Andimo "Pop Wilson" Pappadio

[willychichi]

Pappadio led the Luccheses for a brief time after resting control from Anthony ("Tony Ducks") Corallo and before Corallo had him killed. What role did Carmine Galante play if any in Corallo's move on Pappadio and any other info including a confirmed pic of Pappadio would be appreciated.

[richard_belding]

He had a dozen garment companies in his name when the FBI took a close look at his activites in 1959. He was also charged in the multimillion-dollar federal narcotics case that included Genovese, Gigante, and Joe Beck DiPalermo. When prosecutors convened a grand jury in 1965 to dig into Luchese's operations, Tommy Pappadio took a one-year contempt charge rather than testify. After Luchese died of a brain tumor, Pappadio helped run the family for a few years. But either jealousy or greed disrupted it. D’arco said "Tommy Pappadio wasn't sharing. That he was hiding some of his garment shops and keeping the money." Apparently he had been warned.

killed in 1976 in front of his wife in his driveway in Lido Beach, L.I. attached a rare one him, in his younger days .

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[willychichi]

He had a dozen garment companies in his name when the FBI took a close look at his activites in 1959. He was also charged in the multimillion-dollar federal narcotics case that included Genovese, Gigante, and Joe Beck DiPalermo. When prosecutors convened a grand jury in 1965 to dig into Luchese's operations, Tommy Pappadio took a one-year contempt charge rather than testify. After Luchese died of a brain tumor, Pappadio helped run the family for a few years. But either jealousy or greed disrupted it. D’arco said "Tommy Pappadio wasn't sharing. That he was hiding some of his garment shops and keeping the money." Apparently he had been warned.

killed in 1976 in front of his wife in his driveway in Lido Beach, L.I. attached a rare one him, in his younger days .

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Thanks RB great info. From a couple of the other articles I read it sounded more like Corallo just wanted the top spot, I didn't know he was holding out on the family. Thanks for the pic as well. A Time Magazine series: "THE MAFIA Big, Bad and Booming" Page 7 reports that Galante had a hand in his murder, not sure if that's the case, but if it is, it would be interesting to know the connection and details.

Time Report: http://content.time.com/time/subscriber ... -7,00.html

[richard_belding]

Not sure on the Galante angle, it was Sidney Leiberman a garment center old timer who pushed the Lucchese's to move on his brother Mike, that he wasnt sharing profits and keeping his activities to himself. Sounds like someone had done the same with with Andimo

[newera_212]

Not sure on the Galante angle, it was Sidney Leiberman a garment center old timer who pushed the Lucchese's to move on his brother Mike, that he wasnt sharing profits and keeping his activities to himself. Sounds like someone had done the same with with Andimo

the younger Pappadio brother's hit as described in Al D'Arco's book was very gruesome. if both claims were true...the Pappadios were hit approx. 15 years apart from one another for both holding back garment district profits, than it goes to show how greedy these guys are and how they cant help themselves. your brother gets clipped for ostensibly holding back profits, then you find yourself inheriting some of his shops and continue to do the same thing? LOL

i dont know much stock I put into the reasoning for the younger Pappadio's hit only because it could have been a typical Vic & Gas money grab. they could have flipped the issue of Pappadio not keeping organized records into him stealing.

there was a 3rd made Pappadio brother i think?? but I forget his name. wonder what happened to him and how long of a leash he was put on after both of his brothers were killed

[Rocco]

Not sure on the Galante angle, it was Sidney Leiberman a garment center old timer who pushed the Lucchese's to move on his brother Mike, that he wasnt sharing profits and keeping his activities to himself. Sounds like someone had done the same with with Andimo

the younger Pappadio brother's hit as described in Al D'Arco's book was very gruesome. if both claims were true...the Pappadios were hit approx. 15 years apart from one another for both holding back garment district profits, than it goes to show how greedy these guys are and how they cant help themselves. your brother gets clipped for ostensibly holding back profits, then you find yourself inheriting some of his shops and continue to do the same thing? LOL

i dont know much stock I put into the reasoning for the younger Pappadio's hit only because it could have been a typical Vic & Gas money grab. they could have flipped the issue of Pappadio not keeping organized records into him stealing.

there was a 3rd made Pappadio brother i think?? but I forget his name. wonder what happened to him and how long of a leash he was put on after both of his brothers were killed

vic and casso ordered him to step away from garmet rackets as they wanted their own guy in. he refused that is why he was killed.

