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  1. "You are the way and the wayfarers. And when one of you falls down, he falls for those behind him, a caution against the stumbling stone. Aye, and he falls for those ahead of him, who, though faster and surer of foot, yet removed not the stumbling stone." - Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet THE STORY SO FAR... "Birth." Alderney City. 1987. Vincent James Torelli was born into a household wrought with moral decay, veiled under secrecy and fear. His family's involvement in the North Alderney cosa nostra was kept hidden during Vince's early years. He was a child of the nineties, and the RICO predicates had delivered a clear and blistering blow to his grandfather James. It was obvious to those who experienced it that the golden years of the American mafia were over; shot dead suddenly and buried shallow, in the event that one day it could be dug up once more to produce forth its stink upon those who come upon its rotted cadaver. It wasn't brought up at the dinner table. It wasn't ever mentioned directly. The mafia was like an inherited, genetic disease for many in the Torelli household. Like a diagnosis of cancer, it was more a solemn, pitiful truth than the status of pride and arrogance it was less than ten years prior. Vince wasn't lied to when he was curious. He knew his grandfather was in prison on RICO indictments. He knew his father was connected. However, he never asked directly. He never took it as a thing of pride, yet he never took it as a thing to be fearful of. It was part of him, and as he aged he simply lived with it. "College." Columbia University, Liberty City. 2005. Vince ascended into the Ivy League, no doubt thanks to his father's many "friends" in Liberty City. Life was looking up for the young Vince, despite it not going in the direction he had hoped. Dreaming his entire life of being an astronomer, he dared not challenge his father's wishes for him to eventually work among the many millionaires of Wall Street. Come what may, Vince knew that with his girlfriend Abigail by his side, nothing could stop him from success. By late-2005 Vince was secured a full time position at Faraday Securities Corporation, located high up within 100 Wall Street. As he progressed through university, so did his portfolio. Married in 2007. A father to a daughter and a son in 2008. A Master of Business Analytics in 2011. Torelli's family thrived in North Caldwell. He drove an Albany V-STR. He was successful, but he was unhappy. He wasn't an astronomer. "Security." Wall Street. 2014. Rumors swirled in early 2014 about outsourcing. Faraday Securities Corporation was in turbulence. Vince started developing alcoholism, brought on in part by his hereditary double-genetic tendency for it. He'd spend many lonely nights zoned out in the Carpe Diem bar in Berchem. His wife was less concerned with wealth and more concerned with his happiness. He didn't belong where he was. He wanted to move to North Yankton. He never did. By August, Vince's position was targeted in the outsourcing layoffs. Cheaper analytical staff could be found overseas. By November, Vince was bleeding money. His wife was disgusted with him. He knew he was about to lose everything, as he sat within a house he could no longer afford. "Loss." Alderney City. 2016. Vince had sold most of his assets to afford those he actually kept. However, after a night of arguing with Abigail, the act of throwing a wine glass at her was justification enough for her to file for divorce and win with flying colors. Alcoholism. Domestic abuse. Marijuana usage. To the jury, Vince was a bad husband and an even worse father. A danger to himself and obviously to his own children. By 2017, all that was left in Vince's life was a Kanjo SJ and enough willpower to work odd jobs to satisfy his lust for whiskey. "Freelancer." Alcoholics Anonymous. 2021. A wealthy sponsor in Vince's AA group signed him up for a two-month long furlough in a rehab facility in the sunny city of Los Santos. On a bus bound for the land of milk and honey, he arrived one late summer's night in 2021 and immediately went to work as a garbage hauler for a company based out of El Burro. Many lonely nights were spent as the sole driver of a route from El Burro to Del Perro, idolizing the rich and successful members of Los Santos' high society. Clad in a polyester weatherproof poncho and beaten up jeans, Vince swore to himself that one day he would be like them. After several cases of harassment on the job, Vince acquired a gun from a man named Tyrone during a chance encounter at the Pacific Standard bank. Vince was