Dominic Blasi

[Ed]

Hey guys,

Here's a breakdown of everything Dominic Blasi told William Roemer in the available FBI documents on MF.

You'll see Blasi was pretty circumspect and didn't dive into the deep end of cooperating like other informants.

Blasi talks a little bit about his start with Accardo and Giancana. One little nugget, Blasi claims Giancana was killed by Tony Spilotro because he was sleeping with Spilotro's wife. (I'm sceptical of that.)

I'm sure Blasi's full FBI informant file contains some good stuff.

http://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infblasi.html

[Confederate]

As Usual, Great article Ed. I noticed that Blasi mentioned Torello in the same sentence as Accardo, Cerone & Auippa which is the way I see it. Had Torello not died in 1979, he would have been Auippa's replacement. Blasi was a very cagey guy and everything still points to him as Giancana's shooter.
Giancana would have never suspected him and Blasi was not known to be a killer anyway. Roemer secretly wanted to be an Outfit guy. lol

[Frank]

As Usual, Great article Ed. I noticed that Blasi mentioned Torello in the same sentence as Accardo, Cerone & Auippa which is the way I see it. Had Torello not died in 1979, he would have been Auippa's replacement. Blasi was a very cagey guy and everything still points to him as Giancana's shooter.
Giancana would have never suspected him and Blasi was not known to be a killer anyway. Roemer secretly wanted to be an Outfit guy. lol

Yes he either killed him or let the killer or killers in the basement.

[Adam]

So in The Enfocer, Roemer writes about the supposed 1986 Czech Lounge meeting where Ferriola is announced as boss and that the Spilotro murder is ordered. He explicitly states that one person there was a CTE. He lists those present as Accardo, Ferriola, Alex, Solano, Pilotto, Infelice, DiFronzo, Carlisi, Palermo and Blasi. So I'm wondering if he still counted Blasi, or if there was someone else. If he'd referring to a different active CTE I'm thinking Infelice. Former was always pretty glowing about him too.

[Snakes]

I always thought that version of events was fishy. Pilotto was in prison, for one.

[Adam]

I always thought that version of events was fishy. Pilotto was in prison, for one.

Really? Pilotto was in prison in January 86? I didn't know that. Thanks. And yeah Roemer's description of that meeting is over the top Godfathery. Accardo doing a history lesson on the Chicago mob. Really? But it is another situation where he writes like he really liked Infelice. Like other Outfit guys he liked.

[Ed]

So in The Enfocer, Roemer writes about the supposed 1986 Czech Lounge meeting where Ferriola is announced as boss and that the Spilotro murder is ordered. He explicitly states that one person there was a CTE. He lists those present as Accardo, Ferriola, Alex, Solano, Pilotto, Infelice, DiFronzo, Carlisi, Palermo and Blasi. So I'm wondering if he still counted Blasi, or if there was someone else. If he'd referring to a different active CTE I'm thinking Infelice. Former was always pretty glowing about him too.

If I'm not mistaken, Roemer mentioned in one of his other books (besides Enforcer) that Blasi retired after he was released from jail in the late 1970s. So who knows. As well, I think Roemer mentioned that he developed another guy by the mid-1970s who ended becoming a capo later on so maybe he's talking about him.

There was probably at least ten LCN members in Chicago "talking" to some degree by the 1970s.

Roemer definitely had respect for Infelice.

[Confederate]

So in The Enfocer, Roemer writes about the supposed 1986 Czech Lounge meeting where Ferriola is announced as boss and that the Spilotro murder is ordered. He explicitly states that one person there was a CTE. He lists those present as Accardo, Ferriola, Alex, Solano, Pilotto, Infelice, DiFronzo, Carlisi, Palermo and Blasi. So I'm wondering if he still counted Blasi, or if there was someone else. If he'd referring to a different active CTE I'm thinking Infelice. Former was always pretty glowing about him too.

If I'm not mistaken, Roemer mentioned in one of his other books (besides Enforcer) that Blasi retired after he was released from jail in the late 1970s. So who knows. As well, I think Roemer mentioned that he developed another guy by the mid-1970s who ended becoming a capo later on so maybe he's talking about him.

There was probably at least ten LCN members in Chicago "talking" to some degree by the 1970s.

Roemer definitely had respect for Infelice.

I think the main reason Roemer respected Infelice was because they were both former Military men if I remember correctly.

[Snakes]

Infelise was a paratrooper.

[Frank]

So in The Enfocer, Roemer writes about the supposed 1986 Czech Lounge meeting where Ferriola is announced as boss and that the Spilotro murder is ordered. He explicitly states that one person there was a CTE. He lists those present as Accardo, Ferriola, Alex, Solano, Pilotto, Infelice, DiFronzo, Carlisi, Palermo and Blasi. So I'm wondering if he still counted Blasi, or if there was someone else. If he'd referring to a different active CTE I'm thinking Infelice. Former was always pretty glowing about him too.

Well if you believe this whole story Roemer wrote than the CI is Blasi. Pilotto was definitely in prison. At least 2 people that I know of , Nick Calabrese and Lenny Patrick have stated that Carlisi was boss after Aiuppa. So I tend to think this whole meeting never happened. I also don't think Infelise was an informant.

[Snakes]

Yeah, I think it was made up or embellished, with Roemer saying he had a CI (Blasi) there to add legitimacy to the story. I don't think it was an outright lie but I don't think he let the facts get in the way of a good story, either.

[Confederate]

Yeah, I think it was made up or embellished, with Roemer saying he had a CI (Blasi) there to add legitimacy to the story. I don't think it was an outright lie but I don't think he let the facts get in the way of a good story, either.

I agree, or MAYBE the C.I. or whoever lied to Roemer about the meeting and said Ferriola was the Boss but it was really Carlisi. Who Knows? lol

[Confederate]

So in The Enfocer, Roemer writes about the supposed 1986 Czech Lounge meeting where Ferriola is announced as boss and that the Spilotro murder is ordered. He explicitly states that one person there was a CTE. He lists those present as Accardo, Ferriola, Alex, Solano, Pilotto, Infelice, DiFronzo, Carlisi, Palermo and Blasi. So I'm wondering if he still counted Blasi, or if there was someone else. If he'd referring to a different active CTE I'm thinking Infelice. Former was always pretty glowing about him too.

Well if you believe this whole story Roemer wrote than the CI is Blasi. Pilotto was definitely in prison. At least 2 people that I know of , Nick Calabrese and Lenny Patrick have stated that Carlisi was boss after Aiuppa. So I tend to think this whole meeting never happened. I also don't think Infelise was an informant.

Yeh, Just because Roemer liked somebody doesn't automatically make them a suspected C.I. Some guys he liked were C.I.'S, and many others were not at all. There is no way Infelise was an Informant. He did some hard time later.

[Confederate]

Roemer also loved Murray Humphreys. He was always praising that guy to no end and rightfully so. Hump was a big part of the Outfit's success in the old days.

[Adam]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the discussion. And I've got absolutely nothing to back up Infelice being a possible informant. And it's true that if you take all the Outfit guys Roemer "liked" and called them informers then that would be like half the Outfit. Clearly not the case. But sometimes certain stuff Roemer wrote makes me do a double take. Like his claim that Chuckie English reached out to him to check that Infelice wasn't involved in drugs before he got promoted. And that Roemer let them know that no he wasn't. I mean what the fuck?