In 1989, a violent internal conflict fractured the Patriarca family. He was born in 1896 and lived for years at 11 Schoolhouse Road in Medford. Based in Federal Hill, he operated as a strong arm enforcer and handled many murder assignments over the years. Intiso owned and operated Giro’s restaurant in partnership with his uncles, former consigliere Joe Lombardi, and Vincenzo snd Pasquale Lombardi. It has been long-rumored that he was shot-gunned to death by Eastside Boston gangster Joseph (J.R.) Russo, dispatched from Massachusetts to clip the “cowboy” Portuguese strong arm who testified against his mob superiors – most notably crime family namesake, Raymond Patriarca – … He was 20, married to a schoolteacher, the father of a baby girl. His father was Joseph Palladino aka “Big Beans”, a top Boston hoodlum. He was born 1923, and was a soldier active under Joe Lombardi. A rotund hoodlum based one the North End where he owned a cheese shop (hence his nickname). He was instrumental in the killings of several early Irish mob powers that paved the way for mafia domination in Boston. Using Ciampi’s social club on Bennington Street as the group’s headquarters, the “renegade faction” retaliated. With the shakeup by the FBI and subsequent indictments that leveled the hierarchy, he eventually served as overall underboss of their Family. He received $25,000,000 as his end of a whopping $101 million settlement for wrongful imprisonment. He had a financial interest in the Dock Square Grill in Boston, and the Burlington Sand & Gravel Co., of Burlington, MA. Born 1909, he resided for years at 12 Langely Rd., Arlington, MA. Salemme later turned rat after being charged in a second homicide case. Limone later served 33 years behind bars for a 1965 mob murder he didn’t commit. An odd name for an Italian, but St. Laurent was nonetheless carried as a “made man”, or inducted soldier in the New England mob. DOB 1934, a longtime Boston soldier who rose to the boss position by the early 1990s. How a group of guys from East Boston took on the Mob. His stepbrother became notorious for murdering mob contractor killer Joseph Barboza in San Francisco, Californiain 1976. Provided 30 ASQ Screenings (Ages & Stages Questionnaires) for children ages 0-5. A resident of Jamaica Plain, Boston. It is an Eastie tale. When they arrived they found Richard Devlin slumped down behind the wheel of a 1994 Buick Skylark. The four other Angiulo brothers: Francesco (Frankie the Cat) dob 1921, Donato (Danny) dob 1923, Vittore (Nick) dob 1916, and Michele (Mike) dob 1927, were all siblings to Jerry, and each served as his closest aides and confidantes through the decades. http://gangsterreport.com/new-england-mob-don-spucky-hit-feds-continues-region-trend/, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-play-new-england-mafia-mark-silverman?forceNoSplash=true. He was primarily active in gambling, extortion and strong arm. A “renegade faction” led by Carrozza, his stepbrother and family consiglieri Joseph Russo, and mobsterVincent Ferrarra challenged the leadership of boss Raymond Patriarca and family associate Frank Salemme. Born 1906 in Boston. The second Flash Rhyme Mob, a city wide Flash Mob, was held with over 350 children from East Boston this year! The DeLuca brothers, Capo Robert (Bobby Cigars) and soldier Vito, came up under Romano. He was known as a very level headed boss. Read: Boston Mafia Bosses Hit the Streets – Who’s The Boss? Within a years time he went on a killing spree that later led to his downfall and jailing. Carrozza worked hand in glove with the Boston faction controlling the various rackets there. “Carmen’s more a racketeer than a gangster, he doesn’t get off on the blood and guts like a lot of guys that rise as high as he has,” said one retired FBI agent familiar with DiNunzio. An active member during the 1980s era forward, Ferrara would later rise to become a captain. Copyright © 2021, The New York Mafia – A division of Button Guys Media Group. He had a nephew or son named Pryce (Stretch) Quintana who also became an inducted mafia member. In 1995, at age 82, he was indicted with three other mafia members; Pryce and Charlie Quintana, and Freddy Champa for gambling, extortion and racketeering. Arrests since 1941: assault and battery, armed robbery, murder, bookmaking, extortion, racketeering. “A street beef between Anthony Spagnolo and the East Boston mafia street duo of Frederick “Freddy the Neighbor” Simone and Vincent “Dee Dee” Gioacchini had reached its boiling point,” he says. Russo was born in east Boston in 1931. There were 357 children in attendance! Cirame survived. His brother was mafioso Antonio Santaniello. Active in gambling, counterfeiting, robberies, burglaries and heists. He was one of the most important early mafia leaders to operate in Massachusetts. He was owner-operator of The Paddock Bar, 255 Tremont Street, a notorious hoodlum sanctuary that he headquartered from for years. They can be