Visiting the West Side 1963

[bn]

Celambrino crew member Edward Lanzieri was put with Peter DeFeo. It appears that Joseph Celambrino, Salvatore's son, was with DeFeo aswell, so it's probable that Celambrino's crew was put with DeFeo.

[Sdunn48]

Genovese have always had 13 or 14 captains there was wiretap back in the 60s saying about money getting brought in for Vito while he was in jail off the 13 families meaning crews and fish cafaro statement in the 80s saying genovese family have always had 13 or 14 captains I just can’t remember thjnk it was 13 I no he got mixed up on few things but he would no how many crews there was

[quadtree]

Genovese have always had 13 or 14 captains there was wiretap back in the 60s saying about money getting brought in for Vito while he was in jail off the 13 families meaning crews and fish cafaro statement in the 80s saying genovese family have always had 13 or 14 captains I just can’t remember thjnk it was 13 I no he got mixed up on few things but he would no how many crews there was

According to FBI files, a much larger number of captains looms since at least 1957, when Michael Miranda's large crew broke up.

Apart from a number of suspected captains, by 1957 the following individuals were most likely in command of their own crews:
1. Ruggierio Boiardo;
2. Eugene Catena;
3. Peter De Feo;
4. Salvatore Celambrino;
5. Frank Celano;
6. Salvatore Cufari;
7. Antonio Carillo;
8. Generoso Del Duca;
9. Pietro Dolce;
10. Alphonse Tieri;
11. Anthony Strollo;
12. Anthony Carfano;
13. Vincenzo Alo;
14. Michael Coppola;
15. Gaetano Greco;
16. Vincenzo Generoso;
17. Rocco Pellegrino;
18. Cosimo Frasca;
19. Vincenzo Altomari?;
20. James Angelina?;

At this time or later, Angelo De Carlo and Angelo Fiore will also become captains. As you can see, the number of captains, even in the most conservative estimates, is more than 14. It is convenient to believe that the Genovese family always had 14 captains, but data from FBI files and other sources contradict this misconception.

The question arises. Why do some informants tell us about 14 captains if there were more? Even in the 1980s, there were probably more than 14.

[chin_gigante]

Genovese have always had 13 or 14 captains there was wiretap back in the 60s saying about money getting brought in for Vito while he was in jail off the 13 families meaning crews and fish cafaro statement in the 80s saying genovese family have always had 13 or 14 captains I just can’t remember thjnk it was 13 I no he got mixed up on few things but he would no how many crews there was

Here’s what I’ve been able to put together for captains in the 1960s, with a bias in favour for intel provided by member sources or picked up by wiretaps targeting confirmed members.

Identified by Joe Valachi:

1. Vincent Alo (succeeded Joe Adonis)
2. James Angelino
3. Ruggiero Boiardo
4. Michael Coppola (succeeded Ciro Terranova)
5. Thomas Eboli (succeeded Anthony Strollo)
6. Thomas Greco
7. Rocco Pellegrino

Confirmed to be captains through various discussions picked up by NK 2251-C* and NK 2319-C*:

8. Eugene Catena
9. Angelo DeCarlo

Five members (most of whom were formerly under Mike Miranda) who were made captains by Genovese:

10. Salvatore Celambrino
11. Frank Celano
12. Peter DeFeo
13. Cosmo Frasca
14. Frank Tieri

(See here for more information: viewtopic.php?t=12357).

In 1962, Greg Scarpa told the FBI that either Joseph Lanza or his brother was a captain; in 1965, Harold Konigsberg told the FBI that it was Harry Lanza; Tommy Eboli was also picked up on tape that year by NY 398-C* describing Harry as a ‘colonel’:

15. Harry Lanza

(See here: https://vault.fbi.gov/gregory-scarpa-sr ... of-01/view; https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... enovese%22; https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... y_lanza%22).

In January 1964, member source NY 4336-C-TE told the FBI that Salvatore Granello’s captain was Jimmy Dimino:

16. Vincenzo Generoso

(See here: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... %22mino%22).

In May 1964, Raymond Patriarca was picked up by BS 837-C* talking about how Sam Cufari had authority over other Genovese family members in the Springfield area:

17. Salvatore Cufari

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In June 1964, NK 2319-C* picked up information from the Catenas that Tony Carillo was Tony Provenzano’s captain:

18. Antonio Carillo

(See here: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... %22capo%22)

Additionally, in April 1965, DeCarlo was picked up by NK 2251-C* talking about how Rosario Mogavero had recently been made a captain, taking over from a ‘Patsy’ who died:

19. ‘Patsy’

This could be a reference to Pasquale Del Duca or perhaps to Vincenzo Altomari, both of whom had recently died. LCN Bios carries Altomari as a captain in the 1960s, with Joseph Lapi being a member of his crew who later reported to Mogavero. (See more: https://lcnbios.blogspot.com/2022/04/ge ... lapis.html).

Then there were also Generoso Del Duca and Pietro Dolce, who died in the early 1960s. SF 3208-C-TE (Lucchese member Carmine Taglialatella) told the FBI in 1969 that Del Duca and Dolce were both made captains in the late 1950s, receiving portions of the Miranda crew. Valachi also identified Del Duca as a captain. (See here: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... 22dolce%22).

[JoelTurner]

Possible early member:

Pasquale (Patsy) Matranga
B: Nov 1, 1897, Monreale
POB: Monreale, Sicily
D: Jun 17, 1956
F: Carlo Matranga
M: UNK
Married: Providenza (Providence) Di Nicola
Children: Carmela, Mary, Charles, Rosalie, and Angelo

- Also testified that Sabio and "Dr. Noto" (Dr. Daniel Noto of Passaic, NJ, alleged Genovese Family caporegime) asked him to take the car to Luciano. Matranga said he picked up the car in front of Noto's office in Passaic.

