Run ins with mobsters

[OcSleeper]

This is kinda related but Pennisi has been adamant that guys in the life will check out blogs and websites that report about “the life”. He knew guys that would read Capeci. Id love to know who the wiseguys are that cruise the internet checking out what the public has to say. Like who is the highest ranking mobster to ever check out a message board or website.

I think quite a few guys read about themselves whether it's from articles or forums and blogs. IIRC Massino had a Gangland account and to jump over into Canada, Vito Rizzuto had a gangland and I believe had books on himself. Raynald Desjardins text messages revealed he found it hilarious that journalists were calling him the "new Godfather of Montreal" because he wasn't even Italian. Andrea Scoppa constantly complained about journalists, especially when it involved his name and he had Renaud's Cellule 8002 vs Mafia book, Nicaso & Edward's Business or Blood book and several Journal de Montreal papers. Mary-Josée Viau & Guy Dion had a copy of Cedilot & Noel's Mafia Inc book and got reamed out by the hitman-turned-informant for "reading a bunch of lies." And finally Francesco Del Balso threatened journalist Felix Seguin for releasing a story on him that showed where his family lived.

I'm sure I've forgotten some and I'm sure there's plenty of cases of US mobsters showing interest in what is being said about them by journalists, forums and blogs.

[B.]

Jackie DeRoss had Gangland delivered to him every Thursday in MCC. Carmine Persico wrote to Gangland trying to clarify a couple of things some years back.

Capeci has been upset as it's come out in court wiseguys are sharing their Gangland passwords with each other, no joke.

[dave]

I'm sure some have Googled their name at some point to see what's out there about them, and all the blogs and forums that mention their name will be in the search results along with everything else.

[PolackTony]

Capeci has been upset as it's come out in court wiseguys are sharing their Gangland passwords with each other, no joke.

And people think the mafia’s dead…

[B.]

Question is if you can engage in account sharing with a member of another Family or if you have to keep it within your own Family / crew.

Can your captain demand your Gangland password?

Does sharing your Gangland password with another member count as a RICO predicate act?

"We find he defendant not guilty of murder conspiracy, but guilty of gambling, loansharking, and account sharing."

[chin_gigante]

We gotta have a sit down to decide who gets the table at Rao's and the Gang Land password this Thursday

[PolackTony]

Question is if you can engage in account sharing with a member of another Family or if you have to keep it within your own Family / crew.

Can your captain demand your Gangland password?

Does sharing your Gangland password with another member count as a RICO predicate act?

"We find he defendant not guilty of murder conspiracy, but guilty of gambling, loansharking, and account sharing."

The Commission will need to reconvene to set password protocol at the national level.

Guys have to be 100% Italian to open an account. All families will have to submit a list of proposed passwords to the Commission for approval. Families west of Cleveland will have to go to Chicago in the event that they get locked out and need a password reset. Sicilian members can’t share their passwords with American guys unless they make a new, US-based, account. Any member found using “password” as their password is automatically put on the shelf.

[Hired_Goonz]

This is kinda related but Pennisi has been adamant that guys in the life will check out blogs and websites that report about “the life”. He knew guys that would read Capeci. Id love to know who the wiseguys are that cruise the internet checking out what the public has to say. Like who is the highest ranking mobster to ever check out a message board or website.

I think quite a few guys read about themselves whether it's from articles or forums and blogs. IIRC Massino had a Gangland account and to jump over into Canada, Vito Rizzuto had a gangland and I believe had books on himself. Raynald Desjardins text messages revealed he found it hilarious that journalists were calling him the "new Godfather of Montreal" because he wasn't even Italian. Andrea Scoppa constantly complained about journalists, especially when it involved his name and he had Renaud's Cellule 8002 vs Mafia book, Nicaso & Edward's Business or Blood book and several Journal de Montreal papers. Mary-Josée Viau & Guy Dion had a copy of Cedilot & Noel's Mafia Inc book and got reamed out by the hitman-turned-informant for "reading a bunch of lies." And finally Francesco Del Balso threatened journalist Felix Seguin for releasing a story on him that showed where his family lived.

