!!!!!DISCLAIMER, THE BELOW LIST IS MY BEST GUESS AS TO POSSIBLE BOSS SUCCESSION OF THE CHICAGO OUTFIT FROM JAN.1 1992 AND ON. IT IS MY BEST THEORY, HYPOTHESES AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS FACT!!!!!

NOTE: i realize some bosses/acting bosses tenure started earlier, ex being sam carlisi. it is widely accepted he became boss in 1986 which i agree with. however info on outfit seems to dwindle around time of accardos death in 1992 and was also a chaotic year in outfit to say the least so have chosen january 1992 as a jumping off point. those listed in all caps = BOSS, lower case = acting boss. all dates are approximate.

BOSS
SAM CARLISI (1992-1997) -died jan.2 1997

acting boss
john difronzo (1992-mar 1993) -convicted and imprisoned mar. 19 1993
john monteleone (1993-1997) -promoted to BOSS

JOHN MONTELEONE (1997-2001) -died jan.19 2001

JAMES MARCELLO (2001-2007) -convicted sept.10 2007....(nov 2003-apr.25 2005) -this is time marcello was actually free and on the street.

acting boss
alphonse tornabene (2001-2003) -stepped down nov 2003 with release of marcello from prison.
joseph andriacchi (2005-2007) -from apr.26 2005 to sept.10 2007, with marcello conviction resumed UNDERBOSS role.

MARCO D'AMICO (2007-2014) -possible moved to senior advisor, consigliere or retired from any and all active criminal rackets?

acting boss
salvatore delaurentis (2012-2014) -promoted to BOSS

SALVATORE DELAURENTIS (2014-2020) -possible moved to senior advisor, consigliere or retired from any and all active criminal rackets?

JAMES INENDINO (2020-2023) -died feb.23 2023

FRANK M. CARUSO (2023-


so there ya go my best attempt in 2025 of the outfits bosses, any and all comments, criticism welcome. i will be following this up with lists for UNDERBOSS and 5 most active crews from 1992 and on.

Good chart Vito. It would make sense that Frank is now the acting boss as he's still in a good frame of mind and has lead a very clean career, staying out of trouble and being extremely productive and made the Outfit lots of $$$ over the last 50 years. He definitely is one of those guys that runs a tight ship , keeps his mouth shut and a low profile. He's sort of mysterious to be completely honest when you compare him to guys that came before him and had the same position.

How many of the living administration, or living soldiers/associates were around Nitti, Accardo etc, is it safe to say that anyone, even with a chance meeting, are long dead who were around Capone?

i would say no one in outfit of any rank met capone. as for accardo/nitti, i will say joe andriacchi who died last year was 91 so definitely had the age but who knows. delaurentis is a few years shy of 90 i think and was on the street when accardo was still around in late 80s.

Maybe one or two of the few old-timers that are left may have met Accardo a few times (or not). And even that's a long shot, IMO. But none of the few remaining guys ever met a Capone, Nitti, etc. That was long before their time.

next in my continuing series about the outfit and its administration i next focus on the UNDERBOSS position. same disclaimer as above and same timeline jan.1 1992 and on. also those in all caps are to be considered official UB.

UNDERBOSS
JOHN DIFRONZO (1992-1997) -possible he moved to senior advisor/ ruling council.

acting underboss
joseph andriacchi (1992-1994) -moved back to role as capo of elmwood park crew with release of difronzo july 1994. it is possible andriacchi maintained the acting ub title up until 1997.

JOSEPH ANDRIACCHI (1997-2010) -moved to ruling council/ advisor.

acting underboss
michael sarno (apr 2005-sept 2007) -resumed role as cicero capo. possible much like when andriacchi was acting ub, sarno retained title up until may 2009 indictment/ dec 2010 conviction.

SALVATORE DELAURENTIS (2010-2014) -promoted to BOSS.

acting underboss
albert vena (2012-2014) -resumed role as grand avenue capo.

JAMES INENDINO (2014-2020) -promoted to BOSS.

SALVATORE CATAUDELLA (2020-

Who knows they basically have the same setup that the Genovese Family had a powerful guy like Fat Tony was only a front boss for Philip “Benny Squint” Lombardo.

