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Mexican Mafia but not the Italian Mafia.

A funny run-in the writer had with Frank Costello.

https://www.takimag.com/article/the-real-costello/

As I recall, Antiliar concluded that this source was, indeed, Wemette.

I love the expression, "His prose tended to stray from elegance." You could do worse than learning about the mob from Saab. God bless.

Pogo The Clown wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:52 pm I must have missed this. Who were they? Thanks.


Pogo

Sporting Goods= Ralph Pierce

Romano= Butch Blasi

https://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/roemersmen.html

Many such cases. Thanks for the support!

San Jose Crime Family Frank Sorce member informant was also of Mussomeli descent. His Sicilian-born father, Joseph (Giuseppe) P. Sorce (1890–1964), was a prominent New York labour leader. Frank Sorce advised that he had family members involved in the Mafia, though he did not provide further details ...

Any 'powa' there is, is in Canada. St Catherines? Im one of 3 people on this board whove even heard of this place let alone been there. It's the hometown of the greatest drummer of all time, Neil Peart. Geddy Lee lived just around the block from me when I was a kid, and my grade school faced his st...

Fabien, I read your article last night, and as usual, it was both informative and well written. I can tell you put a lot of effort into it, and the photos were fantastic, too. This issue is a throwback to Informer's issue on Nick Gentile from a few years back. However, this time, it dives deep into ...

Should be a great read.

It's important when thinking about Daley and the mob that this is a question that requires attention to nuance and context. It's easy, IMO, to overstate the nature and scope of Daley's relationship to the outfit (no one here is saying this, of course, but I have seen plenty of room temperature IQ c...

In the recent episode of "Felons Talk," he discusses prison interactions with Carmine Persico and Sonny Franzese from the Colombos, Carmine Tortora from Boston, Chicago's Tony Zizzo, and Ernie Abbamonte, and namedrops a few other made guys.

Outfit member Nick "Nicky Dean" Circella lived in Mexico after he was deported.

The Mafia also reportedly has a very active crew in Lillehammer, Norway.

Joe Gentile lived in Vancouver when the city was very WASPy and had few Italians.

As I recall, a New York wiseguy lived and operated in the Virginia/DC area.

I'm pretty sure David Critchley first referenced Gallo's cooperation in his book or on Real Deal years ago. Thanks Ed. Its amazing to yours. I thought the first ever rat in LCN was Valachi. That HE furnished the FBI with the first info of the structure, familes, commission. That they new years befo...