Update

The Salvatore Giglia post has been updated with additional background details and some information taken from FBI documents.

He remained almost entirely under the radar until a narcotics investigation in the early 1980s.

Louis DeFilippo (Gambino)

1972

Louis 'Louie D.' DeFilippo was a member of the Gambino Family.

Born January 15, 1922 in New York to Edwardo and Maddalena DeStefano. Father from Spinoso comune of Potenza, Basilicata.

The DeFilippos resided at 142 Sullivan St in Lower Manhattan.

By February 1942 Louis had moved to an address on 41st St in Brooklyn's Borough Park neighborhood. He listed employment with Sterling Last Company in Kips Bay, Manhattan.

On May 2, 1943 arrested by NYPD on robbery charge. Pleaded guilty to final charge petit larceny and on August 28 given an indefinite sentence at the State Reformatory in upstate New Hampton.

In May 1946 picked up for violating parole and returned to New Hampton.

By June 1947 he had returned to Brooklyn.

That month he and two others were arrested by Nassau County PD on charges of burglary conspiracy and possessing burglar tools.

By 1957 DeFilippo was a made member of the Gambino Family in the regime headed by Joseph Franco.

Franco headed a large crew with a couple of dozen made members active mostly in Brooklyn and on Elizabeth St in Little Italy. Notable members included Vincent 'Jimmy the Blond' Corrao, Joseph Gennaro, Carmine Lombardozzi and the crew's former Captain, Antonino ‘Zu Nino’ Indelicato.

C. Lombardozzi

Franco died in November 1957, just a few days before the nationwide Apalachin meeting was held in Upstate New York. Carmine Lombardozzi, who had to miss Franco's wake due to the meeting, took over the crew.

In December 1959 Lombardozzi and DeFilippo were surveilled by the NYPD's Criminal Intelligence Bureau at the Cafe Espresso located at 7308 15th Ave in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

Five days later Lombardozzi, under watch by CIB, was picked up at his residence by crew member Ettore 'Etto' Colao and driven to the cafe. Vehicles belonging to DeFilippo and Gambino Soldiers Dominick Castore and John Lombardozzi, Carmine's brother, were observed parked at the location.

DeFilippo was then residing at 5413 19th Ave in the adjacent neighborhood of Mapleton.

DeFilippo (c. 1960)

On April 19, 1960 he was among nineteen indicted on Federal mail and stock fraud charges.

A. Dellacroce

Around this time members of the Lombardozzi crew were dispatched in an attempted hit on Gambino Member Aniello 'Neil' Dellacroce at the latter's headquarters, the Ravenite Social Club, in Manhattan's Little Italy. The designated shooters were Louis DeFilippo and Soldiers Hugo Bassi and Michael Scandifia. The group was driven to the club by Soldier Peter Tortorello, where Dellacroce was to be pointed out to the hit team by Salvatore 'Toddo' Aurello, a Soldier in a separate Brooklyn crew. According to an informant account provided three years later, one of Dellacroce’s associates was able to intercept the assailants and permit his escape. The CI noted: "Dellacroce later made peace with these individuals over this matter."

Still under indictment for mail fraud, DeFilippo was arrested that November in a local case brought by the Manhattan DA investigating extortion in the Garment District.

The mail fraud case ended with conviction and a three month term at the Federal Correctional Institute in Danbury, Connecticut. He completed the sentence in early July 1961.

DeFilippo was also convicted in the Garment District case and, in mid-September 1962, received a one-to-two year term at Sing Sing Prison.

It was while serving this sentence that his LCN membership became known to authorities

On January 7, 1963 FBI CI Alfred Santantonio, a Gambino Soldier, identified Carmine Lombardozzi as a Captain with approximately forty men underneath him, including Louis DeFilippo.

Three months later Lombardozzi, DeFilippo and four others were indicted by the US Attorney's Office in Manhattan for tax violations.

Lombardozzi and DeFilippo, still at Sing Sing, were both convicted. DeFilippo was given eight months.

In April 1964 he finished his state term and was immediately transferred to FCI Danbury. He was released in November.

J. Gennaro

Around December 1964 Carmine Lombardozzi was demoted and replaced by Joseph Gennaro, who previously handled Lombardozzi's regime while the latter was serving his own sentence.

