Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Gambino Arrest Photo (1964)

L to R: A. Dellacroce, Joseph Gennaro, C. Dellacroce

NYPD lineup photo of Aniello Dellacroce, Joseph Gennaro and Carmine 'Chicago Jim' Dellacroce. The trio were briefly held on a consorting charge.

Aniello Dellacroce and Joseph Gennaro were both Captains, Gennaro having taken over from the recently demoted Carmine Lombardozzi.

The membership status of Carmine Dellacroce, brother to Aniello, is not as clear.

In January 1967, an FBI member source reported that he was formally introduced to Carmine Dellacroce as a made member by Gambino Soldier Charles 'Charlie West' DeLutro.

In September 1968 a second member source, believed to be Carmine Lombardozzi himself, claimed Dellacroce was not made.

Carmine Dellacroce died the following January in Dallas, Texas. Reports note that the Gambino Family contributed to a fund for his family, but offer no clarification as to his membership status. His name is absent from subsequent lists of dead members compiled by the FBI.

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