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SELFISHNESS: Selfishness is being concerned excessively or exclusively, for oneself or one’s own advantages, pleasure, or welfare, regardless of others. -Wikipedia Mob Realtors In 2001, Ray Argentina, Louis “Louie Jet” Gampero, and others decided to enter the real estate business. There was no oddity in a group or team undertaking…...
Queen for the day is a written agreement between Federal prosecutors and individuals under criminal investigation or charged with a crime. Ultimately, entering such an agreement yields information given through a proffer session. Speaking to the government regarding their knowledge of crimes under immunity. In attendance, would be their attorney,…...
Religious Preference Whether one believes in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism all are preferential or cultural upbringings. Catholicism goes back to the Roman Empire for Italians and of course for the people of Sicily. This author heard of his baptism, remembered his communion and confirmation. My grandparents were churchgoers…...
Part 2 https://sitdownnews.com/colombo-cuckoo-crazy-sal/ The Jokester As I’ve mentioned, Sal truly loved to make people laugh and always was up to something. One afternoon, he walked over to me in the yard to ask a question. I answered yet he kept asking me to repeat it, finally, I said, “What’s the…...
Part 1 An associate by chance Silvio “Crazy Sal” Salome worked as a licensed electrician, acquiring side jobs to make ends meet. As fate would have it, one such job catapulted him into the belly of the Colombo crime family. Sometime in 1989, Crazy Sal received an electrical job from…...
To get an understanding of fashion you must look back in time. Dictated by styles and traditions, men’s clothing has evolved along the way. Nevertheless, trendy looks inspired by past generations that presently remain. Among those trendsetters were the gangsters of American Cosa Nostra. The Roaring Twenties brought change to…...
An Ordered Hit Participating in the 1999 murder of Gerlando “George from Canada” Sciascia, John “Johnny Joe” Spirito along with Patrick “Patty from the Bronx” DeFilippo admitted their guilt in the homicide. Sciascia, born in the province of Agrigento, Sicily immigrated to Canada in 1955. At the time of his…...
A series on Johnny Sideburns…Part 5 https://sitdownnews.com/nefarious-ways-of-johnny-sideburns-2/ Author’s Foreword The public has become familiar with wiseguys through movies, books, and the media. Naturally, one would assume they carry themselves with honor and loyalty. All things considered, I offer the mindset of a Lucchese family member, John “Johnny Sideburns” Cerella who…...
The indictment and arrest of Colombo family members back in October 2019 put Daniel Capaldo, a soldier in the family in a legal predicament. Subsequently, Daniel aka, “The wig” or “Shrek” had a change of heart regarding a not guilty plea he entered in response to the above-mentioned indictment. Danny,…...
A series on Johnny Sideburns…Part 4 https://sitdownnews.com/nefarious-ways-of-johnny-sideburns-3/ In April 2000 Lewis Kasman entered a business venture with Roger and Frank Basile. The trio opened Hudson & McCoy Fish House on Long Island’s nautical mile. To begin with, the opening of the restaurant was successful and profitable. However, with success comes…...
