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Ovation32 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:16 pm Blaise is another brother and a soldier. The attorney is Jo Jo (I assume he is the elder Jo Jo's son).

Yeah that's Joseph's son. Blaise has two sons Nicholas and Blaise jr. Nicholas was proposed for membership in the 2000s and I think Blaise jr was considered an associate.

stubbs wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:31 pm Is Blaise a nickname for something?

Nope, it’s his name.

Is Blaise a nickname for something?

moneyman wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 12:16 pm Jimmy Calandra just put out a video on Cefalu. He mentioned he was in prison in Otisville with Cefalu in 1993 when Peter Gotti became boss. According to Calandra Cefalu was congregating with other made members after Gotti was elected boss to try to figure out how to take over the Gambinos.

Probably did time with him but he can’t just say that can he, story reeks of bullshit as usual, had to add in a lie

Blaise is another brother and a soldier. The attorney is Jo Jo (I assume he is the elder Jo Jo's son).

His timeline is off since Peter Gotti did not become Acting Boss until 1999 and Official Boss until 2001/2. John Gotti was still firmly in control in 1993.


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Jimmy Calandra just put out a video on Cefalu. He mentioned he was in prison in Otisville with Cefalu in 1993 when Peter Gotti became boss. According to Calandra Cefalu was congregating with other made members after Gotti was elected boss to try to figure out how to take over the Gambinos.

The son is house counsel and Jo Jo and little Nick and bona-fide gangsters who make a lot of money for the family. So if one was elevated to the top would it be Jo Jo or Little Nick?

It was supposed to happen but they have missed those opportunities due to indictments

I had wondered this for a while too. However, at this point Nick and Jo Jo are a bit older and would not be able to withstand another prison sentence (and I don't know the status of Blaise).

I think a good analogy would be Daniel Marino (who is Nick's contemporary). Marino tried it once (it may have been after Gotti took over - I don't recall whether he was a part of the Gigante-Casso plot to assassinate Gotti that ultimately killed Frankie DeCicco). It is not always so easy. Moreover, if the Sicilians are the money-makers and sociopaths they are stereotyped as, taking over from Cefalu (assuming he is the true head of the borgata) would not be a simple task and the family may also be making ample money to render it a silly decision.

nizarsoccer wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:44 pm Pennisi said he was slated to take over as Boss before Operation Old Bridge put a stop to that plan. Seems he just suffered from bad luck.

Apparently. Same thing happened to Nick Corozzo when he was busted in 1996.

OcSleeper wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:40 pm How'd you expect them to do that? Why doesn't just any made guy take over?

The Corozzos just aren't any "made guys".

Pennisi said he was slated to take over as Boss before Operation Old Bridge put a stop to that plan. Seems he just suffered from bad luck.

How'd you expect them to do that? Why doesn't just any made guy take over?

Gotti said that they need more money makers and not killers. The Corozzos made bigtime money...to this day. I'm sure there's a handful of other Gambinos that are big earners. After all of this time I've often wondered, why hasn't the Corozzo fellas taken hold of the borgata?