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maxiestern11 wrote:
> ANIELLO (NEIL) MIGLIORE - born 1933 in Corona, Queens (37-20 104th St), and
> later (Van Doren St). He later moved further out in Queens to Bayside. By
> appx 1965, he had relocated out to (2 Cyril Drive) in Huntington, in
> Suffolk County. 
> -
> Each time he moved was to stay close to Joseph Laratro who also made the
> migration from Corona to Bayside/Little Neck, and then to exclusive Lloyd
> Harbor (2 Bouton Road), a Huntington hamlet. 
> -
> He would later move several more  times within the exclusive Nassau County
> communities of; Oyster Bay Cove (5 Grace Lane), Muttontown and Old
> Brookville. 
> -
> Note: [fun fact, Neil always kept a rooftop pidgeon-coop over his Corona
> apartment growing up. A hobby he continued into adulthood and his later
> years. Even while living among multi-million dollar estates on LI’s Gold
> Coast, he maintained his prized pet pidgeons]
> -
> Note: [he had a father Americo, who had been mis-identified as a mob
> member, he was legitimate, but was friendly with this network, specifically
> Joe Laratro - top Lucchese member, who he was close neighborhood friends
> with]
> -
> Note: [he was also related by marriage to Anthony Romanello - Neil married
> his sister]
> ————
> FBI # 284211E, NYCPD # B-522599.
> ————
> By the mid-1950’s he had been arrested several times for bookmaking and had
> been labeled a (KG) or known gambler by Queens police.
> -
> By the late 1950’s, early 1960’s he was identified as a gambling
> subordinate and minion of Joseph (Joey Narrow) Laratro, one of two
> co-captains in the Lucchese Family who lived in Corona and controlled that
> area, as well as, other adjoining northern Queens neighborhoods for that
> Family. 
> 
> Note: [although he was subordinate to Joseph Lucchese as well. It was
> Laratro who Neil was closer with, and worked with on a daily basis]
> -
> Note: [Neil would gain a lot of exposure and some prominence after the 1957
> Apalachin meeting upstate. His car license plate was identified as being in
> the general vicinity of the meet, leading to LE speculation that he
> attended the infamous bbq..... that’s NOT true! Joe Laratro and Joe
> Lucchese had borrowed his car to drive up there. They had been in a
> fender-bender with a local, and when it was revealed during later
> investigations, Neil’s name came up, making people think he attended ......
> as a young guy (23) at the time, he loved it! Because it gave him “juice”
> on the street as a big man, but the reality was a bit different]
> —————
> By the mid-1960’s LE was listing him as a “soldier” in the Family. 
> -
> Note: [although Migliore was being carried as an inducted soldier, it was
> not until the later 1970’s that he was indeed officially “inducted” by
> “Tony Ducks” Corallo..... LE informants did this often. Identifying men who
> indeed they thought were “made”, and in reality may have been “proposed”
> for membership, but who had to wait till the 1970’s for the “books” to
> actually open up]
> —
> In future years under Corallo, Neil would rise to become a top captain for
> Tony Ducks. Eventually he would serve either as his “consigliere” or
> “acting underboss”. And with Corallo’s jailing for 100 years in 1986,
> Migliore helped hold the Family together during its transitional period of
> instability. 
> -
> Eventually this “recognition” and his perceived influence in the hierarchy
> caused much jealousy and suspicion among certain elements of the Family,
> namely the Brooklyn wing previously under Christopher (Ticker) Furnari 
> ...... it would lead to trouble! 
> ————-
> Activities: 
> -
> Bookmaking (horses-sports)
> Policy (Manhattan number) 
> Shylocking
> Police-bribery
> Extortion
> Labor racketeering
> Cigarette smuggling
> ————-
> Criminal record started appx 1957 for:
> -
> bookmaking (4 times)
> policy (3 times)
> possession of gambling records 
> disorderly conduct
> bribery and conspiracy 
> racketeering
> racketeering conspiracy
> bid-rigging
> restraint of trade
> extortion
> ————-
> Legitimate business interests included:
> -
> A. Migliore Tile Contractor - 103rd Street (37th Ave), Corona. A small
> 1940’s tile-setting firm started by his father that Neil would later use to
> involve himself and Corallo in construction projects.
> -
> Migliore Funeral Homes - 37-20 104th Street (37th Road), and 49-01 104th St
> (49th Ave), both Corona. Both funeral homes were actually owned and
> operated by his sister Raffaele (Rae) for decades who was a licensed
> mortician 
> -
> Gossip’s Club - a large nude nightclub on Rt.110 in Melville, LI
> -
> other real estate and construction investments over the years included 
> several parcels of land in the Huntington LI area that he’d bought earlier
> for rental income.
> ————-
> Criminal associates over the years included: 
> -
> Joseph (Joe Brown) Lucchese - brother to Tommy, gambling power, head of the
> Corona regime and his brothers eyes and ears for decades. 
