by Old Schooled » Sun Aug 14, 2022 4:49 pm
Ive had a few people question me when ive called Niccolo & Vito Rizzuto Bonanno Family Wiseguys, saying that they were never blood inducted members, now for any well read person, its quite clear that Vito Rizzuto was a blood inducted Bonanno Family Soldier, since both the boss and underboss told the feds that Vito Rizzuto was a Bonanno Family Wiseguy, but ive seen several people question if Niccolo Rizzuto was as well, in my opinion based off of Sal Vitale's testimony of his trip to Montreal to offer Vito the position of capodecina (Where Vito allegedly turned the position down and told Vitale that it "Should go to my father", If Niccolo's not a Bonanno Family Member than how could he be a Bonanno Family Captain?) as well as Vincenzo Cotroni being caught on a wiretap in the 70's complaining of Niccolo's refusal to come in when called on the carpet, as well as saying "Im Capodecina I got the right to expel" which i took to mean that Vincenzo can shelf Niccolo if he wants, but thats just my interpretation of what he was heard saying. The totality of these statements lead me to the conclusion that Niccolo Rizzuto was also a blood inducted Bonanno Family Wiseguy, however belief is not fact...so im starting this thread to get some clear cut facts showing that Niccolo was or was not a Bonanno Family Wiseguy, as well as to identify as many other Recognized Montreal based Bonanno Family Wiseguys from that faction as possible. Its my understanding that the Montreal Faction had sent word seeking approval to induct new blood in either the late 90's or early 2000's, and were allegedly told no by the administration, so id be very interested to find out who was actually recognized in that faction as Bonanno Family Wiseguys, because its clear that they were inducting members but i dont think they were recognized as amico nostra by the Bonanno Family, so its always been a little confusing as to who in that crew was actually recognized by New York. Sal Vitale testified that when Joe Massino ordered George Sciascia murdered, Massino allegedly told Vitale to make sure to hide the fact that the order came from us from Vito Rizzuto, as "They got 19 guys up there, we dont want to start a war" suggesting that the faction had 19 recognized Bonanno Family Wiseguys, but its not clear if thats what they had at their . I have read that the Montreal Faction had around 20 guys before learning about Massino's comment about having 19 guys. After reading what ive found thus far on the subject, based on an old Montreal Faction Chart as well as speaking to some people who i consider to be knowledgeable on the subject, Ive developed a list of around 10 who were alleged to be some of the earlier members of the Montreal Faction, obviously starting with the Cotroni Brothers, Vincenzo, Giuseppe & Francesco (Ive seen some dispute that Frank was a Bonnano Family Wiseguy), also including Giuseppe Cocolicchio, Pietro Adamo, Nicola Colio, Niccola Di Iorio, Calogero Renda, Vincenzo Soccio, Romeo Bucci, Diadato Mastraccio and possibly a few other unknowns, later members who were allegedly inducted into the Montreal Faction were Luigi Greco, Frank Dasti, Paolo Violi, Giuseppe LoPresti, Alfonso Gagliano etc. Ive personally always taken issue with some people describing them as a "Mafia Family", but im a bit of a stickler for correct facts and names, so to call a Bonanno Family Crew a "Mafia Family" just never made sense to me, but i digress from the topic at hand. So any input, corrections or clarifications on this subject would be very much welcomed, thank you
Ive had a few people question me when ive called Niccolo & Vito Rizzuto Bonanno Family Wiseguys, saying that they were never blood inducted members, now for any well read person, its quite clear that Vito Rizzuto was a blood inducted Bonanno Family Soldier, since both the boss and underboss told the feds that Vito Rizzuto was a Bonanno Family Wiseguy, but ive seen several people question if Niccolo Rizzuto was as well, in my opinion based off of Sal Vitale's testimony of his trip to Montreal to offer Vito the position of capodecina (Where Vito allegedly turned the position down and told Vitale that it "Should go to my father", If Niccolo's not a Bonanno Family Member than how could he be a Bonanno Family Captain?) as well as Vincenzo Cotroni being caught on a wiretap in the 70's complaining of Niccolo's refusal to come in when called on the carpet, as well as saying "Im Capodecina I got the right to expel" which i took to mean that Vincenzo can shelf Niccolo if he wants, but thats just my interpretation of what he was heard saying. The totality of these statements lead me to the conclusion that Niccolo Rizzuto was also a blood inducted Bonanno Family Wiseguy, however belief is not fact...so im starting this thread to get some clear cut facts showing that Niccolo was or was not a Bonanno Family Wiseguy, as well as to identify as many other Recognized Montreal based Bonanno Family Wiseguys from that faction as possible. Its my understanding that the Montreal Faction had sent word seeking approval to induct new blood in either the late 90's or early 2000's, and were allegedly told no by the administration, so id be very interested to find out who was actually recognized in that faction as Bonanno Family Wiseguys, because its clear that they were inducting members but i dont think they were recognized as amico nostra by the Bonanno Family, so its always been a little confusing as to who in that crew was actually recognized by New York. Sal Vitale testified that when Joe Massino ordered George Sciascia murdered, Massino allegedly told Vitale to make sure to hide the fact that the order came from us from Vito Rizzuto, as "They got 19 guys up there, we dont want to start a war" suggesting that the faction had 19 recognized Bonanno Family Wiseguys, but its not clear if thats what they had at their . I have read that the Montreal Faction had around 20 guys before learning about Massino's comment about having 19 guys. After reading what ive found thus far on the subject, based on an old Montreal Faction Chart as well as speaking to some people who i consider to be knowledgeable on the subject, Ive developed a list of around 10 who were alleged to be some of the earlier members of the Montreal Faction, obviously starting with the Cotroni Brothers, Vincenzo, Giuseppe & Francesco (Ive seen some dispute that Frank was a Bonnano Family Wiseguy), also including Giuseppe Cocolicchio, Pietro Adamo, Nicola Colio, Niccola Di Iorio, Calogero Renda, Vincenzo Soccio, Romeo Bucci, Diadato Mastraccio and possibly a few other unknowns, later members who were allegedly inducted into the Montreal Faction were Luigi Greco, Frank Dasti, Paolo Violi, Giuseppe LoPresti, Alfonso Gagliano etc. Ive personally always taken issue with some people describing them as a "Mafia Family", but im a bit of a stickler for correct facts and names, so to call a Bonanno Family Crew a "Mafia Family" just never made sense to me, but i digress from the topic at hand. So any input, corrections or clarifications on this subject would be very much welcomed, thank you