by HairyKnuckles » Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:33 am
Mangano´s social club was located at 101 Thompson street, just a few blocks south of Gigante´s club. He was probably born and raised on Thompson street, once a thriving Neopolitan community.
Mangano´s bread and butter was gambling. He was a known bookmaker. He had numerous arrests on gambling charges back in the day, so he didn´t exactly fly under the radar. He also operated a New York City clothing store, Resource Sales Inc, a store that was formerly operated by Funzi Tieri. In 1981 til 1982, Mangano was behind bars for refusing to testify before a New York federal grand jury. Around this time he was also investigated for corruption in the Dallas based Army Air Force Exchange Service and their links with companies that dealt with them. Mangano´s alleged links to these companies were unclear however and never proven.
Mangano was also known as a heavy gambler who often visited Atlantic City. He was placed on a "grey list" of 60 to 70 names of individuals that casinos were told not to extend credit or complimentaries to. Once casino officials of the Golden Nugget told an obstinate Mangano, when he was in Atlantic City, that their placing him on the "grey list" came from the gaming division. Amazingly, Mangano returned to the casino not long after with a letter from the same gaming division stating it never told the Golden Nugget not to extend credit to Mangano. Two years later however, Mangano was placed on the Black list, banning him from visiting any Atlantic City´s casino.
Al D´Arco claimed in his book that Mangano was once slapped around and people on the forums commented how the hell did the guy got away with that? Well, Mangano wasn´t made at the time so it wasn´t a case of an associate laying his hands on a made guy. Mangano was made later, in the mid to late 1970s.
I would not be surprised if Mangano actually kept his underboss position when he came out of prison some years ago. But in name only. Due to illness and old age he must have basically been retired. And that could explain why Bellomo used the consigliere (DiChiarra) as "street boss".
Mangano´s social club was located at 101 Thompson street, just a few blocks south of Gigante´s club. He was probably born and raised on Thompson street, once a thriving Neopolitan community.
Mangano´s bread and butter was gambling. He was a known bookmaker. He had numerous arrests on gambling charges back in the day, so he didn´t exactly fly under the radar. He also operated a New York City clothing store, Resource Sales Inc, a store that was formerly operated by Funzi Tieri. In 1981 til 1982, Mangano was behind bars for refusing to testify before a New York federal grand jury. Around this time he was also investigated for corruption in the Dallas based Army Air Force Exchange Service and their links with companies that dealt with them. Mangano´s alleged links to these companies were unclear however and never proven.
Mangano was also known as a heavy gambler who often visited Atlantic City. He was placed on a "grey list" of 60 to 70 names of individuals that casinos were told not to extend credit or complimentaries to. Once casino officials of the Golden Nugget told an obstinate Mangano, when he was in Atlantic City, that their placing him on the "grey list" came from the gaming division. Amazingly, Mangano returned to the casino not long after with a letter from the same gaming division stating it never told the Golden Nugget not to extend credit to Mangano. Two years later however, Mangano was placed on the Black list, banning him from visiting any Atlantic City´s casino.
Al D´Arco claimed in his book that Mangano was once slapped around and people on the forums commented how the hell did the guy got away with that? Well, Mangano wasn´t made at the time so it wasn´t a case of an associate laying his hands on a made guy. Mangano was made later, in the mid to late 1970s.
I would not be surprised if Mangano actually kept his underboss position when he came out of prison some years ago. But in name only. Due to illness and old age he must have basically been retired. And that could explain why Bellomo used the consigliere (DiChiarra) as "street boss".