Visiting the West Side 1963

[JoelTurner]

Eboli
Michael Graziano

This was actually Michael Graziosi.

MICHAEL GRAZIOSI
(McGee)
DOB: Jan 19 1930
POB: New Jersey
F: Joseph Graziosi
M: Anna Carlucci
Address: 90 Terrace Ave., Jersey City, NJ
Criminal Record: B #469229

Interestingly, he was also an inventor with several patents.

[Eline2015]

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... _mussolini
Interesting, Genovese became a member of Combaneesh or mafia in 1923?

[Angelo Santino]

Deleting Alfonso Allardi, I think they meant Alfonso Attardi who was Gambino.

[JoelTurner]

(https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... lPageId=56)

Here’s a document from 1964 with some interesting information.

It identifies the following individuals as members who weren’t previously reported:

- Thomas Amato
- Mike Barreal — “Mike Barrese”
- James Bivona — “Jimmy Blink”
- Patty Bivona — “Patty Shack”
- Frank Caggiano — “Frankie Hots”
- Frank Caggiano — “Frankie Skimp”
- William Caggiano — “Willie Skimp”
- Vito Campo
- Ralph Conte
- John Del Duca — “Johnny Del”
- Matteo De Lorenzo — “Matty”
- FNU De Saverio — “Big Jinks”
- Louis Done
- Joe Falamaro — “Joe Jinks”
- FNU Ferrara — “Fat”
- Nicholas Galente — “Nick O’Brian”
- Louis Charles Guiga
- Albert Landi — “Big Larry”
- Salvatore Laura
- Frank Marciano — “Frankie Hart”
- Alfonso Margano
- Aldo Mazzarati
- Nicola Melillo — “Rickey Nelson”
- Louis Rotondo
- Alex Russo
- Nunzio Vincent Russo — “Nick Rossi”
- Joe Satchel
- Tony Satchel
- George Scalise — “Poker Face”
- Pete Sicilian
- Gaetano Somma — “Kay”
- Willie Smurra — “Willie Blair”
- Peter Stancanelli — “Big Pete Action”
- Anthony Vellucci — “Miserable”
- Anthony Verra
- Gabriel Vigorito — “Bla Bla”
- Sally Young

It identifies the following as possible members:

- Nicholas Carpientieri
- Thomas Contaldo
- James Cusamano
- Victor Tramaglino

It identifies the following as non-Genovese members:

- Carmine Persico Jr.
- Ralph Russo
- Michael Perrone
- Joseph A. Perrone

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Those in italics shouldn’t be added. They’re either already on the chart or a mistake.

- Mike Barrese was mentioned as a Greenwich Village guy by Valachi.

- Vincent Bivona was in the DeFeo crew according his “Button Guys” bio

- Joe and Tony Satchel were probably Joseph and Thomas Cusimano

- Sally Young was Rosario Palmieri

- Frankie Hots was probably Frank Hearts Caggiano, a Greenwich Village crew member according to Al D’Arco’s book.

[Angelo Santino]

Can't ID Mike Barese and neither could the FBI:

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[B.]

Joel -- That set of lists comes up sometimes, has interesting stuff but there are errors for some of the Families. I don't know enough but the Genovese but I'd be conservative if they don't show up elsewhere

LCNBios ID'd John DelDuca as actually being John DeMarco.

[Angelo Santino]

Any ideas? It's like the Genoveses were so forward thinking they bribed immigration scribes, "In 100 years, some asshole is going to try and look us up on something called ancestry, don't make it easy on him."

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[PolackTony]

Any ideas? It's like the Genoveses were so forward thinking they bribed immigration scribes, "In 100 years, some asshole is going to try and look us up on something called ancestry, don't make it easy on him."

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The Westside -- always 50 moves ahead.

Who was this for? Looks like the person was travelling with people from Potenza province (Ripacandida). The dialetti spoke in Basilicata can be pretty extreme, I've seen comuni there spelled oddly in passenger manifests as I believe some of the people on the ships would've had a hard time understanding some of these Potentini.

