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...agents surprised four members of the Joseph Colombo family and the girl friend of one of them as they left their lavish horse-farm hangout 100 miles north of Manhattan. The prize catch was Alphonse ("Alley Boy") Persico, whose brother Carmine ("The Snake") still seems to be directing the Colombo war against the Gallos from his Atlanta Penitentiary cell...
...perhaps longer. But they know that Mafia contracts are out for Joey's brother Albert, Joey's bodyguard and three other Gallo hoods. The Gallos, in turn, are gunning for a top Colombo member, a New England gangster allied with Colombo and Alley Boy. Seemingly unworried, Persico quickly posted $5,000 bail and flew off to visit his brother in Atlanta...
...commander now is the sole surviving Gallo brother, Albert. Says an acquaintance of the family: "They are all scared to death." Even though their position is now mainly defensive, the Gallos have put out contracts for the deaths of three enemies: 1) Alphonse ("Alley Boy") Persico, the Colombo war chieftain; 2) Nick Bianco, a New England gangster whom the Gallos want killed because he arranged the treaty that ended the Gallo-Profaci war ten years ago while Joey was in jail; and 3) Joe Yacovelli, a Colombo capo. The Gallos believe that Yacovelli had a hand in Joey...
...Gallo, as was initially theorized. There is no evidence to link Johnson with the black gangsters recruited by Gallo. Moreover, there is a growing rumor that the contract for the Colombo "hit" was let by Carlo Gambino, the most powerful of the New York Mafiosi; and that Carmine ("Snakes") Persico, a Colombo caporegime, played a key role in carrying out the attempt...
According to this thesis, the Colombo rackets will fall to Persico as his reward. Then, the scenario goes, Persico, who has never been much of a leader, will botch up, leaving the road clear for Gambino to take uncontested control of the Colombo interests...