THE BLACK HAND FORUM

9 July 2001: - Jason Halpern of Halpern Construction has been with Gambino member Edward Garafola for about three years after working on a construction site in Staten Island - Halpern is known to jump between different crews and families - Guy Balso and Joseph Dente Jr brought Halpern to Parrello -...

bronx wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:09 pm ronnie was captain before dom went to prison

Yes, thank you, that is what I always had (at least in my Jan 2002 chart).

According to Hootie Russo from his latest interview with that guy Tom:
— Ronnie Trucchio became a capo after Skinny Dom went to jail

There is obviously a lot more info about this individual, but just some tid bits. Muscarella had been a trusted member of the "Harlem/Bronx" (i.e. "116th Street") crew since the 1990s at least. If anyone remembers when James Messera was overseeing the MTDC.. When Messera went to...

There is obviously a lot more info about this individual, but just some tid bits. Muscarella had been a trusted member of the "Harlem/Bronx" (i.e. "116th Street") crew since the 1990s at least. If anyone remembers when James Messera was overseeing the MTDC.. When Messera went to ...

Stroccos wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:31 pm

pharion wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:12 pm Gasper Cino has died

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bu ... =197577413

was gasper made ?

I don't think so.

Gasper Cino has died

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bu ... =197577413

Something interesting I noticed.....This Frank I referenced above lasts name is Martino he's Jody Calabrese cousin From above article So were wiseguy John (Moose) Marone, 85, who died in prison while serving a three year bid for racketeering, and James (Jimmy Calabrese) Martino , 73, a former drive...

RE: Springfield guys in the early 2000s, I compiled list over the years of Springfield members and associates (c. Jan 2002). A lot of active guys. Aside from Bruno/Arillotta, Scibelli's guys, etc., you also had the Fusco/Manzi guys.

Ragusa is also a nephew of former East Harlem-based Lucchesse capo Big Sam Cavalieri.

Arcuri also had soldier Alphonso Spitaleri in his crew according to Gravano. Spitaleri and his father Giosafat were from the city of Palermo, I think either Villafrate or Mezzojuso.

Tommy Cappa was a nationally-competing racquetball player before joining the Colombo crime family. Funnily enough, his childhood “mentor” in racquetball was Alan Montchik, who later employed Cappa as a construction/demolition salesman(?) in the early 2000s. Don’t know the exact role. Montchik and h...

JohnnyS wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:53 am Thanks for posting

Thanks Johnny

Did consiglieris and Underbosses have their own personal crews of earners that only reported to them? When Bobby Manna was consigliere of the Genovese family, he oversaw their Jersey faction. In the Lucchese family the consigliere was allowed to have one soldier report directly to him and act as ki...

I always thought he was the same guy as the Anthony Sclafani that was a Genovese associate in James Messera's crew, and former Local 51 business agent. He was the one who was caught on wiretap talking about Bellomo, Salerno, and others. Joseph C. Loiacono, Jr., (son of former Genovese capo Joe Lefty...