Magaddino was still firmly with the Castellammarese/Bonanno family from an early age either way. In his office tapes, he talks about being mentored as a teenager by Girolamo Asaro in the butcher trade. Girolamo Asaro was the father of Vincenzo, a Bonanno captain, and Giuseppe, believed to be a soldier, and everyone else descended from them. Girolamo Asaro was likely an early Bonanno member, as he fled to the US after ordering a hit in Sicily in association with a Buccellato. If Magaddino was made in Chicago, it was likely just to induct him and not an indication that he was associated with the Chicago organization(s).Frank wrote: ↑Thu Nov 22, 2018 12:38 pm Ok so it's possible but more likely that he was made in Sicily. I know this was a different day and age of LCN., so it must've been different back then as to guys being made in Sicily and there recognition in the US. Like I believe you have mentioned they were more like one organization back in that time period. A guy could be made in Sicily and come to America as a soldier, and then start his own family. I wonder if a boss like Profaci had to send tribute to the boss that made him in Sicily. Or they just made these guys and sent them to America and they just we're on there own basically. Also I was surprised Magaddino was made in Chicago not only that fact but I thought he was probably made in Sicily.
The way it worked back then was if a member came to the US, he brought a letter of recommendation from Sicily and could then be recognized by the local family*. It's unlikely anyone "kicked up" to Sicily, as they would report to a local boss. I don't know that members even "kicked up" locally in the same way they would in later generations, as rackets weren't as structured and the mafia was more based around exploiting opportunities and doing favors for members of the organization, not so much "earning" in the modern sense.
* - Based on info shared by Felice, this system still seems to be in use though very rarely, as he mentioned a Sicilian member affiliated with Giuseppe Gambino who received a recommendation like this and transferred to a US family.