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Re: Presence of the Five Families outside NY and NJ
[Re: BillyBrizzi]
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If we're talking about crews based outside New York and New Jersey, that would be a short list.
You would have the Genovese crew in Springfield, which has been hit hard by indictments in recent years. Also their crew in Florida, which was busted back in 2006 and led to Ray Ruggiero flipping. That's assuming the crew is still active.
The Gambinos have the Artuso crew which is based in Florida. The Sciandra crew, which operates in Connecticut, isn't really based there.
For the Colombos, the Farese crew was based in Florida.
Can't think of any others. The NY families have crews that operate in areas outside New York and New Jersey but they're NY/NJ-based. You won't find any modern day crews, from NY or elsewhere, based in California or other states out west.
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Re: Presence of the Five Families outside NY and NJ
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If we're talking about crews based outside New York and New Jersey, that would be a short list.
You would have the Genovese crew in Springfield, which has been hit hard by indictments in recent years. Also their crew in Florida, which was busted back in 2006 and led to Ray Ruggiero flipping. That's assuming the crew is still active.
The Gambinos have the Artuso crew which is based in Florida. The Sciandra crew, which operates in Connecticut, isn't really based there.
For the Colombos, the Farese crew was based in Florida.
Can't think of any others. The NY families have crews that operate in areas outside New York and New Jersey but they're NY/NJ-based. You won't find any modern day crews, from NY or elsewhere, based in California or other states out west.
So guys like Joe Isgro of The Gambinos and that guy Donnie Shacks of The Colombos who operate in California, are solo operators Ivy, they don't have any men under them?? EDIT: Just read some stuff about Ralph DeLeo, former acting boss of the Colombos, that guy apparently was all over the place, even Arkansas LOL
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Re: Presence of the Five Families outside NY and NJ
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Swct still has some mafia stuff. But they don't control crime. Swct?? What does that stand for MH?? I looked it up, but couldn't find anything..
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Re: Presence of the Five Families outside NY and NJ
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So guys like Joe Isgro of The Gambinos and that guy Donnie Shacks of The Colombos who operate in California, are solo operators Ivy, they don't have any men under them??
EDIT: Just read some stuff about Ralph DeLeo, former acting boss of the Colombos, that guy apparently was all over the place, even Arkansas LOL
Isgro is a soldier in the NY-based crew that was run by Joseph Giordano until the latter died in 2013. Donnie Shacks comes from the NY-based crew he used to run and is currently run by Joseph Amato. Shacks was semi-retired before he returned to NY to be acting underboss. Isgro has always been in California but never been a captain. He's simply a soldier of a NY crew and he happens to be active on the west coast. He's had associates under him but I suppose that wouldn't be a crew in the formal sense of the word. DeLeo was an unique case and one of the few times even if would question the assertion that he was acting boss. He did fulfill certain functions of that position like attend high level meetings and making ceremonies. But he wasn't in a position to be what an acting boss does - run things day to day on the street in NY. His indictment basically showed him running his own small crew up in Boston. But that's gone now.
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Re: Presence of the Five Families outside NY and NJ
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Swct still has some mafia stuff. But they don't control crime. Swct?? What does that stand for MH?? I looked it up, but couldn't find anything.. I think he means Southwest Connecticut. It's part of the greater NY metro area and it still has a fair amount of mob activity, specifically the Gambino and Genovese families.
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Re: Presence of the Five Families outside NY and NJ
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The Colacurcio's was based in Seattle. They've been said to be established as its own family since the 50s but I think they were just a crew for the Bonannos until it got defunct in 2000. (wiki)
Personally I don't think the Colarcusios had anything to do with LCN in recent years. They just ran some strip clubs and such. Maybe there was a connection...at a time. Idk.
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