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| 1963 |
Samuel Mannino was a made member of the Gambino Family's Traina crew.
His father Angelo (1895-1974) and younger brother Ignazio aka 'John' (1925-1957) were also members.
Other connected relatives included cousins Samuel (1915-2001) and Louis Rumore (1912-1991), both Gambino Soldiers in the Dongarra - Armone crew.
Sam was born Saverio Umberto Mannino on June 22, 1922 at 516 East 13th Street in East Village, Manhattan to Angelo (Barber; 27y) and Rosina Rumore (18y). Family resided at same address. Parents from Torretta and Bisacquino comunes of Palermo.
Members of the Rumore family resided next door.
By 1932 the Manninos were living at 34-44 Crescent St in Long Island City, Queens. Angelo, likely already a made member, worked in the plastering business.
By June 1942 the family had moved to 31-14 76th St in Jackson Heights, Queens. Angelo worked for the Industrial Plastering Corporation located at 50 Court St in Brooklyn Heights.
Samuel served in the US Army from November 23, 1942 to November 27, 1945.
By April 1950 he and Ignazio gave their occupations as hotel proprietor and assistant manager respectively. Angelo worked as a building contractor.
As of 1957 the two brothers were employed at Angelo's Smithtown Hotel in Long Island.
His father Angelo (1895-1974) and younger brother Ignazio aka 'John' (1925-1957) were also members.
Other connected relatives included cousins Samuel (1915-2001) and Louis Rumore (1912-1991), both Gambino Soldiers in the Dongarra - Armone crew.
Sam was born Saverio Umberto Mannino on June 22, 1922 at 516 East 13th Street in East Village, Manhattan to Angelo (Barber; 27y) and Rosina Rumore (18y). Family resided at same address. Parents from Torretta and Bisacquino comunes of Palermo.
Members of the Rumore family resided next door.
By 1932 the Manninos were living at 34-44 Crescent St in Long Island City, Queens. Angelo, likely already a made member, worked in the plastering business.
By June 1942 the family had moved to 31-14 76th St in Jackson Heights, Queens. Angelo worked for the Industrial Plastering Corporation located at 50 Court St in Brooklyn Heights.
Samuel served in the US Army from November 23, 1942 to November 27, 1945.
By April 1950 he and Ignazio gave their occupations as hotel proprietor and assistant manager respectively. Angelo worked as a building contractor.
As of 1957 the two brothers were employed at Angelo's Smithtown Hotel in Long Island.
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| A. Mannino (1960s) |
They had also followed Angelo into the Gambino Family and, like their father, were reporting to Captain Joseph Traina.
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| J. Traina FBN Mafia Book |
Made members under Traina included Vincent 'Jimmy' Amato, Louis 'Fat Louie' D'Agostino (Traina's stepbrother), Pietro 'Little Pete Lombardo' Giallombardo, Joseph Giardina and his sons Joseph Jr., Louis 'Red' and Salvatore 'Teddy' Giardina, Philip LiCastri, Vincent LiCastri (Philip's son), Angelo Mannino and his sons Ignazio 'John' and Samuel Mannino, Paul 'Whitey' SanFilippo, Vincent 'Jimmy' Sarullo, Salvatore 'Sam' Tirone and Mario 'Red' Traina (Joseph's son).
Probable crew members included Charles LiCastri (another of Philip's sons) and Paul SanFilippo's father Joseph.
All of the known Traina crew members from the time period were Sicilian. The majority traced their origins to Palermo, either the city itself (Amato) or neighboring communes Marineo (the LiCastris), Torretta (the Manninos) or, like Traina, Belmonte Mezzagno (Giallombardo).
Non-Palermitani who reported to Traina included the Giardinas from Mussomeli in Caltanissetta, the SanFilippos from Sciacca and Vincent 'Jimmy' Sarullo, as yet the only known local member from Ribera, Agrigento not with the DeCavalcantes.
Ignazio Mannino died that November in Port Jefferson, Long Island.
On January 18, 1958 Sam was arrested by the Suffolk County, Long Island Police Department for disorderly conduct. Case dismissed. (This appears to be his only arrest.)
The Manninos first came to the attention of the FBI in the middle of June 1963. CI Alfred Santantonio, a Gambino Soldier, had previously identified Giuseppe Traina as a Captain with approximately forty men underneath him. On June 18 he identified four additional Traina crew members to Agents: Oxie LNU (Joseph Marino) and a father and two sons named Mileno (ph).
Probable crew members included Charles LiCastri (another of Philip's sons) and Paul SanFilippo's father Joseph.
