Montreal
Giuseppe "Pep" Cotroni 's
drugtrade was financed by Luigi Greco and Cotroni once told an
undercover that 5 men in the US controlled the heroin market and
prices, those customers of his were Angelo "Angie" Tuminaro, Rocco
"Rocky" Sancinella, Anthony "Bootsie" DiPasqua, Frank Mancino and
Anthony Strollo "Tony Bender", those were often financed by
Squillante.
Constantino Gamba
In 1950 arrested in Italy
for trafficking in narcotics
Schiaparelli directing chemist
Carlo Migliardi
In januari 1950 was professor Carlo Migliardi,
directing chemist at Schiaparelli co., arrested.
Tampa
(Florida) mafiaboss Trafficante sr
5 June 1950 James Lumia was
killed and Santo Trafficante Sr is the only boss left in Tampa. 10
June 1950, just days after the murder of James Lumia, police
arrested Joe Bedami and Pasquale "Pat" Mattassini for a robbery and
also implicated Joe Cacciatore. Matassini will later use Joe Redner
as a front for his strip club.
Antonio Magaddino
1
September 1950 arrive Antonio Magaddino's wife and children in the
US.
Salemi (Trapani province) diaspora in Toronto
When
Alberto Agueci immigrated to Canada in 1950 (after having been
rejected by the US) he had with him a letter of recommendation to a
Windsor travel agent signed by Rosario Mancino. a short time later
Alberto Agueci became partowner of the Queen bakery in Toronto in
partnership with Benedetto Zizzo the brother of Salemi capomafia
Salvatore Zizzo.
Salemi capomafia and heroinexporter
Salvatore Zizzo
In the 50ties Salvatore Zizzo (the boss of
Salemi) and his capo Giuseppe Palmieri negotiate in Rome with
Antoine Joseph Panza and pay 61100 dollars for a heroinload. Zizzo's
brother Benedetto lives in Toronto and Zizzo becomes one of the
biggest heroin dealers who has his money laundered by his men the
Salvo cousins who also become the taxcollectors in South Italy for
the state.
Palermitan heroindistributor Pietro Davi and
Gentile
Gentile his son was married to the daughter of Pietro
Davi, one of the leading figures in the illegal tobacco and drug
trade in Palermo in the 1950s. Already in 1950 Pietro Davi (aka
Jimmy the american) and Gentile were implicated in a shipment of 300
kilograms of cocaine out of Germany. Pietro Davi is part of a group
which in 1950 engineered the diversion of 200 kgs of german army
cocaine to illicit markets, chiefly in the US.
Tatum
"Chubby" Wofford
The 1950 Kefauver investigation discovered that
one of Lansky's largest back room casinos in Miami was set up in the
Wofford Hotel run by Tatum "Chubby" Wofford.
Charlie "Lucky"
Luciano and Villalba capomafia Calo Vizzini in Palermo
In 1950, a
Sicilian reporter snuck into the Hotel Sole in the center of old
Palermo, then the residence of Calo Vizzini and Lucky Luciano. He
caught a picture of Luciano schmoozing with Don Calo's bodyguards.
This so infuriated Luciano that the reporter was flogged to within
an inch of his life. Luciano and Don Calo had the previous year set
up a candy factory in Palermo, which exported its produce throughout
Europe and the USA.
Charlie “Lucky” Luciano in Naples
In
1950 the exiled american Cosa Nostra boss Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
settles in Naples and one of his friends is Mario Siniscalchi the
camorra boss of Quindici.
Charlie “Lucky” Luciano in
Naples
13 November 1950 Luciano gets smacked in the face on the
Agnano race track of Naples by Vittorio Nappi. Nappi gets later than
his skull cracked by his ex partner Pasquale Simonetti “Pascalone”,
Nappi survives.
Charlie “Lucky” Luciano in Naples
At the
end of 1950 Luciano gets visited by New York boss Carlo Gambino.
Charlie “Lucky” Luciano in Naples
Spring 1951 Lansky
sends an american Buick to Luciano in Napoli. (comes from Luciano
testament from Gosch, so should this be discarted??)
Lucchese
capo "Big" John Ormento (born 1 august 1912) imprisoned in FBN
drugcase 226
In march 1951 there were 21 man accused for
drugssmuggling in FBN drugcase 226 under them are Harold "Happy"
Meltzer and Max J Cossman "Max Weber" (the last had been imprisoned
in Mexico for the murder of a narcotics agent after which he escaped
during which escape he shot and wounded 2 mexican police officers),
John Ormento, Salvatore Santora, Joseph Vento and Mario Livorsi. In
june 1951 Harold "Happy" Meltzer pleaded guilty and got in New York
5 years. In 1951 Ormento (39) was convicted for narcotics violation
and was sentenced to 2 years prison. Max J Cossman "Max Weber" (64)
will die in august 1960 in a Mexican prison.
East Harlem
Genovese capo Trigger mike Coppola’s soldier Frank Livorsi
Frank
Livorsi testifed at the Kefauver Hearings in
1951.
Buffalo
In 1951 the gambling operation of George
Hardy, Anthony Parone and Roy Dragoni in Niagara Falls was closed by
police and the magaddino brothers had in the place an intrest.
Buffalo soldier Salvatore "Sam"Peter Rizzo's brother Angelo
Rizzo
In 1951?? was Buffalo soldier Salvatore "Sam"Peter Rizzo's
brother Angelo Rizzo convicted to 5 to 10 years for state narcotic
violation.
Cuba dictator Fulgencio Batista
10 March 1952
Fulgencio Batista (financed by Lansky) took over power in Cuba from
the chosen president Prio Socarras with a coup. The coup took place
3 months before the upcoming elections which Battista for sure was
going to loose. Also running in that election was a young lawyer
named Fidel Castro.
Cuban UN ambassador Emilio Nunez
Portuondo
In the early 1950's Fulgencio Batista appointed Emilio
Nunez Portuondo Ambassador to the United Nations.
Cuba
dictator Fulgencio Batista
27 March 1952 the USA recognized the
new government. Casinos appeared: the Sans Souci Club and the
Tropicana. Till 1955 the only casinos operating in Havana, Cuba were
the Tropicana and the Sans Souci from that date more started to
appear.
Cuba casino The Tropicana
Operated by Wilber
Clark and Frank Bischope. Frank Bischoff has been a suspected
narcotic trafficker. His principal assistant in the casino was one
Pierre Canavese who was closely associated with Salvatore Lucania
alias Lucky Luciano, FBN International List No. 198. (Canavese had
been previously deported from the U.S.A. to Italy but he
subsequently entered Cuba by means of a fraudulent passport).
Cuba casino The Sans Souci
Operated by Santo Trafficante
Jr. One of Santo Trafficante Jr.'s principal assistants in the
operation of this club was one Sid Jacobs alias Syd Mathews.
boss Joseph Profaci orders murder of jewelthief "Bucky"
Ammino (33)
According to the book REVOLT IN THE MAFIA by Ray
Martin {who was a Asst Chief in the Detective Bureau of the NYPD and
worked the South Brooklyn area} Joe Profaci was a regular attendee
at St Bernadette's church. "Bucky" Ammino was a known jewel thief
with a police record and an associate of "Joe Jelly" Gioelli a one
time member of the Gallo faction. According to writer Ray Martin had
Ammino stolen the statue with a crown of jewels during an annual
festival from "one of the other churches" in the aera. The theft
took place from the Regina Paci R.C. Church on 65 and 12th in
Brooklyn where Joe Profaci was an active member of. According to the
book Joey Gallo and Joe Gioelli helped in the return of the jewels
to the church.The crown was mailed back to the church MINUS 3
diamonds. 3 days later Bucky was dead. The thief "Bucky" Ammino
{sometimes spelled Emmino} was shot on or about June 3 1952 at the
age of 33. Ammino's body was found on 41st St between Benson and
Bath Av. It was believed he was dumped from a speeding car. Gallo
and others thought the killing of Ammino was "unjust" and it was one
of the gripes they had against Joe Profaci.
jewish gangster
Waxey Gordon dies in Alcatrez on a heroin conviction
In 1951
Waxey Gordon (63) got convicted for heroindealing and got 25 years
Alcatrez. 24 June 1952 dies Waxey Gordon in prison.
Cuba
dictator Batista
In late 1952 or early 1953, Cuba's President for
life, General Gerado Machado y Morales (in other words Batista)
worked out a formal business arrangement with New York-Miami
gangster Myer Lansky, (although the two had known each other since
the thirties).
Vito Mazzanobile arrested in 1953 togather
with Francesco Coppola for murder and Vito was sentenced to 5 years
in exile.
Montreal heroin kingpins Soccio and
Mastracchio
After the arrest of Johnny Young had Diodato
Mastracchio and Vincenzo Soccio (the owners of the Corso Pizzeria on
St Catherine Street) become the new bosses of the heroin traffic in
Montreal. Co founder of the Corso Pizzeria was Giuseppe "Big Pep"
Cocolicchio.
Montreal heroin kingpins Soccio and Mastracchio
arrested
3 August 1951 were Mastracchio and Soccio arrested and
in april 1952 they pleaded guilty and got each 23
months.
Montreal heroin kingpin Lucien Rivard and his wife
Marie Rivard
Since the jailing of Mastracchio and Soccio had
Lucien Rivard become the number one in the heroin traffic in
Montreal and throughout Canada. His chief men were Bob Tremblay
(just like Rivard a friend of Johnny Young) and Jean Louis "Blackie"
Bisson.
Milan citizen the palermitan Francesco Pirico
In
Milan lives Francesco Pirico (born 1 june 1901 in Palermo) who from
1948 to 1951 was distributor of diverted heroin from the
Schiapparelli Pharmaceutical Co. supplying US customers Frank
Scalise, Joseph Di Palermo, Eugene Giannini and others. When
diversion ceased Pirico obtained french heroin for his american
customers.
Palermitan Manlio Giuseppe Greco
Palermitan
Manlio Giuseppe Greco was in Italy in 1951 arrested for narcotic
trafficking, he had obtained over 40 kgs of heroin from the
Calascibetta mob for sale to US customers.
Lucchese soldiers
Giannini and Petrilli arrested in Milan
In april 1951 Giannini
and Dominick Petrilli get busted in Milan with forged dollars and
the police can arrest a forgery gang in New York and Baltimore,
under the arrested is Giannini’s partner Salvatore Shillitani.
prosecutor Roy Cohn says that according to Giannini the false
dollarnotes gang was led by John Michael Petrone (FBN handbook page
581) who had already gotten 15 years for other convictions.
Joe Biondo courier Callace arrested in Napoli
In april
1951 was in Napoli Frank Callace arrested with heroin, the heroin he
had gotten from Joe Pici who had gotten it from Luciano's friend Joe
Biondo. Callace got 2 years. 4 November 1954 was the by Italy set
free Frank Callace shot dead in New York.
Lucchese
heroinimporter Giannini imprisoned in Italy
In july 1951 was
Giannini in prison visited by prosecutor Roy Cohn who later became
famous as a lawyer. Cohn says that according to Giannini the false
dollarnotes gang was led by John Michael Petrone who had already
gotten 15 years for other convictions. Several weeks later Charles
Siragusa visited then Giannini in prison. (this is pictured in the
movies The Valachi Papers and the Italian movie on
Luciano).
corsican heroindistributors Francois Spirito and
Joseph Orsini arrested in New York
In july 1951 were Francois
Spirito and Joseph Orsini arrested. During july and august 1951
about 15 French and American traffickers were indicted under them
the Corsicans Francois Spirito, Joseph Orsini, Angel Abadalejo,
Vincent Bernardino and Antoine D'Agostino (still at large). Also the
frenchmen Lucien Ignaro (born 10 may 1903), Jean David "Jean Laget",
Francois Paoleschi and Paul Praticci and the italians Carmelo
Sansone (FBN book 625), Vincent Randazzo, Salvatore Mezzasalma (his
brothers are Thomas and Rosario S. Mezzasalma born 8 november 1899
in Vittoria, FBN book page 535), Eugenio Giannini, Salvatore
Shillitani, Anthony Martello and Rosario Tornello.
New Jersey
based Costello trustee Moretti killed
4 October 1951 William
Moretti (57) the most trusted lieutenant of Costello was shot to
death by 3 killers under whom John Robilotto of the Anastasia
family. His place was taken by Genovese's trustee Gerardo Catena.
New Jersey based Genovese trustee Gerardo Catena
"Solly"
moretti dies (Costello trustee)
soon also died his brother
"Solly" moretti (when did he die?).
New York (Francesco
Spirito, Joseph Orsini, D'Agostino drugring broken)
In februari
1952 stood the members of the Orsini gang on trial in New York and
also Giannini was indicted. Most of them had links with the 107th
Street gang. Spirito got convicted to 2 years in New York for
heroinsmuggling and Orsini got 10 years. After Spirito came free he
returned to France and goes further with heroinsmuggling.
heroinimporter Joe Biondo and Schiaparelli Company
In
1952 was Joe Biondo arrested because he had bought the years before
350 kgs of heroin from the Schiaparelli Company for Luciano.
corsican heroindistiller Marius Jacques Ansaldi arrested in
Marseille
18 March 1952 Marius Jacques Ansaldi gets arrested in
Marseille in his heroinlab.
