  Luv313 Member Username: Luv313 Post Number: 3 Registered: 12-2006 |
I just finished reading the new book by the Arcadia press named "Motor City Mafia" and I find it hard to believe the author's claim that Detroit has the strongest most profitable crime organization in the country. What's been the news about the mob lately? | ||
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias Post Number: 409 Registered: 02-2005 |
"What's been the news about the mob lately?" ever wonder where the phrase from fight club came from? those who are in fight club, don't talk about fight club... | ||
Luv313 Member Username: Luv313 Post Number: 4 Registered: 12-2006 |
There are plenty of those who are not "in" the fight club, but know all about the fight club. | ||
Dds Member Username: Dds Post Number: 87 Registered: 10-2006 |
And those that know all about the fight club, that know better than to talk about the fight club. | ||
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias Post Number: 411 Registered: 02-2005 |
yeah, i still wouldn't expect too many of those people to come forward though... | ||
Rjlj Member Username: Rjlj Post Number: 225 Registered: 11-2003 |
I can't find this book anywhere. Has anyone spotted it at the local book stores? | ||
Gianni Member Username: Gianni Post Number: 268 Registered: 05-2004 |
I think I saw it at Borders downtown where they have all the Detroit books. | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 483 Registered: 08-2006 |
Last I heard the Mafia in Detroit have a controlling interest in the Strip Bars, nothing new there. For years casa nostra have been providing us with our vices. Who do we think wholesales the drugs to our favorite pushers and crack houses? | ||
Spacemonkey Member Username: Spacemonkey Post Number: 133 Registered: 03-2006 |
I am in the movie Fight Club. I am one of the fight club members, hence my user name. True story. | ||
Luv313 Member Username: Luv313 Post Number: 5 Registered: 12-2006 |
You know, with all the books published and newspaper articles written, one would think that we could have an intelligent thread here that could compliment whats already known. Guess not. Turns out I'm just talking to a bunch of Brad Pitt wannabees. | ||
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias Post Number: 413 Registered: 02-2005 |
luv313, if you've got something to say, then say it. no one is stopping you. all i am saying is that even though there are articles and books on this topic, the majority of the public who may or may not be in *the know* are most likely not comfortable talking about the topic. btw, welcome to the forum. and just a suggestion, you may wanna lurk around here a bit more to get a better feel for how this place works... (Message edited by valkyrias on January 06, 2007) | ||
Erikto Member Username: Erikto Post Number: 500 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is Taco Bowman still in jail? | ||
Erikto Member Username: Erikto Post Number: 501 Registered: 11-2003 |
Yeesh, I went to cancel my 500th post, since I was just kidding around, and it seemed like I should post something more ribald for post #500... oh well, post 501 here will also mention a site I linked to from here, describing a few crime groups operating in Detroit over the years. Search the forum for 'Whiteboy Rick', unless I have the name wrong... | ||
Kathinozarks Member Username: Kathinozarks Post Number: 176 Registered: 11-2006 |
Geez Val, not the warmest welcome to anyone, but Detroit isn't known for it's warm welcomes. Anyhoo, The Tocco family was/is a big player in the Detroit Mafia scene as far as I've read. Well known in the Grosse Pointe Communities, we all had some inkling that they were Mafia connected, but didn't really care at all. A well liked family, we were saddened to hear of their problems with the law in the last number of years. Go figure, we just knew them as nice people with money. I hope I'm not saying too much  | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 2278 Registered: 12-2004 |
Yeah, but that didn't stop you for talking about that hit job you did for the family at the NYE party. Oh, wait! Was I suppose to keep that a secret? Sorry, I sometimes forget that mobsters can't always handle their booze. | ||
Dan Member Username: Dan Post Number: 1338 Registered: 10-2003 |
