THE BLACK HAND FORUM

by **JoelTurner** » Fri Nov 15, 2024 4:02 pm

JoelTurner wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:27 pm This was Joseph Accardi

Abate crew - Deported

GIUSEPPE ACCARDO
(Joseph Accardi)
DOB: May 10 1910
POB: Vita, Italy
F: Salvatore Accardo
M: Francesca Avila
W: Pietra Surdi
Occupation: carpenter - construction
Address: 435 15th Ave, Newark, NJ
Death: 1997

GIUSEPPE ACCARDO
(Joseph Accardi)
DOB: Oct 4 1909
POB: Vita, Trapani, Sicily
F: Salvatore Accardo
M: Francesca Avila
W: Joan McNeill
Occupation: Real Estate operator
Address: 312 Mt Prospect Ave, Newark, NJ // Cream Ridge, NJ
Prior addresses: 346 Greylock Pkwy, Belleville NJ (1958); 92 N 15th St, Bloomfield, NJ (1941) 283 1st Ave, Newark, NJ (Dec 1940); 201 Alder St, Pacific Grove, CA (Oct 1940)
Death: Mar 2 1997 - NJ

- Was deported to Italy on Aug 18 1955. Idk how long he was actually out of the country. Was back at latest by ~1972

- Owned a property in Cream Ridge, NJ (15-min from Trenton) by 1955. His family appears to have moved there permanently by 1962.

by **JoelTurner** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:19 pm

JoelTurner wrote: ↑Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:06 pm Here’s a possible member: Angelo Taccetta

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He was born in 1921, even though he wasn’t really on lists from the ‘60s, I’d speculate that he would have been made in the late 50s rather than the 70s.

Angelo Taccetta was made in the 1970s

by **Eline2015** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:08 pm

Any Furnari's background?

by **JoelTurner** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 4:27 pm

CARMELO WILLIAM LOCASCIO
(Carmine, Willie Brown, Willie the Wop, Willie Orlando, Anthony Carona)
DOB: 23 Sep 1911
POB: NYC, NY
F: Giuseppe LoCascio (Bolognetta)
M: Rachele Greco (Palermo)
W: Rosina “Rose” Orlando
Occupation: Proprietor - Grocery Store
Address: 144-58 S Dr, Queens, NY
Prior addresses: 37-27 88 St, Queens, NY; 55-06 68th St, Queens, NY; 9915 37th Ave, Queens, NY; 9 Prince St, NYC, NY; 259 Elizabeth St, NYC, NY
FBI #: 246742
Death: 13 Mar 1893

PIETRO JOSEPH LOCASCIO
(Peter, Mr. Bread, Petey Bread, James Russo, John Russo)
DOB: 10 Jun 1916
POB: NYC, NY
F: Giuseppe LoCascio (Bolognetta)
M: Rachele Greco (Palermo)
W: Anna Angela DiCarlo [Jean Rotandi - Div]
Occupation: Driver
Address: 216 Audley Ct, Copiague, NY
Prior addresses: 9915 37th Ave, Queens, NY; 9 Prince St, NYC, NY; 259 Elizabeth St, NYC, NY
Death: Sep 2 1997

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Among the largest drug importers in the country.

They were based out of Prince St - Lower Manhattan long after they moved out of the neighborhood. Their maternal uncle Angelo Greco was killed at 10 Prince St, NYC, NY alongside their father, also a criminal. Both could have been members.

Two of their sisters, Christina and Rose, married criminals, James Carona and Anthony Corona.

In 1942, they were arrested with their aforementioned BILs and LA figues father Salvatore and son Joseph Dippolito for bootlegging.

Pete’s wife is described as Angelo “Ray” DeCarlo’s sister. This was wrong.

by bn » Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:32 pm

Direct with Consigliere

- Philip Alberti
- Nicholas Lessa
- Daniel Lessa

Vario Crew

- Peter 'Pete the Killer' Abinanti
- Alfonso Curiale
- Salvatore 'Don Turi' Curiale
- Paolo D'Anna
- Chris 'Christy Tick' Furnari
- Rosario Sacco
- Luigi Sacco
- Joseph 'Joe Reese' Schaivo
- Carmine 'Fats' Tagliatella
- Salvatore Vario
- Remaining Brooklyn membership probably with this crew

Corallo Crew

- Nunzio Frank Arra
- Frank 'Frankie the Hawk' Borelli
- Anthony 'Tony Higgins' Castaldi
- Anthony 'Tony Moon' Ciccone
- John 'Johnny Dio' Dioguardi
- Thomas 'Tommy Dio' Dioguardi
- Mariano Macaluso
- Thomas 'Teaballs' Mancuso
- Salvatore Shillitani
- Charles Tuso
- Angelo 'Cheesecake' Urgitano