Genovese soldier Joseph
Valachi
19 June 1952 was Genovese's friend Steven Franse in
Joseph Valachi's restaurant killed by Valachi, Pasquale "Pat" Pagano
and Fiore Siano. Genovese had given the order because his wife had
went her own way and Franse should have watched her. (Valachi
testimoney)
FBN informer Giannini's brother in law Giuseppe
Peligrino arrested
26 August 1952 was Giannini's brother in law
Giuseppe Pelligrino arrested with 6 kgs of heroin.
Lucchese
heroinimporter and FBN informer Giannini killed in New
York
Somebody (some say Luciano) found out that Giannini was a
policeinformer and had Genovese know who ordered his capo Tony
Bender to put out a contract, he gave it to Valachi. 20 September
1952 was Giannini (42) shot dead by Valachi's nephew Fiore Siano
(FBN handbook page 635) and the brothers Joseph and Pasquale Pagano.
(Valachi testimoney)
heroindistillers Dominique Albertini
(halfbrother Joseph Cesari)
In september 1952 Albertini tried to
enter the US by bribing a customs officer for which he was jailed
for a year. At that time Albertini was doing business via Jimmy
Renda with Detroit mobster Joseph "cockeyed Joe" Catalanotto.
Montreal heroin kingpin Lucien Rivard and his wife Marie
Rivard
In 1951 and 1952 Rivard had been associated with dealer
Rheo Gauthier who was later killed in an auto accident during a
narcotics delivery to Windsor, Ontario.
Rivard's
heroindistributors Bob Tremblay and Jean Louis Bisson
In 1952
Bob Tremblay was the major heroin wholesaler in Montreal, but at the
end of 1952 he went back to his hometown Vancouver where he took
over the heroin distribution. Jean Louis Bisson replaced him in the
Montreal market.
corsican herointrafficker and warcriminal
Antoine D'Agostino in New York
In 1952 Gambino soldier
Sebastiano Bellanca "Benny Blanka" (born 6 january 1904 in
Cattolica, sicily) a New York Lower east side drugdealer was
arrested thanks to Alfonso "Alphonso"Attardi (born 12 september 1900
in Sciacca, sicily) and also D'Agostino was arrested and takes a run
when they let him go before the trial.
corsican
herointrafficker and warcriminal Antoine D'Agostino in Mexico City
In 1953 D'Agostino settles in Mexico City and the Cotroni
brothers take as a new partner in heroinsmuggling Carmine Galante
the underboss of Bonanno who settles in Montreal.
Bonanno
underboss Carmine Galante in Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
In 1953
Carmine Galante arrived in Montreal and Pretula and Ship start to
work for him, Galante also got the former thief Earl Carluzzi to
Montreal to control labour. The Cotroni and Violi brothers worked
for Bonanno and his underboss Galante. Bonanno's nephew Stefano
Maggadino didn't like that because Canada belonged to his territory
because he rules Hamilton via his capo Luppino and Toronto via his
capo Volpe. Volpe had been sponsored by Jimmy Luppino. In Hamilton
are the most important families Papalia, Luppino, Scibetta,
Bordonaro, Cippolla and Musitano. Also there is the Restivo family.
Montreal mobster Petrulla (Pretula)
29 March 1953 Charles
Wagner's body get found and James Rogers and Frank Battaglia were
charged and Frank Petrulla was suspected in ordering his killing.
The killers get free but within hours of his release Frank Battaglia
was strangled.
Jean David "Jean Laget the Silver Fox" arrest
in New York
In april 1953 police arrested Jean David "Jean Laget
the Silver Fox".
Tampa mafiaboss Trafficante sr
8 October
1953 the Cuban police observed Havana (Cuba) narcotics trafficker
George Zarate (formerly fromTampa) in Havana in the company of Santo
Trafficante, Jr. at the President Hotel. It was reported at that
time that Zarate was still engaged in the narcotic traffic, acting
as intermediary between Peruvian sources of supply for illicit
cocaine and American gangster customers such at Santo Trafficante
Jr. Santo Jr. was himself shot and wounded in 1953. 4 November 1953
Johnny Rivera was in his bar when his friend Joe Antinori entered,
then somebody entered and shot to death Joe Antinori. Police hear
Augustine Primo Lazzara, Joe M Cacciatore, Ed Blanco, Joe Diaz and
Frank Diecidue.
Lucchese soldier and USA deportee Dominick
Petrilli killed in NY
At the end of 1953 arrived Petrilli
illegally the US. 9 December 1953 was in NY deportee Dominick
Petrilli shot dead in the bar of Albert Mauriello (FBN handbook page
532).
Rivard customer Mallock
George Mallock visited
Lucien Rivard in september 1953.
Rivard supplier Roger
Coudert (parisian often in NY)
Roger Coudert arrested in NY 21
december 1953 with mafiosi Antonio Farina (got 5 years) and the
brothers salvatore and Ugo Caneba. ugo Caneba had been a customer of
Spirito and Orsini. Coudert got 10 years and was released from
Atlanta prison 21 september 1960 and was deported to France.
heroindealer George Feracco (Farraco)
In 1953 arrives
drugdealer George Feracco in Atlanta prison and came free in 1959
and immediately he started dealing drugs again.
Rivard
In
december 1953 was Rivard in NY. In februari 1954 was Rivard in NY.
Rivard friend Emile Hogue arrested in november 1954 in
NY.
Philadelphia member Peter "Pete" Casella
In 1954
Casella was among those questioned in the murder of one Marshall
Veneziale. By the early 1950s Casella was considered a "close
associate" of Angelo Bruno and Marco Reginelli. The combine was
known as the "Greaser Gang", which controlled a large share of
illegal gambling in South Jersey and the Philly area.
Pasquale Polimeni aka “Patsy O’Keefe”
12 August 1954 were
14 men arrested for narcotics under whom Vincent De Palo (42) and
Pasquale Polimeni aka “Patsy O’Keefe” (40).
Tampa mafiaboss
Trafficante sr
in april 1954 Trafficante sr his former gambling
partner Charles M Wall (72) gets murdered. Santo Trafficante jr had
him slaughtered because he extorted Trafficante sr with
incriminating evidence, now his father was ill jr cleaned up. In
1954 police arrest Santo sr's sons Henry and Santo jr with Salvatore
Lorenzo and Joe Perrone. 19 May 1954 Trafficante jr arrested for
bribery by the Tampa sheriff's office, he was 27 september 1954
sentenced to 5 years in Florida State prison but he was found not
guilty 14 september 1957 by State Supreme Court. 29 June 1954 was
Trafficante jr arrested for the Bolita game but was found 8 november
1954 not guilty. In 1954 it was reported that Trafficante jr owned a
drive in the outskirts of Havana.
Tampa mafiaboss
Trafficante sr dies
11 August 1954 dies Tampa boss Santo
Trafficante sr.
Tampa mafiaboss trafficante jr, underboss Frank
Diecidue
Tampa mafiaboss Trafficante jr, underboss Frank
Diecidue
1 april 1955 was Trafficante jr arrested on the
conspiracy Wagering Act but was found 12 december 1959 not guilty.
In september 1955 Phillip Piazza was arrested and he was defended by
Frank Ragano. on February 21, 1956 a civic-minded citizen advised
the Miami office that Trafficante Jr. and Norman Rothman, who were
operating a gambling casino at Havana, were also engaged in the
smuggling of cocaine from Cuba to the United States. 25 June 1956
was Trafficante jr arrested on the conspiracy Wagering Act but was
found 12 december 1959 not guilty.
Lebanese opiumking Samil
"Sami" el Khouri (Khoury)
In november 1954 was Abdullah Attie El
Sheika arrested in Lebanon with 20 kilos of morphinebase and 86
kilos of opium in his car, he was a courier for Samil Khoury the
biggest opiumdealer in the Middle east. In 1955 U.S. Senate
Judiciary Committee hearings learned that Sami el Khouri, the
Gamayel's chief of finances, was importing raw Turkish opium into
Lebanon, where it was processed into heroin and then shipped to
Sicily for reexport throughout America and Europe. In 1955 are the
syrian brothers Fayssal and Abdel Rahmo arrested at the border of
Syria and Lebanon when they try to smuggle 144 kilos of opium.
Fayssal Rahmo is an associate of Samil Khoury.
Cleveland
mafioso Sylvester Papalardo (brother of Sam)
sentenced 14 august
1953 to 15 years for violation of the federal narcotic Laws, send to
Leavenworth, Kansas.
drugcase against Buffalo underboss
Salvatore Pieri and Gambino?? killer Rocco Mazzie
In 1954 there
was a drugcase against Cleveland mafioso Salvatore Poliafico , Frank
Consolo, Joseph Zingali, Angelo Filicia (Felicia), Salvatore
"Sam"Pieri, Salvatore "Sam"Peter Rizzo (born 14 august 1913 in
Buffalo and his brother is Angelo Rizzo also born in Buffalo),
Anthony Crisci (born 5 march 1911) and Rocco Mazzie (born 25
february 1916).
Buffalo underboss Salvatore "Sam" Pieri
convicted
11 December 1954 Salvatore "Sam" Pieri was convicted
on drug charges in Cleveland and sentenced to 10 years and his
nephew Freddie Randaccio became the underboss.
Buffalo underboss
Freddie Randaccio (Salvatore "Sam" Pieri's nephew)
New York
boss Joseph Profaci's brother Salvatore Profaci dies
Joseph
Profaci's brother ???? Salvatore Profaci died around 1954 when his
boat exploded.
New York boss Joseph Profaci's man Nicholas
"Jiggs" Forlano
Nicholas "Jiggs" Forlano was a powerful capo. One
source mentions that at some point Rudy Stein {as the brains} and
Forlano {as the muscle and with the connections} had as much as 5
million dollars out on the street working for them. Sometime around
1954 Stein and Forlano served a short prison term for federal tax
evasion. It appears that in the late 1950s and 1960s Forlano got
involved with the Gallo/President St crew. Some suggest the Gallos
worked as collectors for Forlano and would also borrow money from
his shylocking operation.
Vancouver (Canada west
coast)
Rivard man Bob Tremblay returned to Vancouver in april
1955.
Vancouver (Canada west coast)
9 August 1955 was Bob
Tremblay arrested with Charles Talbot and Lucien Mayer.
Montreal cafe La Cave owners Marius Martin, Roger Mollet and
Jean Jehan.
In 1955 met in Montreal Jean Jehan and Lucien
Rivard.
Las Vegas, Stardust casino
In 1955 dies Tony
Cornero who had build in Las Vegas the Stardust. The casino was
taken over by the Chicago mob, who were tipped by Rosselli, the
outfit uses Jake Factor as a front and he becomes the boss and he
gets Johnny Drew as his watch dog.
Vito Genovese
In 1955
Vito Genovese buys 49% of Erb Strapping Co for 245 dollars, a
wholesale transporter of meat which makes a million dollars a year.
Rikers Island inmate Nelson Cantellops
Rikers Island
medical records confirmed that witness Nelson Cantellops was there
incarcerated in 1950 and 1953.
government (FBN??) witness
Nelson Silva Cantellops testimony about Las Vegas trip
In March,
1955 Cantellops attended a meeting at Al's Luncheonette at 34 East
4th Street, New York, with Charles Barcellona, Ralph Polizzano,
Carmine Polizzano, Joseph Di Palermo and Anthony Colonna. Cantellops
agreed to transport narcotics to Las Vegas for $1000. At the airport
bus, while Barcellona was talking to Cantellops, an unidentified man
handed Cantellops a package which he took to Las Vegas. In Las Vegas
Carmine Polizzano met him and introduced him to Fiano to whom he
gave the package later that evening. For this delivery of narcotics
Cantellops was paid $1000 by Barcellona.
Lucchese capo "Big"
John Ormento (born 1 august 1912) and trustee Salvatore Lo Proto
(born 22 april 1926)
18 march 1955 were Ormento (43) and
Salvatore Lo Proto arrested in NY in possession of 2 loaded pistols:
a .38 caliber and a .22 caliber equipped with a silencer which had
been hidden in a secret compartment of a Chrysler owned by Salvatore
Lo Prato’s sister Betty Licatto.
Montreal, John
Papalia
Papalia had gone to Montreal after his release from jail
in 1951, about the time Galante seized control of the city for the
Bonanno family. John Papalia hooked up with Galante while they both
lived in Montreal in the early 1950s.
Toronto, Canada, Paolo
Violi
In may 1955 Paolo Violi gets accused in Toronto of murder.
Vancouver (Canada west coast)
In 1955 five Montreal men
under whom Lucien Meyer get convicted for the attempted murder of
Jacob Leonhard in a carbombing.
Montreal, John Papalia
In
1955 Johnny “Pops” Papalia gets shot and wounded in Montreal when he
collects money for Cotroni.
government (FBN??) witness
Rosario Colletti ??
In may 1955 Rosario Coletti sells drugs to an
undercover.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva
Cantellops testimony about Florida trip
In June, 1955 Cantellops
made a trip to Florida to pick up a shipment of narcotics. Carmine
Pollizzano gave him a bus ticket and money and he went to Miami
where he met Carmine Polizzano and drove to Tampa. When the
rendezvous in Tampa was unsuccessful, Cantellops and Carmine
Polizzano drove to Key West where outside the La Concha Hotel an
unidentified man took a suitcase out of his pushcart and placed it
in the back seat of the automobile in which Cantellops was waiting
(the drugs came from Cuba??). After driving to Miami Cantellops took
the train and delivered the narcotics to Ralph Polizzano at the
'plant' at 36 East 4th Street, next to Al's Luncheonette, as Carmine
Polizzano watched from across the street. For this trip Joseph Di
Palermo and Carmine Polizzano paid Cantellops $600 and later he also
received an ounce of heroin as a tip.
