Giacamo, isn't it true that an old timer in the Profacis guaranteed the Gallos wouldn't make trouble, and convinced Profaci to go ahead with it?
I think there was also one old timer who was for making the Gallos, and one who was against.
Yes. John Scimone was the Gallo brothers sponsor, but he was neutral and did like Larry Gallo. Frank Abbatemarco and Enrico Fontana made a deal, where each would ok each proposed members in their crews, so they could beef up their crews, I am sure there may have been one or two more Capos in the deal. The Gallo brothers were made before the summer of 1957. Fontana was able to boost his crew during that summer. Salvatore Musacchio and Amborse Magliocco were the strongest opponents to the Gallos being made, and they had Giuseppe Magliocco ear. Musacchio was the biggest headache as he was competing with the Genovese members that were in lucrative business that the Gallo brothers were friendly with, Ambrose was still mad about one of his associates that Joe Gallo got into a shuffle with, and a dislike on how the Gallos were also close to Joe Franco and Carmine Lombardozzi in the Gambino family. Joe Profaci had reassurance from some of his capos and decided to make them. Musacchio was still a problem for the brothers. Profaci decided to test the Gallo brothers loyalty by ordering them to kill Frank Abbatemarco which they did, but Profaci refused to honor the deal of the rackets going to the Gallo brothers. That was Profaci downfall.
