General Mob Questions

[Ivan]

Is Nicola Gentile's claim about Al Capone being made corroborated by anyone else? I can't remember. The Bonannos maybe?

[motorfab]

Is Nicola Gentile's claim about Al Capone being made corroborated by anyone else? I can't remember. The Bonannos maybe?

Not exactly like Gentile, but Bonanno says Capone is an ally of Masseria. Anyway for Capone to be recognized as boss by Maranzano, he had to be made, so that corroborates Gentile's statement. And I highly doubt he was made into the Chicago borgata

I think I saw on MarFerrell another informant confirm that Capone was made by Masseria. He was a CI from Wisconsin if I remember correctly, I'll try to find the link

[Ivan]

Is Nicola Gentile's claim about Al Capone being made corroborated by anyone else? I can't remember. The Bonannos maybe?

Not exactly like Gentile, but Bonanno says Capone is an ally of Masseria. Anyway for Capone to be recognized as boss by Maranzano, he had to be made, so that corroborates Gentile's statement. And I highly doubt he was made into the Chicago borgata

I think I saw on MarFerrell another informant confirm that Capone was made by Masseria. He was a CI from Wisconsin if I remember correctly, I'll try to find the link

Thanks man, yeah if you can find that it would be great. I worded the question very poorly, what I meant specifically was if anyone besides Gentile had made the claim that Masseria had made Capone. (As for Capone being made in general, I think that goes without saying almost, for the reason you give.)

[OcSleeper]

Augie Maniaci is the CI who said Capone was made but he was from Milwaukee, not Wisconsin.

[Ivan]

Augie Maniaci is the CI who said Capone was made but he was from Milwaukee, not Wisconsin.

Thanks a lot! Also Milwaukee is in Wisconsin.

[OcSleeper]

Lol shit you right my bad I was thinking it was a city

[motorfab]

OcSleeper, haha ​​we are foreigners we have the right to be wrong

Yes I think it was indeed Maniaci, for the moment I can't find the doc, but I'll let you know as soon as I get my hands on it

[Ivan]

OcSleeper, haha ​​we are foreigners we have the right to be wrong

Haha Milwaukee's a minor provincial metropolis, I wouldn't expect non-Americans to be super well versed in its particulars.

[JoePuzzles234]

OcSleeper, haha ​​we are foreigners we have the right to be wrong

Yes I think it was indeed Maniaci, for the moment I can't find the doc, but I'll let you know as soon as I get my hands on it

This is the document on Mary Ferrell

[motorfab]

OcSleeper, haha ​​we are foreigners we have the right to be wrong

Yes I think it was indeed Maniaci, for the moment I can't find the doc, but I'll let you know as soon as I get my hands on it

This is the document on Mary Ferrell

You're the man Joe, thanks !

[B.]

Yes. Maniaci says Capone was made and promoted to capodecina, just as Gentile did. While Gentile knew Capone personally along with many other 1920s Chicago members, Maniaci knew ex-Chicago members in Milwaukee who were part of these events.

Also Bonanno implies Capone was made after Giuseppe Morello's death, at which point Capone sent gunmen to help Masseria in NYC. Bonanno doesn't say "made", but something like Capone became part of "our world" (the Sicilians) or something to that effect. Capone was likely made a couple of years earlier though, Gentile placing it around 1928.