General Mob Questions

[SonnyBlackstein]

he may be a ci for decades

This charge occurred in 1996. He was indicted for it in 2011, in Mafia Takedown Day. He was charged with other crimes up until 2011, including money laundering in 2008, etc. He got three years behind bars. He wasn't put into witness security or anything. If he WAS a CI, he wouldn't be exposed in an indictment and arrested. Which is why this charge is confusing to me.

Correction: He got six months in prison and six months home detention, but the inmate tracker has him as being released on 04/09/2014. Perhaps he violated his home detention terms?

https://www.google.ca/amp/www.nydailyne ... -1.1481168

[SonnyBlackstein]

Regarding the extortion it could be considered a bribe to someone to keep quiet. A bribe for someone else to take the fall, keep his name out of it etc.

Whatever the case very interested as to what happened.

Interesting find.

[bronx]

hello john..plenty of guys that are or were c.i. s ,went to prison,,even blew trial.

[Bklyn21]

Guys do this type of crap all the time ! Blackmail is very big ! These guys have no Honor,Zero ! Especially today ,These guys all work with L.E. in some capacity and give up information and guys know it and dont say a word

[Bklyn21]

Alot of these guys use attorneys today like never before and are constantly suing one another ! Wiseguys suing each other lol ,Since when ? I like the Gambino sicilian faction members where the one guy called the cops 911 on another and it was ended with a sitdown and like 30,000 or something paid after the guy ended up doing some short amount of time

[gohnjotti]

Hey fellas, appreciate all the insights. I was able to find out what really happened.

Apparently from April 1996 to February 1997, Rizzo extorted about $15,000 for medical expenses for a crew member who was assaulted with his own baseball bat by rival gangster Joseph 'Joe Caves' Competiello. Rizzo's associate initiated the attack, but Joe Caves took the bat from him in the scuffle and beat him so badly that the victim was hospitalized for several months.
So I'm assuming Rizzo threatening legal action, and Competiello paid up.

[SonnyBlackstein]

Appreciated Gohn.

[Geordiebutch99]

Does the commission still meet or is pretty much done for? Also about how often do any of the five families contact each other?


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[gohnjotti]

Does the commission still meet or is pretty much done for? Also about how often do any of the five families contact each other?

The last reported meeting was in 2000, but it wouldn't surprise me if they had met since then.

[SonnyBlackstein]

https://nypost.com/2018/02/17/12-injure ... estaurant/

This place connected or have mob history?

[gohnjotti]

https://nypost.com/2018/02/17/12-injure ... estaurant/

This place connected or have mob history?

Dont think so.

[SonnyBlackstein]

https://nypost.com/2018/02/17/12-injure ... estaurant/

This place connected or have mob history?

Dont think so.

My first reaction too.

But a restaurant on mulberry street? Must be worth some digging...

[gohnjotti]

https://nypost.com/2018/02/17/12-injure ... estaurant/

This place connected or have mob history?

Dont think so.

My first reaction too.

But a restaurant on mulberry street? Must be worth some digging...

To be fair, my answer came from a very quick google search...

[PaulieConey]

http://www.cosanostranews.com/2017/11/i ... afias.html

What is your guys' take on this article, and this chart? I think it's 100% bullshit and I figured other people would think the same, but some people on GBB take it as gospel.

Btw, here's the chart that Ed Scarpo alleges a "source" gave him.

Boss
Frank BiFulco

Underboss
Joe Violi (Canada Faction)

Consigliere
Victor Sansanese

Capos
Frank Falzone-
Buffalo,
Six soldiers, took over BiFulco crew.

Anthony Todaro
Buffalo,
Eight soldiers, took over when his brother Joe Jr retired.

Natale Luppino
Hamilton, Canada,
Nine soldiers, took over crew when Violi was moved up to Underboss, who in turn had taken over when Vincent Luppino passed away in 2009.

Bruno Monaco
Toronto, Canada
Five soldiers, took over when Dante Gasbarrini passed away. Gasbarrini became Capo when Paul Volpe was killed, and to get away from Giacomo Luppino and John Papalia of Hamilton.

Russell Carcone
Utica
Six soldiers

Loren Piccarreto/Anthony Chirico- Rochester,
Five soldiers.

When Thomas Marotta came back in the 1990's, he decided to join the Bonanno family and took half of the independent family with him to the Bonanno family. After what happened up in Hamiliton with John Papalia, Rene Piccarreto decided to be more friendlier with Buffalo. When Joe "Lead Pipe Joe" Todaro retired in 2006, Angelo Amico decided to rejoin the Buffalo Family.

Robert Panaro
Las Vegas
No soldiers, Panaro is direct with the family administration and other capos.

[the chin 123]

Does the commission still meet or is pretty much done for? Also about how often do any of the five families contact each other?

The last reported meeting was in 2000, but it wouldn't surprise me if they had met since then.

Why they stopped meeting since 2000 ?