Surveillance photographs taken during the wake of Gambino Boss John Gotti's father held June 27-28, 1992 at James Romanelli - Stephens Funeral Home at 89-01 Rockaway Blvd in Jamaica, Queens.
Gotti had been sentenced to life imprisonment only a few days prior.
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Top (L to R): Unsub, D. Cefalu, Unsub, P. Conte, F. Versaglio
Middle (L to R, facing camera): Unsub, Unsub, D. Cefalu, F. Versaglio
Bottom (L to R, facing camera): D. Cefalu and F. Versaglio |
Gambino Captain Pasquale 'Pat' Conte (top, center) with at least two made members of his crew, Domenico 'Italian Dom' Cefalu and Francesco 'Cheech' Versaglio (1925-2008).
Conte, born 1925 in Palermo and a Captain since the early 1960s, sponsored Cefalu for membership in November 1990.
His father was Former Gambino Underboss Antonino 'Nino' Conte (1902-1958).
Indicted the following year on Federal racketeering charges, Conte pleaded guilty after initially receiving a mistrial in the case.
Versaglio, who had unsuccessfully
attempted to reestablish a Sicilian heroin connection during Gotti's time on the street, was subpoenaed to appear at Conte's trial and refused to answer questions while on the stand. As a result he was convicted of criminal contempt and served three years in Federal prison.
Following his conviction Conte was succeeded as Captain by Domenico Cefalu.
Around 2011 Cefalu was elected the Gambino Family's new Boss, a position he is believed to still hold.
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| D. Pizzonia (L) and I. Alogna |
Gambino Soldiers Dominick 'Skinny Dom' Pizzonia and Ignazio 'Iggy' Alogna (1933-2016).
At the time both men, inducted in 1988 and 1986 respectively, were believed to be reporting to John Gotti's younger brother Peter (1939-2021).
Alogna was promoted to Captain over a separate crew within a year or two of this wake.
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| P. Gotti (L) and V. Corrao |
Gambino Captain Peter Gotti and Soldier Vincent 'Vinny Butch' Corrao.
Corrao, son of Captain Joseph 'Joe Butch' Corrao, was made in the same November 1990 ceremony as Domenico Cefalu and Louis Scida (below).
At the time of the wake he was reporting to John Gotti's son, John A. 'Junior' Gotti.
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| L to R: L. Scida, F. Citriniti (ph), N. Corozzo |
Gambino Soldier Louis 'Brother' Scida (1936-2011) and his Captain, Nicholas 'Nicky' Corozzo, with Frank Citriniti (ph).
Corozzo, himself inducted in
1977, sponsored Scida for membership in November 1990.
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| Unsubs |
Two Unsubs.
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| M. Guerrieri |
Gambino Soldier Michael 'Mike Brooklyn / Mikey Gal' Guerrieri (1926-2014).
An inducted member since the
late 1970s, Guerrieri was then reporting to Captain Peter Gotti.
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| D. Pizzonia (L) and V. Asaro |
Gambino Soldier Dominick Pizzonia and Bonanno Soldier Vincent Asaro (1935-2023).
Asaro,
made in 1977, was at the time a member of Bonanno Captain Salvatore Vitale's crew.
The following year both he and Vitale received promotions to Captain and Underboss respectively.
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| L to R: R. Pellegrino, J. D'Amico, M. DiLeonardo |
Gambino Associate Robert Pellegrino, Captain 'Jackie Nose' D'Amico and Acting Captain Michael DiLeonardo.
A made member since the
late 1970s, D'Amico took over Olympio 'Lilo' Garofalo's crew following the latter's death in 1986 and was one of John Gotti's close associates.
Michael DiLeonardo, sponsored for membership by D'Amico in 1988, was named Acting Captain of this crew following Underboss Salvatore Gravano's defection in late 1991.
Around 1993 DiLeonardo was named official Captain of a newly formed, separate crew.
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| R. Trucchio (L) and Unsubs |
Gambino Soldier Ronald 'Ronnie One-Arm' Trucchio with Unsubs.
Trucchio was a partner with Gambino Soldier Joseph 'Jo Jo' Corozzo (1941-2024) in a social club located on 101st Ave in Ozone Park, Queens.
He began reporting to Corozzo after the latter's promotion to Captain sometime within the next couple of years.
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| P. Gotti (L) and P. Gotti Jr. |
Gambino Captain Peter Gotti and his son Peter Jr.
Partial list of attendees:
- Joseph Scopo (Colombo Acting Underboss) [Orena Faction]
- Anthony Spero (Bonanno Consigliere)
- Pasquale Conte (Captain)
- Nicholas Corozzo (Captain)
- William Cutolo (Colombo [Acting?] Captain)
- John D'Amico (Captain)
- Michael DiLeonardo (Acting Captain)
- John A. Gotti (Captain)
- Peter Gotti (Captain)
- Frank Porco (Bonanno Acting Captain)
- Louis Restivo (Bonanno Captain)
- James 'Big Louie' Tartaglione (Bonanno Captain)
- Salvatore Vitale (Bonanno Captain)
- Ignazio Alogna (Soldier)
- Jerome 'Jerry' Asaro (Bonanno Soldier) [S. Vitale Crew?]
- Vincent Asaro (Bonanno Soldier) [S. Vitale Crew]
- Dominick 'Fat Dom' Borghese (Soldier) [J. A. Gotti Crew]
- Thomas 'Tommy Sneakers' Cacciopoli (Soldier) [J. A. Gotti Crew]
- Joseph 'Joe Campy' Campanella (Colombo Soldier) [Cutolo Crew]
- Richard 'Richie the Jeweler' Capichano (Colombo Soldier) [Cutolo Crew]
- Domenico Cefalu (Soldier) [Conte Crew]
- Joseph Corozzo (Soldier)
- Vincent Corrao (Soldier) [J. A. Gotti Crew]
- Frank Fappiano (Soldier) [Vallario Crew]
- Michael Guerrieri (Soldier) [P. Gotti Crew]
- Dominick Pizzonia (Soldier) [P. Gotti Crew]
- Louis Scida (Soldier) [Corozzo Crew]
- August 'Gus Boy' Sclafani (Soldier) [Corrao Crew]
- Alphonso 'Peanuts' Serrantonio (Colombo Soldier) [Cutolo Crew]
- Ronald Trucchio (Soldier)
- Francesco Versaglio (Soldier) [Conte Crew]
- Frank Citriniti (ph) (Gambino?)
- William Cutolo Jr. (Colombo Associate)
- Frank 'Frankie Notch' Iannaci (Colombo Associate)
- Michael McLaughlin (Associate)
- Joseph Panzarella Jr. (Associate)
- Robert Pellegrino (Associate)
- John Ruggiero (Associate)
- Joseph Russo (Colombo Associate)
- Michael 'Mikey Spat' Spataro (Colombo Associate)
- Bartolomeo Vernace (Associate)
- Peter Zuccaro (Associate)
More Gambino Family posts can be found in the
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