Historical Genovese Leadership Crews

[Angelo Santino]

Alexander Aveleo Pandolfo
b-1897
Napoli
lived at 25 Thompson St
I think he arrived in 1919.


Valachi was right, DEFINIATELY a greaseball. Those shoes.





East Bronx tu' nonnu wear shoes like them? (Where ya been? Get the fuck in here!) We can use your thoughts on this topic.

[B.]

Great job finding a photo of him. Love how far the pants are pulled up.

[Angelo Santino]

Quite interesting how this guy all but escaped scrutiny. One of the few post 1930's guy to do so. Without Valachi, we would have never have heard of him or knew he was a factor.

Kinda serves as another reminder that a high profile doesn't always equate to one's status in the mob. Take the case of Phil Lombardo, in the 1960's after Valachi laid out the structure, one FBI agent was stunned because they had Lombardo pegged as being a leader citing his insulation from law enforcement. In the Eboli report, Lombardo is discussed as a favorite of Vito Genovese and despite being "soldier" was frequently mentioned by and involved with the catena, Eboli and Miranda.

It's a "just because no one's in the woods to hear the tree fall" type of thing.

[Angelo Santino]

Is it possible that Moretti inherited the remnants of the Newark Family which seemed to go a number of ways: Philadelphia, Colombo, Genovese, probably Gambino and Bonanno as well?

[Antiliar]

I recall on one of these forums we came up with a list of who was in the Newark Family and where they went. We can do that again. Here's a start (I'm just doing this from memory, so correct me if I make mistakes):

Salvatore Lombardino (to Profaci)
Settimo Accardi (to Lucchese)
Anthony Riela (to Bonanno)
Emmanuele Cammarata (to Profaci)
Joseph Lolordo (from Chicago to Elizabeth, NJ)
Joseph Misuraca (to Profaci)
Salvatore Cannela (to Profaci)
Andrew Lombardino (to Profaci)
Gaspare D'Amico (boss, fled to Puerto Rico)
Anthony Dolasco (to Lucchese)
Benjamin Pizzolato (to Lucchese)
Michael Russo (to Lucchese)
Pietro Campisi (to Genovese)
Vincenzo Troia (from Springfield/Rockford; killed)
Tony Caponigro (to Philadelphia)
?Salvatore Chiri (to Gambino)

[B.]

I recall on one of these forums we came up with a list of who was in the Newark Family and where they went. We can do that again. Here's a start (I'm just doing this from memory, so correct me if I make mistakes):

Salvatore Lombardino (to Profaci)
Settimo Accardi (to Lucchese)
Anthony Riela (to Bonanno)
Emmanuele Cammarata (to Profaci)
Joseph Lolordo (from Chicago to Elizabeth, NJ)
Joseph Misuraca (to Profaci)
Salvatore Cannela (to Profaci)
Andrew Lombardino (to Profaci)
Gaspare D'Amico (boss, fled to Puerto Rico)
Anthony Dolasco (to Lucchese)
Benjamin Pizzolato (to Lucchese)
Michael Russo (to Lucchese)
Pietro Campisi (to Genovese)
Vincenzo Troia (from Springfield/Rockford; killed)
Tony Caponigro (to Philadelphia)
?Salvatore Chiri (to Gambino)

You can remove LoLordo, as the Amari/DeCavalcante family was its own entity by the time he left Chicago and he would have gone straight to them given his Ribera heritage. He was also NY-based during his time in the DeCavalcantes.

Tony Caponigro is unlikely also. He would have still been fairly young when the Newark family disbanded and had spent a lot of his formative years in Philly which makes me think he was always associated with them even as a teenager in Newark. He was also Calabrian and I'm not sure if any of the alleged Newark members were from Calabria.

Other members would be:
Stefano Badami - boss (deposed or stepped down 1931, later murdered in 1955; maybe Lucchese after Newark)
Sam Monaco - underboss (killed)
Frank Monaco (not sure if made, Badami's alleged killer in 1955; maybe Lucchese)
Luigi Russo (killed)
Carmine Battaglia (Genovese)

Possible:
Aniello Santagata (Genovese)
Joseph Accardi (Lucchese)

Wouldn't surprise me if they were made up of these named guys plus a few old timers or sleepers and not much more. Probably a small, short-lived family based on our earlier discussions on them.

[Antiliar]

I thought Lolordo was wrong after I posted, but like I wrote, it was just from the top of my head. Caponigro was another, but I couldn't think of anyone else who switched to Philadelphia. Maybe no one did.

Luigi Russo, I found in a file (maybe in the Valachi manuscript) that he may have been Frank Scalise's underboss.

[B.]

