by Clark » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:50 am
Hi guys,
Thanks for the responses! I did some more reading, and I do believe that Dentico was made before the books closed. You are totally right B., I assume things were a little different back then. At the time he would have been made, he would have only known many of the Genovese for less than two years. After being made, he continues to work with a multi-ethnic gang and wasn't even the leader. Like you said, I think times were just different. After the books reopened, you hear about guys being an associate for decades.
On another note, when I was re-reading things I did notice Joseph Martinelli is also identified as a member prior to the books being closed. I am sure their early partnership (and Martinelli's relationship with some of the more senior Genovese) certainly helped.
B., I have a couple of documents that don't specifically say that Manna was a member but do imply that he was. I think he is left off a lot of lists because he died in the early 1950s, which pre-dates many of the cooperators. Manna was extremely powerful in Jersey City and had a number of people in his crew were later identified as made (pre-books being closed).
Bobby Manna is another one with an interesting back story. Based on his history of arrests, he seems to have been his father's right-hand-man dating back to his late teens. He was involved in a lot of the Jersey City waterfront violence from 1950-1953, and then he essentially took over his father's rackets after that. Older men were taking orders from him when he was only in his twenties. He lived through so many years working with the upper echelon of the Genovese— the stories that he would be able to tell.
Hi guys,
Thanks for the responses! I did some more reading, and I do believe that Dentico was made before the books closed. You are totally right B., I assume things were a little different back then. At the time he would have been made, he would have only known many of the Genovese for less than two years. After being made, he continues to work with a multi-ethnic gang and wasn't even the leader. Like you said, I think times were just different. After the books reopened, you hear about guys being an associate for decades.
On another note, when I was re-reading things I did notice Joseph Martinelli is also identified as a member prior to the books being closed. I am sure their early partnership (and Martinelli's relationship with some of the more senior Genovese) certainly helped.
B., I have a couple of documents that don't specifically say that Manna was a member but do imply that he was. I think he is left off a lot of lists because he died in the early 1950s, which pre-dates many of the cooperators. Manna was extremely powerful in Jersey City and had a number of people in his crew were later identified as made (pre-books being closed).
Bobby Manna is another one with an interesting back story. Based on his history of arrests, he seems to have been his father's right-hand-man dating back to his late teens. He was involved in a lot of the Jersey City waterfront violence from 1950-1953, and then he essentially took over his father's rackets after that. Older men were taking orders from him when he was only in his twenties. He lived through so many years working with the upper echelon of the Genovese— the stories that he would be able to tell.