maloots wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:33 pm
With Costello it was more than that. It had to do with the politics in Italy at the time especially with regard to Benito Mussolini. Generoso Pope's son called Costello Uncle Frank. There is a book that was published in 2010 titled "The Deeds Of My Fathers, How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created The Tabloid World Of Today" It is written by Paul David Pope, Generoso Pope's grandson. The book can be acquired free online and downloaded as a pdf file. The book is 433 pages with illustrations. Costello is a prominent figure and mentioned throughout the book. Generoso Pope's association (or affiliation) with Costello is more than a simple matter of mutual admiration. Read the book. If anyone is interested the book is available for download (free pdf file, 6.18MB) at the following link:
thank you Maloots, I think I will!....... I always loved reading about Costello. Seemed like a real class guy in a world where there were few. Smart, savvy, businessman, wanted to make more of himself than just a hood.
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I look at him more as the consummate “Racketeer” as opposed to a “Gangster” you know?
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One smart Mafioso!
maloots wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:33 pm
With Costello it was more than that. It had to do with the politics in Italy at the time especially with regard to Benito Mussolini. Generoso Pope's son called Costello Uncle Frank. There is a book that was published in 2010 titled "The Deeds Of My Fathers, How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created The Tabloid World Of Today" It is written by Paul David Pope, Generoso Pope's grandson. The book can be acquired free online and downloaded as a pdf file. The book is 433 pages with illustrations. Costello is a prominent figure and mentioned throughout the book. Generoso Pope's association (or affiliation) with Costello is more than a simple matter of mutual admiration. Read the book. If anyone is interested the book is available for download (free pdf file, 6.18MB) at the following link:
thank you Maloots, I think I will!....... I always loved reading about Costello. Seemed like a real class guy in a world where there were few. Smart, savvy, businessman, wanted to make more of himself than just a hood.
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I look at him more as the consummate “Racketeer” as opposed to a “Gangster” you know?
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One smart Mafioso!
Maxie in my reply I didn't intend to sound as if were ordering you or anyone else to "read" the book. Instead I should have said give it "cursory perusal."
maloots wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:33 pm
With Costello it was more than that. It had to do with the politics in Italy at the time especially with regard to Benito Mussolini. Generoso Pope's son called Costello Uncle Frank. There is a book that was published in 2010 titled "The Deeds Of My Fathers, How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created The Tabloid World Of Today" It is written by Paul David Pope, Generoso Pope's grandson. The book can be acquired free online and downloaded as a pdf file. The book is 433 pages with illustrations. Costello is a prominent figure and mentioned throughout the book. Generoso Pope's association (or affiliation) with Costello is more than a simple matter of mutual admiration. Read the book. If anyone is interested the book is available for download (free pdf file, 6.18MB) at the following link:
thank you Maloots, I think I will!....... I always loved reading about Costello. Seemed like a real class guy in a world where there were few. Smart, savvy, businessman, wanted to make more of himself than just a hood.
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I look at him more as the consummate “Racketeer” as opposed to a “Gangster” you know?
-
One smart Mafioso!
Maxie in my reply I didn't intend to sound as if were ordering you or anyone else to "read" the book. Instead I should have said give it "cursory perusal."
Don’t worry about it pal! I’m not “Technical” like some people are!..... I REALLY DO appreciate your heads up about the book. I’d never heard of it!
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Thank you again!
maloots wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:33 pm
With Costello it was more than that. It had to do with the politics in Italy at the time especially with regard to Benito Mussolini. Generoso Pope's son called Costello Uncle Frank. There is a book that was published in 2010 titled "The Deeds Of My Fathers, How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created The Tabloid World Of Today" It is written by Paul David Pope, Generoso Pope's grandson. The book can be acquired free online and downloaded as a pdf file. The book is 433 pages with illustrations. Costello is a prominent figure and mentioned throughout the book. Generoso Pope's association (or affiliation) with Costello is more than a simple matter of mutual admiration. Read the book. If anyone is interested the book is available for download (free pdf file, 6.18MB) at the following link:
thank you Maloots, I think I will!....... I always loved reading about Costello. Seemed like a real class guy in a world where there were few. Smart, savvy, businessman, wanted to make more of himself than just a hood.
-
I look at him more as the consummate “Racketeer” as opposed to a “Gangster” you know?
-
One smart Mafioso!
Maxie in my reply I didn't intend to sound as if were ordering you or anyone else to "read" the book. Instead I should have said give it "cursory perusal."
Don’t worry about it pal! I’m not “Technical” like some people are!..... I REALLY DO appreciate your heads up about the book. I’d never heard of it!
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Thank you again!
I just viewed the book jacket you sent me! I love it!!
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Gonna look to go get it too!
GIOVANNI (JOHNNY BURNS) MORALE - born 1912 in NYC. He was raised and resided on the LES. He later moved to Brooklyn, and later to (39-30 Glenwood Street) in the Little Neck section of Queens.
