This Week In Gang Land
Another Carmine Persico, Namesake Nephew Of The Late Mafia Boss, Is Now 'In The Game'
Longtime
Colombo boss Carmine (Junior) Persico died in prison. His son, former
acting-boss Alphonse, is serving a life sentence for murder. Persico's
nephew, Theodore (Skinny Teddy) Persico, reputedly the current heir apparent
to the throne, is behind bars and not expected to be released anytime soon.
But the Persico clan is large, and sources say that a nephew with the same
name as his legendary uncle, has arrived on the scene.
The sources say this Carmine Persico, 52, a half-brother of imprisoned capo Skinny Teddy Persico, is not viewed "at this time" as an acting member of the Administration that is running the beleaguered crime family as its leaders and Skinny Teddy contest pending racketeering charges. But they say nephew Carmine Persico is a captain who "is in the game now."
These sources say that authorities also have information that the crime family still considers Junior Persico's businessman son Michael, who has completed three years of post-prison supervised release for his loansharking conviction and lives in Saugerties NY, as "a valuable resource" and contacts him "from time to time" about matters that "concern them."
The Day A New Jersey Cop Went On The Waterfront With Elia Kazan
His
name isn't in the credits, and you don't really see his face in On The
Waterfront. But William (Billy Kilroy) Ramoth, a New Jersey lawman, was the
guy you see playing the role of Terry Malloy in the famously brutal fight
scene with dock boss Johnny Friendly.
Son Of Gambino Capo Changes His Mind About Working On The Waterfront — For Now
A
son shouldn't have to pay for the sins of his father – even when his late
dad was a mob capo. So Frank Giordano, his own crime-free record in hand,
applied a year ago for a $165,000 a year job on the docks. The Waterfront
Commission objected, and disqualified him for having misrepresented his ties
to the Gambino family.
