Well the things that I am hearing from the codefendants is that they will do time, just not the maximum amount for their crimes. But the drug charges against some of these people are serious charges and they have a headache that's for sure. But the bookmaking offenses and loansharking offenses can be reduced a great deal because of this whole FBI situation. Some actually anticipate a walk, but the majority dont belive that, and neither do I. Martha Coakley's office and the State Police put alot of time, money, and effort into these 31 individuals, and they will put them away, it's just things have to get resolved with the Prosecution and the Feds in regards to Mark Rossetti. It all depends upon what Mark gave the Feds, what the Feds did and didnt know about his position on the street, and will the Staties use Mark as a witness- and will he be credible.

Vinny what's the word with providence. Last I knew they had bout 15 active soldiers and about half of them are under indictment or in the can at the moment. Is it possible that they will b consolidated to one crew and the New England family will become the Boston family with a crew in RI ???

No I think Providence can hold it's own, besides the rules within the Patriarca Family is the Boss and Underboss both have to be from either the Boston Faction or the Providence Faction. That is the way it has been for years, here are all the administrations to the present. Patriarca/ Angiulo, Patriarca Jr/ Francesco Intiso, Frances Salemme/ Luigi Manocchio, Luigi Manocchio/ Carmen Dinunzio, Anthony Dinunzio/ Robert Deluca. Providence I think has alot of young blood and associates as I listed, but today guys dont get made unless you have proven yourself to an extreme. Look at Mark Rossetti, hes a suspect in 6 murders, been in the can more than out on the street in his life, and he's an informant. I think Providence right now currently has about 10 soldiers on the street with dozens of associates, who report to Joe Achille and Anthony Parillo, and in return they report to Robert Deluca. James Martorano's name has been thrown around with the Providence Faction and he possibly might even be a Captian from the word on the street, so Providence is smaller than Boston, but in a way solidified and must be respected.

vinny not to be argumenative with you but earlier in yur charts you listed deluca as consigliere and now you say he is underboss?? which 1 is it ??

Well Barber I apologize you are right, Bobby Deluca was the Consigliere when Peter Limone was out on the street running things, just after Carmen Dinunzio went away. Now with Limone in 5 year isolation from the Family, Law Enforcment believes Anthony Dinunzio is the Acting Boss, and Deluca serves at his right hand from the Providence Faction. Basically, both Dinunzio brothers, Limone, and Deluca are all part of the Administration of the Family at the present time.

Even with Carmen in jail, and Limone serving his probation.

Ok got it. That's the way I always understood it . That if the boss is in boston then the UB is in prove and vica versa

Well now we know my Willy Johnson story was true. Amazing things being released on Mark Rossetti this week, revelations of him being a heroin dealer himself coming up as a Mafia soldier, him saying on State wiretaps that he wanted protection from the imminent indictments, and his relationship with corrupt FBI agent Mike Buckley, remember who said rumors were spreading Rossetti had agents in his pocket while surrendering information. For the FBI to say they handled this by the book is erroneous, expect more indictments, and dont be surprised if some agents are getting nailed besides wiseguys.

Producer Kevin Rothstein

(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - The FBI turned down a chance nearly 20 years ago to bust an up-and-coming mobster who was dealing heroin in East Boston, according to a retired state police investigator.

That up-and-coming mobster, Mark Rossetti, is now a captain in the mob, according to authorities, and has also been a long-time FBI informant, FOX Undercover has learned.

Bill McGreal was an undercover state trooper in 1979 when he was first introduced to Rossetti as someone who could sell him cocaine.

“We're not even past the ‘Hi, how are you?’ stage when he says, ‘I'm just going to explain something to you. If something goes wrong with this deal, something is going to go seriously wrong for youse guys’” McGreal recalled.

“This kid is 21 or 22, something like that. He's right out of central casting from The Godfather. This is incredible. I have never dealt with anybody that young that was trying to act so mobbed up,” McGreal told FOX Undercover reporter Mike Beaudet.

McGreal says he later bought a small bag of cocaine from Rossetti, but the case never went anywhere.

That’s because the next day, Rossetti went to jail after pleading guilty to assaulting and nearly killing an off-duty state police trooper.

Then, more than a decade later, around 1992, a drug user came to McGreal with an offer. He said Rossetti was dealing heroin, and he offered to go undercover and buy drugs directly from Rossetti in exchange for help getting out of jail.

This time though, Rossetti was no up-and-coming wise guy. His standing with the mob had grown, along with his record, which by then included a conviction for helping rob an armored car at gunpoint.

“So I decide, being a good guy, the FBI is looking at members of La Cosa Nostra. This guy is either made or he's about to be made, and I have an informant who tells me he can do hand-to-hand sales with Mark Rossetti, and he says he's willing to do it.”

McGreal, an FBI agent and the informant met.

“My informant lays out clearly his dealings, heroin trafficking, purchasing heroin from Rossetti…he explains more with Rossetti's dealings, and says he's more of an up-and-coming heroin mover in the East Boston area,” McGreal said.

A few hours after the meeting, the FBI called McGreal to talk about the case.