joyful, sad, or even zany! The judge sentenced him to 3 years in jail. On March 31, 1994, in two unrelated attacks, three Salemme associates were killed and another wounded. Politics & Government East Boston Mobster at Center of North Shore Organized Crime Case Peabody man who was indicted last week one of 31 … Robert would later the last name of his stepbrother’s Christian name ‘Russo’ as an alias when involved in organized crime. Born 1913, he was a notorious top hood. Active in extortion, gambling and shylock rackets. The Boston Mob Guide is certain to be enjoyed by those with an interest in the seedier side of Olde Towne history. Jan 22, 2020 - Explore Tom Caponi's board "New England Mafia" on Pinterest. John Martorano was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1940.He is the older brother of James "Jimmie" Martorano by eleven months. People in East Boston, where he grew up, and Wakefield, where he went to high school, knew Mike Romano as a polite, earnest kid, and an outstanding hockey player. Also engaged in gambling, shylocking, extortion, police bribery, robbery and heists, fencing of stolen goods. Owned Giro’s Cafe with his brothers Vincenzo and Pasquale, and their nephew Paul Intiso, a Family capo. His father, Angelo "Andy" Martorano was an immigrant from Riesi, Sicily, and with his family he emigrated to the United States around 1915, to East Boston.His mother Elizabeth Mary "Bess" Hunt was an Irish descendant, who lived in Somerville. He also headed up the regular shakedowns and extortions of independents for the borgata. He received 5 years probation. On Bennington Street in East Boston, police were called out around 9:30 p.m. to investigate a shooting. Both were subsequently arrested and jailed on Rico counts. Dutch Schultz. After doing his time, Joe decided to concentrate on a boxing career. Chickie Spar was active in bookmaking, shylocking and shakedowns. One was Alfonso’s Lonely Hearts Club, the other The Frolics Club. Joseph Souza, described as a “fringe player” in organized crime, was shot down in a telephone booth on an East Boston street corner. A highly-respected mafioso based in Federal Hill. One of those utilizing this “Family” bank were partners Paul Folino, Red Assad, and Amato Santaniello who operated in Boston under Jerry’s guidance. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. He was born 1931 in East Boston. He was born in 1916 and operated for years as a veteran low-profile soldier who rose to be a top capo. .vcpi-508886907.vcpi_row_wrapper > .vcpi_wrapper { width:; margin:0 auto; }. The car was parked in front of a restaurant formerly owned by Biagio DiGiacomo, who went to prison during the RICO trials in 1991. But everybody was surprised when Michael Romano became one of those young men. He had been a boxer as a young man. For years he operated a very popular illegal “after-hours” club in the Boston area. A perfect example is in 1976 when JR was said to have tracked informant Joseph Barboza out to California, and shot him dead as payback for testifying against mob boss Ray Patriarca back in 1968 for murder. Several arrests since 1925 for possession heroin and morphine, and in 1932 for suspicion of murder. All Rights Reserved. “We’d hear he’d smack someone around, that maybe he ordered a beating here or there, but he wasn’t the type that was bloodthirsty or maniacal. DOB 1920. That is, until the FBI came knocking and totally put a damper on Spucky’s early bird dinners and Bingo games. A partner with Jerry Angiulo running a shylock business. The family is currently led by Carmen "The Cheese Man" Dinunzio who is part of the Boston faction. What are your mob memories? Limone ran floating crap games for Jerry for which he’s been arrested several times and oversaw much of the Boston underboss’ day to day shylock activities. With the exception of Mike, each was himself an inducted mafia soldier. He was born in 1895 in Salemi, Sicily. Sandrelli was a dapper, well-known soldier, gunman and strong arm for Ray Patriarca. He resided at 100 Lawrence Street in Medford. A suspected loanshark. In regards to demeanor and personality, the affable and popular Big Cheese doesn’t fit the mold of the typical tough-guy mob thug – per sources, despite his enormous size, he’s known as a wiseguy peacemaker, someone who favors mediation over violence unless totally necessary. Journalist Howie Carr would write that unlike the respect his stepbrother Russo earned from mob capos such as Ilario Zannino and Angelo Mercurio, Carrozza was “considered such a complete moron by Patriarca crime family underboss Gennaro Anguilo that he was told that if he set foot in the city proper, excluding East Boston, Massachusetts, that he would be shot on sight.”