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Can anyone help me with the lineup?

B- 1945–1976 — John "Johnny" Scalish
U - 1930–1976 — Anthony "The Old Man" Milano
C - 1930–1972 — John DeMarco

Wasn't Frank Brancato Milano's aid de camp?

Who were the captains and what city/territory did they operate in? (Certain soldiers ran their own areas also.)

Cany anyone help me with what crew and location these guys were? Who I have as soldiers are:
Sirna-Salvatore*
Lonardo-Frank
DelSanter-Anthony
Nardi-John
Nardi-Nicholas*
Bibbo-Nicholas*
Buffa-Anthony*
Carabbia-Ronald
DeCore-James
Palladino-James
Spitalieri-Anthony*
Zingale-Joseph
Bucci-Amato*
Catalano-Pasquale
DiGravio-Pierino*
Semenoro-Carmen
Amato-Ignazio
Bertolino-John
Carpinelli-Ralph
Cordona-William
Creamo-Alphonso
Crisafi-Vincenzo
Mingrone-Antonino
Paolacci-Mariano*
Secangula-Frank
Bonadonna-Anthony
Caputo-Dominic*
Cassaro-Calogero
Cavallaro-Charles
Contrera-Joseph
D'Agostino-Dominic
D'Agostino-Francesco
DeAngelo-Michael
Guagenti-Frank
Lantini-William
LaSalle-Ernest
LoCascio-Frank
Mallamo-Dominic
Mangione-Antonio
Minaden-Michael*
Nappi-Angelo
Oddo-Biagio
Pizzuto-Santo*
Polizzi-Joseph
Rospo-Carlo*
SanFilippo-Thomas
Satullo-Nicholas
Sciria-Angelo
Tamburello-Nicolino
Vizzini-Charles
Argento-Tommaso
Licavoli-James
Mangine-Vincent
Milano-Jerome*
Morelli-Alfred*
Morello-Joseph
Panzarella-Anthony
Perna-Anthony
Scalish-Guiseppe*
Tripodi-Vincenzo
Visconti-Francesco*
LaFatch-Anthony
Randazzo-Stefano
Andriola-Frank*
DeJanero-Anthony
DeJanero-James
Lupo-Vincenzo*
Papalardo-Salvatore
Papalardo-Sylvestro
Poliafico-Salvatore
Sospirato-Dominic
Aiello-Giuseppe
Amato-Angelo
Besase-Anthony
D'Allessandro-Anthony*
Felice-John
Ferrante-Salvatore
Licavoli-John
Lococo-August
Mollica-Antonio
Nelli-Joseph
Rini-August*
Sasso-Anthony*
LaFatch-James
LaMonge-Paul
Lonardo-Angelo
Montana-John
Nelli-Victor
Blumetti-Giuseppe*
Embrescia-Frank
Milano-Joseph
Moceri-Calogero
Perna-Angelo
Triscaro-Louis*
Battista-Louis
Felicia-Angelo*
Lonardo-Dominic*
Rini-Michael
Tronolone-John
DeMaio-Paul
Fontana-Joseph
Molinaro-William
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I'm interested in who Scalish's Capos were as well. You never really hear about who his Capos were.


I recall Angelo Lonardo being a Capo in the 60s but that is all. I believe I also saw Charles Cavallaro listed as a Capo but I'm not sure how accurate that was. Were Licavoli and Moceri also Capos during this era?


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https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... 5&tab=page

Based on this doc, it looks like these guys could have all been captains, though maybe they were just soldiers who had authority over specific areas:

Frank Brancato
James Licavoli
Tony Delsanter
Jimmy LaFatch
Whitey Basese
Mike Angelo

I know little about Cleveland but I've been getting more interested since reading Magliocco and Bruno's discussion of what was going on there in the early 1960s. I appreciate those who have shared their knowledge on this group.
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This does make me think about a difference between the way organizations were set up on the east coast versus the rest of the US. On the east coast, you see a much more rigid structure that follows the traditional pyramid.

You still had boss/underboss/consigliere and captains in other parts of the US, but FBI reports put less emphasis on their formal titles and more on their responsibilities/jurisdiction, which doesn't always match their official title. I don't know if that's due to the smaller size of the families and how spread out they were, an overall lack of info coming from inside the organization, or what, but I've noticed it a number of times when looking into families in the midwest/south/west.
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Brancato
Lonardo
DeMarco
DelSanter
Licavoli
Cavallaro (until his bombing death)

These are the only "Capo's" that I am aware of in the 1960's. Keep in mind that Cleveland operated similar to Pittsburgh in that they held soldiers and high ranking associates in very high regard if they were solid earners.

**And Maishe Rockman had more power that EVERYBODY except Scalish & Milano...and he wasn't even made. The Midwest families operated like territory bosses but those territory bosses were not necessarily "Capo's".
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JCB1977 wrote:Brancato
Lonardo
DeMarco
DelSanter
Licavoli
Cavallaro (until his bombing death)

These are the only "Capo's" that I am aware of in the 1960's. Keep in mind that Cleveland operated similar to Pittsburgh in that they held soldiers and high ranking associates in very high regard if they were solid earners.

