THE BLACK HAND FORUM

Russellm323 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:37 am Ok cool jon romeo was his name he answered to a Marco minuto and was best friends with Alex lukov who was Russian. They made millions

Russellm323 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:37 am Ok cool jon romeo was his name he answered to a Marco minuto and was best friends with Alex lukov who was Russian. They made millions

Russellm323 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:10 am I'm from Nassau county I would love some stories on long island mafia. My friends father was busted with luchesse and Russians in gas scam in 2000 it made the papers luchese Russian crew's working together but that's all I've seen close up

Russellm323 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:29 am Common theme seems to be relocated to long island are Colombia still rocking long island.

JakeTheSnake630 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:48 pm Thanks for the response Maxie. I’m actually a Boston guy. My pops came here in the mid 80s. I would love to see some profiles on some of the Patriarca NE LCN guys. Either way all the content you put on here is great and so helpful for people like me who spend hours going through the internet for shit like this. Thanks again.
-Jake

JakeTheSnake630 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:09 am

maxiestern11 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:37 pm LAWRENCE (LARRY) MESSINA - born 1927 in Queens (40-04 12th Street) LI City. He later relocated out to Baldwin in Nassau County.
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Messina was identified by the mid-1960’s as a mob associate. Specifically affiliated with the Sonny Franzese regime of the Colombo Family based in Nassau County.

He was a longtime partner of two notorious Franzese bookmakers by the names of Nicky Botta and Albert Maione (nephew of Murder, Inc., contract killer Happy Maione).
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As a young man he worked as a NYC sanitation worker.
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Activity: bookmaking (horses-sports)
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Starting in 1951 he had arrests for:
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Disorderly conduct
Bookmaking (four times)
Promoting gambling
Bribery and conspiracy
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In 1976, Messina was among eleven federally indicted on interstate gambling charges. This was an FBI run investigation incorporating wiretaps put on several separate “wire-rooms” operations which established that several bookies were utilizing a master “lay-off” service.

Co-defendants included Richie Esposito (lay-off boss), Louie Maggio, Botta, Joseph Falco, John Yarmosh - a major bookie and John Iannone.
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In 1980, Messina and Botta again figured into a gambling related probe. This time in relation to the systematic bribery of a Queens State Supreme Court criminal Judge named William Brennan.
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Operating through an intermediary, restauranteur Andy Bruno, they as well as other mob figures including Colombo soldier “Little Dom” Cataldo, “Crazy Sal” Polisi among others, paid bribes over several years to either have criminal cases completely dismissed or charges vastly reduced.

Eventually the scheme came to light and the subsequent arrests, various indictments and trials became a major “black eye” for the NYS judicial system.
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Nicholas Botta turned informant and testified for the prosecution. He testified that in 1974 he paid $3,000. cash to have his five year probation sentence shortened by two years, and $12,000. cash to Judge Brennan to have a gambling indictment against his partner Larry Messina dismissed.
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After the early 1980’s and the publicity that the bribery conspiracy trials brought, Larry Messina seems to have faded away. I could find nothing more about him or his activities. No dod available.
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My dad grew up with Larry Messina’s son in Baldwin. Lawrence was known as
Larry “The Eel” He used to get his son and my old man tickets for Skynyrd, Allman Bros, Stones, were all front row. My dad also remembers there always being big boxes and stacks of appliances in the Messina house. He gave my grandparents their first microwave before those were really in homes. Pretty cool to find some info out there on Larry Messina

maxiestern11 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:37 pm LAWRENCE (LARRY) MESSINA - born 1927 in Queens (40-04 12th Street) LI City. He later relocated out to Baldwin in Nassau County.
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Messina was identified by the mid-1960’s as a mob associate. Specifically affiliated with the Sonny Franzese regime of the Colombo Family based in Nassau County.

He was a longtime partner of two notorious Franzese bookmakers by the names of Nicky Botta and Albert Maione (nephew of Murder, Inc., contract killer Happy Maione).
———
As a young man he worked as a NYC sanitation worker.
———
Activity: bookmaking (horses-sports)
———
Starting in 1951 he had arrests for:
-
Disorderly conduct
Bookmaking (four times)
Promoting gambling
Bribery and conspiracy
———
In 1976, Messina was among eleven federally indicted on interstate gambling charges. This was an FBI run investigation incorporating wiretaps put on several separate “wire-rooms” operations which established that several bookies were utilizing a master “lay-off” service.

Co-defendants included Richie Esposito (lay-off boss), Louie Maggio, Botta, Joseph Falco, John Yarmosh - a major bookie and John Iannone.
———
In 1980, Messina and Botta again figured into a gambling related probe. This time in relation to the systematic bribery of a Queens State Supreme Court criminal Judge named William Brennan.
-
Operating through an intermediary, restauranteur Andy Bruno, they as well as other mob figures including Colombo soldier “Little Dom” Cataldo, “Crazy Sal” Polisi among others, paid bribes over several years to either have criminal cases completely dismissed or charges vastly reduced.

Eventually the scheme came to light and the subsequent arrests, various indictments and trials became a major “black eye” for the NYS judicial system.
-
Nicholas Botta turned informant and testified for the prosecution. He testified that in 1974 he paid $3,000. cash to have his five year probation sentence shortened by two years, and $12,000. cash to Judge Brennan to have a gambling indictment against his partner Larry Messina dismissed.
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After the early 1980’s and the publicity that the bribery conspiracy trials brought, Larry Messina seems to have faded away. I could find nothing more about him or his activities. No dod available.
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