Chicago Outfit Lineage Chart 1928-2017

[Frank]

Yeah, but the whole "consigliere" thing has bugged me. Unless it's something they just started using in recent years. Matassa is a guy that's been around a while and knows a lot of guys. I know some people look at him like a joke (probably because of his weight) but the guy has/had some pull. I guess that's how he held that position ("consigliere" or whatever it was), albeit temporarily.

Yes wasn't it advisor the term the Outfit used. I believe Lombardo was an advisor to DiFronzo,but most charts always use Consigliere. Not clear if advisor also advised the operations boss and the underboss equivalent.

I think Snakes has explained the terminology of Chicago now about 10 different times. I don't see how else he or anyone else could explain it any further.
According to what he has stated several times, the Outfit didn't use normal terminology.
There was a #1 and a #2 along with Advisors. (NO SET NUMBER). Those guys (Advisors) were semi retired guys who were in the background. There could have been at any time anywhere from 1 guy to several guys. I'm sure they advised the #1 & #2 IN ADDITION to advising the crew bosses of their respective crews. Not rocket science. LOL

[Frank]

Yeah, but the whole "consigliere" thing has bugged me. Unless it's something they just started using in recent years. Matassa is a guy that's been around a while and knows a lot of guys. I know some people look at him like a joke (probably because of his weight) but the guy has/had some pull. I guess that's how he held that position ("consigliere" or whatever it was), albeit temporarily.

Yes wasn't it advisor the term the Outfit used. I believe Lombardo was an advisor to DiFronzo,but most charts always use Consigliere. Not clear if advisor also advised the operations boss and the underboss equivalent.

I think Snakes has explained the terminology of Chicago now about 10 different times. I don't see how else he or anyone else could explain it any further.
According to what he has stated several times, the Outfit didn't use normal terminology.
There was a #1 and a #2 along with Advisors. (NO SET NUMBER). Those guys (Advisors) were semi retired guys who were in the background. There could have been at any time anywhere from 1 guy to several guys. I'm sure they advised the #1 & #2 IN ADDITION to advising the crew bosses of their respective crews. Not rocket science. LOL

sorry didn't mean to press submit lol.

wasn't trying to be redundant. Lombardo's name comes up on alot of charts. My point was that I think he was an advisor. Not his title being advisor but what he did. Now how that fits in the chart being worked on I don't know.

[Confederate]

I'm sure he'll be on the chart as a High Level Advisor just like all the other old Outfit guys who stepped way back either because of illness or not wanting to spend their last years of life in jail. Only difference was that Lombardo had the bad luck of being convicted for something he had done 40 years ago.

[Frank]

In one of my previous posts I asked if we should consider Lombardo's role in the Outfit after his release from prison, and I agree with Snakes regarding him and LaPietra since neither of them were previously on the boss position, except for being crew bosses, who possibly advised from time to time the newly made captains. I think it was Calabrese that said something like LaPietra was constantly siting in the corner of some bar and nervously looked at people adn thought that everyone was a rat or something like that

That info about lapietra came from scalise when he got busted a few years ago trying to break into lapietras house. Came from the wiretaps of that bust. Lapietra was dead though by the time he got off parole I believe or close to it. The clown was off parole and able to associate after a certain point. Supposedly he was involved in the meeting about the rosemont casino which would indicate he was in some sort of position. He almost certainly at least took his crew back over and gave orders through guys like spina with no record. Joey was not a guy to retire to Florida which he could have done. There's a reason he stayed around in my opinion. Numerous LE sources also had him in a high ranking position during the late 90's early 2000's. Most charts had difronzo andriacchi and the clown as the three top guys. Probably never know for sure unless we get some insider info at some point and I wouldn't be surprised either way

I guess there is no way of knowing, but I wonder what Outfit leadership and members thought about the Scalise break in of a former high ranking deceased member. You would think that would be against Outfit rules.

[Snakes]

Inendino gave him permission.

[Villain]

Inendino gave him permission.

What was Inendino's highest position within the Outfit, meaning did he ever fought or was he at least a onetime candidate for the underboss position?

[Snakes]

Not that I know of.

[Frank]

Inendino gave him permission.

What was Inendino's highest position within the Outfit, meaning did he ever fought or was he at least a onetime candidate for the underboss position?