By 1965 members of the Gennaro crew included William Amendolace, Edward 'Chris' Amplo, Hugo Bassi, Frank 'Frankie Brown' Bongiorno, Dominick Castore, John 'Johnny Pesce' Chiarello, Ettore Colao, Vincent Corrao, Louis DeFilippo, Ignatius 'Iggy' DeBella, Paul 'Slasher' DiBella, Leonardo Grillo, Louis Guiga, Antonino Indelicato, Pasquale 'Patty' Lauro, the Lombardozzi brothers Carmine, John and Paul, Accursio 'Swifty' Marinelli, Onofrio Modica, Philip Modica, Sabato 'Sammy Mitz' Muro, Peter 'Pete Barry' Palmieri, Santo 'Lloyd' Patti, Philip 'Bib' Perfetti, Ugo Rossi, Nicholas Resitano, Michael 'Scandi' Scandifia and Peter Tortorello.

Possible crew members included Joseph 'Oxie' Marino; member sources place him in both the Gennaro and Traina crews around this time, although he is confirmed to be reporting to Traina by the end of the decade.

In mid-April 1966 the FBI's member source in the Gambino Family provided an extensive rundown on Joseph Gennaro and his crew. He identified Louis DeFilippo as a Soldier under Gennaro and stated: "[DeFilippo is] a real desperado and he has absolutely no prestige."

Two weeks later another informant confirmed DeFilippo's membership and noted the two served time together at Sing Sing. The CI passed along a rumor that DeFilippo was planning to open a seafood restaurant at 18th Ave and 73rd St in Bensonhurst.

The Gambino member source reported on a Family meeting held February 27, 1967 in the basement of Gennaro crew member Leonardo Grillo's residence in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Chaired by newly appointed Acting Boss Paul Castellano, various announcements were made, including the decision to split up Gennaro's regime for being 'too big'. Gennaro retained the majority of the crew's Lower Manhattan membership. Newly appointed Captain James 'Jimmy Brown' Failla was given most of the Brooklyn members, including Louis DeFilippo.

On August 11, 1967 FBI CI and Colombo Soldier Gregory Scarpa identified DeFilippo as a made member, although he was unsure of his exact Family affiliation.

On September 22, 1968 a Gambino member source provided a partial breakdown of Family membership. The CI named DeFilippo and thirteen others as Failla crew members.

On December 18, 1968 an informant reported that DeFilippo recently purchased a home in Miami.

Around October 1969 an informant reported on the relationship between DeFilippo and future Bonanno Captain Frank Lupo: "[CI advised] Frankie Lupo paid $1,000 in cash to some individuals in East Harlem in behalf of [DeFilippo], who CI described as a member of the Carlo Gambino Family. [CI] was not able to determine the reason for the $1,000 payment but stated that DeFilippo is a frequent visitor to Lupo's store; Armando's Pizzeria."

In late September 1971 DeFilippo attended the wake for Gambino Soldier Onofrio Modica held at Cusimano and Russo Funeral Home in Gravesend, Brooklyn. Additional attendees included Acting Boss Paul Castellano, Captain James Failla, Gambino Soldiers Hugo Bassi, Jerome D'Aquila, Leonardo Grillo, Salvatore Guarnieri, Philip Modica and Nicholas Resitano as well as Genovese Soldier Arthur 'Dutchie' Tuzio.

Two months later Hugo Bassi, DeFilippo's bookmaking and loansharking partner, died. DeFilippo took in the entirety of the business and ran it with James 'Sonny' Perillo and others.

On January 8, 1972 DeFilippo was photographed and searched during an FBI raid conducted on an unspecified gambling spot in New York. Among his personal effects was a phone number for Gambino Associate Louis 'Louie Fats' Astuto.

By 1974 DeFilippo resided at 7218 18th Ave in Bensonhurst, where he operated the Chinese Lantern Restaurant. He also maintained a summer residence at 1450 SW 7th St in Miami. Places frequented included the Bay Lounge located at 6512 Bay Parkway.

In May 1974 an FBI informant reported that DeFilippo mostly stayed in the area of his residence and attended nightly card games.

On July 30, 1975 FBI CI reported: "...He stated DeFilippo is definitely a 'made' member of the Carlo Gambino Family of Organized Crime [and is] one member of [LCN], along with a few others, that he positively does not like, stating he is a man with absolutely no class, a real crude individual and an individual who would do anything, even to a friend, to attain his goal. He stated he is a man whose word is worth nothing as a bookmaker, a shylock, a thief, a con artist and anything else by which he can make money."

In March 1976 an informant noted DeFilippo's presence at a ziganette game held in Manhattan. Additional attendees included Captain James Failla, Soldiers Dominick Castore, Frank DeCicco, Leonardo Grillo and Paul Zaccaria as well as Associate Joseph 'Butter' DeCicco.

