Visiting the West Side 1963

[JoelTurner]

Joel, you might have posted some names in the last few pages that aren't reflected, I'm not ignoring your input I promise. Forgive me but this is very difficult to keep it all straight.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

No problem. You're absolutely killing it!

[JoelTurner]

Boss
Vito Genovese Don Vito

Acting Boss / Underboss
Gerardo Catena

Acting Underboss / Capodecina?
Thomas Eboli (Successor to Tony Bender)

Consigliere
Michele Miranda

Messenger (informal position, likely soldier)
Michael Genovese

Former Bosses-
Frank Castiglia Frank Costello
Salvatore Lucania Charles Luciano," "Charlie Lucky"
Giuseppe Masseria Joe the Boss
Salvatore Loiacano
Fortunato LoMonte
Giuseppe Morello

Capodecina
1 Vincent Alo
--Gerard Laietta
2 James Angelina
--Matthew Fortunato
3 Ruggierio Boiardo
4 Antonio Carillo
5 Eugene Catena
6 Salvatore Celembrino
7 Michael Coppola
--Philip Lombardo
8 Angelo De Carlo
9 Peter De Feo
10 Generosa Del Ducca
11 Mickey Di Mino
12 Thomas Eboli
-- Pasquale R Eboli
13 Cosmo Frasca
14 Thomas Greco
15 Rocco Pellegrino
--Rosario Mogavero
16 Frank Alfonso Tieri
17 Frank Celano

Alo Decina
Robert Nicholas Belangi
Joseph Bernava
Loreto Centore
Francesco Cucolo
Giusepe Antonio Doto
Aniello Ercole
Frank Galluccio
Angelo Lantosca
Gaetano Martino
Aldo Mazzarati
Thomas Milo, Sr
Rocco Perotta
James Picarelli
Luigi Prado
Rudolph Prisco
Nicholas Rattenni
Giovanni Battista Salvo
Gaetano Somma

Angelina Decina
Louis Barbella
Modesto Barra
Joseph Barra
Rocco Barra
Orlando Coralluzzo
Tobia DeMiccio
Matthew Fortunato
Paul Marcione
Mike Panetti
John Savino

Battaglia Decina
-?

Boiardo Decina
Nicholas Aldarelli
Anthony Boiardo
Toby Paul Boyd
Pietro Silvio Cavanna
Angelo Chieppa
Anthony D'Ambrosio
Louis DeBenedetto
Emilio Delio
Gigino Farina
Michele Genovese
Andy Gerardo
John Luciania (Lucania?)
Victor Pisauro
Anthony Russo
John Russo
Charles Tourine
Ralph Vicaro

Carillo Decina
George Nobile
Anthony Provenzano

Catena Decina
Raffaele Belvedere
Nicholas Bufania
Frank Catena
Angelo LaPadura
Pietro LaPlaca
John Lardiere
anthony Nino
Filippo Noto
Daniel Noto
Giuseppe Pecora
Thomas Pecora
Daniel Polidori
"Balsey" TNU
Tar Baby TNU
Carmine Toto

Celembrino Decina
-

Celano Decina
-

Coppola Decina
Carlo Albero
Alfred Cupolo
Benjamin DeMartino
Theodore DeMartino
Anthony DeMartino
Pasquale Erra
Anthony Ferro
Joseph Gagliano
Joseph Lanza
Frank Livorsi
Felix Monaco
Louis Pacella
Joseph Paterra
Alexander Rosoto / Rosato
Angelo Charles Salerno
Anthony Salerno
Anthony Salerno
Ferdinand Salerno
Thomas Salerno
Daniel Scargatta
Giovanni Schillaci
Joseph Schipani
Joseph Stracci
Joseph Tortorici

DeCarlo Decina
Angelo Casamasso
Peter Costello
Angelo De Carlo
Rosario Miraglia
Louis Percello
Joseph Polverino
William Rega
Anthony Santoli
Carl Silesia
Anthony Zullo
Carmine Zullo

De Feo Decina
-

Del Ducca Decina
-

Di Mino Decina
-

Eboli Decina
Dominick Alongi
"Mike Barese"
James Battaglia
Frank Caggiano
Edward Capobianco
Joseph Cataldo
John DeBellis
Joe DeNegris
Lawrence Dentico
Dominick DeQuarto
Cosmo DiPietro
Salvatore DIPietro
Domenco DiQuarto
Ralph Eboli
Alfred Faicco
Anthony Florio
Steven Franse
Vincent Gigante
Mario Gigante
Michael Graziosi
Michael Maione
Mauro Manna
Louis Manna
George Martinelli
Vincenzo Mauro
Peter Mione
Pasquale Moccio
Gerard Mosciello
Thomas Musto
Michael Nicolene
Sebastian Ofria
Pasqale Pagano
Joseph Luco Pagano
Joseph Pagano
Armando Perillo
Girolamo Santuccio
Fiore Siano
Innocenzio Stoppelli
Joseph Valachi