I have been meaning to bring this up. My good friend's father was involved in Detroit organized crime. He has an abundance of amazing stories. They would make a great book/movie. He is getting older, and his son is worried that in time the stories will be lost. After allot of convincing the father has given in to my pal's request to tell the stories, if the right person came forward, someone who could write, and someone he would trust, this gentleman would be willing to share his stories. His stories start when he was a 1950's street tough in SW Detroit, and weave there way to Los Vegas, and back. I do not feel qualified to take on this project. Does the forum have any recommendation on who to talk to? Or how to find the right person to take this man's stories and turn them into a book? | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 2280 Registered: 12-2004 |
I don't know. Maybe you could find someone on this forum who has actually published a book. ;-) http://www.amazon.com/Candidac y-Frank-Nemecek/dp/1413703496/ sr=8-24/qid=1168231437/ref=sr_ 1_24/105-4569914-8242843?ie=UT F8&s=books | ||
Dan Member Username: Dan Post Number: 1339 Registered: 10-2003 |
Frank, I actually thought of you, while I was writing that post. If you are interested I could talk it over with my friend, and get back to you. | ||
East_detroit Member Username: East_detroit Post Number: 912 Registered: 11-2003 |
My grandfather was in the Purple Gang. Does that count? | ||
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias Post Number: 414 Registered: 02-2005 |
kath...i think it was a helpful suggestion for someone new to the forum, i just was being matter of fact. and yes, i think you've said too much... and fnemecek...i have no idea what you are talking about. :P | ||
Digitaldom Member Username: Digitaldom Post Number: 549 Registered: 08-2004 |
Funny.. My great grandfather.. fought the purple gang on the Detroit Police gang squad.. how funny.. then my best friend Brian's Great grandfather used to be a rum runner..lol | ||
Kathinozarks Member Username: Kathinozarks Post Number: 177 Registered: 11-2006 |
Val, there is no way I've said too much! You're being funny, right? | ||
Little_birdie Member Username: Little_birdie Post Number: 22 Registered: 03-2005 |
Fight club author Chuck Palahniuk plugs Detroityes in 1999 interview: What do you think of the Internet? Do you go online, and if so, which websites do you visit? The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit. Love that site! http://www.poprocks.com/articl es/chuck.html | ||
Crash_nyc Member Username: Crash_nyc Post Number: 728 Registered: 08-2004 |
We used to mess with this arrogant asshole in high school who used to openly brag about his uncle's affiliation with the Toccos. He drove a $50K car to school, and one day everyone trashed it (key job, slashed tires, etc). The next day, he started screaming in the school hallway: "My uncle's gonna shoot every one of you!!!" Of course, nothing ever happened. Tony Soprano: "There is no mafia!" | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 1279 Registered: 10-2003 |
The next day, he started screaming in the school hallway: "My uncle's gonna shoot every one of you!!!" When he told his uncle, the guy probably said, "Keep your big mouth shut, kid." | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 5390 Registered: 02-2004 |
La Costa Nostra, Detroit's notorious Italian mob is lone gone. | ||
Detroitduo Member Username: Detroitduo Post Number: 781 Registered: 06-2005 |
Personally, I think it's interesting how Detroit has gone from Organized to UNorganized crime. | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 1281 Registered: 10-2003 |
Don't kid yourself, Danny. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3538 Registered: 10-2003 |
One of the biggest organized crime heists pulled off occurred around the land acquisition for the expansion of he Jefferson assembly plant in the '80's. I don't have the exact details but it went something like this. The famous Giacolones held some the desired property on which sat some old industrial buildings. They allegedly filled these with obsolete machine tools for which they obtained full replacement value, legally clearing something like $40 million in the deal for something worth under a million. Their were murmurs about kickbacks to the buyers who agreed to the price but nothing every came of them. [I am reminded of the $1.2 million paid out for the Detroit City Council website.] The feds eventually convicted a bunch of the old goombas in the late nineties including some of the Giacolones and Toccos on some small charges -- the equivalent of excess parking tickets by comparison. I remember one of the Giacolones, Charlie, who was a great handball player at the downtown YMCA and a former minor leagues baseball player. Those who knew him said he was not in the family business. I was told his business was building displays at Cobo which, I guess, one could probably argue was its own legal racket. | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 9137 Registered: 10-2003 |
