Tony Corallo 20 years later

[Pogo The Clown]

Great find Chin. So if Migliore replaced Funari as Consigliere with Macaluso serving as Acting Consigliere for a brief period to be replaced by Casso in late 1987 then who served as UnderBoss until Casso was promoted in 1989? It seems strange that Amuso would replace Funari and Migliore as Consigliere when they went to prison but leave Santoro as UnderBoss even though he was also in prison.


Pogo

[JeremyTheJew]

So there you have casso testifying complete different of the narrative in his book.

Awesome finds chin.

[chin_gigante]

Considering that both an underboss and an acting boss from that period have flipped, it's quite strange how confusing the Luchese hierarchy is from about 1986 to 1989. If I were to consolodate the information from D'Arco and Casso the picture I have looks like this.

During the Commission trial:

Anthony Corallo (Boss)
Salvatore Santoro (Underboss)
Christopher Furnari (Consigliere)
Mariano Macaluso (Acting Consigliere)

1986-1987:

Vittorio Amuso (Boss)
[Possibly vacant] (Underboss)
Aniello Migliore (Consigliere)

1987-1989:

Vittorio Amuso (Boss)
[Possibly vacant] (Underboss)
Anthony Casso (Consigliere)

1989-1991:

Vittorio Amuso (Boss)
Anthony Casso (Underboss)

1991:

Vittorio Amuso (Boss)
Anthony Casso (Underboss)
Alfonso D'Arco (Capo/ Acting Boss)
Anthony Baratta (Capo/ Acting Underboss)
Steven Crea (Capo/ Acting Consigliere)

1991:

Vittorio Amuso (Boss)
Anthony Casso (Underboss)
Alfonso D'Arco (Capo/ Panel)
Anthony Baratta (Capo/ Panel)
Frank Lastorino (Capo/ Panel)
Salvatore Avellino (Capo/ Panel)

[Pmac2]

Mariano mac. I think was acting consig in the early 70tys someone went to prison

[Pmac2]

Crazy vic would try to have neil Miglore his friend and first pic for his administration killed in 91. Or was it casso trying to take out vic's allies

[Pmac2]

Surposely casso had pat testa killed because he was amuso eyes and ears on the street once vic was locked up. I read frank lastorino killed testa but he reached out to capeci to clear his name like a decade ago. Either way he must be in the dog house. Since his release from prison . He was casso guy killer bobby borrello maybe testa. He must be hated

[Pmac2]

All cassos close guys must all be shelved. I read desantis was always a guy from amuso crew

[chin_gigante]

Did some more digging into the Luchese hierarchy from about 1986 to 1991 and here's what I've come up with:

These first two charts are from the Senate Subcommittee of Investigations in their "25 Years After Valachi" report. The third chart is the government exhibit found at the front of Mob Boss. The quality of the first one isn't great but you should be able to zoom in on it enough to see the names.

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[chin_gigante]

The following is information from the City of New York Police Department Intelligence Division. It can also be found in the "25 Years After Valachi" report though it looks to be the most inaccurate and least reliable description of the family at that time.

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[chin_gigante]

The last page of the NYPD chart:

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[chin_gigante]

The following is from Vincent Cafaro's testimony and affidavit also found in the "25 Years After Valachi" report. His knowledge of the Luchese family seems confused. For example, referring to Amuso as the consigliere and Luongo as the acting boss. I've seen nothing else to suggest Amuso or Luongo held these positions.

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[chin_gigante]

Greg Scarpa's description of the Luchese administration. Note that (unless he reported it earlier and it didn't make it un-redacted into the files that have been publicly released) Scarpa does not report on Amuso becoming the boss until 1988. Based on the accounts of Casso and D'Arco (who confirm that Amuso became boss in 1986), Scarpa seems to have heard about this late or passed his knowledge to the FBI late.
The description of a panel being used to run the family in 1987 backs up what Cafaro said, but neither D'Arco or Casso made any mention of this. The Colombo family definitely had a panel at this time (Benny Aloi, Jimmy Angellino, Joe Tomasello) and so did the Bonanno family (Louie Attanasio, Anthony Spero, Sal Vitale), so maybe there was a panel assisting Amuso for his first year or so on the job. Maybe if we ever get out hands on D'Arco or Casso's 302s or trial testimony we could clarify this.

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[chin_gigante]

Finally, excerpts from two articles by Jerry Capeci that have Neil Migliore as the underboss during the mid-1980s, specifically during the Commission Trial. Maybe he was acting for Tom Mix, maybe he replaced him. Trying to line this up with the information on Migliore from Mob Boss, maybe he was underboss during the Commission case, then moved over to consigliere when Amuso took over and then was replaced by Casso in 1987.

What’s Left of the Mob
19 January 2005
https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/10870/

Currently, the Lucheses have a trio of veteran capos functioning as a ruling committee: Aniello “Neil” Migliore, 71; Joseph DiNapoli, 69; and Matthew Madonna, 69.
Migliore, who served briefly as underboss to Antonio “Tony Ducks” Corallo decades ago, “is the biggest influence on the street,” says one law-enforcement official. “He’s more equal than the others,” says another investigator.

Wiseguy Neil Migliore Dies In Bed, 27 Years After The Mob Failed To Kill Him
03 October 2019
https://www.ganglandnews.com/members/column1175.htm

Aniello (Neil) Migliore, a well-respected wiseguy who survived a desperate 1992 rubout attempt that left him severely wounded and who allegedly earned millions from his construction industry rackets, cashed in his chips last month. He was 85.
Migliore lived for years on a quiet cul-de-sac in Oyster Bay two doors away from the late Luchese family crime boss Antonio (Tony Ducks) Corallo. And while Tony Ducks was fighting the historic Mafia Commission case, Migliore served as family underboss in the mid-1980s.

[Pmac2]

Still believe tony ducks orderd the buddy hit. It wouldn't have been as smooth transition for amuso to become boss. Chin would have wanted to know why tony ducks acting boss was killed on a sneak. This was 86 chin was at his peak. Ducks okd it or chin did...

[newera_212]

I wish there was more info out there on Amuso and how he got brought into the Luccheses, who he came up with, etc.

D'Arco's book is a trove of info, and outside of him talking about his reasons for ratting, there doesn't seem to be much of an agenda at all when it comes to recapping events, telling stories, etc. - he has an almost photographic memory and was great at dropping little things like locations/places/addresses/etc.

- D'Arco talks a little about how him and Amuso virtually came from the same neighborhood as kids and their paths crossed a few times, even later in life in prison, but doesn't make it seem like they were all that close. Or, if they were that close, in his book he glosses over Vic's background and mob career and their relationship all together. I know it wasn't a book ABOUT Amuso per say but there were some big time lapses to that end - especially considering he's a vital part of the story and D'Arco's mob career later on.

Anyone know what the deal is? Amuso was around the Colombos in South Brooklyn and then ended up "switching over" to the Luccheses later on right before that period in the mid 70s where seemingly everyone was getting made? And within 5 or 6 years he's already being talked about as candidate for replacement boss?

Another surprising thing is the fact that Corallo and Santoro relinquished their positions all together