In April 1986 Frank DeCicco, by then the Family's Underboss, was killed by a bomb placed underneath his car. DeFilippo attended DeCicco's wake held April 15-16 at Scarpaci Funeral Home in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

He died April 7, 2001.

Small Update

Small update to the Genovese Family Ceremonies (1970s) post.

Added a mugshot of Salvatore 'Red Light' Napurano and narrowed down his reported date of induction (July 1977).

Emanuel Guaragna (Bonanno)

1980s

Emanuel 'Manny' Guaragna was a member of the Bonanno Family.

Born November 2, 1932 in the Bronx to John, a concrete worker, and Frances Termine.

Father and mother were born in Agrigento, hailing from the towns of Cattolica Eraclea and Montallegro respectively.

Several Bonanno members, primarily those active in the Bronx and Montreal, were also from Cattolica Eraclea. Among this group was Nicolo Buttafuoco (1899-1984), whose relative Concetta witnessed Frances Guaragna's Petition for Citizenship in 1934.

The Guaragnas were then residing at 888 East 165th St in the Foxhurst neighborhood.

By 1950 they had moved to 1641 Lurting Ave in Morris Park, where John owned a liquor store.

Little is known about Emanuel's early involvement with the Bonanno Family. He was likely part of the Family's Bronx faction that included Vito DeFilippo and his son Pat.

His name first comes up in available records at his induction into the Family on June 14, 1977. Guaragna and four others were made in the back area of a bar located in Maspeth, Queens. The ceremony, carried out by Acting Boss Carmine Galante and Underboss Nicholas Marangello, consisted of a verbal oath only. Those inducted in addition to Guaragna were Joseph 'Junior' Chilli, Joseph 'J.B.' Indelicato, Joseph Massino and Anthony Spero.

V. DeFilippo

Although not named as present for the occasion, Vito DeFilippo may have sponsored Guaragna for membership. He was surveilled visiting Galante's residence two days before the ceremony.

Galante promoted DeFilippo to Captain that summer. Four months later DeFilippo and Guaragna attended another ceremony, this one held inside a Little Italy, Manhattan tenement.

By 1978 members of the DeFilippo crew included his son Pat 'Patty' DeFilippo, Gerald 'Jerry' Chilli, Anthony 'Tony Crish' Crisci, Emanuel Guaragna, Salvatore 'Sally Blind' Frascone and William 'Willy Glasses' Riviello.

DeFilippo was one of several Captains demoted following Carmine Galante's murder in July 1979. Most or all of his crew was placed under Armand 'Mondo' Pollastrino.

By 1980 members of the Pollastrino crew included Antonio 'Nino' Adamo, Joseph Benanti, Vito Bonventre, Gerald Chilli, Anthony Crisci, Epifanio 'Frank Fauney' D'Angelo, Pat DeFilippo, Vito DeFilippo, Alfonse 'Big Al' DeMarinis, Emanuel Guaragna, Gabriel Infanti, Salvatore 'Chubby' Maiorino, William Riviello and Dominick 'Trin' Trinchera.

On March 20, 1980 Guaragna was among thirteen indicted in a Bronx County insurance fraud case. Processed at the NYPD's 44th Precinct, he claimed no occupation and gave an address on Williamsbridge Rd in Morris Park.  (Others indicted included Alfio Indiviglia [1932-2004]. Born to parents from the San Fratello comune of Messina, Alfio may be identical to the 'Silvio LNU' later named by one of the Bonanno CWs as a made member from the Bronx.)

L to R: Pollastrino, Trinchera, Infanti

By the following month Armand Pollastrino had been demoted and replaced by Dominick Trinchera.

After Trinchera's murder in May 1981 his crew went to Gabriel Infanti.

Infanti utilized the Fourth Street Cafe located at 80 East 4th St in East Village, Manhattan as a base of operations. An FBI report compiled around January 1985 noted Guaragna's automobile had been spotted at the location.

That September Guaragna was arrested in the Bronx on an unspecified charge.

C. Musillo

In December 1987 Gabriel Infanti was murdered and the members of his crew were dispersed to various captains. Guaragna was likely placed with Charles 'Little Charlie' Musillo.

Aside from operating a restaurant in the Bronx, his activities for the next couple of years are unknown.

On April 25, 1991 FBI surveillance was conducted on the Grand Avenue Social Club located at 69-64 Grand Ave in Maspeth, Queens. At least seven official or Acting Captains and twelve Soldiers were observed, including Guaragna. Patrick DeFilippo, Acting Captain for Charles Musillo, was also present.

