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Re: New Pennisi Article

by Tonyd621 » Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:35 am

chin_gigante wrote: ↑Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:12 am
Tonyd621 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:29 am Newest one calling Anthony Guzzo a bullshitter and implicating him in a murder after he lost a fight, if true
It's true, he went to prison for manslaughter for that
Gotcha...Pennisi made it sound like Anthony Guzzo is just one big bullshit artist. I think its totally f'd that someone would do that after losing in a fight with your fists, no doubt about that. He only got 5 yrs for slicing someone's throat?

Re: New Pennisi Article

by chin_gigante » Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:12 am

Tonyd621 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:29 am Newest one calling Anthony Guzzo a bullshitter and implicating him in a murder after he lost a fight, if true
It's true, he went to prison for manslaughter for that

Re: New Pennisi Article

by Tonyd621 » Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:29 am

Newest one calling Anthony Guzzo a bullshitter and implicating him in a murder after he lost a fight, if true

Re: New Pennisi Article

by SB1825 » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:09 am

^^^^ part 3 of the interview

Re: New Pennisi Article

by SB1825 » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:09 am

https://youtu.be/Si9vGtVJhFg

Re: New Pennisi Article

by Pmac2 » Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:50 pm

wonder if pennisi was or is a lurker on the boards. he seems like he knows alittle about the blog game

Re: New Pennisi Article

by Wiseguy » Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:17 pm

Pennisi seems to be taking a page out of Kenji's book as far as starting a blog now that he's out of the life. I'm almost done listening to his interview. Seems like a fairly intelligent guy. Well spoken, all things considered. Still not clear why he was even made to begin with. The Luccheses really made him simply to keep him safe after the West Side had a list with his name at the top?

Interesting about Andrew being made. Must have been some time after Chin died. Haven't heard seen anything more yet but somebody in the chart section a while back said Salvatore Gigante (one of Chin's brothers) is a captain. Don't know if that's true or not. If I'm not mistaken, he and his son Philip run the trucking company BBT Logistics. Philip was actually elected mayor of a small town up in Rockland County around five years ago.

Re: New Pennisi Article

by johnny_scootch » Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:42 pm

TallGuy19 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:36 pm I wonder if he knows what rank Vincent holds.
More than likely he does. From the lists Esposito got caught with it seems like he's at very least captain of one of the Jersey crews.

Re: New Pennisi Article

by TallGuy19 » Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:36 pm

I wonder if he knows what rank Vincent holds.

Re: New Pennisi Article

by johnny_scootch » Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:01 pm

Pennisi identifies Andrew Gigante as a made man in his latest blog post.


Gravano also spoke of John Gotti being a proud father, mentioned to Gigante the induction of John Jr into his [borgata]. Reacting, not as a crazy person but conversely as the wise old schooled boss he was, Gigante responded, ” Gee, I’m sorry to hear that.” Knowing the error of bringing a son into [the life]. Never wanting his own sons, Andrew and Vincent to become inducted. At the present time, not one but both his sons are made members of the family.

Re: New Pennisi Article

by Gabagool718 » Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:50 pm

Lore is very liked & respected around Bhurst & South Brooklyn

Re: New Pennisi Article

by Hired_Goonz » Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:47 pm

I believe Fat Larry Sessa was quoted as saying that he "loves" Mannino as well.

Re: New Pennisi Article

by CabriniGreen » Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:08 am

Amershire_Ed wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:15 pm
B. wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:57 am Fascinating part about Pennisi meeting up with the 'ndrangheta group and them lining up in age from youngest to oldest.

Says the US mafia doesn't have to recognize Sicilian mafia, but the phrasing implies they have a choice. Says guys from Sicily can be "inducted" into the five families to be recognized. I wonder if he's aware of transfers still going on in the Gambino family, like Felice posted, and Calogero Ganci's 1990s testimony. Pennisi says the Gambino family is bringing guys over from Sicily and inducting them to this day.
I thought it was interesting when he was talking about the strength of the families, he acknowledged the Genovese were top dog but then he said the only thing that he thought made the Gambinos stronger than the Luchesse’s was the Gambino Sicilian faction. He said without that faction, the two families are basically equal. He also talked about Mannino with a great deal of reverence.
There's a reason I've been into them for awhile, and good reasons why I had Mannino as the next one up. I studied felices info, to me it seemed the Manninos rivaled the Gambinos for power inside the clan. They seemed to be itching to take the reigns.

Inzerillo- Spatolas seem to command in Sicily, Gambino- Manninos in NY and Philly..... so to me it seemed natural for Mannino to helm the clan. And if the clan/ faction is in power, that would make him an Admin candidate, almost defacto ....

Take the Persicos, they tapped every relative. Gotti tapped every relative and trusted crew member. Scarfo, nephew, Massino, brother in law. Merlino, all his buddies. If the guy in power has a strong crew, you have to look at that crew hierarchy too, a boss might just put one or more of his guys in.

Re: New Pennisi Article

by B. » Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:01 am

Scoops Licata gushed over Mannino at the Lo Griglio meet. Gotti and Gravano praised him on the Ravenite tapes as a combo between an Americanized gangster and the Sicilian "zips". DiLeonardo said Mannino is smart and low-key like Frank Cali but also a killer. Now Pennisi speaks highly of him.

For as much trash talk and backbiting as we hear about people, especially from witnesses and FBI tapes, everything that comes out about Mannino shows he carries immense respect in that world, even before he was a member.

Maybe it's me, but I trust witnesses more when they're willing to praise living mafia members. The witnesses who act like everyone in the life is a scumbag are usually trying to prove something. Of course it seems like every witness, good and bad, has his arch-enemy who he blames everything on, often his immediate supervisor. Valachi had Tony Bender, Pennisi has Castellucio.

Re: New Pennisi Article

by Amershire_Ed » Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:15 pm

B. wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:57 am Fascinating part about Pennisi meeting up with the 'ndrangheta group and them lining up in age from youngest to oldest.

Says the US mafia doesn't have to recognize Sicilian mafia, but the phrasing implies they have a choice. Says guys from Sicily can be "inducted" into the five families to be recognized. I wonder if he's aware of transfers still going on in the Gambino family, like Felice posted, and Calogero Ganci's 1990s testimony. Pennisi says the Gambino family is bringing guys over from Sicily and inducting them to this day.
I thought it was interesting when he was talking about the strength of the families, he acknowledged the Genovese were top dog but then he said the only thing that he thought made the Gambinos stronger than the Luchesse’s was the Gambino Sicilian faction. He said without that faction, the two families are basically equal. He also talked about Mannino with a great deal of reverence.

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