MAFIA COMMISSION HISTORY!
We currently have a Podcast Episode airing about the Mafia Commission. It is getting great feedback but many listeners wanted a yearly breakdown of the bosses that I was discussing on the episode! So you ask and you receive!
Notable Commission Bosses
Bonanno Family
1915-1920 Stefano Magaddino —Would move and take over the Buffalo Family.
Salvatore Maranzano 1920-1931 —Killed in a Mob War
Joe Bananno 1931-1964 Removed as boss by Commission
Phil “Rusty’ Rastelli— 1973-1991 Ran most of the reign from Inside Prison
Carmine Galante —1974-1979 Never officially named boss by the commission
Joe Massino 1991-2005 Turned Informant
Columbo Family
Joe Profaci -1931-1961 Died from natural causes
Joe Columbo== 1963-1971 shot and in a coma, eventually died
Carmine “the Snake” Persico 1971-1987 went to Prison
Vic Orena 1990-1992— Went to Prison
Gambino Family
Salvatore D’Aguila —1909-1928 shot and killed
Vincent Mangano 1934-1951 Shot and killed
Albert Anastasia —1951-1957 shot and killed
Carlo Gambino —1957-1975 died from natural causes
Paul Castellano 1975-1985— Shot and Killed
John Gotti 1986- 1992 went to Prison
Genovese Family
Peter Morello 1909-1922 went to jail
Joe “The Boss ‘ Masseria —1922-1931 shot and killed
Charles “Lucky “ Luciano 1931-1936 /sets up the commission 1931 and becomes Boss of all Bosses/ goes to prison and dies natural causes 1962
Frank Costello —-1938 (acting Boss for 6 years)- 1957 Survived assassination attempt and steps down as boss
Vito Genovese 1957-1969 goes to jail/ dies natural causes 1969
Dozen years of Mystery about the actual Boss
“Fat” Tony Salerno— 1982 Front Boss/ goes to jail in 1986 Commission trial
Vincent “The Chin” Gigante —- 1982 ?—1997 goes to jail
Lucchese Family
Gaetano “Tommy” Reina 1925-1930 Killed in Mob war.
Joe Pinzolo —1930-1931 Killed in Mob war
Tommy Gagliano 1934-1954 Died Natural causes ?
Tommy “2 Guns” Lucchese — 1954-1967 died from natural causes
Tony ‘Ducks “ Corallo —-1967-1986 convicted in commission trial goes to prison
Vic Amuso —- 1987-1992 goes to prison
The key takeaway is to Notice the HIGH number of Bosses that are killed or end up in Prison! Not many bosses die of natural causes!
