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Re: Live: Mafia “Satellite” Crews Across the U.S.A
[Re: NYMafia]
#1084382
03/01/24 08:35 AM
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LaLouisiane
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As of today, Thursday, February 29th....
27 Families, 215 satellite locations, 400+ made guys and associates....and counting!
If you don't mind me saying so, it's a very unique kind of expose' Any of you guys have any insight on who the Colombo and Gambino point guys are in New Orleans? And are they working together, or separate entities?
"What are you cacklin' hens cluckin' about?!?!"
"Is that him?!? With the sombrero on?!?"
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Re: Live: Mafia “Satellite” Crews Across the U.S.A
[Re: LaLouisiane]
#1084389
03/01/24 12:04 PM
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NYMafia
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As of today, Thursday, February 29th....
27 Families, 215 satellite locations, 400+ made guys and associates....and counting!
If you don't mind me saying so, it's a very unique kind of expose' Any of you guys have any insight on who the Colombo and Gambino point guys are in New Orleans? And are they working together, or separate entities? To my knowledge, neither family traditionally ever really had a presence in N.O. Although, during the 1980s or so, I did read that several guys, led by a fellow named Tufano or T u f a r o (if memory serves me,) had relocated down there and was somewhat active. Supposedly this guy was connected to the Colombo crew and was a narcotics dealer. Now whether there's any truth to those assertions is something else altogether. (I, personally, have no such knowledge about it. I never researched it. I'm just relating what I once read.) Another instance (I vaguely remember) was a few guys around the Joe Gallo faction of the Gambinos fooling around with gambling in N.O. -- As far as the Gambinos go, during the 1980s some guys around Ozone Park, Queens with "Ronnie One Arm) were highlighted for some activity in Tampa, FL.
Last edited by NYMafia; 03/01/24 12:07 PM.
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Re: Live: Mafia “Satellite” Crews Across the U.S.A
[Re: NYMafia]
#1084393
03/01/24 12:35 PM
03/01/24 12:35 PM
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LaLouisiane
Cajun Mafia
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Cajun Mafia
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As of today, Thursday, February 29th....
27 Families, 215 satellite locations, 400+ made guys and associates....and counting!
If you don't mind me saying so, it's a very unique kind of expose' Any of you guys have any insight on who the Colombo and Gambino point guys are in New Orleans? And are they working together, or separate entities? To my knowledge, neither family traditionally ever really had a presence in N.O. Although, during the 1980s or so, I did read that several guys, led by a fellow named Tufano or T u f a r o (if memory serves me,) had relocated down there and was somewhat active. Supposedly this guy was connected to the Colombo crew and was a narcotics dealer. Now whether there's any truth to those assertions is something else altogether. (I, personally, have no such knowledge about it. I never researched it. I'm just relating what I once read.) Another instance (I vaguely remember) was a few guys around the Joe Gallo faction of the Gambinos fooling around with gambling in N.O. -- As far as the Gambinos go, during the 1980s some guys around Ozone Park, Queens with "Ronnie One Arm) were highlighted for some activity in Tampa, FL. I was listening to an OG Podcast episode with Scott and James and they mentioned something about it. Maybe they will see this thread and give more insight, I know they are on here.
"What are you cacklin' hens cluckin' about?!?!"
"Is that him?!? With the sombrero on?!?"
