Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Update

New Post:

1.) Joseph DeFede (Lucchese)

The section on induction ceremonies overseen by DeFede notes that the New York Families' books were closed for a time in the early-mid 1990s.

In January 1995 the FBI's Newark Field Office reported: "...New York advised that Genovese LCN Family Boss Vincent 'Chin' [Gigante] had 'closed the books' on inducting new LCN members during the summer of 1994 and had no recent information indicating that this had changed."

Updated Post:

1.) Alfonse DeMarinis (Bonanno) : Details re geographic origins and Pollastrino crew members, as well as summary of a background report compiled on the subject in 1987.


Anthony Abbatemarco (Colombo)

c. 1970 Anthony 'Abbey' Abbatemarco was the Colombo Family Underboss during the early-to-mid 1970s. In 1977 he was demoted for plott...