Bergen Crew/Ruggiano Crew

[HairyKnuckles]

The only other capo i can think of them being under was possibly mike tally?

Yes that sounds very likely. Ruggiano, Nick Corozzo and Lenny DiMaria transfered to Caiazza´s crew in the early 1980s. Not sure for what reason, but there could have been a friction between these three and John Gotti that resulted in this transfer. Both crews had originally been together (one crew) under Dellacroce before Dellacroce was made underboss.

[Super]

Hairy do you know who else was in that crew i know the lafortes were in that crew. Also anything more about Mike Tally i know he got shelved by Neil. He seems to be a ghost there is next to nothing on him if any one can help thanks.

[B.]

One thing that stood out to me about this faction's history... Stefano Magaddino talked about someone who was likely Tommy Rava being a capodecina in charge of a group of other captains after Anastasia was murdered, then Angelo Bruno was recorded saying Neil Dellacroce was a "capodecina dei capodecina" (captain over other captains) in the early 1960s.

Indicates that the pro-Anastasia faction was allowed to be semi-autonomous under Rava and then Dellacroce even before Dellacroce became underboss. Makes sense they didn't create that arrangement out of thin air in the mid-1960s given the factional issues go back to at least 1957.

[Pmac2]

the guy tony lee who was a gotti codefendent any idea who his capo was. hes another guy who had a crew around him and only a soldier i think. skinny dom was one

[Shellackhead]

the guy tony lee who was a gotti codefendent any idea who his capo was. hes another guy who had a crew around him and only a soldier i think. skinny dom was one

He’s old school, he ran with Ruggiano & those guys since the 1950s.

[HairyKnuckles]

Hairy do you know who else was in that crew i know the lafortes were in that crew. Also anything more about Mike Tally i know he got shelved by Neil. He seems to be a ghost there is next to nothing on him if any one can help thanks.

Michael "Mike Tally" Caiazza (March 23, 1912 - April 28, 1994) Lived in Richmond, Staten Island. Caiazza owned bakeries on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn.

I made a list of Dellacroce crew members over on gangsterbb years ago. Assuming they all stayed with Caiazza, his crew was:

* Frank "Frankie Martin" Barranca (1928- ) Son of Stefano Barranca, made guy in the Bonanno Family. Frank Barranca was once put on a hit list by Larry Gallo due to a conflict in the numbers operation. Barranca and his brother operated out of Red Hook, Brooklyn, same territory as the Gallo brothers. In 1969, An informant said that Barranca was Dellacroce´s number one guy. The informant had knowledge of a meeting taking place down in Florida in 1969 between Barranca, Tony Plate and Santo Trafficante for the purpose of discussing a purchase of a hospital complex located in North Dade, Florida. Barranca lived at 228 Warren Street, Brooklyn. He may be still alive today.

* Joseph S. Barranca (Dec 29, 1929 - ) The brother of Frank. Lived at 475 Henry Street, Brooklyn. He was listed by the FBI as a made Gambino member in the 1960s, but not listed on LE charts later in the 1980s. May be still alive today.

* Michael Vincent Catalano (Feb 7, 1918 - May 15, 1998) One of the crew members who lived in close vicinity of Dellacroce´s Social club at Mulberry Street, just across the street actually. While already in jail for extortion, he was indicted 1n 1970, with Dellacroce and Angelo Bruno, the Philadelphia boss, on charges of criminal contempt. Later, also this time with Dellacroce, he was indicted on tax evasion conspiracy charges and was found guilty. He received a two year prison term.

* Michael Cirelli (March 1, 1908 - Feb 19, 1988) Cirelli was the owner of the apartment above The Ravenite that was used in the late 1980s by Gotti for secret talks.

* Edward Rocco "Eddie Ottawa" Consalvo (May 11, 1920 - Feb, 1981) Before moving to Richmond, Staten Island, Consalvo resided at 215 Mott Street. He was once employed as a longshoreman. He was probably the uncle of Carmine and Frank Consalvo, two brothers who both met mysterious deaths in 1975. Received a suspended sentence and placed on a two year probation in 1952 for possession of untaxed alcohol. In 1956, Consalvo was a suspect in the Abe Telvi murder. According to informants, Consalvo was driving the getaway car. If I´m not mistaken, Lucchese mobster Jimmy Plumeri was the godfather of Consalvo´s son Anthony.

