mafia worlds tend to be small but I don't know how common the last name Longo is in SGI and this was of course ~30 years after Francesco Longo's murder.

[Confederate]

@B.
Didn't Longo have some car dealership in California? Wasn't he a member of the L.A. Family when they existed?

[faffy444]

Dominick Longo was from the Hamiton ont area I believe. was in a Canadian internment camp during WW2. was said to be a member of the Buffalo family, who moved to California and transferred to the L.A. family. was the largest Toyota dealer in the nation during the 1960's and 70's. died about 1985.

[electricslim]

There's also a Dominick Longo, that is outfit connected. Not sure if there's any relation.

[B.]

Thanks for the added info on those Longos. Curious if anyone can connect them to Francesco Longo.

Also curious if any of the Sicilian experts are familiar with Charlie Longo in SGI, though it sounds like Buffalo did not vouch for him he may have still associated with that family.

[cavita]

I'm unaware if Frank Longo was married and had children- perhaps some research on the 1930 census, but what city to look for him? Also, I'm wondering if he had "made" status and for which family if he did.

[B.]

Anthony Guarnieri, member in Binghamton, was born in Utica and married to an Ann or Anna Longo. If she's also from the Utica area, she could be a relative of Frank. There has been confusion whether Guarnieri was a Buffalo or Pittston member, but it looks like the latter.