. Once the IRS started investigating his affairs, Bruccola chose to abdicate power and retire back to Sicily. By 1997 Russo had been elevated to the consigliere position by acting boss Patriarca Jr. Gangster Dutch Schultz built up a criminal network that included bootlegging, illegal … He ran bookmaking, numbers, dice and games (both legit and crooked), Greek barbut games, loan sharking. He was a quiet, but top-ranked soldier in the Boston faction for decades. Frank would even later rise to serve as consigliere of the entire New England borgata at one point in time, and was considered a close personal associate of boss Ray Patriarca as well as his brother Jerry. His criminal record started in 1937 and included 29 arrests. He had arrests since 1914 for breaking and entering, violation prohibition act, suspicion of manslaughter. Born 1908 in Canada (hence his nickname) and lived in Sicily as a kid. Cesario ran a shylock book using funds supplied by Anguilo. Selvitella had a record of over 32 arrests including one for murder since 1915, but spent less than 1 year behind bars. Posted on January 25, 2018 July 26, 2018 by brendanlewisblog. Active in gambling, narcotics, extortion, murder and strong-arm mafia enforcement. At one time Zannino owned a nightclub as a front. He was a top bookmaker who controlled a large gambling network in East Boston. We popup on boats, in restaurants, on … A low key thinking man’s mafioso, very well respected by his peers. Future top mafioso Larry Zannino started out serving under Santaniello.Related to Capo Leo Santantiello, and strong-arm man Amato Santaniello. Chickie operated and operated from there as his headquarters. The operated gambling, shylocking, the systematic extortion of topless clubs, porno shops, and several coin-vending firms. Ring, the former supervisor of Boston’s FBI organized crime squad, said of the indictment, “It’s kind of the stake through the heart.” What Ring didn’t realize at the time – over five years would pass with no trials taking place – is that the Boston FBI would be dragged through the same gutters as that of … He ran dice games and other gambling rackets for Jerry. Matty joined Romano’s brothers Joey and Louie who were business agents and union members with Local #271. Prochilo, who saw the approaching car with its gunmen, ducked to avoid injury.Retaliation continued on the afternoon of Oct. 20. But in the final weeks of his life, Romano hung with the wrong crowd, more specifically the wrong guy, Enrico (Rico) Ponzo. He installed a young mob soldier from his Providence regime by the name of Matthew (Good Looking Matty) Guglielmetti as a Union shop steward. It has two distinct factions, one based in Providence, Rhode Island and the other in Boston, Massachusetts. He was born 1919, and grew up in Boston’s North End. It seems to be no small coincidence that all four of these key mafiosi converged on the City of Boston and collaborated to form a borgata. It is a cautionary tale. Like his brother, he was an accomplished and well-respected soldier. Resided at 282 Common St., Watertown, MA. Whitey Bulger was an Irish-American organized crime boss who ran the Boston Irish Mob known as the Winter Hill Gang in his South Boston headquarters for decades. Anthony remained in control of the family until his arrest in 2012. He is 93 years old. He provided the bank for multiple loan shark businesses and mob partnerships. He had arrests since 1931 for breaking and entering, carrying a concealed weapon, receiving stolen goods. He controlled a massive series of gambling and shylock networks for the borgata. In fact, of all the mobsters I worked in 30 years on the job, he might have been the easiest to deal with on a one-to-one level.” http://gangsterreport.com/big-cheese-boston-mob-headed-home-back-old-job/. Residents of the East Boston neighborhood where Souza was gunned down were angry that it took 16 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. One local storeowner claimed, “They could have saved that kid.”. After his release from prison, the Angiulo mob helped Joe Cortese get back on his feet by putting him in charge of a big numbers office in East Boston. The two acted as a collection team on behalf of the East Boston mob czar. His brush with media infamy came in June 1989 when Cadillac Frank Salemme, then the boss of the Patriarca crime family, was shot and wounded outside the IHOP in Saugus. They're active primarily in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and parts of Connecticut. In 1938 arrested for narcotics, which charge was later dismissed. Five days later, Michael Prochilo was shot at as he sat in his car, which was parked on Gladstone Street. Born 1908, he resided for years on Bryant Street in the Revere section of Boston. A Look Inside Boston’s Organized Crime Underworld By Seth Ferranti July 22, 2012 July 22, 2012 With the recent capture of the infamous gangster Whitey Bulger and the arrest of 83-year-old Howie Winter, from Boston’s notorious Winter Hill gang, (see accompanying article), Irish mobsters are back in … Associate of Robert Carozza, in a crew of below-average mobsters. James A. He ran dice games, shylocking, and after hours clubs. He owned a lucrative Boston dry-cleaning firm, Noyes Dry Cleaning Salon, 300 Hanover St., in the North End which was operated by his son. A member of a New England mob family who went rogue and was accused of trying to kill the clan's head has resurfaced in Idaho, 17 years after he fled Massachusetts. Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio, A Boston-based mobster who became Boss of the New England Mafia is believed to be the current boss or acting boss. Born 1886 outside of Palermo, Sicily. He was finally released June, 1998. From information based on newly declassified documents and the use of underworld sources, Boston Mob spans the gutters and alleyways of East Boston, Providence and Charlestown to the halls of Congress in Washington D.C. and Boston’s Beacon Hill. One of the original powers in Boston’s North End. Carmen became the Underboss in 2009, and his brother Anthony DiNunzio was named acting boss when Peter Limone was arrested. He was caught in East Boston the next day and sent back to Walpole State Prison. he was underboss in Boston and headed all operations in Massachusetts between 1968 and his jailing in 1986. He was affiliated with Leo Santaniello and soldier Little Bozo Cortese. This years Flash Rhyme Mob had one location, at the Library. He lived and operated in the Boston suburb of Revere and the “Combat Zone”, an area full of restaurants, nightclubs and bars. http://gangsterreport.com/big-cheese-boston-mob-headed-home-back-old-job/, http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8345168.html, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. After his stepmother married his father, he used his adopted named “Robert (Bobby) Russo” as a criminal alias among associates. The 1984 death of Raymond Salvatore Loreda Patriarca – who had ruled the well-oiled New England Crime Family from Providence for the last 30 years – sent Mafia operations in Boston into a bloody and prolonged free fall. Spucky is known as a character. Born 1895 in Salemi, Sicily. He held a piece of several nightclubs over the years in Revere. One of the coups was the arrest of the now-retired boss of the New England Mafia, Louis “Baby Shacks” Manocchio. “He’s got a good sense of humor, the kind of guy that doesn’t make any apologies for being a wiseguy,” said one former FBI agent familiar with Spagnolo from his earlier days in the Boston … Back in the 1950s he held points in the Tropicana Casino in Cuba, and was known as a jukebox racketeer. Also suspected of holding a hidden interest in a Revere nightclub. Sometimes, when young men from East Boston turn up with bullets in their heads, no one is surprised. Thomas "Tommy D" De Prisco (1914-1966) was the bodyguard for Boston greek mobster Arthur "Tash" Bratsos. A soldier based in the North End, who was the “right arm” to Anguilo, and served as his driver-bodyguard. James Martorano, killer and member of the Winter Hill Gang and later the Patriarca crime family, who was a friend of Kelly. Michael Romano was a victim of naivete, betrayal and, most likely, mistaken identity. Early life. As the community became overcrowded many left the North End and made a new Italian enclave in the section of East Boston. More Successes. Souza had a record dating back to 1975, which included assault, battery and armed robbery. This takeover attempt provoked a gang civil war that lasted until 1996 and claimed over a dozen lives. Devlin, wearing a bullet proof vest, had been shot in the head and was in critical condition. South Boston aka “Southie” and it’s neighboring town Dorchester are the Irish mob hot spots in the city, going back at least a century. Allegedly related to associate/soldier Philip (Sonny) Baiona. The DiNunzio’s did their best to stabilize the troops. He was known for his custom-made, wiseguy-style long collar shirts and hawk-like features. Robert Italiano, East Boston, Massachusetts. *WARNING! They just want to life free, without the intrusion of “Big Government” in their lives! Anthony Ciampi of the city’s East Boston neighborhood admitted Monday to the March 1994 killing of Richard Devlin, an associate of alleged mob … He frequented visited Ray Patriarca in Federal Hill in Providence. On Sept. 16, in a shooting which is yet to be understood, Joseph Cirame, manager of the Stadium Café, where Ponzo and Puleo waited while Romano worked at changing the tire, was shot five times as he was leaving his car in Revere. These guys is the real deal! The book's final chapter is devoted to a brief discussion of the portrayal of Boston mobsters in fictional films. The story of Joe Barboza’s rise in the Boston underworld of the 1960s is predictably shadowy. The location often times varied depending on the person who was running the family. Joseph Anthony Russo (Born 1931 - Died june 1, 1998) known as "JR" and "Giuseppi Russelli", was a Capo and later Consigliere of the Providence based Patriarca crime family. The Patriarca crime