by OlBlueEyesClub » Fri Nov 11, 2016 1:24 pm
Kinda off-topic, but in relation to Chicago & The Outfit as a whole; I recently got the FBN book and I'm going through it for the first time, as I've ever "read" it before, if you want to call it that, whose Ermino Capone? I didn't even know Al had more brothers outside of Ralph, Frank & the cop. Whats more, is there appears that both he and Ralph were still engaged in illegal activity in association with leading Mafia members in the Chicago area, well into the 60's. Ermino with his being based in Chicago & Miami, & Ralph, whom had gambling & prostitution interests in Wisconsin. In relation to the being a member of the Outfit, but not a "made" member discussion, the Narcotics bureau even identified a difference between the two during their time, with numerous entree's from the Chicago area and around the surrounding areas, being labeled as "members of the Old Capone Gang and an important member of the successor mafia faction." Ralph was also apparently a "made" member, while this Ermino, was not. I only find this interesting because I assumed the Capone's had been an after thought after Al died, to those who succeeded them, but at least Ralph & Ermino seemed to have still garnered a lot of respect some 25-30 years after the death of their more infamous brother.
Kinda off-topic, but in relation to Chicago & The Outfit as a whole; I recently got the FBN book and I'm going through it for the first time, as I've ever "read" it before, if you want to call it that, whose Ermino Capone? I didn't even know Al had more brothers outside of Ralph, Frank & the cop. Whats more, is there appears that both he and Ralph were still engaged in illegal activity in association with leading Mafia members in the Chicago area, well into the 60's. Ermino with his being based in Chicago & Miami, & Ralph, whom had gambling & prostitution interests in Wisconsin. In relation to the being a member of the Outfit, but not a "made" member discussion, the Narcotics bureau even identified a difference between the two during their time, with numerous entree's from the Chicago area and around the surrounding areas, being labeled as "members of the Old Capone Gang [b]and[/b] an important member of the successor mafia faction." Ralph was also apparently a "made" member, while this Ermino, was not. I only find this interesting because I assumed the Capone's had been an after thought after Al died, to those who succeeded them, but at least Ralph & Ermino seemed to have still garnered a lot of respect some 25-30 years after the death of their more infamous brother.