Chicago Outfit Lineage Chart 1928-2017

[Villain]

One or two months ago I asked Chris if we can make one Chicago chart, since that's the only one which is missing from his great collection. So I've decided to ask for help from some of the members on this board like Snakes, Frank and Pete regarding the Outfit's hierarchy and so I came to a conclusion that It's impossible to make the chart through private messages and so instead, I've decided to put it up here so I can take all the opinions from the rest of the members. I also completely understand and also have complete respect for those who are having their own projects, and also for those who are too busy and are also having everyday problems. But for those who can at least spare some time, please lets try and finish this project before Christmas or New Year so we can send it to Chris and have one nice Outfit chart in front of us. Chris asked me to decide if I want to do one boss, underboss etc. chart and another one with a lineage from all the crews, since obviously we cannot place the two projects in one chart, and on top of that, he also managed to send me a couple of awesome pictures on how should one of the charts look like. So I believe that first we should start with the hierarchy project and later with the crews. Here it is:


These are the so-called bosses or clans who were somehow responsible for the creation of the Capone Mob:

Giacomo Colosimo (boss of the whole South Side and Loop and also killed in 1920, but succeeded by Giovanni Torrio who in turn survived a horrible assassination attempt in 1926 and was succeeded by Al Capone)

Angelo Genna (boss of the so-called Genna clan, closely connected to the Capone gang and also representative for the Sicilian faction on the West Side and also killed in 1925 by his own faction)

Giuseppe Esposito (boss of the Western suburbs and killed in 1928 and two years earlier his faction was already connected to the Capone gang)

Dominic Roberto (in 1926 became the boss of the Chicago Heights faction and by 1928 joined the rising Capone Mob and in 1932 was jailed and three years later he was deported back to Italy)


In 1928, the Capone gang was brought in by the Masseria clan from New York as an extended arm of their illegal operations, and by 1930 Capone almost exterminated the so-called bad blood within the Sicilian Chicago crime family. In plane words, Al Capone became a captain of a crew of ten made guys for one of the New York clans, who were later probably followed by other newly made guys and also joined by some previously made Sicilian members


Here’s how the top hierarchy for the Capone Mob looked like from 1928 until 1931:

Top Boss: Giuseppe Masseria (crime family boss in New York who was killed in 1931 and later succeeded by Charles Luciano)

Capo Decina or Crew Boss: Al Capone (captain in the Chicago area for the Masseria crime family)

Second in Command: Paul Ricca


In 1931, the Capone Mob was recognized as a separate group and one proof for that is all of the ten or more members, who previously belonged to Capone’s crew, became bosses or captains of their own territories and controlled their own crews. At the start they accepted a specific type of hierarchy since they also started as a special crew, by having a top boss, boss (in the previous case known as Crew Boss) and underboss (in the previous case known as close associate of the crew boss or in some cases second in command). The group became known as the Chicago Outfit.


Top Boss

Al Capone 1932 1939 (imprisoned in Alcatraz until 1939 when was transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution at Terminal Island in California to serve out his sentence for contempt of court and was considered retired because of his alleged health problems and died in 1947)

Paul Ricca 1940 1943 (imprisoned in 1943 until 1947)

Charles Fischetti 1944 1946

Louis Campagna 1947 1955 (Campagna died in 1955)

Paul Ricca 1956 1971

Tony Accardo 1972 1992 (possibly joined by Joseph Aiuppa who was imprisoned in 1985)

Sam Carlisi 1993 1996 (Carlisi was imprisoned in 1992 and by 1996 he began having health problems and died in 1997) (possibly joined by Joseph Aiuppa who was still imprisoned and also died in 1997)

John DiFronzo 1997 2014 (retired due to alleged health problems)

Joe Andriacchi 2015 2016 (retired due to alleged health problems)

Salvatore DeLaurentis 2017 present



*Boss or day-to-day chief executive- boss level member who usually advised with the top boss and senior adviser before bringing a serious decision regarding any serious subject and same as the top boss, he was also a representative on the national Mafia commission.


Boss

Paul Ricca 1932 1939

Louis Campagna 1940 1943 (imprisoned in 1943 until 1947)

Tony Capezio/Tony Accardo 1944 1946 (during this period Tony Accardo was groomed for the boss position by Tony Capezio and Charles Fischetti)

Tony Accardo 1947 1952

Tony Capezio 1953 1955 (Capezio died in 1955)

Tony Accardo 1955 1957

Sam Giancana 1957 1965

Sam Battaglia 1966 1967 (imprisoned in 1967)

Jack Cerone 1967 1970 (imprisoned in 1970)

Joey Aiuppa 1971 1984 (became the official boss in 1974/75 and imprisoned in 1985)

Sam Carlisi 1986 1992 (imprisoned in 1992)