Dan, Maybe Walkerville Publishing would be willing to give it a look. http://www.walkerville.com/ | ||
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias Post Number: 415 Registered: 02-2005 |
"You're being funny, right?" maybe little_birdie, your name is too appropriate...that is quite the 6 degrees of separation you found! | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 2281 Registered: 12-2004 |
You don't... Oh, I get. This the denial part of "plausible deniablity", right? Sorry, I shouldn't push it with someone who is capable of being both assassin for the Mob (that is, if the Mob even exists) and still find time to be Quentin Tarantino's mistress. Oh, and DAN: Please give me a holler about that interview. | ||
Bibs Member Username: Bibs Post Number: 642 Registered: 10-2003 |
Al Capone got nailed because he wasn't giving a cut to the other mob boss! The Federal Gov't! Just don't pay your property taxes or your incomes taxes for a couple of years. The gang will come looking for you and render justice! | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 1037 Registered: 01-2005 |
I crossed paths with Anthony "Tony Jack" Giacalone in Federal Court back in the late seventies. He was on trial for some federal rap, and I was there as a union officer on an entirely different labor matter. We happened to cross in opposite directions in a hallway, and I never saw a harder look in my life when he looked at me. I think his looks alone could kill someone. Just one of those "ships crossing in the night" that stays with you forever. | ||
Dan Member Username: Dan Post Number: 1340 Registered: 10-2003 |
Frank, I will talk to my friend and then call you. I suspect he will want to talk to you several times, before you get the juicy stuff. | ||
Terryh Member Username: Terryh Post Number: 57 Registered: 11-2006 |
Who was youre grandfather East Detroit?. I have always been interested in how the mob is structured. I think most of the money flows from the bottom to the top. The Detroit family probably isn't as powerful as in previous generations with most of the older more street savvy guys retiring, passing on, and getting locked up. In my years of following organized crime Ive noticed more higher ranking members turning into government informants. | ||
Dream Member Username: Dream Post Number: 155 Registered: 10-2003 |
The former homes of Tony Giacalone and Sam Pirrone are presently on the market: 701 Balfour Road Grosse Pointe Park 1950 - 4,800 Anthony Joseph Giacalone House Brick colonial with twin bay windows flanking a covered front entrance proch, slate roof. 5 bedrooms, 3.1 baths, 2 car attached garage. swimming pool, hot tub and pool house. 1950-1997 Anthony Joseph “Tony Jacks” Giacalone - (b. 1919 d. 2001) - alleged Detroit Mafia member -member of Ruling Council (1982-2001) - Suspected figure involved in disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. Hoffa told family and friends he was going to meet Giacalone, when he disappeared. 1154 Balfour Road Grosse Pointe Park selling for $550k in 2007 1941 - 4,125 Peter Joseph Licavoli House Peter “Pete” Joseph Licavoli - alleged member of the Detroit Mafia - (1902-1984) - Pietro Giuseppe Licavoli - originally from St. Louis - brothers: - Yonnie “Tommy” Licavoli - Dominic Licavoli - the Licavolli Squad fought with the Purple Gang over bootlegging turf - arrested 24 times - alleged head of Detroit “numbers racket” - member of the Chair, Detroit ruling council of dons - alleged members included; - Joseph Zerilli - John “Papa John” Priziola - Angelo Meli - William Tocco - Peter Licavoli - some have alleged that he was involved with the murder of: - crusading radio personality, Jerry Buckley (1930) (he was arrested but not charged) - Jackie Kennedy (a Toldeo beer baron) - Chicago’s St. Valentines Day massacre (1929) - owned “Grace Ranch” in Tucson, Arizona - named after his wife - contained an airplane landing strip - two swimming pools - retired New York Mob Boss, Joseph Bonanno, lived nearby Other local FORMER homes of alleged crime figures include: 87 Webber Grosse Pointe Shores 1961 - 3,416 Vitoe “Billy Jack” Giacalone - alleged memberof Detroit Mafia] - identified as a mob leader in the 1963 US Senate sub committee hearings - house raided in 1968, arrestted for possession of an ilegal black jack - brother of Anthony “Tony Jack” Giacalone (701 Balfour, GPP) 9 Wellington Grosse Pointe 1961 - 3,612 Michael Santo “Big Mike” Polizzi - b. 1924 d. 1997 - son of Angelo Polizzi (Assunta Chinnici) - alleged Consigliere of Detroit Mafia (1979-1993) 1161 Berkshire Grosse Pointe Park Santo “Sam” Perrone House Sam: - (1895-1973) - came to US from Alcamo, Sicily - in 1912 at age 17 