Isn't he rumored to be the boss of Cicero

[Villain]

Inendino gave him permission.

What was Inendino's highest position within the Outfit, meaning did he ever fought or was he at least a onetime candidate for the underboss position?

Isn't he rumored to be the boss of Cicero

That's correct.

Also another thing, I think that the semi-retired boss or adviser role started from the late 1940's and it possibly lasts even today. But for me to prove that this type of position was always present, I obviously need your help guys.

For example, after the release of the previously imprisoned top administration in 1947, the Chicago Outfit obviously "suffered" some changes with younger guys stepping up and older members taking a step back. You see according to my research, during the late 1940's, Accardo became the boss with Louis Campagna as the top boss and Ricca as adviser or semi-retired boss. This lasted until Campagna's death or until 1955, when Ricca again took the top boss position and a year later, Accardo took the adviser role which I believe he held it until 1971. With Ricca's death in 1972, Accardo took the role of a top boss while Aiuppa being the boss or chief executive. So the question remains on who took the adviser role during this period? My pick goes to Gus Alex and I also believe that he possibly held this position until his imprisonment but this is only a theory. And so the other question would be on who were Accardo's or maybe Alex's successors on the adviser position?

[Frank]

Inendino gave him permission.

What was Inendino's highest position within the Outfit, meaning did he ever fought or was he at least a onetime candidate for the underboss position?

Isn't he rumored to be the boss of Cicero

That's correct.

Also another thing, I think that the semi-retired boss or adviser role started from the late 1940's and it possibly lasts even today. But for me to prove that this type of position was always present, I obviously need your help guys.

For example, after the release of the previously imprisoned top administration in 1947, the Chicago Outfit obviously "suffered" some changes with younger guys stepping up and older members taking a step back. You see according to my research, during the late 1940's, Accardo became the boss with Louis Campagna as the top boss and Ricca as adviser or semi-retired boss. This lasted until Campagna's death or until 1955, when Ricca again took the top boss position and a year later, Accardo took the adviser role which I believe he held it until 1971. With Ricca's death in 1972, Accardo took the role of a top boss while Aiuppa being the boss or chief executive. So the question remains on who took the adviser role during this period? My pick goes to Gus Alex and I also believe that he possibly held this position until his imprisonment but this is only a theory. And so the other question would be on who were Accardo's or maybe Alex's successors on the adviser position?

Alex would be a great choice as Accardo's successor as you already showed proof of him being on leadership panel in that time period. I think it was on Foscos site were it was stated that he was in on the bosses split of money until Carlisi and DiFronzo cut him out of it. It could even have been ordered by Aiuppa and Cerone from prison. As for successors to Alex I think it might have been Aiuppa from prison, Lombardo, LaPietra, possibly even Cerone from prison. Since Family Secrets it's been reported that Tornabene followed by D'Amico. Also it was mentioned that either Addriacchi or Matassa took D'Amicos spot for a brief period, with Marco returning to the spot in early 2015.

[Frank]

Also maybe since most of those names were never top boss or chief executive and you did state semi-retired boss maybe it has been or was Addriacchi.

[Villain]

Inendino gave him permission.

What was Inendino's highest position within the Outfit, meaning did he ever fought or was he at least a onetime candidate for the underboss position?

Isn't he rumored to be the boss of Cicero

That's correct.

Also another thing, I think that the semi-retired boss or adviser role started from the late 1940's and it possibly lasts even today. But for me to prove that this type of position was always present, I obviously need your help guys.

For example, after the release of the previously imprisoned top administration in 1947, the Chicago Outfit obviously "suffered" some changes with younger guys stepping up and older members taking a step back. You see according to my research, during the late 1940's, Accardo became the boss with Louis Campagna as the top boss and Ricca as adviser or semi-retired boss. This lasted until Campagna's death or until 1955, when Ricca again took the top boss position and a year later, Accardo took the adviser role which I believe he held it until 1971. With Ricca's death in 1972, Accardo took the role of a top boss while Aiuppa being the boss or chief executive. So the question remains on who took the adviser role during this period? My pick goes to Gus Alex and I also believe that he possibly held this position until his imprisonment but this is only a theory. And so the other question would be on who were Accardo's or maybe Alex's successors on the adviser position?

