Nepotism in the mob

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Re: Nepotism in the mob

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JoePuzzles234 wrote: Sat Sep 21, 2024 6:42 am
Stroccos wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2024 6:51 pm True that Anthony Milano was dead by then , but many syndicate peoples sons got respect for simply being someones son , i don't recall every meeting Peter so I cant comment on him, although it would seem Peter father helped him get associated but as you stated he cut his own teeth in LA for the most part ,being from Cleveland
Peter acted as an usher at Anna Dragna's wedding to Steve Niotta along with Paul Adamo (Girolamo's stepson), through the relationship between Anthony/Josephine Milano and Jack/Frances Dragna so his family connections would have definitely helped early on.
Stroccos wrote: I can only guess Peter wanted someone he could fully trust as no 2 , it would be interesting to KNow what Jimmy Caci thought of Carmen , We know Jack Locicerio had zero repsect for him he was caught on a wire bad mouthing the mILanos , to me he's a nepo baby and not a tuff guy at all I wouldn't fear him even if he was underboss
Yes, despite their later problems it does appear that Peter was closer to Carmen than Frank Angelo and John or at least trusted him the most from a criminal standpoint. There are photos of Carmen with Nicholas A. Nardi and Russell Masetta as well as pictures of him at Masetta's wedding to Peter's daughter (February 1976, when Pete would have been in Terminal Island), which helps to demonstrate their relationship.

Kenji doesn't seem to have shared anything about Jimmy Caci and Carmen interacting (outside of the Palm Springs ceremony) but we do know that Stephen Cino (later Jimmy's acting captain) would meet with Milano at John Mascia's deli in Las Vegas with Gallo at times. They don't seem to have had any problems with each other but we obviously can't assume that extended to the rest of the crew.

As for LoCicero, he was an old-time member and formerly under Michael Rizzitello so his opinions about the brothers were probably doubly negative. Peter Milano doesn't seem to have really valued the consigliere position much either way - LoCicero was a leftover from the Brooklier admin and was never formally replaced after he died.

Both Fiato and Gallo believed Carmen to be the "tougher brother" but that doesn't really mean much in a 1980s California family.
nick Nardi is realted to the milanos , Nick was a officer in the IAB CLUB , no surprise he was in photos with those guys , there are tons of photos of carmen with those guys from the iab club which the milanos owned , there is another nepo guy russ masseta , The photo people are claiming to be masseta wedding its not his wedding . Milano making a few guys he could trust , his brother and son in law ,
I know Rusty as well , actually did my flooring at a nice discount which still is great shape years later ,
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Re: Nepotism in the mob

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Stroccos wrote: Sat Sep 21, 2024 7:18 am nick Nardi is realted to the milanos , Nick was a officer in the IAB CLUB , no surprise he was in photos with those guys , there are tons of photos of carmen with those guys from the iab club which the milanos owned
Yeah, John and Nicholas A. Nardi were first cousins with the Milano brothers via the DiSanto-Nardi marriage. As late as 2019 there was a portrait of Anthony Milano in the Cleveland IAB club, not sure if it is still there nowadays.
Stroccos wrote: , there is another nepo guy russ masseta , The photo people are claiming to be masseta wedding its not his wedding . Milano making a few guys he could trust , his brother and son in law ,
I know Rusty as well , actually did my flooring at a nice discount which still is great shape years later ,
Agreed on Masetta, very clearly only a member because of his father-in-law. Outside of Nicholas Paul Nardi (d. 1988), Michael Comparetti and the Caci crew, the associates inducted by Milano were either his relatives or guys that were connected to his faction. The Caci brothers appear to have been first affiliated with Michael Rizzitello in the 1970s but alternatively could have been connected to Milano via Frank Stellino in Palm Springs.

The photo I am referencing is the one with Carmen Milano and Peter's daughter (it's my understanding that it is from the 1976 wedding), not the group pictures with Milano, Nardi and Masetta.
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Re: Nepotism in the mob

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The Persicos are the definition of nepotism.
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