began working at the Detroit Stove Works as a core maker - in 1963 Senate Hearings, alleged to be member of Detroit Mafia - the Senate referred to this home as being a mansion - brought into the “rackets” by Salvatore “Sam” Catalanotte - Catalanotte also came from Alcamo, Sicily - reputation as a loose cannon who had a short temper and enjoyed vioence - nicknames included “Shark” and “Enforcer” - worked with brothers Gasper and Matteo - arrested for 1920 murder of Angelo Russo - charges dropped when eyewitness decided not to testify - 1930, sentenced to 6 months for violating National Prohibition Act - after contracted by Stove Works President, John A. Fry, their labor union problems were eased - John A. Fry helped to secure numerous reduced criminal sentences on Perrone’s behalf - ongoing battle with the UAW-CIO attempts to unionize Detroit Stove Works - obtained reward of the lucrative scrapping contract with Detroit Stove, after his actions in the 1934 labor riot at Detroit Stove - earned $65k per year - an illiterate laborer he made a fortune from ferrous scrap removal contract with the Detroit-Michigan Stove Works - alleged to have unlawfully interfered with the UAW-CIO attmept to organize a union - in 1936 sentenced to 6 years in Federal penitentiary for manufacturing whiskey during Prohibition. Released early in 1939. - within 2 months of his return to Detroit Stove Works, from prison, the UAW local was disbanded at the Jefferson Ave. plant - in 1937 provided strongarm enforcers to back the work of Henry Ford’s labor relations manager, Harry Bennett in the infamous “Battle of the Overpass” - in 1948 alleged to have orchestrated the shooting of UAW President Walter P. Reuther at Reuther’s home - had Reuther used his usual side entrance Perrone’s gunman would have killed him - in 1961 began new campaign to bomb businesses and then extort protection money - bombed the Victor Oil Company in Detroit - charges dropped when eyewitness learned of eh reputation of the defendant and recanted his statement - the new leaders of the Detroit Partnership decided that Perrone live wire ways were a liability - in 1963 Anthony Zerilli, son of Joe Zerilli, decided to remove Perrone - Tony Giacalone allegedly placed a bomb in Perron’s car, parked at a Detroit car wash which he owned - when Santo turned the ignition it exploded and nearly killed him, he lost his leg - Snato fell into ill health and retired from the underworld - replaced as labor specialist by Vincent Meli - son in law Carl Renda) (587 Lochmoor, GPW) secured the scrap removal contract for the Briggs Manufacturing Co. Contracted by Briggs President, William Dean Robinson - other son in law was Vincent H. Meli, the son of Angelo Meli) (1060 Devonshire, GPP) [moved to 832 Hidden Lane, GPW] 1349 Devonshire Grosse Pointe Park 1942 - 2,500 John “Papa John” Priziola - alleged member of Detroit Partnership - operational leader (1948-1979) - in 1948 took over the American faction of the Partinico, Sicily faction after Frank Coppola was deported to Italy - Papa John expanded the American end of the syndicate to include; San Diego, Tijuana, St. Louis, New York, Cuba, Windsor, Ontario and Chicago - member of the Chair, Detroit ruling council of dons - arrested 17 times 1068 Bedford Grosse Pointe Park Matthew “Mike the Enforcer” Rubino 750 Lakepointe Grosse Pointe Park Paul Vitale - alleged member of Detroit Mafia 781 Middlesex Boulevard Grosse Pointe Park 1928 - 8,000 William Tocco House Built in 1928, this 8,000 Italian Villa style home has a red tile roof and abundant architectural detail. It contained 3 fireplaces, 2.3 baths, 2 kitchens, a Garden room, children’s playroom, main and second floor dens, lower level included a billiard room and wine cellar, servant’s quarters, 32 x 62 swimming pool with a bath house, Foyer with gold leafed wall paper installed at a cost of $15,000, Living Room had hand painted canvases of the Tocco family on the cathedral like ceiling, Dining room walls had hand painted cherubs, hand carved oak moldings rear grounds included a 3 foot lighted replica of the leaning tower of Piza in the garden filled with Italian marble statuary and a mini grape vineyard, wrought iron fence. House is rumored to have underground tunnels. From 1928-1972 it was the home of Guglielmo Vito “William” aka “Black Bill” Tocco. Tocco was the cousin and best friend of Joseph Zerilli, who lived just down the block on the other side of this boulevard at 702 Middlesex. 702 Middlesex Boulevard Grosse Pointe Park 1929 - 6,435 Joseph Zerilli (Josephine Finazzo) House 1929-1950 Giuseppe “Joseph” “Uno” Zerilli - alleged Boss of the "Detroit Mafia" (1936-1977) This grand Italian Provincial style mansion boasts a green tile roof, twin dormers off of the third floor, detailed stone work, extensive use of imported Italian marble. Originally connected by an underground tunnel to the Peter Corrado House across the street - 701 Middlesex. 