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VALAcHI
81 on Criminal List
Under Indictments
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OOutluucu FROM rage al
Justice Department public in
formation officer, said:
THE important thing about
Valachi is whether the infor-
nation he has given the FBI
about the highly disciplined
criminal organization is &C
curate. Investigation by Fed
eral law enforcement agencies
has corroborated the general
outline Of Valachi's informa-
ton and q great many details
about this organization which
holds immense power in many
areas Of the Nation through
force, violence and corruption"
The Stars list Of Cosa Nos
ira members awaiting trial or
recently convicted shows that
Fe deral authorities have
caught up with two bosses"
or heads Of Cosa Nostra fam
ilies;" one elder statesman"
and a dozen underbosses and
"caporegimas."
The underboss serves as
deputy for the boss. The Ca
poregimas" each head o reg
ina" or unit within the family.
Under them are the button
men," soldiers" or good fell
lows"
Leaders in Trouble
Four of the five New York
families identified by Valachi,
as well as three Detroit groups
and a Chicago group, now
have either a deputy or Ca
poregima" in trouble, accord
ing to The Stars list.
With the exception Of one
top Detroit hoodlum, the list
does not include Cosa Nostra
members against whom local
authorities have moved.
Federal authorities have
brought out that the vast ma
jority Of the crimes committed
by the Cosa Nostra network
from loan Shaking to murder
are state rather than Federal
offenses.
, That's why FBI Director ].
Edgar Hoover recently called
for acceleration Of the con-
certed drive by Federal and
local authorities against what
he termed this federation Of
professional racketeers, netting
its criminal hierarchy hundreds
of thousands Of dollars q day.
The intelligence c ollected
from Valachi and the FBI in
formants confirms the long
suspected ranking Of some
members Of the crime network. |
It also contains some surprises. |
Recognized Kingpln
For instance, 1t surprised no
veterans in law enforcement |
that Carlos Marcello. long
recognized as the kingpin Of
crime in New Orleans, has been
confirmed from the inside as
the boss" Of the New Orleans
family. 1.-THE target Of Govern
ment deportation proceedings
since 1852, Marcello Ii now
under Federal indictment on
perjury charges.
On the other hand, Frankie
Carlo. long publicized as the
underworld car Of boxing,
doesn't rate as high inside Cosa
NoStra as his reputation inn
plies. West Coast tnfcrmants
peg him as 0 button man." o
mere soldier in the organiza-
tion. Carlo has been con-
.victed Of extortion in q Los
angeles boxing case.
The big names on the list Of
indicted or convicted Cosa Nos
ira m e m b ers, as they are
ranked by Valachi and FBI in
formants, include:
: Vito GenoveSe, boss Of o
New York crime family" and
tagged by Valachi as the reign
ing kingpin Of all Of Cosa Nos
ira. Genovese is now serving a
d5-year sentence for narcotics
conspiracy.
Ranked as "CapO"
Michael (Trigger Mike) Cop
pola, Miami and New York
gambling figure ranked as q
-'capo" in the Genovese fam
ily." Coppola has been con-
victed Of income tax evasion.
Joseph Stassi, ST., q fugitive
from Federal narcotics charges,
also Is listed as a "capo" in the
Genovese family" Stassi is
wanted for prosecution under a
Federal indictment at Houston.
Tex, charging conspiracy to
violate Federal narcotics laws
by trafficking with q load Of
high quality heroin valued to
the underworld at an estimated
IS million.
Carmine Lombardozzi. one Of
the delegates" at the 1857
Apalachin crime convention"
ranked as a "capo" in the New
York crime family" Of Carlo
Gambino. Also an Apalachin
delegate, Gambino is an italian
alien now facing deportation
proceedings. Lombardozzi was
convicted in 1861 Of violating
securities laws and was put on
five-year probation. The proba-
ton was recently revoked when
he and four others we're in
dicted on charges Of conspiracy