robbed of the gun shortly after. Knowing he couldn't turn to the police, Vince embraced, in his small pathetic way, his status as a criminal. As the weeks rolled on, Vince became less concerned with sobriety and more concerned with survival. He eventually stopped showing up to the AA meetings altogether, instead opting to drive up to Paleto Bay. In Paleto, Vince met a mysterious figure by the name of 'David', who showed Vince how to grow marijuana in several public growing spots up north. Vince also met a lady named Charlie Bankshot, who would go on to show him the gang politics of the county. Many times, he was robbed at gunpoint by redneck gangsters. Vince later added to his trade the art of car theft, breaking into the parking lot of a mechanic shop in Paleto Bay and stealing cars right from under their noses. This is how he first wound up in Twin Towers. Vince knew the risk far outweighed the reward, and if he were to make any money he'd need to join an organization. By chance, he met a man named Christoph Wellerman. A suit-donning and clean shaven fellow, Wellerman had an aura of leadership about him as he rambled on subtly about crime. Vince was determined to work for Wellerman. "The Underground." Del Perro Pier. October 2021. In early October 2021, a cancer awareness gala was held on the Del Perro pier. Vince picked up a random hitchhiker and the two set off to the event. Upon arrival, it was filled to the brim with individuals wearing pink. On the far side of the pier was Wellerman, Charlie and a mysterious lady in pink camouflage. This lady would come to be known as Melody Frey, the leader of an anarchist organization known simply as The Underground. Seeking employment, Vince began to work for this group, which identified itself with pink clothes and cars. Vince's first murder committed for The Underground was that of a clown on the eve of Halloween. As he sat on the sands of Vespucci Beach cutting up the clown with a bowie knife, Torelli knew that his choice to enter into this life was permanent. Later that month, Vince and David were mugged in Paleto. Vince was shot at three times with a .50 pistol. The rounds were deflected by the car's metal, which sent shrapnels of lead, glass and metal deep into Vince's skull. By the time the doctors removed it from his frontal lobe, they concluded that enough had already seeped into Vince's blood to blind him. They also said that what couldn't be removed would lead to his own death from lead poisoning in a maximum of three years. Torelli's next few weeks were spent committing petty crimes, or chasing after the daughters of Misha McQueen with his friend and co-member, Sean O'Malley. Misha was actually the woman who inspired Vince to initially leave The Underground, as she told him of the moral corruption of Melody and her apathy towards her own members. Vincent left The Underground a few weeks later. Initially wanting to join Marcus Falcone's crew of Italian-American heist men from Liberty City, he opted instead to join a loose crew of Mexicans from Jamestown Street. They robbed stores, chopped cars and eventually targeted Melody. By mid-December the crew was in tatters, and it was obvious to Vince that he made the wrong choice. He sold them out to Melody, in exchange for forgiveness. "Grace." Del Perro. January 2022. Vince's life was back on track. He was earning regularly with The Underground. He still lacked a basic human component to survival - companionship. Vince encountered Grace Adams, who joined The Underground during Vince's hiatus. By chance, the two fell for each other during a night of sightseeing at the Kortz Center on a chilly winter's night, January 28th. For the next several weeks, the couple lived together in Del Perro. They'd spend their days fishing at the pier, getting high from hippie kush. Grace was a 27-year old widow from Arizona, who worked as a car mechanic in Los Santos. Eventually, an FBI investigation into the kidnapping and murder of a prison guard by The Underground forced Vince and Grace to leave the group. Instead of laying low, Vince was contacted by his father James Jr., and tasked with establishing a crew of Italian-American burglars based on Bay City Avenue, on behalf of Alderney City. He did this, recruiting mob associates Benjamin Benito and his brother Joseph, as well as Vincent Bozzi. Other associates included Misha McQueen, Diego Gonzel and Samuel Spade. In mid-March, as the Torelli Crew prospered, Vince proposed to Grace on the Chumash pier. The short-lived crew was eventually disbanded for unknown reasons, with several members absorbed back into The Underground, including Vince and Grace. Even