Gene Gotti re-establishing control of Gotti Regime.

[RushStreet]

Three Distinct Factions Emerging In Suddenly-Uneasy Gambino Mob Ecosystem, Two From Gotti Era

March 31, 2025 — Over the past year or so, the Gambino mob has split into a trio of factions vying for money and status in the Brooklyn-based borgata; one being the ruling Sicilian branch of the crime family from the 18th Avenue “Zip” crew led by boss Domenico (Italian Dom) Cefalu and acting boss Lorenzo Mannino, one being loyal to skipper Nicholas (Little Nicky) Corozzo and still another being loyal to Queens capo Gene Gotti, according to multiple sources with first-hand knowledge of the developing situation in the Gambino borgata.

The shadowy Cefalu, 78, took power in the Gambino mob in the late 2000s, as the Gotti regime faded due to defections and general gangland attrition. Cefalu and Mannino, 66, came up in the Gambino organization during the glitzy and cohesive Gotti Era and until recently, never had any problems from the old-school Gotti camp. Cefalu’s Sicilian faction even named three ex-Gotti lieutenants, Lenny (The Conductor) DiMaria, Michael (Mickey Boy) Paradiso and Louis (Big Louie) Vallario to Gambino syndicate administration posts, as underboss and the crime family’s last two consiglieres, respectively.

However, in the last 15 months, uneasiness has crept into the Gambinos’ leadership-dynamic and tensions subsequently developed between opposing eras of the crime family, per sources on both sides of the law. And “Little Nicky” Corozzo and Gene Gotti want bigger pieces of the proverbial pie even in their old age, these sources. Two separate “LCN insiders” say Cefalu and Mannino are being pressured to step down and cede power to the remnants of the Gotti regime. They arrived as a united front at the wake and funeral for longtime Gambino button man Phil (The Professor) Modica last week, per a Gangland News dispatch. Corozzo and Gotti also attended the wake and funeral and were each holding court in separate parts of the funeral parlor.

Corozzo, 85, vigorously campaigned for a promotion to consigliere to no avail and isn’t happy with Cefalu and Mannino selecting Vallario instead of him and excluding him from certain decision-making scenarios, sources claim. Exclusive sources allege Corozzo’s home was vandalized last month and Corozzo is being vocal in his displeasure with things in the Gambino mob right now. Little Nicky and his younger brother and former Gambino mob consigliere Joseph (Jo Jo) Corozzo (d. 2024) held significant day-to-day juice in the borgata during the 1990s and 2000s prior to being sent to the can. Some informants called them the de-facto bosses once John Gotti got put away for life in 1992. Corozzo’s best friend is Lenny DiMaria and DiMaria, 83 and the picture of a level-minded gangland diplomat and politician, is running interference for him with Cefalu and Mannino sources say.

Upon his release from a three-decade prison bid for racketeering and narcotics trafficking in the late 2010s, Gene Gotti, 79, was content with a low-key advisory role to “Italian Dom.” but those circumstances only lasted so long and at the same time Corozzo was lobbying for a bump-up, Gotti was expressing his own desire for more shot-calling authority, sources say. A rumor that circulated around Christmas was that Gotti would be moved into the underboss spot when Lenny DiMaria retires in the near future. Gotti, though, isn’t happy with current arrangements in the Gambino hierarchy either and is making it known. Sources emphasize Gotti isn’t allied with Corozzo in his stance and he and his followers are a separate entity from Little Nicky despite their history under Gotti’s brothers and nephew’s regime.

[JogodoBicho]

Could Gotti attend the funeral without violating any parole rules?

[Brovelli]

If any of this is true, does anyone have insight into who would be with each faction? So you’ve got two factions in queens/Long Island, are there any crews based in Brooklyn/Staten Island, Manhattan, Jersey, +bronx/westchester that may not be aligned with the Sicilians?

[Pogo The Clown]

Per sources Peter Gotti is trying to regain his rank of Boss.


Pogo

[Tonyd621]

That gene gotti photo he is using where he is peaking out his front door, that's from when he first got out of prison, years ago. That photo combined with his plot give it an underlying tone of something suspicious going on...

[B.]

