Aiello Family, 76, 77
Alabiso, Luigi, 132, 148
Alaimo, Dominick, 257, 280
A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corporation, 32–33
Albanese, Philip (“Philly Katz”), 149, 177–78, 202
Albasi, John, 149
Albero, Charles (“Little Bullets”), 137, 149, 202
Alberti, Andrew (“Andy”), 200, 240, 241, 245–46, 247
alcohol. See bootlegging
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division. See Treasury Department
Alescia, James, 90, 95, 145, 149
Allegra, Melchiorre, 197
Allied Truckmen's Mutual Association, 99
Allocco, Dominick, 149
Alo, Vincent, 216
Aloi, Sevastian (“Buster”), 189
Altimari, Michael, 149
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union, 32, 38–39
Ameli, Salvatore, 149
Amen, John Harlan, 209
Amendola, Frank, 149
American Civil Liberties Union, 217
American-Italian Club in San Diego, CA, 199
American Mercury (magazine), 158
Anaclerio, Germaio, 149, 200
Analyze This (film), 269–70
Anastasia, Albert (“The Executioner”), 12, 25, 26, 56, 75, 87, 105, 111, 112, 117, 119, 120, 133, 209, 230, 231–40, 240, 241–47, 242, 243–44, 247, 253, 260, 263, 272
Anastasia Family, 62, 133, 234, 235–36, 238, 240, 244
Anastasio, Albert, Jr., 236, 239
Anastasio, Anthony (“Tough Tony”), 24–25, 26, 102, 106, 242, 247
Anastasio, Gerardo (“Jerry”), 24–25, 106
Anastasio, Joseph, 24–25, 106
Anastasio, Salvatore, 236
Anastasio, Umberto. See Anastasia, Albert (“The Executioner”)
Anderson, George, 139
Angelicola, Alfred, 255
Angiulo, Gennaro (“Jerry”), 192
Annicchiarico, Anthony, 149
Anslinger, Harry, 140
Apalachin, NY, 12, 129, 137, 185, 194, 199, 213, 215–16, 221, 222, 224, 248, 249–81
attendees, Nov. 14, 1957 Mafia Meeting, 277–81
map of Barbara estate, 261
Arcel, Ray, 164, 166
Ardito, John, 149, 202
Arlington Hotel, 252, 253, 267
Armone, Joseph (“Joe Piney”), 145, 149, 200, 246
Armone, Stephen (“Steve”), 132, 133, 145, 149, 240, 245, 246, 247
Armour and Company, 254
Armstrong, Louis, 157
Aronica, Eduardo, 200
Arra, Frank, 204
assault and battery. See strongarm tactics
Associated Amusement Machine Operators of New York (AAMONY), 185
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, 11, 46, 47, 56, 73, 90
Atlantic City, NJ, 209
Attardi, Alfonso, 149
Auburn, NY, 259, 278
Aviles, U.S. v., 142
Avola, Mario, 149
Azores, The (restaurant), 38
Ball, Lucille, 157
Baltimore, MD, 19, 138
Baratta, Peter, 200
Barbara, Josephine Vivona, 249, 253, 256, 266, 273
Barbara, Joseph, Jr., 254–55, 260, 278
Barbara, Joseph, Sr., 65, 248, 249–51, 252, 253–54, 255, 266, 268, 270, 273, 274, 278
map of estate, 261
Barbato, Arnold, 149
Barbato, Salvatore, 149
Barbella, Rocco. See Graziano, Rocky
Barboza, Joe (“The Animal”), 180
Barcellona, Charles, 149, 200
Barese, Ernesto, 200, 235
Barra, Joseph, 202
Barrasso, Albert, 202
Barzini, Don (fictional character), 127, 128