Havana (Cuba) narcotics
trafficker George Zarate dies
Narcotics trafficker George Zarate
died in Havana 23 August 1955.
Havana, Cuba
Till 1955 the
only casinos operating in Havana, Cuba were the Tropicana and the
Sans Souci from that date more started to appear.
Cuba, The
Tropicana
Operated by Wilber Clark and Frank Bischope. Frank
Bischoff has been a suspected narcotic trafficker. His principal
assistant in the casino was one Pierre Canavese who was closely
associated with Salvatore Lucania alias Lucky Luciano, FBN
International List No. 198. (Canavese had been previously deported
from the U.S.A. to Italy but he subsequently entered Cuba by means
of a fraudulent passport).
Cuba, The Sans Souci
Operated
by Santo Trafficante Jr. One of Santo Trafficante Jr.'s principal
assistants in the operation of this club was one Sid Jacobs alias
Syd Mathews.
Cuba, The Riviera Casino
Operated by Meyer
Lansky, FBN International List No. 169, Frank Erickson, Giordano
Cellini, Ed Levinson and one "Disty" Peters. Meyer Lansky and Frank
Erickson were suspected of being the real owners of the club. Frank
Erickson represented racketeer Frank Costello's interests.
Cuba, Casino International (Hotel Nacional)
Operated by
Wilbur Clark. His principal assistants in the operation of this club
were Edward Goffredo Cellini and Merle Jacobs.
Cuba, The
Sevilla Biltmore
Operated by Amletto Battisti, a Cuban citizen of
Italian extraction. Battisti was kingpin of the "bolita" racket
(lottery). He was the owner of the Sevilla Biltmore Hotel which he
had leased to a Chicago concern. Battisti also owned and operated a
bank in the hotel.
Cuba, Capri Hotel Casino
Operated by
Nicholas Di Costanzo and Charles Turin believed to be identical with
racketeer Charles Touraine [Tourine] alias Charley Blade. The Capri
Hotel where Bugsy Siegels friend actor George Raft acted as front
man and official greeter for gangster Santos Trafficante.
Cuba, National Casino
Operated by Jack Lansky, brother of
Meyer Lansky, FBN International List No. 169. Jack and Meyer Lansky
owned the major portion of this casino and had in their employ a
number of technicians from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cuba, Havana
Hilton Casino
Operated by Clifford Jones of Las Vegas, Nevada,
Senator Kenneth Johnson of Nevada and one Sidney ARCB of New York.
Two wealthy Cuban industrialists, Ramon Mandoza and Marcos Mendoza
had substantial interests in this club. Santo Trafficante Jr. and
Joseph Silesi alias Joe Rivers, of New York, N.Y., were rumored to
have had a piece in this casino.
Cuba, Commodore??
the
Commodore casino
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva
Cantellops testimony about Chicago trip
Cantellops' third trip in
August, 1955, took him to Chicago. Carmine Polizzano instructed him
about the trip and gave him a package of narcotics from the trunk of
a car parked in front of Al's Luncheonette. Cantellops took a bus to
Chicago and the day after his arrival met Carmine Polizzano at a bar
on Division Street where he was introduced to a man who picked up
the narcotics in the booth where Cantellops had placed them.
Cantellops and Carmine Polizzano then drove back to New York and, at
Joseph Di Palermo's direction, Carmine Polizzano paid Cantellops.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva Cantellops testimony
on Ralph Polizzano
Following the Chicago trip, in August and
September, 1955, Cantellops distributed narcotics for Ralph
Polizzano.
Cantellops
Cantellops testified that in the
middle of September, 1955 he delivered narcotics to Rodriquez near
the Progresso Bar in the Bronx. Rodriquez pointed out the person to
whom Cantellops was to make the delivery and when they walked past
each other he delivered the narcotics.
Cantellops affirmed
testimony given by him before the grand jury to the effect that he
first delivered narcotics to Rodriquez in the spring of 1956.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva Cantellops testimony
about Florida trip
In October, 1955 Carmine Polizzano asked
Cantellops to pick up narcotics in Miami. He told Cantellops that if
narcotics were not available in Miami he might have to go to Havana
to see certain people. Cantellops went to Miami and at the La Concha
Hotel met Charles Di Palermo who introduced him to a man named
'Cuba.' The three men then drove to the La Concha Hotel in Key West
and the next day, upon directions from 'Cuba' they picked up a
suitcase of narcotics in 'Cuba's' hotel room and brought the
narcotics to New York by train. Back in New York Cantellops
delivered the narcotics to Ralph Polizzano at the basement entrance
of Al's Luncheonette upon directions from Carmine Polizzano. For
this trip Cantellops was paid $250 by Joseph Di Palermo and $350 by
Carmine Polizzano, who also arranged for his assistant, John Russo,
to give Cantellops an ounce of heroin as a tip.
government
(FBN??) witness Nelson Silva Cantellops testimony
In October,
1955, upon Carmine Polizzano's directions, Cantellops explored the
policy banks in the Eldridge Street area on Manhattan's lower East
Side to find out whether these banks might be used as a front for
narcotics distributing plants. After Cantellops had explored the
policy banks, Carmine Polizzano invited him to a meeting at Ralph
Polizzano's apartment on East 4th Street. This meeting was attended
by Ralph and Carmine Polizzano, Joseph Di Palermo, John Russo, John
Ormento and Benjamin Levine. The group discussed taking over and
operating policy banks as a cover for the distribution of narcotics.
Cantellops reported that it would cost between $100,000 and $150,000
to purchase the banks in the Eldridge Street area. The group reached
no final decision as it was stated that the matters would have to be
discussed with 'The Right Man,' who, as Cantellops' testimony later
developed, turned out to be appellant Vito Genovese. The meeting
also discussed the possibility of importing narcotics through Puerto
Rico because of turmoil on Cuba and recent misfortuness respecting
two shipments by boat. Cantellops suggested the use of the Island of
Vieques, off Puerto Rico, as a distributing point.
government
(FBN??) witness Joseph Basile arrested
Joseph Basile testified to
narcotics dealings which began in August 1955 with the appellant
Joseph Di Palermo whom he knew as 'Joe Beck.' Joseph Di Palermo
offered to sell heroin for $8,000 a kilo and cocaine for $400 an
ounce. Basile was arrested in November 1955 but jumped bail and went
to Europe.
Manhattan heroinoperation bossed by Stromberg
the heroin dealing brothers Daniel and Nicholas Lessa received
their supply from Vellucci, through runners Ewing and Tedesco, until
Vellucci was arrested in November 1955. It was only after that that
they turned to the defendant Ormento for their supply. Joseph Di
Palmero, also indicted in the Stromberg conspiracy was not placed on
trial in Stromberg since he was then a fugitive. Joseph Di Palermo's
only link with the conspiracy was Vellucci from whom he purchased
heroin; he had no contacts with any of the principal Stromberg
conspirators and he never had any contact with the Lessas so far as
the proof in that case showed
Charlie “Lucky” Luciano in
Naples
5 Novembre 1955 Luciano has to appear before the Naples
Warning Commission and gets several restrictions and is banned from
the Agnano racetrack.
Montreal
10 November 1955 was 31
pounds of heroin found on the ship Saint Malo, it is the then
biggest seizure ever in America. It was made by Dominique Albertini,
the owners were Galliano, Croce and Mondolini, it was send by Jean
and Dominque Venturi.
Lucchese capo "Big" John Ormento
In
november 1955 got DiPalermo also his capo Big John Ormento into
drugs and they also got Vito Genovese in the heroinbusiness.
Genovese takes in his driver Vincent Gigante. Also Lucchese capo
Natale Evola and Anastasia capo Rocco Mazzie step in the heroine
business. Part of the business would be financed by Anastasia capo
Squillante who is big in New York’s garbage industry.
Genovese was seen emerging from an automobile on January 17,
1956 at Kenmare and Mulberry Streets in Manhattan. This testimony
was given by Sherman Willse, a member of the staff of the Senate
Select Committee on Improper Activities, who in January 1956 was a
New York City police officer. the automobile was at the time
registered in the name of Vincent Gigante.
The only other
evidence relating to Gigante placed him as the driver of the car in
which Genovese, Ormento, and Cantellops traveled to the meeting
mentioned above at which territorial control was discussed. Gigante
apparently took no part in the conversation during this drive and he
did not enter the house where the meeting was held.
government (FBN??) witness Peter Contes arrested
Peter
Contes testified to narcotics transactions involving Daniel Lessa,
Nicholas Lessa, Rocco Mazzie and John Ormento. Contes purchased
heroin from Daniel Lessa some time later in 1955 or early in 1956
and paid him $900 in the presence of Mazzie and Ormento, after which
Nicholas Lessa delivered the narcotics to him. After this Contes
made further purchases from Nicholas Lessa in varying amounts up to
$2,600. One of Contes' customers was his cousin, Charles Pappalardo,
and several days after selling him heroin in April, 1956, both
Pappalardo and Contes were arrested by federal agents who searched
Contes' apartment at 318 West 49th Street and found heroin and
paraphernalia for diluting and packaging narcotics.
Frank
Costello in Atlanta prison
14 May 1956 Costello gets locked up
at Atlanta prison.
government (FBN??) witnesses Nelson Silva
Cantellops (and Rosario Colletti ??) testimony
During the early
part of 1956, at the request of Joseph Di Palermo and Carmine
Polizzano, Rosario Colletti delivered narcotics to Cantellops who in
turn delivered them to John Gonzalez, alias Guayamita, at Gonzalez's
apartment at 793 Ninth Avenue, where they were diluted for resale.
In June 1956 Cantellops took over Gonzalez' operations and Joseph Di
Palermo and the two Polizzanos arranged for Ralph Polizzano to
supply Cantellops with the narcotics necessary to expand this
business in the Spanish speaking market. Cantellops called Ralph
Polizzano when he needed drugs and he picked them up from Russo at
Al's Luncheonette or nearby places. While picking up narcotics at
the East 4th Street plant Cantellops saw Ralph Polizzano and Charles
Di Palermo diluting narcotics. On two occasions during 1956 when
Cantellops was in the East 4th Street neighborhood, he saw Vito
Genovese talking to Carmine Polizzano and on one of these occasions
when Cantellops approached, he was told by Carmine Polizzano 'never
to interfere when he was talking to 'The Right Man." In the summer
of 1956 Cantellops, at Ralph Polizzano's request, made other local
deliveries of narcotics.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson
Silva Cantellops testimony about Cleveland trip
In July, 1956,
Cantellops made his fifth out-of-town trip, this time to Cleveland
at the behest of Ormento and Carmine Polizzano. Carmine Polizzano in
troduced Cantellops to appellant Vincent Gigante who drove
Cantellops to Lorain, Ohio. During the trip Gigante named a number
of the alleged conspirators and asked whether Cantellops was
acquainted with them. Cantellops complained to Gigante about the
risks he was taking in dealing in narcotics. Upon arrival in Lorain,
Gigante told Cantellops to get the 'stuff' from behind the spare
tire and take a bus into Cleveland. At Lorain, Cantellops took the
narcotics from behind the spare tire in the automobile trunk and
then took them by bus to Cleveland. In Cleveland he and Charles Di
Palermo delivered the narcotics to an unidentified woman in a
taxicab. After Cantellops returned to New York Carmine Polizzano
arranged for him to meet Ormento and in Mazzie's presence Ormento
paid Cantellops for the trip.
Rosario Colletti arrested and
replaced by Salvatore Marino
In August, 1956, a sale by Colletti
to a narcotic agent resulted in the arrest of Colletti and Russo and
the latter was replaced by the defendant Salvatore Marino who
thereafter handled narcotics deliveries for the Polizzanos, at the
Squeeze-Inn Bar, the plant at 36 East 4th Street and Al's
Luncheonette at 34 East 4th Street. Thereafter Marino made frequent
deliveries of drugs to Cantellops.
Lucchese heroindealer
Settimo 'Big Sam' Accardo
In 1955 were Settimo Accardo, Frank
DiGregorio and Joseph Russo arrested, Accardo remigrated to Sicily
in 1955, jumping a $75.000 bail.
Giuseppe LoCascio has as
sons the brothers Carmine LoCascio and Peter Joseph Locascio
(married Anna DiCarlo the sister of angelo "gyp"DiCarlo). carmine
locascio druggangmember vincent james ciraulo. Peter Joseph Locascio
associated with Samuel Kassop "Sammy Kass".
Cantellops'
testimony about a meeting early in August 1956 in the 'Mexican's'
hotel room which was attended by Santora, Ormento, Evola, Mazzie,
'Mexican' and Cantellops where they discussed a trip to Mexico by
Cantellops to bring in narcotics.
government (FBN??) witness
Nelson Silva Cantellops testimony about Florida trip
In August,
1956, Cantellops made his third trip to Miami to pick up narcotics.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva Cantellops testimony
on Vito Genovese
Before the Miami trip there were discussions
and meetings at which Ormento offered Cantellops $1,500, to pick up
narcotics in Mexico. After Cantellops refused to do this, meetings
were held with a man called 'Mexican,' Mazzie and Carmine Galante
regarding the details of a trip to pick up drugs. Cantellops still
refused to go to Mexico. The following evening Cantellops went with
Ormento, Mazzie, 'Mexican' and the appellant Natale Evola to a
restaurant on East 86th Street. Here Ormento spoke to Genovese and
reported back to Cantellops that 'The Right Man' wanted to take a
look at Cantellops to see if he was all right. After this Cantellops
went to 'Mexican's' hotel room somewhere on West 85th Street and
discussed the trip to Mexico with the appellant Salvatore Santora,
Evola, Mazzie, Ormento and 'Mexican.' Cantellops persisted in his
refusal to go to Mexico but suggested that he go to Miami instead.
