Originally Posted By: baldo
Originally Posted By: HairyKnuckles
No relation. Gambino´s daughter was married to Thomas J. Sinatra, a doctor of medicine who sat on the board of directors of the American-Italian Anti-Defamation League, a forerunner organization to Joe Colombo´s IACRL. Among the board members were Anthony Scotto and Dr Mario Tagliagambe, both Mafia members. Frank Sinatra and his Hollywood friends often performed at this organization´s fund raising parties and events.


What's the story with this doctor that was a mafioso? Not something you hear about every day, especially not in the US.


He was a Bonanno member who probably found refuge with Gambino during the Bananas war. Another doctor or dentist connected with the Bonannos, was Greg Genovese (Bonanno´s son in law). He may have been a fully inducted member. Another one was Dr Philip Noto (died in 1984, so don´t confuse him with somebody else) who was either a made guy with the Genoveses or the DeCavalcantes. In the early days, many fully legit people like doctors, lawyers and business men were made guys. Informants in the 1960s have mentioned that also some priests were among their ranks.


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