Gene was released in September and immediately rumors of a possible mafia war began to swirl on the streets. It appeared that the Gotti era had returned with a bang, but not quite.
Cali was killed by a young man named Anthony Comello after an incident that had nothing to do with mafia business. Meanwhile Gene Gotti knows with his last name, he will be under a constant microscope with state and federal authorities. At the current time, it is unclear if anyone has been named the new street boss. There are still well over made men in the family with over associates all bringing in money.
The family continues to struggle with government surveillance. In December , 11 Gambino members and associates were charged with racketeering. Federal prosecutors have a mountain of evidence based on a series of successful wiretapping operations. This has been a constant threat to the Gambinos since the early s. One of the men caught on tape and charged was family soldier Vincent Fiore who was overheard saying the death of Cali was actually a good thing.
Fiore feels that his captain is should be the one to take over the family and provide new leadership. They still have their hooks in local construction and various other industries both blue collar and information age crimes.
There is likely to be some fierce competition for power for the Gambinos over the next couple of years. It appears whoever takes over the family, not everyone is going to be happy. Related Story: Current Mafia Bosses in With all the attention surrounding the Gambino family lately, the Genovese family is sure to capitalize. While they are involved with the low hanging fruit like narcotics, they also have a well diversified stream of income.
They have tons of money invested in bookmaking and a good number of their higher level guys who are free to operate.
Even after this, they still have a massive influence over the labor unions. Esposito was caught with a written list of current made men. What helps the Genoves family is that they tend to have more peaceful leadership changes than the other families. When the other families are spending time infighting, the Genovese continue to grow, staying under the radar as much as possible. Chin originally picked Bellomo as acting boss but then Bellomo went to prison for a decade.
He was released in and again took the spot back after acting boss Danny Leo went to prison. Bellomo and the Genovese are operating strongly in the shadows.
Longtime imprisoned boss Persico died last year after pulling the strings for 30 years behind bars. Allie Boy is serving a life sentence so the decision only makes sense in that he was keeping the power within his family. They still operate in factions, but at least they are not currently at war, something the Colombos know too well. Because of those wars, the number of made members has fallen to The Bonanno family currently is a bit larger than the Colombos, but only half the size of the Gambinos and Genovese.
Their current boss is convicted murderer Michael Mancuso, who served 10 years for killing his own wife in He pleaded guilty to a mob related murder in and got 15 years.
He was released on March 12, The Bonannos have always benefited from a close relationship with the Gambinos and that still exists today. Several Bonanno and Gambino members were charged with narcotics trafficking and loan sharking in an FBI sting in November Mancuso has Joseph Cammarano Jr. They have had some major blunders over the years like the Donnie Brasco incident, but always have shown resilience.
The Lucchese Crime Family is was founded nearly a century ago and continues to operate today. Lately however, the Luccheses are feeling the heat. More than 30 of their members and associates have been nabbed in federal stings since Soldier turned government witness John Pennisi in May provided an update on the current structure and power struggle.
After the death of Carmine Persico last year, Amuso is now the longest reigning boss. Crea and his son Steven Jr. Although they are the only mafia family in Chicago, the Outfit is arguably as strong as any of the five families in New York. Their history goes all the way back to Al Capone and the bootlegging era. Their leadership through the years has been very strong, especially under long time boss Tony Accardo.
The most recent blow to them was the Family Secrets trial where three of their leaders went to prison for life. Eight others were sent to prison for varying lengths of time.
It was the testimony of former Outfit hitman Nick Calabrese that sealed the case. Currently, they are in a shuffle for their top leadership positions. The organization is staying afloat with labor racketeering, extortion, loansharking and narcotics trafficking.
Families are only allowed to make new members as replacements for mobsters who have died. Each family is allowed to add 2 new made guys at Christmas time which was put in as a way to compensate for jailed wiseguys etc.
Families are not allowed to replace turncoats who have ratted on the family until they are dead. When it comes to current membership numbers the Genovese family and the Gambino family lead the way in NY. Both organizations are believed to have between made guys within their ranks.
Both families have been extremely low key in recent years so the margin of error for both may be a bit more expansive then it is for some of the smaller families. The Bonanno family follows closely behind those two powerhouses and is believed to have between made guys. The current number of made guys within the Lucchese family is estimated to be between Although recent testimony from a mob turncoat had the number of made guys in the families remaining crews at a significantly lower total.
The Colombo family has always and continues to bring up the rear and are currently believed to have between made guys. While we can debate as to the accuracy and how many of these made guys remain active its seems clear that the New York Mafia still maintains a significant presence. About The Mafia would like to give credit where it is due for the estimates included here today which are largely based on charts maintained by forum member Pogo the Clown over at The Black Hand Forum.
He always maintains a high standard when it comes to accuracy across the board.
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