Patriarca family

The Patriarca family ( Patriarca crime family ), also known as the New England Crime Family , Providence Crime Family , Boston Crime Family or The Office is an Italian-American mafia family of the American Cosa Nostra from New England . The family is divided into two factions; one in Providence, Rhode Island and one in Boston, Massachusetts.

history

In the beginning there were two separate Mafia families in New England. One in Boston and one in Providence. The Boston family was founded in 1916 by Gaspare Messina and the Providence family in 1917 by Frank Morelli . In December 1930 or early 1931 Gaspare Messina was even temporarily elected "Capo dei Capi" (boss of the bosses ) of the American Mafia. Messina withdrew from the family business in the early 1930s and passed away. In 1931 Filippo Buccola took office as the boss of the Boston family. In 1932 he merged his family with Morelli's family from Providence to form the New England Crime Family . Buccola retired to Sicily in 1954 and died of natural causes in 1987 at the age of 101.

On November 14, 1957, the so-called Apalachin Meeting took place. A gathering of almost all the La Cosa Nostra bosses in the Apalachin Ward, New York. The meeting was ended prematurely by the police. The police succeeded in ascertaining the personal details of 62 Mafiosi (including Raymond Patriarca).

The situation worsened for Patriarca and his family in 1961 when Robert F. Kennedy began cracking down on organized crime. Law enforcement agencies worked together to get an informant from New England Mafia circles. They finally succeeded in doing so in 1966 when Joe Barboza , a hit-man (enforcer) of the Patriarca family, who was said to have killed 26 people, was arrested with a load of guns. Barboza was concerned that Patriarca had failed to secure his bail and two of his friends were murdered while trying to pay bail. Barboza became an informant, and not long afterwards, Patriarca and underboss Enrico Tameleo were charged in 1967 for the murder of a Providence bookmaker. Patriarca was arrested in 1969 and released in 1974. Nonetheless, until his death in 1984, Patriaca was plagued by law enforcement agencies and repeatedly blamed for a wide variety of crimes.

After Patriarca's death, the New England Mafia went through a long period of decline from law enforcement and internal violence. Gennaro Angiulo tried to take over the position of Patriarca, Sr. in 1984 while on remand while in prison. But with the help of Ilario Zannino , top captain of the family, Patriarca's son Raymond Patriarca, Jr. secured this position, whereupon Zannino Consigliere was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 1987. Angiulo was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Other high-ranking members such as Henry Tameleo and Francesco Intiso also died or were imprisoned.

William Grasso a gangster from East Hartford was made an underboss due to the poor leadership of the younger Patriarch . Some investigators assumed that Grasso was secretly in charge. But this assumption ended in 1989 with the murder of Grasso. Grasso's death weakened the position of Patriarca, Jr. Nicholas Bianco was believed to be responsible for the death of Grasso, but Grasso became underboss in 1989 and ultimately boss of the Patriarca family in 1991.

On March 26, 1990, Raymond Patriarca, Jr. and 20 other family members and associates were charged on numerous counts of extortion, drug-stolen goods, gambling and murder. Besides Patriarca, Jr. it was Underboss Bianco, Consigliere Joseph Russo , as well as Biagio DiGiacomo, Vincent Ferrara, Matthew Guglielmetti, Joseph A. Tiberi Sr., Dennis Lepore, Gaetano J. Milano, Jack Johns, John "Sonny" Castagna, Louis Fallia, Frank and Louis Pugliono, Frank Colontoni and Robert Carrozza. These charges have been described as "the most sweeping attack ever launched on a single organized crime family." One of the most telling pieces of evidence was a tape recording of an induction ceremony at which 13 mafiosi were present. Because of this nakedness, Patriarca, Jr, was deposed by Bianco. However, in 1991, Bianco was sentenced to 11 years in prison and eight other family members found guilty. In 1993, 26 more Mafiosi were indicted and convicted of illegally operating bookmaking.

In January 1995 the new boss Frank Salemme was charged with extortion of protection money along with Stephen Flemmi and the notorious James J. Bulger . In court, Salemme discovered that Flemmi and Bulger had been working as informants for the FBI for a long time . Bulger's childhood friend, FBI agent John Connolly, let him carry out his criminal operations with impunity for information regarding the Patriarca family. These events were filmed in the 2015 movie Black Mass . After Salemme's imprisonment, a rogue faction led by Robert F. Carrozza , Anthony Ciampi and Michael P. Romano, Sr. waged a war against the Salemme loyalists. In 1997, 15 members of this breakaway faction were charged by the FBI. On December 9, 1999, Salemme pleaded guilty to extortion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison on February 23, 2000.