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Re: Live: Mafia “Satellite” Crews Across the U.S.A
[Re: RushStreet]
#1084566
03/02/24 10:13 PM
03/02/24 10:13 PM
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Posts: 2,815 Larry's Bar
Giacomo_Vacari
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Any crews from Louisville, Kentucky? Im sure there was during prohibition. Look up Filippo Gentile, he was a bootlegger that operated from Louisville, and had operations to Lexington, Newport, Cincinnati, and over the Indiana boarder, some of his people operated night houses, had gambling in Central and part of the western regions of the state. Knew Al Capone, Paul Ricca, Frank Nitti, Frank Costello, Willie Moretti, Frank Todaro, Gaetano Gagliano, Tony Gagliano, Thomas Lucchese, Vito Bonventre, Salvatore Profaci, list goes on, he use to hide mobsters from other cities when they had too much heat or if they needed to get away from the public. I feel he was made, fought deportation all the way up to 1935 and was finally deported. He was the silent owner of the famous S Hilton Hotel in Louisville. When he was deported, Cleveland and Genovese family associates swooped in and took control of Newport and all surrounding areas, Chicago associates gain control or Louisville, and I can not find anything on Lexington to indicate that LCN had operations there after Gentile deportation.
"I have this Nightmare. I'm on 5th avenue watching the St. Patrick's Day parade and I have a coronary and nine thousand cops march happily over my body." Chief Sidney Green
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Re: Live: Mafia “Satellite” Crews Across the U.S.A
[Re: NYMafia]
#1084749
03/04/24 09:15 PM
03/04/24 09:15 PM
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Havana
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Thanks NYM we know Frank Colacurcio was born to immigrant parents from southern Italy, Colacurcio was the eldest of nine children, and worked on his father's vegetable farm in Seattle. He was a powerhouse in Seattle and Vancouver.
Yes he was. But from what I've read about him, his "illegal" rackets were almost exclusively confined to topless/nude bars, B-girl clip joints and related prostitution activities...and of course, the tax-evasion schemes that went along with that. I don't ever remember him getting involved with gambling and other types of "traditional" mob-styled rackets. Have you? Haven't those non traditional activities along wit the tax evasion been part of the mob's portfolio for a long enough time to be considered traditional;? What about guys that were very active with bootlegging and all that went with it when they were younger and then invested that money into legal or semi legal businesses including financing guys for some of the more illegal stuff like the gambling whether it be in the form of loan sharking or just plain helping guys out to get started in illegal businesses or even legal businesses of their own?
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Re: Live: Mafia “Satellite” Crews Across the U.S.A
[Re: Havana]
#1084762
03/05/24 08:20 AM
03/05/24 08:20 AM
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NYMafia
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Thanks NYM we know Frank Colacurcio was born to immigrant parents from southern Italy, Colacurcio was the eldest of nine children, and worked on his father's vegetable farm in Seattle. He was a powerhouse in Seattle and Vancouver.
Yes he was. But from what I've read about him, his "illegal" rackets were almost exclusively confined to topless/nude bars, B-girl clip joints and related prostitution activities...and of course, the tax-evasion schemes that went along with that. I don't ever remember him getting involved with gambling and other types of "traditional" mob-styled rackets. Have you? Haven't those non traditional activities along wit the tax evasion been part of the mob's portfolio for a long enough time to be considered traditional;? What about guys that were very active with bootlegging and all that went with it when they were younger and then invested that money into legal or semi legal businesses including financing guys for some of the more illegal stuff like the gambling whether it be in the form of loan sharking or just plain helping guys out to get started in illegal businesses or even legal businesses of their own? Hello Havana, I'll try and answer your question, and explain what I meant, the best I can, ok. Many mob guys commit tax-evasion offenses because it goes hand-in-hand with their other activities; bookmaking, shylocking, narcotics, etc. But, "tax-evasion" per se, is not exclusive to the Mafia. A solid cross section of people from all walks of life commit tax-evasion, from businessmen to politicians to average Joe's on their yearly income-tax returns. That is not the exclusive domain of the mob, or within their "portfolio" as you say the same way we consider gambling and shylocking, labor-union racketeering, etc., understand? Secondly, even topless bars and prostitution (although some mob guys have engaged in these activities,) are not necessarily "Mob Rackets" per se, because there have been, are currently still are, many more people who operate nude bars and prostitutes in cities all across the U.S., (NY & NJ included) who have no organized crime affiliation whatsoever.
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