MOB TALK: Gambino Crime Family Paul "Big Paulie" Castellano Former Boss of the Gambino Family.
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Pic 1- Paul "Big Paulie" Castellano Former Boss of the Gambino Family. Constantino Paul Castellano (Italian: [kastelˈlaːno]; June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985) was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family of New York City. Castellano ran the organization from 1976 until his murder on December 16, 1985.
Pic 2 - Frank Palmieri, Gambino's soldier and son of Buffalo boss Paul Palmieri
Frank Palmieri is the son of the powerful mobster Paul Palmieri. Frank is also the son-in-law of Willie Moretti and a close associate of Jerry Catena
Pic 3- John Biondo, Gambino soldier in Connecticut
Pic 4 - Gambino crime family
Thomas “Guinea Reds” Aversa (1903 - 1968), family soldier said to be one of Baltimore’s top Mafiosi. Held silent partnership in several local bars; financed attorney’s fee & bails for other Italian racketeers. Arrests (1934): gambling, etc. Associates: James Caronna, Louis Morici (all Baltimore). Resided: 403 Marlow Rd., Baltimore, MD.; frequented Chanticleer Nightclub (which he owned) & Cross St. Market (both Baltimore).
Pic 5- Andrew Alberti, Gambino's soldier slain in 1964
Pic 6 - Ernesto Barese, Gambino's soldier in Newark
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Gioacchino "Dandy Jack" Parisi, vicious NYC labor racketeer who fled to Pennsylvania to avoid murder raps and possibly transferred to Bufalino's organization
Pic 8- Joseph Scalise, Gambino Bronx capo killed by Anastasia
Second in importance to only Frank amongst the brothers, Joseph was a close personal friend of Salvatore Luciano. It was this friendship that may have saved Frank, after his mentor Maranzano was killed. As a known Maranzano ally, Frank was demoted, but not killed. In 1951 Albert Anastasia eliminated the Mangano’s, and took-over the Family. He promoted Frank to Under-boss, and Joseph to Capo to run the Bronx regime. The Scalici brothers were once more powerful. In 1957 it was discovered that Frank had been selling Family memberships and Anastasia, possibly to cover his tracks, had him killed. Joseph was the first on the scene, and emotionally vowed vengeance. Joseph was murdered and his body disposed of in a garbage truck. After that, Anastasia was killed by the Sicilian faction.
Pic 9 - Frank DeCicco - Frank DeCicco (November 5, 1935 – April 13, 1986), also known as "Frankie D" and "Frankie Cheech", was an American mobster and eventual underboss for the Gambino crime family in New York City.
Pic 10 - Death
On April 13, 1986, DeCicco was killed in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, when his 1985 Buick Park Avenue was bombed following a visit to Castellano loyalist James Failla. The bombing was carried out by Victor Amuso and Anthony Casso of the Lucchese family, under orders of Vincent Gigante and Lucchese boss Anthony Corallo, to avenge Castellano and Bilotti by killing their successors; Gotti also planned to visit Failla that day, but canceled, and the bomb was detonated after a soldier who rode with DeCicco was mistaken for the boss.
In November 1997, author Jerry Capeci reported that Casso, now a government witness, revealed that the plotters selected Genovese associate Herbert Pate to kill Gotti with an improvised explosive device (IED). Casso told investigators that the plotters decided to kill Gotti and DeCicco with a bomb in order to make the Gambinos think that Zips, or Sicilian mafiosi, were involved. Although Sicilian gangsters are notorious for using bombs, they have long been forbidden in the American Mafia since they put innocent people at risk. Casso also told authorities that Pate was selected because he had no links to the Gambino family and thus would not be recognized while staking out DeCicco.
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