Cefalu isn't from the 18th Avenue group, nor were DiMaria and Paradiso "Gotti" guys as this seems to suggest.

I'm guessing this is from GR.

[Blunts]

Cefalu isn't from the 18th Avenue group, nor were DiMaria and Paradiso "Gotti" guys as this seems to suggest.

I'm guessing this is from GR.

Correct. From sources deep within a colon.

[RushStreet]

All I know is that its fucking great that Gene Gotti is now taking the family back where it belongs. Under his leadership.

John is smiling down from Heaven.

[MoLarryCurly]

This is the dumbest fucking thing I ever read. It hurts to read this guys nonsense. Vandalized his house? Nicky has 10000 guys loyal to him who’s vandalizing his house, and is he implying it was vandalized over mob stuff? Lmao there tee peeing houses now? Big Louie isnt #3. I don’t get how he even makes it like he has sources who tell him this shit. I was at two wakes this month! And there was no 3 headed snakes in the room everyone was very happy. Nicky wouldn’t lobby for #3 when #3 is his best friend. It’s basically like he is with that guy there

[TommyGambino]

This is the dumbest fucking thing I ever read. It hurts to read this guys nonsense. Vandalized his house? Nicky has 10000 guys loyal to him who’s vandalizing his house, and is he implying it was vandalized over mob stuff? Lmao there tee peeing houses now? Big Louie isnt #3. I don’t get how he even makes it like he has sources who tell him this shit. I was at two wakes this month! And there was no 3 headed snakes in the room everyone was very happy. Nicky wouldn’t lobby for #3 when #3 is his best friend. It’s basically like he is with that guy there

So DiMaria is underboss?

[MoLarryCurly]

This is the dumbest fucking thing I ever read. It hurts to read this guys nonsense. Vandalized his house? Nicky has 10000 guys loyal to him who’s vandalizing his house, and is he implying it was vandalized over mob stuff? Lmao there tee peeing houses now? Big Louie isnt #3. I don’t get how he even makes it like he has sources who tell him this shit. I was at two wakes this month! And there was no 3 headed snakes in the room everyone was very happy. Nicky wouldn’t lobby for #3 when #3 is his best friend. It’s basically like he is with that guy there

I heard DiMaria is 3

So DiMaria is underboss?

[Blunts]

I'm sure scott will pop in here and clear things up as usual.

[OcSleeper]

This is the dumbest fucking thing I ever read. It hurts to read this guys nonsense. Vandalized his house? Nicky has 10000 guys loyal to him who’s vandalizing his house, and is he implying it was vandalized over mob stuff? Lmao there tee peeing houses now? Big Louie isnt #3. I don’t get how he even makes it like he has sources who tell him this shit. I was at two wakes this month! And there was no 3 headed snakes in the room everyone was very happy. Nicky wouldn’t lobby for #3 when #3 is his best friend. It’s basically like he is with that guy there

To be fair, Capeci is the one who reported that Vallario is the current acting consigliere, while Mannino is the official consigliere.

[MoLarryCurly]

This is the dumbest fucking thing I ever read. It hurts to read this guys nonsense. Vandalized his house? Nicky has 10000 guys loyal to him who’s vandalizing his house, and is he implying it was vandalized over mob stuff? Lmao there tee peeing houses now? Big Louie isnt #3. I don’t get how he even makes it like he has sources who tell him this shit. I was at two wakes this month! And there was no 3 headed snakes in the room everyone was very happy. Nicky wouldn’t lobby for #3 when #3 is his best friend. It’s basically like he is with that guy there

To be fair, Capeci is the one who reported that Vallario is the current acting consigliere, while Mannino is the official consigliere.

Yes you’re 100% right capecI reported it first. Doesn’t make it right. To say the last 3 consligeirs were gotti guys. To say Nicky was lobbying for it. Now Nicky and gene wanna take over but there not together on it. So you have 2 old timers in 2025 trying to pressure a boss and acting boss to step down? And even if that happens then what gene and Nicky have to duel it out to see who wins? It’s nuts what this guys says

[Blunts]

It’s nuts what this guys says

The kicker is people pay for his fan fiction. Hey scott when is the next power ranking list coming? Been working on that a while now, it should be amazing.