> -
> Joseph (Joe Narrow) Laratro - close partner of Joe Lucchese, co-head of the
> Corona regime for four decades. 
> -
> Antonio (Tony Ducks) Corallo - a Queens based longtime captain who became
> boss by the mid-1970’s, Neil’s eventual sponsor and mentor.
> -
> Frank (Frankie Bell) Campanello - bagman and key gambling operative of the
> Corona crew from the 1940’s through early 1960’s era. 
> -
> Anthony (Nino Brown) Lucchese - a brother to the other Lucchese’s and
> Queens gambler. An “associate” but never formally inducted. 
> -
> Eugenio (Little Gene) Giannone - top Corona crew based bookie and Lucchese
> confidant and associate. 
> -
> Joseph (Joe Bikini) Brocchini - another Corona crew member, later killed by
> Roy Demeo in 1976. 
> -
> Andimo (Tommy Noto) Pappadio - an influential capo who would be killed
> during a family power struggle for the leadership between he and Tony
> Ducks. 
> 
> ..........and in later years as he rose into the Family hierarchy, he dealt
> with among others; 
> -
> Salvatore (Tom Mix) Santora - became underboss to Corallo. A Bronx power
> -
> Christopher (Christie Ticker) Furnari - longtime soldier who would become
> consigliere during Corallo’s tenure 
> -
> Anthony (Fat Tony) Salerno - active with Neil in coordinating construction
> rackets between the two families
> -
> Steven Crea Sr. - current acting head of the Family, “panel member”
> -
> Joseph (Joe D) DiNapoli - a Bronx based heroin trafficker and member who
> became very powerful in later years serving on the “ruling panel”
> -
> Matthew Madonna - notorious Harlem heroin dealer, part of a recent “ruling
> panel” with Migliore 
> —————
> Neil Migliore started out as a kid in the Queens neighborhood of Corona as
> a numbers runner for Joey Narrow, Neil’s father Americo having been a
> “compare” to Laratro. 
> -
> Laratro took a liking to Neil and brought him along closer, allowing him to
> become a sort of “right hand”  or “man Friday” to Laratro despite his young
> age. 
> -
> Neil Migliore was soon helping to coordinate a huge bookmaking and policy
> operation based in Corona that also took “action” in major adjoining areas
> such as; Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Woodside, Flushing, Bayside, Rego Park,
> etc.
> -
> Note: [during the era I’m speaking of, Corona was arguably the “Little
> Italy” of Queens, with a huge Italian population]
> 
> —————————————————-—————————————————-
> SPECIAL MOB SUB-STORY: ......... 
> The following sub-story is completely true! I retell this highly sensitive
> and little known event of mafia history that happened in the early 1960’s
> as a special “treat” if you will to tantalize our readers with something so
> secretive, so special, that most mob guys have never even heard it
> told..... the only “friends” who have ever heard this tale would have to
> have been of that era and very well “plugged in” so to speak! ..... I’d
> estimate 95% of them are dead!..... so consider this a “present”
> fella’s!..... an early Christmas gift if you will! 😎
> —-   —-   —-  —-  —-  —-  —-  —-  —-
> One afternoon, appx 1960-62, Neil Migliore was accosted on 108th Street by
> the Mangiapane brothers in Corona (Frankie, Lenny and Joey), who were all
> pro-boxers as well as Lucchese associates themselves. 
> -
> They jumped out of their car and immediately attacked Neil, hitting him
> square in the head with a hammer, knocking him to the ground. At that point
> the brothers held him down while they proceeded to rip and cut at his legs
> with carpet knives, attempting to cut his cock and balls off to stuff in
> his mouth! 
> -
> Although badly injured, Neil was squirming like a fish, fighting for his
> very life, and trying to save himself because he knew what they had in mind
> for him.
> -
> After several minutes of this carnage, the Mangiapane’s took off, leaving a
> badly injured and bloodied Migliore semi-conscious on the pavement,
> bleeding like a pig! 
> -
> Fortunately Neil’s private parts although mangled, were still connected to
> him, but the carpet knives used had torn through his pants, ripping many
> veins and muscles in his legs and waist. He recovered but would always bare
> the scars of the attack and have trouble walking thereafter! 
> ——
> Of course the Corona underworld  was abuzz with what had happened.
> Basically, it was to become a deadly conflict, and somebody or several were
> gonna die! 
> -
> The two Joey’s - Joe Brown and Joey Narrow - the neighborhood bosses
> stepped in immediately to stop further bloodshed. Although Migliore was
> defended by Laratro, the Mangiapane brothers had Dempsey Laietta in their
> corner! 
> -
> The reason behind the assault was the strong belief that Migliore had
> attempted to have an affair with one of the brothers wives who shall remain
> nameless...... that is a big No No among connected guys. (I don’t know if
> there was any truth to the accusation. But the Mangiapane brothers
> certainly thought it to be true)
> -
