FBI Vault - Natale Evola File - May 1961: A source provides background on Genovese Soldier Vincent "Chin" Gigante
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FBI Vault - Natale Evola file: May 1961 - A source provides information about Bonanno associate Anthony Mirra
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NEW - FBI Vault - Natale "Joe Diamond" Evola: May 1961 - A source provides background information about the powerful Bonanno Family member (2 pages)
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Sammy Gravano visits the Adam Carolla Podcast - July 2025
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September 1979 - Hallandale, Florida - FBI documents discuss the shotgun shooting of REDACTED due to assaulting someone in Gambino Consigliere Joseph Gallo's crew and others. Newspaper articles identify the victim as John DiGiovanni (51). The shooters used birdshot and the target survived (9 Pages)
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FBI Vault- Joseph Gallo Gambino Consigliere - An informant discusses Underboss Joseph Armone and how John Gotti keeps him close but not too busy
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Gambino Consigliere Joseph N. Gallo File - May 1972 - The FBI interviews Joe Gallo's sister and searches Alabama official records to try and find where and when Gallo was born as the FBI has little information on him. Eventually INS locates the records (5 Pages)
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March 1970 - Sonny Franzese challenges his bank robbery conviction by asserting that an FBI microphone illegally installed in his house was used to compile evidence against him. However, the judge ruled the discussions were strictly personal and sealed the file.
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November 4, 1971 - Several months after he appeared before a U.S. Senate Committee, Colombo Soldier Gregory Scarpa's ongoing Assault/Battery case was dropped as the victim decided he could not identify his assailant (2 Pages)
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FBI Vault - Thomas Luchese File - Redacted names of a Gambino Member and Union Official in separate unrelated cases are identified based on newspaper articles. (5 Pages)
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FBI Vault- Gambino Consigliere Joseph N. Gallo file. 1982 - An informant discusses the relationship between the Gambino Family and the Queens D.A's office and judges. Cash and tips at the racetrack were used in exchange for favors in criminal cases (2 Pages)
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FBI Files - Report dated 6/16/1964 - An FBI informant states that Gambino member Joseph Gallo was a prolific hitman that flew under the radar during the 1930's-1940's due to having no criminal record.
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Jan 11, 1970 - The Staten Island Advance lists Mafia members who live on the island and provides their Cosa Nostra position, photo and home address on page one (2 Pages)
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FBI Files July 14, 1971 - Crazy Joe Gallo is interviewed by the FBI after the shooting of Joseph Colombo several weeks earlier.
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July 1971 - Complete transcript of Colombo Family Soldier and FBI Informant Gregory Scarpa 'testifying' before a U.S. Senate Committee investigating stolen property. Scarpa takes the 5th 60 times. (14 Pages including news article and photo)
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June 1988 - Theodore (Teddy) Persico, nephew of Carmine Persico is sentenced to 20-years-to-life for drug dealing. He was paroled in 2004 after serving almost 16 years in New York State Prisons (2 Pages)
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Writer Tom Robbins who co-authored "Mob Boss, The Story of Little Al D'Arco" and whose recording of Greg Scarpa's wife contradicted her testimony at the murder trial of Former FBI Agent Lindley DeVecchio, has died at age 76.
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August 1971 - Gregory Scarpa Jr. (22) was arrested after leading NYPD on a 100-MPH chase on Staten Island after taking off when approached by two NYPD detectives. Scarpa Jr. believed it was a trap since this incident happened five weeks after Joe Colombo was shot. (8 Pages)
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Nov 29, 1970 - The Miami Herald profiles Mafioso from across the country that call South Florida home or vacation in the area and provides their addresses (2 pages)
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New from the FBI Vault: Thomas Luchese Part 8 - 1966/1967 - Blurb regarding contempt charges during an investigation of horse race fixing by the Brooklyn D.A.'s office. One Colombo Family member's name is redacted. Newspaper articles indicate it is Albert Gallo. (2 Pages)
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March 2005 - Retired FBI Agent Paul Brana (1954-1978) is interviewd by the Society of Former FBI Special Agents. He discusses his participation in the investigation of the murder of Manny Gambino (Carlo Gambino's nephew) in 1972 (4 Pages)
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June 1967 - Former Chicago Outfit hitman Gerald Covelli, who testified against his former associates in 1962 was killed by a car bomb in Encino, California. A month earlier his wife overdosed on pills and two years before that her husband was killed, most likley by Covelli who was her ex (15 pages)
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New FBI Documents from the JFK Collection: 1967- CIA employee Luis Posada Carriles works with Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal to supply him with guns, silencers, grenades, and explosives. However, the products supplied are useless. Various threats are made. Contact with Rosenthal ceases (14 pages)
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FBI Files - March 1962 - Mafia Boss Thomas Luchese is interviewed by FBI Agents. He takes the agents on a tour of his garment factory. He discusses labor issues, labor leaders, and admits to casually knowing Mike Miranda and Joseph Profaci, but denies knowing Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo (3 Pages)
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