family, also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia, or The Office, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family in New England. Barboza was a Portuguese-American from New Bedford. Starting out as a mob associate, he rose quickly up the mob ladder with his ability and sheer balls to get things done. THE LONG VERSION: We bring oyster farmers, highly creative chefs, cocktail magicians, wine geeks, passionate brewers, artists & hospitality badasses into East Boston (and beyond) to create a unique dining experience. After Romano’s death in 1999, Guglielmetti was said to have taken his place caporegime of the crew. Or even that mean. As he aged, Johnny Williams backed up from the rackets, but even in semi-retirement was said to be getting a weekly “pay” from several Boston Jewish bookies. Both were seeking the others murder. Born in 1918, he was a longtime member of the Boston faction. Who doesn’t love a guy nicknamed “The Cheeseman”? He was boss of the New England mafia between 1931 and approximately 1952, before Ray Patriarca. In fact, the Anguilo’s headquartered out of a building at 98 Prince Street, almost directly across from the apartment building they grew up in. He had a brother who was also a soldier named John (Jackie) Salemme. Starting out as a bootlegger, he expanded the Family’s influence and power into gambling, extortion and protection rackets over many of the areas independent racketeers. He was born 1903, and resided at 245 Tappan St., in Brookline, and hung around Boston’s North End.A well-respected old-timer, he was known as a mob arbitrator and often sought out to hold a “carpet” or “sitdown” between underworld factions. It is the Irish gangsters like Whitey Bulger who dominated the headlines over the years. Active in gambling, hijackings and burglaries, Tony Canadian had a reputation as a guy who put in “work”. A low-key, quiet mafioso, over the years Eddie Mulligan nevertheless wielded tight control over Laborers Union Local #271 of Providence. He ran a major bookmaking and shylock business in the North End. During his time there he developed some contacts in the organized crime circuit. Beware of Da’ Rats. And, ultimately, it is a terribly sad tale. He was also known to engage in currency counterfeiting. He started out under the auspices of capo Antonio (Tony) Santaniello. Guglielmo was a veteran gunman for their Family active in policy, dice games, and strong arm work as directed by the Bruccola hierarchy.He was a top aide to former boss Phil Bruccola. Back in the 1980-1990s he was at odds with capo Bobby DeLuca. He was an attendee in November 1957 at the infamous Apalachin Meeting. The Irish mob has a stronger presence in Boston than any other city in America. He was born in Boston in 1923. In 1956 he was nabbed at his after-hours club after a police raid and charged with federal alcohol-tax violations. Frank A. Imbruglia, East Boston. Russo was later convicted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and sent to prison where he died of natural causes in 1997. About  / Contact / Privacy Policy / Copyright Notice. Born 1913, he served as a regime soldier in Revere under Joe Anselmo at one point. The DiNunzio brothers were born and raised in East Boston, before gravitating to the city’s North End Little Italy neighborhood, getting schooled in mob activity by then-crime family underboss Jerry Angiulo and his crew of cronies and siblings. Rossetti, who is from East Boston, had previously been convicted of a variety of crimes, including an armored car robbery. The Mob in New England has always been based in two major cities, Boston and Providence, Rhode Island. He and his brother Anthony DiNunzio became soldiers and were quickly elevated into a hierarchy that had been decimated by repeated prosecutions. By seizing family leadership, Carrozza and the other renegades sought to control illegal gambling and the extortion of bookmakers, drug dealers and restaurant owners in Massachusetts. He was once picked up for suspicion of murder. Zannino became a favorite capo of both Patriarca and Angiulo. He was active in the fencing of stolen and hijacked property, gambling, and frauds. He served as a decades-long “capo di decina” under the leadership of both Bruccola and Patriarca. While serving time in MCI-Concord he met a lot of gangsters, and when he was released he moved to East Boston to enter the rackets himself. He was questioned by police in the murder of State Trooper Charbonnier after being one of the last people seen with David Clark, and was alleged to have been a participant in the Romano murder. He was active in bootlegging and gambling. An old-time capo decina (dob 1917), he was an active bookmaker. By 1950 he was active in gambling, shylocking, and labor racketeering. Nicholas Femia, East Boston, a member of the Patriarca Mafia crime family, the Barboza, and the Winter Hill Gangs, who was involved in extortion and armed robbery. By