Giampaolo Crew

- Charles 'Woppy' Carlino
- Charles 'Charley Brody' DiPalermo
- Joseph 'Joe Beck' DiPalermo
- Joseph 'Pippeneddu' Frangipane
- Joseph 'Joe Calabrese' Lagano
- Salvatore 'Shears' Maneri
- Frank Nuccio
- John Nuccio
- Salvatore Nuccio
- Vincent Nuccio

Santora Crew

- Nicholas 'The Baron' Bonina
- Joseph 'Hooks' Capra
- Nicholas 'Nicky Montair' Capra
- James 'Sniffy' Vintaloro
- Sal Saldano (ph)

by B. » Wed Aug 23, 2023 1:54 pm

I figured his heritage in Cerda on the eastern side of Palermo province provided ties to Western PA but if his mother was from Trabia that makes even more sense since there were so many of them there.

by **JoelTurner** » Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:18 pm

JoelTurner wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:18 pm This was Michael Russo:

Abate crew - ?

MICHAEL RUSSO
(Mike, Mike Valentino)
DOB: 1893
POB: Cerda, Sicily, Italy
F: Charles Russo
M: Mary LNU
W: Mary Yaczina
Occupation: Owner - Broadway Garments
Address: 105 Ridgeley Ave, Iselin, NJ
Previous Addresses: 1202 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA; Manhattan, NY;
Death: Mar 6 1975

Here’s an updated look at Mike Russo:

MICHELE RUSSO
(Michael Velanzano, Mike Valentino)
DOB: 23 Nov 1893
POB: Cerda, Palermo, Sicily
F: Giuseppe Calogero “Charles” Russo (Cerda)
M: Maria Passafiume (Trabia)
W: Mary Yaczina, Margaret Quigley (?)
Occupation: Owner - Broadway Garments
Immigrated: 28 Jul 1906 to brother Salvatore Russo
Address: 105 Ridgeley Ave, Iselin, NJ
Prior Addresses: 1202 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA; 62 Edison St, Buffalo, NY; 29 Catherine St, NYC, NY
Death: Mar 6 1975

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At his WW1 draft, he was living with his family in Manhattan

In Jan 1920, he was living in Buffalo when his brother Salvatore was killed in Cleveland alongside a Frank Ulizzi, also from Buffalo. Born in 1879, he was from Palermo and was described as a Black Hand leader.

In Aug 1924, he fathered a son Charles with Margaret Quigley (unclear if they were married) in NYC. In the 1930 census, Charles was living as a “boarder” with another family, his mother listed as unknown.

At his 1928 Cleveland meeting arrest, he was living in Iselin, NJ. In his 1932 John Bazzano murder arrest, he was in Pittsburgh, PA. By 1940, he was back in Iselin.

by **JoelTurner** » Wed May 24, 2023 11:14 am

This was Joe Sica. No idea what crew he would have been with.

JOSEPH SICA
(Joe)
DOB: Aug 20 1911
POB: Newark, NJ
F: Gerardo Sica (Caposele, Avellino, Campania)
M: Filomena “Anna” Sasso (Greci, Avellino, Campania)
W: Goldia Reinert
Occupation: General Manager - Shirt factory
Address: 10219 La Tuna Canyon Rd, Sun Valley, CA
Prior addresses: 2001 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA; 627 Griffith Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA; 1833 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA; 4325 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA; 22 Boyden St, Newark, NJ
FBI #: 343378
LAPD #: 32483M12
Death: Nov 21 1992

Sica was supposedly related to Willie Moretti, but I don’t think that’s true.

He was close to Mickey Cohen; I don’t think that he was ever a member of the LA family. His brothers were not made.

by **JoelTurner** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:35 pm

He would have known most of the other Zips in the area; he operated a Piancone Pizza (808 Main St, Toms River, NJ) and they played a role in the infamous Pizza Connection.

It’s interesting that he joined up with the Lucchese family, they didn’t have a lot of other Zips. The Newark Colombo crew had a lot of guys from Gibellina, same place as the Craparotta family, so I don’t know if being from the same part of Trapani province was the reason he landed up with this crew. His cousin Jimmy Sinatra had been a Gambino bookie in the ‘50s too.

by B. » Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:58 pm

There was an informant who believed Milazzo was a Bonanno member as he was close to fellow Sicilian transfer Nino Busciglio and Angelo Salvo but I believe he was a Lucchese member. He represented Lucchese associates Anthony Accetturo and his cousin Jimmy Sinatra in a sitdown with Funzi Tieri and Patty Macchiarole. He was also from the same part of Trapani province as many of the Lucchese Jersey crew. Side note, but interestingly Tieri translated everything into Italian during the sitdown so he'd understand.