[willychichi]

Not sure on the Galante angle, it was Sidney Leiberman a garment center old timer who pushed the Lucchese's to move on his brother Mike, that he wasnt sharing profits and keeping his activities to himself. Sounds like someone had done the same with with Andimo

the younger Pappadio brother's hit as described in Al D'Arco's book was very gruesome. if both claims were true...the Pappadios were hit approx. 15 years apart from one another for both holding back garment district profits, than it goes to show how greedy these guys are and how they cant help themselves. your brother gets clipped for ostensibly holding back profits, then you find yourself inheriting some of his shops and continue to do the same thing? LOL

i dont know much stock I put into the reasoning for the younger Pappadio's hit only because it could have been a typical Vic & Gas money grab. they could have flipped the issue of Pappadio not keeping organized records into him stealing.

there was a 3rd made Pappadio brother i think?? but I forget his name. wonder what happened to him and how long of a leash he was put on after both of his brothers were killed

Thanks RB and newera, I think the other brother you are thinking of was Fred, I think there were 6-7 brothers all together, though not all involved in the life. I'm still digging around trying to find more on how Galante was involved if he was at all. I have read Pappadio was also overseeing their narcotics trade at one time so I'm thinking that might be the connection.

[Eld]

The Pappadio brothers had a cousin, Vic Panica, who was also a Luchese soldier.

And they had an uncle, Giovanni (Johnny Wilson) Panica who at one time was the world middleweight boxing champion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Wilson_(boxer)

[richard_belding]

Not sure on the Galante angle, it was Sidney Leiberman a garment center old timer who pushed the Lucchese's to move on his brother Mike, that he wasnt sharing profits and keeping his activities to himself. Sounds like someone had done the same with with Andimo

the younger Pappadio brother's hit as described in Al D'Arco's book was very gruesome. if both claims were true...the Pappadios were hit approx. 15 years apart from one another for both holding back garment district profits, than it goes to show how greedy these guys are and how they cant help themselves. your brother gets clipped for ostensibly holding back profits, then you find yourself inheriting some of his shops and continue to do the same thing? LOL

i dont know much stock I put into the reasoning for the younger Pappadio's hit only because it could have been a typical Vic & Gas money grab. they could have flipped the issue of Pappadio not keeping organized records into him stealing.

there was a 3rd made Pappadio brother i think?? but I forget his name. wonder what happened to him and how long of a leash he was put on after both of his brothers were killed

Thanks RB and newera, I think the other brother you are thinking of was Fred, I think there were 6-7 brothers all together, though not all involved in the life. I'm still digging around trying to find more on how Galante was involved if he was at all. I have read Pappadio was also overseeing their narcotics trade at one time so I'm thinking that might be the connection.

With regards to his drug connections, interestingly enough the initial photo you put up of Andimo is from the book "the heroin trail". It does not go into heavy mob detail but with regards to him it writes: " Pappadio, 58, is a captain in the Tramunti family who in 1958 was arrested in connection with a heroin conspiracy that led to the imprisonment of Vito Genovese. His only conviction for sale of heroin was later revoked by a pardon (1930 something). Federal officials believe he is active as an arranger-financier there."

The book is written by writers at Newsday, who also reported that at the time of his death he was considered to be an "acting boss". In 1975 an FBI report listed him as either "underboss or "retired underboss". So given his stature in the family, his closeness to Tommy Lucchese and at some point (allegedly) receiving a presidential pardon, safe to say he was held in high regard.

[richard_belding]

The Pappadio brothers had a cousin, Vic Panica, who was also a Luchese soldier.

