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I'm not sure. We'll see what JCB says.

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Chris Christie wrote:I'm not sure. We'll see what JCB says.

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Re: Pittsburgh & Decavalcante 1963 Chart help

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Dumb Question. Does anyone know if the Decavalcante's/Elizabeth family had their "books" closed in 1957-58 like the NY families?
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Raven wrote: Sun Apr 16, 2017 6:15 am Dumb Question. Does anyone know if the Decavalcante's/Elizabeth family had their "books" closed in 1957-58 like the NY families?

Don't think so. Sam DeCavalcante made a bunch of new members when he took over in the early 60s.


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Re: Pittsburgh & Decavalcante 1963 Chart help

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JCB1977 wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:36 am
Chris Christie wrote:Can anyone help me with these?

1963 LaRocca Family

Boss- John S. LaRocca aka Big John
Underboss- Gabriel "Kelly" Mannarino
Consigliere- Frank Amato Sr

Capos

Mike Genovese
Charlie Imburgia
Joseph "Little Joe" Regino
Sam Mannarino
Antonio "Tony" Ripepi
Vincenzo Tripodi aka James Vincent Tripodi
Joe Sica

***No photo for Vincenzo Tripodi



Made Guys

Felix "Phil" Genovese
Fiore "Fio" Genovese
Frank Rosa
Louis "Louie" Volpe (Photo posted)
Joseph "Joe" Volpe
John Fontana (Photo posted)
Louis "Lou" Raucci (Photo posted)
Vincenzo "Brier Hill Jimmy" Prato (Lawrence County, PA...photo posted)
Anthony "Wango" Capizzi (photo posted)
Salvatore "Sam" Marino (photo posted)
Frank Valenti (photo posted)
Costenze "Stan" Valenti
Silvio "Birdie" Pinciaro (Weirton, WV & East Liverpool, OH)
Angelo Vaccaro
Dominick Anzalone (made in Pittsburgh-transferred to San Jose in 1961)
Cosmo Quattrone (I have photo, I'll post)
Frank "Sonny" Amato Jr (photo posted)
John Bazzano Jr (photo posted)
Anthony D'Allesandro
Nick Delucia
Sam Fashionetta aka Sam Fashion
Pasquale "Pat" Ferruccio (photo posted)
Anthony Martrano
Joseph Maruca
Pasquale Stanizzo
John "Jack" Cancellieri
Nicholas "Nick" Stirone
James "Jimmy" Scardina
Peter "Pete" Roccopalumba
William "Red" Giordano
John "Jack" Verilla (photo posted)
Michael Traficante (photo posted)
Frank Adragna

**This is what I have confirmed as far as members. Associates are in the hundreds by 1963.
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Re: Pittsburgh & Decavalcante 1963 Chart help

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JVerilla wrote: Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:06 pm
JCB1977 wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:36 am
Chris Christie wrote:Can anyone help me with these?

1963 LaRocca Family

Boss- John S. LaRocca aka Big John
Underboss- Gabriel "Kelly" Mannarino
Consigliere- Frank Amato Sr

Capos

Mike Genovese
Charlie Imburgia
Joseph "Little Joe" Regino
Sam Mannarino
Antonio "Tony" Ripepi
Vincenzo Tripodi aka James Vincent Tripodi
Joe Sica

***No photo for Vincenzo Tripodi



Made Guys

Felix "Phil" Genovese
Fiore "Fio" Genovese
Frank Rosa
Louis "Louie" Volpe (Photo posted)
Joseph "Joe" Volpe
John Fontana (Photo posted)
Louis "Lou" Raucci (Photo posted)
Vincenzo "Brier Hill Jimmy" Prato (Lawrence County, PA...photo posted)
Anthony "Wango" Capizzi (photo posted)
Salvatore "Sam" Marino (photo posted)
Frank Valenti (photo posted)
Costenze "Stan" Valenti
Silvio "Birdie" Pinciaro (Weirton, WV & East Liverpool, OH)
Angelo Vaccaro
Dominick Anzalone (made in Pittsburgh-transferred to San Jose in 1961)
Cosmo Quattrone (I have photo, I'll post)
Frank "Sonny" Amato Jr (photo posted)
John Bazzano Jr (photo posted)
Anthony D'Allesandro
Nick Delucia
Sam Fashionetta aka Sam Fashion
Pasquale "Pat" Ferruccio (photo posted)
Anthony Martrano
Joseph Maruca
Pasquale Stanizzo
John "Jack" Cancellieri
Nicholas "Nick" Stirone
James "Jimmy" Scardina
Peter "Pete" Roccopalumba
William "Red" Giordano
John "Jack" Verilla (photo posted)
Michael Traficante (photo posted)
Frank Adragna

