by gohnjotti » Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:57 am
CornerBoy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:46 am
Pogo The Clown wrote: ↑Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:40 am
No he remained a Soldier during the Colombo War.
so who was he reporting to? How do we / you know this?
Was Persico unhappy w him?
Scarpa’s closest associate Larry Mazza wrote a book detailing his relationship with Scarpa. Another close Scarpa associate, Carmine Sessa, later testified for the government too and detailed how Scarpa, as a soldier, facilitated Sessa’s induction and eventual promotion to consigliere, ultimately serving as a puppet for Scarpa.
Deal with the Devil is also a great book about Scarpa’s relationship with his FBI handler Lindley DeVecchio. The book contains a wealth of information about Scarpa and the disparities between what he told the FBI and what his actual role was.
Scarpa’s captain during the 1980s was Anthony ‘Scappy” Scarpati although the DWTD book portrays Scarpa as the de facto superior to Scarpa. After Scarpati’s arrest, Scarpa’s son Greg Scarpa Jr. was the crews acting captain. It should be obvious that the young Jr’s promotion was simply so Scarpa Sr. could pull the strings. After Scarpa Jr. went on the lam, a young captain named Anthony ‘Chucky’ Russo led the crew through the Colombo war until his 1992 arrest. Throughout Russo’s tenure as captain, Scarpa played an incredibly influential role in family politics and dictated both his own crew (the Wimpy Boys) and other members in the family like the aforementioned Carmine Sessa, former Wimpy Boy & acting captain Robert Zambardi, and others.
Your best bet to learning about Scarpa is undoubtedly through the book Deal with the Devil. Great read. If you have it on Kindle or e-reader you can search keywords which really helps for research.
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[quote="Pogo The Clown" post_id=248466 time=1673703605 user_id=53]
No he remained a Soldier during the Colombo War.
so who was he reporting to? How do we / you know this?
Was Persico unhappy w him?
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Scarpa’s closest associate Larry Mazza wrote a book detailing his relationship with Scarpa. Another close Scarpa associate, Carmine Sessa, later testified for the government too and detailed how Scarpa, as a soldier, facilitated Sessa’s induction and eventual promotion to consigliere, ultimately serving as a puppet for Scarpa.
Deal with the Devil is also a great book about Scarpa’s relationship with his FBI handler Lindley DeVecchio. The book contains a wealth of information about Scarpa and the disparities between what he told the FBI and what his actual role was.
Scarpa’s captain during the 1980s was Anthony ‘Scappy” Scarpati although the DWTD book portrays Scarpa as the de facto superior to Scarpa. After Scarpati’s arrest, Scarpa’s son Greg Scarpa Jr. was the crews acting captain. It should be obvious that the young Jr’s promotion was simply so Scarpa Sr. could pull the strings. After Scarpa Jr. went on the lam, a young captain named Anthony ‘Chucky’ Russo led the crew through the Colombo war until his 1992 arrest. Throughout Russo’s tenure as captain, Scarpa played an incredibly influential role in family politics and dictated both his own crew (the Wimpy Boys) and other members in the family like the aforementioned Carmine Sessa, former Wimpy Boy & acting captain Robert Zambardi, and others.
Your best bet to learning about Scarpa is undoubtedly through the book Deal with the Devil. Great read. If you have it on Kindle or e-reader you can search keywords which really helps for research.