701 Middlesex Boulevard Grosse Pointe Park 1950 - 7,600 Peter Corrado House Stately Georgian Colonial with large four columned porch. Features an indoor fountain. Italian marble is used extensively in the foyer, seven bathrooms and “fountain room” 4 bedrooms, 6.1 baths, 3 fireplaces, 3 car garage, lot 143 x 200 1950 -1957 Pietro “Pete” Corrado - alleged Detroit mafia underboss Dominic Peter “Fats” Corrado - son of Pietro Corrado -1988 Anthony J. “The Bull” Corrado - son of Pietro Corrado 15515 Windmil Pointe Drive Grosse Pointe Park 1963 - 5,000 - swimming pool, pool house with kitchen & bathroom, tennis court with overhead lights, - 5 bedrooms, 4.0 baths, 2.5 car garage, lot 214 x 187 Anthony Joseph “Tony T” Tocco House Tony: - alleged Consigliere of Detroit Mafia (1993- ) - second oldest son of William “Black Bill” Tocco (781 Middlesex, GPP) - married daughter of Joe Profaci, the alleged Boss of the New York Mafia’s Colombo Family (1928-1962) Interestingly in the past, local papers such as the Grosse Pointe News would give detailed stories on alleged organized crime figures. The articles would usually even list their home address and on occasions would even make derogatory comments. All the back issues of the GPN can be viewed for free on line at: http://digitize.gp.lib.mi.us/ A good resource can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/jiggs 2000_us/partnership.html | ||
Dream Member Username: Dream Post Number: 156 Registered: 10-2003 |
Regarding the leader of the Outlaw Motorcycle Club Harry “Taco” Bowman. Here is a repost of a previous Tocco vs. Taco thread: Harry Joseph “Taco” Bowman, one of the FBI’s Top Ten Fugitives, lived in a modest colonial on a quiet charming street of bungalows and smaller colonials at 272 Mt. Vernon in Grosse Pointe Farms. From 1996 to 1998 it was the residence of Harry Joseph “Taco” Bowman. -Bowman was on FBI’s 1997 Top Ten Fugitive List -caught in 1999 and now serving life sentence -for 15 years was the alleged leader (President) of the International Outlaw Motorcycle Club -President of Detroit Chapter since 1970 -controlled the Outlaws based in 30 cities, 20 chapters in 4 countries -drove an armored Cadillac From 1994 to 2003 Paul Corrado, an alleged soldier in the Detroit mafia and son of Anthony “The Bull” Corrado (see 701 Middlesex) owned a residence just minutes away at 366 Kercheval Avenue in Grosse Pointe Farms. Interestingly this brand new home was right next door to the oldest house in Grosse Pointe. This was not a low key location as the historic “Provencal - Weir House” at 376 Kercheval is a public museum with regular tours and several public events and the headquarters of the Grosse Pointe Historical Society. From http://www.law.emory.edu/11cir cuit/aug2002/01-14305.opn.html “2. Harry Bowman Harry "Taco" Bowman held various administrative positions within the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. He served as a regional president and national vice-president before becoming international president in 1984. Bowman conducted his presidential activities from the Outlaws clubhouse in Detroit, while living in an affluent Detroit suburb, sending his children to private schools, and driving an armor-plated Cadillac. He served as international president for thirteen years, until 1997. As international president, Bowman handled matters large and small, from setting the Outlaws' policies regarding other biker gangs to monitoring the activities of members. http://www.freep.com/news/locw ay/qtaco8.htm” From a 3/15/2000 Detroit Free Press article by Joe Swickerd: “People familiar with the case suggested that Nove Tocco chose to betray the outfit once run by his grandfather because he was stuck behind bars while Jack Tocco walked after a year and a day. Nove Tocco is no stranger to prison. He spent from 1986 to 1990 locked up on a cocaine charge. After his testimony, Nove Tocco, wearing prison khakis, strode out of the courtroom staring directly at relatives and former associates arrayed behind Jack Tocco. They turned, stone-faced, away from him. Nove Tocco was flanked by U.S. marshals. Corbett said the government "will take whatever steps are necessary to ensure Mr. Nove Tocco's safety." Nove Tocco's lawyer, Douglas Mullkoff, was not in court and could not be reached for comment. Anthony Tocco was tried with his brother and was acquitted of all charges. In his testimony Tuesday, Nove Tocco described a strict hierarchy of crime, but one riddled by