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aka: “Johnny Morales”
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He had a brother Rosario, known as “Sally Burns”, who also was an inducted Bonanno member. Also has a nephew “Sally Pens” Morale, said by LE to be a current Family member.
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Morale was believed related to Joe Bonanno through marriage, having married the daughter of Family Capo and Bonanno uncle Vito Bonventre (his maternal side).
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Activities: gambling, shylocking, strong-arm.
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He also operated several businesses with his brother Sally; an Elizabeth Street social club, gin-mill and Florist.
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A little known mob Capo and later underboss for decades, Morale first came into LE’s view during the early 1960’s while investigating Joe Bonanno. Morale was said to have been a onetime Bonanno driver and aide.
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By the late-1950’s, early 1960’s Bonanno had entrusted Morale to act in his stead during Bonanno’s increasing longer absences from New York City mob politics, while traveling abroad and his extended stays in Arizona, elevating Morale to “underboss-acting boss”.
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This would unfortunately put Johnny Burns in the thick of things and in a very untenable position as tensions arose among the membership, later leading to the “Banana War”.
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Initially siding with the boss, Johnny, his brother Sally, and a contingent under them would later, as time passed, eventually take a “neutral” position, basically sitting on the fence, not choosing sides and trying their best to stay out of the fray of physical conflict that erupted!
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A few others who stayed non-aligned included Moe Barbera, Anthony Cusenza, Vincent Curatola and Michael Nido.
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Considering he became a front and center mob figure under a federal microscope, little really ever became known about Morale. Even today, there is scant evidence of his activities and personal life.
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In 1966, shortly after the infamous “Troutman Street Shootout”, Bill Bonanno, Morale and seven other Joe Bonanno followers were each sentenced to 30-days in the city jail and $250. fines for “clamming up” before a Brooklyn County grand jury investigating the mob fracas.
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In 1969, the nine were again indicted and jailed before the same Brooklyn grand jury a second time after they had served contempt sentences the previous summer.
This time they were fined $500. each after pleading guilty to two counts of contempt. And were brought before the investigative body again the following day, threatened with prison of up to a year if they still refused to “chat”!
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That following day, some purged themselves of contempt. Some went to prison! [I don’t have a record of which mobsters were jailed]
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In 1969, “Johnny Burns” was indicted on a federal contempt of court charge in the Southern District of Manhattan stemming from the Family’s civil war.
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In 1970, he served a 30-day criminal contempt sentence in the county at the Nassau jail for refusal to answer questions about the mob.
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In 1972, Johnny was one of many top “good fellows” central to a law enforcement probe into allegations of bribery and official corruption at the Nassau County Jail.
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Allegations were that during the year 1970, while all were serving contempt of court sentences, Paul Vario and Johnny’s brother Sally lead a bribery ring of jail guards to “buy” favors such as liquors, Cuban cigars, women, drugs and gourmet specialty foods smuggled in to make life more enjoyably for the mafiosi.
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From the looks above, it seems most of Morale’s LE problems stemmed from contempt of court citations from authorities probing the gang war. He ended serving several short jail terms because of it.
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With the advent of Joe and Bill Bonanno’s expulsion from New York City and being “officially cast-out” of the Honored Society and subsequent “retiring” to Arizona, Morale too seemed to have been “cast out”! .... ..If not by official degree, then at least by deed and actual function.
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He quickly faded from the mob scene. And although he lived another fifteen-plus years, he never again involved himself in Family affairs.
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It was as though he became persona non-grata, which is funny because his brother “Sally Burns” remained active on Elizabeth Street, Little Italy and the Family in general.
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I’m thinking Johnny’s departure may have been more of a self-imposed exile as opposed to any lingering bad blood so to speak!
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Giovanni “Johnny Burns” Morale
died at the relatively young age of 72 in the year 1984.
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His kid brother Sally Burns outlived him by ten years, dying in 1994.
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NICOLO (NICKY GLASSES) MARANGELLO - born 1912. Raised and resided in the Little Italy section (4th and 6th ward) of Manhattan. In his later years he lived uptown (318 E. 89th Street), before moving to the Bronx (2515 Tratman St) where he would live for the rest of his life.
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aka: “Nicky Eyeglasses”, “Little Nicky”, “Nicky Cigars”.
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FBI # 531541-F, NYSIIS # 3789811Y.
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Activities: bookmaking, policy, shylocking.
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Also, he was integral in enforcing the Family rules and politically running the borgata, on and off for decades)
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As a young Family associate/soldier he is said to have served as a driver-bodyguard to Bonanno himself.
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Identified by the FBI and local LE as a highly-respected member of the Bonanno Family.
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He served in the “administrations” under several ensuing bosses, variously as Consigliere and Underboss. He was especially close to Carmine Galante and saw himself demoted after Galante’s assassination.
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Among his closet associates were:
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Joseph (Peppino) Bonanno
Carmine (Lilo the Cigar) Galante
Frank (Frankie Carroll) Garofalo
Michael (Mimi) Sabella
Stefano (Stevie Beef) Cannone
Vincent (Fort Lee Jimmy) Capasso
Robert (Bobby) Perrino
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Marangello operated the Toyland Social Club on Hester Street in Little Italy. The FBI kept it under constant surveillance, taking pictures of all the hoods entering and leaving.
