Motorfab's Blog: Une Histoire de Crime Organisé

[Eline2015]

https://unehistoiredecrimeorganise.blog ... n.html?m=1

[motorfab]

https://unehistoiredecrimeorganise.blog ... n.html?m=1

I appreciate buddy, but the English version is not ready yet, that's why I haven't shared the link here yet. But it should be ready soon

[OmarSantista]

So motorfab do you know where the Zaza clan is today after Ciro Mazarella's passing in 2018? Did he rule from france or did he return to Campania after Michele Zaza passed.

[motorfab]

So motorfab do you know where the Zaza clan is today after Ciro Mazarella's passing in 2018? Did he rule from france or did he return to Campania after Michele Zaza passed.

I can't give you a precise answer for the first part of your question, because my interest in the mafia in general stopped around the mid-80s (possibly 90s for things like Montreal or Australia).

But, as far as I know, it was mainly Michele Zaza who ran his operations from France, mainly in Nice.

I don't think Ciro Mazzarella closely followed what was happening in France, but his brother Vincenzo "'o Pazzo" was arrested there twice, once in Nice in 1999 and once at Disneyland Paris in 2004.

In France, Vincenzo Mazzarella was involved in drugs and construction infiltration. Ironically, he and others were involved in building the Disneyworld hotels before being arrested there years later...

Neapolitans are quite active on the French Riviera, mainly for drugs and casino interests.

In the 70s/80s the Italians (Cosa Nostra/Camorra) and the Corso-Marseillais were very involved in the infiltration of the Casino of the Riviera, in particular with Jean-Dominique Fratoni, the owner of the Casino Ruhl in Nice.

Nice is one of the biggest refuges for mafiosi on the run: Zaza, Mazzarella, Mario Iovine, Francesco Schiavone, Antonio Lo Russo, Giuseppe "Scarpuzzedda" Greco, Antonino Calderone .... For those I remember

This doesn't exactly answer your original question (sorry) but I guess not much has changed since then.

[OmarSantista]

Thanks!

[motorfab]

So, as Eline posted above, the new blog article is online and is dedicated to the summit of the 'ndrangheta in Montalto on October 26, 1969. For the moment, no English version, but I will let you know when it's online. In the meantime, a translator is available on the page, so for those who want here it is: https://unehistoiredecrimeorganise.blog ... achin.html

[motorfab]

The English version of the article is now online (same link as above)

[motorfab]

New article on the blog dedicated to the murders of Salvatore Triumbari & Filippo Vendemini, two bosses of the 'ndrangheta in Toronto killed in 1967 and 1969.

These 2 events are barely mentioned in books devoted to the mafia in Ontario, yet the investigations surrounding their murders open up many leads and make it possible to create links between Toronto, New York & Montreal.

The article also discusses people connected to Triumbari & Vendemini and the Cynar Dry Company Limited which was the company in which they were officially employed.

Article in French + translator available on the page

https://unehistoiredecrimeorganise.blog ... mbari.html

[B.]

Excellent work. What's interesting to me is the crossover with Cosa Nostra. You have the rumored contact with Cosa Nostra bosses Costello and Anastasia, who we've learned were much more tapped into the larger Calabrian network than we might assume, then the inclusion of some of the Calabrians in the Buffalo Family.

Keep it up. Some of the best mafia articles being published today.

[motorfab]

Excellent work. What's interesting to me is the crossover with Cosa Nostra. You have the rumored contact with Cosa Nostra bosses Costello and Anastasia, who we've learned were much more tapped into the larger Calabrian network than we might assume, then the inclusion of some of the Calabrians in the Buffalo Family.

Keep it up. Some of the best mafia articles being published today.

Thank you for the feedback, the compliments and for reading article B., much appreciated.

Good observation for the involvement of Costello & Anastasia for their involvement with Macri.

I remember that last year, while working on my Commission article, I came across a doc on MaryFerrell which explained that Giuseppe Ida was trying to ask his colleagues at the Commission if he could create a new borgata in Calabria.

Unfortunately I can't find the doc at the moment, do you have it?

Although it is not mentioned in the books or articles I have seen, Ida was also a member of the Commission, I wonder if it is not possible that he gave his opinion with his Calabrian fellows Costello & Anastasia for the expansion of the Siderno Group in Canada.

The other key figure of the Commission is of course as you point out Magaddino, who not only has some important Calabrians in his borgata such as Dominick D'Agostino, but who had some bosses like Giacomo Luppino under his flag... D'Agostino was moreover the connection between Luppino and Magaddino.

[B.]

Yep, I know the document you mean. I will find it when I have time but it was Angelo Bruno recorded saying that Ida wanted to create a decina of the Philadelphia Family in Calabria as he had some young men there he wanted to recruit. However Bruno said Ida would have to get permission from the Sicilian mafia to form the decina. Would have been pretty crazy for the Philly Family to have a decina in Calabria led by a former boss haha.

Magaddino mentions both Ida and Rugnetta at some point, I believe when they were discussing Canada. It is vague but I will find that too when I have a chance. I don't know what their relationship was to Costello but both of them were close to Anastasia.

Two of Anastasia's closest associates until the 1950s were the Macri brothers in NYC, Jimmy and Benny Macri. Jimmy Macri may have been a Gambino capodecina and Benny was likely a member. They were of course Calabrian and Jimmy Macri's daughter married the son of Tony Ripepi, important Calabrian capodecina in Pittsburgh.

[motorfab]

Nevermind for Ida, I just found it just now, in fact it was a decina and not a borgata (still, that's a very unorthodox request). Here it is for those who want to see it:



However, I have never seen the one on Magaddino/Ida/Rugnetta, I'd love to see it

[B.]

Here is where he brings them up. It is very vague but along with implying Rugnetta was involved in drug trafficking with John Papalia (a fellow Calabrian), he also brings up Ida and Rugnetta in context with a discussion about activities in Canada. However, I'm not so sure Magaddino was saying he himself helped set up the drug trafficking as he was a vocal proponent of the Commission's anti-drug rule and threatened his own members with death if they dealt drugs. He may have simply paid lip service to the rule but I don't think he'd boast about setting up drug partnerships to two Bonanno leaders at this time. Regardless, he connects Rugnetta to Papalia.





I've never seen anything from within Philadelphia about relationships to the Canadians but given Philadelphia arguably had the largest and most powerful Calabrian faction in the country it wouldn't be too surprising that they were connected to the ones in Canada.

[motorfab]

Again, thank you, great info.

I've never seen anything from within Philadelphia about relationships to the Canadians but given Philadelphia arguably had the largest and most powerful Calabrian faction in the country it wouldn't be too surprising that they were connected to the ones in Canada.

The only possible relationship I know between Canada & Philadelphia is the Stefano Condina thing that you, antimafia, thekiduknow, PolackTony and I talked about on this thread 2 years ago viewtopic.php?p=239431&hilit=condina#p239431

And unfortunately it's not really clear if this Violi's cousin was in Phily or not ...