by Stroccos » Fri Sep 20, 2024 6:51 pm
JoePuzzles234 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2024 7:00 am
Stroccos wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2024 6:36 am
I would add Carmen Milano to that list , never would have been made hadn't been for his dad being a legend , and brother becoming La boss ,
I think Anthony Milano had very little to do with Carmen becoming a member, it was very clearly his brother Peter who brought him to Southern California. Despite their later issues in the 1990s when activity for Los Angeles briefly ramped up in the early-to-mid 1980s, Carmen was his brother's strongest supporter (outside of Louie Gelfuso) and it's pretty easy to see why he would be made the underboss instead of someone like Jimmy Caci or Jack LoCicero.
From Craig Fiato's account, Carmen was apparently also better connected to the New York families.
We often hear from Fratianno and Kenji Gallo that Peter Milano was only made as a result of nepotism but that glosses over the fact that he had been an associate since the late 1940s, was at one point married to an important San Jose member's daughter and through connections with the Dippolito/Brooklier crew, had built up his own operations in San Fernando etc.
True that Anthony Milano was dead by then , but many syndicate peoples sons got respect for simply being someones son , i don't recall every meeting Peter so I cant comment on him, although it would seem Peter father helped him get associated but as you stated he cut his own teeth in LA for the most part ,being from Cleveland
I did meet Carmen Milano before always was nice guy , a good friend of mine was busted in the workman comp case with him , Carmen or another made guys son whose names escapes was his lawyer , flushed his life when he lost his law license , could of made a great living as a attorney had he played in straight just doing WC and teamster work , he was never getting made in Cleveland zero chance , with out his brother being boss he never gets made anywhere ,
I can only guess Peter wanted someone he could fully trust as no 2 , it would be interesting to KNow what Jimmy Caci thought of Carmen , We know Jack Locicerio had zero repsect for him he was caught on a wire bad mouthing the mILanos , to me he's a nepo baby and not a tuff guy at all I wouldn't fear him even if he was underboss
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I would add Carmen Milano to that list , never would have been made hadn't been for his dad being a legend , and brother becoming La boss ,
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I think Anthony Milano had very little to do with Carmen becoming a member, it was very clearly his brother Peter who brought him to Southern California. Despite their later issues in the 1990s when activity for Los Angeles briefly ramped up in the early-to-mid 1980s, Carmen was his brother's strongest supporter (outside of Louie Gelfuso) and it's pretty easy to see why he would be made the underboss instead of someone like Jimmy Caci or Jack LoCicero.
From Craig Fiato's account, Carmen was apparently also better connected to the New York families.
We often hear from Fratianno and Kenji Gallo that Peter Milano was only made as a result of nepotism but that glosses over the fact that he had been an associate since the late 1940s, was at one point married to an important San Jose member's daughter and through connections with the Dippolito/Brooklier crew, had built up his own operations in San Fernando etc.
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True that Anthony Milano was dead by then , but many syndicate peoples sons got respect for simply being someones son , i don't recall every meeting Peter so I cant comment on him, although it would seem Peter father helped him get associated but as you stated he cut his own teeth in LA for the most part ,being from Cleveland
I did meet Carmen Milano before always was nice guy , a good friend of mine was busted in the workman comp case with him , Carmen or another made guys son whose names escapes was his lawyer , flushed his life when he lost his law license , could of made a great living as a attorney had he played in straight just doing WC and teamster work , he was never getting made in Cleveland zero chance , with out his brother being boss he never gets made anywhere ,
I can only guess Peter wanted someone he could fully trust as no 2 , it would be interesting to KNow what Jimmy Caci thought of Carmen , We know Jack Locicerio had zero repsect for him he was caught on a wire bad mouthing the mILanos , to me he's a nepo baby and not a tuff guy at all I wouldn't fear him even if he was underboss