Sam Mannarino and the FBI

[JCB1977]

Ed is a legit poster. He is not bullshiting us.


Pogo

Then why the delay or no response? It's like dangling a carrot in front of a starving horse. WTF

[Pogo The Clown]

He is probably saving it for his article.


Pogo

[FriendofHenry]

believe the guy , hopefully he will tell us lol, doesn’t look like he posts much , so hopefully he comes back soon to spill the beans .
A boss probably from the 60’s ? A territory boss ? A capo?

Considering what you say plus Pogo's standing up for Ed, I'm more than willing to listen.
It's pretty well documented that I was a "Family Friend" with all the powers that were in the 60s thru the 90s.
Other than Chuckie Porter, I'll be surprised at any other that may have shared any damaging information.
Hell, Chuckie never told the Feds anything they could really use. These guys certainly weren't dummies.

[JCB1977]

believe the guy , hopefully he will tell us lol, doesn’t look like he posts much , so hopefully he comes back soon to spill the beans .
A boss probably from the 60’s ? A territory boss ? A capo?

Considering what you say plus Pogo's standing up for Ed, I'm more than willing to listen.
It's pretty well documented that I was a "Family Friend" with all the powers that were in the 60s thru the 90s.
Other than Chuckie Porter, I'll be surprised at any other that may have shared any damaging information.
Hell, Chuckie never told the Feds anything they could really use. These guys certainly weren't dummies.

Ed is certainly a quality poster, I'll take Pogo's explanation as I have mucho respect for Ed. Let's narrow it down: In the 1960's, the true powers of the Larocca Family were the following:

John LaRocca (Pittsburgh) Died in 1984
Mike Genovese/Fiore Genovese and Felix Genovese (East Liberty)
Frank Amato Sr. (East Pittsburgh) Died in 1973
Charlie Imburgia (Warren, OH) Died in 2002
Antonio Ripepi- Capo of Washington & Fayette County Died in 2000
Joe Sica (Penn Hills) Died in 1991
Kelly Mannarino (New Kensington) Died in 1980
Sam Mannarino (New Kensington very early 60's before he was shelved) Died in 1967
Louie Volpe (Turtle Creek) Died in 1985
Joe Regino (Altoona/Johnstown, PA) Died in 1985
Vincenzo Tripodi (Steubenville) Died in 1987
Dominic Mallamo/Paul Romeo (Youngstown) Died in 1987/1976

[JCB1977]

Ed mentioned "deep ties" to the Pittsburgh area.

A. It could be one of the San Jose Crew members who was made in Pittsburgh but transferred to San Jose
Dominick Anzalone, Sal Marino and his son Angelo Marino

B. Costenze Valenti, son in law to Antonio Ripepi who was made in Pittsburgh and became boss of Rochester, NY with his brother Frank

[Ed]

Pogo,

Thanks for the post. You’re right, I’m saving it for the article.


Other posters,

I'm not looking to start anything. I write under my real name at my site. I wrote that I'm posting an article soon that an LCN boss under unique and unusual circumstances shared confidential information with the FBI for a number of years. I said he had “deep ties” to the Pittsburgh-area. I don’t want to get into too much but I didn’t say he was or wasn't a Pittsburgh boss.

Was I trying to create some excitement with my posts in this thread? Sure. But I’m not trying to mess with anyone, especially people with connections to the Pittsburgh-area. I thought my track record would speak for itself.

That said, I’ll try to have the article up as soon as possible.

best regards, Ed

[FriendofHenry]

Fair Enough

[Frank]

I'm posting another article shortly about a second member source with deep ties to the Pittsburgh-area. He went further than Mannarino. His identity might surprise a few people.

Is it Pasquale Ferruccio lol

Not Pat

He agreed to inform once , as They say, You can build a thousand bridges, but if you suck one cock, they don't call you a bridge builder but a cocksucker.

All kidding aside, I came across an FBI document from 1963 where Ferruccio was designated a "PCI". Mind you, he didn't say much at that time.

