FAMILY
CONNECTIONS : - GENOVESE FAMILY
The future Genovese Family originated from Giuseppe Masseria’s
alliance with the remnants of the Morello / Terranova faction. They opposed the dominant Palermitani group
under Salvatore D’Aquila. As “outlaws”
and not subject to the same rules as the “official” Families, this group
recruited non-Sicilian members. The
Family became a combination of Sicilian, Calabrian, Neapolitan and native born
members. As a consequence it became a
more modern Americanized business, less bound to the Mafia tradition. Familial relationships crossed this racial
divide too.
Terranova-Catania Albero-Salerno
Pellegrino-Mogavero
Rao-Stracci
Tortorici-Rao
Albanese-Argone
Alongi-Perrino
Corona-Vellucci
Criscuolo-Mauro
Genovese-Gazzio
Manfredonia-Tantillo
Valachi-Siano
Moretti-LaPlaca
Doto-Russo [NJ]
Morello-Terranova LaPlaca-Palmieri
Lanza-Russo [NYC]
Russo [NYC]-Romano
Doto-Bonadio
Because of its racial diversity, this Family had more
widespread familial relationships with other Families nationwide than the other
NYC Families.
DiCarlo-LoCascio [Lucchese]
Livorsi-Ormento [Lucchese]
Livorsi-DioGuardi [Lucchese] Livorsi-Meli [Detroit]
Mogavero-Mogavero [Buffalo] Genovese-Genovese
[Pittsburgh]
Valachi-Reina [Lucchese]
Caruso-Oddo
[Colombo]
DiPietro-Mari [Bonanno]
Palmeri-Palmeri [Buffalo]
Tantillo-Lucchese [Lucchese] Alongi-Gagliano
[New Orleans]
Borelli-Licchi [Lucchese]
DeMartino-Massi [Gambino]
Loiacano-Coppola [Detroit]* Caiffone-Vastola
[Elizabeth, NJ]
Argolia-Argolia [Chicago] Pennachio-Isabella
[Lucchese]
Pappa-Pappa [Lucchese] Geraci-Casso [Lucchese]
DiQuarto-Alberti [Gambino]
Rao-Rao [Lucchese]
Fiumara-Martirano [Philadelphia]
Longo-Abramo [Elizabeth, NJ]
The asterisk* denotes an unconfirmed familial relationship.