**And Maishe Rockman had more power that EVERYBODY except Scalish & Milano...and he wasn't even made. The Midwest families operated like territory bosses but those territory bosses were not necessarily "Capo's".
Brancato - CL
Licavoli ?
DelSanter - Trumbull Cty
La Fatch - Summit Cty & Akron
Besase - Toledo
De Angelo - Franklin Cty, Columbus

Is this correct? What non-captains held territories and where?
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Chris Christie wrote:
JCB1977 wrote:Brancato
Lonardo
DeMarco
DelSanter
Licavoli
Cavallaro (until his bombing death)

These are the only "Capo's" that I am aware of in the 1960's. Keep in mind that Cleveland operated similar to Pittsburgh in that they held soldiers and high ranking associates in very high regard if they were solid earners.

**And Maishe Rockman had more power that EVERYBODY except Scalish & Milano...and he wasn't even made. The Midwest families operated like territory bosses but those territory bosses were not necessarily "Capo's".
Brancato - CL
Licavoli ?
DelSanter - Trumbull Cty
La Fatch - Summit Cty & Akron
Besase - Toledo
De Angelo - Franklin Cty, Columbus

Is this correct? What non-captains held territories and where?
La Fatch was not a Capo and in regards to Whitey Besase, he was originally with Detroit and Yonnie Licavoli. After Yonnie went to the can, Jack Licavoli in Cleveland wanted Besase to be part of Cleveland...but he was an actual member of Detroit and I wouldn't call him a Cleveland Capo. Mike DeAngelo was the only made guy ever in Columbus and he was not a Capo, just a soldier. Like I stated earlier, Cleveland held soldiers in very high regard if they were top earners and those soldiers could be the only made guy in the area but that doesn't mean they were Capo's. Licavoli had Youngstown/Warren until he controlled Cleveland and Akron. DelSanter moved into Licavoli's spot in Trumbull County
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FWIW: RC is alive but age is playing out for him. He splits his time between Youngstown and Florida.
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JCB1977 wrote:
Chris Christie wrote:
JCB1977 wrote:Brancato
Lonardo
DeMarco
DelSanter
Licavoli
Cavallaro (until his bombing death)

These are the only "Capo's" that I am aware of in the 1960's. Keep in mind that Cleveland operated similar to Pittsburgh in that they held soldiers and high ranking associates in very high regard if they were solid earners.

**And Maishe Rockman had more power that EVERYBODY except Scalish & Milano...and he wasn't even made. The Midwest families operated like territory bosses but those territory bosses were not necessarily "Capo's".
Brancato - CL
Licavoli ?
DelSanter - Trumbull Cty
La Fatch - Summit Cty & Akron
Besase - Toledo
De Angelo - Franklin Cty, Columbus

Is this correct? What non-captains held territories and where?
La Fatch was not a Capo and in regards to Whitey Besase, he was originally with Detroit and Yonnie Licavoli. After Yonnie went to the can, Jack Licavoli in Cleveland wanted Besase to be part of Cleveland...but he was an actual member of Detroit and I wouldn't call him a Cleveland Capo. Mike DeAngelo was the only made guy ever in Columbus and he was not a Capo, just a soldier. Like I stated earlier, Cleveland held soldiers in very high regard if they were top earners and those soldiers could be the only made guy in the area but that doesn't mean they were Capo's. Licavoli had Youngstown/Warren until he controlled Cleveland and Akron. DelSanter moved into Licavoli's spot in Trumbull County
Yes I know, we spoke about this. You know what I'm working on. If James "Green Jim" McO'Talley ran Ceder Point it' relevant. I'm interested in who were the reps (capo or/and soldiers). So how about this as an update?

Brancato - Cleveland - Capo
Licavoli - Youngstown/Warren - Capo
La Fatch - Summit Cty & Akron - Soldier
Besase - Toledo - Detroit Soldier
De Angelo - Franklin Cty, Columbus - Soldier
Others???

Some of these soldiers most likely had operatives under them, nonmade or even Italian, that's irrelevant in the scheme of things. I'm interested in who they are.
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Irrelevant how?
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DPG wrote:Irrelevant how?
Irrelevant in their made/non-Italo status, to discount them is to seriously overlook reality. Rockman is one example.
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I read it wrongvI guess. I thought you were saying that weren't worth mentioning . They are the day to day guys. The ones who actually "run" the rackets. Glad I asked you cause I didn't figure that would be your thinking.

Many Non Italians have been very influential.
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DPG wrote:I read it wrongvI guess. I thought you were saying that weren't worth mentioning . They are the day to day guys. The ones who actually "run" the rackets. Glad I asked you cause I didn't figure that would be your thinking.

Many Non Italians have been very influential.
I reread it and I understand why you thought that. Confusing grammar. But no, everything you just said is spot on.
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Something else to consider, I heard DeMarco often referred to as "leader of the Licatese faction" of the Cleveland Mafia. I assume there was a group of members originating from Licata, Sicily?
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