Bayer (company), 129, 130
BCI. See New York State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Bell, Daniel, 100
Bellanca, Sebastiano, 149, 200, 235
Belloise, Steve, 163
Belmont, Al, 276
Bendenelli, Joseph, 204
Bennett, Harry, 33
Bentvena, U.S. v., 142
Berkshire Downs horse track, 158
Bernava, Joseph, 202
Bilko, Sergeant (fictional character), 155
Billingsley, Sherman, 157
Binaggio, Charles, 219
Biondo, Joseph, 240, 244, 245, 247
“Black Handers,” 35
Black Mafia: Ethnic Succession in Organized Crime (Ianni), 100
Block, Alan, 131
Block, Max (“The Butcher”), 32, 38–39
Blood Covenant (Franzese), 103
Blumenthal, Sam, 118–19
Boardwalk Empire (TV series), 12, 45, 81, 283
Boccia, Ferdinand (“The Shadow”), 197, 226, 227
Boggs-Daniel Act, 272–73
Boiardo, Anthony, 202
Boiardo, Ruggiero (“Richie the Book”), 190
Bonadio, Paul, 202, 235
Bonanno, Bill (son of Joseph), 66, 128, 145–46, 148, 283
Bonanno, Joseph (“Joe”), 12, 28, 33, 34, 49, 52, 64, 66, 71–72, 76, 78, 79, 81, 91, 94, 96, 97, 98, 146, 179, 209, 225, 230, 232, 233, 244, 247, 252, 262–63, 270, 272, 274, 277, 283
and drugs, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 140, 144, 145
Bonanno, William (food distributor in Tucson, AZ), 214
Bonanno Family, 59, 62, 96, 97, 142, 144, 145, 146, 170, 180, 195, 200, 253, 259, 277
Bonasera, Cassandros, 205
Bonfiglio, Frank, 228
Bongiorno, Frank (“Frankie Brown”), 158
Bonina, Nicholas, 204
Bonventre, John, 252, 262, 277
Bonventre, Vito, 76, 81
bookmaking. See gambling
Booth Fisheries, 115
bootlegging, 25, 46, 49, 51–53, 55–56, 65, 67, 71, 72, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 88, 94, 101, 127, 155, 156, 157, 171, 180, 181, 184–85, 190, 194, 250–51
Boston, MA, 85, 164, 179, 220, 238, 256, 259
Boston Garden, 164
“Bottle Alley Gang,” 64
Bound by Honor (Bonanno), 145–46
Bove, Joseph, 149
boxing, 160–66
Boxing Managers Guild, 34, 162, 164
Brando, Marlon, 20, 126, 127
Brescia, Lorenzo, 202
bribery, 8, 46, 109, 165, 181, 187, 191, 208, 209–210, 213, 270
Brindell, Robert, 106
Bronfman, Samuel, 51
Bronx, 38, 39, 52, 58, 76, 80, 83, 130, 160, 170, 189, 197, 207, 209, 234
Belmont, 58
Central Bronx, 58, 75, 117, 188, 200, 234
East Bronx/Pelham Bay, 188, 200, 201, 203
Little Italy in, 234
North Bronx, 177, 188, 201–205
South Bronx, 188, 202, 203, 204
Bronx, Upper Manhattan, and Brooklyn Fish Dealers Association, 114
Bronx Terminal Market, 39
Brooklyn, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 38, 39, 42, 47, 55, 56, 58, 71, 72, 77, 78, 79, 80–81, 83, 87, 96, 103, 105–106, 127, 131, 147, 184, 188, 189, 197, 200–206, 209, 228, 232
Bensonhurst, 179
Central Brooklyn, 66, 75, 76
Coney Island, 76, 86, 88–89
Fort Greene, 39
Red Hook, 23, 25, 58, 110, 111
South Brooklyn, 23, 75, 76, 80, 101, 106, 109–113, 188, 209
Williamsburg, 49, 58, 179
