Turncoats

Sammy Bull, before a later reckoning.

There are mob turncoats out there living across America under new names. They range from associates to made men who held rank.

I want to speak with you. The world can call you rats but I see you as people with very special knowledge and potential stories to tell. All our communications will be privileged. I don't blog "on the sneak." I build relationships, then together we write the stories. You can be identified as anonymous, if you'd like, or under your real name when you were on the street.

Click the Exclusives page and you can see who I speak to. Everyone from associates to captains.

Turncoats, my preferred nomenclature, is more accurate, I believe, as I am tax-paying citizen non-affiliated with the Mafia. I also believe in law and order; I cover the Mafia out of personal interest coupled with a journalism background.

See: 

Path to WITSEC Built on Omerta's Dead 

Many Ghosts Haunt Witness Protection Program

If you'd like to speak to me, we can begin the process via email -- starting with you writing to me at cosanostranews.com.

I also am seeking law enforcement officials for on or off-the-record comments, primarily pertaining to historical information.

Bonanno Crime Family

Genoroso “Jimmy the General” Barbieri - Soldier/Former Acting Capo

Joseph "Jersey Joe/Joe the Rat" Bonanno - Soldier/Acting Capo

Paul Cantarella - Soldier

Richard "Shellackhead" Cantarella - Capo/Acting Underboss

Dominick Cicale - Soldier/Acting Capo

Frank Coppa - Capo

Joseph "Joey Mook" D'Amico - Soldier

Frank "Curly" Lino - Capo

Michael “Sonny” Maggio - Soldier

Joseph "Big Joey/The Ear" Massino - Boss

Nicholas “P.J.” Pisciotti - Soldier/Acting Capo

James "Jimmy Tag/Big Lou" Tartaglione - Capo

Salvatore "The Chief/Good Looking Sal" Vitale - Underboss

Peter Rosa - Soldier






Gambino Crime Family


Alfonse “Jim Carra” Attardi- Soldier (Dead)


Dominick "Fat Dom" Borghese- Soldier


Primo Cassarino- Soldier


Joseph "Little Joe" D'Angelo- Soldier


Craig DePalma- Soldier (Dead)


Michael "Mickey Scars" DiLeonardo- Capo


Frank "Frankie Fapp" Fappiano- Soldier


Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano- Underboss


Robert Mormando- Soldier


Alfredo “Freddie The Sidge” Santantonio- Soldier (Killed)


Nicholas “Nicky Skins” Stefanelli - Soldier (Suicide)


Name Not Revealed - Soldier






Colombo Crime Family


Paul “Paulie Guns” Bevacqua- Acting Capo


Reynold "Ren" Maragni - Capo


Rocco Cagno- Soldier


Dino “Big Dino” Calabro - Capo


Joseph "Joe Camp" Campanella- Capo


Joseph “Joey Caves” Compatiello- Soldier


Salvatore "Big Sal" Miciotta- Soldier/Acting Capo


John Pate- Capo


Alan Quatrache- Soldier


Michael "Mikey/Yuppie Don" Franzese - Soldier/Acting Capo (Left the life)


Anthony "Big Anthony" Russo- Acting Capo


Sebastiano “Sebby” Saracino- Soldier


Greg “The Grim Reaper” Scarpa Sr- Capo (Dead)


Gregory Scarpa Jr.- Capo


Carmine Sessa- Consigliere


Michael “Mikey” Souza- Soldier


Frank “Frankie Blue Eyes” Sparaco- Soldier






Genovese Crime Family


Anthony “Bingy” Arilotta- Soldier

George Barone- Soldier

John “Futto” Biello- Capo (Killed)

Vincent "Fish" Cafaro- Soldier

Felix Tranghese- Capo

Joseph "Joe Cago" Valachi- Soldier (Dead)

Louis Moscatiello- Soldier/Acting Capo (Dead)

Renaldi “Ray” Ruggiero - Capo






Luchese Crime Family


Anthony "Tumac" Accetturo- Capo

Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso- Consigliere/Underboss/Acting Boss

Peter "Fat Pete" Chiodo- Capo

Alphonse "Little Al" D'Arco- Capo /Acting Boss

Joseph D'Arco- Soldier

Joseph "Little Joe/Joe D" Defede- Soldier/Acting Boss

Eugenio "Gene" Giannini- Soldier (Killed)

Frank Gioia Sr- Soldier

Frank Gioia Jr- Soldier

Steven LaPella- Soldier

Frank Lagano- Soldier (Killed)

Dominick “The Gap” Petrilli- Capo/Soldier (Killed)

Thomas “Tommy” Ricciardi- Soldier

Vincent "Vinny Baldy" Salanardi- Soldier

Frank "Goo Goo" Suppa- Soldier