All of the known Traina crew members from the time period were Sicilian. The majority traced their origins to Palermo, either the city itself (Amato) or neighboring communes Marineo (the LiCastris), Torretta (the Manninos) or, like Traina, Belmonte Mezzagno (Giallombardo).
Non-Palermitani who reported to Traina included the Giardinas from Mussomeli in Caltanissetta, the SanFilippos from Sciacca and Vincent 'Jimmy' Sarullo, as yet the only known local member from Ribera, Agrigento not with the DeCavalcantes.
Ignazio Mannino died that November in Port Jefferson, Long Island.
On January 18, 1958 Sam was arrested by the Suffolk County, Long Island Police Department for disorderly conduct. Case dismissed. (This appears to be his only arrest.)
The Manninos first came to the attention of the FBI in the middle of June 1963. CI Alfred Santantonio, a Gambino Soldier, had previously identified Giuseppe Traina as a Captain with approximately forty men underneath him. On June 18 he identified four additional Traina crew members to Agents: Oxie LNU (Joseph Marino) and a father and two sons named Mileno (ph).
(Although Agents subsequently confirmed the correct identities, there was an individual with a similar name linked to the Manninos: In June 1932, Angelo was held as a material witness in the murder of plasterer Annunzio Milano, shot to death during a card game in Gravesend, Brooklyn.)
Santantonio, who told his handlers that he could identify additional members of the Family's various crews if they brought him photographs, was murdered the following month inside his Bath Beach florist.
That September the Bureau opened an investigation on Sam, then living and working at Angelo's Smithtown Hotel located at 155 West Main St. The hotel chef was Angelo's brother-in-law John Rumore.
On April 8, 1964 Sam was interviewed by Agents and 'denied any knowledge or membership in Cosa Nostra'. (The full interview is not available.)
In April 1965 the FBI summarized: "Investigation reflects [Mannino] is apparently a legitimate businessman who operates the Smithtown Hotel...He has no criminal record and is not known to be active in Gambino Family matters."
In September 1968 included in the FBI's list of 205 identified Gambino Family members.
In November 1969 included in the FBI's list of 233 identified Gambino Family members.
Joseph Traina was by this point retired as Gambino Captain and had been succeeded by son Mario.
In August 1971 the Suffolk PD advised the FBI that Mannino had a County Gun License permitting him to carry 'two pistols, a .32 caliber and a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson'.
By September 1972 operated Smithtown Hotel and Angelo's Restaurant at 55 Winslow Lane in Smithtown.
The same month the Suffolk PD advised FBI: "[Members] of the Police Department frequent [Angelo's Restaurant] as it is close to Police Department Headquarters and serves excellent Italian food. Mannino is present on a daily basis and can be seen either working in the kitchen or as the bartender. He advised [no information] reflecting any criminal activity on Mannino's part has come to the PD's attention. He advised that he personally has observed Mannino on many occasions both during the day and the evening hours busily engaged in the operating of this restaurant during this period."
In October 1972 included in the FBI's list of 201 identified Gambino Family members.
In October 1973 included in the FBI's list of 196 identified Gambino Family members.
On April 26, 1975 Gambino Associate Edward Lino married Anna Mannino in Brooklyn.
Santantonio, who told his handlers that he could identify additional members of the Family's various crews if they brought him photographs, was murdered the following month inside his Bath Beach florist.
That September the Bureau opened an investigation on Sam, then living and working at Angelo's Smithtown Hotel located at 155 West Main St. The hotel chef was Angelo's brother-in-law John Rumore.
On April 8, 1964 Sam was interviewed by Agents and 'denied any knowledge or membership in Cosa Nostra'. (The full interview is not available.)
In April 1965 the FBI summarized: "Investigation reflects [Mannino] is apparently a legitimate businessman who operates the Smithtown Hotel...He has no criminal record and is not known to be active in Gambino Family matters."
In September 1968 included in the FBI's list of 205 identified Gambino Family members.
In November 1969 included in the FBI's list of 233 identified Gambino Family members.
Joseph Traina was by this point retired as Gambino Captain and had been succeeded by son Mario.
In August 1971 the Suffolk PD advised the FBI that Mannino had a County Gun License permitting him to carry 'two pistols, a .32 caliber and a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson'.
By September 1972 operated Smithtown Hotel and Angelo's Restaurant at 55 Winslow Lane in Smithtown.