within The Underground, Vince wasn't making enough money to support himself and his habits. Grace was making far more money working as an executive mechanic, and she repeatedly bought him cars and fancy clothes, leading to ridicule from members of The Underground. The pair moved into a condo in Eclipse Towers. Vince was still a lowly street thug, barely making enough to pay for the week's food. On April 11th, the couple separated and Vince was kicked out of the apartment. Alone again, Vince was broken and without a tribe. He couldn't stay in The Underground for as long as Grace was there. He had to find a new home. "Benny Diamonds." Mission Row. May 2022. Vince's initial time directly after the breakup was either spent in bars, or in the Richman Hotel as he stalked Grace online. Fate would blow in Vince's favor when he entered into Damiani's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry one late-May afternoon, the 7th. He had a chance encounter with a man named Benjamin Ruggieri, who quickly inducted him into a shadowy Italian-American community. He was introduced to a man named Samuel Villione and was tasked with chopping cars. The next few months were spent slowly working his way up the borgata's food chain. Members of the family would come and go. Benny Diamonds was shot twice in the head, as John Aparo came to take his place. Death became an accepted part of his new lifestyle... the Tarano crew... the DiFiore brothers... even a random bloke named Raymond Cirillo, whom Vince murdered with Brandon Conradina and Rocco DiFiore, one starry July night. "Chloe." Pillbox Hill. July 2022. Vince received a call late one night from a girl he happened to meet outside the Pharaoh beauty shop. Her name was Chloe Hill. She was out of friends and she wanted one. The two soon bonded, before they found themselves in love. Much like Grace, the two became closest when sharing their troubles with life. However, unlike Grace, Vince and Chloe shared solidarity in the fact that they were ill. Chloe - a PHMC-diagnosed schizophrenic with early-onset Parkinson's who had been in Pillbox's psych ward countless times... and Vince - a depressive, sociopathic loner with lead poisoning and frequent strokes. Vince and Chloe's affection for each other was unconditional. The two became engaged on July 31st. Vince stole Chloe's engagement ring from Damiani's. It was around this time they also went on a week-long trip to Liberty City on a sightseeing tour. During the trip, Vincent also made contact with an old Faraday associate who could help him with a phantom billing scheme in LS. "On Record." Mission Row. August 2022. Vince was put on record into the Martorano crime family by John Aparo on August 6th. Chloe was impregnated by Vince that same day. On August 7th, Chloe was taken from Vince's life in the middle of the night by men in white jumpsuits. She was taken to a psychiatric facility in upstate Flint County, San Andreas. Vince was once again alone in his day to day life. His thirty-fifth birthday approached quickly. He was broke, and he needed to make money. He continued to work with the Martorano crime family for the next several months, primarily as a bartender at Goldie's or making an attempt at a phantom billing scam through Horizon Construction, LLC. "Chloe, Part II." Flint County. September 2022. The days dragged on for Vince as he maintained his role in the Mission Row borgata. Regular weekly trips were made to the Flint County Psychiatric Facility, where he would visit Chloe and witness the abuse she would sustain at the hands of the orderlies. It wasn't her first time in a psych ward, having spent long months in Pillbox Hill and Mount Zonah. However, Chloe's unique illness of claiming to recall "past lives" attracted the attention of a Eurasian organized crime group who's leader, Nikolai Kalinov, shared the same disease. Together with a cabal of elite arms-dealers known only as "La Fuente Blanca", they kept Chloe prisoner in the ward, eventually attempting to murder Vince when he got too close. He survived a nearly-fatal stabbing from Kalinov himself, ending up in the San Fierro Medical Center. "The Maccaviti." San Fierro. October 2022. As Vince laid either in a comatose state, or so paralyzed that he required assistance to take a shit, he longed for his days on Mission Row. It was evident the first week that he was stripped from his whole life he built for himself and Chloe in Los Santos... he was stuck in the small, cramped hospital due to Nikolai Kalinov's attack. However, while Vince rotted away in the hospital, Chloe had found new friends in an equally powerful and secretive organization