THE BLACK HAND FORUM

It feels to me as though Cefalu is the (far less interesting) Fat Tony in this situation. Mannino was close to John G. and Cali. Just a gut-feeling.

Does anybody else have a sneaking suspicion that Lorenzo Mannino has been the Gambino Boss since shortly after Petey was deposed?

I also met Daniel Marino once a very long time ago very briefly.

I have net Tough Tony a number of times. He was incredibly friendly, kind and hilarious.

Seems like he is only publishing every other week as of late.

Does anyone know how exactly it was established that he had been serving as Consigliere for 4-ish years upon his death? If this is true - which I have no reason to believe is not the case - it would be quite a feat. The man avoided any real trouble his whole life and clearly was immensely influential.

We can talk about the strength in numbers in all these street gangs, but the fact remains that Bellomo as an official boss or whatever you want to call his high ranking position that he hasn't been seen nor heard of in more than decade and hasn't taking a pinch even longer than that in this era is ...

My initial point in starting this thread was to focus only on criminal organizations BASED in the United States. I purposefully am not including cartels, the Ndrangheta, Sicilian Mafia, Camorra, etc. because, as many have pointed out, this is like comparing apples to oranges. But yes, Albanian and R...

In reading about the recent indictment and seeing Barney's name for the first time in a long time in coverage, I began thinking about him and his reign once again. Whether this ends for him like Chin or Don Carlo, I really think we have to begin considering him one of the most formidable and success...

Blaise is another brother and a soldier. The attorney is Jo Jo (I assume he is the elder Jo Jo's son).

I had wondered this for a while too. However, at this point Nick and Jo Jo are a bit older and would not be able to withstand another prison sentence (and I don't know the status of Blaise). I think a good analogy would be Daniel Marino (who is Nick's contemporary). Marino tried it once (it may have...

But doesn't this make him an ideal candidate for a high level administration position? Particularly with the Westside, which has a tradition of these kinds of people being in those roles?

Tough Tony has been around for so long and has flown so under the radar that I often question whether he has an administrative position in the family. Given the legitimacy of his primary business, he has no incentive to be involved in any day-to-day activity but could very effectively serve the trad...

Jesus, look at the size of Federici's home: https://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/1 ... ns-zxkaeae

Does anybody have any current info on him. I have always known about him and sort of assumed he is a successful old-timer. But I just did a little more digging and he has stayed remarkably clear of prison for someone with a background like his (and his father's). What part of the City (or tri-state)...