Alex would be a great choice as Accardo's successor as you already showed proof of him being on leadership panel in that time period. I think it was on Foscos site were it was stated that he was in on the bosses split of money until Carlisi and DiFronzo cut him out of it. It could even have been ordered by Aiuppa and Cerone from prison. As for successors to Alex I think it might have been Aiuppa from prison, Lombardo, LaPietra, possibly even Cerone from prison. Since Family Secrets it's been reported that Tornabene followed by D'Amico. Also it was mentioned that either Addriacchi or Matassa took D'Amicos spot for a brief period, with Marco returning to the spot in early 2015.

I think that it was Lenny Patrick who they managed to allegedly extort money from regarding the juice racket or pushed him out. And according to Patrick, he also gave a share from the proceedings to Alex during the 1980s. Then the defence allegedly tried to form a conclusion that Carlisi and DiFronzo were his real bosses instead of Alex, but Patrick later gave strong evidence that Alex in fact was one of the top bosses who also took his cut. I think that the guy who succeeded Alex was possibly Lombardo, who in turn was possibly succeeded by Tornabene and then Marco....i also think that there were some guys who never reached that position such as Aiuppa who I believe that he was an imprisoned top boss who never returned on the streets, same as Cerone or Carlisi etc. As for LaPietra, i think that by the time he was out, the guy was so paranoid that he possibly took a step back into full retirement....so after D'Amico looks like Andriacchi held the position with DiFronzo as top boss until 2014. In 2015 Marco returned on the position with Andriacchi as top boss...

[Villain]

Here are my thoughts on the positions regarding the adviser role from 1947 until 2009 and also the rest of the positions from the 1930's until 2009... and I also believe that there are no conflicting positions during the same time periods...

Semi-Retired Boss or Adviser

Paul Ricca 1947-1955

Tony Accardo 1956 1971

Gus Alex 1972 1992 first with Tony Accardo until 1983 and later with Joey Aiuppa (imprisoned)

Joey Lombardo 1993 2002

Al Tornabene 2003 2009 (It is also possible that in 2005 or 2006 Marco D’Amico took Tornabene’s position)


Top Boss


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 2009



Chief Executive or Boss


Louis Campagna 1933 1943

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 or adviser)

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 or adviser)

Sam Battaglia 1966 1967 (imprisoned in 1967) under Paul Ricca and Tony Accardo (semi-retired or adviser)

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

Ruling Panel 1971 1974 Tony Accardo (top member), Joey Aiuppa (chief executive or boss) and Gus Alex (senior member or adviser) (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

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)


Underboss

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) or 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 2002 2005 to Jimmy Marcello

Joe Andriacchi 2006 2009 to Mike Sarno

[Villain]

and another opinion is that this chart should start like this, which explains the specific top boss, boss and underboss positions...

Here are the four bosses or clans which were somehow responsible for the creation of the so-called Capone Mob:

Giacomo Colismo (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)

Angelo Genna (boss of the so-called Genna clan and representative for the Sicilian Mafia on the West Side and also killed in 1925)

Giuseppe Esposito (boss of the Western suburbs and killed in 1928)

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)

Representative: Salvatore Lo Verde (representative for the rest of the national crime families and was succeeded by Paul Ricca in 1930 or 1931)

Second in Command: Frank Nitto (representative for the Chicago area)


In 1932, Al Capone and Frank Nitto went to prison and after that, the old 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 or chief executive (in the previous case known as Crew Boss) and underboss (in the previous case known as representative or in some cases a second in command). The group later became known as the Chicago Outfit.

[Dwalin2014]

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)

Representative: Salvatore Lo Verde (representative for the rest of the national crime families and was succeeded by Paul Ricca in 1930 or 1931)

Second in Command: Frank Nitto (representative for the Chicago area)

Thanks for the information, but I have 2 questions:

1) In this case does it mean Al Capone's position was inferior compared to Lo Verde's, if he was considered just a capo, while Lo Verde was representative for everybody?

2) And, are you sure Ricca took over already that early? By the time of the Hollywood extortion trial it was clear he could over-rule Nitto and everyone, but already in the first 1930s, I don't know....I mean, I don't doubt your sources, just being curious how could Ricca take over already in 1930, when Al Capone was still free, and nobody even knew, otherwise he would have been targeted by the same tax investigation: Capone, his brother Ralph, Jake Guzik and Nitto were convicted, but Ricca wasn't even mentioned.