of private counter-terrorists with a focus on extra-sensory perception (ESP), of which they believed Chloe to be a possessor. This group was known as "The Maccaviti." They had the resources to not only bust Chloe out of the hospital, but also her daughter Layla who was trapped in a foster home in Los Santos. They also rescued Vince from San Fierro, taking the family to a shelter in the Queens district. In return, Chloe would be recruited into The Maccaviti to hunt Kalinov. On October 30th, the plan was set into motion. Simultaneously, and initiated by shortwave radio signal, three teams converged on the psychiatric hospital, the foster home and the San Fierro Medical Center, freeing Chloe, Layla and Vince. Originally wanting to go to Liberty City, their plans changed... their new identities would be in Paleto Bay. "The Maccaviti, Part II." Paleto Bay. November 2022. In November 2022, The Maccaviti "disappeared" Vince, Chloe and Layla to a small apartment in Paleto Bay, giving them new identities, clothes, cars and livelihoods. It's as if the answer to every gangster's proverbial prayer - the ability to walk away - had struck Vince and his family in an incredible display of luck. However, with the rebirth of the Martorano crime family in Los Santos, as well as Vince's close contact with an old Cuban-Mexican friend of his, how long Vince and Chloe could maintain their act was uncertain... though several altercations happened with John Aparo's men, Vince and his family remained untouched in Paleto. Their daughter, Olivia Marie Hill, was born on January 3rd, 2023. "A Quiet Life." Paleto Bay. April 2023. Today, Vincent, Chloe, Layla and Olivia live outside of a two-bedroom apartment unit in Paleto Bay. Chloe works as a stay-at-home mom, spending her days attempting to improve her own mental health, all the while making an attempt to be a mother to Layla and Olivia. Vincent works odd jobs, often moonlighting in the service industry and making extra cash selling small amounts of pot to his close associate network. Long gone are the glorious days of life in the American Mafia as he lives a quiet existence in the county, spending most of his free time with his family. Despite the otherwise normal and stable condition of the Torelli household, the threat of Kalinov and the return of The Maccaviti lingers over their heads. It's like a muffled, ever-present tension that refuses to release itself. With each passing day, life grows more comfortable... something potentially detrimental if those unseen forces ever came back into their lives.
  2. "Mafia is a process, not a thing. Mafia is a form of clan-cooperation to which its individual members pledge lifelong loyalty. Friendship, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty and obedience... this was the glue that held us together." - Joseph Bonanno Screenshots by subway244. (These screenshots are OOC unless otherwise stated.)
  3. Paul Longo is a soldier in the Colombo crime family (NYC) though operates in Los Santos, under capo regime Dominic Montemarano. His operations span out of Sabella's social club (Mirror Park) and his rackets primarily focus on murder-for-hire, armed robbery and loan-sharking. Paul Longo was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York to an underworld associated father and a stay-at-home mother. He was described as a relatively mediocre student but with a talent for sports, in particular ice hockey. Although it served him well in the hockey ring, Longo's overaggressive attitude and haste to solving issues with his fists led to an early high school exit and no college scholarship to the dismay of his mother. Longo had a job as an errand boy for local grocery owned by friend of his father and mafia inductee, Thomas Capelli. Under Capelli, Paul would begin regularly selling stolen cigarettes and liquor to his high school friends. It was here he would catch the attention of two integral players in his career of organized crime, Dominic Montemarano and Angelo Sisca. After the internal Colombo war, Montemarano proved to be on the winning side as a loyalist to Carmine Persico. It was here he would form his own crew in Los Angeles, taking Longo and Sisca across to the West Coast. It was in Los Angeles that Longo would receive his first criminal conviction for first degree assault. On the eve of the new millennia, Longo, Irishman Lenoard Collins and Colombo associates Louis Sabella and Robert Mazzari, were arrested by police for assaulting a local African-American drug dealer in Mirror Park. Collins, Mazzari and Sabella were sentenced to a year as no weapons were found on their persons, unlike Longo who