As the change in plan involved a delay, Ormento to gave Cantellops
money to entertain 'Mexican' in New York City, which Cantellops did
for the next three days. After this Cantellops drove with 'Mexican'
to Miami. The day after their arrival 'Mexican' drove Cantellops to
Pompano Beach, secured a suitcase in a motel, and gave it to
Cantellops. Cantellops then returned to New York by train and later
gave the bag to an unidentified man. For this trip Ormento and
Mazzie later paid him $950.
government (FBN??) witness
Nelson Silva Cantellops testimony about Philadelphia trip
After
this Cantellops made two deliveries of narcotics to Philadelphia. On
the first occasion Cantellops delivered three or four pounds of
narcotics to a lame man, with Mazzie watching the delivery from a
distance. For this Ormento paid Cantellops $350 in the presence of
Santora and Mazzie and told Cantellops that Santora would have
another trip for him.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva
Cantellops testimony about Philadelphia trip
A few days later
Carmine Polizzano arranged for Cantellops to meet with Ormento,
Santora and Mazzie at which time Ormento asked him to deliver
narcotics to Philadelphia for Santora. Cantellops was driven to
Philadelphia and delivered the narcotics according to instructions.
For the second Philadelphia trip Santora gave money to Ormento who
gave it to Cantellops in the presence of Mazzie and Evola. In
addition, Cantellops testified to making a Brooklyn delivery for the
same group, for which he was paid by Ormento.
government
(FBN??) witness Nelson Silva Cantellops testimony on Rocco ?? Mazzie
and Ormento
In August, 1956, defendant Contes ordered a large
quantity of heroin from Nicholas Lessa and Cantellops delivered this
to Contes at the request of Mazzie who paid Cantellops for the
delivery. The testimony of Peter Contes tended to confirm these
transactions. A few days later Ormento and Mazzie twice sent
narcotics to Daniel and Nicholas Lessa, using Cantellops as the
messenger. Mazzie supervised the second delivery and Ormento paid
Cantellops for both deliveries.
government (FBN??) witness
Nelson Silva Cantellops testimony on drugdealersmeeting with
Genovese and Pappadio
At the end of August, or early September
1956, Cantellops attended a meeting at Mazzie's home at 2332 Seymour
Avenue in the Bronx where plans were made for extending the
distribution of narcotics. Earlier in the evening Cantellops drove
to a German restaurant on East 86th Street with Evola, Ormento,
Galante and Andimo Pappadio. After Ormento made a telephone call,
they all drove to the West Side Highway and met another car.
Cantellops and Ormento entered the other car which was driven by
appellant Gigante. Ormento introduced Cantellops to Genovese, who
was sitting in the back seat, saying to Genovese 'This man is doing
a good job for us. He is helping us and doing a good job for us.'
Ormento told Cantellops 'This is the Right Man.' Genovese said to
Cantellops that they 'were going to a meeting where territorial
control was to be discussed,' that the people at the meeting were
counting on Cantellops to help them and that Cantellops could earn
some money by doing so. The two automobiles drove to Mazzie's home
and everyone entered except Genovese and Gigante who stayed outside.
Evola, Mazzie, Ormento, Pappadio, Galante and Cantellops discussed
the distribution of narcotics in the Spanish market in the East
Bronx by use of policy banks and sealing off the area to eliminate
competing narcotics peddlers and policy banks so that they could
control the narcotics traffic in this area. Evola and Pappadio
thought that the plan would take a month or a month and a half to
complete and the others agreed. After twenty or thirty minutes
Genovese came in. He wanted to know 'what was the decision in the
plan, what they had in mind.' When he was told about the discussion
which had taken place, Genovese said that he needed this information
because he wanted to know when to send his men into the area. Later,
in the presence of Evola, Ormento, Pappadio and Galante, Cantellops
was advised that he would be the contact man for the distribution of
narcotics in this area. Cantellops later delivered narotics in this
area at Ormento's request.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson
Silva Cantellops testimony on Puerto Rico trip
In September,
1956, Ormento and Galante sent Cantellops to Puerto Rico for
narcotics. In Puerto Rico he contacted someone named Laurensano who
instructed him where to find one Perez on the island of Vieques.
When Cantellops met Perez he was given a double marine canvas bag
containing narcotics. Cantellops advised Laurensano that he was
sending the drugs to three fictitious persons in care of General
Delivery, Post Office, New York, and Laurensano advised that he
would inform Ormento. Cantellops then mailed the heroin in three
packages from three separate post offices. When Cantellops returned
to New York Carmine Polizzano arranged to have him meet Ormento who
said the drugs had arrived and Ormento paid him for the
trip.
government (FBN??) witness Joseph Basile
arrested
When Joseph Basile came back from Europe in January of
1956, he ordered half a kilo of heroin and cocaine from Joseph Di
Palermo for which he paid $2,000 upon delivery to him by Johnny
DePietro, also known as 'Johnny The Bug' and the balance of $1,500
at a later date. Basile disposed of the narcotics to his customers.
Basile ordered more heroin a few days later at which time Joseph Di
Palermo told him that the 'goods' came from 'Big John' Ormento whom
Basile knew. Basile paid Joseph Di Palermo $3,500 in advance for the
narcotics which were delivered to him later by Benanti. On another
occasion Basile met Joseph Di Palermo and Jean Capece by telephoning
Jean Capece at a number which Joseph Di Palermo had given him.
Basile ordered half a kilo of narcotics for which he paid $3,500.
The narcotics were delivered to Basile in an automobile by 'Johnny
The Bug' in the presence of Jean Capece and Joseph Di Palermo.
Basile took the narcotics to Schenectady and sold it to his
customers. He stayed in Schenectady until his arrest on November 10,
1956, but meanwhile he purchased narcotics about once a month from
Joseph Di Palermo by telephoning Jean Capece and giving her a
message for Joseph Di Palermo or arranging to talk with him. On one
occasion when Basile purchased heroin from Joseph Di Palermo, the
package was delivered to him by Charles Di Palermo whom he knew as
'Charlie Brody.' Basile took the half kilo of heroin to Schenectady
and sold it to his customers. On some occasions Joseph Di Palermo
delivered narcotics to Basile in New Jersey at the Garden State
Diner near the exit of the Garden State Parkway on Route 17. Joseph
Basile, the latter being the same Joseph Basile who was a government
witness in United States v. Stromberg, 2 Cir., 1959, 268 F.2d 256,
262.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva Cantellops
arrested
After this Cantellops met with Joseph Di Palermo,
'Cuba' and a man named Montanez, and Montanez advised that there
would be no more shipments from Cuba to Miami and Key West for the
rest of the year because of unsettled conditions in Cuba. This
meeting took place just a few days before Cantellops was arrested in
September, 1956, and he remained in prison until February,
1957.
Cuba visitors
According to the testimony of three
customs inspectors, Joseph Di Palermo, Jean Capece and Salvatore
Benanti visited Cuba for two days in November, 1956, and returned to
New York on November 20. Jean Capece was searched by a customs
inspectress who found $9,000 in new one hundred dollar bills hidden
in an undergarment. Jean Capece gave three different stories
regarding this money.
Adonis gets deported
Joe Adonis
owned the Automotive Conveying Company of New Jersey, the company
had more then 100 tractor trailer units hauling new cars from the
Mahwash and Edgewater plants of the Ford Motor Co to dealers in 14
states. When Adonis was deported he sold the company to Carlo Chieri
(contribution from Thom). 3 Januari 1956 Adonis accepts deportation
to Italy.
Palermo born brothers Ugo and Salvatore Caneba
Ugo Caneba was in 1955 in Italy arrested for traffic in
contraband.
Montreal mayor Jean Drapeaux deports
Galante
In 1955 Galante gets deported back to the US by
Montreal's mayor Jean Drapeaux and in his place arrives Galante's
brother in law Tony Marulli.
Galante brother in law Tony Marulli
in Montreal
Galante brother in law Tony Marulli deported from
Montreal
In 1956 Galante's brother in law Tony Marulli gets
deported to the uS from Montreal and Galante sends Salvatore Giglio.
Giglio and "Pep" Cotroni got their heroin from Joseph Cesari.
Galante trustee Salvatore Giglio in Montreal
Bonanno
underboss Frank Garofalo
In 1956 retires underboss Frank Garofalo
and went back to castellammare his place was taken by Carmine
"Lillo" Galante in 1957.
Boss Joseph Bonanno, underboss Carmine
"Lillo" Galante, consiglieri John Tartamella
sr
Siculiana-born Giuseppe Indelicato (Agrigento
province)
Settimo "Big Sam" Accardo was also linked to yet
another Siculiana-born trafficker Giuseppe Indelicato, who was
arrested in February 1956 with three pounds of heroin in New York.
Montreal, Bonanno member Frank Mancino arrested
11
February 1956 was Frank Mancino arrested in Montreal in connection
with the indictments in New York of Settimo Accardo and Profaci
soldier Cristoforo Rubino, he had the telephone numbers of Lucien
Rivard and Pep Cotroni.
Detroit, Salvatore Vitale
When
Salvatore Vitale came free he disappeared in april 1956, possibly he
was murdered at the orders of Quasarano and Priziola. Salvatore
vitale could be buried in a wine vineyard near Rancho Cucamonga in
Californie which served as dumping grounds for the Matranga's,
Dippolito's and lamandri's who were all closely aligned with each
other. (Jiggy)
St Louis boss Anthony Lopiparo
In 1956 John
J Vitale was replaced by Anthony Lopiparo and became underboss. In
1956 Giordano gets 4 years in prison. St Louis boss becomes John
Vitale who dies in 1961 and was followed up by Anthony Giordano.
Sami el Khouri (Khoury) partner Ali Ahmad Halawi
arrested
18 june 1956 the Lebanese arrested Ali Ahmad Halawi (a
Beirut bar owner), a partner of Samil Khoury, the day after the
seizure of 100 kilos of opium and 23 kilos of morphine base, the
drugs were for Dominique Albertini.
Binghamton’s Hotel
Arlington
Profaci, Barbara and 3 others were registered at
Binghamton’s Hotel Arlington on 9 july 1956.
in or about the
month of July 1956, John Ormento, Rocco Mazzie, Natale Evola,
Salvatore Santora and Robert Roe had a conversation in a hotel on
85th Street, New York City, New York.'
Salvatore Bonanno
marriage with Rosalie Profaci
In august 1956 marry Bonanno's son
Salvatore and Rosalie Profaci what is attended by Profaci,
Magliocco, Lucchese, Genovese, Anastasia, Zerilli, Maggadino and his
brother in law Gaspar DiGregorio, John Morales and John Tartamella.
Montreal heroinimporter Pep Cotroni meets Samil "Sami" el
Khouri (Khoury) underboss Antoine Araman meets in Havana (Cuba)
In
august 1956 Pep Cotroni met in Havana the Lebanese
trafficker Antoine Araman and Jerome Leca (a corsican from
Paris) who visited there Croce and Bistoni.
Montmarte Club and Casino murdercase secret
police chief Antonio Blanco Rico
On October 8, 1956, rebels,
dressed in evening clothes, walked into the lobby of Meyer Lansky's
Montmarte Club and Casino and fired three shots into the back of the
head of Colonel Antonio Blanco Rico, chief of the secret police.
Binghamton’s Hotel Arlington
Louis Volpe, Frank Garofalo,
John Bonventre, Joseph Bonanno and Barbara were registered at the
Binghamton’s Hotel Arlington on 17 october and 18 october 1956.
The Commission and appalachin
17 October 1956 there is a
meeting (according to Bonanno) at the Apalachin home of Joseph
Barbara the boss of the Pittston family (now the Bufalino family)
and his underboss Russell Bufalino, according to the FBI files
(then) it was held in Binghampton, NY.
Bonanno underboss
Carmine "Lillo" Galante
17 octobre 1956 police check a car who
drives to fast and inside are Carmine Galante and Joseph DiPalermo
who had talked at the Arlington Hotel with Frank Garofalo, John
Bonventre and Joseph Barbara. Barbara paid the bill with a cheque of
the Canada Dry Bottling Company, which is owned by the boss
Maggadino. New York police pressed the police to release Galante and
sergeant Crosswell watches from then on the Barbara estate.
Towards the end of 1956, Frank Garofalo, the family
underboss, retired to live out his days in his native Sicily. He was
arrested by the Italian police in 1965, organizing a nationwide raid
to crack down on drug smuggling. Joseph Bonanno appointed John
Morales to replace him. Morales was a Bonanno cousin by marriage.
The aging John Bonventre also returned to his home country to live
out his years.
Cuba
Chief of Police Brig. Gen. Rafael
Salas Canizares mortally wounded in subsequent shooting at Haitian
embassy, November 2, 1956
testimony of a customs official
that Jean Capece flew to Cuba on November 20, 1956 with Joseph Di
Palermo and Salvatore Benanti and upon her return two days later she
had $9,000 in cash concealed in her brassiere. Coming after much
evidence showing that Jean Capece worked with Joseph Di Palermo in
the distribution of narcotics, that Benanti was a runner for Di
Palermo, and that two months earlier, in September 1956, Montanez
had advised Di Palermo that no narcotics would be available from
Cuba for some time because of the revolution. Benanti's use of a
false name and address and Jean Capece's three different versions of
how she came to possess $9,000 in one hundred dollar bills would
hardly support the theory that the two day trip by air was for a
vacation. the three had gone to Cuba to purchase narcotics, although
apparently with some lack of success.