> That offense of course, in Cosa Nostra, is in-defendable! ...... it is
> punishable by death! There is NO defense! 
> -
> Well, after several “sit downs” it was ironed out that the whole event was
> to be “squashed”, with no retaliation by either side! 
> -
> Whoever should violate the covenant would die a painful death! 
> -
> That was approximately 1960-62 if memory serves me correctly. For over
> fifty years that pact held firm. And although certainly not fans of one
> another, and coming from the same neighborhood no less, both Migliore and
> the fratelli Mangiapane steered clear of one another over the coming years!
> 
> -
> THATS one story you’ll never hear or read about in any mob book! Lol
> -
> I recite this now and provide the bio on Neil because he’s dead and my
> words cannot hurt him in any way! 
> -
> ..........Now back to the main story! 
> ———————————————————————————————————
> 
> During the late 1950’s and early 1960’s he was arrested several times on
> bookie charges. 
> -
> One incident that comes to mind was Neil being arrested with Eddie Superna
> and Israel Tan (two often arrested master wireroom “clerks”)
> who were nabbed during an early morning raid on a residential home on 43rd
> Avenue in Corona. 
> -
> It was a quiet Sunday morning and they were caught red-handed tallying up
> all the baseball action from over that weekend. Adding machines, tally
> sheets and ribbons, etc. 
> -
> But in those days you could easily “buy” your way out of the pinch!
> Especially if you were “on the pad”
> already! 
> -
> They were each fined and given a suspended sentence. 
> -
> This would be the case with several similar future arrests! 
> ————
> In 1967, he and Laratro were arrested by the Suffolk rackets squad for
> their operation and control over a vast multi-county (Queens, Nassau and
> Suffolk) gambling ring that was alleged by LE to gross $15,000,000.
> annually and have 65 runners.
> -
> Subsequently, in the coming years, several “aides” of Migliore were also
> arrested including; Thomas (Red) DiMaio and Sam DiMaggio, further
> disrupting their gambling operation.
> —-
> Neil would eventually lose at trial and receive a one-year sentence for a
> policy conviction. He served his bit in the Suffolk County Jail.
> -
> Note: [at that time, in 1971, Migliore was said to be broke. Upon his
> release from jail, he had to reinvent himself]
> —————
> In 1974, Migliore was among a gaggle of hoods and a policeman who were
> indicted for the attempted systematic bribery of Queens gambling squad
> detectives to “buy” protection for their bookmaking and other gambling
> activities in Corona and elsewhere. 
> -
> Also indicted with Migliore were Lucchese mob figures Frank (Frankie A)
> Altimari, Nicholas (The Baron) Bonina, Anthony (Rom) Romanello, Frank
> Ruggiero, Richard Rubino, Thomas (Red) DeMaio, and brothers Michael (Mikey
> Strutz) and William (Willy Strutz) Struzzieri on bribery charges along with
> a NYPD Police Officer James Maxwell in order to protect the gambling ring.
> -
> Note: [officer Maxwell had grown up in Corona and was a boyhood friend of
> theirs. So it was natural he’d conspire and team up with them]
> —————
> Over the years Migliore would come to know and become familiar with most of
> the key members of the early Lucchese Family, many of whom lived in
> neighboring towns to Corona.
> -
> Once Laratro “retired” down to Hallandale, Florida by 1970 or so, Neil tied
> his fortunes to Anthony Corallo, a nearby neighbor in the Whitestone-Malba
> area who he’d come to know over the years. 
> -
> With the blessing of Laratro, Neil was now “put with” Corallo. With
> Corallo’s ascension to the helm of the Family, Neil was soon formally
> “inducted”!
> ————-
> From that point forward, Migliore would soar in both financial success and
> influence. With Corallo’s backing, he dropped away from the gambling
> rackets which had lost their luster, appeal and profitability (with the
> advent of OTB and Lotto) and concentrated on building semi-legitimate
> businesses such as the tile business, a trade which he’d learned from his
> father. 
> -
> Using the Family control of construction union-locals over which the
> Lucchese’s dominated at the time, he was able to gain major sub-contract
> work for the supply and installation of marble and tile within various NYC
> construction projects.
> -
> They made many, many millions together! 
> ————
> In time he made a connection in the quarries of Italy to escavate and
> import his own tile and marble products, thereby increasing his profit
> margins tremendously. 
> -
> Note: [he was said to have become the exclusive tile-marble supplier to
> Home Depot for years which put he and Corallo over the top financially]
> —————-
> Also during this era, with his kid marrying into the Albicocco family of
> Huntington (Sam Albicocco was a major construction firm owner and
> businessman from the area), he became Sam’s “salesman” for Dock Port &
> Stone Inc., a major supplier of “shale rock” - integral to the foundation