was found in possession of a bat leading to three years incarceration. It is unsure as to when Longo received his knighthood in the Colombo organization. However, mafia experts believe it to be around the time of his release. And ever since his leave from prison, the Montemarano crew have flown under the radar, dabbling in low level criminal activities to avoid attention of federal agents. However, recent increases in organized crime in the West Coast, in particular the growth of a satellite crew from the Philadelphia crime family has seen Longo's resurgence. On January 22nd, Longo's long time mentor and capo, Dominic Montemarano, passed away due to a foreign flu. During his last few years, Montemarano had semi-retired in the Vinewood Hills leaving the day-to-day operations for both Longo and Sisca. Unbeknownst to Montemarano, the duo had been in long term discussions with Carroll Street through influential ex-Colombo captain, Carmine Lupo, regarding a merger between Philip Martorano's Philadelphia satellite crew. The demands from Carroll Street were straight forward: one of either Longo or Sisca must be on the panel of the newly formed borgata and 15% of all illicit earnings be returned to New York's hands. Sisca was brought forward to Martorano as his new consiglierie with Longo now taking role of capo regime in the newly formed family's Downtown crew. Unfortunately for Longo, these plans were put on halt after the murder of Anthony Limone, an associate of Longo's, slain for his disrespect of inducted Colombo member, Ernest Savona. Both Savona and Longo were arrested for the shooting alongside the clean up crew, Ronald Ganisa and Robert Bonfiglio. The latter three were offered an unrefusable plea by the District Attorney's LS office - Conspiracy of Second Degree Murder and six months incarcerastion with Savona choosing to stand trial, citing a lack of evidence. The news story of the trios' plea deal spiraled out of control with popular Los Santos News Network (LSNN) journalist, Victoria Miller, airing the story on primetime television. However, unknown to the newly formed crime family on the West Coast, Longo developed devious sexual relations with Miller and used her to damage the reputation of the DA's office claiming discrimination toward the Italian-American community. Miller revealed her undoubtable loyalty to Longo, feinting on television to avoid reading a statement to the article by the DA's office. As a result of Miller's media storm, on the 3rd January a march of over 30 stormed the courts demanding the release of Ernest Savona, orchestrated by the puppeteers behind the scenes, Longo and Sisca. (Thank you to the @The Dirty Dukefor your help with the formatting and layout. After a six month hiatus from the game, Paul Longo will be my new character going forward. This story will share personal character development, as well as screenshots from the The Philadelphia Connection faction thread.)
  4. Michael John "Little Apples" Aparo August 30th, 1992 - February 7th, 2023 Michael grew up in Mission Row, the son of John Aparo, leader of the now functionally dead Martorano crime family, and former caporegime of the neighborhood. His childhood was marked with violence and fear, living under constant pressure and growing up in the racially turbulent Mission Row district, where Italians and Chinese vied for power over the streets of downtown Los Santos. Michael grew up relatively shielded from the life of La Cosa Nostra, staying a civilian and pursuing a pre-med program at ULSA. However, growing up in the younger, Italian fourth-generation alongside the likes of Thomas Galli and Anthony Falco, his father's life was still an ever-present figure in Michael's childhood. In 2022, following several high profile indictments, departures and an overall decline of the activity of the Mission Row family, especially after the death of founder Philip Martorano and the retirement of Angelo Sisca, the FBI considered the organization functionally defunct. In an effort to preserve the family business, Michael decided to help his father, dropping out of university to enter the life of La Cosa Nostra. Today, the streets are quiet, and gone are the days not too long ago, when wiseguys were everywhere. Italians, especially ones connected to LCN, are few and far between... but they're there, nonetheless. Perhaps Aparo can make an attempt to revive, or at least keep alive, whatever faint heartbeat of the American Mafia still lives on in Los Santos... or die trying. This was the story of Michael Aparo - Little Apples. He was executed by his own family on February 7th, 2023. (Screenshot credits: GhostJCW)