the mid-1980s he was serving a federal racketeering sentence after his conviction with Angiulo and Zannino in a RICO case. He owned the Purity Cheese Co., 55-57 Endicott St., Boston. He served several jail terms for extortion, and died in jail while serving a RICO sentence. East Boston was safer when the mafia ran things. He operated in the “Combat Zone” entertainment district of Boston. They were into cutting-edge graphic design! He was active in strong-arm work for the Family. Anthony “Spucky” (formerly “Spunky” – no joke) Spagnolo, who for years was a shakedown artist in the East Boston faction of La Cosa Nostra, is now 72 and living the retirement life in suburban Revere. Active in gambling, bootlegging, major robberies and jewel heists, and the shakedown of underworld independents. Welcome to the official website introducing readers to a book being written about a Boston FBI/Mafia murder cover … Side Note: Gaspare Messina, Frank Cucchiara, Salvatore Cangemi, and Joe Lombardi were all born in the town of Salemi, Sicily. A notorious hoodlum. The Monte Carlo Restaurant (Springfield, MA) In 1989, William "The Wild Man" Grasso, at the time the most powerful mobster in CT and an underboss in … He helped forge the borgata together. Mostly active in gambling and loansharking, The Saint has served several long prison terms. A veteran “Capo di decina” who was born in 1907 in Massachusetts. He had a brother “Jerry Noyes” Selvitella who also served as a soldier. A Medford-based soldier who in 1960-1963 operated a crap game in Waterville, Maine, 2-3 nites each week. Jerry was also said to dabble in fencing stolen cargo loads and gems. Over 120 alleged mobsters and associates were taken in, encompassing a dozen different cases involving Mafia families in the Northeast. Anselmo had interests in a Boston restaurant, and several prize-fighters. He was later fined $1,000. Resided at 232 Orient Ave., East Boston. He was involved in all kinds of crimes, from racketeering to drug trafficking to murder. One of the younger generation mafiosi who was active under Angiulo in the Boston regime of Larry Baione. Its players include governors and mayors, and the Mafia Commission of New York City. Anselmo was a stickler for mafia protocol. Even before those transgressions became public, Salemme had been under intense pressure from a rebellious mob faction, which had enlisted the support of New York mobsters… Souza had a record dating back to 1975, which included assault, battery and armed robbery. Frederick “The Neighbor” Simone 53 of Wakefield and Vincent “Dee Dee” Gioacchini 51 of East Boston described as soldiers in the Patriarca crime family were … He had a son who was also later connected with this network, Cono Frizzi Jr. DOB 1920, a well known top associate for the Boston mob serving under Jerry Anguilo. Also partnered with Jerry Angiulo in loansharking. Both DeLuca’s later turned federal informant. In fact, at one point it was said he served as a capo. Flash Rhyme Mob. By the 1960s he moved to 240 Spring Street in Medford, and later to a multimillion-dollar estate and compound at Nahant, but always operated out of his boyhood neighborhood. Active in narcotics, bookmaking, extortion, counterfeiting, burglary and criminally receiving. In his later years, he lived off his investments which included real estate, a chicken farm he operated in Sicily, and an occasional envelope he was said to still receive the from back home in New England. See more ideas about mafia, crime family, mafia gangster. A “capable” hood, by the 1970s he had been elevated to capo. He was born 1940 and was the half brother to soldier and later consigliere Joseph (JR) Russo. He lived to 101 years old. Afterword, Sources, Index and About the Authors fill the remaining pages. After being released from jail in 2001, he jumped back into the mob pool and was indicted again in 2010 for loansharking. Eventually, DeLuca turned informant and St. Laurent was behind bars, which ended the conflict. Starting out as a mob associate, he rose quickly up the mob ladder with his ability and sheer balls to get things done. They helped Jerry oversee the smooth operation of rackets in Beantown; controlling the record books for the bookmaking, dice and card games, numbers, and shylock rackets the four caporegimes and numerous soldiers ran there. A veteran Boston based soldier dating back to Prohibition. He later became a close associate of Ray Patriarca Jr. A suspected loanshark. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8345168.html, Robert Carrozza born January 9, 1940 in Winthrop, Massachusetts became the stepbrother of Patriarca crime family capo Joseph (JR) Russo born May 5, 1931 in East Boston, Massachusetts after his Italian-American housewife mother remarried Russo’s father. Boston Mafia Bosses Hit the Streets – Who’s The Boss? He was known as one of the most violent mafioso of New England. 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