Frasca Decina
-

Greco Decina
-

Miranda Decina
Gregory John Ardito
Lorenzo Brescia
Frank Celano
Alfonzo Criscuolo
Peter DeFeo
Joseph DeMarco
Joseph Lanza
Alfonso Marzano
Barney Mirando
Dave Petillo
Mathew Principe
Michael Spinella

Mogavero Decina
Joseph Agone
Anthony Albanese
Ottilio Frank Caruso
Michelino Clemente
George Filipone
Joseph Lapi
Joseph Mogavero
Rosario Mogavero

Pellegrino Decina
Carmine Pellegrino
Peter Pellegrino

Springfield Decina
Nicholas Camerota
James Collaro
Salvatore Cufari
Mario Fiore
Angelo Fiore
Chester Iacone
Salvatore Iacone
Louis Maloni
Carlo Mastrototaro
Joseph Mineo
Cosmo Panarelli
Thomas SanFratello
Francis Santo
Albert Scibelli
Anthony Scibelli
Frank Scibelli
Henry Siciliano

Tieri
-

Unknown
Philip Albanese
Fred Amarosa
Giovanni Biele
Carmine Bove
Salvatore Briguglio
Frank Cacciatore
Charles Campisi
Thomas Campisi
Charley Cappociro
Julius Celantano
Dominick Ciaffone
Jake Columbo
Carmelo Coppolino
Pietro Dolce
Ralph Dolce
Ralph Ferrara
Rudy Frisco
Charles Gagliadotto
Joseph Gerado
Salvatore Granello
Edward Lanzeri
Ernest Lazzara
Iggy Leone
Little Rocky (Nickname)
Thomas Lombardi
Salvatore Luisi
John Manfredonia
Anthony Martino
Vincent Martino
Louis Milo
Sabato Milo
Raymond Muscarella
Danny Nardo
Anthony Nasti
Arthur Palumbo
Joe Pensola (nickname)
Angelo Pero
Ciro Perrone
Joseph Perrone
Michael Perrone
Joseph Randazzo
Anthony Ricci
George Rizzo
Alfonso Roccomonte
Anthony Ruggiano
Frank Russo
Louis Russo

Added
Mathew Ianiello
Salvatore Gaetano Maiorana
Angelo LaPadura
Carmine Battaglia
Ernest Lazzara
Joseph Pecora
Thomas Pecora
Ralph Belvedere
Anthony D'Ambrosio
Carmine Toto
John Lardiere
Joseph Polverino
Nicholas Buffania
Peter LaPlaca

Sandino Pandolfo needs to be removed, he was dead.

Michael Geralle was in Gene Catena's crew.

[Angelo Santino]

Sandino Pandolfo needs to be removed, he was dead.

He's someone I'd like to find a way to show because everyone wondered for the longest time who this "Luciano Family counselor" who advised Tony Bender was. There's also a link to Gigante.

We still don't really know what his position was do we?

[B.]

Sandino Pandolfo needs to be removed, he was dead.

He's someone I'd like to find a way to show because everyone wondered for the longest time who this "Luciano Family counselor" who advised Tony Bender was. There's also a link to Gigante.

We still don't really know what his position was do we?

He died in 1948 but could be included as a past admin member.

From the thread on him: viewtopic.php?f=29&t=7403&p=186726&hili ... fo#p186726

- Joe Valachi's book refers to Pandolfo as both a "counselor" to Tony Strollo and the "Family counsel." From my own research I've learned that Peter Maas and perhaps the FBI changed some of Valachi's terms so they would be more palatable to the American public, so it's likely Valachi knew Pandolfo to be the family consigliere.

"Family" counsel is the most telling part to me. The main question is whether he was acting or official. I'm warming up to Costello having been official consigliere like Bill B said so maybe Pandolfo was the acting but I don't think there's a source who says.

[Angelo Santino]

Sandino Pandolfo needs to be removed, he was dead.

He's someone I'd like to find a way to show because everyone wondered for the longest time who this "Luciano Family counselor" who advised Tony Bender was. There's also a link to Gigante.

We still don't really know what his position was do we?

He died in 1948 but could be included as a past admin member.