University of Havana
closed by dictator Batista
The University of Havana was
"temporarily" closed 30 november 1956, it would not reopen until
1959 after the revolution.
rebel leader Castro lands in
Cuba's province Oriente
2 December 1956 Fidel Castro landed with
his tiny expeditionary force in Oriente Province and declared war in
the name of the people, with him were his brother Raul and Che
Guevera.
Cuba nightclubowner Croce
The Eve, the Cupido ad
the Pigalle owner Bistoni was deported in 1956, his partner Croce is
still owner.
Cuba nightclubowner Rivard
The Eve, the
Cupido ad the Pigalle owner Croce was deported in 1957 (his partner
Bistoni had already been deported in 1956), the owner became then
Lucien Rivard.
Havana nightclub Las Vegas owner french
heroindealer Lucien Rivard
In 1957 Lucien Rivard asked Lou
Gregoire to manage his nightclub Las Vegas in Havana, Cuba, what he
did until spring 1958. Then Lou Gregoire returned to Quebec and
bought the Saint Placide Hotel.
Rivard best man at marriage
of Salvatore Giglio at Cuba
22 march 1957 Salvatore Giglio was
married in Cuba to Florence Anderson, a waitress at El Morocco, the
Montreal nightclub managed by Peter Adamo, one of Vic Cotroni's
lieutenants, at the wedding Rivard served as Giglio's best man.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva Cantellops free
again
When Cantellops left prison in February, 1957, he resumed
his narcotics dealings with the Polizzanos, the Di Palermos and
Ormento. The appellant Alfredo Aviles became a customer and
Cantellops and Marino delivered narcotics to him, Cantellops making
his deliveries about once or twice a week from the East 4th Street
plant. Aviles paid Cantellops who turned the money over to Ralph
Polizzano or Marino and received $100 for each delivery. On one
occasion, when Joseph Di Palermo was present, Cantellops saw Ralph
Polizzano hand to Jean Capece the proceeds of one of these sales to
Aviles. Later Aviles bought directly from Ralph Polizzano and
Cantellops received commissions on the sales. Aviles in turn resold
the drugs which he had purchased from Cantellops and Ralph
Polizzano. Marino testified for the government and generally
confirmed Cantellops' story about the deliveries and the dealings
with Aviles.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva
Cantellops testimony about his 4th Florida trip
Cantellops'
fourth and last trip to Miami took place in April, 1957. Joseph Di
Palermo and Carmine Polizzano instructed Cantellops to meet Charles
Di Palermo in Miami. Carmine Polizzano provided Cantellops with a
bus ticket and money and in Miami he met Charles Di Palermo and
'Cuba' at the La Concha Hotel. The trio then drove to the La Concha
Hotel in Key West. In Key West an unidentified man put luggage in
the rear seat of their car and Cantellops and Cuba took this back to
Miami in the bus. Here they met Charles Di Palermo and, after
rearranging the luggage, Cantellops took the drugs back to New York
on the train and delivered them to Carmine Polizzano at the plant on
East 4th Street. Later Joseph Di Palermo and Carmine Polizzano paid
him about $600 for the trip and he later was given a tip of an ounce
of heroin by Marino on Carmine Polizzano's instructions.
Boss
Costello
Underboss Genovese
capo Anthony Strollo "Tony Bender"
(Greenwich Village)
capo " Trigger" Mike Coppola(Harlem)
capo
Dominick DeQuarto
capo Thomas Eboli "Tommy Ryan"
capo Gerardo
Catena (New Jersey)
capo Anthony Carfano "Augie
Pisano"(Bronx)
capo
Las Vegas, Tropicana
3 April 1957
opens in Las Vegas the Tropicana casino that was build by Phil
Kastel who left the Beverly County Club to his co workers Seymour
Weiss and Carlos Marcello. The Tropicana (1957) was backed by Kastel
and Costello. The Palace was opened by Patriarca, Chicago mob
investors, Lansky, and Teamster Union money. Teamster money also
flowed into Caesar's Palace, the Landmark, the Dunes, and the
Fremont.
police informer and heroin courier Edward "Eddie"
Lawton Smith meets the bosses
Around april 1957 Edward "Eddie"
Lawton Smith was taken by Bonanno member Frank "Chow" Mancino to a
meeting in Montreal with Giuseppe "Pep", Vincent and Frank Cotroni,
Peter Stepanoff and Carmine Galante.
Manhattan snack bar at
Orchard and Houston Streets
Edward "Eddie" Lawton Smith and
Bonanno member Frank "Chow" Mancino delivered dozens of
drugdeliveries in New York to Cotroni customers. Usually, the first
stop on the route had been at a Manhattan snack bar at Orchard and
Houston Streets.
Jay's Bar on Houston Street and Marconi's
Restaurant on Mulberry
then came Jay's Bar on Houston Street and
Marconi's Restaurant on Mulberry.
Greenwich Village club the
Squeeze inn Bar on 4th Street
Two Greenwich Village clubs were
next: the Squeeze inn Bar on 4th Street operated by Carmine
Polizzano, a genovese man, and Salvatore Sciremammano.
Greenwich Village club the 1717 Club on 86th Street
and
the 1717 Club on 86th Street managed by the brothers Carmine and
Salvatore panico.
Vivere Bar on Second Avenue
Next was
the Vivere Lounge Bar on Second Avenue 199, headquarters of part
owner Carlo "Carlie" DiPietro and his brother in law Frank Mari of
the Bonanno family,
Chickie Jame's Stable on 56th
Street
then Chickie Jame's Stable on 56th Street, Tony Mirra's
hangout.
johnny's Keyboard Cafe on 56th Street
Then drops
were made at an apartment on 53rd street, johnny's Keyboard Cafe on
56th Street, Marino's restaurant on Lexington Avenue, as well as the
Brooklyn sanctuary of Rocco Sancinella and Angelo Loiacano and a
Coney island hotel. When Ormento, Galante or genovese were
personally involved, deliveries were made in places as the Edison,
park Sheraton, Forest or Lombardy hotels.
Costello wounded
by Gigante at orders of Genovese
2 May 1957 Costello had a
meeting with Frank Erickson and Augie Pisano after the meal he went
home. Before his door he gets wounded when Vincent Gigante fires at
him. Costello goes to the hospital where police find a list with the
income of the Tropicana signed by cashier Tanico, Louie Lederer is
one of the owners of the Tropicana.
Genovese takes over from
Costello
The day after the bodged hit Genovese ordered all the
capos of the Luciano family to appear to show the other families
that he is the new boss. All appeared: Anthony Strollo, Mike
Coppola, Dominick DeQuarto, Thomas Eboli "Tommy Ryan" and Gerardo
Catena. Only Anthony Carfano, a trustee of Costello stayed away and
Costello gets replaced by Genovese after which they let Paul Gambino
inform Luciano who he visits in Italy. Genovese takes as his
underboss Gerardo Catena and as consiglieri Michele Miranda. Luciano
gets informed in Italy by Carlo Gambino’s brother Paul. Genovese
ruled the East side via his consiglieri Michele Miranda, the Bronx
via Anthony Carfano, New Jersey via Joe Adonis (and his men Moretti,
Catena), Greenwich Village via Tony Bender (Strollo) and Harlem via
capo "Trigger" Mike Coppola and his men Joe "Stutz" Tortorici,
Lombardo, Salerno and Salerno's righthand "Fish" Cafaro.
Boss Genovese, underboss Gerardo Catena (New Jersey),
consiglieri Michele Miranda (East Side), capo Anthony Strollo "Tony
Bender" (Greenwich Village), capo " Trigger" Mike Coppola (Harlem),
capo Dominick DeQuarto, capo Thomas Eboli "Tommy Ryan", capo Anthony
Carfano "Augie Pisano" (Bronx)
Copacabana owner Joseph "Joe"
Pagano
After Frank Costello was disposed in 1957, Genovese passed
Costello's shares in the Copacabana on to Joseph Pagano.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson Silva Cantellops on
Eldridge Street deal
At a meeting in May, 1957, in Ralph
Polizzano's apartment, there was further talk about sealing up the
Eldridge Street territory. Present were Ralph Polizzano, Joseph Di
Palermo, Ormento, Cantellops and some friend of Bennie Levine.
Cantellops was ordered to start buying up the Spanish policy banks
and he attempted to arrange meetings between the owners of these
banks and the Polizzanos.
government (FBN??) witness Nelson
Silva Cantellops arrested
Meanwhile Cantellops continued to
deliver narcotics for the Polizzanos from the East 4th Street plant
until July 1, 1957 when he was arrested.
government (FBN??)
witness Marino arested
Marino testified to a delivery of drugs
for Ralph Polizzano on July 5, 1957, and a few hours later the
police seized the plant at 36 East 4th Street and found quantities
of cocaine and heroin and materials used to dilute, package and
distribute these drugs. Marino confirmed Cantellops' testimony about
the plant at 36 East 4th Street and Al's Luncheonette as centers
from which narcotics were distributed by various means. He testified
that he delivered narcotics for Ralph Polizzano from the fall of
1956 until his arrest on July 5, 1957.
Salvatore Marino then
testified to making a delivery of narcotics from the apartment at 36
East 4th Street for Ralph Polizzano before his arrest the night of
July 5. On cross-examination Marino claimed that in the police
station he was punched in the stomach by the arresting officer and
two other officers for five or ten minutes and was knocked out. He
claimed he saw two or three other officers strike Ralph Polizzano in
the stomach.
Montreal mobster Frank Petrula disappears
In
1957 Frank Petrula disappears.
former Jean Claude
"Johnny"Lapres dealer Larry Petrov killed
In july 1957 was Larry
Petrov killed.
NYC narcotics agent James Gibbon testified
that after he arrested Ralph Polizzano on July 6, 1957, he went with
Polizzano to his apartment #2 on the ground floor of 36 East 4th
Street and that the latter told him the 'junk' was on top of the
cabinet in a black zipper case, and that the cutting apparatus and
scales were in another room.
Genovese arrested
1 July 1957
Nelson Cantellops gets arrested and starts to cooperate and 8 july
Genovese gets arrested and Philip Lombardo alias “Ben Grasso, Benny
Demaio, Benny Squint, Ben Turpin” becomes acting boss of the
Genovese family and Thomas Eboli “Tommy Ryan” underboss and Mike
Miranda was consiglieri.
Michele "Mike" Miranda
When
Genovese went to prison he supposedly name the 3 some of Jerry
Catena, Tommy Eboli and Miranda to head up the crime group. Miranda
was said to exert a strong influence in the Queens and Long Island
area.
Genovese boss Philip Lombardo, Underboss Thomas Eboli
"Tommy Ryan", Consiglieri Mike Miranda
Acting boss Philip
Lombardo, underboss Thomas Eboli “Tommy Ryan”, consiglieri Anthony
“Fat Tony” Salerno
capo Anthony Strollo "Tony Bender", capo "
Trigger" Mike Coppola, capo Dominick DeQuarto, capo Anthony Carfano
"Augie Pisano", capo
Rome
Summer 1957 Joseph Bonanno
arrives on Rome’s airport and get welcomed by Italy’s minister of
foreign Affairs Bernardo Mattarella.
Bonanno in Rome’s
Excelsior Hotel
10 october 1957 Bonanno was observed at the
Excelsior Hotel in Rome and various nightclubs in Rome, in his
company were 4 unidentified men.
Palermo meeting in Albergo
delle Palmo (Hotel Des Palmes)
10 october 1957 arrived the
biggest delegation ever of american mobsters to visit Sicily they
stay in Palermo's Hotel Des Palmes also known as the Hotel Delle
Palme it is the most famous hotel of palermo.
Palermo's
Spano Restaurant
12 Octobre 1957 Bonanno is a guest of Luciano in
Spano Restaurant in Palermo at a party which is also attended by
Tommaso Buscetta, Carmine Galante, Salvatore "cicchiteddu" Greco,
Gaetano Badalamenti, Angelo and Salvatore La Barbera.
Philip
Brucola visits Luciano and Adonis
Philip Brucola visited in 1957
in Italy Charles Lucky Luciano and Joseph Doto
Adonis.
Bonanno at Compani Airport
13 october 1957 Bonanno
was observed with the other 4 unidentified men at the Compani
Airport.
Palermo meeting in Albergo delle Palmo (Hotel Des
Palmes)
14 Octobre 1957 Bonanno also attends a meeting at hotel
“Des Palmes”, in Palermo accompanied by his underboss Carmine
Galante and the americans John Bonventre, Frank Garofalo, John
Priziola from Detroit, Santo Sorge (originally from Mussomeli and
Genco Russo’s nephew), Vito Vitale (from Detroit), John Di Bella
(originally from Montelepre), Antonio, Giuseppe and Gaspare
Magaddino. From Sicily there are Giuseppe Genco Russo (boss of
Mussomeli), Salvatore " cicchiteddu" Greco, Cesare Manzella and the
Badalamenti brothers from Cinisi, Calcedonia Di Pisa, Gioacchino
Pennino, Rosario Mancino, Filippo and Vincenzo Rimi (Alcamo),
Antonio Minore (Trapani), "Mimi" La Fatta, Nicola Gentile (Siculiana
and US deportee), Luciano Liggio (Corleone), Frank Coppola
(Partinico and US deportee), Diego Plaia (Castellammare), Salvatore
and Angelo La Barbera (Palermo Central). Luciano and Bonanno get the
Sicilians so far they start La Cupola in Palermo with the American
Commission as example. La Cupola gets presided by Salvatore
"cicchiteddu" greco.