And they had an uncle, Giovanni (Johnny Wilson) Panica who at one time was the world middleweight boxing champion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Wilson_(boxer)

Vic Panica was deeply involved with French heroin smugglers , he was part of a $16 million heroin ring and served 20 years. While in prison he & brother Paul plead guilty to bribing a US marshall to receive better treatment in the can.

[newera_212]

jesus. these guys ran the garment center and were big time dope suppliers too? just that FBN file shows Mike running 3 shops and a trucking company, and thats just what was legit and on paper. probably had some degree of silent holdings in every single garment biz in NYC. its astonishing how much money was to be made back then for these guys. golden era. the Pappadios had to have been in the upper tier of earners for the family i would assume

the manufacturing world has changed, but its ppl like the Pappadio bros who played a big part of why that industry basically disappeared from NYC .

the D'Arco book gives a quick breakdown on garment center rackets, mostly to build up to Mike Pappadio's murder, but are there any other books or things out there about the garment rackets?

[willychichi]

Not sure on the Galante angle, it was Sidney Leiberman a garment center old timer who pushed the Lucchese's to move on his brother Mike, that he wasnt sharing profits and keeping his activities to himself. Sounds like someone had done the same with with Andimo

the younger Pappadio brother's hit as described in Al D'Arco's book was very gruesome. if both claims were true...the Pappadios were hit approx. 15 years apart from one another for both holding back garment district profits, than it goes to show how greedy these guys are and how they cant help themselves. your brother gets clipped for ostensibly holding back profits, then you find yourself inheriting some of his shops and continue to do the same thing? LOL

i dont know much stock I put into the reasoning for the younger Pappadio's hit only because it could have been a typical Vic & Gas money grab. they could have flipped the issue of Pappadio not keeping organized records into him stealing.

there was a 3rd made Pappadio brother i think?? but I forget his name. wonder what happened to him and how long of a leash he was put on after both of his brothers were killed

Thanks RB and newera, I think the other brother you are thinking of was Fred, I think there were 6-7 brothers all together, though not all involved in the life. I'm still digging around trying to find more on how Galante was involved if he was at all. I have read Pappadio was also overseeing their narcotics trade at one time so I'm thinking that might be the connection.

With regards to his drug connections, interestingly enough the initial photo you put up of Andimo is from the book "the heroin trail". It does not go into heavy mob detail but with regards to him it writes: " Pappadio, 58, is a captain in the Tramunti family who in 1958 was arrested in connection with a heroin conspiracy that led to the imprisonment of Vito Genovese. His only conviction for sale of heroin was later revoked by a pardon (1930 something). Federal officials believe he is active as an arranger-financier there."

The book is written by writers at Newsday, who also reported that at the time of his death he was considered to be an "acting boss". In 1975 an FBI report listed him as either "underboss or "retired underboss". So given his stature in the family, his closeness to Tommy Lucchese and at some point (allegedly) receiving a presidential pardon, safe to say he was held in high regard.

Thanks RB, I'm going to check out the book and I'm reading Tom Renner's Newsday report on OC in NY. Here is a link to the 1984 Senate Congressional Record from January 1984 that mentions Pappadio's connection to the Paraino's and pornography on page 846. Interestingly the report discusses how the LCN made most of their money in the Porn business through real estate leases to peddlers of porn, which would make sense given Pappadaio's vast real estate holdings. Obviously he was a huge earner. There is a decent timeline of the LCN's involvement in Porn which starts on or around page 843 and continues through page 873 or so. It's a very large file so it will take a couple minutes to open.

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-CRECB ... t1-6-2.pdf

[willychichi]

Btw a lot of library's are now doing online book checkouts. So if you guys want to look something up in a book but are too fucking lazy to go to the library like me or too fucking cheap to buy the book like me check with your local library and sign up for online access to all their books including their LCN material.

[JeremyTheJew]

I wonder if Naimos drug ties had any relations with Pappadios

[willychichi]

I wonder if Naimos drug ties had any relations with Pappadios

It's possible JJ that Rosario Naimo and Pappadio had some connection but I haven't been able to find anything confirming that. Do you have any information connecting the two?