The second member source I'm referring to was a "boss".

So are you saying he wasn't necessarily the Family Boss, but another administration member or a Capo?

[JCB1977]

Sounds fair Ed. Thank you for your hard work on the article. Much appreciated.

[B.]

Does anyone have more information on Sam Mannarino's relationship to NJ boss Nick Delmore? They were believed to associate with one another and were supposedly partners in a Cuban casino together circa 1951.

Great info on Mannarino, by the way. Ed's informant breakdowns are a personal favorite of mine and always highest quality analysis/research.

[JCB1977]

My best guess of who the Pittsburgh “Capo or Boss” was that may have fed info to the government would be Sonny Ciancutti. He came up strong in the 60’s under Kelly & Sam Mannarino. Ciancutti's Mother was a roulette dealer in one of Kelly Mannarino’s biggest illegal casinos. Sonny was a football star and 3 sport athlete at New Kensington High School. Pitt recruited him to their program among other D-1 colleges.

I know he took over ALL of The Mannarino Brothers rackets in New Kensington by 1981. Sam died in 1967 and Kelly in 1980. John Fontana was Mannarino’s other key underling in the New Ken rackets. The Mannarino brothers attracted so much heat to New Kensington after the JFK assasination and yet Sonny ran that town with an iron fist with very minimal law enforcement distractions. The Feds knew he was Kelly and Sam’s protege yet they were soft with him. His cousin Gary Golden was a MAJOR narcotics trafficker, got indicted in the 80’s along with Sonny’s brother Louie Ciancutti. Sonny escaped untouched and continued to rule the greater New Ken area. Football season brought him $1.5 million per week. His gambling network was enormous.

He was ratted out by Lenny Strollo, Pittsburgh boss in charge of the Youngstown rackets back in 2000. He was bringing in $500k per week during football season according to the FBI/State Police. Sonny got house arrest and fined modestly.

I’m not saying that is who Ed is referring to for his article, but I’ve suspected this for a long time with Sonny. And then I think to myself, how many mobsters across the country have fed the FBI information about some of their key competitors to rid themselves of competition and absorb a bigger percentage of the revenue? I would be willing to bet that there were many more who “cooperated” than one would think...food for thought.

[Stroccos]

My best guess of who the Pittsburgh “Capo or Boss” was that may have fed info to the government would be Sonny Ciancutti. He came up strong in the 60’s under Kelly & Sam Mannarino. Ciancutti's Mother was a roulette dealer in one of Kelly Mannarino’s biggest illegal casinos. Sonny was a football star and 3 sport athlete at New Kensington High School. Pitt recruited him to their program among other D-1 colleges.

I know he took over ALL of The Mannarino Brothers rackets in New Kensington by 1981. Sam died in 1967 and Kelly in 1980. John Fontana was Mannarino’s other key underling in the New Ken rackets. The Mannarino brothers attracted so much heat to New Kensington after the JFK assasination and yet Sonny ran that town with an iron fist with very minimal law enforcement distractions. The Feds knew he was Kelly and Sam’s protege yet they were soft with him. His cousin Gary Golden was a MAJOR narcotics trafficker, got indicted in the 80’s along with Sonny’s brother Louie Ciancutti. Sonny escaped untouched and continued to rule the greater New Ken area. Football season brought him $1.5 million per week. His gambling network was enormous.

He was ratted out by Lenny Strollo, Pittsburgh boss in charge of the Youngstown rackets back in 2000. He was bringing in $500k per week during football season according to the FBI/State Police. Sonny got house arrest and fined modestly.

I’m not saying that is who Ed is referring to for his article, but I’ve suspected this for a long time with Sonny. And then I think to myself, how many mobsters across the country have fed the FBI information about some of their key competitors to rid themselves of competition and absorb a bigger percentage of the revenue? I would be willing to bet that there were many more who “cooperated” than one would think...food for thought.