Palermo's Cupola (1957):
Chairman
Salvatore "cicchiteddu" Greco, Ciaculli- Palermo city
(Giuseppe
Bartolino)
(Giuseppe Chiaracane)
Calcedonio Di Pisa
Salvatore La Barbera, Palermo central- Palermo city
Michele
Cavataio
Francesco Sorci , Villagrazia Di Carini - Palermo
province
Giuseppe pepe Marsala, Vicari
Antonino Salomone ,
San Giuseppe Jato - Palermo province
Cesare Manzella , Cinisi -
Palermo province
Giuseppe Panno , Casteldaccia - Palermo
province
Mario Farinella, San Mauro Castelverde - Palermo
province
Mario Di Girolamo
Antonino "Nino" Matranga ,
Resuttana - Palermo city
Mariano Troia , San Lorenzo - borgata
di Palermo city
Salvatore Manno, Boccadifalco - Palermo
Lorenzo Motisi
Boiardo's Livingston (New Jersey) estate
meeting
10 November 1957 there is a meeting at the Livingston NJ
estate of genovese capo Ruggiero Boiardo some say they discussed the
murder of Anastasia and the selection of his successor carlo Gambino
and the closing of the "books" on new members because of the
murdered Scalise who sold memberships.
Frank DeSimone in New
Yorker Hotel
Frank DeSimone and Simone Scozzari occupied a suite
at the New York’s New Yorker Hotel from 11 november 1957 till 15
november.
Newark Airport Hotel
On 12, 13 and 14 november
1957 James Coletti of Colorado and Frank Zito of Springfield were
registered at the Newark Airport Hotel, Newark, new Jersey that was
managed by Anthony Peter Riela (detained also at Appalachin) a man
of Joseph Bonanno the owner. The report also says that Simone
Scozzari and Frank De Simone of the Los Angeles family stopped in
New York City on their way to Appalachin. Probably in those days
there was only a direct flight from LA to NY.
Barbara's
underboss Russell Bufalino
The report also said Russell Bufalino
of Kingston and James LaDuca of Buffalo (son in law of magaddino)
also stopped in NYC on their way to Appalachin because they had
business before and Bufalino as Barbara's underboss was there to
make arrangements for their flights.
Pittsburg mobster John
LaRocca
Other guests also flew 13 november 1957 from Newark into
Binghamton like someone using the alias "Gordon" and LaRocca
(probably John LaRocca from Pittsburgh).
James
Colletti
14 November 1957 Barbara's cadillac gets from the
airport Riela, Olivetti and Larasso from NJ and boss Colletti and
Frank Zito who arrived from Newark Airport.
Pittston boss
Joseph Barbara's Apalachin estate meeting
The guests came from
all places to Pittston boss Joseph Barbara's estate at Appalachin to
hear Vito Genovese about the latest events in New York. Then
sergeant Croswell and his men move 14 novembre 1957 in, the guests
were warned by the meat deliverer Bartolo Guccia and there is panic.
In the first car that Croswell controls are Russel Buffalino, Vito
Genovese, Joseph Ida, Gerardo Catena and Dominick Olivetto who may
pass but the police arrest the other 58 attendants. IT IS PROBABLE
THAT SOME OF THE GUESTS ESCAPED THE ROUNDUP.
Dominick Alaimo,
Pittston, Pa
Dominick Alaimo from Bufalino.
Joseph
Barbara, Sr., Apalachin, N.Y.
Joseph Mario Barbara Jr.,
Apalachin, N.Y.
Melvin J. Blossom, Apalachin, N.Y. (caretaker
for Barbera)
Joseph Bonanno, Brooklyn, N.Y.
John
Bonventre, Brooklyn, N.Y.
John Bonventre,
Russell
Buffalino, Kingston, PA
Russell Bufalino
Ignatius
“Ignazio” Cannone, Endwell, N.Y.
Ignatius cannone (born 12
november 1925 in Ny) was at Appalachin with Bonanno capo Natale
Evola of who he was a godson. Cannone is also related to Joe
Barbara's wife Vivona.
Roy Calisi, Buffalo, N.Y.
Roy
Carlisi (whose brother is Sam "Wings" Carlisi from Chicago) from
Buffalo
Paul Castellano, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Paul
Castellano
Gerardo Vito Catena, Orange, N.J
Gerardo Vito
Catena (born 8 january 1902) and his brothers were Eugene and Frank
Catena. 11 august 1923 arrested in Newark (NJ) for shooting crap
(game). Suspended sentence 13 august 1923. 9 December 1923 arrested
in Newark for gambling and fined 2 dollars on 11 december 1923. 26
october 1924 arrested in Newark for interfering with officer and got
2 years probation. 27 July 1926 arrested in Newark as a suspect aka
material witness. 15 January 1927 arrested in Newark for grand
larcency and got 9 months Essex County Penn. 24 January 1928
arrested in Rahway (NJ) for robbery. 17 november 1930 arrested in
Newark as material witness in Pacelli murdercase. 3 November 1933
arrested in Orange (NJ) for loitering. 23 January 1934 arrested in
Hammonton S.P. (NJ) for bribery of federal juror. Got 1000 dollars
fined and 8 months County Jail. His known associates were the
brothers Albert and Anthony Anasastia, Joe Adonis, James o’Connell,
Mike Miranda, Anthony Guarino, Angelo “Gyp” DeCarlo, Josep Barbera,
Vito Genovese, Russell Buffalino, Joseph Ida, Dominck Olivetti,
Abner Zwillman, Al Dugan, Richard Bordiato and Frank Cardinale from
Hoboken (NJ).
Carlo Charles Salvatore Chiri, Bergen,
N.J.
Carlo "Charles" Salvatore Chiri (born 10 august
1898)
Joseph Francis Civello, Dallas, Texas
Dallas boss
James "Joe" Civello (arrested),
James Colletti, Pueblo,
Colorado
James Colletti (born 3 october 1897). James Colletti the
boss of Denver and Pueblo in Colorado is owner of the Colorado
Cheese Company of Pueblo (Colorado) and is partners with Joe Bonanno
in a cheese business in Colletti's area Colorado. James Colletti was
arrested 7 October 1927 for receiving stolen goods. He was
discharged of the receiving stolen goods charge 1 may 1933. Reputed
associates of his were: Dobert Dionisio of Trinidad (Colorado), John
Spadero (Spadaro) of Brooklyn, Joseph Bonanno, Frank Garofalo,
Carmine Galante and John Bonventre. Denver, Colorado boss James
Colletti (arrested),
Frank Cucchiara, Boston, Mass.
Frank
Cucchiara (born 29 march 1895). Reputed associates: Philip Brucola,
Frankie Carbo, Carlo Gambino and Christoforo Robino (narcotics
fugitive since 1955).
Dominick D'Agostino, Niagara Falls,
N.Y.
Luigi Selesi alias Dominick D'Agostino. ????? Joseph Silesi
“Joe Rivers”???
John Anthony DeMarco, Shaker Heights,
Ohio
Giuseppe Di Marco??? Joe De Mooca???????
Frank
Desimone, Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles boss Frank DeSimone
(arrested),
Natale Joseph Evola, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Bonanno
capo Natale Evola
Joseph Falcone, Utica, N.Y.
Sal and Joe
Falcone
Salvatore Falcone, Utica, N.Y.
Carlo Gambino,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Michael James Genovese, Gibsonia,
PA
Michael Genovese (38) from Pittsburgh
Vito Genovese,
Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
Anthony Frank Guarnieri, Johnson
City, N.Y.
Anthony Frank Guarnieri
Bartolo Guccia,
Endicott, N.Y.
Joseph Ida, Highland Park,
N.J.
Philadelphia boss Joseph Ida (arrested)
James V.
LaDuca, Lewiston, N.Y.
Sam Lagattuta, Buffalo,
N.Y.
Louis Anthony Larasso, Linden, N.J.
John Anthony
"Louis" Larasso. DeCavelcante capo Louis Larasso from New
Jersey
Carmine Lombardoz, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Gambino capo
Carmine Lombardozzi
Antonio Magaddino, Niagara Falls,
N.Y.
Stefano Magaddino (brother of Antonio) and his son in law
James La Duca
Joseph Magliocco, East Islip, N.Y.
Joe
magliocco,
Frank Thomas Majuri, Elizabeth,
N.J.
DeCavelcante underboss Frank Thomas Maiuri,
Rosario
Mancuso, Utica, N.Y.
Rosario Mancuso
Gabriel Mannarino,
New Kensington, PA
Gabriel mannarino from Pittsburgh
Neil
Migliore, Bay Side, N.Y.
Michele Miranda, Forest Hills,
N.Y.
Michael Miranda
Michele "Mike" Miranda
Miranda was
arrested at the Apalachin Meeting in 1957. according to a
investigation after Apalachin Miranda allegedly travelled to
Apalachin {by train to Binghamton NY] with Carlo Gambino Paul
Castellano and Armond Rava. which at least suggests a closeness to
the Gambino family. Miranda listed his {1957} occupation as a
salesman for a Caddy dealer on 55th St in NYC called Huntoon and
Raffo. His 1957 address given to police was North Greenway in Forest
Hills Queens. Miranda also had a "summer home" on Long Beach Island.
Patsy Monachino, Auburn, N.Y.
Sam and brother Patsy
Monachio
Sam Monachino, Auburn, N.Y.
Sam and brother
Patsy Monachio
John Charles Montana, Olean,
N.Y.
Magaddino's consiglieri John C. Montana from Olean, New
York
Dominick Oliveto, Camden, N.J.
Philadelphia boss
Joseph Ida underboss Olivetti from New jersey. Dominick Olivetto had
replaced Marco Reginelli as underboss in the Philadelphia family
when he died in may 1956.
John Ormento, Lido Beach,
N.Y.
John Ormento (born 1 august 1912). In 1937 Ormento (25) was
convicted for narcotics violation and was sentenced to 3 years
prison. In 1941 Ormento (29) was convicted for narcotics violation
and was sentenced to 8 years prison. In 1948 Ormento (36) was
convicted for bookmaking and was fined 50 dollars. In 1951 Ormento
(39) was convicted for narcotics violation and was sentenced to 2
years prison. 18 march 1955 were Ormento (43) and Salvatore Lo Prato
arrested in NY in possession of 2 loaded pistols: a .38 caliber and
a .22 caliber equipped with a silencer which had been hidden in a
secret compartment of a Chrysler owned by Lo Prato’s sister Betty
Licatto. A short time after this incident Lo Prato’s brother in law
was involved in an accident and his wife was killed. In the crashed
car was an exact duplicate of the first concealed compartment.
Reputed associates: Russell Buffalino, Natale Evola, Vincent Rao,
Joseph Barbara, John Dio, Rocco Pellegrino, Anthony Guarnieri,
Salvatore Santora and Joseph Vento the last 2 being heroin and
opiumsmugglers.
James Anthony Osti, Pittston, PA
James
Ostico from Bufalino
Joseph Profaci, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Joseph
Profaci (arrested)
Vincent Rao, Yonkers, N.Y.
Vincent Rao
(a nephew of the former boss Giuseppe Gagliano now followed up by
Lucchese),
Armand Thomas Rava, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Alfred
Rava,
Joseph Riccobono, Staten Island, N.Y.
Gambino
consiglieri Joseph "John" Riccobono
Anthony Peter Riela, West
Orange, N.J.
Bonanno capo Anthony Riela
Joseph Rosato,
Jackson Heights, N.Y.
Joe Rosato,
Santo Trafficante,
Havana Cuba
Tampaboss Louis Trafficante Jr (arrested)
John
Scalish, Cleveland, Ohio
Giuseppe "John" Scalish (arrested)
Angelo Joseph Sciandra, Pittston, PA
Angelo Joseph
Sciandra from Buffalino
Patsy Sciortino, Auburn,
N.Y.
Patsy Sciortino (born 5 march 1915). Reputed associates Sam
Monachino, Tony Randazzo, Emanuel Zicari, John castiglione and patsy
Monachino.
Simone Scozzari, San Gabriel, Calif.
Simone
Scozzari (born 7 january 1900). Reputed associates J. Cerrito, J.
Civello, James Lanza, Frank Desimone, Russell Buffalino, Joseph
barbara and Frank Vultaggio. Simone Scozzari from
Palermo
Salvatore Tornabe, New York, N.Y.
Salvatore
Tornable
Patsy Turrigiano, Endicott, N.Y.
Patsy Turrigiano
(born 6 august 1906). Reputed associates Joseph Barbera, Emanuel
Zicari, Ignatius Cannone and Joseph Genovese.
Contenze Peter
Valenti, Rochester, N.Y.
Frank and Costenze Peter Valente
(Rochester and arrested)
Frank Joseph Valent, Rochester,
N.Y.
Frank and Costenze Peter Valente (Rochester and
arrested)
Emanuel Zicari, Endicotti, N.Y.
Emanuel Zicari
(born 10 February 1900). Reputed associates Sam Monachino, Patsy
Monachino and Joseph barbara.
