Brief descriptions, in chronological order, of known Lucchese Family induction ceremonies from the 1970s.
Dates are approximate and usually indicate when news of the induction was first reported to LE, not necessarily when the ceremony itself took place. It's possible some names listed separately were made together and news of their membership got out at different times.
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January 12, 1976
- "[CI] advised that all LCN 'Families' in New York have been given permission to initiate ten (10) new members into each Family. Source stated that Carlo Gambino had been against such a move; however, he has been persuaded to go along with the initiation...Source stated that the initiations could happen any day in the near future. Source advised each Family is receiving an equal number of new members so that the already unequal membership in the Families will not be thrown farther out of proportion."
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c. Late January / Early February 1976
- Books open. Each Family initially allowed ten new members. Those inducted in Lucchese's first wave possibly included:
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| Brocchini (1960s) |
- Joseph 'Joey Tee' Brocchini (43y) (Murdered May 1976)
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February 9, 1976
- "...[CI] continued that no party has been held as yet for the new members in LCN but that a party will be held for new members in the near future."
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c. Early May 1976
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| Tortorello (1973) |
- John 'Johnny Brody' Sorrentino (26y) [Sponsored by C. DiPalermo]
- Anthony 'Torty' Tortorello (39y) (Died 2000) [Sponsored by J. DiPalermo]
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May 14, 1976
- "[CI] advised the ban on introducing newly made members to members of other Families has been lifted."
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Pre-June 1976
- Michael Pappadio (56y) (Murdered 1989)
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June 8, 1976
- "[CI] advised the LCN membership books continue to be open. He mentioned the original plan was to make only ten new members per Family. However, the larger Families complained this number is too few and favored the smaller Families."
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June 1976
Location: Unspecified Residence (The Bronx, New York?)
Attendees:
- Antonio 'Tony Ducks' Corallo (62y) (Acting Boss) (Died 2000)
- Joseph Abate (73y) (Capodecina) (Died 1996)
- Michael Pappadio (44y) (Soldier) (Murdered 1989)
Member Inducted:
- Anthony 'Tumac' Accetturo (37y) (Flipped 1993) [Sponsored by J. Abate]
Accetturo later reported that the ceremony was carried out in an abbreviated fashion. He was instructed to burn the image of a saint, absent a drop of his blood, while reciting the verbal oath.
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June 30, 1976
- "[CI] advised he has heard there will be a meeting of representatives of LCN Families in Miami, Florida in the near future to discuss 'opening the books' for further LCN induction. [CI] advised there are an estimated 150 proposed members awaiting induction into the LCN, many having been proposed for a number of years. [CI] noted, however, that no proposed member over age fifty will be inducted. [CI] advised he does not expect the Miami meeting to occur within the next ten days, because he has heard Sam DeCavalcante who will be a representative at that meeting is presently hospitalized in the Miami area."
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July 1, 1976
- "[CI] advised there were no 'geeps' (ie foreign born Italians) made in the recent induction of members into the NY LCN Families."
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c. Late July 1976
- Daniel 'Squire' Latella (35y) (Died 2003) [Sponsored by J. Capra]
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c. August 1976
- Unsub [Connected with Esplanade Bar in Gravesend, Brooklyn]
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September 14, 1976
- "When new members are 'made' or intra-Family transfers are effected, either the Boss or Underboss must personally oversee such an occasion and make the formal introduction to the respective captains."
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c. Fall 1976
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| Casso (1972) |
- Anthony 'Gaspipe' Casso (44y) (Flipped 1994) (Died 2020) [Sponsored by C. Furnari]
- Emanuel 'Manny from Miami' LoGiudice (32y) (Died 1978) [Sponsored by P. Vario]
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Pre-1977
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| Ciraulo (L) and Russo (R) |
- Vincent 'Jimmy East' Ciraulo (57y) (Died 1997)
- Anthony 'Curly' Russo (39y) [Sponsored by C. LoCascio]
An FBI membership list compiled in 1/77 identified Vincent Ciraulo as a recently inducted Genovese member.
