Torelli crime family

The Torelli crime family, also known as the Torelli Gang, is an Italian-American mafia family based in Atlantic City, Alderney, including other territory across the mid-Atlantic and southwestern United States. The family is known for its frequent use of violence and murder, and a historical militarized structure and presence.

Founded in 1927 by Sicilian immigrant James Torelli, the family has been in control of his descendants throughout its entire history. Originally a loosely organized Italian and Irish bootlegging and extortion syndicate in Atlantic City, the organization quickly grew throughout the 1930s to be a chief criminal force in South Alderney.

During the 1940s, the family expanded heavily into North Alderney and Pennsylvania, and by the 1950s, was among the largest Italian-American criminal organizations in the mid-Atlantic United States. In the 1970s, when James changed his stance on narcotics, the family grew exponentially in the drug trade, expanding into parts of the west coast and the south, including Florida.

However, by the 1980s, racketeering and drug crackdowns heavily crippled the family with paranoia, and upon James' imprisonment in 1992, the family was in tatters. It was during this time that his son, James Torelli, Jr. took command as acting boss. He became recognized officially as the boss following James Sr.'s death in 2009.

The family began to gradually recover in the 2010s, dominating illegal gambling and waste racketeering in South Alderney and Delaware. Eventually, the family expanded into cyber crimes, including ATM skimming and large scale insurance scams.

By the early 2020s, the family had branched out once more into drug trafficking, kidnapping, extortion and pornography, especially after the rise of the "Two Vinces", Vincent Ragusa and Vince Torelli, on the west coast.

## Historical leadership

* Inception (1927)—2009 - James Torelli
* 1992—2009 (acting) - James Torelli, Jr.
* 2009—Present - James Torelli, Jr.

## Known current membership

### Administration

> The ruling panel of the Torelli crime family. It takes the typical structure of La Cosa Nostra families.
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* **Boss** - James Torelli, Jr.
* **Underboss** - Frank Buonocore
* **Consiglieri** - Pete Lastra

### North Alderney crew

> The crew active in North Alderney, including Alderney City and Birkland, as well as parts of Liberty City. The crew's rackets include labor and construction racketeering, drug and arms trafficking, murder and prostitution.
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* **Caporegime** - Dominic "Fat Dom" Santoro
* **Member** - James Torelli III
* **Member** - Robert Torelli
* **Member** - Peter Torelli
* **Member** - Tony "Crazy Tony" Santoro
* **Member** - Angelo "The Turk" Carbone
* **Member** - Dominic Lombardi
* **Member** - Michael Cannizzaro
* **Member** - Salvatore "The Hammer" Angelo
* **Associate** - Chucky Torelli
* **Associate** - Luca "The Kid" Rossi
* **Associate** - Giuseppe "Joe Lewis" Marino
* **Associate** - Salvatore "Sal" Bertolini
* **Associate** - Stanley "The Terminator" Prosser

### South Alderney crew

> The crew active in Atlantic City and the surrounding areas. It has a strong foothold across South Alderney, as well as interests in South Philadelphia. The crew's rackets include labor and garbage hauling racketeering, as well as fraud and prostitution.
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* **Caporegime** - Mario "Peg-Leg" Bruno
* **Member** - John De Luca
* **Member** - Sal "Mick Jagger" Amato
* **Member** - Vincent "Broadway" Bianchi
* **Member** - Tony "Mr. Ed" Spano
* **Member** - Johnny Esposito
* **Associate** - Freddy "Tortoise" Tortorici
* **Associate** - Anthony Ferrari
* **Associate** - Vinny "The German" De Luca
* **Associate** - Frank Romano
* **Associate** - Matthew "Roller" Manasco
* **Associate** - Alex "Lexy Shore" Cattaneo

### New England crew

> The crew active in New England, based in North Boston, on Fleet Street. It has associates in other parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Delaware, and its primary rackets include construction and labor racketeering, as well as insurance fraud.
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* **Caporegime** - Anthony "Wheels" DiNapoli
* **Member** - Frank "The Nose" Verratti
* **Member** - Matthew Colangelo
* **Member** - Michael "Tom Selleck" Marino
* **Member** - Joe "Whiskey" Rizzo
* **Member** - Mario Conti
* **Associate** - Vince "Jerry" Greco
* **Associate** - Joey Ferretti
* **Associate** - Robert "Swift" Gallo
* **Associate** - Angelo "Tony Bags" Pagano