[Angelo Santino]

John Biele's fahter Joseph Biello.

[PolackTony]

John Biele's fahter Joseph Biello.

It's a tough one. These mainlander families with the Genovese seem to change the spelling in their names a lot.

If Giuseppe's actual surname was Biello, then my bet would be that he was most likely Molisano; secondarily, from Campania. But, it very well could've actually been Bello, Di Bello, Lo Bello, etc instead. I note that the mother's name was given as Concetta Marciano, which really doesn't help to narrow it down much.

Just based on the info that Biele's dad gave on the 1920 census (born 1883, arrived in the US in 1901), the best match that I see is Giuseppe Bello, born in 1883 and arrived in 1901 bound for brother Antonio in Brooklyn. Birthplace seems to be Pietraroia, Benevento. No idea if it's the right guy, as the Biellos/Bieles obviously wound up in the Bx.

[JoelTurner]

Can't ID Mike Barese and neither could the FBI:
barese2.PNG

The document lists his name as Mike Barreal and Barese as a nickname.

I haven’t looked him up so I don’t know. I guess we have another “Chee Gusae” situation where Valachi probably butchered a name he was trying to remember from decades prior.

[JoelTurner]

Joel -- That set of lists comes up sometimes, has interesting stuff but there are errors for some of the Families. I don't know enough but the Genovese but I'd be conservative if they don't show up elsewhere

LCNBios ID'd John DelDuca as actually being John DeMarco.

Yup, I spotted a few errors with a quick skim through. There’s a handful of names that I’d stick with like Frank Caggiano.

[Angelo Santino]

Campisi is quite a common name.

Gen lists a Tom Campisi who died in 1970.

FBI has them on their dead list as a Gambino
LCN - Gambino
CAMPISI TOMASSO GASPARE d. 10/8/1970 LCN

Mafia Membership Lists them as Genoveses-

Campisi-Anthony* Na-Na 1920-91 Bros. 1950-80's Sol N.J.
Campisi-Biagio* Benny 1922-2000 Bros. 1960-90's Sol N.J.
Campisi-Charles Campi 1912-65 Bros. 1950-60's Sol N.J.
Campisi-Gasparo Gus 1907-72 F + Bros. 1950-70's Sol N.J.
Campisi-Salvatore Dodo 1916-65 Bros. 1950-60's Sol N.J. / Killed
Campisi-Thomas Snr. Mozzie 1911-70 Bros. 1950-60's Sol N.J.

[JoelTurner]

Campisi is quite a common name.

Gen lists a Tom Campisi who died in 1970.

FBI has them on their dead list as a Gambino
LCN - Gambino
CAMPISI TOMASSO GASPARE d. 10/8/1970 LCN

Mafia Membership Lists them as Genoveses-

Campisi-Anthony* Na-Na 1920-91 Bros. 1950-80's Sol N.J.
Campisi-Biagio* Benny 1922-2000 Bros. 1960-90's Sol N.J.
Campisi-Charles Campi 1912-65 Bros. 1950-60's Sol N.J.
Campisi-Gasparo Gus 1907-72 F + Bros. 1950-70's Sol N.J.
Campisi-Salvatore Dodo 1916-65 Bros. 1950-60's Sol N.J. / Killed
Campisi-Thomas Snr. Mozzie 1911-70 Bros. 1950-60's Sol N.J.

I've never seen Benny or Salvatore on any lists, but the others were confirmed as Genovese members.

For a while, the FBI listed Thomas Campisi as a Philadelphia member along with Carmine Battaglia and Joseph "Joe Polo" Parlavecchio. I'm not sure what they were basing this on. Parlavecchio is also listed as a Genovese on the Mafia Membership chart; he was definitely made but I don't know if he was a confirmed Genovese member.

[Angelo Santino]

Campisi's a common name but I'm concerned with these two:

Charles Campisi
Thomas Campisi

Do we have additional information on their affiliation?