  5. This thread aims to follow Jacob Barbieri, age forty.
  6. Early Life James Martorano came to life on the night of 28 September 1990. James was born into a middle-class family in central Philadelphia. His father William Martorano a second-generation American Italian who was working in construction as Foreman and his mother Teresa was an American stay-at-home mother who loved her kids and wanted to take care of her four children. James had an older brother, Philip, by 10 years which he idolized and loved since a very young age and two younger twin siblings, a brother, and a sister. The two older brothers had a loving relationship without any jealousy and ill-feelings, Philip always protected and took care of his younger brother James and James took care of his William growing up in a mob-riddled neighbor himself and frequenting the local hangouts, showing up late back home, it was no surprise within the household that he had ties with the local crew. Him growing up around the Scarfo era and being one of the older-heads of his time was well-respected under the Stanfa crew. In 1993, William was murdered during the Stanfa-Merlino conflicts. This put a lot of responsibility on Philip who stepped into his father's shoes, meanwhile James always despised of the life, his father & pressure it bought up on the family. Teen Years James had a hard time growing up along with his siblings since life got really difficult for them because they had no source of income. Teressa was forced to work day and night and Philip dropped-out of school and came in contact with the mob in an attempt to help with the money. James didn’t take it well, Phil working for the mob, doing exactly what their father did and died. When James came to age he enlisted so he could get a chance to get away from it all and fight for a just cause. He started at the lowest rank and over the years he kept getting promoted, climbing up the ranks. James cut all ties with Philip only kept in touch with his mother whom she gave most of his paychecks. He deployed mainly in the middle east, fighting the Jihad and he was trying to be away from the states for as long as possible. Meanwhile, Philip got convicted back in the states for five years. The Last Decade Through the years James was getting promoted constantly for showing great character and holding the army standards to the highest. It didn’t take too long for James to join the 75 Ranger Regiment as Staff Sergeant, commanding his squad. James ran countless missions in Afghanistan and few in Syria with a supportive role in the latter country. During his last mission, James and his squad were after an HVT(High-Value Target) rumored to be a bomb-maker. Charlie squad, the one James commanded, entered the HVT building and took out several hostiles silently, only to get rushed moments later by several suicide bombers, most of which were kids. James commanded the execution of all the hostiles. James and his squad survived but a part of them died during that mission. It wasn’t long after the mission that James resigned and he was honorably discharged from the corp. James got back to Philly for a year, reuniting after a long time with his mother and his two siblings. James was fighting insomnia and even when sleeping he had a hard time staying asleep for more than a couple hours. Recently Teressa told James that he should reunite with his brother Philip. James didn’t want to stress and hurt his mother he sold most of his stuff and decided to relocate to LS.
  7. This thread will follow the development of Jeremy Veta.
  8. Angelo Sisca Jr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Angelo Sisca Jr. (born April 11, 1970) is a high-ranking member of the Martorano crime family. He is a labor racketeer and operates as a union official for ILWU Local 66. Sisca is a former Colombo soldier who operated under then caporegime Dominic Montemarano. Sisca merged ties with Philip Martorano in 2021 and established the Martorano crime family. According to Savona's testimony, Sisca served as Martorano's underboss prior to his imprisonment in 2021. Following his release, his standing within the family remains unknown. Background Sisca was born in Sheepshead Bay, South Brooklyn, New York. His father, Angelo Sisca Sr., was an inducted Persico enforcer during the Second Colombo War and was indicted for murder in 1995. He dropped out of college as he was considered a slow learner and academically underdeveloped. In his teens, Sisca was a competing, up-and-coming boxer but repeatedly broke his nose, suffering breathing problems which forced him to quit. He has been a heavy breather eversince. Sisca instead worked at the Meat Hook, a butcher's shop in Brooklyn and was a loose associate of Joseph Amato Sr. Sisca has a tacky sense of fashion that includes pinstriped pants and oversized, open blouse shirts as well as shaded sunglasses that help hide his lazy eye. In 2017, the Black Hand Forum described him as "nothing more than a puffed up, pompous thug who cares more about looks than anything else."