[4] To obtain their release, Profaci negotiated an agreement with the Gallos. Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo is still listed as an acting captain. In February 1976, the peace agreement was violated when a sniper fired two gunshots into the Gallo headquarters, slightly wounding crew member Steven Boriello. [11] Joe Gallo took control of the Gallo crew from prison. In 1957, Profaci allegedly asked Joe Gallo and his crew to murder Albert Anastasia, the boss of the Gambino crime family. Today he's already 90 years old.....COMPLETELY out of the life. With all threats now extinguished, Albert peacefully rose through the ranks of the Genovese family, most likely being officially inducted into the New York Mafia in 1976 when the books were open once again after roughly 20 years. I just don't...yet. Stephen "Stevie Coogan" Grammauta was a caporegime with the Gambino crime family who allegedly participated in the murder of mob boss Albert "Mad Hatter" Anastasia. However, Albert never achieved this status in the family. The Gallo brothers were a new breed of gangster with their own style, their own way of operating and constantly challenging the norm of La Cosa Nostra. Larry Gallo was talking to the FBI, first time seeing that document. [9], On October 24, 1967, Albert Gallo was indicted on charges related to a ticket cashing racket at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York. Wasn't Larry the actual leader (brains) of the Gallo crew? In February 1961, the Gallos kidnapped underboss Joseph Magliocco and capos Frank Profaci, John Scimone and Joseph Colombo. The Commission replaced the title of capo di tutti capi, held by Salvatore Maranzano before his murder, with a ruling committee that consists of the bosses of the Five Families of New York City, as well as the bosses of the Chicago Outfit and the Buffalo crime family. Cutrone, Gerry Basciano, Sammy Zahralbam, and other Gallo members had become dissatisfied with their lack of income under Albert's leadership. Re: Albert Kid Blast Gallo [Re: majicrat] #996382 08/31/20 11:13 PM 08/31/20 11:13 PM: Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 129. The family bosses believed that the violence was interfering with business and bringing public attention to their activities. Convinced that the Gallos had killed Colombo, the Colombo leadership went after Joey Gallo. Process of elimination on dates also points to Larry as the informant. He was described as a "Deadly Don" by Assistant United States Attorney Charles Rose. The stories he could tell! However, to maintain harmony in the crew, Cutrone supported Albert for capo. [3] Although Joey was the most explosive and strong-willed of the brothers, Larry was the organized thoughful one who actually ran the crew. The Gallo crew hired a hitman from Las Vegas to ambush and murder the Colombo leaders. People say it was Carmine Persico that tipped him off, but the tip may have came from someone in Carmine Lombardozzi crew, at least a Gambino member anyway. With all threats now extinguished, Albert peacefully rose through the ranks of the Genovese family, most likely being officially inducted into the New York Mafia in 1976 when the books were open once again after roughly 20 years. Colombo put out an olive branch; sent money; and was probably open to him getting a piece of the pie, to keep the peace. From its window, Albert (Kid Blast) Gallo can see the spot where his sibling died. Led Murder, Inc.". Currently, Albert Gallo is listed as an acting captain in Frank Illiano's crew, the long time friends acting as co-leaders of the crew. The informant wasn't a Gallo brother he just grew up with the Gallo's and was a frequent guest in their household. Colonel Reb, dont tell me you think Ali Waffa was the informant, cause he was killed in the summer of 1963 and this informant was still talking and passing info to the NYPD long after Waffa was dead. I'm only going to say that I don't believe Larry was an informant for no other reason than the ability to speculate is without limits, and I have never read anywhere in official documents, reports or statements that he was an informant. However, Albert never achieved this status in the family. The reason the Profaci faction did not eliminate the Gallos, was because they knew the NYPD were staked out across from the Gallos. Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo, Jr. (born June 6, 1930) is a New York mobster of the Genovese crime family. James Geritano wiretapped the phone of Gennaro Basciano, and Basciano was shot to death inside a car on July 1, 1974. On June 16, 1976, a gunman shot and killed Basciano while he was eating at a luncheonette. Later that year, boss Joseph Colombo was shot and paralyzed. Larry Gallo was also an informant, he was dropping dimes on his competitors, and giving perspectives on the Colombo administration. Profaci was a target also, but he managed to escape capture. Now part of Genovese family, Albert immediately filed a formal protest to the Colombo leadership. Is he still active? Now part of Genovese family, Albert immediately filed a formal protest to the Colombo leadership. Gallo led his crew in challenging the Colombo leadership during the Second Colombo War. At this point, the mob families lost patience with Cutrone and Basciano. Abbatemarco owed Profaci $50,000 in unpaid tribute and refused to pay it out of protest. Albert Gallo was one of the notorious Gallo brothers who challenged the family leadership in a bloody family war. It is logical that the informant in the Gallo crew was Larry Gallo, since the Gallos and Colombo made peace and Larry was named Capo right before the informant stopped talking. A bootlegger during Prohibition, Albert Sr. did not discourage his three sons from becoming criminals. Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo, Jr. (born June 6, 1930) was a New York mobster for the Profaci crime family, later called the Colombo crime family. Eventually, Larry and Joey both became inducted members of the Profaci family. Almost immediately, violence broke out between the Gallo and Cutrone factions. Joseph "Piney" Armone, also known as Shorty, was a gangster in the Gambino crime family who served as underboss. The two men rose through the Genovese family; at times, Gallo served on a ruling administration when official boss Vincent Gigante was in prison. [6], On January 29, 1962, Albert Gallo and six other crew members rescued six small children from an apartment filled with smoke by a mattress fire. Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso is an American New York mobster and boss of the Lucchese crime family. After Abbatemarco's murder, Profaci gave the former Abbatemarco operation to some of his cronies, cutting out the Gallos. Carlo Gambino was an Italian-American crime boss of the Gambino crime family. [14] On August 1974, the Cutrone faction shot and killed Gallo loyalist Stevie Cirillo while he was playing craps at a charity benefit in a Brooklyn synagogue. Profaci died soon after of natural causes. Related Research Articles. In 1971, Joe Gallo was released from prison. He's happy to be breathing lol. On October 5, 1976, a gunman shot and killed Cutrone while he was eating breakfast at a diner. In 1959, Profaci ordered the Gallos to murder fellow crew member Frank Abbatemarco, who ran lucrative bookmaking and loan sharking operations. In 1974, the truce was shattered when Cutrone and his followers defected back to the Colombo family. I'm only going to say that I don't believe Larry was an informant for no other reason than the ability to speculate is without limits, and I have never read anywhere in official documents, reports or statements that he was an informant. [17] Cutrone and his rebels would remain with the Colombo Family. Joe was locked up at the time, while Albert Gallo and Frank Illiano would sneak across the bridge to Manhattan to hideout with a couple of Genovese people for a few nights, and the fact the report does not give any information on that rules out Albert and Frank being the informant since they would not have mentioned big details, but little things as to not hurt whoever they were with. The men took the streets firing at each other on sight.