> of roadways before black-topping them. Shale rock was “crushed stone” which
> is laid down before paving major road projects.
> -
> This gave him and the Lucchese’s heavy influence over several major LI
> construction companies including; Zara Construction and Hendrickson Bros.,
> two of the major firms in the NYC-LI area for decades.
> -
> Note: [during this era, the mid-1970’s, Migliore was almost a daily visitor
> with Tony Corallo, to a popular Italian restaurant in Huntington at the
> time - Orlando’s - on New Street. Top politicians and businessmen along
> with Lucchese mobsters were known to hang out there. John Del Mastro - a
> shady business figure who owned Orlando and also the Chain-Link Fence Co.,
> of Smithtown, Sam Albicocco, as well as numerous local politicians were
> said be an “unholy mix” and threat to the very fabric of Suffolk
> government. Several Newsday expose’s identified them and investigations
> were started]
> ————-
> Migliore was no longer handling or active in any real “street rackets” such
> as gambling, shylocking, etc. He may have financed a few soldiers
> activities but for the most part he just basically stayed legitimate. 
> -
> What did he need at that point? He was extremely well off financially, had
> gotten a taste of prison, didn’t want to go back, and knew LE was always
> watching him.
> -
> So after Corallo, his mentor, got the 100 years in the “Commission Case”,
> he tried to stay in the background and if anything, just keep an
> administrative position within the three man hierarchy. He was a very
> well-respected (although not widely liked) member of the family! 
> -
> Migliore's reign ended when he too was indicted in 1986 and jailed on a
> massive 1988 racketeering conviction for bid-rigging in the construction
> industry. He was released from prison in 1991 when his conviction was
> overturned on appeal. This case involved scores of others including Fat
> Tony Salerno, Vinny DiNapoli, top Cleveland mobsters and construction firm
> owners. 
> -
> Note: [Neil had only served about thirty months before reversing his
> conviction. He had hit the equivalent of the mob lottery!...... who else do
> you know had their 24-year jail term thrown out!..... THATS what I call
> luck!]
> ————-
> But a big problem was brewing with Amuso and Casso having seized the
> hierarchy of the Family. 
> -
> There was a tremendous jealousy and fear of Migliore and his possible
> attempt to grab the “boss seat”!
> -
> True or not! ..... Real, imagined or perceived, soon Vic Amuso (not secure
> in his own skin as far as his control of the Family went), tried to
> eliminate the competition! 
> 
> One evening in 1992, Migliore (59) was shotgunned right through the front
> plate-glass window at Tesoro Italian Restaurant in Westbury. He made the
> near-fatal mistake of positioning himself with his side facing the window,
> at a front table no less, allowing his two Lucchese assailants to drive-by
> slowly and pump a shell from a .12 gauge right through the glass dead-on!
> ...... miraculously he survived!
> -
> Note: [the two would-be killers were obviously less than professional in
> their preparation for Migliore’s planned gangland “departure”]
> -
> In critical but stable condition at the hospital, Neil had taken several
> shotgun pellets to the face and shoulder, but he sustained non-life
> threatening injuries..... after his release, this caused him to really step
> back and be wary for his life! 
> -
> Knowing that he was up for the “hit parade” if he didn’t! 
> ————
> A few years later, after Amuso, Casso and their mob followers had all
> crashed and burned, slowly Neil “re-emerged”, showing his face again in
> public. He tried to realign and ingratiate himself with the powers that be.
> Although Vic Amuso was doing life in prison, he was still the boss! Word is
> that Neil sent him a large “envelope” ($100K or so) to make his peace and
> offer an “olive branch” so to speak. 
> -
> It was obviously accepted because in the coming years he would become
> somewhat active again with the hierarchy.
> ————-
> During the last 5-6 years or so, Neil was in declining health! All the
> years of wear and tear on his body began to show. In recent years he walked
> very slowly, and steadied himself with a cane. 
> ————-
> Aniello (Neil) Migliore died several days ago on September 12, 2019 ....
> He was 85 years old! 
> -
> Neil, despite several murder attempts over the years on his life and two
> short prison stints he served, had led a pretty charmed life! 
> -
> First under the umbrella of Joey Narrow, and next under the protection of
> Tony Ducks, Neil became, undoubtedly, one of the richest mafioso in the
> city of New York among the Five Families! 
> -
> He amassed a multi-million dollar portfolio of real estate, stocks and
> businesses any Wall Street tycoon would be proud of! 
> -
> And lived a life that many a mafioso would come to envy! 
> —————————————————-——————————————————

