Ex-Genovese Springfield Crew Chief Discusses Big Al Bruno, Etc., In Podcast That Left Us Wanting More
Scott Bernstein of Gangster Report did the podcast, something i didn't realize.... In the mid-1990s, mob associate Anthony (Bingy) Arillotta had a drug problem and didn't even know it... Nigro lackey John Bologna and Big Al, who was killed in 2003. Adolfo (Big Al) Bruno, the Genovese family capo who oversaw the crew in Springfield, Mass., had proposed Arillotta for membership. Big Al Bruno was the Genovese family's seasoned hand in western Massachusetts. He had worked for the Scibelli brothers, including Frankie Skyball, making them fortunes, before he himself rose to become “capo” of the Springfield crew. Bruno was the consummate professional, who started his day early in the morning and ended it late in the evening. Bingy had been Big Al’s protégé, and one can imagine Bruno’s high hopes for the young wiseguy. But then Bingy got caught doing one of the worst things a mob associate can do: he was found to be dealing drugs on the street. "Big A...