Brooklyn Fish Dealers Association, 34
Brooklyn Trade Waste Removers Association (BTWRA), 120
Brown, Harry, 95
Brown, Kenneth, 255, 256–57, 260, 262
Browne, Claude, 139
Brownell, Herbert, 217
BTWRA. See Brooklyn Trade Waste Removers Association (BTWRA)
Buchalter, Louis (“Lepke”), 38, 107, 116, 130
Buckeye Cigarette Service Company, 255
Bufalino, Russell, 198, 236, 258, 267, 280
Bufalino Family, 198–99, 257
Buffalo, NY, 76, 77, 96, 97,
248, 255, 256, 262, 266, 267, 279
Buia, Angelo, 149
Buia, Matildo, 149
Building Services Employees Local 51B, 107
burglary. See criminal receiver of stolen goods
Buscetta, Tomasso, 141
Busso, Johnny, 240, 245–46
Buzzeo, Philip, 149
Cafaro, Vincent (“Fish”), 59, 108, 182, 187, 193
Calderone, Antonio, 179, 199
Callace, Frank, 149, 204
Callinbrano, Sally, 59
Calloway, Cab, 157
Cal-Neva Lodge, 158
Camarda, Emil, 24, 105, 110
Camden, NJ, 188, 204
Camorra gang, 39, 47, 131
Campisi, Charles, 149
Campisi, Thomas, 149, 202
Canada Dry bottling company (Endicott, NY), 254
Cannone, Ignatius (“Nat”), 257, 258, 278
Cantalupo Realty, 179
Capalbo, Gaetano, 149
Capeci, Jerry, 245
Capeheart, Homer, 219
CAPGA (code name for reactivation of Capone gang), 221
Capone, Alphonse (“Al,” “Scarface”), 12, 23, 46, 49, 71, 76, 77, 87–88, 88, 90, 95, 96, 97, 101, 157, 191, 209, 211, 215, 221
Caponigro, Antonio, 202
Capuzzi, Nick, 76, 83
Carbo, Paolo (“Frankie” a.k.a. Mr. Gray), 38, 158, 160–62, 163, 164, 165, 166, 204
Carfano, Anthony (“Little Augie Pisano”), 56, 107, 225, 238
Carillo, Anthony, 202
Carlisi, Roy, 266, 279
Carminati, Anthony, 149, 200
Carter, David, 172
Carting, Rex, 122
Caruso, Frank, 132, 149, 202
Casablanca, James, 149, 200
Casablanca, Joseph, 149
Casablanca, Vincent, 149
Casella, Peter, 149
Casertano, Steve, 149
Casso, Anthony (“Gaspipe”), 59–60, 193–94
Castellammarese clan, 55, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 88, 90, 96, 270
Castellammarese War of 1930–1931, 7, 71–98
Castellano, Paul, 148, 181, 191, 199, 258, 277
Castiglia, Francesco. See Costello, Frank
Cataldo, Joseph (“Joe the Wop”), 169
Catania, James, 207
Catania, Joseph (“Joe the Baker”), 76, 81, 207
Catena, Gerardo (“Gerry”), 230, 258, 277
Cavalieri, Samuel, 149, 205
Celambrino, Salvatore, 202
Celi, Arthur, 149
Centore, Lawrence, 202
Cerrito, Joseph, 267, 281
Chauncey, George, 166–67
Chicago, IL, 49, 62, 76, 83, 87–88, 95, 96, 108, 138, 157, 164, 165, 191, 201, 202, 203, 209, 215, 221, 248, 257, 267, 272, 280
Chicago Outfit, 67, 76, 77, 95, 97, 108, 213, 267, 276
See also Capone, Alphonse (“Al,” “Scarface”)
Chicago Stadium, 165
Chicago Tribune (newspaper), 269
Chiri, Charles Salvatore, 259, 279
Ciccone, Anthony, 150
Ciccone, Ralph, 150
Cinquegrana, Bendetto, 150
Cirillo, Dominick (“Quiet Dom”), 144
City Democratic Club, 24
Civella, Nick, 265, 272, 280