He was in the US for such a short time and is so obscure he's unlikely to show up on confirmed member lists but he was shown a great deal of respect when he was in NJ.

by **JoelTurner** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:33 pm

JoelTurner wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:46 pm
Chris Christie wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:43 pm Onofrio Milazzo
I haven’t seen anything indicating that he was a Lucchese member (or even in the US) in 1963. I think he came over from Italy later in the ‘60s.

Onofrio Milazzo entered the US illegally on February 24, 1968

(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/143735190/)

by **JoelTurner** » Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:36 am

These were the Vario bros:

Curiale Crew

PAOLO VARIO
(Paul, Paul DeAvanzo, Rubenstein)
DOB: Jul 9 1914
POB: Brooklyn, NY
F: Pietro Vario
M: Marie Malguerniero
W: Vita “Marion” Rizzuto [sep]; living with Marie DeNatale
Occupation: Co-Owner - Fontainebleau Florist (3324 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY)
Address: 132 Island Parkway, Island Park, NY
Previous addresses: 968 Hemlock St, Brooklyn,NY;
Death: May 3 1988 - Fort Worth, TX

SALVATORE FRANK VARIO
(Sam, Babe)
DOB: Sep 23 1919
POB: Brooklyn, NY
F: Pietro Vario
M: Marie Malguerniero
W: Marie Esposito
Occupation: Co-Owner - Fontainebleau Florist (3324 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY)
Address: 968 Hemlock St, Brooklyn,NY
Previous addresses: 933 Crescent St, Brooklyn, NY;
Death: Dec 1976

Family from Monte San Giuliano (Erice)

by **JoelTurner** » Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:31 pm

B. wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:19 pm Anyone seen anything about Gaspare Mangiaracina?

He's on one Lucchese member list from the 1960s, though it's from a set of lists that have a few errors.

Newark underboss Sam Monaco's business partner was a "C.Mangiaracina" which could have been Newark resident Calogero Mangiaracina from Camporeale, but no way to confirm. Wondering if it could have been Gaspare Mangiaracina given the Vita/Trapani guys close to Monaco ended up w/ the Luccheses.

I may be way off but here's a Gaspare Mangiaracina in the 1910 census
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP13-SZG)

He also used the name C.Mangiaracina in the 1905 census
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKSR-S9N)

He lived in Brooklyn but it's still possible that this was the "C.Mangiaracina" who was Sam Monaco's partner.

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Interestingly, he had a son named Benjamin; a Benjamin Mangiaracina (43 Honiss St, Belleville) brought Dominic "The Ape" Pacelli to the hospital after he was shot.

I think that this was just a coincidence and that the whole Pacelli situation wasn't related to the Mafia but I wanted to note it anyways.

by **JoelTurner** » Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:17 pm

Here's a possible member: Peter Martella

- He's listed as a Lucchese member in this document (https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... lPageId=33)

- He was again listed as a Lucchese member in this 1968 document (https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... elPageId=3)

- On October 14 1967, he was killed along with Pasquale and Nicholas Collucci by Tino Fiumara at the 309 Club. (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USC ... 2532-1.pdf) Some sources suggest that this was done at the behest of Philadelphia member Dominick "Louie" Luciano.

- His last name was sometimes spelled as Mantella / Mantello

by **JoelTurner** » Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:06 pm

Eye balling it, he lived closest to the DeCavalcante family guys who were largely in Elizabeth & Linden but he wasn’t exactly in their neighborhood. He was a good 20-minute drive away from their area.

I wouldn’t rule him out based of where he lived, I’d suggest keeping him as a suspected member

B. wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:35 pm He was arrested a bunch of times in Newark proper between 1911 and 1917

Do you have the source for these arrests? I’d be super curious to see who he was with. I only found one in 1949 where he was selling stolen arms to the Costa Rican govt. and he was with random non-Italians

B. wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:35 pm We know Joe Stassi was in Elizabeth but not with the DeCavalcante long after that became the Family HQ, so they did have some outside members there.

Stassi may have been the exception to the rule, he seemed to have a special relationship with that group. DeCarlo said that the city was “fenced off”. Plus, as you mentioned in the Gambino thread, they were paying his wife along with the widows of former bosses.

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