From the thread on him: viewtopic.php?f=29&t=7403&p=186726&hili ... fo#p186726

- Joe Valachi's book refers to Pandolfo as both a "counselor" to Tony Strollo and the "Family counsel." From my own research I've learned that Peter Maas and perhaps the FBI changed some of Valachi's terms so they would be more palatable to the American public, so it's likely Valachi knew Pandolfo to be the family consigliere.

The main question is whether he was acting or official. I'm warming up to Costello having been official consigliere like Bill B said so maybe Pandolfo was the acting but I don't think there's a source who says.

I wondered about this myself. If Luciano was official Boss, Costello official Consig, Genovese official Under, they might have kept those official positions until 1946 (when Luciano was deported and according to Bill's first book when Costello was made official on a boat off the coast of Florida). Luciano was off the streets by 1934 and convicted in 1936, there wasn't an Acting Boss during this time, Genovese held Under and flees in 1937. Maybe Costello as Acting didn't have the authority or political power to remove Genovese and instead Moretti filled that slot on an acting basis? In which case, perhaps Pandolfo was acting Con during this period. It's all speculation.

[Angelo Santino]

Who was consig before Miranda? Did he hold is position under Costello?

[B.]

There's good old "Chee Gusae" to consider too before he died. I think we all gave up on him.

In the Pandolfo thread I wondered if the 1950s consigliere was Del Duca. Since then though on JD's blog he had him as capodecina in 1957. He could have been captain and acting consigliere though.

My reasoning:

There is a period from the early 1950s until 1957 when there is no consigliere identified. Pandolfo was dead and Costello was the official boss. They may have left the position empty during that time... the Profaci family went five years before electing a new official consigliere (1959-1964) but they had guys acting during that time. Did the Genovese have someone acting? Doesn't seem to be any clear info.

- When Valachi was told by Vito Genovese not to deal heroin, he said he was called to a meeting and forced to wait, eventually being greeted by Toddo Del Duca. Del Duca told Valachi that he liked him, the implication being he advocated on Valachi's behalf to Genovese. I can't figure out why Del Duca played a role in this meeting. He was a Brooklyn capodecina who Valachi didn't report to and it's strange he would have been involved in this particular issue, particularly as an advocate for Valachi.

- One of the duties of consigliere was to advocate for the membership. I don't remember if Valachi says exactly when the meeting occurred, but he claims he didn't start dealing drugs until the 1950s. Unless the meeting happened after 1957, it might coincide with the the period where there is no known official or acting consigliere. Maybe Del Duca acted in that capacity which would explain why he got involved in the Valachi issue. Just a guess... it's crazy we have tons of info from a made member during this time and we still can't say for sure.

Another possible indication Del Duca was involved with the admin is on the DeCarlo tapes, where Ray DeCarlo says at one poiint "Tato" (Del Duca) wanted DeCarlo to induct five new members, but DeCarlo didn't have five guys he wanted to make. This would have happened sometime between 1947 and 1957, when DeCarlo was inducted and before the books were closed.

DeCarlo had ties to Brooklyn, so either Del Duca was his captain for a time in the 1950s or Del Duca was helping the admin in some capacity. Can't think of another explanation for Del Duca instructing DeCarlo he had five membership spots to fill.

[Angelo Santino]

Ok this was interesting-

Mickey Di Mino Mickey the Leech
9/26/1909 NYC
78 Gaston Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Accursio Dimino Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia
Giuseppa Sclafani Genuardi Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia
Fay
Furniture Salesman
Capodecina DIMino

Mickey DiMino's father was a D'Aquila Capodecina who was murdered in 1922.

[Angelo Santino]

There's good old "Chee Gusae" to consider too before he died. I think we all gave up on him.

In the Pandolfo thread I wondered if the 1950s consigliere was Del Duca. Since then though on JD's blog he had him as capodecina in 1957. He could have been captain and acting consigliere though.

My reasoning:

There is a period from the early 1950s until 1957 when there is no consigliere identified. Pandolfo was dead and Costello was the official boss. They may have left the position empty during that time... the Profaci family went five years before electing a new official consigliere (1959-1964) but they had guys acting during that time. Did the Genovese have someone acting? Doesn't seem to be any clear info.

- When Valachi was told by Vito Genovese not to deal heroin, he said he was called to a meeting and forced to wait, eventually being greeted by Toddo Del Duca. Del Duca told Valachi that he liked him, the implication being he advocated on Valachi's behalf to Genovese. I can't figure out why Del Duca played a role in this meeting. He was a Brooklyn capodecina who Valachi didn't report to and it's strange he would have been involved in this particular issue, particularly as an advocate for Valachi.