I thought Lolordo was wrong after I posted, but like I wrote, it was just from the top of my head. Caponigro was another, but I couldn't think of anyone else who switched to Philadelphia. Maybe no one did.

Luigi Russo, I found in a file (maybe in the Valachi manuscript) that he may have been Frank Scalise's underboss.

Whoa, that'd be something if Scalise was simply deposed/stepped down but his underboss was killed.

[Antiliar]

Wrong guy. Jimmy Marino/LaPore, was either the underboss or a caporegime for Scalise. Took me a while to find the Valachi file, so Russo, I guess, was a Jersey guy. Marino was killed in a barber shop in the Bronx by one of Ciro Terranova's nephews, a brother of "Joe Baker" Catania. He was one of four men who were killed (that he knew of) connected to Maranzano's assassination. Interestingly, Valachi said he never heard of a nationwide execution of Maranzano men, which ironically puts the lie to what Peter Maas wrote in "The Valachi Papers."

[B.]

Wrong guy. Jimmy Marino/LaPore, was either the underboss or a caporegime for Scalise. Took me a while to find the Valachi file, so Russo, I guess, was a Jersey guy. Marino was killed in a barber shop in the Bronx by one of Ciro Terranova's nephews, a brother of "Joe Baker" Catania. He was one of four men who were killed (that he knew of) connected to Maranzano's assassination. Interestingly, Valachi said he never heard of a nationwide execution of Maranzano men, which ironically puts the lie to what Peter Maas wrote in "The Valachi Papers."

Thanks for clearing it up, man. All the records I could find for Luigi Russo put him in New Jersey so I was thinking that'd be weird if Scalise had an underboss in Jersey at that time. Makes more sense now.

And yep, you have to be very careful whether you're reading a direct quotation from Valachi or one of Maas' editorial narratives. Same goes for any book I guess.

[HairyKnuckles]

Another strong candidate for a former Newark member would be Gambino captain Antonio "Bada Noste" Paterno. His son, Joseph took over his crew in 1956.

Arturo Misuraca (later identified as a made Colombo member and a brother of John) may aslo have originally been with the Newark Family.

[felice]

paterno's nickname was "padre nostro" our father

[B.]

Not 100% on topic, but I thought it fit here:

A source claimed that a power struggle was building between Mike Miranda, backed by Antonio Carillo and Ruggiero Boiardo, and Vito Genovese, backed by Thomas Eboli, Peter DeFeo, and "probably" Angelo DeCarlo. This was due to Miranda disapproving of Genovese making Gerard Catena his underboss.

Not sure the exact year the source gave the info. Anyone ever heard anything like this?

[InCamelot]

Not 100% on topic, but I thought it fit here:

A source claimed that a power struggle was building between Mike Miranda, backed by Antonio Carillo and Ruggiero Boiardo, and Vito Genovese, backed by Thomas Eboli, Peter DeFeo, and "probably" Angelo DeCarlo. This was due to Miranda disapproving of Genovese making Gerard Catena his underboss.

Not sure the exact year the source gave the info. Anyone ever heard anything like this?

Wow, has anyone heard about this?

[InCamelot]

Here is an updated and corrected version (with help from JD and HK).

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Terranova-Coppola-Lombardo-Bellomo Crew:
Ciro “The Artichoke King” Terranova (1910s-1932) Demoted.
Michael “Trigger Mike” Coppola (1932-1966) Died.
-Benjamin “Benny the Bum” DeMartino (1960s)
-Philip “Benny Squint” Lombardo (1960s-1967/8) Became Official Capo.
Philip “Benny Squint” Lombardo (1966- Early 1970s) Became Boss.
Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno (Early 1970s-1972) Became Consiglieri.
Anthony “Buckaloo" Ferro (1972-1976) Became Consiglieri.
Joseph “Joe Stretch" Stracci (1976-19??)
Ralph “Farby” Serpico (19??-19??)
Saverio “Sammy” Santora (19??-1981) Became UnderBoss.
Benjamin “Benny the Bum” DeMartino (1981-19??)
Liborio “Barney” Bellomo (1980s-Present) Became Acting Boss/Imprisoned.
-Ralph Coppola (1990-1998) Killed.
-Frank “Farby” Serpico (1998-2001) Imprisoned.
-Also served as Acting Boss.
-Ernest Muscarella (1998-2002) Imprisoned.
-Also served as Acting Boss.
-Louis Moscatiello (2002-2003) Imprisoned.
-Arthur "Artie" Nigro (2003-2007) Imprisoned.
-Also served as Acting Boss.


