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Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by OcSleeper » Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:04 pm

The Gigliottis that were busted in 2015 in a 'Ndrangheta linked coke ring were allegedly on record with Federici. Federici or Romanello was said to be financing the operation.

https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-cassa ... 0s-racket/

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by B. » Fri Nov 18, 2022 7:46 pm

More interesting to me than which Cosa Nostra members attended his funeral is whether 'ndrangheta affiliates were there. His association with them is well-established at this point.

He apparently said in an interview about his restaurant that his father was from Calabria and Toto posted years ago that an Italian investigation showed Vincenzo Roccisano's nephew was involved in a serious relationship with Federici's daughter.

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by SonnyBlackstein » Fri Nov 18, 2022 2:14 pm

Cheech wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:32 am
SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 6:05 pm
dave wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:18 pm Image
Thanks Dave.

So he had cancer.
What gave it away?
Bwahahahaha.


My man.

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by Ivan » Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:54 pm

Wiseguy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:54 am
Ivan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:20 am this forum is going to be an obituary extravaganza over the next 10~20 years

way more obits than indictments lol
Obviously something that both you and I find rather interesting.
I'm interested in demography in general so mob demography really fascinates the hell out of me.

The coming big decline coincides with my own aging and eventual departure from this world, too, which makes it even more, uh, poignant I guess? :lol:

As I've said before, the real twilight will come when the guys born in the 70s are themselves old men, which will be the same time I'm an old man (born in 1979).

That doesn't mean there won't be capable mobsters younger than the 70s generation guys. There's probably some Staten Island kid born in like 1997 who's both a psychopath and a criminal genius, or young guys who roughly fit such a description. But they'll be rare exceptions amid a legion of 85-IQ pillheads and similar.

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by Wiseguy » Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:54 am

Ivan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:20 am this forum is going to be an obituary extravaganza over the next 10~20 years

way more obits than indictments lol
Obviously something that both you and I find rather interesting.

For decades the NY families proved a lot of premature predictions wrong by not shrinking in size as much as some had thought. But I do think the next 10-20 years will be quite different. The attrition, long evident outside New York, will become more clear there.

I'm curious to see how the families will adapt, if they will merge crews and streamline operations, etc. As I've said before, I'm not of the opinion that any families will merge.

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by Ivan » Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:20 am

this forum is going to be an obituary extravaganza over the next 10~20 years

way more obits than indictments lol

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by Rocco » Fri Nov 18, 2022 7:26 am

Wiseguy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:48 am Some other short-timers to watch are the ones below, all at least 85 or above...

John Barbato
Pasquale DeLuca
Lawrence Dentico
Silvo DeVita
Alphonse Malangone

Vincent Beltempo
Anthony Ciccone
John D'Amico
Salvatore Franco

Vic Amuso
Joseph DiNapoli
Matthew Madonna

John DeRoss

Joseph DeSimone
Frank Porco
Anthony Rabito
Anthony Urso
Is Frank Porco related to Elliot Porco from Scarsdale NY? His into gambling and always listed as a Bonanno associate although always arrested for gambling Lucchese and Genovese gambling rings

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by Cheech » Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:57 am

1976
- Dominick 'Quiet Dom' Cirillo (47y)
- Anthony 'Tough Tony' Federici (36y)
- Arthur 'Bam' Palumbo (70y) [Died 1978]
- Joseph Zito (40y) [Died 2020] [Sponsored by R. Palmieri]


made in '76 per JD (LCNBios)

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by Cheech » Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:32 am

SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 6:05 pm
dave wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:18 pm Image
Thanks Dave.

So he had cancer.
What gave it away?

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by Wiseguy » Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:07 am

TommyNoto wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:44 am
johnny_scootch wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:29 am
TommyNoto wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 6:09 am Barney will likely be the last boss of bosses
I had my money on Maranzano.
Lol, in today’s time which is basically limited to him probably having final say

At some point it’s hard to not see the families consolidating with Columbo / Bonnano being absorbed due to attrition in 10-20 years . He would probably have final say on decisions like that
It's probably more likely a family would simply die out then be absorbed by another.

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by TommyNoto » Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:44 am

johnny_scootch wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:29 am
TommyNoto wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 6:09 am Barney will likely be the last boss of bosses
I had my money on Maranzano.
Lol, in today’s time which is basically limited to him probably having final say

At some point it’s hard to not see the families consolidating with Columbo / Bonnano being absorbed due to attrition in 10-20 years . He would probably have final say on decisions like that

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by baldo » Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:46 am

Interesting his daughters married name is Gambino.

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by SonnyBlackstein » Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:34 pm

These things come in three's.

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by Buster123 » Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:58 pm

SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 6:05 pm
dave wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:18 pm Image
Thanks Dave.

So he had cancer.
Yes leukemia

Re: Tough Tony Federici Died

by slimshady_007 » Sun Nov 13, 2022 9:12 pm

Ivan wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:37 pm
slimshady_007 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:07 pm
Ivan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 1:01 pm
Wiseguy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:48 am Some other short-timers to watch are the ones below, all at least 85 or above...
Pasquale Conte is also still with us, last time I checked. Will be 100 soon.
aray22 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:53 pm LCN is going to look a lot different 10 years from now with all the old time heavyweights that have passed within the last few years and will continue to.
To me this is the most important dynamic in the mob right now. Not just look different but be different in character. People who were born in 1940 are generally quite different from people born after 1970 or especially 1980. (1980 is in my opinion the real tipping point for a change from a kind of "hard" American to "soft" American, if that makes sense. Of course there are many exceptions to this.)

2050s and 2060s I imagine will be the real twilight of the American Cosa Nostra even in New York. Guys born in the 70s will be in their 70s and 80s then.

This will all be fascinating to watch.
Nice post. I think the older LCN generation, esp the immigrants, went through way more financial hardships than the Generation X wiseguys. The guys born from the 70’s-present more than likely come from a middle class background, at the very least.
Not just financial hardships, either. Completely different country before the 90s (I consider the 80s and maybe early 90s to be the "twilight" of the old America).

There will never be another John Gotti, because Gotti was born in 1940, and any new guy will not have been.
U also have to take into consideration how vastly different the recruitment pool was back then. In the 50’s-mid 80’s, there were a lot more potential made members. Nowadays they’ll make almost anyone, depending on the family. Obviously that’s caused a lot of problems & lot of ratting.

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