THE BLACK HAND FORUM

***Omnibuild acquired Cava Construction from Carmine Della Cava a few years ago. ***John Mingione was a former carpenters union official convicted of bribery and current top exec at Omnibuild - https://www.nydailynews.com/2002/03/02/carpenters-union-reps-sentenced-for-bribery/amp/ ***HFZ came up dur...

Al Embarrato retired to Virginia, which always seemed odd to me.

Wiseguy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:01 am What makes him a "rival" of Pagano?

Agreed, that line stuck out to me with nothing added by Capeci.

Jerry also got the local wrong - it’s 157, not 147.

**1995 Daily News Article re: Figgy and others working at Javits*** CONNECTIONS NAILED DOWN New York Daily News PUBLISHED: March 21, 1995 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: January 13, 2019 at 4:30 a.m. Categories:News Carpenters with criminal records, mob ties or both get the best jobs at the Javits Center, ...

Believe Ficarotta was with Local 157.

Article on Manzo case in todays NYPost

https://nypost.com/2024/01/28/metro/rea ... boyfriend/

Currently in jail but apparently Jimmy LaForte was living here:

https://streeteasy.com/building/the-copper/w48b

He’s being sued for failing to the pay $25k/month rent …

Last video was odd.

Alluding to him being in some kind of situation, and maybe a book coming

Does anyone know Joe Watts’s ethnic background? His nickname is “The German”, but Anthony Ruggiano said on a recent podcast that he is English. Watts is an English name, not German. But that could be an Anglicisation. Wikipedia says he is Italian on his mother’s side, and German and Welsh on his fa...

He’s of Welsh descent I believe.

If I remember right, another big loan shark he had under him in Staten Island was Eddie fisher.

I didnt think Billy Scotto was related to Tony Scotto waterfront guy. I’m not sure where Scott got that from, but I’ve never heard of Billy being related to him. Scotto is an incredibly common last name.


Billy due for a new 3 year bid - guy gets popped for an extortion every 5 years or so it seems.

A major Gambino bust, heavy construction charges, Mannino and co get hit.

Interesting video. He says Gradilone was on record with Lee Fama before he was made. Makes sense, think Lee Fama is part of Lanni crew. He implied Chierchio was shelved right? Can’t remember if I read that before. Chierchio got sentenced for that lottery case but think he’s still facing state charg...

His mafia self estimation is a bit much at times. He knew everything. Knew every rule. Nobody understood it like him. But couldn’t figure out how to dish a beating to a guy for Crea.