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What bugs me about the "Sixth Family" hype is that the Montreal crew was always a huge independent powerhouse in its own right. The Cotroni organization had significant international influence on top of what they controlled in Montreal and had a great deal of autonomy. They were among the...

Thank fuck, it sent. Christ, I'm over the connection out here. Mrs Meatballs took a teaching position at a school in Far North Queensland, and a satellite connection is the best we can get. Really missing unlimited broadband right now.

Aaargghh fucking satellite internet out here. Posted a long and well thought out response, and haven't been able to post it. Fuck Atardi. I probably should have realised you're Chris/Chris is you, you share the same sense of humour and are extremely well versed in mob history and protocol. :) I wrot...

A particularly lucky scummy cunt. Let him rot in a place with some modicum of a view, but still leave him to rot. Fuck whether or not Massino was telling the %100 truth, he'd still step on my baby's neck to be out from under and back on the streets. When the fuckis Massino gonna write a book, that's...

Not American, so don't bite my head off. But wouldn't it just come down to the populace, history and socio-economic conditions of a particular location? Like, a rowdy-ish group of middle aged Italian dudes in a seedy little bar in the Bronx or LI would garner a bit more "respect" than than...

Montagna is really a mystery. We can only piece together some of his life that is known to us. FBI had him made by 2000, but it seems he was made before that, especially before the Sciascia hit. That meeting may have been Georges way of trying to transfer Salvatore into Canada, as Sciascia didn't t...

you can't make that shit up. The fuck are you talkin' about? I just did. Pogo :lol: Seriously though, the $0.02 from the Australian (nobody EVER wants to hear from the Australian).... I don't think it's really a fair example to compare Montreal to NY. The question is based on a faulty premise. The ...

Chicago guys cum LA associates...? Both dead aren't they? Hansen was mentioned in Family Secrets (the book). Kenji talked about them. Hold up a little google-fu.... http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060114/news_7m14petti.html RE Petti, Greek guy, died '06 at 78. Apparently a Splilotro associate....

Awesome links Antiliar, especially the first one. Much appreciated. Was unaware that Nigro had been identified as consigliere, I still have The Truck Driver down. This guy Mann trying to fuck over Tino Fiamura, calling him a dumb fuck is a gross understatement. I've been out of the loop for a while...

Awesome links Antiliar, especially the first one. Much appreciated. Was unaware that Nigro had been identified as consigliere, I still have The Truck Driver down. This guy Mann trying to fuck over Tino Fiamura, calling him a dumb fuck is a gross understatement. I've been out of the loop for a while,...

I've seen him referred to as "The Eagle". Is this a bullshit blog/wiki myth? No it was an actual nickname. Pogo He was bald as an 'eagle' thats where it came from. That is correct. Riggi hasn't had hair on his head since his 20's. More than likely Charles Majuri will make a play for offic...

Pogo The Clown wrote:

MickeyMeatballs wrote:I've seen him referred to as "The Eagle". Is this a bullshit blog/wiki myth?

No it was an actual nickname.


Pogo

Fair enough. Thanks Pogo. Do you or anybody have any idea on its origins? Thanks in advance.

Tokyo Vice was a good read. Adelstein is probably the best non-governmental Western authority on the Yakuza clans. It's a strange dynamic, with the clans technically being legal groups. Maybe not that strange though, considering it's fucking Japan. They only just criminalised child porn in 2014 FFS....

Another guy that looked like he would just about live forever. I've seen him referred to as "The Eagle". Is this a bullshit blog/wiki myth? Because simply "John" is used a lot more.

Thanks Dell. I myself had put some credence in Sheeran's claims, as Capeci himself once did in his book Idiots Guide. So Sally Bugs wasn't just there, he actually did the deed, according to Moldea. Interesting.