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Brotherhood for life wrote:

I almost did that with another nation

Dang. I'm not the only one then.

Also, can we please remove executive from WA delegate, seeing as Balticonia owns Sparkhill so there's no need, plus we can always get raided. Just an extra precaution.

MEET THE LUCATELLIS

A thorough overview of the Lucatelli Crime Family, also known as the Lucatelli gang or the Downtown Manhattan Gang

Angelo Lucatelli
Born 1897, Angelo Lucatelli is the boss of the Lucatelli crime family. Born in Italy, he immigrated to Italy with his parents around 1910. He lived in poverty during his childhood and teenage years and his parents both died at a very young age. This led to him pursuing a life of crime in his late teenage years. He quickly rose through the ranks of local gangs in Manhattan and by 1919, he had formed many associates and partners, which he used to form his own gang, the Lucatelli gang.

Guido Ammedori
Angelo's right-hand man. Born in 1895. Also immigrated to New York from Italy with his parents. He ran a local petty robbery gang until he joined up with Angelo to pursue more lucrative and more nefarious methods of making money. Is often regarded as a businessman rather than a criminal, as he is the brains of the more financial schemes of the Lucatelli gang.

Marco Rizzi
One of Angelo's captains and a close friend of Guido. He too runs some of the more financial schemes (loansharking, tax evasion, etc.), though he is also known as a strong soldier, as he also runs some of the more 'gritty' crimes (protection rackets and now with the recent passing of prohibition, bootlegging).

Sonny Tomelli
Another one of Angelo's captains. He handles most of the rougher crimes including drug trafficking. Not much else is known about him except he used to work at the docks as a teenager.

Luciano Vitali
Another one of Angelo's captains. Not much is known about him and what he does, though he seems to work very closely with Guido Ammedori.

Old utopia wrote:

Also, can we please remove executive from WA delegate, seeing as Balticonia owns Sparkhill so there's no need, plus we can always get raided. Just an extra precaution.

Ok, sure

I'll try to get an intro rp post tomorrow

By the way you don't have to be Italian. You can be anybody else?

A DINNER WITH FRIENDS

Marco Rizzi: Hey look, Sonny, we're on the newspapers!

Sonny Tomelli: What you mean?

Marco (handing over a newspaper): Take a look.

STOREOWNER AND SUSPECTED  RACKETEER SHOT DEAD BY TWO MEN

Sonny (chuckling): Well, it's good to know nobody suspects us.

Marco: What you think about the whole prohibition thing?

Sonny: Prohibtion?

Marco: Yeah, the boss thinks we just struck gold into what he thinks will turn out into a very profitable business.

Sonny: I don't know Marco, whatever gets me money, I'm in.

Marco: I guess you're right.

Luciano Vitali: What you boys talking about?

Sonny: Ah we were just discussing the whole prohibition thing, the boss thinks we can make some real money off of it.

Luciano: Let's hope so. You guys hear about the recent killing?

Marco: What the hit we took out on Benny Summers or?

Luciano: No, I'm talking about that one in Carnelli territory.

Sonny: Ain't heard of it. Anything special?

Luciano: Don't think so, they brushed it off as an everyday murder, because they don't think the Carnellis were big enough to pull it off.

Marco: Not big enough?

Sonny: Who got killed?

Luciano: Don't know.

Sonny: Eh well if you don't know, weren't nobody important. Must've just been a Carnelli killing. Don't matter to us.

Imma make a post in a bit

Old utopia wrote:

STOREOWNER AND SUSPECTED RACKETEER SHOT DEAD BY 2 MEN

MANHATTAN | NEW YORK CITY | JAN 20TH 1920

It happened around 10:30 am yesterday. 2 armed men walked into the store of one Benny Summers, a suspected racketeer engaged in loansharking and other nefarious affairs. According to an eyewitness who was browsing the store at the same time, the 2 men walked up to the counter, where Benny Summers proceeded to ask the men how he could help them. Not one second later, they drew their pistols and shot twice at the man, supposedly killing him in an instant. They immediately ran out where they picked up by a car whose license plate no one could recall. Eyewitnesses described them as 2 caucasian males, both around 5'10", wearing black suits. Not much other details could be procured from the eyewitnesses.

Authorities believe that the murder was a hit ordered by the Lucatelli Crime Family, a new crime family which has recently established itself in downtown manhattan. Benny Summers was suspected to have owned a loansharking racket and his connections with the Burke family, an Irish crime family and longtime rival of the Lucatellis, located also in downtown manhattan, drew the ire of the Lucatellis, who took him out in a most spiteful manner. Many worry this may be the beginning of a new gang war between the Burkes and the Lucatellis, though it is still too soon to be sure.

For future reference, I don't believe that Italians and Irish were considered Caucasian during this time period. The definition of Caucasian has gradually widened over time, and at this point in time, most Europeans were considered Caucasian except Irish and Italians.

Vespasiano Manzolillo paces thoughtfully, contemplating his next move, when his son, Alberto bursts through the door. The morning news is slapped onto the table, and Vespasiano stares at it without saying a word. Looking back to Alberto, he starts walking towards the door. "You know what this means." Alberto hurriedly rushes out the door behind his father.

Late that evening, four men are seen in the shadows of the street. They disperse and a moment later, one of them crumples to the ground. A shot rings out from another man, who rushes over to the dead man, stabbed in the side. The victim is Marciano Terzo, owner of a local laundromat. The reason for his murder is uncertain.

Old utopia wrote:

Mysterious. Where do the Manzolillo's operate? I wanne see if I can do some RP.

In Brooklyn

Vespasiano Manzolillo: Crime Boss of Brooklyn. Formerly part of the Manzolillo-Mancili gang, but shot his partner Giancarlo Mancili 6 years ago. Since then, the two families have been in a bitter feud, with the people of Brooklyn caught up in the crossfire. Manzolillo was born in Queens in 1881. His father was an alcoholic and abandoned his family when he was very young, and he grew up very poor. He joined a gang at the age of 12, and has risen up the ranks since then.

Alberto Manzolillo: Vespasiano's son and most trusted partner, he grew up in the gang of his father. He is 17 years old.

Tommaso Manzolillo: Aged 15, Alberto's younger brother, sometimes called Tommy. Less trusted by his father, and more independent.