#19: The Cerrito Crime Family of San Jose, CA (Part 1): The Eras of Onofrio Sciortino & Joseph X. Cerrito

#19: The Cerrito Crime Family of San Jose, CA (Part 1): The Eras of Onofrio Sciortino & Joseph X. Cerrito

In this episode, we cover the Cerrito Crime Family of the American Cosa Nostra who operated in and around San Jose, California, and who were a significant entity controlling organized crime in the San Jose area for many decades beginning around the 1940’s and were in existence until at least the 1990’s or early 2000’s.

My research will show that this particular LCN family was likely the most risk-averse and least-aggressive family of all 20+ families across the country during the Mafia's hey-dey, but I'll let you decide.


We discuss:

  • Their official founding in the 1940's
  • The first alleged Boss, Onofrio Sciortino
  • The ascension of the family's namesake, Joseph X. Cerrito
  • Cerrito's history as a used car salesman
  • Cerrito's presence in 1957 at Apalachin
  • Cerrito's ascension to Boss in 1959
  • Drama within the Cerrito family in the 1960's
  • A failed plot to murder a Nevada casino operator
  • The lack of respect nationally
  • The LIFE Magazine lawsuit and national implications
  • Joe Cerrito's waning years and death in 1978

Included prominently in this article are the family's long-time Underboss, Emanuel “Manny” Figlia, Angelo Marino, Alex Camarata, Pete Misuraca, as well as many other colorful characters and cameos from important Cosa Nostra figures throughout the country.


Read more: https://membersonlypodcast.com/cerrito-crime-family-part-one/

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#48: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part Three): Prohibition, Bootlegging, Bullets, and the “Bootleg Kings”

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#47: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part Two): The Rise & Fall of Gregorio Conti

#47: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part Two): The Rise & Fall of Gregorio Conti

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#46: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part One): Immigration, the Black Hand, and the Era of Salvatore Catanzaro

#46: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part One): Immigration, the Black Hand, and the Era of Salvatore Catanzaro

Long before Prohibition, long before speakeasies and Tommy guns, Pittsburgh’s underworld was already taking shape—quietly, violently, and largely unseen.This episode traces the true origins of organiz...

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#45: History of the Tampa Mob: A Discussion with Author, Scott Deitche

In this episode of The Gangland History Podcast, host Jacob Stoops interviews acclaimed author and Mafia historian Scott Deitche, one of the nation’s foremost experts on organized crime in Florida and...

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#44: Frank Costello to Alto Knights | Historical Fiction and the Mob with Author Ron K. Fried

#44: Frank Costello to Alto Knights | Historical Fiction and the Mob with Author Ron K. Fried

In this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by author Ron K. Fried for a deep dive into one of the most compelling figures in organized crime history: Frank Costello, the mob boss who rose to power dur...

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#43: The Gurney's Inn Operation: Roundtable Discussion with Daniel Edward Rosen & Frank DiMatteo

#43: The Gurney's Inn Operation: Roundtable Discussion with Daniel Edward Rosen & Frank DiMatteo

In late August 1979, the FBI's Brooklyn-Queens Metropolitan Resident Agency (the BQ) received a significant tip from a top-echelon informant within the Genovese crime family. This informant, known as ...

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#42: The State of the Mafia (1967): Part Three

#42: The State of the Mafia (1967): Part Three

In today's episode, we wrap up one of the most detailed and historically rich series we’ve ever done. In Part Three of our special deep dive into the FBI’s 1967 report on La Cosa Nostra, we close the ...

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#41: Paul "The Waiter" Ricca (Part Two)

In Part Two of our deep-dive biography on Paul "The Waiter" Ricca, we chronicle his ascent to the top of the Chicago Outfit from the late 1940s through the early 1970s — a reign that cemented his lega...

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