I'm sure I've forgotten some and I'm sure there's plenty of cases of US mobsters showing interest in what is being said about them by journalists, forums and blogs.

In the Scoppa book at one point when they're talking about Vito Rizzuto, Scoppa says to the journalists "he didn't cry when his father was killed, but he did cry for his son". Is that something he knows from the street, from his relationship with the RIzzuto family, or did he read it in Business or Blood? I honestly think the latter.

[JoeCamel]

Neighbors and close friends with former MA labor racketeer who I have met 2 of the older guys from NE who live locally was totally astounded that the guys on here researched his first hand experiences in 80s through the 00s (Salemme war specifically) but I came to realize after talking to them
About this site they are so compartmentalized about other guys in the life that they were in utter shock Bobby Luisi turned into a CW. Had almost no clue about the PhIlly thing and seems like it fell by the wayside when all that was going on. Apparently Bobby didn’t snitch on anyone from Boston or close people but also apparently no one really gave a shit about him past him being another guy from the neighborhood. Almost Completely unaware of his foray into the Mafia. Or just telling me that but it seemed more to me to the actual NE guys they literally just gave no shit about him after his dad got killed. He disappeared

[JoeCamel]

They were jaw dropped with me telling the whole Philly in Boston story to the extent I did and found it funny that guys that you’ve all read about really had no clue that it even really happened and that you can read about it on tre internet. Just an example

[CornerBoy]

so true, Joe Camel. a guy who sold tons of H and was very close to Piney, nicky the blonde, the dipalermos, ralphie cuomo, baby john etc said "Galante was boss of the lucchesse's"

[mike68]

Only close run in is when I went to the restaraunt of former Patriarca capo Biagio Diagiacomo (he 'retired' after serving his sentence). I said thanks on the way out the door as he was sitting off to the side. All I got in return was a fairly cold stare.

[ShotgunTheRifle]

Don't know if it counts as a run in. But went to Angelo's pizza in philly today and Faffy Iannarella was out walking around

[PolackTony]

Pretty certain that I met Jimmy Cozzo, suspected Chicago member, back around 2001. Believe that I ran into Joey Lombardo back in the 90s/early 2000s on occasion, as my family ate regularly at Bella Notte on Grand Ave, which was a restaurant that Joey frequented. Grew up in the immediate vicinity of the Huron Social Athletic Club and saw guys who very much looked the part there frequently in the early 90s as I walked past the club all the time going to Smith Park. All I knew was that everyone said those guys were in the mob and people minded their own business. I was a kid then and didn’t know anything, but I have little doubt that I interacted with guys who were somebody. Knew a few kids growing up who were related to big names and bragged about it (Sarno, Calabrese). Only found out years later who those names were. Couple of family friends were connected, but nothing major — only name of note was Joe Giacchino, alleged Elmwood Park associate best-known for running a big pill mill operation out of Melrose Park. Worked tradeshows at McCormick Place back in the 90s. Place was stacked with outfit guys and relatives via the Teamsters and forklift etc companies. Interacted with lots of guys who were almost certainly connected. Was told by people that the mob had a major presence there. Again, didn’t know anything beyond that till years later. Guys at work talking about shipments of stolen merchandise, gambling, etc. Very typical Chicago shit. If I knew then what I know now…

Have been to a number of places in NYC that are connected in both the Bronx and Brooklyn, but just by looking at them would have no idea if some of the guys I run into are connected. Lots of guys who look the part, so who knows. I live in a hotbed area and some of my fellow neighbors are very well-known people but I’ve never interacted beyond pleasantries.

[Sullycantwell]

It’s not exactly a mobster, but a substitute teacher at my school got pinched with Bobby Iannelli for gambling a couple years ago. He’s still a teacher too lol