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Re: Carmine Galante

by Philly d » Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:32 pm

PolackTony wrote: Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:53 pm
Philly d wrote: Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:37 pm
Pogo The Clown wrote: Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:18 am He was born in NYC.


Pogo
LES? East harlem?
He was born in East Harlem in 1910, but later that same year the family was living on Stanton St on the LES. By 1930 they had moved back up to 101st by 2nd Ave in East Harlem. Around 1935 the family moved to New Lots Ave in East New York, BK.
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Re: Carmine Galante

by Super » Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:58 pm

Couldnt agree more pmac when you look at all the peope they killed Galante the three capos bonventre george etc and these were all big players.

Re: Carmine Galante

by Pmac2 » Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:24 am

Killing those 3 powerhouse capos also really weakend the bonannos. Think of all the rackets they lost when those 3 died. Any other family they did business with probaly just absorbed the whole thing

Re: Carmine Galante

by RamshackleMan » Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:03 pm

Super wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:06 pm The family was made weaker with the death of Galante. Couldnt they have have shared the admin. Obviously Carmine wanted to take the family in the drugs direction Rusty im not sure maybe traditional rackets .
They were in disarray for years - still a profitable and formidable criminal enterprise, without a doubt, but a factionalized mess. There has to be conflict and disorder within the ranks for a hit like that to happen. It created more problems than it solved for the Bonnanos, as history illustrates.

Galante left his rivals and the Commission with no choice. Sharing power? No way, considering the people involved. Sharing power, at best, only postpones inevitable turmoil.

Re: Carmine Galante

by Super » Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:06 pm

The family was made weaker with the death of Galante. Couldnt they have have shared the admin. Obviously Carmine wanted to take the family in the drugs direction Rusty im not sure maybe traditional rackets .

Re: Carmine Galante

by OcSleeper » Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:49 am

davidf1989 wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:48 am Did the Commission sanction his hit and for what reason?
Here's 2 threads where his murder is discussed.
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4816&start=15
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2001

Re: Carmine Galante

by Pmac2 » Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:20 am

Think its overlooked galante had to go see rastelli when he gets out of jail in 1974 to see where he stands in the family is he even a capo anymore. Rusty isnt found guilty and jailed to 1976. That was more then anuff time for Galante to make some mkves back on the street.

Re: Carmine Galante

by Pmac2 » Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:06 am

No phil rastelli was the official boss of the family since 1973. He choose to put Galante in as acting boss. They were both on the street in late 74 75. Rust goes to jail leaving galante in charge and heet it go to his head. Hes in charge of inducting new memebers into the bonanno family probaly like 80 guys in 1 years. 76 77. Then he violatea parole is locked up from nov 1977 toll summer 1979 and the hitters get him soon as he waa released

Re: Carmine Galante

by davidf1989 » Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:48 am

Did the Commission sanction his hit and for what reason?

Re: Carmine Galante

by PolackTony » Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:53 pm

Philly d wrote: Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:37 pm
Pogo The Clown wrote: Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:18 am He was born in NYC.


Pogo
LES? East harlem?
He was born in East Harlem in 1910, but later that same year the family was living on Stanton St on the LES. By 1930 they had moved back up to 101st by 2nd Ave in East Harlem. Around 1935 the family moved to New Lots Ave in East New York, BK.

Re: Carmine Galante

by Philly d » Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:37 pm

Pogo The Clown wrote: Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:18 am He was born in NYC.


Pogo
LES? East harlem?

Re: Carmine Galante

by Pogo The Clown » Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:18 am

He was born in NYC.


Pogo

Re: Carmine Galante

by JeremyTheJew » Mon Sep 06, 2021 9:38 pm

Philly d wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:48 pm Is their a write up on him? Was he born in italy? Raised in the US?
Several YouTube videos on him

Carmine Galante

by Philly d » Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:48 pm

Is their a write up on him? Was he born in italy? Raised in the US?

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