Joe Andriacchi 1993 1994 (acting boss for John DiFronzo until 1994)

John DiFronzo 1995 1997

John Monteleone 1998 2001

Al Tornabene 2001 2002

Jimmy Marcello 2003 2005 (Marcello imprisoned in 2005)

Mike Sarno 2006 2010 (Sarno was imprisoned in 2010)

Salvatore DeLaurentis 2011 2016

Albert Vena 2017 present



*Senior Adviser - this role started from the late 1940's when the whole top administration was released from prison, while younger guys also rose at the top, and it is quite possible that the position lasts even today. In addition, this position is usually held by fresh-out-of-prison bosses, former commission members or old and semi-retired bosses. (in addition, from 1939 until 1947 we can also consider Al Capone as one of the first senior advisers, but we cannot confirm this because of his alleged health and mental problems after being released from Alcatraz and transferred to other institutions and later released in a suspicious condition)


Senior Adviser

Paul Ricca 1948-1955

Tony Accardo 1956 1971

Gus Alex 1972 1992

Joey Lombardo 1993 2005 (possibly joined by Angelo LaPietra from 1996 until 1999)

Al Tornabene 2005 2009

Joe Andriacchi 2010 2014

Marco D'Amico 2015 present (possibly joined by John Matassa, Jr.)



Underboss

Louis Campagna 1932 1939

Phil D’Andrea 1940 1943

Tony Accardo 1944 1946

Sam Giancana 1947 1956

Frank Ferraro 1957 1964 (Ferraro died in 1964)

Sam Battaglia 1964 1965

Phil Alderisio 1966 1967

Phil Alderisio 1967 1969

Charles Nicoletti 1970 1975/76 (acting under boss who by the mid 1970’s was semi-retired or shelved)

Jack Cerone 1976/77 1985 (imprisoned in 1985)

John DiFronzo 1986 1992

John Monteleone 1993 1994

Al Tornabene 1995 2000

Joe Andriacchi 2001 2009

Salvatore Cataudella 2010 present

[willychichi]

Great work Villain and CC, thanks for sharing it

[Villain]

Great work Villain and CC, thanks for sharing it

Damn it Willy, cant you see it's still in the making...be patient

[willychichi]

Great work Villain and CC, thanks for sharing it

Damn it Willy, cant you see it's still in the making...be patient

I know but it's great so far

[Villain]

Great work Villain and CC, thanks for sharing it

Damn it Willy, cant you see it's still in the making...be patient

I know but it's great so far

Just kidding man and thanks

[Frank]

One or two months ago I asked Chris if we can make one Chicago chart, since that's the only one which is missing from his great collection. So I've decided to ask for help from some of the members on this board like Snakes, Frank and Pete regarding the Outfit's hierarchy and so I came to a conclusion that It's impossible to make the chart through private messages and so instead, I've decided to put it up here so I can take all the opinions from the rest of the members. I also completely understand and also have complete respect for those who are having their own projects, and also for those who are too busy and are also having everyday problems. But for those who can at least spare some time, please lets try and finish this project before Christmas or New Year so we can send it to Chris and have one nice Outfit chart in front of us. Chris asked me to decide if I want to do one boss, underboss etc. chart and another one with a lineage from all the crews, since obviously we cannot place the two projects in one chart, and on top of that, he also managed to send me a couple of awesome pictures on how should one of the charts look like. So I believe that first we should start with the hierarchy project and later with the crews. Here it is:

Top Boss

Al Capone 1928 1932 (imprisoned in 1932)

Paul Ricca 1933 1943 (imprisoned in 1943 until 1947 together with whole top administration)

Charles Fischetti 1944 1946 (top boss of a Ruling Panel)

Louis Campagna and Paul Ricca (semi-retired) 1947 1955 (Campagna died in 1955)

Paul Ricca and Tony Accardo (semi-retired) 1956 1971 (Sam Giancana held two positions, meaning top boss and boss, from 1959 until 1961 since both Ricca and Accardo had many legal problems) (Ricca was fully retired by 1971 and died in 1972)

Tony Accardo 1971 1983 (at first Accardo was the top boss of a Ruling Panel and by the late 1970’s continued to function as single top boss, who possibly retired in 1983 and died in 1992)

Joseph Aiuppa 1984/85 1997 (imprisoned in 1985 and after Accardo’s alleged retreat, Aiuppa allegedly tried to continue the tradition but the problem was that he was in max security prison and it was hard for him to give any advises or orders. One, and possibly only proof, was his order on the Spilotro murders from prison)

John DiFronzo 1997 2014 (DiFronzo retired due to alleged health problems) (I have also another theory that during this same period there’s a great possibility that DiFronzo shared this position with Joe Andriacchi, in the same manner as their predecessors Ricca and Accardo)

Joe Andriacchi 2015 2016 (retired possibly because of health problems)

Salvatore DeLaurentis 2017 present



*Chief Executive or simply boss- boss level member who usually advised with the top boss before bringing a serious decision regarding any serious subject and was often a representative on the national Mafia commission. The chief executive position was usually held by members from the West Side.


