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To be fair, zero total have been identified in that time period. The last documented ceremony was 1988. Does that mean nobody was made since then? No. Does that mean two dozen guys were made at one time? Also no. Pardon me if this has been beaten to death already (I can't find it in search) but how...

SB first reported Sarno making a bunch of new guys all the way back in 2010. Fifteen years later and not a single one has been identified. What does that tell you? I know I'm considered a Burnstein 'hater', but this is a very good point. 12-26 guys made in the early 2000's and zero, zero, have been...

He's been saying this forever but I'm pretty skeptical of it. Unless Sarno was just making relative nobodies willy-nilly, which I supposed it possible, but seems unlikely. I could see one dozen guys made in total between Marcello and the present day, maybe. Could Sarno even make guys? I don't know ...

Posner has always fascinated me for the simple fact that the guy actually controls huge casinos in Aruba. He obviously got to that position through the Outfit but I would love to know exactly how it happened. I think that's partially incorrect/outdated information. First, it was never casinos plura...

Didn't an FBI agent named Peter Wacks or something, submit an affidavit stating Dominic was made? Maybe I'm remembering wrong. No; I don't have it in front me, but I believe he just mentioned Dominic as being involved with the Outfit in an affidavit focused on John Matassa's mob ties as a union off...

Manfredi wasn’t fat earlier in life, at least. Not sure about his weight when he was killed in ‘82. At least some LE sources claimed that he was hit on Aiuppa’s orders for bankrolling a narcotics operation that fell through with Aiuppa’s juice loan money — the idea seeming to be that the problem wa...

New podcast called crookcounty. It’s supposedly about a Chicago hit man nobody knew about. His name is Kenny “the kid” Tekiela. Anybody hear of him? Anybody listen to this yet? Listened to the first 3 episodes so far. After consulting with an attorney they use aliases for all the Outfit members. So...

Polack Tony and others….. Does anyone think there were any making ceromonies during the 70s and early 80s prior to 83?? IMO I say no because otherwise people like Infelice, Marcello and the Calabrese brothers would have been made already. We know there was one in ‘76. This one may have been large a...

I think that we’ve probably discussed the Torello thing before, but there’s a problem with Fosco’s account. Torello was ID’d as a member by both Lou Fratto and KC member Joe Gurera in the 60s. While Fratto was a problematic source, Gurera was a well-verified member informant with connections to bot...

I think that we’ve probably discussed the Torello thing before, but there’s a problem with Fosco’s account. Torello was ID’d as a member by both Lou Fratto and KC member Joe Gurera in the 60s. While Fratto was a problematic source, Gurera was a well-verified member informant with connections to bot...

Fosco wrote that Magnafichi was made 'shortly after' the Giancana murder. That would make him a contender for the 1976 ceremony: https://www.americannewspost.com/josephfosco/3465/outfit-capo-lee-magnafichi/3/. Fosco also has Torello being made by Aiuppa earlier in the 1970s: when Joey O was about t...

I want to say that Fosco said Andriacchi was made with either DiFronzo or Magnafichi in the 60s? I can't remember, maybe Rick does. I suppose Magnafichi is another candidate for 1976, but I think the date Fosco gave for his making was prior to that, for what it's worth. That sounds right. We know t...

I want to say that Fosco said Andriacchi was made with either DiFronzo or Magnafichi in the 60s? I can't remember, maybe Rick does. I suppose Magnafichi is another candidate for 1976, but I think the date Fosco gave for his making was prior to that, for what it's worth.

Snakes that individual could also be Fred Pacente who did work in Law Enforcement and also as a loan shark. Not sure he was made but doubt he would have told us if he was... Note the employment at Crazy Horse Too. The redacted name is almost certainly Rocky Lombardo. Rocco's restaurant (Rocky's) wa...

Polack Tony and others….. Does anyone think there were any making ceromonies during the 70s and early 80s prior to 83?? IMO I say no because otherwise people like Infelice, Marcello and the Calabrese brothers would have been made already. We know there was one in ‘76. This one may have been large a...