Internal warfare Patriarca crime family



fbi mugshot of frank salemme


frank salemme took on family after trials , moved family s base boston. salemme s ascension position of boss, however, sparked tensions among family factions. in 1991 , 1992, 6 mob-related killings resulted internal family violence. war between salemme , crew of renegade mobsters continued several years, murders of more mob associates piling on massachusetts until 1996. in january 1995, salemme indicted along stephen flemmi , james whitey bulger on extortion , racketeering charges. salemme discovered through court documents close allies flemmi , bulger longtime fbi informants. bulger s friend federal bureau of investigation (fbi) agent john connolly let him run criminal operations impunity informing on patriarca family.


after frank salemme imprisoned, renegade faction led robert f. carrozza, anthony ciampi, stephen foye, , michael p. romano, sr. waged war on salemme loyalists. in april 1997, fbi indicted 15 members of renegade faction, including robert f. carrozza, anthony ciampi, michael p. romano, sr., paul a. decologero, anthony allan diaz, vincent michael marino, john j. patti iii, enrico m. ponzo, christopher puopolo, eugene a. rida, jr., nazzaro ralph scarpa, john m. arciero, leo m. boffoli, todd mitchell, sean thomas cote, , mark f. spisak. grand jury testimony resulted in indictments dominated sean thomas cote, first of 4 indicted members turn government witness. when verdict trial returned, jury acquitted defendants of charges , deadlocked on murder , racketeering charges. while second trial underway, several of defendants, including anthony ciampi , eugene rida, changed pleas guilty.


on december 9, 1999, salemme pleaded guilty racketeering charges , sentenced eleven years in prison on february 23, 2000. in 2001, salemme agreed testify against flemmi , bulger.








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