by chin_gigante » Thu Jul 07, 2022 5:21 pm
I'm curious about that period from 1985 to 1986 when the entire administration is indisposed (C Persico and Langella in prison, A Persico on the lam). Couldn't find solid information on who was running things on the street. There's a bit of a jump in the Scarpa files on the FBI Vault from 1983 to 1985. In his book on the Colombo Family, Andy Petepiece identifies Andrew Russo as the Acting Boss from 1984 to 1985, however Petepiece makes quite a lot of mistakes and I don't know what his source is for that specific piece of information. When Capeci reported that Russo had taken the reins after the death of Persico (then believing him to be the Acting Boss), he stated it was Russo's third or possibly fourth time in the role. If it was third, then that would include the mid-90s, 2010-2011, and then again after Persico. But if it was four then that leaves the possibility of a stint in the 1980s. But then again, I don't know what Capeci was referring to specifically or if he was just looking at Petepiece's work.
I'm also curious about how long Langella retained the official Underboss position while incarcerated. John Franzese was being introduced as the official Underboss around 2004 IIRC so was it then? Maybe gohn has some insight on this.
On another note, it is quite strange just how many admin members went on the lam over the course of the decade and a bit.
I'm curious about that period from 1985 to 1986 when the entire administration is indisposed (C Persico and Langella in prison, A Persico on the lam). Couldn't find solid information on who was running things on the street. There's a bit of a jump in the Scarpa files on the FBI Vault from 1983 to 1985. In his book on the Colombo Family, Andy Petepiece identifies Andrew Russo as the Acting Boss from 1984 to 1985, however Petepiece makes quite a lot of mistakes and I don't know what his source is for that specific piece of information. When Capeci reported that Russo had taken the reins after the death of Persico (then believing him to be the Acting Boss), he stated it was Russo's third or possibly fourth time in the role. If it was third, then that would include the mid-90s, 2010-2011, and then again after Persico. But if it was four then that leaves the possibility of a stint in the 1980s. But then again, I don't know what Capeci was referring to specifically or if he was just looking at Petepiece's work.
I'm also curious about how long Langella retained the official Underboss position while incarcerated. John Franzese was being introduced as the official Underboss around 2004 IIRC so was it then? Maybe gohn has some insight on this.
On another note, it is quite strange just how many admin members went on the lam over the course of the decade and a bit.