The same month the Suffolk PD advised FBI: "[Members] of the Police Department frequent [Angelo's Restaurant] as it is close to Police Department Headquarters and serves excellent Italian food. Mannino is present on a daily basis and can be seen either working in the kitchen or as the bartender. He advised [no information] reflecting any criminal activity on Mannino's part has come to the PD's attention. He advised that he personally has observed Mannino on many occasions both during the day and the evening hours busily engaged in the operating of this restaurant during this period."
In October 1972 included in the FBI's list of 201 identified Gambino Family members.
In October 1973 included in the FBI's list of 196 identified Gambino Family members.
On April 26, 1975 Gambino Associate Edward Lino married Anna Mannino in Brooklyn.
In August an informant reported: "[CI] advised that [redacted] deceased Gambino Soldier, Angelo Mannino. Edward Lino has recently become involved in the construction company in which his deceased father-in-law had a financial interest in."
The source appears to be referring to the Traina crew member who died the previous year, however, Lino's father-in-law Vincent James (1911-2007) was born to Filippo Mannino from Montelepre, Palermo.
(Lino was part of a crew of Associates reporting directly to Family Underboss Aniello Dellacroce. During this time period he and others in the group were suspected of narcotics trafficking and multiple murders. He became a made member following John Gotti's takeover of the Family in 1986, rose to Captain, and was murdered in 1990 by NYPD Detectives operating on the Lucchese Family's payroll.)
In December 1975 included in the FBI's list of 192 identified Gambino Family members.
In January 1977 included in the FBI's list of 195 identified Gambino Family members.
A report compiled on April 21, 1977 noted: "Members of the Suffolk County Police Department frequent Mannino's restaurant, which is in proximity to Police Headquarters and have observed Mannino frequently. Suffolk PD reports Mannino is [in poor health] and not actively engaged in criminal enterprises to their knowledge."
Included in the June 1983 and April 1988 Senate Charts of Gambino Family membership.
The source appears to be referring to the Traina crew member who died the previous year, however, Lino's father-in-law Vincent James (1911-2007) was born to Filippo Mannino from Montelepre, Palermo.
(Lino was part of a crew of Associates reporting directly to Family Underboss Aniello Dellacroce. During this time period he and others in the group were suspected of narcotics trafficking and multiple murders. He became a made member following John Gotti's takeover of the Family in 1986, rose to Captain, and was murdered in 1990 by NYPD Detectives operating on the Lucchese Family's payroll.)
In December 1975 included in the FBI's list of 192 identified Gambino Family members.
In January 1977 included in the FBI's list of 195 identified Gambino Family members.
A report compiled on April 21, 1977 noted: "Members of the Suffolk County Police Department frequent Mannino's restaurant, which is in proximity to Police Headquarters and have observed Mannino frequently. Suffolk PD reports Mannino is [in poor health] and not actively engaged in criminal enterprises to their knowledge."
Included in the June 1983 and April 1988 Senate Charts of Gambino Family membership.
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| M. Traina Court Exhibit |
By 1990 members under Mario Traina included Joseph Giardina Jr., Louis Giardina, Salvatore Giardina, Charles LiCastri, Vincent LiCastri, Samuel Mannino, Joseph Marino and Vincent Sarullo.
Joseph Marino succeeded Traina following the latter's death in late April 1994.
A Govt Chart compiled in May 2000 indicates that at least a couple of Traina's crew members (the Giardina brothers) had since transferred to the Arcuri / Franco regime. The chart also claims that Marino took over the crew of Frank D'Apolito who died in 1997. (Mannino might be in at least one of the group photos posted on Joseph Marino's December 2024 obituary page.)
Mannino was not included in the chart and is also absent from the available court testimony of Cooperating Witnesses (and former Gambino members) Salvatore Gravano, Michael DiLeonardo and Primo Cassarino.
He died June 11, 2004 in Florida and was buried in Saint Patrick's Cemetery in Smithtown.
Joseph Marino succeeded Traina following the latter's death in late April 1994.
A Govt Chart compiled in May 2000 indicates that at least a couple of Traina's crew members (the Giardina brothers) had since transferred to the Arcuri / Franco regime. The chart also claims that Marino took over the crew of Frank D'Apolito who died in 1997. (Mannino might be in at least one of the group photos posted on Joseph Marino's December 2024 obituary page.)
Mannino was not included in the chart and is also absent from the available court testimony of Cooperating Witnesses (and former Gambino members) Salvatore Gravano, Michael DiLeonardo and Primo Cassarino.
He died June 11, 2004 in Florida and was buried in Saint Patrick's Cemetery in Smithtown.