* William Charles Cottone (April 14, 1915 - Feb, 1985) Lived at 10 Elizabeth Street and was a regular at a social club located at 121 Mulberry Street, owned by Gambino captain Joe Gennaro. This seems to suggest that Cottone was a Gennaro crew member but later (after Gennaro´s death) likely transfered to Dellacroce´s crew.

* Ettore Luigi "Eddie" DeCurtis (June 21, 1913 - July 1985) A prolific money maker, DeCurtis was a financier of pornographic lierature, films and homosexual bars. He ran several crap games throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island and was also known as a bookmaker. Lived at 185 West Houston Street. Three years after his death, DeCurtis´ son Gregory was shot to death while sitting in a stretched limo.

* Anthony "Tony West" DeLutro (Apr 9, 1927 - March 26, 1997) Another crew member who lived close by the Ravenite. In 1965, Tony DeLutro with eight others, was convicted of looting NJ post offices. It was said that the burglaries cost the government more than 158.000 US dollars in stolen postage stamps and blank money orders. DeLutro was given a two year prison term. Also in 1965, DeLutro was caught up in the big heroin case emanated from the Patsy Luca case. But I don´t know if he was found guilty or acquitted. In 1975, DeLutro was indicted in the same heroin case as Frank Lucas, found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

* Cataldo "Charlie The Animal" DeLutro (Nov 27, 1916 - April 14, 1987) A brother of Anthony, known as a shylock collector with a fearsome reputation. With Dellacroce, muscled in on various establishments when the owners could not repay loans. One of these establishments was The Jazzland, a night spot located in Midtown Manhattan. In 1970, DeLutro was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment, but I can´t find any details about the case. He lived at 55 East Houston Street in Manhattan.

* Joseph William "The Cat" LaForte Sr (1917 - 2016) When LaForte Sr was made, he was actually put under Carmine Lombardozzi but was transfered to be under Caiazza sometime in the 1970s. After Dellacroce´s death, LaForte Sr was put with Tommy Bilotti.

* Joseph "Buddy" LaForte Jr (1940 - ) The son of LaForte Sr. He was shelved by Dellacroce.

* Giacomo Morelli (May 13, 1912 - ?) A crew member who lived close to the Ravenite, at 235 Mulberry Street.

* Vincent J. Yacono Sr (Sep 8, 1926 - July 29, 1992) Yacono was caught up in the big French Connection case back in the late 1950s. He lived in the same South Brooklyn neighborhood as the Barrancas (at 503 Henry street). As a youth, Yacone was arrested for grand larceny after stealing 308 pounds of Italian cheese. He was also arrested for supplying two hoods with a 38 caliber revolver, used when the hoods hijacked a police officer´s patrol car.

[johnny_scootch]

the guy tony lee who was a gotti codefendent any idea who his capo was. hes another guy who had a crew around him and only a soldier i think. skinny dom was one

Mikey Gal was no joke either, Tony’s brother.

[HairyKnuckles]

the guy tony lee who was a gotti codefendent any idea who his capo was. hes another guy who had a crew around him and only a soldier i think. skinny dom was one

John Gotti was his captain and before that, Fatico was.

[johnny_scootch]

Old Cosa Nostra News article on same topic

In the 1960s and 1970s, Anthony (Fat Andy) Ruggiano had one of the biggest crews in the Gambino family, and he wanted to keep it that way.

He had had around 70-75 guys in his crew, and out of all of them, Andy wanted to straighten out only one, Nicky Corozzo.

Fat Andy "didn’t want to make anybody his equal at one point," said Anthony Junior. "He had a big crew with him and he liked it that way. He wound up being right."

Andy and Anthony (Tony Lee) Guerrieri even got into an argument over Fat Andy's reluctance to make any of his guys.

Tony Lee had wanted to put Anthony (Tony Pep) Trentacosta up to be straightened out with Nicky. Fat Andy prevailed, however, and they both decided that only Nicky would get made.

Once Andy proposed Nicky, Nicky went out of his way to express his gratitude to Ruggiano.

