Top 10 Bosses per Harry Anslinger in 1962

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Top 10 Bosses per Harry Anslinger in 1962

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Thought this was interesting. January 21, 1962 Independent Press Telegram

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More info on Santo sorge plz
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santo sorge was a member of sicilian mafia close to the boss calò vizzini, probably involved in the french connection he was a heroin trafficker, i dindn't know he was considered so powerful in the states
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I'm surprised that Sal Mannarino was listed as #9 while John LaRocca wasn't listed at all. Go figure?
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FriendofHenry wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 3:05 pm I'm surprised that Sal Mannarino was listed as #9 while John LaRocca wasn't listed at all. Go figure?
Back in the early 50's-60's, the Mannarino Faction of the family were much more powerful and connected than the LaRocca/Genovese faction. Only because the Mannarino brothers were in bed with Lansky and Traficante with the Cuban Casinos as well as the Calabrian N'Drangheta
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Gambino must not have been on the radar yet.
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Thanx...BTW: Catoris Candy is better than ever :)
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It's not a list of most powerful bosses, but the mobsters who played the biggest role in the illegal narcotics trade.
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The Joe Bonanno summary is peculiar, he has him as a former Al Capone gunman, and his main crime seems basking in the sun.
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Wiseguy wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 4:19 pm Gambino must not have been on the radar yet.
I agree. At what point was Carlo strongest in NYC?
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JCB1977 wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 9:26 pm
Wiseguy wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 4:19 pm Gambino must not have been on the radar yet.
I agree. At what point was Carlo strongest in NYC?
By the 1970s he seems to have been considered the top boss.
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JCB1977 wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 9:26 pm
Wiseguy wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 4:19 pm Gambino must not have been on the radar yet.
I agree. At what point was Carlo strongest in NYC?
He was strong right after the Anastasia killing and had no heat on him till the Valachi hearings. Anslinger used to put out lists all the time along with constant press releases, he may have mentioned Gambino elsewhere.
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To Everyone: Santo Sorge very, very underrated. Probably a "man of two worlds," a conduit for international Cosa Nostra. Deep figure.

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Antiliar wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 8:59 pm It's not a list of most powerful bosses, but the mobsters who played the biggest role in the illegal narcotics trade.
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BeatiPaoli wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 7:31 am To Everyone: Santo Sorge very, very underrated. Probably a "man of two worlds," a conduit for international Cosa Nostra. Deep figure.

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maybe he was big in narcotics but not in the mafia hierarchy, in sicily was not so important, and there is no way he was more powerful than joe bonanno
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