Civello, Joseph, 259, 272, 281
Clemente, Michelino (“Loader Mike”), 25–26, 202
Clemente, Salvatore, 196
Cleveland, OH, 87, 128, 138, 255, 258–59, 265–66, 272, 280
Club 82 (gay nightclub), 170
Club Abbey (speakeasy), 167
Club Durant (speakeasy), 157
Club Richman (speakeasy), 157
Coast Guard, 50, 51
Coca-Cola, 129
Coco, Eddie, 105, 162, 165
Coll, Babyface, 157
Coll, Vincent (“Mad Dog”), 93, 101, 211
Colletti, James (“Black Jim”), 264–65, 281
Collier's (magazine), 93
Colombo, Joseph (“Joe”), 179, 214
Colorado Cheese Company, 265
“Combination, The” (underworld's commission on boxing), 160–62
Commission, the (Cosa Nostra), 64, 95–98, 182, 198, 221, 230, 232, 234, 238, 248, 253, 267, 271, 272
Communist Party USA (CPUSA), 22, 109, 116, 217
Coney Island. See Brooklyn
Congress Plaza Hotel, 87–88
Consolo, Michael, 200
Contaldo, Thomas, 150
Controni, Frank, 143
Controni, Joseph, 143
Cooley, Robert, 212–13
Copacabana, the “Copa” (night club), 7, 155, 158–60, 211
Coppola, Anthony (“Cappy”), 236–37, 238, 239
Coppola, Francis Ford, 11–12, 93, 127
Coppola, Michael (“Trigger Mike”), 66, 190
Corallo, Anthony (“Tony Ducks”), 107, 132, 144, 150, 191, 210
Coralluzzo, Earl, 202
Corleone, Don Vito (fictional character), 126–27, 146, 195
Corleone, Michael (fictional character), 94, 198
Corleone, Sonny (fictional character), 195
Corona, Frank, 150
Corozzo, Nicholas (“Nicky”), 180
Corrao, Vincent, 150, 205
Corsaro, Michael, 150
Costello, Frank, 7, 50–52, 56, 65, 82, 90, 108, 127, 147, 155, 157, 158, 181, 192–93, 211, 214, 219, 225–32, 237, 244, 266
Costello, Loretta, 228
Cotton Club (night club), 157
counterfeiting, 11, 46, 73, 76, 95, 181, 196, 197, 200, 201, 203, 205, 206, 251
Court of Appeals, 215, 274
CPUSA. See Communist Party USA (CPUSA)
Craig, Glenn, 264
Crime Commission of Greater Miami, 218
criminal receiver of stolen goods, 22, 41–42, 43, 52, 65, 80, 81, 90, 94, 113, 147, 180, 183, 218
Crisci, Anthony, 150
Criscuolo, Alfred, 150, 202
Croswell, Edgar D., 249–51, 252–53, 254–55, 256–57, 258, 260, 262, 266, 268, 269, 270–71
Cuba, 158, 237, 238, 244, 256, 263, 272
Cucchiara, Frank, 259, 272, 279
Cuomo, Matthew, 200
Cupola, Alfred, 202
Curb Exchange, 53, 137
Cusamono, James, 149
D'Agostino, Dom, 279
Daily News (newspaper), 269
Dalessio, John, 183
Dalitz, Moe, 102
Dallas, TX, 259, 281
Dallesio, Alex, 201
Dallesio, John, 201
Dallesio, Mike, 201
D'Ambrosio, Al, 205
D'Ambrosio, Salvatore, 206
D'Aquila, Salvatore (“Totò”), 46–47, 72–73, 74, 76, 77, 80, 95
D'Argenio, Edward, 150, 205
Davis, John H., 93
Davis, J. Richard (“Dixie”), 93, 207, 212
De Brizzi, Alex, 201
DeCarlo, Angelo (“Gyp”), 158
DeCavalcante Family, 147–48, 259, 263–64
DeCurtis, Edward (“Eddie Toy”), 170
De Feo, Pete, 202
De George, James, 150
Della Femina, Jerry, 58
Delmonico's (restaurant), 30