"After my father proposed Nicky, Nicky went to my father's house to see him every day."

So Fat Andy wasn't pleased to learn that Gene Gotti had been straightened out first, before Nicky. Anthony Junior pegged late 1976 as when Gene had been straightened out.

“Gene got straightened out before all of them,” Anthony Junior recalled.

After learning about Gene, “(m)y father made a remark to Neil (Dellacroce) at the Ravenite, saying something like, what happened to my guy that Gene went in first?'"

About a week later, at a wedding, Dellacroce replied to Fat Andy, telling him that they would straighten out Nicky, in a week, meaning one week after the wedding.

Then, Neil told Andy that, as a favor to him, meaning Ruggiano, they would also straighten out Lenny DiMaria, too, with Corozzo.

“Nicky was my father’s guy. My father loved Nicky. He loved Lenny, too, but Nicky was his heart.”

Other members of the crew included Ralph (The Fly) Davino Jr., Salvatore (Sally Botz) Pecchio, and Robert Engel.

John Gotti and Angelo Ruggiero were straightened out while on a prison furlough in 1978, Anthony Junior said.

"John and Angelo were with Charley Wagons."

Other members who Fat Andy straightened out were Mikey Gal, Tony Lee’s brother; Anthony (Tony Pep) Trentacosta; and Sonny, Tony Lee’s cousin.

Charley Wagons Fatico straightened out a lot of guys, but he had a rule: everyone he straightened out had to be involved in or directly commit a murder.

Charley used to say, ‘The guys I straightened out got it the right way.' Everyone he straightened out, he made sure they did work."

“My father got straightened out after he committed a murder," Anthony Junior said.

"Today it’s about who’s making the most money."

In addition to Fat Andy, Fatico also made: his brother, Danny the Head; John Gotti; Angelo Ruggiero; John Carniglia; and Gene Gotti.

[Shellackhead]

the guy tony lee who was a gotti codefendent any idea who his capo was. hes another guy who had a crew around him and only a soldier i think. skinny dom was one

Mikey Gal was no joke either, Tony’s brother.

Was he a shooter?

[johnny_scootch]

the guy tony lee who was a gotti codefendent any idea who his capo was. hes another guy who had a crew around him and only a soldier i think. skinny dom was one

Mikey Gal was no joke either, Tony’s brother.

Was he a shooter?

All those guys around Carmine Fatico & Andy Ruggiano did work at one point or another.

[Super]

Can any one help with who was in Faticos crew his brother Danny the Gottis, Cannigs. Gals, fat ange, Billy bats fat andy any one else? I'm sure i read Fatico had one of the largest crews in the family.

[Super]

Can any one help with who was in Faticos crew his brother Danny the Gottis, Cannigs. Gals, fat ange, Billy bats fat andy any one else? I'm sure i read Fatico had one of the largest crews in the family.

Possibly the Corozzos and Lenny.

[Philly d]

Hairy do you know who else was in that crew i know the lafortes were in that crew. Also anything more about Mike Tally i know he got shelved by Neil. He seems to be a ghost there is next to nothing on him if any one can help thanks.

Michael "Mike Tally" Caiazza (March 23, 1912 - April 28, 1994) Lived in Richmond, Staten Island. Caiazza owned bakeries on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn.

I made a list of Dellacroce crew members over on gangsterbb years ago. Assuming they all stayed with Caiazza, his crew was:

* Frank "Frankie Martin" Barranca (1928- ) Son of Stefano Barranca, made guy in the Bonanno Family. Frank Barranca was once put on a hit list by Larry Gallo due to a conflict in the numbers operation. Barranca and his brother operated out of Red Hook, Brooklyn, same territory as the Gallo brothers. In 1969, An informant said that Barranca was Dellacroce´s number one guy. The informant had knowledge of a meeting taking place down in Florida in 1969 between Barranca, Tony Plate and Santo Trafficante for the purpose of discussing a purchase of a hospital complex located in North Dade, Florida. Barranca lived at 228 Warren Street, Brooklyn. He may be still alive today.

* Joseph S. Barranca (Dec 29, 1929 - ) The brother of Frank. Lived at 475 Henry Street, Brooklyn. He was listed by the FBI as a made Gambino member in the 1960s, but not listed on LE charts later in the 1980s. May be still alive today.

