Stracci crime family

The Stracci crime family are an Italian and Italian-American organised crime syndicate that were founded in the 1940's by William Stracci, among the Five Families of New York City's organised crime. The Straccis dealt mainly with freight hauling trucks in their early years but later resorted to drug trafficking, gambling, and other racketeering operations, including drugs and prostitution. The Stracci family was allies with the Marina crime family, DeVazzi crime family, Barzini crime family, Cuneo crime family, Tattaglia crime family (wartime allies), and the Alioto clan, while they were enemies with the Corleone crime family.

Today the organisation is lead by Truffles Heidenreich.

History[]

The Stracci family was founded in the 1940s by Don William Clive Stracci, an American born to Italian immigrants from Rome. Stracci created a crime syndicate based in Staten Island and New Jersey, and his family grew too powerful for Don Vito Corleone and the others, like Don Mariposa, to eliminate in the Pacification of New York. The Stracci family became one of the Five Families of organised crime in the New York City metropolitan area, and they built their family mansion on the Garden Parkway Viaduct of Jersey City, New Jersey, besides the Cornet estate. The Straccis made their money through freight hauling, gambling, racketeering, hijacking, and political corruption, effectively owning the Democratic Party's political machine in New Jersey and made sure Harry S. Truman came to power twice.

Stracci War — Aldo Trapani killing a Stracci soldier

In 1945, they were approached by the powerful drug dealer Virgil Sollozzo, who wanted them to invest in his narcotics business in exchange for a share of the profits. The Straccis allowed him to set up a drug front on their territory and were tied together with the Barzini crime family, Cuneo crime family, and Tattaglia crime family in the drug business, while the Corleone crime family was opposed to the drug trade. The Corleones fought the four rival families in the Sollozzo Intrigue of February, 1945 to May, where they attempted to destroy the drug trade in New York. They assassinated several high and low-ranking Straccis during this period, namely worker Plinto Ottaviano and caporegimes Oscar Zavarelle and Leo Grossi. In early 1946, when the Corleones whacked Sollozzo at a sitdown in Midtown Manhattan at Luis' Restaurant, and the Five Families went to the mattresses with the Corleones. The Straccis were weakened badly even though they had Barzinis and Cuneos for support, but the Straccis avenged the loss of several family members by taking part in the killing of Corleone underboss Sonny Corleone in 1947, something which even Don Corleone approved as he long longed for peace. Despite this, Angelo Granelli, aka Crazy Horse, an associate of the Corleone family, sent Aldo Trapani, Richie Pisano and Charlie Trapani on various hits against the Straccis, continuing to whack Capo Big Bobby Toro in 1947, Lawyer Jack Fontana and Salvatore Stracci all in the same year, breaking all of Vito's promises. However, the Straccis were finally eliminated in the same year when Don William was murdered at Hotel Alioto and their mansion was bombed and the Corleones took over their last businesses and factories beforehand.

Elio Nunziato succeeded Stracci as Don upon his death and the Corleones became allies with them soon after, and Elio relayed Nick Geraci's blackmailing plot to Don Michael Corleone, who executed the traitor. The Straccis invested in the Corleones' casino businesses and made millions, but in 1948 their boss was put out of commission during the Atlantic City Massacre by Joey Zasa and Barzini hitmen, who attempted to usher in the new bosses of the families and take out the old order, including the Straccis for betraying the Barzinis after Willy's death.

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The Stracci family was mainly based in Staten Island in the 1930s, and in the 1940s they owned much of New Jersey, sharing North Jersey with the DiMeo crime family. The Straccis were fierce enemies, and it was Aldo Trapani's genius for mob warfare that led to the elimination of Stracci power during the Five Families War. After the war, they had no muscle, and they ceased to be a strong family. However, they moved on to other business, letting the Corleones rule New York while they did business with them.

Members[]

1945-1955[]

Don-Victor Stracci
Underbosses- Salvatore Stracci, Anthony Stracci, Mario Stracci and Donato Baltisteri
Consiglieres-Jack Fontana and Elio Nunziato
Caporegimes-Leon Grossi, Oscar Zavarelle and Michael Costa
Soldiers-[Calssy], Santino Stracci, Alonzo Luchetto, Antonio Marciano, Armando Melino, Benito Pagalo, Bruno Pazzino, Carlo Viviano, Claudio Abruzzi, Colombo Gatto, Raphael Leone, Paulo Cicco, Dino Amato, Remo Capuzi, Enrico Cantanza, Enzo Santana, Ernesto Pisano, Federico Lanza, Fabio Bacci, Franco Baldato, Giancarlo Baggio, Giovanni Baltiseri, Gustavo Balzano, Mario Tagucchi, Leo Baratta, Michael Barrieri, Raphael Barco, Nico Baroni, Paolo D'Avella, Ricardo D'Amico, Roberto Gambaro, Silvio Spadarella, Tino Tizano, Tino DeMartini, Alberto Alioto, Angelo Vespucci, Arturo Baldino, Cecil Bandeto, Carmine Stracci and Gino Luciano.
Associates-Diego Stracci, Dario Stracci, Dino Stracci, Boutros Arnold, Al Bellagio, Kyle Bellini, Bennie Castanza, Tino Bondsagna, Cecil Brinker, Johnny Donatello, Enrico Gialdino, Danny Gigante, Anthony Madonna, Wiggles Normann, John Pavarotti, Louis Secondi, Gary Treangolin, and Vinnie Vespucci

1955-1979[]

Don-Anthony Stracci
Consigliere-Elio Nunziato
Underboss-Mario Stracci