Anthony Arillotta Q&A

[Cheech]

+1 Cheech when I heard arrilota on that podcast I definitely wish we could have heard some more details

ya I saw your questions after I posted. same page

[mike68]

Who is made in Springfield today. Will Calvanese or Ralph Santaniello be made?

[Amershire_Ed]

He was saying they never ever kicked up to New York until they started extorting folks. He said they were kicking up $50K a month, just in extortion. But he also said extortion was one of their smallest rackets and he never understood why the we’re doing it. He said it seemed like too big of a risk.

[sharpieone]

Why did they have to get into bathrooms for making ceremony when Captains were not? Were DeLuca and Alifsi specifically chosen to coordinate the ceremony because they were so well trusted? Was Stevie Alfisi involved in Springfield and sponsoring people from there?

[SonnyBlackstein]

Any information/stories about Artie Nigro?
A time frame on when he was upped to Capo/Acting etc? (Nigro)
Who was in his crew/where was it based? (Nigro)

Any admin info from his time as Capo.


AWESOME work GMMS.

[Peppermint]

Why do all you guys have social media accounts, and smart phones? Wasn’t it supposed to be a point to keep the feds out of your business? Now you’re all actively letting them know exactly what you’re doing, and where you are literally all the time. Assuming you aren’t “active” anymore, if you are to be, wouldn’t having such accounts and devices be counterproductive and frankly unwise?

I mean they managed to topple entire cartels because they had social media accounts flaunting golden AK’s and metallic Lamborghini’s. I’m sure you present yourself with far more nuance than those types, nevertheless the point of my question still stands.

[Boston+matt14]

Any dealings with the Latin Kings when you were active given that Chicky's nephew is apparently their East Coast boss and they have held sitdowns at Mount Carmel?

[TallGuy19]

How much and how often did the soldiers kick up to you?

How many associates were on record with the crew?

Approximately, how many associates does a soldier typically have under them?

[Amershire_Ed]

Does he agree with the common sentiment that the Genovese Family is the “Ivy League” of the New York families? Did he feel like he was on the Varsity being with that family?

[TallGuy19]

Do you still allow cartons of lemonade in your house?

[JeremyTheJew]

Interesting he said he was made in new York and that's a big deal.

Then he explains the lingo between "boss" of a area (nigro) not being as powerful as arilotta bc arilotta was made in NYC.... Very interesting to know if this is true or him just trying to flex.
14 mins in is where he talks about it

[JeremyTheJew]

Interesting he said he was made in new York and that's a big deal.

Then he explains the lingo between "boss" of a area (nigro) not being as powerful as arilotta bc arilotta was made in NYC.... Very interesting to know if this is true or him just trying to flex.
14 mins in is where he talks about it

Sorry I meant to say he said he was more powerful then Bruno. Not nigro. I was reading Sonny's post while listening so it got mixed together.

[Amershire_Ed]

He was saying they never ever kicked up to New York until they started extorting folks. He said they were kicking up $50K a month, just in extortion. But he also said extortion was one of their smallest rackets and he never understood why the we’re doing it. He said it seemed like too big of a risk.

I got this wrong, they were collecting $50k per month and sending $10k of that to NYC.

[Extortion]

They were never kicking to NYC for tribute until the extortion payments? That doesn’t make sense. Why would the Genovese protect people it is not getting money from? I don’t buy that. Why not just become your own family why would the Genovese bother that whole time without getting a dime?

[Wiseguy]

They were never kicking to NYC for tribute until the extortion payments? That doesn’t make sense. Why would the Genovese protect people it is not getting money from? I don’t buy that. Why not just become your own family why would the Genovese bother that whole time without getting a dime?

From what I've read, one of the reasons Bruno was out of favor with New York was regarding money. It's just my guess but I would imagine that was more about not sending enough money than no money at all. And as I mentioned before, it's a big reason why Arilotta rose up quickly. He was seen an an earner.