Strollo-Eboli-Gigante Crew:
Vito Genovese (1920s-1931) Became UnderBoss.
Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo (19??-1962) Killed.
-Dominick “Dom the Sailor” DeQuarto (Late 1950s)
Thomas “Tommy Ryan” Eboli (1962-1971) Killed.
-Pasquale “Patsy” Eboli (1962-1970) Demoted.
Vincent “The Chin” Gigante (1970-1974)
Dominick “Fat Dom” Alongi (1974-1978) Became Consiglieri.
Vincent “The Chin” Gigante (1978-1981) Became Boss.
Dominick “Baldy Dom” Canterino (1981-1993) Died.
-In 1993 this Crew was plit between Dominick “Quiet Dom” Cirillo and Mario Gigante.


Cirillo Crew: Broke off from the Strollo-Eboli-Gigante Crew.
Dominick “Quiet Dom” Cirillo (1993-Present?)
-Federico “Fritzy” Giovanelli (1996-2001) Imprisoned.
Daniel “Danny” Pagano (20??-Present)


Miranda Crew:
Michele "Mike" Miranda (19??-Late 1950s) Became Consiglieri.
-In 1958 this Crew was split between Frank Celano, Frank “Funzie” Tieri, Anthony “Tony” Carillo, Generoso DelDucca, Peter DeFeo and Salvatore “Little Sal” Celambrino
-Frank Celano (1958-1963) Became Official Capo.
Frank Celano (1963-1973) Died.
John “Buster” Ardito (1970s-2007) Died.
? - Daniel “Danny/The Lion” Leo (2007-Present) Imprisoned.


DelDucca-Tieri Crew: Broke off from the Miranda Crew.
Generoso DelDucca (1958-1960s) Died.
Frank "Funzi" Tieri (1960s-1971) Became Boss.
-Frank Casina (1971-1972)
-In 1972 this crew was disbanded and merged with the DeCarlo Crew.


DeFeo Crew: Broke off from the Miranda Crew.
Peter DeFeo (1958- Late 1980s) Retired.
-Alexander Morelli (Late 1980s) Became Official Capo.
Alexander Morelli (Late 1980s-????)
-Not sure what became of this Crew.


Doto-Alo Crew:
Joseph "Joe Adonis" Doto (19??-1955) Deported.
Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo (1955-1970s)
-Gerard Laietta (1960s)
John Buonorado (1970s)
-In the (Late 70s/early 80s) this Crew was split between Alo, Lawrence “Larry Black” Centore, Gaetano "Mimi" Martino and possibly others.
Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo (1970s- Late 1980s) Retired.
Guiseppe "Joe" Spinelli (Late 1980s-????)
-Not sure what became of this Crew.


Centore-Parillo Crew: Brke off from the Doto-Alo Crew.
Lawrence “Larry Black” Centore (Late 1970s/Early 1980s-1992) Died.
Pasquale "Patsy" Parello (1992-Present?)


Yale-Carfano Crew:
Fracisco "Frankie Yale" Uale (1910s-1928) Killed.
Anthony "Little Augie Pisano" Carfano (1928-1957) Killed.
James "Jimmy" Angellino (1957-1970s)
-Matteo “Matty Brown” Fortunato (1960s-1970s) Became Official Capo.
-Albert “Chicky” Facciano (1970s-1979) Imprisoned.
Matteo “Matty Brown” Fortunato (1970s-1980s) Died.
-Not sure what became of this Crew.


Pelligrino Crew:
Rocco “The Old Man” Pellegrino (1920s-1960s) Died.
-Rosario “Saro” Mogavero (1960s) Became Official Capo.
Rosario “Saro” Mogavero (1960s-Early 1970s) Died.
Joseph “Joe Back” Lapi (Early 1970s-19??)
George “Flip” Filippone (19??-1980s)
-Louis “Healthy” Gaccione (1970s-1980s) Became Official Capo.
Louis “Healthy” Gaccione (1980s-Late 1980s) Retired.
-Rosario “Ross” Gangi (1980s) Became Official Capo/Imprisoned.
Rosario “Ross” Gangi (Late 1980s-20??) Imprisoned.
-Peter “Petey Red” DiChiara (1998-2001) Imprisoned.
-Salvatore “Sammy Meatballs” Aparo (1998-2001) Imprisoned.
Peter “Petey Red” DiChiara (20??-Present)


Ianniello Crew:
Matthew "Matty the Horse" Ianniello (1970s-19??) Stepped Down.
-James “The Little Guy” Ida (Late 1980s-1990) Became Consiglieri.
-Joseph “Joey” Ida (1990-1996) Imprisoned.
-In the late 1990s/early 2000s this Crew was split between Ianniello and Ciro Perrone.
Conrad Ianniello (20??-Present)


Perrone Crew: Brook off from the Ianniello Crew.
Ciro Perrone (Late 1990s/Early 2000s-2011) Imprisoned/Died.
-Not sure what became of this Crew. It is possible that Conrad Ianniello took over this Crew.