- One of the duties of consigliere was to advocate for the membership. I don't remember if Valachi says exactly when the meeting occurred, but he claims he didn't start dealing drugs until the 1950s. Unless the meeting happened after 1957, it might coincide with the the period where there is no known official or acting consigliere. Maybe Del Duca acted in that capacity which would explain why he got involved in the Valachi issue. Just a guess... it's crazy we have tons of info from a made member during this time and we still can't say for sure.

Another possible indication Del Duca was involved with the admin is on the DeCarlo tapes, where Ray DeCarlo says at one poiint "Tato" (Del Duca) wanted DeCarlo to induct five new members, but DeCarlo didn't have five guys he wanted to make. This would have happened sometime between 1947 and 1957, when DeCarlo was inducted and before the books were closed.

DeCarlo had ties to Brooklyn, so either Del Duca was his captain for a time in the 1950s or Del Duca was helping the admin in some capacity. Can't think of another explanation for Del Duca instructing DeCarlo he had five membership spots to fill.

I read this. I think you make the case.

[B.]

I thought Dimino was his nickname. His real name is Generoso and his father was a member, right?

Edit: Wait, was there a different member named Mickey the Leech Dimino?

[Angelo Santino]

Good question. Thank you for pointing that out.

The Michele “Mickey Dimino” Generoso was born in 2018 and died in 2015. Mafia memberships has them as two different people, the latter who matches what I found. But it could be wrong.

generoso.PNG

DiMino was listed as a capo, so perhaps he was actually Generoso.

We'd have to find out if Generoso was ever referred as Mikey the Leech.

Joel, help!!

[Angelo Santino]

Thomas Greco.

FBI dead lists
GRECO GAETANO b.12/19/95

GRECU THOMAS JOHN b. 5/6/1888 aka Thomas Greco

MM charts has him as
Greco-Thomas Mr.Palmer 1895-1975 Messina,Sic. [1903]

[JoelTurner]

Mickey DiMino is referred to as Mickey "the Leech" Dimino in this 1964 document (https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... elPageId=3)

He was MICHAEL JAMES GENEROSO. Born in NY, NY on 1-25-18.

His father was VINCENZO GENEROSA. This document(https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... elPageId=7) says that Salvatore Granello "accounts to" a Jimmy Generoso. The address provided, 76 7th St., New Rochelle; is the same as this Vincent Generoso in the 1940 census (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-co ... 78721:2442). On the sidebar, it shows he used the name Dimino.

In 1930, Vincent and Michael were living in the same house (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4GX-9Y6)

In 1970, Granello was hit with the approval of Vincenzo Generoso aka "The Old Man". He is identified as a Genovese member (https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... lPageId=13)

Vincenzo is identified as having been a captain in the Genovese family in 1960 (https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... elPageId=5)

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I don't think there was any direct relation with the old time Gambino capo.

[JoelTurner]

Does anyone know anything about Rinaldo Reino?

There’s a post on Pinterest that says: “Rinaldo Reino aka Blackie aka Reynold (1923-2003) was a soldier in the Genovese family. [...] He was part of a North Jersey mob group that carried on large scale gambling, illegal booze and narcotics. Associated with Settimo Accardo and his brother Joseph, Paul Lombardino and the Campisi Bros.” (https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/356910339204635675/)

I don’t know how reliable the Pinterest post is; I’ve never seen him on any list.

This was his census info (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-con ... 54419:2442)

[Angelo Santino]

Mickey DiMino is referred to as Mickey "the Leech" Dimino in this 1964 document (https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... elPageId=3)

He was MICHAEL JAMES GENEROSO. Born in NY, NY on 1-25-18.

His father was VINCENZO GENEROSA. This document(https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... elPageId=7) says that Salvatore Granello "accounts to" a Jimmy Generoso. The address provided, 76 7th St., New Rochelle; is the same as this Vincent Generoso in the 1940 census (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-co ... 78721:2442). On the sidebar, it shows he used the name Dimino.

In 1930, Vincent and Michael were living in the same house (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4GX-9Y6)

In 1970, Granello was hit with the approval of Vincenzo Generoso aka "The Old Man". He is identified as a Genovese member (https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... lPageId=13)

Vincenzo is identified as having been a captain in the Genovese family in 1960 (https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... elPageId=5)

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I don't think there was any direct relation with the old time Gambino capo.

Thank you. Interestingly enough, the correct one also comes from Sciacca (both sides) and he married a woman whose family came from Sciacca. DiMino is a Sciaccatan surname so it makes sense. I'm not seeing any Diminos in his family tree however.

Michael James Generosa
Mickey Dimino," "The Leech"
1/25/1918 NYC
76 7th St, New Rochelle, NY
Vincenzo Generoso Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia
Marie Pedicano Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia
Florencia Margiotta
Proprietor - Oil Company

Thank you!