* Michael Vincent Catalano (Feb 7, 1918 - May 15, 1998) One of the crew members who lived in close vicinity of Dellacroce´s Social club at Mulberry Street, just across the street actually. While already in jail for extortion, he was indicted 1n 1970, with Dellacroce and Angelo Bruno, the Philadelphia boss, on charges of criminal contempt. Later, also this time with Dellacroce, he was indicted on tax evasion conspiracy charges and was found guilty. He received a two year prison term.

* Michael Cirelli (March 1, 1908 - Feb 19, 1988) Cirelli was the owner of the apartment above The Ravenite that was used in the late 1980s by Gotti for secret talks.

* Edward Rocco "Eddie Ottawa" Consalvo (May 11, 1920 - Feb, 1981) Before moving to Richmond, Staten Island, Consalvo resided at 215 Mott Street. He was once employed as a longshoreman. He was probably the uncle of Carmine and Frank Consalvo, two brothers who both met mysterious deaths in 1975. Received a suspended sentence and placed on a two year probation in 1952 for possession of untaxed alcohol. In 1956, Consalvo was a suspect in the Abe Telvi murder. According to informants, Consalvo was driving the getaway car. If I´m not mistaken, Lucchese mobster Jimmy Plumeri was the godfather of Consalvo´s son Anthony.

* William Charles Cottone (April 14, 1915 - Feb, 1985) Lived at 10 Elizabeth Street and was a regular at a social club located at 121 Mulberry Street, owned by Gambino captain Joe Gennaro. This seems to suggest that Cottone was a Gennaro crew member but later (after Gennaro´s death) likely transfered to Dellacroce´s crew.

* Ettore Luigi "Eddie" DeCurtis (June 21, 1913 - July 1985) A prolific money maker, DeCurtis was a financier of pornographic lierature, films and homosexual bars. He ran several crap games throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island and was also known as a bookmaker. Lived at 185 West Houston Street. Three years after his death, DeCurtis´ son Gregory was shot to death while sitting in a stretched limo.

* Anthony "Tony West" DeLutro (Apr 9, 1927 - March 26, 1997) Another crew member who lived close by the Ravenite. In 1965, Tony DeLutro with eight others, was convicted of looting NJ post offices. It was said that the burglaries cost the government more than 158.000 US dollars in stolen postage stamps and blank money orders. DeLutro was given a two year prison term. Also in 1965, DeLutro was caught up in the big heroin case emanated from the Patsy Luca case. But I don´t know if he was found guilty or acquitted. In 1975, DeLutro was indicted in the same heroin case as Frank Lucas, found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

* Cataldo "Charlie The Animal" DeLutro (Nov 27, 1916 - April 14, 1987) A brother of Anthony, known as a shylock collector with a fearsome reputation. With Dellacroce, muscled in on various establishments when the owners could not repay loans. One of these establishments was The Jazzland, a night spot located in Midtown Manhattan. In 1970, DeLutro was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment, but I can´t find any details about the case. He lived at 55 East Houston Street in Manhattan.

* Joseph William "The Cat" LaForte Sr (1917 - 2016) When LaForte Sr was made, he was actually put under Carmine Lombardozzi but was transfered to be under Caiazza sometime in the 1970s. After Dellacroce´s death, LaForte Sr was put with Tommy Bilotti.

* Joseph "Buddy" LaForte Jr (1940 - ) The son of LaForte Sr. He was shelved by Dellacroce.

* Giacomo Morelli (May 13, 1912 - ?) A crew member who lived close to the Ravenite, at 235 Mulberry Street.

* Vincent J. Yacono Sr (Sep 8, 1926 - July 29, 1992) Yacono was caught up in the big French Connection case back in the late 1950s. He lived in the same South Brooklyn neighborhood as the Barrancas (at 503 Henry street). As a youth, Yacone was arrested for grand larceny after stealing 308 pounds of Italian cheese. He was also arrested for supplying two hoods with a 38 caliber revolver, used when the hoods hijacked a police officer´s patrol car.

Eddie consalvo must be related to Louie Eggs. Same last name not so common and some street.