Originally Posted by OakAsFan
Originally Posted by Mamaluke
The Sicilians for sure. I always assumed it was the Castellammare del Golfo faction that had the most impact. They fought a whole mob war here over it.


They lost though, which was probably why Bonanno's old Maranzano family was never really in the same league as the Luciano/Genovese, Luccheses and Gambinos in their prime.

Palermo seems to have the most influence in the U.S. among Sicilian clans here, through the Gambino family.

I would say the Americanized faction of the mob is still in charge however I'm interested in the Bellomo connections to Corleone.



The Castellammarese did not lose that war. With the help of Lucky, Vito, and a few others, they won it hands down with the assassination of Joe Masseria. The fact that Sal Maranzano was later killed doesn't change that fact.

But I do wholeheartedly agree with you that each particular borgata was top heavy with influence from a certain region of Sicily; Palermo for the Mangano/Scalice/Gambino's; Corleone for the Gagliano/Lucchese; Villabate/Palermo for the Profaci/Colombos; Castellammare del Golfo/Trapani province for the Bonanno's; A mixed bag of Sicilians/Calabrese/Napolitani for the Luciano/Genovese; and Ribera for the DeCavalcantes.

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