Pasquale Matranga was Daniel Noto’s father-in-law

Matranga’s daughter Carmela “Millie” Matranga was married to Daniel Noto. The Noto family was also from Monreale so this isn’t too surprising.

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Interestingly, Daniel Noto lived with his family in Revere, MA which is just outside of Boston.

He was there as early as 1944 which was when his 2nd son Pasquale “Patrick” Noto was born and as late as the 1950 census. I don’t know when exactly he moved back to the NYC area.

[JoelTurner]

Additionally, in April 1965, DeCarlo was picked up by NK 2251-C* talking about how Rosario Mogavero had recently been made a captain, taking over from a ‘Patsy’ who died:

19. ‘Patsy’

This could be a reference to Pasquale Del Duca or perhaps to Vincenzo Altomari, both of whom had recently died. LCN Bios carries Altomari as a captain in the 1960s, with Joseph Lapi being a member of his crew who later reported to Mogavero. (See more: https://lcnbios.blogspot.com/2022/04/ge ... lapis.html).

Then there were also Generoso Del Duca and Pietro Dolce, who died in the early 1960s. SF 3208-C-TE (Lucchese member Carmine Taglialatella) told the FBI in 1969 that Del Duca and Dolce were both made captains in the late 1950s, receiving portions of the Miranda crew. Valachi also identified Del Duca as a captain. (See here: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... 22dolce%22).

Here’s my take:

1) Rosario “Saro” Mogavero was an acting captain for Vincenzo “Jimmy Alto” Altomari before succeeding him.

Per the LCNBios articles on Agone & the Lapis, he gets identified as a capo by 1962. If he was de facto running the crew, informants like Valachi would have seen him as the captain. They wouldn’t have known about the obscure Altomari.

He died on Jan 20 1964 and Mogavero would have subsequently taken over officially. If he was promoted officially in 1964, it would explain why DeCarlo identified him in ‘65 as being made captain “recently”

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2) Mogavero absorbed the Del Duca crew

Generoso Del Duca passed away on Mar 28 1960. The crew goes to his brother Pasquale “Patsy” Del Duca who, in turn, dies on Apr 12 1964.

Some of the members from that group like Anthony Provenzano would have been put with Antonio “Tony the Sheik” Carillo.

However, I think that some of the older ones like Antonio Appierto or Phil Corbisiero may have been under Mogavero until they passed away even though they were never really identified as such.

[sdeitche]

Gerald Catena was born 1/8/1902 in Newark to Francesco Catena and Donata Speziale. In Newark there were two FC's, one born 1875 and the other in 1877. The one born 8/7/1875 lists a Caterina Speziale as his sister-in-law. In the 1915 census it shows them living on Van Buren St which states Francesco arrived 25 years ago (1890) and there's a Francesco Catino who arrived in 1890 from where what looks like Ro--iano. Donata was born in 1883 in New Jersey.

The name of the comune is Romagnano del Monte, Salerno, which borders Ricigliano where Vito Genovese and the Catenas in Chicago were from. There's also a 1905 passenger manifest where Francesca Catena returned from Romagnano del Monte to Newark. The manifest stated that he had previously lived in Newark until 1903, so think it's the same guy. The other Francesca Catena in Newark was also born in Romagnano al Monte, so they may have been cousins (the other guy married a Concetta Cantalupo).

Donata's parents were Francesco Speciale and Santa "Malepede" (they lived at that same address at 284 Van Buren, so I'm sure this was them). I don't have a document confirming their origins, but I very strongly suspect that they were from Ricigliano. The surname Malepede is originally spelled Malpede, and is almost diagnostically linked to Ricigliano (many Malpedes in Chicago also, which was the primary destination for Riciglianesi). There are also Speziales in the Ricigliano area and other Speziales from Ricigliano settled in Newark.

Just a tidbit I found today while reading through a 1980 FBI file on Catena. They chatted with him in his Boca home:

[PolackTony]

Gerald Catena was born 1/8/1902 in Newark to Francesco Catena and Donata Speziale. In Newark there were two FC's, one born 1875 and the other in 1877. The one born 8/7/1875 lists a Caterina Speziale as his sister-in-law. In the 1915 census it shows them living on Van Buren St which states Francesco arrived 25 years ago (1890) and there's a Francesco Catino who arrived in 1890 from where what looks like Ro--iano. Donata was born in 1883 in New Jersey.

The name of the comune is Romagnano del Monte, Salerno, which borders Ricigliano where Vito Genovese and the Catenas in Chicago were from. There's also a 1905 passenger manifest where Francesca Catena returned from Romagnano del Monte to Newark. The manifest stated that he had previously lived in Newark until 1903, so think it's the same guy. The other Francesca Catena in Newark was also born in Romagnano al Monte, so they may have been cousins (the other guy married a Concetta Cantalupo).

Donata's parents were Francesco Speciale and Santa "Malepede" (they lived at that same address at 284 Van Buren, so I'm sure this was them). I don't have a document confirming their origins, but I very strongly suspect that they were from Ricigliano. The surname Malepede is originally spelled Malpede, and is almost diagnostically linked to Ricigliano (many Malpedes in Chicago also, which was the primary destination for Riciglianesi). There are also Speziales in the Ricigliano area and other Speziales from Ricigliano settled in Newark.

Just a tidbit I found today while reading through a 1980 FBI file on Catena. They chatted with him in his Boca home:

Nice find!

[LilPuppet123]

Great info and historical references.