Sunday, August 11, 2019

Colombo Family (1980) [Text]

Colombo Family (c. October 1980)

Administration:

Boss: Thomas DiBella (75y)

Soldiers [Reported Direct to DiBella]
- James 'Jimmy Brown' Clemenza (69y)
- Paul D'Amico (68y) (Las Vegas)
- Nicholas 'Nicky Black' Grancio (53y)
- John Pate (39y)
- Anthony Peraino (65y)

Underboss: Carmine 'Junior' Persico (47y)

Soldiers [Reported Direct to Persico]
- Ernest LaPonzina (63y)
- Frank 'Beansy' Melli (39y)

Consigliere: Alphonse 'Allie Boy' Persico (51y)

Captains:

1. John 'Sonny' Franzese (63y)

Soldiers
- Saverio 'Bobby Green' Falvo (55y)
- Carmine 'Turi' Franzese (48y)
- Michael Franzese (29y)
- Anthony 'Butch' Maltese (61y)
- Rocco 'Rocky' Miraglia (54y)

2. Gennaro 'Gerry Lang' Langella (42y)

Soldiers
- Benedetto 'Benny' Aloi (45y)
- Anthony 'The Gawk' Augello (57y)
- Michael Bolino (39y)
- Joseph 'Little Joey' Brancato (63y)
- Fred Clemenza (57y)
- Edward Fanelli (47y)
- Vincent 'Vinny Sicilian' Gugliaro (52y)
- Vito Guzzo (47y)
- Benjamin 'Benny Sidge' LoCicero (47y)
- Rosario 'Black Sam' Nastasa (68y)
- Philip 'Chubby' Rossillo (38y)
- Joseph 'Lefty' SanGiorgio (42y)
- Ralph Scopo (52y)
- Joseph 'Joe Yak' Yacovelli (52y)

3. John 'Johnny Irish' Matera (48y) (FL)

Soldiers
- Thomas Farese (37y)
- Anthony 'Tony Black' Induisi (32y)

4. Dominic 'Donnie Shacks' Montemarano (42y)

Soldiers
- Dominick 'Little Dom' Cataldo (44y)
- Alphonse 'Funzi' D'Ambrosio (56y)
- Philip Fontana (83y)
- Philip 'Fat Foongie' Gambino (56y)
- Joseph 'Joe Black' Gorgone (55y)
- Lawrence Lampasi (54y)
- Frank 'Gandy' LoCicero (53y)
- Frank 'Frankie the Sheik' Musacchio (65y)
- Salvatore Scarpa (51y)
- John Scimone (68y)

5. Salvatore J. Profaci (44y) (NJ)

Soldiers
- Paul Lombardino (76y)
- Rosario Lombardino (55y)
- Salvatore 'Turi' Lombardino Jr. (49y)
- Anthony 'Tony Skee' Scianna (50y)

6. Vincenzo Randazzo (79y)

Soldiers
- Ambrose Magliocco (79y)
- Antonio Magliocco (71y)
- Salvatore 'Sammy' Peritore (67y)

7. Andrew 'Andy Mush' Russo (46y)
Acting: Vincent 'Jimmy' Angellino (44y)

Soldiers
- John Anthony Bolino (63y)
- Joseph 'Junior Lollipop' Carna (40y)
- Gerard 'Jerry Brown' Clemenza (29y)
- Leonard Dello (53y)
- Salvatore 'Big Sal' Miciotta (33y)
- John Minerva (55y)
- Joseph Peraino (54y)
- Nick Rizzo (53y)
- Anthony 'Chucky' Russo (27y)

8. Anthony 'Scappi' Scarpati (47y)

Soldiers
- Vincenzo Aloi (47y)
- Anthony Colombo (35y)
- Salvatore Fusco (49y)
- Joseph Peraino Jr. (30y)
- Modesto 'Duke' Santoro (68y)
- Gregory Scarpa (52y)
- James 'Jimmy Skee' Scianna (64y)
- George Tropiano (65y)

9. Joseph 'Joe T.' Tomasello (48y) [Recently Appointed Captain]

Soldiers
- Joel 'Joe Waverly' Cacace (39y)

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Soldiers (Crew Unknown)
- Anthony 'Abbey' Abbatemarco (58y) [Shelved?]
- Robert Barbieri (65y)
- John 'Little John' Capichano (71y)
- Anthony Crivello (68y) [Former Panarella Crew]
- Jerome 'Gene Magliocco' D'Agati (60y)
- Benedetto D'Alessandro (80y) [Res. Sicily]
- John 'Jackie' DeRoss (43y)
- Bartolo Ferrigno (78y)
- FNU 'Scotty' Fontana (FL)
- Frank Fusco (76y)
- Vincent 'Jimmy' Melia (64y)
- John 'Big John' Misuraca (83y)
- Vic Orena (46y)
- Patsy 'Junior' Palermo (31y) [Former Panarella Crew]
- Charles 'Charlie Moose' Panarella (58y) [Recently Demoted Captain]
- Alphonse 'Allie Boy' Persico (26y)
- Joseph 'Jo Jo' Russo (27y)
- Michael Savino (72y) (FL)
- Alphonso 'Peanuts' Serrantonio (41y)
- Joseph Spatoliatore (72y) [Res. Sicily]
- Joseph 'Fat Richie' Zorzi (52y) [Poss. Deceased]

Total Known Members: 97

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Notes:

- By November 1980 Thomas DiBella stepped down as Boss and was replaced by Carmine Persico.

- Following Persico's installment as Family Boss he made Gennaro Langella his Underboss. Langella's crew was taken over by Benedetto Aloi.

- As noted in the membership estimates post, the FBI cited approximately 90 living members earlier the same year. This did not include several recently inducted members who as yet had only been identified by a single source.
 
Edit1: Removed Dominico Esposito (Member -> Possible Member).

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