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For years it served as the “de facto” headquarters of the Bonanno mob, especially after Galante made parole. Nicky also based his bookmaking operation out of the club.
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Most everyone of any substance in the family would report there eventually.
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He was known for his affinity for the shadows, but during the “Banana War” years he was repeatedly ousted by LE, subpoenaed and jailed for criminal contempt for his not answering questions of investigators. In Kings County, NY County and Nassau County, he was among many harassed and jailed.
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Nicky Glasses was a key figure during the conflict.
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In the early 1980’s, Nicky was among a gaggle of Bonanno’s indicted for an alleged twenty-year long mob conspiracy to infiltrate and control the moving and storage industry.
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Note: [a key informant and eventual trial witness was Anthony Giliberti, a former business agent and relation by marriage to the Rastelli’s who survived a gang-hit, despite being shot nine times. He was correctly suspected of having turned rat]
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Accused of having infiltrated and installed their own mob minions into key posts such as president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer on down to shop-steward”, Local # 814, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, indeed became a Bonanno Family “entity”.
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Through threats and Mafia-style terrorism; strong-arming, extortion, bid-rigging, arson and a shooting, the Bonanno hierarchy had managed to “shakedown” numerous
moving company executives for cash and lucrative contracts for upwards of two decades!
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After a lengthy trial, the Rastelli brothers (Rusty, Carmine and Marty), Joe Massino, Marangello and the others were all convicted on multiple RICO counts.
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Marangello personally received eight years in federal prison and a hefty fine for their extortionate control of the union local, which governed employees (drivers and helpers) in the moving and storage industry.
Note: [Rusty got 12 yrs, Massino 10, Carmine 6 yrs]
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Note: [while Nicky was serving his jail term, son-in-law Bobby Perrino was killed on Sal Vitale’s order, unbeknownst to Marangello - or he would have intervened....... but that’s a story for another day]
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It is said that both Nicky Marangello and Mike Sabella were to get “clipped” along with Lilo Galante in 1979, but that certain top Mafiosi, obviously friends of theirs, had intervened, thereby saving their lives!
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After serving the eight years, Nicky was already pushing eighty years old! He’d lost his son-in-law, and his personal family was in tatters because of it....... he was getting tired also. It was time to step back and retire!
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As stated above, both his “Family” and his “family” were in havoc!
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It had been a tough bit! .....Not so much because of the length of it, but rather what had transpired during his absence.
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Always a sharp guy, he knew it was time to concentrate on his wife, kids and grandkids! ....... it was over!!
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“Nicky Eyeglasses” passed away in the year 1999!
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He had spent his twilight years with the only family who ever really mattered..... the Marangello and Perrino brood!
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stevan tod wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 6:41 pm
Photographs taken during Fbi interview
Hey Stevan, could you repost the pics? Also do you have his FBI number? I'm wanting to file a FOIA request on him.
Sorry for not answering few days. I will repost it, afcourse. Where do you want me to post photos?Grimaldi files?
No worries, maybe the Bonanno mugshot thread?
No problem. Would be done in a few ours. Nara has 100 pages on Vigneri. Iam not sure about his fbi number, i must check. I submit request for photos with his SSN entry
stevan tod wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 6:41 pm
Photographs taken during Fbi interview
Hey Stevan, could you repost the pics? Also do you have his FBI number? I'm wanting to file a FOIA request on him.
Sorry for not answering few days. I will repost it, afcourse. Where do you want me to post photos?Grimaldi files?
No worries, maybe the Bonanno mugshot thread?
No problem. Would be done in a few ours. Nara has 100 pages on Vigneri. Iam not sure about his fbi number, i must check. I submit request for photos with his SSN entry
Thanks friend.
The National archives has a 100 pages on him? Do have those or just the photos?
stevan tod wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 6:41 pm
Photographs taken during Fbi interview
Hey Stevan, could you repost the pics? Also do you have his FBI number? I'm wanting to file a FOIA request on him.
Sorry for not answering few days. I will repost it, afcourse. Where do you want me to post photos?Grimaldi files?
No worries, maybe the Bonanno mugshot thread?
No problem. Would be done in a few ours. Nara has 100 pages on Vigneri. Iam not sure about his fbi number, i must check. I submit request for photos with his SSN entry
Thanks friend.
The National archives has a 100 pages on him? Do have those or just the photos?
I just have photos. They are in Bonanno mugs. Sorry for delay.
Eline2015 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:33 am
Mari was in Mike Consolo crew, who became a capo in 1965. Crew members were Patsy Giganti, Tony Lisi, Mari and Nicholas Marangello
It seems that the Consolo crew absorbed the NJ guys formerly under Galante.
Additional crew members included Frank Prisinzano, Joseph 'Joe Bayonne' Zicarelli, and Vincent 'Fort Lee Jimmy' Capasso.