Around December of the following year Boss Joseph Massino promoted DeFilippo to official Captain. Massino later testified: "We always had a Captain in the Bronx for the last 40, 50 years. And when I come home [from prison in November 1992] there was no Captain in the Bronx. And I decided to put a Captain back [and] that's what I did." CW Salvatore Vitale, Former Underboss to Massino, testified: "Mr. Massino didn't know Patty and because Patty was close to me, from the time [Massino] was away [in prison], and given his support to the Family, [Massino] says I'm doing this more for you than I am for myself."

P. DeFilippo (1991)

By 1994 members of the DeFilippo crew included Vincent Basciano, Anthony 'Stutters' Frascone, Emanuel Guaragna, Silvio LNU and Salvatore Maiorino. Notable associates included 'Little Anthony' Donato, John 'Johnny Joe' Spirito and Michael 'Mikey Nose' Mancuso.

On July 29, 1994 an FBI surveillance was conducted on Tremont Ave in The Bronx. Those observed included DeFilippo and crew members Basciano, Guaragna and Maiorino.

Around 1996 Bonanno Acting Captain Richard Cantarella was given responsibility of collecting money on behalf of the Family hierarchy. Patrick DeFilippo and Emanuel Guaragna were among those he received payments from.

DeFilippo Crew at the Amato Wake
L to R: P. DeFilippo, A. Frascone, M. Mancuso, E. Guaragna

On July 5-6, 1997 wake for father of Soldier Baldassare 'Baldo' Amato was held at Marine Park Funeral Home located on Quentin Rd in Marine Park, Brooklyn. Attendees included Underboss Salvatore Vitale, nine official or Acting Captains, over thirty Soldiers as well as members and associates of the Gambino Family. DeFilippo attended with crew members Basciano, Frascone, Guaragna and Maiorino as well as Michael Mancuso, believed to have recently been inducted.

Around the same time members of the DeFilippo crew committed an unsanctioned murder in Queens. The unidentified victim was shot to death by Soldier Vincent Basciano inside a social club located on Francis Lewis Blvd. Nearly all of the active DeFilippo crew members were present, including Guaragna, Frascone, Maiorino, Mancuso as well as Associates Anthony Donato, John Spirito, Salvatore Montagna and Alan Handler.

Patrick DeFilippo, not present when the murder took place, subsequently informed Boss Joseph Massino: "[DeFilippo] says they had a meeting in Flushing to resolve a [gambling] problem, and the kid had a gun on him, and he got cocky and he got nasty and Vinnie killed him...[DeFilippo told me] Johnny Joe was there, Anthony Stutters and Michael Nose and Vincent Basciano...They killed him and they left the body in the Bronx in the car."

DeFilippo himself acted as the shooter in another murder, this one sanctioned, in March 1999. Captain Gerlando 'George' Sciascia was shot to death in Manhattan after orchestrating an unauthorized murder of his own, in his case the son of a Family member in Canada. The body was dumped on a Bronx street to be discovered and hopefully interpreted by law enforcement as indication of a drug deal gone wrong.

Sciascia's wake was held March 21-22, 1999 in White Plains, New York. In a further attempt at steering blame away from the Bonanno Family, the event was heavily attended by the membership. With the exception of Boss Joseph Massino, who avoided public gatherings on principle, the co-conspirators and participants in the murder all showed. Other DeFilippo crew members present included Vincent Basciano and Guaragna, whose father was from the same hometown as the victim.

By 2001 Emanuel Guaragna served as DeFilippo's Acting Captain. Members of the DeFilippo crew included Guaragna, Vincent Basciano, Anthony Frascone, Silvio LNU, Salvatore Maiorino, Michael Mancuso, Salvatore Montagna and John Spirito.

On January 5, 2001 the NYPD surveilled Basciano, Guaragna and Basciano’s Associate Dominick Cicale meeting at the Green Dragon Restaurant in The Bronx.

March 2001 Surv (L to R): E. Guaragna, S. Montagna, P. DeFilippo

On March 28, 2001 FBI surveillance conducted on another location in the Bronx captured a meeting between DeFilippo, Guaragna, Salvatore Maiorino and Salvatore Montagna.

On June 8, 2001 DeFilippo and Guaragna were surreptitiously recorded discussing an unidentified loanshark customer. DeFilippo was picked up stating: "[Forget] about hurting him. It's out of the picture. It's not gonna happen."

On June 13, 2001 wake for Bonanno Soldier Giuseppe Arcuri held in The Bronx. DeFilippo and crew members Guaragna, Mancuso and Spirito attended. Arcuri, formerly under Gerlando Sciascia and also from Cattolica Eraclea, may have been transferred to DeFilippo after the murder.