During these events, Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio became the official head of the family in 1996. He has been described as "a clever and opportunistic old school leader" and "tough and competent". Mannochio's headquarters was a laundromat in Federal Hill, Providence. According to reports, Mannocchio resigned as headman in 2009, leaving the post of new boss to his consigliere named Peter J. Limone .

The influential East Boston gangster and underboss named Carmen S. “The Cheese Man” DiNunzio , brother of former acting boss Anthony L. , took over the role of deputy boss after his release from prison in 2015, after Limone went into semi-retirement went. DiNunzio named Capo Matthew "Matty" Guglielmetti his underboss. Peter Limone died of natural causes in June 2017.

Historical tour

Head of the family

The head of a family cannot always be identified so clearly; especially if another family member comes to the fore due to a prison sentence. The external view does not always make it easy to recognize a new head as such or to determine his exact term of office. In addition, a presidential system seems to be establishing itself to a certain extent; ie the head shifts his power more to a so-called “acting boss” and / or “street boss”, who in turn continue to recognize the head as such, even if he is, for example, in custody.

Period	Surname	Nickname	Lifetime	Cause of death	annotation	fraction
1916-1924	Gaspare Messina		1879-1957	natural death	resigned	Boston
1917-1932	Frank Morelli	Butsey	unknown		resigned / became underboss	Providence
1924-1954	Filippo Buccola	Phil	1886-1987	natural death	resigned / united both families in 1932	Boston
1954-1984	Raymond Patriarca, Sr.		1908-1984	natural death		Providence
1984-1991	Raymond Patriarca, Jr.	Ray Junior	1945 – today		Imprisoned 1992–2000 / son of Raymond Patriarca, Sr.	Providence
1991-1991	Nicholas Bianco	Nicky	1932-1994	AS	Imprisoned 1991–1994	Providence
1991-1996	Frank Salemme	Cadillac Frank	1933 – today		Imprisoned in 1995 / presumably in the witness protection program since 2009	Boston
1996-2009	Luigi Manocchio	Baby shanks	1927 – today		resigned / imprisoned 2011–2015	Providence
2009-2016	Peter Limone	Chief Crazy Horse	1934-2017	natural death	Imprisoned / Resigned 2009-2010	Boston
2016 – today	Carmen S. DiNunzio	The Cheese Man	1960 – today			Boston

Acting boss

• 1995–1996: John "Jackie" Salemme  ; imprisoned since 1995 / brother of Frank Salemme  ; Boston faction
• 2009–2012: Anthony L. DiNunzio  ; Brother of Carmen S. / imprisoned since 2012; Boston Group
• 2012–2014: Antonio L. "Spucky" Spagnolo  ; * 1942 – today; detained since 2014; Boston faction
• 2015–2016: Carmen S. “The Cheese Man” DiNunzio; became boss in 2016

Underboss of the family

The underboss is number two in the criminal family, he is the deputy director of the syndicate. He gathers information for the boss, gives orders and instructions to the subordinates. In the absence of the boss, he leads the organization.

Period	Surname	Nickname	Lifetime	Cause of death	annotation	fraction
1920-1932	Joseph Lombardo	Jo (ey) the clown	1895-1969	natural death	became consigliere in 1932	Boston
1932-1947	Frank Morelli	Butsey	unknown		resigned	Providence
1947-1954	Raymond Patriarca, Sr.		1908-1984	natural death	became boss in 1954	Providence
1954-1968	Enrico Tameleo	Henry the Referee	1901-1985	natural death	Imprisoned 1968–1985	Boston
1968-1984	Gennaro Angiulo	Big Dom, Jerry	1919-2009	Kidney failure	Imprisoned 1983–2007	Boston
1984-1985	Francesco "Paul" Intiso		???? - 1985	natural death
1985-1989	William Grasso	The Wild Man	???? - 1989	murdered on June 13, 1989	Perpetrator: Gaetano Milano
1989-1991	Nicholas Bianco	Nicky	1932-1994	AS	became boss in 1991	Providence
1991-1991	Frank Salemme	Cadillac Frank	1933 – today		became boss in 1991	Boston
1991-1996	Robert Deluca				imprisoned	Providence
1996-2004	Alexander Santoro Rizzo	Sonny Boy	1913 - ????		Imprisoned 1995–1998	Boston
2004-2015	Carmen S. DiNunzio	The Cheese Man	1958 – today		Imprisoned 2009–2015 / became acting boss in 2015	Boston
2015 – today	Matthew Guglielmetti	Good-looking Matty	1949 – today			Providence

