Originally Posted by Hollander
Toodoped are those Tornabene's related to Al the Pizzaman?


Im not 100% sure H, but I think no, meaning probably theres no blood relation between them.


Originally Posted by I_Sell_Dem_Tomatoes
Informant states there's an American gambling syndicate separate from anything Italian-only:


Thanks for the file bud. VERY GOOD EXPLANATION ON HOW THE US MOB REALLY LOOKED LIKE.

Interesting to note that Chicago's Marshall Caifano stated something similar regarding the existence of an alleged gambling syndicate. but he was obviously hiding the "Cosa Nostra" clique or element.

Another interesting thing in your file is the informant's statement regarding carrying out certain tasks and orders which were previously given to him, and that gave him respect within the organization he is with and also on national level, same as a made member. I think the same situation was mentioned by another Chicago informant regarding the induction of a certain candidate within their organization.

This obviously corresponds with some of my old statement that during certain time periods and within certain crime families, there was no traditional Mafia inductions and so there was no difference between an Italian and non-Italian candidate when they were given certain tasks, including murder, and were simply told they were "in" and after they had a party or dinner.

Another interesting info which also corresponds with some of my previous statements, is that many Chicago non-Italian members intermarried with family members of the Italians, which again gives us a good picture on how much these guys trusted each other.

And yeah, the Italians were obviously at the top and they were the ones (like Tony Accardo) who elevated a non-Italian "member" as one of the Outfit's three top bosses or leading triumvirate for the whole organization, including Cosa Nostra guys and non-Italian leaders or crew bosses.


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