THE BLACK HAND FORUM

Was and when did Ponytail ever be a “leader of the Montreal Mafia” over or at equal stature to Vito Rizzuto? I always assumed he was a former Rizzuto loyalists who became disgruntled because things were supported while he was in prison that he felt was entitled to him and his family and essentially...

Was and when did Ponytail ever be a “leader of the Montreal Mafia” over or at equal stature to Vito Rizzuto? I always assumed he was a former Rizzuto loyalists who became disgruntled because things were supported while he was in prison that he felt was entitled to him and his family and essentially ...

there has been no evidence to suggest Stanfa was one of the conspirators with the hit on Bruno. what would he have to gain? I think that it it is against Commission Rules to kill your own boss. Gigante, Tieri and the Genovese family had Caponigro killed and would have done the same thing to Stanfa ...

I’m of the opinion that he may have been involved, but I’m not sure what he would’ve gained from it, as I think with his connections he would’ve been a big name regardless, but I’ve always pondered his role in it. He was wounded by shrapnel or the buckshot from the shotgun the night Bruno was murder...