Ralph Natale

[CornerBoy]

how did that book get published when it was all nonsense?
All lies. Buono Natale all--thats what got me thinking about him lol
Who from nyc or 5 fam supported him?
Thanks

[IrishDave]

The author just let Ralph talk. I agree that it was nonsense but it was Ralph's word not Larry's.

I believe the the Colombo Family supported him. He also did a lot of Fed time, so who knows what contacts he really had in New York.

[chin_gigante]

He was recognised as the official boss by the Genovese and Gambino families I believe and also had meetings with the Colombos so it's likely they recognised him. He was in the same prison as Vic Amuso for a few days I think and claimed he had support from him but while Scarfo was incarcerated he used his friendship with Amuso to put contracts on Natale, Merlino and Ronald Previte. The problems with Philadelphia and the Lucheses seemed to continue through the 2000s. After Natale flipped, the Genoveses and Gambinos weren't initially recognising Philadelphia, which was why Pete Caprio took the initiative to try to kill Ligambi, Mazzone and Borgesi to take over as boss

[IrishDave]

He must have had major connections for the Gambino and Genovese family's to support him as boss.

[gohnjotti]

The author just let Ralph talk. I agree that it was nonsense but it was Ralph's word not Larry's.

I believe the the Colombo Family supported him. He also did a lot of Fed time, so who knows what contacts he really had in New York.

I don’t know about supported but they recognised Natale by 1996.

[IrishDave]

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I don’t know about supported but they recognised Natale by 1996.
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I thought that once Natale became "boss" that he went up to New York and had a dinner with the Colombo's? That's what I ment about support.

[Cheech]

The author just let Ralph talk. I agree that it was nonsense but it was Ralph's word not Larry's.

I believe the the Colombo Family supported him. He also did a lot of Fed time, so who knows what contacts he really had in New York.

I don’t know about supported but they recognised Natale by 1996.

is that in a file you have, gohn?

[Pogo The Clown]

In 1996 Natale and Mazzone met with Andy Russo and Tommy Gioeli from the Colombos.


Pogo

[gohnjotti]

It was introduced in FBI agents’ testimony at Andy Russo’s trial. It was also another addition to a long list of Probation Department violations since Gioeli was a Colombo capo.

[Targenmantarian]

Natale was a bullshit artist.

But his prison bona fides before he ratted are strong.

Like deleo he made a lotta contacts in prison that he leveraged into being boss. But he was Machiavellian whereas deleo was a Patsy

[mpl0215]

terrible read

[CornerBoy]

he did time with Dentico and I think paradiso or someone of that caliber and it doesnt look like they supported him at all. he wrote nothing of them. his only accomplishment is sitting in a room for half his life