by JohnnyS » Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:57 am
Had this in my notes for a while thought I might as well post it. Basically everything Capeci has said on the Gambino admin since Cali's death and I've added some of my observations. Feel free to chip in with anything else I may have missed.
March 2019 - Most news outlets reporting on the Cali murder say Cali was the boss however Capeci confirms Cefalu as the acting boss and Cali was the official underboss.
We've learned a few things. For instance, sources say that Cali, whose brother-in-law Peter (Tall Pete) Inzerillo is a Gambino soldier related to the powerful Inzerillo clan in Sicily, has been the crime family's underboss under Domenico (Italian Dom) Cefalu since 2012. Some sources say Cefalu is the official boss. But many say he's an acting boss, and that Peter Gotti, 79, and not due for release from prison until 2032, is the official boss. But the sources agree that Cali was the family's underboss, not the top guy.
April 2019 - Capeci confirms Michael Paradiso as the new consigliere. He also mentions that his sources are unsure on what ranks Cefalu and Mannino hold but says they are part of the family's hierarchy.
The sources say that 79-year-old Michael (Mickey Boy) Paradiso, who has spent about 25 years behind bars during a crime spree that's lasted 55 plus years, will technically serve as the family's consigliere, or number three man in the family hierarchy. Paradiso will serve alongside two powerful members of the family's Sicilian faction, Domenico (Italian Dom) Cefalu, 72, and Lorenzo Mannino, 60. Gang Land's sources waffle on the specific ranks of Cefalu, whom the FBI has carried as the family's acting boss since 2011, and Mannino, who has been identified by the feds in recent court filings only as a "powerful capo." Some law enforcers say Cefalu is still the boss, but others say Mannino is the real leader right now, even if he doesn't have the official title.
Something else I found interesting from that article.
Usually reliable underworld sources and the FBI were mum about the Gambino family's latest executive appointments. But the law enforcement sources agree that Paradiso, whose last prison stretch for extortion ended in 2011 and who managed to get a sweet $5000 fine on a 2016 drug dealing indictment filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office, is part of triumvirate that is currently running the family.
Does this suggest that it's more of a ruling panel like what they had in place with Gambino, Marino and Vernace after the 2008 indictments? Maybe this is why his LE sources can't agree on the ranks of Cefalu and Mannino and why the feds still official carry Mannino as a capo. We know from felice info that Joseph Lanni is acting captain of the 18th crew which was or is headed by Mannino.
July 2019 - Peter Gotti files a request for compassionate release. DiLeonardo believes the Gambinos will take Gotti down and put him on the shelf now that he's denounced the family. I'm not sure about this as we know Pete Gotti only holds that title in name and most likely hasn't had a say in family matters for years. In the Nicky Skins Philly tapes from 2010 it's said that Gotti was against the triumvirate and evidently could do nothing about it as it remained in place and was only disbanded because Marino and Vernace were indicted. Scars does make a strong case though.
DiLeonardo told Gang Land that the crime family, which has been controlled by its Sicilian faction for more than a decade, will be hard pressed not to depose Peter if he is still the “official boss” of the crime family, as he and many mob busters believe. “If they do it the right way,” said DiLeonardo, “the captains will take a vote, and take him down, and put him on a shelf.” “They have to do that,” Mikey Scars continued. “He’s doing the same thing that John (Junior) did, he’s quitting the mob.”
Confirms that Cefalu and Mannino are at the top of family and again doesn't mention their specific ranks.
In the wake of the murder of Gambino underboss Francesco (Frank) Cali in March, law enforcement sources say the two wiseguys at the top are Sicilian faction members, Lorenzo Mannino, 60, and Domenico “Italian Dom” Cefalu, 72, and that the third member of the administration is consigliere Michael “Mickey Boy” Paradiso, 79.
February 2020 -Some of Capeci's sources believe Mannino replaced Cefalu as acting boss.
In 2008, the younger Cefalu was hit with racketeering charges that he resolved with a plea deal to an extortion count for which he received a two year sentence. In 2011, Domenico, now 73, was named acting boss, a position that some sources say is now held by fellow Sicilian-faction wiseguy, Lorenzo Mannino.