“I'm told, ‘We're going to take a pass on Rossetti.’ And I'm saying to myself, this guy is really the guy who has got a propensity for violence, with crimes of violence in the armored car and assault with intent to murder with the trooper. He's got a drug distribution thing and now he's dealing heroin, and he's moving around pretty good in East Boston, and they're going to pass on him? It didn't make any sense.”

“Hearing now that Rossetti was an informant for the FBI, does it make sense?” asked FOX Undercover’s Beaudet.

“It would make sense because if you got a guy dealing heroin and he's either in the mob or he's about to go into the mob, what better time to take him off?” McGreal replied.

McGreal says it’s likely that Rossetti's arrest then would have prevented future crimes. But what angers him more is that the FBI would go into business with someone convicted of nearly killing a fellow trooper.

“Part of the outrage on this to me is you got a guy who almost killed a trooper. Almost killed him. And then he goes out and he holds up an armored car…. They have to be looking the other way. It has to be the same as (James “Whitey”) Bulger. He's more important to us as a top echelon informant than he is as the target of a FBI investigation,” McGreal said.

Another part of Rossetti's background the FBI was willing to overlook is that Rossetti is considered a suspect in several murders.

While it's not clear exactly when Rossetti became an informant, a defense attorney in the current case said in court recently that Rossetti was caught with an FBI agent's beeper number in his pocket in 1992, around the same time that McGreal offered him up to the FBI.

The FBI declined to comment for this story, but the agency has said its handling of the informant in this case has been by the book.



Read more: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/undercover/fbi-ignored-informant%E2%80%99s-heroin-dealing-20110824#ixzz1W5G9BD4a

I was informed that martarano is not a capo. Never was and never will b according to these guys.

who are "these Guys," North End, Revere, East Boston????

A couple N End guys in there 60's who def know there stuff

Well not to argue Barber, but Jimmy Martorano was a Captain under Frank Salemme, and if you read Frank Salemme's indictment with Bulger, Flemmi, Bobby Deluca, Johnny Martorano, and Jimmy Martorano, you would see the FBI had Jimmy as a "Captain" in the Patriarca Family at the time. Jimmy is no rat either and is just as dangerous as his brother, and Jimmy has a great sense for business. Personally, I would have thought Jimmy would be in the administration by now judging by his charecteristics. I heard from some people that Jimmy was a Captain, now he may have hung it up down there in Quincy, but I dont think he has.

Vinny you prob are correct. Now that u say that the guy I got my info from was doing a bid during the saleme times. I also know he was opposed to salemme 's position as boss therefore he prob dosent recognize that entire admin. Since they were his rivals for lack of a better word

Barber the guy you talked to, sounds like he has the same name as me.

Here's hoping that guy sticks around after the indictments fly.....

Well I think it's safe to say that Vinny will still be on the street after the indictments. Even though Mark was under Vinny and them other guys years ago, Mark shined under Salemme in the 1990's. So Vinny will still be around.

I dont wanna release the name of my source on a site like this. Lets just say the guy is a life long friend of my father who has been in the game longer than i been alive

Thats o.k, I wouldnt want you to say who you talked to either, look at these guys writing on the site, who are these guys and those guys, the cops watch everything I'm only going to talk about what is public, and give some details no one knows that is going to be made public.

Well said vinny . I totally agree with u.

Im glad you do sir. Well there is a rumor that just came across my desk that a well known made member of the Patriarca Family, who already is serving time, was pulled out of his sell to face more serious charges, and the word is it's because of Mark Rossetti. Here it comes everyone, the rat is starting to make the dominos fall.

My guess is the Cheeseman is going to have to push back that home cooked meal for another couple/few years. Whether or not it's this guy is another story.

I was going to ask how you got the guy to speak somewhat openly about things but this answers that. One general question, when these guys are on parole, how often do they try to keep their noses clean vs. try to get right back into it and take their chances?

my guess is carmen or billy

No it's not them Barber. I'll give you a hint it's someone related to that scumbag Mark Rossetti.

Vinny here is what I been thinking. Even though the current leadeship did a good job of stabilizing the family over the last decade I feel there are 3 guys on the street right now 2 in boston and 1 in prov that cud really rebuild it if they wanted to. These guys are all old school gangster who were big earners and powerhouses on the street b4 doing serious time. When hit with serious sentences they all kept there mouths shut and did the time. They are the definition of gangster and if u combine there brains and balls with the many young associates out there I think they cud really put things back together if they want. All this is assuming MR decimates the current administration

Just wanted to hear your thoughts on this

Well the one guy I think as all the proper tools to lead this organization for the future is Biagio Digiacomo, the former Capo Regime from the East Boston faction who now resides in Waltham, Ma with his family and business. But the guy has come out and said he is retired and no longer wants any part of that life, can you blame him? Then theres Jimmy Martorano who is very business savy, and showed it under Howie Winter and Frank Salemme, Jimmy built Chandlers from the groud up, and made Salemme a fortune. Besides these two the only other's I can see are maybe Bobby Corozza, Vinny Ferrara, and maybe Anthony Parillo down in Providence.

I feel very safe in saying BD is done with the life

Oh yeah he's a self made millionair in the restaurant business, what reason would make him go back to that lifestyle?

It'll be a new day for somebody. With the amount of people in danger of indictments-whoever is left has an opportunity rarely seen.