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Ed wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 2:46 pm I appreciate the interest. Pretty much finished it. Going to have it formatted for the site soon (I have help with that). So about a week. I'll let this site know first thing. best regards

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:37 am

Stroccos wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:11 am

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:14 pm My best guess of who the Pittsburgh “Capo or Boss” was that may have fed info to the government would be Sonny Ciancutti. He came up strong in the 60’s under Kelly & Sam Mannarino. Ciancutti's Mother was a roulette dealer in one of Kelly Mannarino’s biggest illegal casinos. Sonny was a football star and 3 sport athlete at New Kensington High School. Pitt recruited him to their program among other D-1 colleges.

I know he took over ALL of The Mannarino Brothers rackets in New Kensington by 1981. Sam died in 1967 and Kelly in 1980. John Fontana was Mannarino’s other key underling in the New Ken rackets. The Mannarino brothers attracted so much heat to New Kensington after the JFK assasination and yet Sonny ran that town with an iron fist with very minimal law enforcement distractions. The Feds knew he was Kelly and Sam’s protege yet they were soft with him. His cousin Gary Golden was a MAJOR narcotics trafficker, got indicted in the 80’s along with Sonny’s brother Louie Ciancutti. Sonny escaped untouched and continued to rule the greater New Ken area. Football season brought him $1.5 million per week. His gambling network was enormous.

He was ratted out by Lenny Strollo, Pittsburgh boss in charge of the Youngstown rackets back in 2000. He was bringing in $500k per week during football season according to the FBI/State Police. Sonny got house arrest and fined modestly.

I’m not saying that is who Ed is referring to for his article, but I’ve suspected this for a long time with Sonny. And then I think to myself, how many mobsters across the country have fed the FBI information about some of their key competitors to rid themselves of competition and absorb a bigger percentage of the revenue? I would be willing to bet that there were many more who “cooperated” than one would think...food for thought.

Interesting , tony lib fed the feds information on Jackie presser

That makes sense...especially with Lib's prior murder conviction and the Government's hard on for Presser...

Stroccos wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:11 am

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:14 pm My best guess of who the Pittsburgh “Capo or Boss” was that may have fed info to the government would be Sonny Ciancutti. He came up strong in the 60’s under Kelly & Sam Mannarino. Ciancutti's Mother was a roulette dealer in one of Kelly Mannarino’s biggest illegal casinos. Sonny was a football star and 3 sport athlete at New Kensington High School. Pitt recruited him to their program among other D-1 colleges.

I know he took over ALL of The Mannarino Brothers rackets in New Kensington by 1981. Sam died in 1967 and Kelly in 1980. John Fontana was Mannarino’s other key underling in the New Ken rackets. The Mannarino brothers attracted so much heat to New Kensington after the JFK assasination and yet Sonny ran that town with an iron fist with very minimal law enforcement distractions. The Feds knew he was Kelly and Sam’s protege yet they were soft with him. His cousin Gary Golden was a MAJOR narcotics trafficker, got indicted in the 80’s along with Sonny’s brother Louie Ciancutti. Sonny escaped untouched and continued to rule the greater New Ken area. Football season brought him $1.5 million per week. His gambling network was enormous.

He was ratted out by Lenny Strollo, Pittsburgh boss in charge of the Youngstown rackets back in 2000. He was bringing in $500k per week during football season according to the FBI/State Police. Sonny got house arrest and fined modestly.

I’m not saying that is who Ed is referring to for his article, but I’ve suspected this for a long time with Sonny. And then I think to myself, how many mobsters across the country have fed the FBI information about some of their key competitors to rid themselves of competition and absorb a bigger percentage of the revenue? I would be willing to bet that there were many more who “cooperated” than one would think...food for thought.

Interesting , tony lib fed the feds information on Jackie presser

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:14 pm My best guess of who the Pittsburgh “Capo or Boss” was that may have fed info to the government would be Sonny Ciancutti. He came up strong in the 60’s under Kelly & Sam Mannarino. Ciancutti's Mother was a roulette dealer in one of Kelly Mannarino’s biggest illegal casinos. Sonny was a football star and 3 sport athlete at New Kensington High School. Pitt recruited him to their program among other D-1 colleges.

I know he took over ALL of The Mannarino Brothers rackets in New Kensington by 1981. Sam died in 1967 and Kelly in 1980. John Fontana was Mannarino’s other key underling in the New Ken rackets. The Mannarino brothers attracted so much heat to New Kensington after the JFK assasination and yet Sonny ran that town with an iron fist with very minimal law enforcement distractions. The Feds knew he was Kelly and Sam’s protege yet they were soft with him. His cousin Gary Golden was a MAJOR narcotics trafficker, got indicted in the 80’s along with Sonny’s brother Louie Ciancutti. Sonny escaped untouched and continued to rule the greater New Ken area. Football season brought him $1.5 million per week. His gambling network was enormous.

He was ratted out by Lenny Strollo, Pittsburgh boss in charge of the Youngstown rackets back in 2000. He was bringing in $500k per week during football season according to the FBI/State Police. Sonny got house arrest and fined modestly.

I’m not saying that is who Ed is referring to for his article, but I’ve suspected this for a long time with Sonny. And then I think to myself, how many mobsters across the country have fed the FBI information about some of their key competitors to rid themselves of competition and absorb a bigger percentage of the revenue? I would be willing to bet that there were many more who “cooperated” than one would think...food for thought.

Ed wrote: ↑Sun Mar 25, 2018 3:45 pm

Stroccos wrote: ↑Sun Mar 25, 2018 10:44 am

FriendofHenry wrote: ↑Sun Mar 25, 2018 5:06 am

Stroccos wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:21 pm

Ed wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 8:43 am I'm posting another article shortly about a second member source with deep ties to the Pittsburgh-area. He went further than Mannarino. His identity might surprise a few people.

Is it Pasquale Ferruccio lol

Not Pat

He agreed to inform once , as They say, You can build a thousand bridges, but if you suck one cock, they don't call you a bridge builder but a cocksucker.

All kidding aside, I came across an FBI document from 1963 where Ferruccio was designated a "PCI". Mind you, he didn't say much at that time.

The second member source I'm referring to was a "boss".