Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa spent most of their adult lives working as decorated detectives from the New York Police Department. Deep down inside the boys in blue traded their badge of honor, for the fast cash of being mafia hitmen. They went on to retire and move from New York City to Las Vegas. The only issue with both detectives was that they were on the payroll of the Lucchese Crime family, and mafia associates would soon rate them out. They were added to the payroll by the Underboss at the time Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso then Underboss of the family. They were arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison and fined a large amount of money. 1 Eppolito’s father, Gambino Crime Family soldier Lou Eppolito’s grandfather, father and uncle were all members of the Gambino Crime family . They were all involved in common mafia rackets, loan sharking, numbers running, extortion and money laundering. His father’s name was Ralph Eppolito. Ralph was an
This blog is about the history of the mob in the United States. La Cosa Nostra as they refer to themselves is an exclusive club in the underworld. Extortion, loan sharking, juice loans, and illegal gamblings are the architecture of its money making operations.