Interesting , tony lib fed the feds information on Jackie presser

[JCB1977]

My best guess of who the Pittsburgh “Capo or Boss” was that may have fed info to the government would be Sonny Ciancutti. He came up strong in the 60’s under Kelly & Sam Mannarino. Ciancutti's Mother was a roulette dealer in one of Kelly Mannarino’s biggest illegal casinos. Sonny was a football star and 3 sport athlete at New Kensington High School. Pitt recruited him to their program among other D-1 colleges.

I know he took over ALL of The Mannarino Brothers rackets in New Kensington by 1981. Sam died in 1967 and Kelly in 1980. John Fontana was Mannarino’s other key underling in the New Ken rackets. The Mannarino brothers attracted so much heat to New Kensington after the JFK assasination and yet Sonny ran that town with an iron fist with very minimal law enforcement distractions. The Feds knew he was Kelly and Sam’s protege yet they were soft with him. His cousin Gary Golden was a MAJOR narcotics trafficker, got indicted in the 80’s along with Sonny’s brother Louie Ciancutti. Sonny escaped untouched and continued to rule the greater New Ken area. Football season brought him $1.5 million per week. His gambling network was enormous.

He was ratted out by Lenny Strollo, Pittsburgh boss in charge of the Youngstown rackets back in 2000. He was bringing in $500k per week during football season according to the FBI/State Police. Sonny got house arrest and fined modestly.

I’m not saying that is who Ed is referring to for his article, but I’ve suspected this for a long time with Sonny. And then I think to myself, how many mobsters across the country have fed the FBI information about some of their key competitors to rid themselves of competition and absorb a bigger percentage of the revenue? I would be willing to bet that there were many more who “cooperated” than one would think...food for thought.

Interesting , tony lib fed the feds information on Jackie presser

That makes sense...especially with Lib's prior murder conviction and the Government's hard on for Presser...

[Stroccos]

My best guess of who the Pittsburgh “Capo or Boss” was that may have fed info to the government would be Sonny Ciancutti. He came up strong in the 60’s under Kelly & Sam Mannarino. Ciancutti's Mother was a roulette dealer in one of Kelly Mannarino’s biggest illegal casinos. Sonny was a football star and 3 sport athlete at New Kensington High School. Pitt recruited him to their program among other D-1 colleges.

I know he took over ALL of The Mannarino Brothers rackets in New Kensington by 1981. Sam died in 1967 and Kelly in 1980. John Fontana was Mannarino’s other key underling in the New Ken rackets. The Mannarino brothers attracted so much heat to New Kensington after the JFK assasination and yet Sonny ran that town with an iron fist with very minimal law enforcement distractions. The Feds knew he was Kelly and Sam’s protege yet they were soft with him. His cousin Gary Golden was a MAJOR narcotics trafficker, got indicted in the 80’s along with Sonny’s brother Louie Ciancutti. Sonny escaped untouched and continued to rule the greater New Ken area. Football season brought him $1.5 million per week. His gambling network was enormous.

He was ratted out by Lenny Strollo, Pittsburgh boss in charge of the Youngstown rackets back in 2000. He was bringing in $500k per week during football season according to the FBI/State Police. Sonny got house arrest and fined modestly.

I’m not saying that is who Ed is referring to for his article, but I’ve suspected this for a long time with Sonny. And then I think to myself, how many mobsters across the country have fed the FBI information about some of their key competitors to rid themselves of competition and absorb a bigger percentage of the revenue? I would be willing to bet that there were many more who “cooperated” than one would think...food for thought.

Interesting , tony lib fed the feds information on Jackie presser

That makes sense...especially with Lib's prior murder conviction and the Government's hard on for Presser...

Don’t want to tred to far off topic , but yes he agreed to give the feds info and was offered nothing in return , he apparently didn’t want anything either , he just wanted to expose presser
Who he blamed for allot of his troubles , he did this while he was out on bail

[JCB1977]

Hi Ed,

Do you happen to have a time frame of when your article will come out regarding the Pittsburgh cooperator? Thanks!