Frank Zito, Springfield, Ill
Frank Zito (born 24 february 1893). Reputed associate James
Colletti. Illinois baas Frank Zito (arrested).
Escapees
Civello and Filardo
Nick Civello and Joseph Filardo, both of
Kansas City were not picked up at the roadblock but entered a public
building in the vicinity to telephone for a taxicap to the railroad
station. Nick Civella and Joseph Filardo
Escapee
Larocca
Michael Genovese and John Larocca of the Coin
Distributing Company, Pittsburg, Pa., registered at the Arlington
Hotel in Binghamton, sharing rooms 852, 854 and 856. Both men's
bills were charged to Barbara's Canada Dry account. LAROCCA,
HOWEVER, WAS NOT AMONG THOSE STOPPED AND IDENTIFIED IN THE STATE
POLICE ROUNDUP. John LaRocca from Pittsburgh
Escapees Lanza
and Cerrito
San Francisco boss James Lanza and San Jose boss joe
Cerrito were registered in a hotel near but weren’t
arrested.
Escapees Giancana and Magaddino
Giancana and
magaddino got taped where they complained the meeting should be have
held in chicago. Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo had promoted Sam
Giancana as Boss and taken the position of Consigliere in 1956, but
was still the top Boss with Paul Ricca, so Giancana and his new
Underboss Frank "Strongy" Ferraro were there to meet all the Bosses.
Neil Migliore
15 november 1957 Neil Migliore collided
with his car an other car. There were several men in Migliore’s car.
It is believed that Migliore came to Binghamton to drive some
Apalachin attendants back to NYC.
Tampa boss Trafficante jr
at Cuba
In november 1957 grand jury subpoenas were issued for
Trafficante jr and other Apalachin attandees, however he fled from
his Florida home to Havana, Cuba to evade service of subpoena.
Pittsburgh mobster LaRocca at Appalachin
In 1957, LaRocca
attended the infamous meeting of mob leaders at a house in
Apalachin, N.Y., with his lieutenants, Michael Genovese and Gabriel
"Kelly" Mannarino but laRocca escaped from being arrested.
Pittsburgh mobster Mannarino
Mannarino ran his own empire
in New Kensington with his brother Sam and became a local legend,
enjoying a cozy relationship with politicians. When the Mannarinos'
mother died in 1957, according to old FBI files, federal agents were
stunned to see Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence arrive at the
Mannarino home to pay his respects.
East Harlem Genovese
capo Trigger mike Coppola's acting boss Tony Salerno
By the end
of 1957, Mike Coppola had decided to withdraw from New York for
good. He would leave his huge, profitable numbers business in the
capable hands of Tony “Fats” Salerno, who would also take over the
running of his crew. They settled the details when “Fats” came down
for the winter break, to catch some sun in south Florida. Tony would
courier Coppola’s share of the profits each month, and he would
concentrate his efforts on his other business efforts in the
sunshine state, the Caribbean, where along with Myer Lansky and
Vincent Alo, he had interests in Bahamian casinos, and was a
director of General Development Corporation which had bought up half
of the Grand Bahamas Island for casino and gambling developments,
and Nevada, that generated him substantial income from the points he
had in various casinos. The money that came in brown paper parcels
from New York was supplemented by bundles of money from these
ventures also. Anne estimated that his income from these sources was
at least $1 million every year. In October 1957?? , he and Anne
visited Las Vegas, and one night at the Riviera casino, Coppola got
into a marathon crap game that went on for twenty-eight hours, and
cost him $140,000. On October 13th., he was arrested at the Stardust
casino. Although no charges were brought against him, as a result of
this brush with the law and the authorities, he was essentially
banned from Vegas.
Cuba's Riviera Hotel and casino owner
Lansky
In the first week of december 1957 the mobsters opened
Lansky's 21 story, 383 hotelrooms big Havana Riviera hotel at the
cost of 14 million dollars, run by the Cellini brothers with a floor
show headlined with Ginger Rogers. Lansky's official title in the
hotel was kitchen director.
Trafficante jr in Havana, Cuba
3 January 1958 the department of invest Cuban National Police in
Havana start an inquiry against Trafficante jr and the Cuban
National Police question him about his attandency at the Apalachin
meeting.
Buffalo
29 January 1958 Stanley Grossman, who is
an attorney in the office of Angelo F Scalzo, tells that he
accompanied Scalzo and Antonio Magaddino to Albany and NY for the
hearing.
Buffalo consiglieri John C Montana resigns
In
1958 John C Montana lost his position as consiglieri, a relative of
his was married to Stefano's son Peter Magaddino. Also his nephew
Charles A Montana was married to Josephine Magaddino the daughter of
Stefano Magaddino.
french heroindealer Lucien Rivard
8
january 1958 was Rivard arrested shortly with Bisson.
french
heroindealer Lucien rivard at Cuba
30 january 1958 Rivard
returned to Cuba via Miami where Vic Cotroni and Irving Ellis had
been staying for the past week.
Cuba dictator Fulgencio
Batista
23 Februari 1958 kidnapped Cuban rebels the racing
coureur Juan Manuel Fangio. In 1958 fled Jorge Mas Canosa from Cuba
after he had criticised in a radio program dictator
Batista
Tampa mafiaboss Trafficante jr
The Bolita game was
run by Pelusa Diaz, Eddie Blanco and Virgilio Fabian. In 1958 there
is an article about the murder of Joe pelusa Diaz which had also a
mugshot of Phillip Piazza and in which Angelo Bedami sr was
questioned. Phillip Piazza's sister was married into the family of
former tampa boss Salvatore "Red" Italiano. Phillip's nephew John
was married to Maria LoScalzo the sister of nowadys boss Vincent
LoScalzo the son of Angelo LoScalzo.
an unsigned statement
of Aviles made after he was arrested on June 3, 1958. In this
statement Aviles referred to a meeting with 'Ralph' Polizzano at the
Squeeze-Inn Bar, related that Ralph wanted him to buy stuff directly
from him instead of the Spanish fellow who had introduced him and
stated that the stuff he bought from Ralph was delivered by a man he
called 'Junior.'
When Cantellops gave testimony again about
Rodriquez four days later, he testified about a delivery of drugs to
Rodriquez's runner which he places as occurring in the spring of
1956. The only other evidence against Rodriquez was the testimony of
a Treasury Agent that, when Rodriquez was arrested in his home on
June 4, 1958, he found three cans of milk sugar and upon analysis
one of these cans contained some quinine.
Montreal, Salvatore
Giglio
In 1958 arrives Galante's man Salvatore Giglio (FBN
handbook page 470) in Montreal.
Montreal mobster Giuseppe
"Pep" Cotroni in New York
10 July 1958 Giuseppe "Pep" Cotroni and
his men Nicholas Elacqua and Joseph De Paolo visited the Lexington
Hotel in NY.
Vito Genovese indicted for herointrafficking
thanks to witness Cantellops
In 1958 in the US 25 persons get
accused of trafficking drugs, witness is the convicted Nelson
Cantellops who had gotten 5 years, some say he was manipulated by
Frank Costello in his story. The federal drug indictment was handed
down in NY on July 8 1958. Besides Genovese and the Chin Gigante the
indictment included "Tom Mix" Santoro, Natale Evola, the DiPalermo
brothers, Rocco Mazzie, woman Jean Capece, Joe "Babo" Vento, Carmine
and Ralph Polizzano, Nick and Danny Lessa, Louis Fiano, Big John
Ormento and Carmine Galante.
The principal conspirators
according to the proof were Vito Genovese, John Ormento, Joseph Di
Palermo, Natale Evola, Rocco Mazzie, Carmine Polizzano and Salvatore
Santora, among others. Their sources of supply were from such people
as James Laurensano, 'Montanez,' 'Cuba' and 'Mexican,' in Cuba,
Mexico and Puerto Rico. According to Cantellops' testimony, he
himself went to Puerto Rico and mailed narcotics from there.
Jean Capece, Charles Di Palermo, Ralph Polizzano, Vincent
Gigante and assistants such as Nelson Cantellops, Salvatore Benanti,
John Russo and Salvatore Marino who delivered to Joseph Basile,
Peter Contes and William Rovira.
Ralph Polizzano was
concerned actively with many of the deliveries and pickups and he
seems to have been more or less in charge of the plant and the
activities centering around 36 East 4th Street and Al's
Luncheonette.
Others such as Rocco Mazzie and the Lessa
brothers, Daniel and Nicholas, had to do with distributing the
narcotics to various minor outlets, such as the witness Peter
Contes. Others in the group of minor distributors were the
appellants Charles Barcellona and Alfredo Aviles.
Daniel and
Nicholas Lessa, Charles Barcellona and Alfredo Aviles all purchased
narcotics for resale from one or more of the central conspirators
Vito Genovese, Joseph Di Palermo, Charles Di Palermo, Carmine
Polizzano, Ralph Polizzano, Rocco Mazzie, Natale Evola and Jean
Capece on numerous occasions.
Profaci soldier and
heroindealer Cristoforo Rubino (Salemi diaspora) killed
18 July
1958 was Profaci soldier Cristoforo Rubino shot and killed in New
York, he was accompanied by his brother in law charles la Cascia who
survives. Italy based Calogero Robino (Rubino) the cousin of US
based and killed Cristofaro Robino who he delivered 20 kilos of
heroin a month.
Siculiana group (Agrigento province)
Mira
and Caruana were spotted in 1958, their supplier was Antoine
Cordoliani. In 1958 an undercover agent of the Federal Bureau of
Narcotics met Gentile. The police had intercepted a courier with a
letter from Gentile to a certain 'cuniglieddu', in which Gentile
complained about not receiving his money, which would be handed to
him by Nino Gatto. The Narcotics Bureau decided to set up a trap by
pretending that Gatto (who Gentile didn't know personally) wanted to
meet him. Gentile told the undercover that 'cuniglieddu' was Joe
Biondo, and of his friendship with Luciano and relations with drug
traffickers.
Cleveland mafioso Salvatore F. Poliafico
(brother in law of John de Marco who married his sister Mary
Poliafico)
was incarcerated 23 april 1957 in Leavenworth
penitentiary in Kansas in connection with a 15 year sentence
received for violation of the federal narcotic
Laws.
Cleveland mafioso Sam Papalardo (brother of
sylvester)
was acquitted 13 february 1958 at NYC for conspiracy
to violate the federal narcotic Laws.
Rochester
At the
hearings after Apalachin Constenze “Stanley” Valenti and his brother
Frank get send to prison because they refuse to answer. Stanley
starts his sentence in august 1958 and sits 16 months. And Jake
Russo takes his chances and takes over. Frank opposes against Russo
but gets 3 years. Frank Valente was a capo of Pittsburgh boss John
La Rocca and worked for Antonio Ripepi. Stanley Valenti was married
to Ripepi’s daughter.
Buffalo
22 April 1958 Antonio
Magaddino was heared before the Federal Grand Jury about the
Appalachin meeting.
Buffalo men arrested in Niagara Falls,
ont.
18 august 1958 Buffalo wiseguys Ralph Agretta (56) and
Isadore Segal (62) were picked up at the Ramsey Club in Niagara
Falls, Ont., and charged with various racketeering counts.
Buffalo
In 1958 a handgrenade gets thrown through a
kitchenwindow of maggadino.
Buffalo- Niagara falls
Frank
Aquino's stiff corpse was found stuffed under the dashboard of his
mother's Lincoln in a residential area of Lacckawanna 13 september
1958.
Buffalo- Niagara falls
Frank Aquino's brother
Freddie "the fox"Aquino was discovered four days later, naked and
mutilated in a Tonwanda field. The irish mother of the Aquino
brothers was Belle Conley.
Buffalo- Niagara falls
Arthur
DaLuca (23) a Niagara Falls bricklayer, was found stuffed in the
trunk of his Cadillac in a North Tonawanda parking lot. He was an ex
football player.
Buffalo- Niagara falls
Rico Cicatello,
who had apartments both in Buffalo and in the Falls, went missing a
short while later.
Buffalo- Niagara falls
Guido D'Antuono
and Leo Bartolomei (who were questioned in the disappearance of
Cicatello and the murders of DaLuca, the Aquino brothers) boarded a
plane for NYC in march 1959???? and were never seen nor heard from
again.
Luciano’s wife Igea Lissoni dies
27 September 1958
Luciano's wife Igea Lissoni dies.
New York heroindealer
Accardo partner Genovese soldier Vecchio
In october 1958 an
undercover contacted Genovese soldier Joseph Vecchio (Settimo
Accardo's partner).
france topboss Jo Renucci
dies
Renucci's death in november 1958 spawned the
Francisci-Venturi clan.
Robert Blemant starts to work from
Tangiers with Marcel Francisi
when Renucci died in november 1958,
Blemant reportedly took over his operation in Tangiers and began
acquiring narcotics from drug smuggler Marcel Francisi in Lebanon.
Renucci's death in november 1958 spawned the Francisci-Venturi clan.