**This is what I have confirmed as far as members. Associates are in the hundreds by 1963.
I don't know how to edit my last post but what i was originally trying to say was.. Do you know which area charlie ran?
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Charlie as in Charlie Murgie - Consigliere? Trumbull County and when Michael had concern that Lenny was going off the deep end, he oversaw Lenny.
What about Jo Jo Pecora - Under Boss?
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FriendofHenry wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:05 pm Charlie as in Charlie Murgie - Consigliere? Trumbull County and when Michael had concern that Lenny was going off the deep end, he oversaw Lenny.
What about Jo Jo Pecora - Under Boss?
Not in 1963. Different administration. Merry Christmas
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When Michael took over in 1985, Joe Sica was his consigliere. Sica died in 1991, Charlie was promoted to the position.
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That's interesting. 1963 was my first year at Camp and Charlie and Michael shared a bed room then. However I had no idea what or who a Consigliere was. So your research shows in 1963 that Joe Sica was Michael's guy. Ok by me.
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Do you know if there were any better known figures in charlies crew?
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JCB1977 wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:36 am
Chris Christie wrote:Can anyone help me with these?

1963 LaRocca Family

Boss- John S. LaRocca aka Big John
Underboss- Gabriel "Kelly" Mannarino
Consigliere- Frank Amato Sr

Capos

Mike Genovese
Charlie Imburgia
Joseph "Little Joe" Regino
Sam Mannarino
Antonio "Tony" Ripepi
Vincenzo Tripodi aka James Vincent Tripodi
Joe Sica

***No photo for Vincenzo Tripodi



Made Guys

Felix "Phil" Genovese
Fiore "Fio" Genovese
Frank Rosa
Louis "Louie" Volpe (Photo posted)
Joseph "Joe" Volpe
John Fontana (Photo posted)
Louis "Lou" Raucci (Photo posted)
Vincenzo "Brier Hill Jimmy" Prato (Lawrence County, PA...photo posted)
Anthony "Wango" Capizzi (photo posted)
Salvatore "Sam" Marino (photo posted)
Frank Valenti (photo posted)
Costenze "Stan" Valenti
Silvio "Birdie" Pinciaro (Weirton, WV & East Liverpool, OH)
Angelo Vaccaro
Dominick Anzalone (made in Pittsburgh-transferred to San Jose in 1961)
Cosmo Quattrone (I have photo, I'll post)
Frank "Sonny" Amato Jr (photo posted)
John Bazzano Jr (photo posted)
Anthony D'Allesandro
Nick Delucia
Sam Fashionetta aka Sam Fashion
Pasquale "Pat" Ferruccio (photo posted)
Anthony Martrano
Joseph Maruca
Pasquale Stanizzo
John "Jack" Cancellieri
Nicholas "Nick" Stirone
James "Jimmy" Scardina
Peter "Pete" Roccopalumba
William "Red" Giordano
John "Jack" Verilla (photo posted)
Michael Traficante (photo posted)
Frank Adragna

**This is what I have confirmed as far as members. Associates are in the hundreds by 1963.
Only because our new "It" brought this post back to life and It's using one of your photos of Joe that maybe this was a simple miscue: Where's Jo Jo Pecora?
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I did not know Fiore was a made member.
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FriendofHenry wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:41 pm That's interesting. 1963 was my first year at Camp and Charlie and Michael shared a bed room then. However I had no idea what or who a Consigliere was. So your research shows in 1963 that Joe Sica was Michael's guy. Ok by me.
In 1963, LaRocca was Boss. Mike was a Capo. Kelly was Underboss and Frank Amato Sr was consigliere until he died in 1973.
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I subsequently learned what position they held as I got older. The only thing I knew for sure then was that JoJo was some kind of "gangster" per/say and that my Dad and I were going to his hunting camp. I was personally invited by "Uncle Joe" and he bought me my first deer hunting licence and let me use one of his rifles. "Uncle Charlie" was there and he took me under his wing. We went into the woods together and he literally taught me how to hunt deer. I shot my first deer when I was hunting with him and he taught me how to gut it. He even helped me drag it out of the woods. When I was introduced to Michael, Nickey Dimaggio pulled me aside and told me that Michael went with John? to Appalachian, whatever that was. Needless to say, I learned who all the cast of characters were and what ranking they held. BTW: Wasn't Jo Jo part of John's inner circle along with Michael and Kelly? Stay safe!
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