[1] Labor racketeering Connections in the Colombo family enrolled him as an union representative in the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) at Local 1814. Sisca regularly looted shipments and fenced them accordingly, supplying appliances and electronics to local shops for a lowered price. He became involved with the Montemarano-Amato crew under Joseph Amato Sr. in the 1990s, and based his operations out of Sheepshead Bay alongside long-time friend Louis Sabella. In 1997, Sisca had an altercation with union delegate Peter Fransella who had joked and made comments about Sisca's amblyopia. In response, Sisca and Sabella severely beat Fransella and inflicted permanent damage to his eyes. From thereon out, Sisca began wearing his signature sunglasses in an effort to hide his lazy eye from public sight, even at night. Sisca resigned from Local 1814 following an increased law enforcement interest in and around the terminals. He was also tipped off about a supposed informant within the local. Instead, Sisca focused on and expanded other activities such as loansharking and continued union-aligned extortion and fencing through middle men. In May 1998, Fransella’s body was discovered in the Apollo Club’s parking lot in East Flushing, Queens, allegedly slain over his suspected cooperation with law enforcement. Colombo crime family Los Santos faction Sisca was then recruited by Dominic Montemarano, a long-time Colombo captain, to relocate to the West Coast in the late 1990s. Montemarano’s desire was to semi-retire but kept interests in the movie industry, pornography, and gambling. A minor faction within Montemarano’s Bayside crew were transferred to East Los Santos, San Andreas. Sisca, together with Paul Longo, began operating out of his brother-in-law’s social club, Sabella’s, near Mirror Park. Sisca resumed his usual activities such as loansharking, labor racketeering, theft and fencing. Induction Sisca’s prominent role in establishing a Colombo base on the West Coast earned him Montemarano’s blessing. Gang Land News' mafia writer Jerry Capeci published a list of names who were inducted into the Colombo crime family on Christmas Eve, 2007, which included Sisca and Longo.[2] Sabella was not included in the list. Sisca was reportedly involved in the murder of George Kruger, an associate turned alcoholic who was gunned down on Mirror Park Boulevard and East Mirror Drive in 2013.[3] It is alleged Sisca’s ceremony was conducted by Montemarano as a stand-in for the administration. Martorano crime family In light of an increased Cosa Nostra presence in San Andreas, a Philadelphia-Colombo partnership was established in an effort to protect and align the Mafia’s financial interests. Together with Philip Martorano, a Philadelphia captain, Sisca coordinated labor racketeering efforts in the construction and longshoreman unions. He was eventually elected president of Local 66, a chapter of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Following Montemarano’s passing, a merge was proposed between the satellite crews. A half-retired Colombo caporegime, Carmine Lupo, coordinated the merge in accordance with demands from the Philadelphia family and Colombo family. Underboss Sisca served as Martorano’s consigliere, or third-in-command, but grew increasingly frustrated with the Martorano underboss, Nathaniel Agro, over his supposed incompetence. Sisca regarded Agro as a “clueless ape,” and wiretaps indicated Agro was commonly referred to as the Ape by Martorano soldiers in East LS. A prominent reason for his distaste was due to Agro’s desire to eliminate Paul Longo, then a Martorano captain, because Longo had accepted a plea deal without approval. Sisca’s boundless greediness may also have been the cause of his desire to ascend the hierarchy. He continued to advise Martorano to dispose of Agro, as did other senior members of the family, and Sisca later succeeded as underboss following Agro’s disappearance. Sisca was then met with racketeering charges following the testimony of Ernest Savona—a Martorano soldier and turncoat—who had provided details about Martorano’s inner workings. Savona’s testimony officially placed Sisca as the underboss in the LS Cosa Nostra. Sisca was indicted for first degree murder and racketeering charges, but the case was eventually dropped due to a lack of evidence. Savona’s testimony was discarded on account of his alcohol problems. Sisca’s name has never been explicitly mentioned in any recordings. However, he is regularly referred to as the “man with the lazy eye.” He continued his spell as underboss and boasted a tight grip on the longshoreman industry. Together with Robert Bonfiglio, a soldier and bodyguard for Sisca, he empowered Local 66 and delivered lucrative positions to the union and the docks to Martorano insiders and allegedly shipped stolen vehicles to Europe. Prison A run-in with his wife, Julia Sabella, led to his first incarceration. Sisca had accused Terry Winters, a dog walker in service to the Sisca family, of having an affair with his wife. Contrary to Sisca’s cool-tempered nature, he became enraged and beat Winters to a near cripple alongside Martorano soldier Frank Palma. He was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to two years in prison. In prison, Sisca boasted, “I beat him so bad he couldn’t walk or talk right anymore.” He was placed in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and rubbed shoulders with members of the Aryan Brotherhood and other white prison gangs who were supposedly paid protection money for Sisca’s safety by downtown captain Joseph Calarco. In 2022, Sisca was released. His position within the Martorano family remains unknown. References 1. ^ Black Hand Forum (needs citation) 2. ^ Capeci, Jerry (January 11, 2016). "Colombo's West Coast Connection". Gangland News. 3. ^ Feldmann, Henry (September 23, 2013). "Mob alcoholic's last drink". Los Santos Times.
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