Ferrone crime family

The Ferrone crime family is an Italian-American mafia family based in Broker, Liberty City, and one of the five families of the city. The family has historically been known to be heavily business oriented and quiet. The Ferrone family is most active in Broker, Lower Algonquin, Staunton Island and Essex County, Alderney.

Founded in 1949 by Carmine Ferrone as a break-off of the 86th Street Gang, the Ferrone family was a powerful force in Broker throughout the 1950s and 1960s. However, their rise to high status on the Commission didn't come until their rapid growth in throughout the 1970s, beginning with their success in the heroin trade in the first half of the decade, upon which they expanded their territory into Staunton Island. A war ensued with the Wilson Gang, an Italian-American street gang of south Staunton Island, which resulted in 12 homicides, many being performed by long-time Ferrone associate and hitman Frank Rosenburg.

The Ferrone family grew even larger in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when they became one of Liberty City's dominant cocaine trafficking organizations, spearheaded by young members such as Frank Cabrese and John Strattonato. This attracted the attention of the foreign Ya Pradesh Syndicate.

In early 1983, Carmine Ferrone died of a stroke, and was replaced by his son, Carmine Ferrone, Jr., as boss of the Ferrone crime family.

Throughout 1983, a fierce war between the Ferrone family and the Ya Pradesh Syndicate claimed the lives of around two dozen individuals. The Ferrone family came out victorious, with Frank Cabrese becoming the chief cocaine trafficker, based out of Frank's Diner in Queens.

By the late 1980s and early 1990s, much of the family's power was decimated by federal racketeering charges.

On April 9, 2012, Carmine Ferrone, Jr. and his wife, Bella were found dead in his car in an underpass of the McCarter Highway in Alderney City, Alderney. Both of them had been shot over 10 times with a small-caliber firearm. The official investigation by the FBI turned up little evidence, but Richard Colombo, a Alderney City teenager suffering from various mental problems, was later found dead on the side of a road in Perth Amboy in August 2014. Investigators determined that Richard Colombo possessed the firearm used to kill Carmine and Bella, and that the murder of Richard was probably in retaliation.

John Strattonato took over operations of the Ferrone crime family directly after the death of Carmine, but was later paralyzed in an attempted assassination on October 10, 2021, in a hit carried out by DaShawn Burgess, a known associate of the Torelli crime family. Strattonato was attending a rally for the Italian American Cultural Association, orchestrated by James DeFranco. Speculation and rumor suggests the individuals behind the attack could have been the Torelli's Shoreside Crew, led by Vincent Ragusa.

Frank Tacito became boss of the Ferrone family, following Strattonato's paralysis.

## Know current members

### Administration

> The ruling panel of the Ferrone crime family. It takes the typical structure of La Cosa Nostra families, albeit lacking a consigliere.
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* **Boss** - John Strattonato
* **Boss (*acting*)** - Frank Tacito
* **Underboss** - Michael DiRomeo

### Broker crew

> The crew primarily active on 86th Street in South Broker. They also have interests in the Algonquin nightclub industry, as well as several construction sites in Dukes.
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* **Caporegime** - Frank Cabrese
* **Member** - Bruce Emma
* **Member** - Andrew Benedetto
* **Member** - Ronald Nardone
* **Member** - Raymond Marziano
* **Member** - Alphonse Orsini
* **Member** - Charles Ruggieri
* **Member** - James Arcuri
* **Associate** - John Nardone
* **Associate** - Salvatore Molinari
* **Associate** - Matthew Serrano
* **Associate** - Francis Marziano
* **Associate** - Michael Ferri
* **Associate** - Arthur Ricciardi
* **Associate** - Charles Ruggieri, Jr.
* **Associate** - Tony Clemente

### Alderney crew

* **Caporegime** - Michael DeAngelis
* **Member** - John DeAngelis
* **Member** - Matthew Valenti
* **Member** - Carmine DeCaro
* **Member** - Charles Lazzara
* **Member** - Louis Generazzo
* **Member** - Raymond Lubrano
* **Associate** - Paul Inserra
* **Associate** - Thomas Leone
* **Associate** - Mike Spero
* **Associate** - Tom Leonetti
* **Associate** - James Ciccone
* **Associate** - Ronald Gurino