Greenbaum
The outfit had sent Greenbaum west to Phoenix,
Arizona in 1928 to manage the Southwest division of its wire
service, Trans-American. In the early forties, he was moved to Vegas
where he took over the Flamingo after the Bugsy Siegel murder, and
put the place in the black within the first six months of his
management. By 1950, Greenbaum was widely recognized as the driving
force behind the success of the $50 million Tropicana as well as
being known and respected in the underworld as a reliable source of
information on Las Vegas real estate. Like Willie Bioff, Greenbaum
lived in Arizona, part time, and was close to Barry Goldwater, then
a Phoenix Arizona Councilman. In fact, Goldwater's family operated a
branch of Goldwater's Department store inside the Desert Inn, which
was the excuse Goldwater used for visiting Vegas so often. After his
phenomenal success at the Flamingo and the Tropicana, Greenbaum was
called in to put the Riviera Casino in the black after the place
lost five million dollars for its original investors. Greenbaum
didn't want the job, but Tony Accardo and Jake Guzak, the Chicago
mob's money manager and technically, Greenbaum's boss, personally
flew out to Phoenix to try to persuade him to take the position at
the Riviera. Greenbaum heard them out, but turned the job down,
because, he told them the strain of correcting the outfit's stupid
mistakes was starting to take its effects on him. After seven years
on the hot seat, he had enough. He was tired, he was rich and he
wanted to retire away from Vegas to Phoenix. Accardo and Guzak said
they understood and returned to Chicago. A week later, Greenbaum's
sister-in-law was found murdered in her bedroom. The message was
received. Greenbaum moved back to Vegas to run the Riviera for a 27%
interest in the place. This time he lasted only three years. In 1958
Johnny Roselli, who was close to Greenbaum, was told by Paul Ricca
and Accardo to order Greenbaum to step down. He was addicted to
heroin, drunk when he wasn't high, running around with women half
his age who stole from him, and was deeply in debt from gambling at
the tables, losing up to $20,000 a week. Worst of all, he was
skimming from the joint, "Beyond," said Johnny Roselli, "what Mooney
(Giancana) and the guys back in Chicago considered reasonable."
Roselli went out to Vegas and gave Greenbaum the order, he was to
sell his share in the Riviera to one of the outfit's front men and
leave town. Do that, he could live. All past transgressions
forgiven. But Greenbaum refused. "This town is in my blood, Johnny,"
he told Roselli and went right back to stealing from the skim. Then
Marshal Caifano, Chicago's enforcer in Vegas, was sent in to handle
the problem. On December 3, 1958, the police found Greenbaum dead in
bed, his throat was cut so completely, that his head was almost
falling off. Down the hall, in a different bedroom, they found
Greenbaum's wife's throat cut as well. She had been knocked out with
a heavy bottle which caved in the right side of her eye. Newspapers
were piled around her to keep the blood from staining the carpet.
The Chicago outfit, which, by mob standards anyway, normally showed
a loyalty to those who served it, would have let Greenbaum's sins
go. After all, he had made them a fortune, but Meyer Lansky had a
piece of the Riviera and pushed for Greenbaum's demise. "That was
Meyer's contract," Johnny Roselli said years later.
Phoenix,
Riviera front Gus greenbaum killed
5 Decembre 1958 get Gus
Greenbaum and his wife Bess murdered in Phoenix by orders of
Accardo, Giancana and the Fischettis because he stole from them in
the Riviera casino, Lansky approved.
Montreal heroinimporter
Cotroni's men Nicholas Elacqua and Joseph De Paola in New York
6
December 1958 NY police searched the car of Cotroni's men Nicholas
Elacqua and Joseph De Paola, they were probably going to contact
Rene Robert in the Edison Hotel in NY.
Angelo Tuminaro's
nephew Pasquale Fuca murders Lucchese drugtrafficker Joseph DeMarco
In december 1958 Lucchese drugtrafficker Joseph De Marco was
killed by Pasquale "patsy" Fuca. (Fuca is the nephew of Angelo
Tumminaro, a Lucchese member who was close with John
Ormento)
Lucchese capo "Big" John Ormento trustee Salvatore
Lo Proto (born 22 april 1926, FBN handbook page 509)
Salvatore Lo
Proto’s brother in law was involved in an car accident in 1958 and
Salvatore Lo Proto's wife Mildred Pisciotta was killed in the crash.
In the crashed car was an exact duplicate of the first concealed
compartment of Lo Proto his arrest of 18 march 1955.
New
York heroindealer Accardo partner Genovese soldier Vecchio
dies
In december 1958 the undercover again contacted Joseph
Vecchio (FBN handbook page 327???) who brought him into contact with
Edward "Eddie" Lawton Smith, a few weeks later Genovese soldier
Joseph Vecchio died in a strange auto accident on the George
Washington bridge.
Palermo born brothers and heroinexporters
Ugo and Salvatore Caneba
In 1957 was Ugo Caneba arrested in
connection with the Berti Gamba narcotics case.
Francesco
Paolo Saverino
In 1958 was Francesco Paolo Saverino arrested in
connection with the Berti Gamba narcotics case.
dr Enzo
Berti
In 1958 convicted of narcotic trafficking in Switzerland
and for years imprisonent.
New York heroindealer Accardo
partner Genovese soldier Vecchio deal??
In january 1959
undercovers bought 5,5 pounds of heroin from Richard McGovern and
Samuel Monastersky. They had gotten the heroin from the brothers
Philip and Marcantonio Orlandino.
New York heroindealer
Accardo partner Genovese soldier Vecchio deal??
14 February 1959
police arrest then McGovern, Monastersky, the Orlandino brothers and
their men William Bentvena and William Struzzieri, police find 24
pounds of heroin which was supplied by the Cotroni group.
Lucchese capo and heroinimporter "Big"John Ormento
arrested
Ormento (still at large) gets at the end of march 1959
arrested and will die in the 70ties in prison.
Vito Genovese
trial starts
17 April 1959 the trial began against Genovese,
DiPalermo bros, Natale Evola, Gigante and Mazzie and lasted about 90
days. Nelson Cantellops was on the witness stand for about 19 days.
police informer and heroin courier Edward "Eddie" Lawton
Smith
28 April 1959 the undercover and "Eddie" Smith took a
plane to Montreal and met Giuseppe "Big Pep" Cocolicchio in the Cafe
Romeo, the next day they met Giuseppe Cotroni and Arthur David. 5
May 1959 Vic and Frank Cotroni and Jos DeFrancesco stayed at the
Edison Hotel in NY. 15 May 1959 Giuseppe Cotroni phoned Edward
"Eddie" Lawton Smith. 21 may 1959 the undercover and Smith went to
Montreal where they met Cotroni and Rene Robert. 18 June 1959 the
undercover and Smith got 4 kilos of heroin from Rene Robert. 27 June
1959 Vincent "Vic" Cotroni, John Rao and Michel Listorti entered the
US.
french heroinexporter Rivard thrown from Cuba
19 june
1959 Cuba threw out Lucien Rivard.
heroindealer George
Feracco (Farraco)
In 1953 arrives drugdealer George Feracco in
Atlanta prison and came free in 1959 and immediately he started
dealing drugs again.
Lucchese soldier and heroindealer Ralph
Cuomo
In 1956 police shoot dead a robber (somebody knows who he
was?) and beat up the other robber Ralph Cuomo who later starts in
1959 the original Ray’s Pizza and became a member of the Lucchese
family and heroindealer.
Vito Genovese gets 15 years for
herointrafficking
In July 1959 Genovese and DiPalermo got 15 yrs
Gigante 7. The Beck brothers 12 and 15 yrs. Rocco Mazzie 12 years,
Natale Evola 10 yrs Santoro, who was later sentenced to 100 yrs in
the Commission case would get 20 yrs. Vito Genovese and 15 others
like Gigante, Joseph Di Palermo and Angelo Tuminaro (still at large
and at Apalachin) got convicted.
Charles Barcellona and Jean
Capece received five year sentences; Vincent Gigante and Ralph
Polizzano received seven years; Carmine Polizzano-- eight years;
Alfredo Aviles, Natale Evola and Benjamin Rodriquez-- ten years;
Charles Di Palermo, Nicholas Lessa and Rocco Mazzie-- twelve years;
Deniel Lessa-- fourteen years; Joseph Di Palermo and Vito Genovese--
fifteen years; and Salvatore Santora-- twenty years. In addition,
fines of $20,000 each were levied on Joseph Di Palermo, Natale Evola
and Vito Genovese
At a later trial Ormento and Galante
convicted
At a later trial Ormento and Galante were convicted
with Ormento dying in prison in the 1970s. In 1959 was Galante
convicted and became John Morales the new underboss. Galante was
underboss from 1957 until he was jailed in 1962, thats when Johnny
Morales officially was given the title, as Bill Bonanno states in
his book, saying that Morales was his fathers unofficial #2 since
Garofalo's retirement, more or less his right hand man or the
defacto Underboss of Joseph Bonanno's closest associates. John
Tartamella was Consigliere from 1931-64.
Bonanno borgata
capomafia Joseph Bonanno, sottocapomafia John Morales, consiglieri
John Tartamella sr
New York's Ormento and Galante heroinring
dismantled
In all 29 Montreal and New York traffickers were
indicted by the grand jury which estimated the amount of heroin they
had put on the market since may 1957 at 600 kilos (1320 pounds).
New York's Ormento and Galante heroinring
dismantled
Montrealers Giuseppe Cotroni, Luigi Greco, Peter
Stepanoff, Rene Robert, Conrad Bouchard, Jack Lutherman and Solomon
Schnapps, the Corsican Gabriel Graziani: the Americans Carmine
Galante, "Big" John Ormento, Salvatore Giglio, Angelo Tuminaro,
Anthony Di Pasqua, Carlie Di Pietro, Frank Mari (FBN handbook page
525), Frank Mancino, Joseph Vecchio, Rocco Sancinella, Carmine
Polizzano, Salvatore and Carmine Panico, Philip and Marcantonio
Orlandino, David Petillo (FBN handbook page 580), Salvatore
Sciremammano, Angelo Loiacano (FBN handbook page 504), William
Bentvena, William Struzzieri, Charles Gagliadatto or Charles
Gagliodotto (suspected murderer of Tuminaro and himself a month
later killed), Benjamin Indiviglio (FBN handbook page 480), Anthony
Mirra, Joseph Fernandez, Richard McGovern, Jack Gellman and Samuel
Monastersky (FBN hnadbook page 543) were accused or denounced by a
grand jury for drugtrafficking in may 1960.
Montreal
heroinimporter Pep Cotroni arrested
Around 7 july 1959 the
undercover met Giuseppe Cotroni and Rene Robert and they were
arrested.
Montreal heroinimporter Giuseppe "Pep" Cotroni
convicted
In 1959 Giuseppe "Pep" Cotroni (39) gets arrested with
his partner Giglio and got 9 november 1959 ten years and later that
month Rene Robert (31) got 8 years. His brother Vic Cotroni takes
over and he entrusts the East end to Giuseppe Coccolicchio and the
West end to Louis Greco. He is also close with Conrad Bouchard,
Jimmy and Frank Soccio.
Lebanese opiumking Samil "Sami" el
Khouri (Khoury) underboss Antoine Araman arrested in Beirut
(Lebanon)
27 january 1959 were in Beirut Antoine Araman and his
partner Antoine Harrouk (Khoury's former bodyguard) and Agop
Kevorkian ???????????? arrested.
Lebanese opiumking Samil
"Sami" el Khouri (Khoury) heroin chemist Omar Makkouk sentenced
2
July 1959 was Omar Makkouk sentenced to 6 months for bribing, he was
the best chemist in Lebanon, he was an associate of Samil Khoury.
Marius Antoine Aranci
In 1959 arrested in possession of 5
kgs of heroin.
Marius Antoine Aranci associate Antoine
Cordoliani
convicted in France in 1959 for a narcotics
violation
John Papalia
John Papalia started to collaborate
with Vincent Mauro in drugdealing and became some years later
representative of the Buffalo based maggaddino family in Hamilton.
Also Albert Agueci joined forces with Papalia. Papalia's cousin is
Ned Italiano. Monarch Vending Machines was Papalia's first legal
venture, a business he started in 1958. That same year he became
part owner in Toronto's Star Vending Machine Company, with Alberto
Augeci. Three years later, Augeci's burned and battered body was
found in a field near Rochester, N.Y.
Joseph Valachi
In
august 1959 stood Joseph Valachi, Vincent Mauro, Frank Caruso,
Salvatore Maneri, John Papalia and the brothers Albert and Vito
Agueci on trial (Mauro, Caruso and Maneri are still at large) with
Mauro's man Salvatore Rinaldo as a witness.
Florida’s
Genovese capo Carfano killed in NY
25 September 1959 Carfano who
handled the Genovese businesses in Miami gets invited by capo Tony
Bender to a restaurant, Carfano takes with him Janice Drake. When
they leave the restaurant and step into Carfano's car a killer let
them drive to a lonely spot and executes them and Anthony Mirra is a
suspect, Mirra is the nephew of Al Walker Embarrato. Janice Drake
had also been a "close" friend of the killed Nat "The Manufacturer"
Nelson, who had been shot dead either while in her company or just
after she left him.
Albert Agueci murder
Albert Agueci
came free at bail and went to his boss Stefano Maggadino and told
him that he wanted his brother free or else! 23 November 1959 they
find the burned body of Albert Agueci, they had tortured him.
Atlanta prison
All get convicted but Mauro, Caruso and
Maneri are still at large. But genovese now mistrusts Valachi.
Valachi and Ralph Wagner get send to Atlanta federal Penintentiary
where also Genovese is imprisoned who rules Atlanta prison, also
imprisoned there were Vito Agueci, John “Johnnie Dio” Dioguardi,
Mike Coppola, Charles Barcelona, Pete La Placa, Joseph “Joe Beck”
DiPalermo and his brother Charles Di
Palermo.