Moretti-Catena-Boiardo Crew:
Quarico "Willie Moore" Moretti (1920s-1951) Killed.
Gerardo "Jerry" Catena (1951-1957) Became UnderBoss.
Ruggiero "Richie the Boot" Bioardo (1957-1984) Died.
-In the 60s the Crew was split between Bioardo, Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo and Eugene “Gene” Catena.
-Anthony “Tony Boy” Boiardo (1960s-1978) Died.
-Andrew “Andy Gerard” Gerardo (1978-1984) Became Official Capo
Andrew “Andy Gerard” Gerardo (1984-1990s) Stepped Down.
-Thomas “Pee Wee” DePhillips (1987-1990s) Became Official Capo.
Thomas “Pee Wee” DePhillips (1990s) Stepped Down.
Andrew “Andy Gerard” Gerardo (1990s-2000s) Retired.
-Silvio DeVita (1990s-2000s) Became Official Capo.
Silvio DeVita (2000s-Present)


DeCarlo Crew: Broke off from the Moretti-Catena-Boiardo Crew
Angelo “Gyp” DeCarlo (1960s-1974) Died.
-In 1972 the Frank “Funzie” Tieri Crew was merged with this Crew.
Frank Casina (1974-19??)
Thomas Lombardi (1970s)
-Lombardi also ran the Tieri Crew.
Ottaviano Lombardi (19??-1987) Died.
Joseph “Joe Black” Ruggiero (1987-19??)
Salvatore “Sally Dogs” Lombardi (19??-1990s) Imprisoned/Died.
-Not sure what became of this Crew.


E. Catena-Gatto Crew: Broke off from the Moretti-Catena-Boiardo Crew
Eugene “Gene” Catena (1960s-1970s) Died.
Peter LaPlaca (1970s-1979)
Louis “Lou Red” Gatto (1979-2002) Died.
-In the 1990s Tino “The Greek” Fiumara took over a portion of this Crew.
Joseph “Streaky” Gatto (2002-2010) Died.


Fiumara Crew: Broke off from the E. Catena-Gatto Crew.
Tino “The Greek” Fiumara (1990s-2010) Died.
-Michael “Little Mike” Coppola (1979-1996) Fled from indictment/Imprisoned.
-Michael “Tona” Borelli (1996-Present?)


Springfeild Crew:
Salvatore “Big Nose” Cufari (1960s-1983) Died.
Francisco "Frank Skyball" Scibelli (1983-2000) Died.
Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno (2000-2003) Killed.
-Anthony “Bingy” Arilotta (Mid 2000s) Imprisoned/Later Flipped.
Felix Tranghese (Mid 2000s-2010) Flipped.


Genoroso Crew:
Vincenzo Genoroso (1960s-1970s)
-Michael "Micky Dimino" Generoso (1960s-1970s) Became Official Capo.
Michael "Micky Dimino" Generoso (1970s-Late 1990s) Stepped Down.
-Charles “Chucky” Tuzzo (Late 1980s)
-Sometime in the 90s Tuzzo took over a portion of this Crew.
-Anthony "Tough Tony/Tony Parkside" Federici (1991-????) Became Official Capo.
Anthony "Tough Tony/Tony Parkside" Federici (1999-2007) Stepped Down.
-Anthony "Rom" Romanello (20??-2007) Became Official Capo.
Anthony "Rom" Romanello (2007-Present)


Salvatore “Charlie/Lucky Luciano” Lucania (1920s-1930) Became UnderBoss.
Thomas “Tommy Palmer” Greco (19230-1970s) Died.
-In the early 60s this Crew was split between Greco and Cosmo Fresca.
-Joseph LaPadura (1960s)
-Rosario “Sally Young” Palmieri (Early 1970s)
-Joseph LaPadura (1970s)
Joseph “Joe Lefty” Loiacono (1970s-1988) Died.
James "Jimmy from 8th Street" Messera (1988-Present?)


Fresca-Malagone Crew: Crew created from the merger of the Gaetano “Tommy Bullets” Licata and a Brooklyn Crew in the early 1950s.
Cosmo Fresca (Early 1950s-1975) Died.
-Anthony “Hickey” DiLorenzo (1967-1971) Imprisoned.
Thomas “Crazy Tommy” Contaldo (1975-Late 1980s)
-Alphonse “Allie Shades” Malangone (1980s) Became Official Capo.
Alphonse “Allie Shades” Malangone (Late 1980s-2000s) Imprisoned.
-Alan “Baldie” Longo (1996-2001) Imprisoned.

So Joe Dente Sr, Bobby Manna, and Benny Eggs Mangano were never captains??