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Were Larry, Albert or Joey Gallo actually Captains #1014782
06/29/21 12:10 AM
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Were any of these guys actually the rank of Captain when the Colombo War was ongoing, or were they just Soldiers who managed to convince a sizable portion to line up against Profaci?

Also, was the end goal (if their faction had won) to put one of the Gallo brothers in as Boss? If so, would Gambino etc have allowed that?

Say The Snake never turns and the Gallo faction wins the war, do the other Families line up against them or is a Joey, Larry or Albert Gallo as Boss of that outfit accepted by the other Bosses?

Re: Were Larry, Albert or Joey Gallo actually Captains [Re: Don_Alfonso] #1014788
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At the start, Joe and Larry were only soldiers. When Joe Colombo became boss, he made Larry Gallo Capo of the crew. Albert Gallo was not made and was acting capo of the crew when Larry died. Joe Gallo gets out, and Joe Colombo gave him a 1000 dollars as a gift and had for him him to be sent for. Sources say Colombo was going to make Joe Gallo official Capo. Joe Gallo threw the money back and said he wants more and that he was not going to meet with Colombo, until he got more money. So Joe was never officially a capo but did take over the crew.

They weren't aiming for the boss position, they were trying to cut down the amount of tribute to profaci which was bleeding many members in the family badly and in some cases dry. The main issue was the rackets that were supposed to go to the Gallo brothers instead went to Profaci immediate family members in the crime family. They had guys lined up who they felt could take over the family if Profaci and his faction lost or were killed, one of which was killed on Joe Colombos order on an unrelated matter.

Persico would have gave the Gallos more numbers and a few heavies, but not enough to turn the tides, except the gallos would not have been pinned down so easily. The Genovese and factions inside the Gambino family would back up the Gallo brothers. A couple of the capos in the gambino family could have persuaded Carlo to back up the Gallo brothers once all was said and done. The Bonanno family would have been against the Gallos. Lucchese would have backed up the Gallos as it is reported that he would sitdown with Larry Gallo if he had the chance, but would not sitdown with Joe. They would not have placed any Gallo brothers in administration positions.


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Re: Were Larry, Albert or Joey Gallo actually Captains [Re: Giacomo_Vacari] #1014879
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Originally Posted by Giacomo_Vacari
At the start, Joe and Larry were only soldiers. When Joe Colombo became boss, he made Larry Gallo Capo of the crew. Albert Gallo was not made and was acting capo of the crew when Larry died. Joe Gallo gets out, and Joe Colombo gave him a 1000 dollars as a gift and had for him him to be sent for. Sources say Colombo was going to make Joe Gallo official Capo. Joe Gallo threw the money back and said he wants more and that he was not going to meet with Colombo, until he got more money. So Joe was never officially a capo but did take over the crew.

They weren't aiming for the boss position, they were trying to cut down the amount of tribute to profaci which was bleeding many members in the family badly and in some cases dry. The main issue was the rackets that were supposed to go to the Gallo brothers instead went to Profaci immediate family members in the crime family. They had guys lined up who they felt could take over the family if Profaci and his faction lost or were killed, one of which was killed on Joe Colombos order on an unrelated matter.

Persico would have gave the Gallos more numbers and a few heavies, but not enough to turn the tides, except the gallos would not have been pinned down so easily. The Genovese and factions inside the Gambino family would back up the Gallo brothers. A couple of the capos in the gambino family could have persuaded Carlo to back up the Gallo brothers once all was said and done. The Bonanno family would have been against the Gallos. Lucchese would have backed up the Gallos as it is reported that he would sitdown with Larry Gallo if he had the chance, but would not sitdown with Joe. They would not have placed any Gallo brothers in administration positions.


I dont think that the Gallo crew would trusted Persico enought to turn back in the family. Simply after Joey's death they found place in the other families and the others that preferred to continue to fight Basciano and Geritano was whacked in middle 1970s.

Re: Were Larry, Albert or Joey Gallo actually Captains [Re: Don_Alfonso] #1014933
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Albert later became made in the Genovese Family, and apparently has done pretty well for himself.

Re: Were Larry, Albert or Joey Gallo actually Captains [Re: Don_Alfonso] #1014942
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Larry was in the 60s. Blast made Capo in the Genovese later in life. Crazy Joe never was.

Re: Were Larry, Albert or Joey Gallo actually Captains [Re: Don_Alfonso] #1014961
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I believe The Geritano brothers and the Boriellos were both members of the original Gallo crew, the Boriellos like many other Gambinos that started w The Gallos(like Roy Demeo not my opinion just relating exactly what Ralph Scopo Sr who was made in the 50s and a close friend of Roy Demeo said)

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Thousands of pages of FBI Files that document his involvement in Child Porn
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Re: Were Larry, Albert or Joey Gallo actually Captains [Re: Don_Alfonso] #1015001
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Gallo Crew

Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo – transferred to Genovese crime family in 1975
Larry Gallo – died of cancer in 1968
Frank "Punchy" Illiano – transferred to Genovese crime family in 1975, died in January 2014
Bobby Boriello – transferred to Gambino crime family in 1972, murdered in 1991 on orders of Anthony Casso
Nicholas Bianco – transferred to Patriarca crime family in 1963, died of natural causes in 1994
Vic Amuso – transferred to Lucchese crime family, serving life in prison
Joseph "Joe Pesh" Luparelli – entered witness protection program in 1972, current location unknown
Joe Gioelli – murdered in 1961 by Profaci gunmen
Carmine "the Snake" Persico – Colombo family boss, died in 2019 while serving 139-year sentence in prison
Michael Rizzitello – transferred to Los Angeles crime family, died while incarcerated due to complications of cancer in 2005
Peter Diapoulas
John Cutrone – led breakaway faction from Gallo crew, murdered in 1976 by unknown gunmen
Gerry Basciano – seceded from Gallo crew, murdered in 1976 by unknown gunmen
Steve Cirrilo – murdered in 1974 by Cutrone gunmen
Joseph Cardiello – defected to Profaci, murdered by Gallo gunmen on December 10, 1963
Louis Mariani – murdered by Profaci gunmen on December 10, 1963
Leonard "Big Lenny" Dello – died in 2009
John Commarato
Alfonso Serantonio
Joseph Yancone
Eugene LaGana
Frank Balzano
Sergio Gallo
Dan 'Big Fish' Cantelliani
Hugh "Apples" McIntosh – died in 1997

Re: Were Larry, Albert or Joey Gallo actually Captains [Re: Don_Alfonso] #1015003
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I maintain for many years now this was the toughest crew when it was all together. Many went on to very high positions including some bosses when it was broken up. Three bosses by my count. Perisco, Bianco and Amuso


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