Had this in my notes for a while thought I might as well post it. Basically everything Capeci has said on the Gambino admin since Cali's death and I've added some of my observations. Feel free to chip in with anything else I may have missed.
[b]March 2019 -[/b] Most news outlets reporting on the Cali murder say Cali was the boss however Capeci confirms Cefalu as the acting boss and Cali was the official underboss. [quote]We've learned a few things. For instance, sources say that Cali, whose brother-in-law Peter (Tall Pete) Inzerillo is a Gambino soldier related to the powerful Inzerillo clan in Sicily, has been the crime family's underboss under Domenico (Italian Dom) Cefalu since 2012. Some sources say Cefalu is the official boss. But many say he's an acting boss, and that Peter Gotti, 79, and not due for release from prison until 2032, is the official boss. But the sources agree that Cali was the family's underboss, not the top guy.[/quote]
[b]April 2019 -[/b] Capeci confirms Michael Paradiso as the new consigliere. He also mentions that his sources are unsure on what ranks Cefalu and Mannino hold but says they are part of the family's hierarchy. [quote]The sources say that 79-year-old Michael (Mickey Boy) Paradiso, who has spent about 25 years behind bars during a crime spree that's lasted 55 plus years, will technically serve as the family's consigliere, or number three man in the family hierarchy. Paradiso will serve alongside two powerful members of the family's Sicilian faction, Domenico (Italian Dom) Cefalu, 72, and Lorenzo Mannino, 60. Gang Land's sources waffle on the specific ranks of Cefalu, whom the FBI has carried as the family's acting boss since 2011, and Mannino, who has been identified by the feds in recent court filings only as a "powerful capo." Some law enforcers say Cefalu is still the boss, but others say Mannino is the real leader right now, even if he doesn't have the official title.[/quote]
Something else I found interesting from that article.[quote]Usually reliable underworld sources and the FBI were mum about the Gambino family's latest executive appointments. But the law enforcement sources agree that Paradiso, whose last prison stretch for extortion ended in 2011 and who managed to get a sweet $5000 fine on a 2016 drug dealing indictment filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office, is part of triumvirate that is currently running the family.[/quote] Does this suggest that it's more of a ruling panel like what they had in place with Gambino, Marino and Vernace after the 2008 indictments? Maybe this is why his LE sources can't agree on the ranks of Cefalu and Mannino and why the feds still official carry Mannino as a capo. We know from felice info that Joseph Lanni is acting captain of the 18th crew which was or is headed by Mannino.
[b]July 2019 -[/b] Peter Gotti files a request for compassionate release. DiLeonardo believes the Gambinos will take Gotti down and put him on the shelf now that he's denounced the family. I'm not sure about this as we know Pete Gotti only holds that title in name and most likely hasn't had a say in family matters for years. In the Nicky Skins Philly tapes from 2010 it's said that Gotti was against the triumvirate and evidently could do nothing about it as it remained in place and was only disbanded because Marino and Vernace were indicted. Scars does make a strong case though.[quote]DiLeonardo told Gang Land that the crime family, which has been controlled by its Sicilian faction for more than a decade, will be hard pressed not to depose Peter if he is still the “official boss” of the crime family, as he and many mob busters believe. “If they do it the right way,” said DiLeonardo, “the captains will take a vote, and take him down, and put him on a shelf.” “They have to do that,” Mikey Scars continued. “He’s doing the same thing that John (Junior) did, he’s quitting the mob.”[/quote] Confirms that Cefalu and Mannino are at the top of family and again doesn't mention their specific ranks.[quote] In the wake of the murder of Gambino underboss Francesco (Frank) Cali in March, law enforcement sources say the two wiseguys at the top are Sicilian faction members, Lorenzo Mannino, 60, and Domenico “Italian Dom” Cefalu, 72, and that the third member of the administration is consigliere Michael “Mickey Boy” Paradiso, 79.[/quote]
[b]February 2020 -[/b]Some of Capeci's sources believe Mannino replaced Cefalu as acting boss.[quote]In 2008, the younger Cefalu was hit with racketeering charges that he resolved with a plea deal to an extortion count for which he received a two year sentence. In 2011, Domenico, now 73, was named acting boss, a position that some sources say is now held by fellow Sicilian-faction wiseguy, Lorenzo Mannino.[/quote]