Chief Executive or Boss

Paul Ricca 1928 1932 under Al Capone

Louis Campagna 1933 1943 under Paul Ricca

Ruling Panel 1944 1946 Charles Fischetti (top member), Tony Capezio (senior member) and Tony Accardo (acting under boss) (since the top administration was in prison, during this period Fischetti and Capezio allegedly groomed Accardo for the chief executive position)

Tony Accardo 1947 1952 (Accardo briefly stepped down from the chief executive position allegedly because of the uncovering his role in the infamous meat scandal) under Louis Campagna and Paul Ricca (semi-retired)

Tony Capezio 1953 1955 under Louis Campagna and Paul Ricca (semi-retired)

Tony Accardo 1955 1957 (since Capezio died unexpectedly, Accardo was quickly brought back on his position) under Paul Ricca

Sam Giancana 1957 1965 under Paul Ricca and Tony Accardo (semi-retired)

Sam Battaglia 1966 1967 (imprisoned in 1967) under Paul Ricca and Tony Accardo (came back from semi-retirement and became full fledged top boss who shared the position with Ricca)

Jack Cerone 1967 1970 (imprisoned in 1970) under Paul Ricca (fully retired by 1971) and Tony Accardo (replaced Ricca in 1971)

Ruling Panel 1971 1974 Tony Accardo (top member), Joey Aiuppa (acting chief executive) and Gus Alex (senior member) (According to one FBI report, in May, 1974, Aiuppa suffered from a serious affliction that involved arthritis in his knees, and has been unable to function due to his lack of capacity to move around. At the same time period, Accardo also spent more time in Palm Springs, so my point is that during this brief period Alex was the only boss of the ruling panel that took care of day to day operations until 1975)

Joey Aiuppa 1975 1985 (imprisoned in 1985) under Tony Accardo (retired in 1985)

Sam Carlisi 1986 1992 (imprisoned in 1992) under Joey Aiuppa (imprisoned)

Joe Andriacchi 1993 1994 (possible acting boss for John DiFronzo until 1994) under Joey Aiuppa (imprisoned)

John DiFronzo 1995 1997 under Joey Aiuppa (deceased in 1997)

John Monteleone 1998 2001 under John DiFronzo and Joe Andriacchi (full fledged top bosses who shared the same position, same as the late Ricca and Accardo) or possibly DiFronzo was the only top boss

Al Tornabene 2001 2002 under John DiFronzo

Jimmy Marcello 2003 2005 under John DiFronzo (Marcello imprisoned in 2005)

Mike Sarno 2006 2010 under John DiFronzo (Sarno was imprisoned in 2010)

Salvatore DeLaurentis 2011 2016

Present?



Underboss

Frank Nitto 1928 1932 to Paul Ricca

Phil D’Andrea 1933 1943 to Louis Campagna

Tony Accardo/Tony Capezio 1944 1946 to Charles Fischetti

Sam Giancana 1947 1952 to Tony Accardo

Sam Giancana 1953 1955 to Tony Capezio

Sam Giancana 1956 1957 to Tony Accardo

Frank Ferraro 1957 1964 to Sam Giancana (Ferraro died in 1964)

Sam Battaglia 1964 1965 to Sam Giancana

Phil Alderisio 1966 1967 to Sam Battaglia

Phil Alderisio 1967 1969 to Jack Cerone

Ruling Panel 1970 1974 Charles Nicoletti (possible acting under boss who by the mid 1970’s was semi-retired or shelved), Dom DiBella (another possible acting under boss in the Ruling Panel)

Jack Cerone 1975 1985 (imprisoned in 1985) to Joey Aiuppa

John DiFronzo 1986 1992 to Sam Carlisi

John Monteleone 1993 1994 to Joe Andriacchi

Joe Andriacchi 1995 1997 to John DiFronzo

Joe Andriacchi 1998 2001 to John Monteleone

Joe Andriacchi or Tony Zizzo? 2002 2005 to Jimmy Marcello (Zizzo disappeared in 2006 and presumed dead)

Joe Andriacchi or Al Tornabene? 2006 2009 to Mike Sarno (Tornabene died in 2009)

Joe Andriacchi or James Inendino 2009 2010


I dont have any further info regarding the under boss position...?

Nice job Villian I was curious to why you started at 1928. Also isn't Cataudella the current Underboss??

[Villain]

Nice job Villian I was curious to why you started at 1928. Also isn't Cataudella the current Underboss??

