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Re: Philly Soldier Bobby Lumio

by Pogo The Clown » Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:06 am

Thanks for the info.


Pogo

Re: Philly Soldier Bobby Lumio

by Benny Squint » Sun Nov 15, 2015 11:37 am

Pogo The Clown wrote:
Hailbritain wrote:Lumio and salvatore merlino murdered Michael (Coco) Cifelli for selling drugs to the son of Frank Monte

Was he involved in that? I thought the shooters in that hit were Sal Merlino and Salvy Testa?

B. wrote:He was very influential with the union along with his cousin Anthony Viesti, who was Ralph Natale's best friend. Lumio likely got made so that they would have a member running the union.

Yeah I figured the bartenders union had a big role in Lumio getting made.


Also surprising that Viesti never got made considering he went back a ways in the famly, had a cousin who was made and was best friends with the Boss.


Pogo

Merlino and Testa were the shooters. Lumio set Cifelli up by luring him to the execution site and keeping him occupied until the arrival of the hit team.

Re: Philly Soldier Bobby Lumio

by Pogo The Clown » Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:12 am

I checked and Anthony Viesti/81 was released in 2008. I wonder if he got back into the game.


Pogo

Re: Philly Soldier Bobby Lumio

by B. » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:20 pm

That post above is about Lumio, by the way. I agree about Viesti and have wondered why he didn't get in. On one hand there were a lot of Italian associates who never got made because that's just the nature of it, but Viesti had a lot going on.

Re: Philly Soldier Bobby Lumio

by B. » Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:50 pm

He was definitely an associate of the family for a number of years before he got made. He had been arrested in 1974 on federal gambling charges, which is one reason he was being investigated (with the intention of ousting him from Local 54) at the time of his death. Frank Lentino was close to him and took over his role there.

Re: Philly Soldier Bobby Lumio

by Pogo The Clown » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:04 pm

Hailbritain wrote:Lumio and salvatore merlino murdered Michael (Coco) Cifelli for selling drugs to the son of Frank Monte

Was he involved in that? I thought the shooters in that hit were Sal Merlino and Salvy Testa?

B. wrote:He was very influential with the union along with his cousin Anthony Viesti, who was Ralph Natale's best friend. Lumio likely got made so that they would have a member running the union.

Yeah I figured the bartenders union had a big role in Lumio getting made.


Also surprising that Viesti never got made considering he went back a ways in the famly, had a cousin who was made and was best friends with the Boss.


Pogo

Re: Philly Soldier Bobby Lumio

by B. » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:02 am

He was very influential with the union along with his cousin Anthony Viesti, who was Ralph Natale's best friend. Lumio likely got made so that they would have a member running the union.

Re: Philly Soldier Bobby Lumio

by Hailbritain » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:55 am

Lumio and salvatore merlino murdered Michael (Coco) Cifelli for selling drugs to the son of Frank Monte

Philly Soldier Bobby Lumio

by Pogo The Clown » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:13 am

Does anyone have any info on this guy? He was made by Phil Testa at the big June, 8, 1980 ceremony and died shortly after in 1981. He seems to be the odd man out in that ceremony as all of the other inductees were relatives of other members or had taken part in murders (or both). So what got him made? As I recall he was involved with the bartenders union.


Pogo

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