Acting underboss

• 1996-1996: Luigi Manocchio; Nickname: "Baby Shacks"; * 1927 – today; became boss in 1996; Providence Group
• 2008–2009: Peter Limone; Nickname: "Chief Crazy Horse"; * 1934 – today; became boss in 2009; Boston Group
• 2009–2012: Robert Deluca ; Nickname: "Bobby The Cigar"; Providence Group

Consigliere of the family

At the same level as the underboss is the consigliere, the advisor to the criminal family. It is usually an older member of the family who has not reached the position of boss in his criminal career and has now partially withdrawn from active criminal activity. He advises the boss and the underboss, giving him considerable influence and power.

Period	Surname	Nickname	Lifetime	Cause of death	annotation	fraction
1932-1954	Joseph Lombardo	Jo (ey) the clown	1895-1969	natural death	was underboss until 1932	Boston
1954-1976	Frank Cucchiara	The Cheeseman	1895-1976	Suicide		Boston
1976-1984	Vittore Nicolo Angiulo	Nicky	1916-1987	natural death	demoted / brother of Gennaro Angiulo	Boston
1984-1987	Ilario Zannin	Larry Baionas	1920-1996	natural death	Imprisoned 1985–1996	Boston
1987-1992	Joseph Anthony Russo	Giuseppi Russelli	1931-1998	cancer	Imprisoned 1990–1998	Boston
1992-1998	Charles Quintana	Cue ball	1920 - ????		Imprisoned in 1998	Boston
1998-2002	Rocco Argenti	Shaky	1932-2002	natural death		Providence
2003-2009	Peter Limone	Chief Crazy Horse	1934 – today		became boss in 2009	Boston
2009-2015	Anthony Parillo	Ponytail Tony	1951 – today		detained since 2015	Providence
2015 – today	Joseph Achille	Joe the Bishop	1951 – today			Providence

Films and documentaries

• 2015: Black Mass - The Godfather of Boston : Film is about u. a. of the prosecution of the Angiulo brothers and the FBI information on the Patriarca family by gangster James J. Bulger .

literature

• Jerry Capeci: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia. 2004, ISBN 0940159864
• David Critchley: The Origin of Organized Crime in America: The New York City Mafia, 1891-1931. 2009, ISBN 0415990300
• Peter J. DeVico: The Mafia Made Easy: The Anatomy and Culture of La Cosa Nostra. 2007, ISBN 1602472548
• Rocco Morelli: Forgetta 'Bout It: From Mafia to Ministry. 2007, ISBN 0882703234
• Stephen Puleo: The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance, and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day. 2007, ISBN 978-0-8070-5036-1
• Beverly Ford and Stephanie Schorow: The Boston Mob Guide: Hit Men, Hoodlums & Hideouts. 2011, ISBN 978-1-60949-4209
• Mark Silverman and Scott Deitche: Rogue Mobster: The Untold Story of Mark Silverman and the New England Mafia. 2012, ISBN 9780984233380

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Capeci, pp. 69-71
2. ↑ Puleo p. 157
3. ↑ DeVico pp. 124-127
4. ↑ Mark Silverman "Rogue Mobster" excerpt ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Crimemagazine.com Retrieved on 05-09-2012 
5. ^ Critchley, p. 184
6. ↑ Ford p. 38
7. ^ Ford p. 231
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Shelley Murphy: A contrite Salemme sentenced to 11 years . In: Boston Globe , February 24, 2000. Retrieved June 16, 2012. 
9. ↑ Fifteen indicted on April 8, 1997
10. ↑ Shelley Murphy: Salemme pleads guilty to racketeering: Plea deal would drop murder charges . In: Boston Globe , December 10, 1999. Retrieved June 16, 2012. 
11. ↑ Ted Nesi: Feds: 'Shacks' kept mob ties, co-owns Atwells eatery , Wpri.com. February 24, 2011. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 16, 2012.  
12. ↑ Tim White: Shakeup in Patriarca crime family: Target 12 investigates: "Who's the Boss?" , Wpri. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 5, 2012.  
13. ↑ "2009 Mafia Happenings - A Recap" ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Mafia News Today website January 1, 2010 
14. ↑ About the Mafia New England mafia continues to rebuild its hierarchy
15. ^ Boston Globe Peter Limone, who spent 33 years in prison for murder he didn't commit, dies at 83