DeLoach, Cartha (“Deke”), 221
Delta Fish Company, Inc., 114
De Lutro, Charles, 201
DeMarco, John, 255, 265–66, 280
DeMartino, Anthony, 202
DeMartino, Benjamin, 202
DeMartino, Theodore, 150, 203
DeMartino, William, 150
Democratic political machines, 209
Dempsey, Jack, 160
De Niro, Robert, 270
Dennis, Blackie, 168
Dentico, Joseph, 150
D'Ercole, Joseph, 150
DeSimone, Frank, 212, 264, 281
DeSimone, Tommy, 194
Detroit, MI, 33, 74, 76, 77, 78, 126, 157, 164, 165, 197, 266, 280
Detroit Olympia Arena, 165
Dewey, Thomas E.,
109–110, 209, 212, 216
Diamond, Jack (“Legs”), 52, 157
Diapoulos, Peter (“The Greek”), 245
DiBene, Nicholas, 201
Di Brizzi, Alex (“The Ox”), 26–27, 210
DiDonato, Andrew, 181
DiGregorio, Gaspar, 49, 262
Dillinger, John, 218
DiNota, Andrew, 180
Dioguardi, Giovanni (“Johnny Dio,” “John”), 99, 106, 107, 108, 117, 205
Dioguardi, Thomas (“Tommy” “Tommy Dio”), 117, 205
Dioguardo, Louis, 150
DiPalermo, Charles, 205
DiPalermo, Joseph, 150, 184, 205, 252
DiPasqua, Anthony, 150
DiPietro, Cosmo, 203
Di Pietro, Vincent, 150
Di Stefano, Vincenzo (“Vincent”), 131–32, 150
DiTrapani, Frank, 32
Dolan, Jay, 100
Domingo, Sebastiano (“Buster”), 76, 83
Donaato, Frank, 150
Donato, Anthony, 150
Donnie Brasco (film), 195
Dorsey, Tommy, 159
Downtown (gay nightclub), 168–69
Doyle, Everett, 122
Dragna, Louis, 166
Dreiser, Theodore, 217
drug trade, 7, 13, 64, 65, 90, 125–53, 177, 180, 181, 187, 189, 197, 200–206, 215, 218, 225, 245, 246, 252, 259, 266, 272–73, 283, 284
Drumgold, Herbert, 139
Dubinsky, David, 107–108, 116–17
Dundee, Angelo, 164
Durk, David, 139
Dutchess County, NY, 188, 190, 204
Dwyer, William (“Big Bill”), 49, 51, 101, 209
Eagle Building Corporation, 89–90
East Harlem, 58, 63, 188, 189, 190
Eboli, Tommy, 170, 229
Edelbaum, Maurice, 231
“Eighteen Street Gang,” 64
Eliopoulos, Elias, 130
Eliopoulos, George, 130
Elizabeth Street, 58
Ellington, Duke, 157
Embarrato, Alfred, 150
Endicott, NY, 248, 249, 250, 254, 266, 270, 278
Endicott-Johnson Shoe factory, 250
Erickson, Frank, 225
Essex House Hotel, 236
Evola, Natale (“Diamond Joe”), 144, 146, 150, 259, 277
extortion. See strongarm tactics
Falcone, Joseph, 199, 260, 279
Falcone, Salvatore, 199, 260, 279
Farulla, Rosario, 150
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 8, 12, 28, 59, 61, 63, 108, 140, 167, 191, 198, 199, 208, 213, 214, 216–18, 219, 220–24, 229, 238, 244, 245, 268, 272, 275, 276–77
Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), 132, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 144, 146, 148, 197, 215, 220, 221, 223, 269, 275
Federal Communications Act of 1934, 64–65
Fein, Benjamin (“Dopey Benny”), 116
Feinglass, Abe, 30
Ferraco, James (“Jimmy”), 111
Ferrante, Louis, 183, 192
Ferrara, Clara, 59
Ferrigno, Bartolo, 206
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