Joseph Campanella testimony notes (Persico trial)

[TallGuy19]

When he says that there were 15 to 20 associates in Allie Boy's crew, does that mean 15 to 20 total, or does that mean Allie had that many associates reporting directly to him?

[Shellackhead]

Is there a picture of Joe Campanella?

[TallGuy19]

Is there a picture of Joe Campanella?

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[chin_gigante]

Is there a picture of Joe Campanella?

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[Shellackhead]

Is there a picture of Joe Campanella?

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Thanks boss

[Shellackhead]

Is there a picture of Joe Campanella?

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Thank you sir

[JohnnyS]

So Frank Castellano is a made guy with the Gambinos then? Anybody have info on him?

[Rocco]

So Frank Castellano is a made guy with the Gambinos then? Anybody have info on him?

All I can tell you is he owns Grotta Azzurra on Mulberry St. Hes in his mid 60s and from Brooklyn. Not sure if he is still married to Rosalie. I would imagine not after the 10yr affair went public.

[JohnnyS]

So Frank Castellano is a made guy with the Gambinos then? Anybody have info on him?

All I can tell you is he owns Grotta Azzurra on Mulberry St. Hes in his mid 60s and from Brooklyn. Not sure if he is still married to Rosalie. I would imagine not after the 10yr affair went public.

Thanks Rocco!

[Hired_Goonz]

Thanks for another great breakdown Chin. This Campanella is a piece of work. So he denied on the stand that he was banging DeMartino's wife, that to me suggests he's probably telling the truth because if he wasn't it would be pretty easy to challenge that by putting the wife on the stand. Sure nobody wants to go on the stand and admit they were cheating on their husband (not sure if they were even still married at that point) but I gotta think if it were true she would be called as a witness. So if it isn't true, I can sort of piece together DeMartino's thought process even from this synopsis of the testimony. Campanella has a history of fucking other men's wives and he had the opportunity when he was picking DeMartino's kid up from school. Did the wife ever invite him in for coffee I wonder? Who knows.

Cutolo has always sounded like he was the real deal whenever anyone who knew him talks about him, and I can't blame him for being pissed off when this dickhead is buying a Benz rather than make any payments on the $300k loan Bill gave him. Interest free too!

[B.]

So Frank Castellano is a made guy with the Gambinos then? Anybody have info on him?

It's actually Frank Castellana, not Castellano, from the same branch as members Francesco and Pete Castellana who were cousins of Paul Castellano. I'd guess Frank is the son of Pete which would mean he was the nephew of murdered Lucchese member Leo Giammona too.

Sounds like he was an associate on record with the Sciandra crew, which makes sense given Sciandra took over the Gambino/Remini crew.

[Antiliar]

So Frank Castellano is a made guy with the Gambinos then? Anybody have info on him?

It's actually Frank Castellana, not Castellano, from the same branch as members Francesco and Pete Castellana who were cousins of Paul Castellano. I'd guess Frank is the son of Pete which would mean he was the nephew of murdered Lucchese member Leo Giammona too.

Sounds like he was an associate on record with the Sciandra crew, which makes sense given Sciandra took over the Gambino/Remini crew.

While we're on the tangent of Leo Giammona, it's interesting to note that he could be a descendant of Sicily's earliest known capoprovincia or capo dei capi, Antonino Giammona. He was known to be in this position no later than the mid-1890s. According to Newday, Eustachio "Leo" Giammona was a cousin of Paul Castellano, but per the New York Daily News he was related to Big Paul by marriage. He married Rose Castellano in 1954. He was born to Giovanni and Felicia Giammona on May 25, 1924 in Palermo and killed on June 15, 1988.

[B.]

Yeah, Giammona married the daughter of capodecina Frank Castellana and lived in Gravesend.

He's an earlier example of Gambino-connected Sicilians joining the Luccheses. Paolo LoDuca and Vincenzo Napoli are two others. From what Felice has shared, this trend has continued with newer guys from Torretta joining them.

I believe Leo had a son named Antonino / Anthony which could suggest he can be traced to the early boss Antonino Giammona.

[TallGuy19]

What year was Cutolo made?

[Pmac2]

i forgot in was in scarpas files 80 82. believe deross proposed him. i think andy russo was acting boss the min he was released in july 1994 till he gets violated on parole then allie boy is acting boss 96 till 99