Salvatore Cataudella is the current acting boss of the Outfit. Caruso Sr. is second in command and Solly D is pretty much just used as an ADVISOR when needed.

Who knows if Solly D is even mentally fit anymore to make serious decisions for the organization? I don't talk to the guy nor see him anywhere so I can't give a yes or no answer.

VENA is pretty much retired in my opinion living in Florida, and Bobby Dominic has taken over his position as CAPO of Grand Ave. Fratto is running Elmwood Park and other than that, you got Cicero which is still ran by Sarno even though he's in prison. Wouldn't be the first time a boss runs things that way. Paulie C answers to Sarno and does what he says needs to be done for that crew.

a couple questions rush....

if cataudella is indeed acting boss, which is entirely possible, what position did he hold previous to being acting boss? UNDERBOSS, capo? i ask in all sincerity to be honest, i have no skin in this game of figuring out the outfit 2025. cataudella has ben named in past as UNDERBOSS, so is it possible he retains UB post while serving as acting boss, i think so. as far as being the capo of cicero crew this also seems possible with louis rainone in an acting capo position of that crew.

as far as delaurentis goes with his old age and recent health issues it is very possible he no longer holds the title of BOSS and has moved into role of senior advisor, advisor, consigliere, or is completely retired from any role. with that being a scenario, the outfit would have named a permanent BOSS instead of an acting boss, also in this case the BOSS could be cataudella.

finally i have to ask all gbb posters and outfit researchers if the chicago outfit even has an UNDERBOSS currently or has the structure changed slightly. an example being....

BOSS
SALVATORE DELAURENTIS

ACTING BOSS (cicero crew capo)
SALVATORE CATAUDELLA

acting capo
louis rainone

26th street crew
capo
frank m. caruso

elmwood park crew
capo
rudy fratto

grand avenue crew
capo
albert vena

This is the thing, the Outfit is like the GENOVESE. We can speculate who has what in regards to responsibilities and titles but we really will never know anything beyond that. One of the guys running the entire thing may not even be a guy that the majority believe to be.

For example, I'm going to use Bobby Dominics name again here. That is a guy that is one of the very few guys left from the old school who's been around for a very very long time and worked for some serious individuals. Guys like Frank Schweihs, Joe Lombardo and Albert Vena don't choose you to work for them unless you are a very serious guy yourself who is a true professional at their craft. I'll leave it at that. He is highly intelligent in regards to the rackets he chose over the years, and has put himself in a position where he can keep a low profile and stay under the radar. Bobby never was one to go around killing people, dealing drugs or things like that which draw serious attention. Yeah he just caught an indictment for gambling but more than likely he will just pay a big fine to the FEDS and won't receive any jail time. A very serious $$$ maker though and earner and someone who knows how to do it well that is for sure. He also has invested his $$$ very wisely in real estate around the city of Chicago and if I was to place a bet, more than likely has investments down south also in Florida and the Caribbean.

Yes it's the same with the Genovese family both families are still a mystery when it come to members of an organization or society ranked according to relative status or authority.

will now begin outfit list of crew capos/acting capos. again starting jan.1 1992 and on into the 2020s.

the cicero crew

Capo
ernest rocco infelise (1992-1993) -imprisoned aug.19 1993, from feb 1990 indictment.

acting capo
john monteleone (1992-1993) -promoted to Capo.

Capo
john monteleone (1993-1997) -promoted to BOSS.

acting capo
michael spano sr. (1993-1997) -promoted to Capo.

Capo
michael spano sr. (1997-2003) -imprisoned jan.6 2003, from june 2001 indictment.

Capo
michael sarno (2003-2012) -imprisoned feb.9 2012, from may 2009 indictment.

acting capo
james inendino (2010-2012) -promoted to Capo.

Capo
james inendino (2012-2014) -promoted to UNDERBOSS.

Capo
salvatore cataudella (2014-2020) -promoted to UNDERBOSS.

Capo
louis rainone (2020-

a reminder not fact, my best guess, subject to change, enjoy.