intrigue. He testified that he and partner Paul Corrado were maneuvered by other gangsters into planning a pre-emptive killing of Harry (Taco) Bowman, international president of the Outlaws motorcycle gang and a Detroit area gambling figure. Nove Tocco said he and Corrado were told that Bowman was out to kill them when the two men met with Corrado's uncle, Anthony Corrado, at a Clinton Township hamburger stand. Nove Tocco said he and the Corrados took a walk in the neighborhood behind the restaurant. Tocco said that he and Paul Corrado discussed what to do. "And we believed that for our safety's sake that we had to try and kill him first," Tocco said. He said they were assured that Anthony Corrado and Jack and Anthony Tocco would "control the whole matter" and would offer assistance if needed. However, he said they didn't carry out the killing because they learned they were "being pushed into a conflict" by other mobsters struggling with Bowman to control a gambling spot. The need for approval and the offer of help and advice were part of the mob's ground rules set by Jack Tocco at a 1991 meeting in an Oakland County subdivision's model home, Nove Tocco said. Jack Tocco took over the mob in 1979, succeeding Nove Tocco's grandfather, Joseph Zerilli, and uncle Tony Zerilli, who ran it when he joined in the late 1960s, Nove Tocco said. “ and from a Detroit Journal article: “The government's case against Jack Tocco, his brother Anthony, underboss Anthony Joseph Zerilli and reputed old-guard "capos" or captains, Anthony (Tony Jack) Giacalone, his brother Vito (Billy Jack) Giacalone and Anthony Joseph Corrado, is built around the actions and words of Nove Tocco and Paul Corrado. More than 700 hours of tapes of recorded conversations between the two gave agents the keys to the case. Nove Tocco is a cousin of Jack Tocco and answered to his uncle Anthony Zerilli, according to investigators familiar with the hierarchy of the alleged organization. Paul Corrado is the son of Dominic Corrado, a capo who died several years ago. Paul Corrado reported to his uncle, Anthony Joseph Corrado, investigators said. Federal sources say that it was these two who convinced Jack Tocco to give his blessings to their reviving the old mob custom of forcing bookies and gamblers to pay a "tribute," or street tax, to operate. "Whatever these two or any of the other enforcers did, they had to get permission from the boys," an investigator said, describing the racketeering and conspiracy allegations against the older men in the indictment, Zerilli, the Tocco brothers, the Giacalones and Anthony Corrado. Jack Tocco's lawyer, Russell Williams, has described the charges as "ridiculous." Lawyer William Buffalino II, who represents Nove Tocco and others in the case, said the allegations against his clients were rumors and innuendo. The investigation geared up in 1991 as mobsters began taking notice of a new and very lucrative numbers lottery game run out of Detroit-area party stores with some stores taking in as much as $150,000 a week in illegal betting. Starting in October of 1991, and continuing to last month, the 57-page indictment details a number of visits to homes or businesses of gamblers and numbers operators by Nove Tocco and Paul Corrado. Sometimes the meetings took place in restaurants or bars, usually with Nove Tocco and Paul Corrado going together or sometimes with others accompanying one or both of them. Each time the men traveled around in Nove Tocco's Chrysler or Paul Corrado's Lincoln, the agents were listening and recording their conversations. "They spent a lot of time in the car beating the bushes for new customers," one investigator said. One of the first trips they made was to the Plymouth home of a bookie nicknamed BB, where investigators say the pair "scared the living s--- out of him." A potential victim who did not cooperate was a southwest Detroit numbers operator nicknamed Jessie. Jessie told Nove Tocco and Paul Corrado to get lost when they demanded money, according to the indictment and investigators. Described as an older man and a nice guy, Jessie was later visited by FBI agents and warned to be careful and not to travel alone because he had been marked for death by the organization. Another man targeted for death who also got a warning from the FBI was Harry (Taco) Bowman, at the time the president of the Detroit Outlaws motorcycle club and a former national president of the bikers. The indictment pointed out that Nove Tocco and Paul Corrado drove by Bowman's Detroit home Oct. 23, 1992, scoping out the location. FBI agents had to convince the wary Bowman to meet them so they could deliver the message that he was targeted for death.” http://www.forensic-intelligen ce.org/mob/9witness24.htm | ||
