Lucchese Family Wake 2013

[JohnnyS]

The wake of Anthony Villani Sr, the father of Lucchese soldier Anthony Villani Jr took place on March 21, 2013 at Balsamo's funeral home on Westchester Avenue in the Bronx. More than 25 inducted members and associates were observed attending.

Partial List of attendees:

Steven Crea (Lucchese Underboss)
Anthony Santorelli (Lucchese Caporegime)
Ralph Balsamo (Genovese Soldier)
James Bernadone (Genovese Soldier)
John Capra (Lucchese Soldier)
Pasquale Falcetti (Genovese Soldier)
Gary Medure (Lucchese Soldier)
Frank Salerno (Lucchese Soldier)
Alfred Santorelli (Lucchese Soldier)
Joseph Tantillo (Lucchese Soldier)
Anthony Villani Jr (Lucchese Soldier)
James Coumoutsos (Genovese associate)
Pasquale Inglese (Genovese associate)

[JohnnyS]

Weird how Falcetti is listed as a soldier then was indicted as a capo later that year.

[PolackTony]

When James “Quick” Coumoutsos was busted last year as part of the Villani Jr gambling operation, he was described as an “associate of Villani”. Presumably, this is just an operational thing referring to the gambling ring, but now I’m wondering if Coumoutsos is still a Genovese associate who was working with Villani, or if he’d been actually transferred to the Luccheses since Villani Sr’s wake. Anyone know who he was on record with (Falcetti maybe)?I know exactly where the guy lives and believe I’ve seen him before, guess I could just ask him lol.

[PolackTony]

Question: does anyone know if James Bernardone lived in Country Club in the past?

[Little_Al1991]

Any information on Anthony Santorelli? He’s had a position for years but seems to be very low key

[Tonyd621]

When James “Quick” Coumoutsos was busted last year as part of the Villani Jr gambling operation, he was described as an “associate of Villani”. Presumably, this is just an operational thing referring to the gambling ring, but now I’m wondering if Coumoutsos is still a Genovese associate who was working with Villani, or if he’d been actually transferred to the Luccheses since Villani Sr’s wake. Anyone know who he was on record with (Falcetti maybe)?I know exactly where the guy lives and believe I’ve seen him before, guess I could just ask him lol.

Just tell him you are asking for a friend....lol

[newera_212]

Question: does anyone know if James Bernardone lived in Country Club in the past?

3211 Country Club Road - he holds the deed for that place

[PolackTony]

Question: does anyone know if James Bernardone lived in Country Club in the past?

3211 Country Club Road - he holds the deed for that place

Yup, figured it was the same guy.

[slimshady_007]

Nice post man. Anyone know what crew James Bernadone was in?

[Tonyd621]

He was 47 here in this article and referred as a Genovese soldier
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com ... costs/amp/

[newera_212]

Re: Bernardone...He looks like an old 47 in that picture. I know 47 isn't 27...but still.

LMAO at his apology to the court and to the union members. Especially the last part of it: “I just want to apologize to the court for letting my members down,” he said. “Now I know what I did was wrong — which I didn’t know then.”

Curious to know which crew he was in as well. I'm speculating that he wasn't in the 116th crew. Besides the 116th Crew which seems to be "at large" all over the damn place all the way from Manhattan up to the northern part of Westchester... there are at least two other Bronx "based" crews, right? Parello's 'Little Italy / Arthur Ave' crew and a more East Bronx and Morris Park based one? I say the neighborhoods in light quotes because we know these guys live and operate all over the place

Next question could be a different post or even a different thread, but who is Joseph Tantillo (Lucchese Soldier) ?? Does he have anything to do with the Tantillo produce company at Hunts Point? There is a Tantillo family who runs a pretty big produce biz at Hunts Point - where as of the time of this funeral, it wasn't like there was a huge array of little mob linked produce companies and a bunch of little bullshit ancillary companies set up for mob guys. There's like a solid core of family owned (not LCN family) big, legit produce businesses there - and a pretty clean well oiled machine. Being that mob guys have inroads to all of the other industries that make Hunts Point even exist, yeah sure ...not crazy for them to have some involvement at the actual market. But a made guy directly owning a biz? It's not like the Fish Market in the 1970s. If a made guy is really linked to direct ownership of one of the biz there, that's ridiculous - you'd think they'd keep someone like that as a close associate, at best. Probably isn't the same Tantillo? But if so..jesus christ

[PolackTony]

The owner of A&J Produce at Hunts Point is named Joseph Tantillo. No idea myself if it’s the same Joseph Tantillo (I agree that it’s unlikely that in this day he’d have his name as the owner of a company at Hunts Point), or possibly a relative.

[CornerBoy]

Re: Bernardone...He looks like an old 47 in that picture. I know 47 isn't 27...but still.

LMAO at his apology to the court and to the union members. Especially the last part of it: “I just want to apologize to the court for letting my members down,” he said. “Now I know what I did was wrong — which I didn’t know then.”

Curious to know which crew he was in as well. I'm speculating that he wasn't in the 116th crew. Besides the 116th Crew which seems to be "at large" all over the damn place all the way from Manhattan up to the northern part of Westchester... there are at least two other Bronx "based" crews, right? Parello's 'Little Italy / Arthur Ave' crew and a more East Bronx and Morris Park based one? I say the neighborhoods in light quotes because we know these guys live and operate all over the place

Next question could be a different post or even a different thread, but who is Joseph Tantillo (Lucchese Soldier) ?? Does he have anything to do with the Tantillo produce company at Hunts Point? There is a Tantillo family who runs a pretty big produce biz at Hunts Point - where as of the time of this funeral, it wasn't like there was a huge array of little mob linked produce companies and a bunch of little bullshit ancillary companies set up for mob guys. There's like a solid core of family owned (not LCN family) big, legit produce businesses there - and a pretty clean well oiled machine. Being that mob guys have inroads to all of the other industries that make Hunts Point even exist, yeah sure ...not crazy for them to have some involvement at the actual market. But a made guy directly owning a biz? It's not like the Fish Market in the 1970s. If a made guy is really linked to direct ownership of one of the biz there, that's ridiculous - you'd think they'd keep someone like that as a close associate, at best. Probably isn't the same Tantillo? But if so..jesus christ

Are you talking about companies like Dicarlo?

Do you know a lot about the produce business? If so, I'm asking for a reason.

[TSNYC]

I assume this Joe Tantillo is guy that was close to Matty Madonna and Joseph DiNapoli. Would make sense he’d be at a luchese bronx faction wake

[aray22]

Cool thread. It'd be cool to see documented info of other wakes similar.