### Lemoyne crew

> Crew active in Saint Denis (with a stronghold on Milyonne Street) and the surrounding areas, as well as parts of southern New Hanover. The crew's rackets include prostitution, gambling, bootlegging, construction racketeering and auto theft.
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* **Caporegime** - Nathan "Salts" La Malfa
* **Member** - Tony Lombardi
* **Member** - Vincent Fiore
* **Associate** - Nicky "Spielberg" Caputo
* **Associate** - Danny "The Knife" DiSerio
* **Associate** - Robert Colombo
* **Associate** - Rosa "Black Widow" Moretti

### San Andreas crew

> The crew active in the state of San Andreas, with a stronghold in Las Venturas, as well some activity in Los Santos. Their rackets include drug trafficking, extortion, murder, gambling and auto theft.
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* **Caporegime** - Vincent "Slim" Ragusa
* **Member** - Sam DeElica, Sr.
* **Member** - Benjamin "Bugsy" Benito
* **Associate** - Sam DeElica, Jr.
* **Associate** - Vince "The Suit" Torelli (*transferred to Martorano crime family, May 2022*)
* **Associate** - Giovanni Benito
* **Associate** - Vincent Bozzi
* **Associate** - Johnathan Scaletti
* **Associate** - Angelo Torelli

### Torelli blood family

> Blood members of the Torelli crime family, who generally hold leeway within the organization than non-blood related members.
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##### James Torelli branch

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* **Member** - James Torelli III (*north Alderney crew*)
* **Member** - Robert Torelli (*north Alderney crew*)
* **Member** - Peter Torelli (*north Alderney crew*)
* **Associate** - Martin Torelli (*currently residing in Sicily*)
* **Associate** - Vince Torelli (*inactive, currently residing in San Andreas*)

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* **Associate** - Chucky Torelli (*north Alderney crew*)
* **Associate** - Angelo Torelli (*San Andreas crew*)

## Past crews

### Russo crew (1980s - defunct 1995)

Crew led by Vittorio "Vic" Russo, active from the 1980s to 1995. They were based in Alderney City, and their primary rackets included illegal gambling, loan sharking, extortion, drug trafficking, theft, counterfeiting and murder.

The crew became defunct following Vic Russo being shelved due to his mental illness and bloody record.

* **Caporegime** - Vittorio "Vic" Russo (*shelved 1995*)
* **Member** - Joey "Joe Fish" Marino
* **Member** - Michael Bianchi (d. 1987)
* **Member** - Sammy DeLuca
* **Member** - Tony "Magic Man" Caruso (d. 1991)
* **Member** - Paul Rizzo
* **Member** - John Scarlatti
* **Member** - Roy DiNardo
* **Associate** - Frankie Accardi (d. 1988)
* **Associate** - Mark "Schmidt" Amaro (d. 1995)
* **Associate** - Dom Greco (d. 1992)
* **Associate** - Angelo "Slim Angie" Russo

### Consonni crew (1960s - 1978)

> The Consonni crew was active in Birmingham, Alabama during the 1960s and 1970s, with rackets including bribery, state fund embezzlement, construction racketeering, prostitution and murder.
> It became defunct in 1978 following a federal investigation into the crew, and the imprisonment of the caporegime, Salvatore Consonni. The crew was later absorbed into the Diveto crime family.
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* **Caporegime** - Salvatore "Sally Vestavia" Consonni (*imprisoned 1978*)
* **Member** - Tony "The Indian" Messina (imprisoned 1978)
* **Member** - Carmelo Bruno (d. 1976)
* **Member** - John "Johnny Boy" Stefano (d. 1975)
* **Associate** - Bill Guidice
* **Associate** - Sam "Pig" Costa
* **Associate** - Freddy "Cadillac" Cantavespre
* **Associate** - Danny Culotta (d. 1977)