Terryh Member Username: Terryh Post Number: 58 Registered: 11-2006 |
I found some good articles on the Detroit mob family in a 1930 Detroit Times article on microfilm at the Detroit Public Library.Included was an article which featured pics of 'Scarface' Joe Bommarrito, Pete Licavoli and another man waiting for a court appearance. It was related to a shooting on Jefferson, I believe in the general area where the Ren cen stands. Ray1936 mentioned waling past Anthony Giacalone and getting a hard stare: An old Italian barber who cut my hair told me about the time he seen AG in a nice suit, and when the barber said "you like nice man" AG just glared at him. I suspect that Anthony Giacalone and his brother Vito are some of the last of the old school guys who came up hard and street smart unlike some of the others who were born into the mob. Not to say they arent as tough or street smart. | ||
Ed_golick Member Username: Ed_golick Post Number: 519 Registered: 10-2003 |
Fnemecek, You wrote a customer review for your own book on Amazon??? | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 1320 Registered: 12-2005 |
lol, I noticed that too. Give him a break though. He didn't try to hide that fact. | ||
Nainrouge Member Username: Nainrouge Post Number: 137 Registered: 05-2006 |
"The former homes of Tony Giacalone and Sam Pirrone are presently on the market" Great - I would be afraid to dig in my own backyard if I bought one fo those! | ||
Luv313 Member Username: Luv313 Post Number: 6 Registered: 12-2006 |
DREAM, that's interesting stuff. I'll dig into that some more. Doesn't some of the guys still live in those gated communities off Millar Ave in Clinton Twp? Also, here's an interesting website, forum style: www.mafia-international.com | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 2294 Registered: 12-2004 |
Yes, I posted a customer review - although it was mostly to point folks to where they could download sample chapters of the book for free. (My publisher didn't want to make the book seachable for Amazon.com users so this was the best I could do.) | ||
Eastsidedog Member Username: Eastsidedog Post Number: 870 Registered: 03-2006 |
WOW. Great posts Dream. | ||
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch Post Number: 2040 Registered: 06-2004 |
Doesn't some of you guys now how to speak English? | ||
Jams Member Username: Jams Post Number: 4540 Registered: 10-2003 |
You seem to be ignoring the terms of your "Witness Relocation Plan". | ||
Scottb Member Username: Scottb Post Number: 1 Registered: 01-2007 |
dan, my name is scott burnstein and i authored the book motor city mafia referenced above. i would love for u to contact me and relay to me the info u have on your friend's father, and possibly connect us to communicate. i have a follow-up to mc mafia in the works - much more indepth, traditional 300 page book, unlike mc mafia which is picture centered, focusing on last 50 years as opposed to 100 as in my prior book - and i would love to speak about your friend's dads possiblly adding his insight/knowledge to the upcoming project. call me or email at any time. 248-214-7291, hoosierscott@aol.com best regards, scott | ||
Keystone Member Username: Keystone Post Number: 238 Registered: 10-2003 |
There IS some interesting history to be 'dug up' at one of the homes mentioned above. I've posted on it before. | ||
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch Post Number: 2046 Registered: 06-2004 |
Can't help it. But hey, the forum's anonymous, right? | ||
Jasoncw Member Username: Jasoncw Post Number: 320 Registered: 07-2005 |
wow, Chuck Palahniuk lurks here! Or maybe even posts. That's very cool. | ||
Terryh Member Username: Terryh Post Number: 66 Registered: 11-2006 |
Detroit Scope magazine 1967-1968 has many interesting articles on Detroit area organized crime. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7846 Registered: 12-2003 |
I'm still laughing at Spacemonkey's working on Fincher's excellent adaptation of Palahniuk's Fight Club...small world. I got the chance to meet Fincher during a day's filming of the Jared Leto arm's-a-fire scene in the Panic Room...and one of my clients was a screenwriter who forced me to read Fight Club both to get Palahniuk's wild stream-of-consciousness AND how closely Fincher held to it. Amazing, the spin off tangents from some of these threads, sometimes. Cheers! | ||
Scottb Member Username: Scottb Post Number: 2 Registered: 01-2007 |
Dan, just wanted to remind u of my previous post regarding your friend's father who has stories relating to the detroit mafia. please contact me asap: scott burnstein 248-214-7291 hoosierscott@aol.com |
