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Five Families ca. 1975

Colombo Family

Boss: Thomas DiBella (70y) (Successor to Joseph Colombo)

Underboss: Anthony Abbatemarco (53y) (Successor to Salvatore Mineo)

Consigliere: Alphonse Persico (47y) (Successor to Joseph Yacovelli)

Captains

Joseph Brancato (58y) (Successor to John Franzese)
James Clemenza (65y) (Crew formed for Clemenza in1974)
Aniello Giannattasio (66y) (Successor to Carmine Persico and Nicholas Forlano)
Vincent Gugliaro (47y) (Broke off from Forlano in 1974)
Salvatore Lombardino Jr. (44y) (New Jersey) (Successor to Joseph Yacovelli)
Vincent Muce (54y) (Successor to Dominick Scialo)
Charles Panarella (52y) (Successor to John Oddo)

Lucchese Family

Boss: Carmine Tramunti (65y) (Successor to Thomas Lucchese)

Acting Boss: Antonio Corallo (61y)

Underboss: ? (Successor to Stefano LaSala) (Possibly Salvatore Santora)

Consigliere: ? (Andimo Pappadio believed either Consigliere or Underboss)

Captains

Joseph Abate (74y) (NJ) (Successor to Settimo Accardi?)
Antonio Corallo (61y) (Successor to Ettore Coco)
Joseph DiPalermo (68y) (Successor to Joseph Lagano)
Christopher Furnari (51y) (Broke off from Vario crew in 1970s)
Paul Vario (61y) (Successor to Salvatore Curiale)

Acting Capodecina: Peter Abinanti (63y)

Joseph Laratro (59y) (Successor to ?)
Joseph Lucchese (63y) (Successor to ?)
Joseph Capra (59y) (Successor to Salvatore Santora)

Bonanno Family

Boss: Philip Rastelli (57y) (Successor to Natale Evola)

DeFacto Boss: Carmine Galante (65y)

Underboss: Nicholas Marangello (63y) (Successor to Philip Rastelli)

Consigliere: ? (Successor to Joseph DiFilippi) (Likely Joseph Buccellato)

Captains

Michael Zaffarano (53y) (Successor to Nicholas Marangello)
Michael Sabella (65y) (Successor to Giovanni Bonventre)
Armand Pollastrino (60y) (Broke off from Notaro crew in 1965)
Pietro Licata (69y) (Successor to Joseph Buccellato)
Salvatore Ferrugia (63y) (Successor to ?)
Sereno Tartamella (54y) (Likely Successor to Gaspare DiGregorio)
Frank Tartamella (61y) (Successor to ?)
Vincenzo Cotroni (65y) (Canada) (Successor to Luigi Greco?)
?Angelo Caruso (80y) (Successor to Joseph Colletti)
Matteo Valvo (64y) (Successor to John Tartamella)
Joseph Zicarelli (63y) (New Jersey) (Successor to ?)

Gambino Family

Boss: Carlo Gambino (73y)

Acting Boss: Paul Castellano (61y)

Underboss: Aniello Dellacroce (61y)

Acting Underboss: James Failla (56y)

Consigliere: Joseph Riccobono (81y)

Acting Consigliere: Joseph Gallo (63y)

Captains

John Riccobono (65y) (Likely Successor to Paolo Gambino)
Joseph Arcuri (62y) (Successor to Domenico Arcuri)
Anthony Napolitano (75y) (Received portion of Leo crew in 1965)
Francesco Rizzo (68y) (Received portion of Leo crew in 1965)
James Eppolito (59y) (Successor to Alfred Eppolito)
Paul Castellano (61y) (Successor to Bartolo Castellano?)
Michael Caiazzo (63y) (Successor to Aniello Dellacroce)
David Amodeo (81y) (Successor to Frank Scalise)
Joseph Zingaro (63y) (Successor to Vincent Squillante)
Anthony Sedotto (62y) (Broke off from Squillante crew)
Anthony Scotto (42y) (Successor to Antonio Anastasio)
Nick Patti (81y) (Connecticut) (Broke off from Arcuri crew in 1960s)
Dominick Lagana (72y) (Successor to Joseph Colozzo)
Pasquale Conte (50y) (Successor to Antonino Conte?)
Joseph Gallo (63y) (Successor to Charles Dongarra)
Salvatore Aurello (61y) (Successor to Peter Ferrara)
James Failla (56y) (Broke off from Gennaro crew in 1967)
Joseph Gambino (45y) (Broke off from Amodeo crew in 1967)
Joseph Gambino (67y) (Successor to Carlo Gambino?)
Olympio Garofalo (71y) (Successor to Jerome D'Aquila)
Frank Corbi (71y) (Baltimore) (Successor to Luigi Morici)
Joseph Paterno (53y) (New Jersey) (Successor to Antonio Paterno)
Frank Perrone (64y) (New Jersey) (Broke off from Paterno crew 1957)
Ettore Zappi (61y) (Florida) (Successor to ?)
Pietro Stincone (78y) (Successor to Gaetano Trupia?)
Mario Traina (60y) (Successor to Giuseppe Traina)
Carmine Fatico (65y) (Broke off from Caiazzo crew in 1973)
(?) Joseph Silesi (78y) (Florida) (Likely demoted by 1975)

Genovese Family

Boss: (?) Frank Tieri (71y) (Successor to Gerard Catena)

? Acting Boss: Eli Zeccardi (65y)

Underboss: Eli Zeccardi (65y) (Successor to Thomas Eboli)

Consigliere: ? Likely Anthony Salerno (64y)

? Ruling Panel: Eli Zeccardi, Peter DeFeo, John Ardito

Captains

? John Ardito (56y) (Possibly Consigliere) (Successor to Frank Celano?)
Michele Generoso (58y) (Successor to Vincenzo Generoso)
? Rosario Palmieri (60y) (Successor to Frank Celano or Angelo Fiore?)
? Philip Lombardo (67y) (Successor to Michael Coppola) (Possibly Boss?) [Unlikely] (Possibly Replaced by Antonio Ferro)
Ruggiero Boiardo (85y) (New Jersey) (Successor to Gerard Catena)
? Anthony Provenzano (57y) (New Jersey) (Listed as captain c. 1980; only known report to do so, other errors present in report)
Matthew Ianniello (55y) (Successor to Antonio Carillo)
? Joseph Lapi (65y) (Successor to Rosario Mogavero) (Possibly demoted and replaced by George Filippone)
Dominick Alongi (48y) (Successor to Vincent Gigante)
? Vincent Alo (71y) (Successor to Giuseppe Doto) (Possibly demoted? Replaced?)
? Nicholas Rattenni (68y) (Successor to Rocco Pellegrino?)
Peter LaPlaca (73y) (New Jersey) (Successor to Eugene Catena)
Matteo Fortunato (74y) (Successor to James Angellino?)
? Lawrence Centore (68y) (Broke off from Alo Crew? or Succeeded Ralph Ferraro?)
? John Buonarobo (60y) (Broke off from Alo crew?)
Thomas Maiorana (77y) (Successor to Nunzio Lanza)
? Joseph LaPadura (71y) (Successor to Thomas Greco)
Cosmo Frasca (67y) (Successor to Gaetano Licata)
Thomas Lombardi (55y) (Successor to Frank Tieri)
Peter DeFeo (74y) (Broke off from Miranda crew in 1957)
? Dominick Cappolla (52y) (Broke off from Frasca crew ?)
Salvatore Cufari (74y) (Massachusetts)
? others ?

Posted Jul 12, 2023, 12:31 AM UTC