Thursday, November 3, 2022

Lucchese Family (1972) [Text]

Partial breakdown of the Lucchese Family provided by an FBI member source in January 1972:

Administration:

1. Boss: Carmine 'Gribbs' Tramunti (61y)

Soldiers [Reported Direct to Boss] 
- Angelo 'Puggy' Loiacono (58y) (IP; USP Atlanta)
- Andimo 'Tony Noto' Pappadio (57y)
- Samuel 'Big Sam' Cavalieri (60y)
- Giacomo 'Jack' Reina (63y)
- Salvatore 'Tom Mix' Santoro (57y)
- John Ormento (59y) (Report notes 'incarcerated - Captain')
- Salvatore LoProto (deceased)
- Charles Rao (deceased)

2. Underboss: Stefano LaSala (83y)

3. Consigliere: Vincent Rao (73y) (IP; Released 3.72)

Soldiers [Reported Direct to Rao]
- Philip Alberti (69y)
- Nicholas Lessa (50y)
- Angelo Urgitano (44y)
- Danny Lessa (deceased)

Captains:

1. Antonio 'Tony Ducks' Corallo (57y) (IP; USP Atlanta)
Soldiers
- Nunzio Frank Arra (61y)
- Anthony 'Tony Higgins' Castaldi (58y)
- Anthony 'Tony Moon' Ciccone (53y)
- John 'Johnny Dio' DioGuardi (57y)
- Thomas 'Tommy Dio' DioGuardi (56y)
- Thomas Mancuso (49y)
- Salvatore 'Sally Shields' Shillitani (65y)

2. Joseph 'Joe Calabrese' Lagano (65y) (Prince St, Manhattan)

Soldiers
- Charles Carlino (58y)
- Charles 'Charlie Brody' DiPalermo (46y)
- Joseph 'Joe Beck' DiPalermo (64y)
- Joseph 'Pippeneddu' Frangipane (46y)
- Salvatore 'Shears' Maneri (59y) (Deported)
- Frank Nuccio (52y)
- John Nuccio (60y) (Died 7.72)
- Salvatore Nuccio (54y)
- Vincent Nuccio (59y)
- James Plumeri (deceased)

3. Joseph 'Joe Palisades' Rosato (67y)

Soldiers
- Ciro 'Charlie the Baker' Giampaolo (66y)
- Nicholas Tolentino (62y) (Died 10.72)

Notes

- The information contained in the original report has been formatted with additional details (age, nicknames, etc.) added.

- Captains missing from the informant's breakdown include Joseph Laratro, Joseph 'Joe Brown' Luchese, Paul Vario and Joseph Abate in New Jersey.

- Another notable absence is Chris 'Christy Tick' Furnari; reports differ on whether he was an official or Acting Captain (possibly for one of those named above) until the mid-to-late 1970s.

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