I started from 1928, since allegedly thats the year when the Capone Mob was officialy recognized as a part from one NY clan, which in fact was the Masseria aka Luciano aka Genovese family and that same connection lasted for almost a century. It is also possible that in 1932 or 33, the Capone Mob was recognized as a seperate crime family and became known as the Outfit. So we cannot include the previous clans, especially all Sicilian, since the Capone mob was created by three or four previous clans such as Colossimos, Espositos, Robertos and Gennas, which is the only Sicilian clan

So first question would be on whos the present boss or chief executive for the Outfit? And the second question would be, what are we going to do with the underboss position from 2002 onward?

[Frank]

Nice job Villian I was curious to why you started at 1928. Also isn't Cataudella the current Underboss??

I started from 1928, since allegedly thats the year when the Capone Mob was officialy recognized as a part from one NY clan, which in fact was the Masseria aka Luciano aka Genovese family and that same connection lasted for almost a century. It is also possible that in 1932 or 33, the Capone Mob was recognized as a seperate crime family and became known as the Outfit. So we cannot include the previous clans, especially all Sicilian, since the Capone mob was created by three or four previous clans such as Colossimos, Espositos, Robertos and Gennas, which is the only Sicilian clan

So first question would be on whos the present boss or chief executive for the Outfit? And the second question would be, what are we going to do with the underboss position from 2002 onward?

That's a logical starting point. Everything I've read recently has Addriacchi listed as Underboss from 2003 to 2009. He either retired or semi-retired when diagnosed with cancer. Since 2009 the only name I've seen is Cataudella. I remember when they had Zizzo listed as Marcello's Underboss, but I think LE backed off that and said Zizzo was mislabled as underboss. Tornabene is interesting in that he came out of retirement because of the jailing of the street boss and Consigliere. In most things I've read he was labeled as Consigliere replacing Lombardo. Even though he was seen making rounds on the street, and was originally thought to have replaced or acting for Marcello.

[Snakes]

I don't think underboss has been used "officially" since the days of Cerone. Traditionally, I've just associated the #2 guy on the streets with the position but it's pretty arbitrary. None of those guys had anywhere near the amount of power that Cerone had.

[Frank]

I don't think underboss has been used "officially" since the days of Cerone. Traditionally, I've just associated the #2 guy on the streets with the position but it's pretty arbitrary. None of those guys had anywhere near the amount of power that Cerone had.

Maybe DiFronzo. But yes Cerone was very powerful and was almost like a co-boss. The reason I mentioned DiFronzo is I seen a few old newpapers articles that LE thought that Carlisi was the boss,but No Nose was considered by many as the guy who was running things. Also like your opinion about the title Underboss, didn't the Outfit use the title Advisor instead of Consigliere.

[Snakes]

Yes, there are no contemporary primary sources that mention consigliere as being used. Underboss was barely used as it was. Gerry Scarpelli, a made guy, didn't even know who the underboss was when the FBI asked him.

[Frank]

Yes, there are no contemporary primary sources that mention consigliere as being used. Underboss was barely used as it was. Gerry Scarpelli, a made guy, didn't even know who the underboss was when the FBI asked him.

Lol that's funny. Also that would indIcate that they might of used a different title back then. I've even heard they use the term boss or street boss instead of capo or captain. I have seen the titles Chairman, chairmon emeritus, Operating Officer used in reference to Outfit leadership. I think they compared themselves as a corporation very early on in their history. When communicating I use the traditional terms for the most part, to not confuse others or explain to them.

[Snakes]

I don't think they used very many terms at all. From what I've gathered, a made guy knew his boss (who he reported to) and who his boss was responsible to. Just the fact that we are throwing all of these terms out there shows how effective their organizational methods were. It was really a lot more arbitrary than that. Certain guys were in power and certain guys knew who were in power. Beyond that, you had your responsibilities and you didn't ask too many questions beyond your sphere.

[FriendofFamily]

I don't think they used very many terms at all. From what I've gathered, a made guy knew his boss (who he reported to) and who his boss was responsible to. Just the fact that we are throwing all of these terms out there shows how effective their organizational methods were. It was really a lot more arbitrary than that. Certain guys were in power and certain guys knew who were in power. Beyond that, you had your responsibilities and you didn't ask too many questions beyond your sphere.

After all the years I have been here, from what little bit I know of it, and the way any questions goes - the above is a good characterization of it.

[Confederate]

I don't think they used very many terms at all. From what I've gathered, a made guy knew his boss (who he reported to) and who his boss was responsible to. Just the fact that we are throwing all of these terms out there shows how effective their organizational methods were. It was really a lot more arbitrary than that. Certain guys were in power and certain guys knew who were in power. Beyond that, you had your responsibilities and you didn't ask too many questions beyond your sphere.

I think you hit the nail right on the head. In addition, I read they used #1 & #2, besides the term Boss. The term Boss seemed to be used somewhat loosely.