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Quote Russellm323

by Russellm323 » Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:38 pm

Never new he owned gossip live near there

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Quote Russellm323

by Russellm323 » Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:37 pm

Very nice

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Quote Super

by Super » Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:37 pm

No I don't he was the only zip I've heard mentioned in that family other posters might no more buddy

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Quote NinoFromNYC2

by NinoFromNYC2 » Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:36 am

Do you think the Lucchese’s had a Sicilian Faction?

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Quote Super

by Super » Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:04 pm

Sure casso had him killed in 88 Google leo the zip lucchese family u should get a bit of info.

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Quote NinoFromNYC2

by NinoFromNYC2 » Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:48 pm

Any info about him?

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Quote Super

by Super » Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:04 pm

Leo the zip g he's mentioned in the good rat

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Quote NinoFromNYC2

by NinoFromNYC2 » Tue Sep 24, 2019 3:19 pm

Who’s Leo?

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Quote Super

by Super » Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:18 pm

Your right nino he's name was leo sure casso whacked him.

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Quote NinoFromNYC2

by NinoFromNYC2 » Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:50 pm

Any info on the Hitman that shot him. Wasn’t he a Sicilian Mafioso or Zip?

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Quote Dr031718

by Dr031718 » Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:42 pm

Great job maxie

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Quote maxiestern11

by maxiestern11 » Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:27 pm

TommyGambino wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:57 am Great write up. Read somewhere he was worth tens of millions, maybe bs?

No Tommy, he’s one guy I’d say they are not exaggerating about. Neil was worth a ton!
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Another reason why some guys don’t like him. Jealousy!

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Quote Bklyn21

by Bklyn21 » Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:11 am

Great post ! Didn't know he died , Another Lucchese down for the count

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Quote TommyGambino

by TommyGambino » Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:57 am

Great write up. Read somewhere he was worth tens of millions, maybe bs?

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Quote maxiestern11

by maxiestern11 » Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:22 am

PS: a few items about Migliore. In listing his businesses, I neglected to mention that he also owned a pet store/aquarium on 108th St., during the 1960’s.
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And in the early-mid 70’s Neil had financially backed a cigarette-smuggling operation. This ring got to be pretty large while it lasted. Bringing up from Virgina/NC

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