According to the legend, Nick Licata’s comfortable position in Detroit was pulled out from under him when he somehow offended Joseph Zerilli, one of the most powerful gangsters in the city.
Nick and Carlo Licata of Detroit and Los Angeles
What happened to Frank Borgia?
By most accounts, Mafia associate and vineyardist Frank Borgia was last seen early in December 1951.
The 800-pound gangster
One of the first men killed in the Macaroni Wars was Vincenzo Vutera, placed in the Luciano’s business to suppress the opposition during a raid led by Santo “Joseph” Calamia.
Los Angeles, 1915: Jack Dragna and Sam Streva
Jack Dragna, the first boss of Los Angeles under Luciano's Commission, was convicted of extortion with ringleader Sam Streva, a gangster whose life story has been conflated with another man's.
Mafia Genealogy 