Various informant reports from 1974/1975 describe him as a 'long time' Genovese member or as being 'originally with the old Profaci mob'.
CW Alfonso D'Arco later confirmed Ciraulo's membership with the Lucchese Family.
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March 3, 1977
- "[CI] advised each of the five NY LCN Families have been given authorization to initiate ten new members, and each of the NY Families have already prepared a list of those individuals to be 'made' in the immediate future."
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May 20, 1977
- "CI advised despite popular belief that only full-blooded Italians are admitted to LCN membership, many members have mothers who may be only part Italian. He noted, however, if a proposed member's father is not Italian, he would be barred from membership, since an Italian name is an absolute requirement."
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c. July 1977
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| DiPalermo (1964) |
- Peter 'Petey Beck' DiPalermo (62y) (Died 1990)
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c. Mid-September 1977
- Unsub
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c. October 1977
- Frank Lagano (37y) (Murdered 2007)
- Unsub #1 [Bronx]
- Unsub #2 [Bronx]
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c. Fall 1977
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| DiLapi |
- Frank Bellino (61y) (Died 2001) [Sponsored by C. Furnari]
- 'Fat Anthony' DiLapi (41y) (Murdered 1990) [Sponsored by S. Santoro]
- Salvatore 'Sally Bo' DiSimone (36y) (Died 2017) [Sponsored by S. Santoro?]
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December 1977
- John Conti (43y)
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Pre-1978
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| Avellino (1980s) |
- Salvatore Avellino (42y) [Sponsored by J. Capra?]
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January 16, 1978
- "According to CI, the Lucchese LCN Family has not 'made' their quota of new members and the books are still open."
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c. Early 1978
- Anthony 'Bowat' Baratta (39y) [Sponsored by A. Russo]
- Angelo Defendis (45y) (Died 2014) [Sponsored by C. Furnari]
- Paolo LoDuca (47y)
- Michael Perna (35y) (Died 2020)
- John 'Johnny Small' Salvietti (49y) (Died 1986)
- Martin Taccetta (26y)
- Michael Taccetta (30y)
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c. March 1978
- Bruno Facciolo (41y) (Murdered 1990) [Sponsored by P. Vario]
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April 6, 1978
- "[CI] advised that there has been a delay in new LCN members being made in the NYC area because of the ill health of Joe N. Gallo and 'Vinnie Beans' Foceri, the Consiglieri's of the Gambino and Lucchese Families of LCN."
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Pre-July 1978
- Robert 'Bobby' Amuso (45y) (Died 1994)
- Frank Gioia (29y) (Flipped 1994)
- Frank Mangiapane (41y) (Died 1993)
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Pre-1979
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| Luongo (c. 1980) |
- Anthony 'Buddy' Luongo (40y) (Murdered 1986) [Sponsored by S. Santoro]
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c. Early 1979
- Anthony 'Tony Blue Eyes' Stabile (33y) (Murdered 1982) [Sponsored by P. Vario]
- Peter 'Rugsy' Vario (42y) (Died 2021) [Sponsored by P. Vario]
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Late 1970s (Confirmed Inducted by 1980)
- Vittorio 'Vic' Amuso (44y) (IPL 1992)
- Richard DeLuca (44y) (Died 2020)
- Thomas 'Big Tommy' DiDonato (52y) (Died 1987) [Possibly inducted Pre-1958]
- Anthony 'Anthony from 28th Street' DiMeglio (46y) (Died 2013) [Probable; Made as of 1982 D'Arco ceremony]
- Paul 'Paulie Red' Mazzocchi (40y) (Died 2015)
- Salvatore Paolucci (45y) (Died 1995)
- Many others
Edit1: Moved Salvatore DiSimone to c. Fall 1977.
