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Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by JVerilla » Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:56 am

not really african gang but a hitman for paul hankish may have been apart of the black lives movement. Ronald Asher

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by Pogo The Clown » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:18 am

Yeah I believe the Outfit got into the numbers business late compared to NY because they thought it was a penny ante racket and didn't bother with it. That was until Sam Giacana brought yo their attention how lucratice it really was.


Pogo

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by rayray » Mon Nov 17, 2014 7:32 am

Chicago wrote:
Pogo The Clown wrote:Didn't Sam Giancana have a number of them whacked in order to take over the numbers rackets in the 40s?


Pogo
Yes, Absolutely. The Taylor St. Crew moved in to take control of the numbers Rackets from the Blacks back in the 1940's.
The biggest operator was a guy named Teddy Roe. He actually killed Marshall Caifano's brother at the beginning of the war before the Taylor St. crew killed him and a couple of his guys.

Was this the guy that Giancana met and befriended in prison then took over his operations, maybe even kidnapped him or someone close to him? Then brought millions into the outfit catapulting his rise in the outfit? What a sneaky brilliant move :mrgreen: if true.

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by JCB1977 » Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:17 pm

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Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by Sol » Sun Nov 16, 2014 1:29 pm

JCB ricial slurs are not allowed.......Soliai

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by Pogo The Clown » Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:16 am

You could be right. I'm going from memory.


Pogo

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by JerseyShine » Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:07 am

Pogo The Clown wrote:Rosario "Russell" Cochiaro of the DeCavalcante's was beaten up by the Black Panthers in Brooklyn back in the 60s. I'm not sure if he was made at the time but his father Frank was a Capo. Sam DeCavalcante forbade any retaliation because he didn't want a war with the Panthers.


Pogo
Wasn't the guy who attacked him NOI?

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by bobbybats » Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:26 am

KC used a black group who called themselves the black mafia to do a couple of high profile hits, one against a black community activist and city council member Leon Jordan, and the other a federal witness in a gambling investigation Sol Landy. They caught the guys in the landy case pretty quick but only got a low level guy name Frankoviglia, the Jordan case was solved about 2 years ago, of course everyone is dead, but it did name a low level guy named Joe Centemano and it named Nick Civella.

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by Pogo The Clown » Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:55 am

Didn't Sam Giancana have a number of them whacked in order to take over the numbers rackets in the 40s?


Pogo

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by Rocco » Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:20 am

Wiseguy wrote:
Mukremin wrote:I remember a part in Raab's Five families book, where there was a small war going on with the militant Black Panthers and the New Ark branch of the Luccheses. Several hits were carried out by the mafia. Anyone has info on that? Or any other confrontation with African-American gangs.
I don't recall if it involved the Black Panthers. Supposedly, black numbers operators started to move into Lucchese territory and Accetturo had some of them killed.
I remember this. It was Mike T who shot a black numbers guy in the back of the head in Newark. Also, Tino from the Genovese beat a black numbers guy to death and threw him in a landfill. But none of these were panthers..just blacks threatening LCN gambling rackets in Newark.

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by Pogo The Clown » Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:11 am

Rosario "Russell" Cochiaro of the DeCavalcante's was beaten up by the Black Panthers in Brooklyn back in the 60s. I'm not sure if he was made at the time but his father Frank was a Capo. Sam DeCavalcante forbade any retaliation because he didn't want a war with the Panthers.


Pogo

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by Mukremin » Wed Oct 29, 2014 11:47 am

I have checked it, he mentiones the Black Panthers. Didn't know the Black Panthers were fully engaged in rackets, i always thought they had a religious background.

Re: African-American gangs and the Mafia

by Wiseguy » Wed Oct 29, 2014 11:39 am

Mukremin wrote:I remember a part in Raab's Five families book, where there was a small war going on with the militant Black Panthers and the New Ark branch of the Luccheses. Several hits were carried out by the mafia. Anyone has info on that? Or any other confrontation with African-American gangs.
I don't recall if it involved the Black Panthers. Supposedly, black numbers operators started to move into Lucchese territory and Accetturo had some of them killed.

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