In December 2001 Guaragna's son married. Reception attendees included Vincent Basciano, Salvatore Montagna as well as Bonanno Soldiers Anthony 'Fish' Rabito and Nicholas 'Nicky Mouth' Santora.

Around March 2002 Vincent Basciano was promoted to Captain and given a separate crew from DeFilippo.

On November 12, 2002 DeFilippo, Guaragna and eighteen others were indicted by a Manhattan Grand Jury on enterprise corruption charges.

Early 2000s

The following year Guaragna was hit with a Federal racketeering indictment in Brooklyn.

Multiple defections had occurred within the Family by 2004, leaving Boss Joseph Massino incarcerated and awaiting trial in his own racketeering case.

By May 2004 Vincent Basciano was the Family's Acting Boss. He appointed as his Acting Underboss Michael Mancuso, who had replaced the imprisoned DeFilippo as the Bronx crew's official Captain. Basciano also appointed Salvatore Montagna to serve as the crew's Acting Captain in view of Mancuso's promotion, a choice disputed by the imprisoned Boss. CW Dominick Cicale, formerly one of Basciano's closest associates, later testified: "[Basciano] stated that Joseph Massino sent word back [that Basciano's promotions were] okay with everybody. However, Sal the Iron Worker [Montagna] had to be knocked down because [Massino felt Mancuso] don't need an acting captain...[Basciano] told [Mancuso] don't say nothing. We'll leave [Montagna] where he's at…You know, don't worry about it."

On June 24, 2005 Guaragna pleaded guilty to one count Federal racketeering conspiracy.

On September 23, 2005 sentenced by EDNY Judge Nicholas Garaufis to twenty months imprisonment and three years supervised release.

He surrendered at FCC Coleman, Florida late the following month.

The extent of Guaragna's involvement with the Family upon release in March 2007 is unknown. He died July 29, 2008.

More Bonanno Family posts can be found in the Index.

Edit1: Added early 2000s mugshot taken from New York Post article and originally pointed out on Reddit.

Small Update

 Two Small Updates:

1. Photo Post: Sam Battaglia (Chicago).

2. Colombo Family Ceremonies (1980s-1991) - Further narrowed down the dates for Pasquale Catalano (December 1989), Vincent DeMartino (June 20, 1991) and James Spitalere (c. August 1991).

Sam Battaglia (Chicago)

1933 - Held as Suspected Fugitive

1962 Passport Photo

Photos of Chicago Member Sam 'Teets' Battaglia (1908-1973).

Born to parents from Termini Imerese in Palermo, Battaglia was an influential member of the Family who held a leadership position following Boss Sam Giancana's legal problems and subsequent relocation to Mexico.

Characterized in FBI documents as 'reluctant' to assume control, Battaglia was beset with legal problems of his own culminating in a fifteen year sentence for extortion. He died in 1973.

FBI files on Sam Battaglia have been uploaded by the Milwaukee Mafia site and can be found here.

Los Angeles Misc Info (1980s)

Misc info from FBI reports on the Los Angeles Family during the 1980s:

- March 2, 1983: "[Recent] information has been developed at Los Angeles from Title III intercepts and source information that the following individuals [have] become members of the Los Angeles LCN Family: [Redacted Name], Nicholas Nardi; Michael Comparetti."

- August 9, 1983: "[Recent] information received at Los Angeles from two separate and independent sources, one being a member source, that the following individuals have become members of the Los Angeles LCN Family: Luigi Gelfuso; Vincent Dominic Caci, aka Jimmy Caci. It is noted that Caci has previously been identified as a member of the Buffalo LCN Family."

- December 7, 1983: In regard to the above names, the FBI noted: "[This] increases identified Los Angeles LCN Family members to a total of 15. Recent intelligence information at Los Angeles indicates additional members have been made and efforts are continuing to substantiate this information."

- June 21, 1985: Additional names, including Carmen 'Flipper' Milano, Charles 'Bobby Milano' Caci and Stephen Anthony Cino are added as members: "[This] increases the Los Angeles Family to a total of 20 members and includes the deletion of [Redacted], Angelo Polizzi (totally inactive), Dominic Phillip Brooklier (deceased), and the addition of 7 new members into the Los Angeles Family, and the inclusion of 3 members active in the San Diego area, as well as 1 member active in the San Jose area."

- April 29, 1988: The death of Los Angeles Member Nicholas Anthony 'Nick' Nardi is reported: "...Therefore, Nardi is being deleted from the membership of the Los Angeles LCN Family which brings the total now to 20 members."