Genovese Family: Frank “Funzi” Tieri (1981)

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Genovese Family: Frank “Funzi” Tieri - Trial, Funeral (1981)
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@dannyroddick3649 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I love how they say none of the big men in the Genovese family showed up just as Benny Squint walks out!

@sammysam2615 2 жыл бұрын

Funzi played the role of Front Boss extremely well.

@TommyLucchese4787 Жыл бұрын

Great video 😃👍

@josephbwalker 2 жыл бұрын

Front Boss for the Genovese Family

@abdelhakimessaadi9577 2 жыл бұрын

Was the chin the real boss at that time?

@josephbwalker 2 жыл бұрын

@@abdelhakimessaadi9577 Phillip “Benny Squint” Lombardo was the official Genovese Boss after Don Vito passed in prison. Arguably just as powerful as Don Carlo Gambino. He is definitely the one who ok’d the hit on Jimmy Hoffa down to Fat Tony, down to Tony Pro. He was extremely discreet and way behind the scenes.

@mrjw6701 2 жыл бұрын

@@abdelhakimessaadi9577 Gigante became boss in 1981 after Lombardo retired. Tieri died in March and I think Lombardo was still boss at that time before stepping down later in the year for Gigante to take over.

@psycictree27 2 жыл бұрын

@@josephbwalker @5:16 the guy who puts hat infront of his face in the middle with brown coat is Benny Squint Lombardo. There are very few photographs of him available on the internet. That’s him 100% as far as I can match the face from other pictures.

@albertoguerreiro006 2 жыл бұрын

nice work with this videos , greats 🇵🇹

@nagone11 2 жыл бұрын

A true Machiavellian hand that man "Funzi" had. One of the craftiest and yes treacherous mafiosi in the history of American Cosa Nostra.

@billw.4842 2 жыл бұрын

Is it me or is every guy who is up a step or two on the mob ladder considered a boss or the Boss of Bosses by the media when they are in the news.

@TupDigital 2 жыл бұрын

No it's not you 😄they all had their turn

@inmybloodboxing.1992 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most underrated NY mobsters ever

@ciscosvp2075 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Funzi wielded tremendous power among the five families of NY.

@josephsierzengaIV 2 жыл бұрын

💯

@nagone11 2 жыл бұрын

He really wasn't underrated where it counted...

@mikecacioppo5639 2 жыл бұрын

UNDERRATED ? The guy was a Mafia gangster not a baseball player or musician, He killed more people than Cancer.

@nagone11 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikecacioppo5639 So true. After all this is the mob we're talking about.

@itscaper 2 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that gets a kick out of media outlets always having something to say about mobsters that turn and testify calling them rats and all this shit like theyre trying to be involved with the jail politics? I spent 8 years of my 20s in prison and I understand what happens to rats in the criminal and jail life and I used to be involved in the politics as much as the next guy but it's easy for reporters to mock guys that turn government witness. I always wondered if I was looking at life without parole ( even tho that doesn't exist here in Canada ) would I keep my mouth shut and I'd like to think I would but you never know until you're in that situation specially now that I have a little girl to look after. Good thing I'll never have to worry about having to make that decision because my daughter made me do a complete 180 in life. Now it's all about her and all my "friends" are long gone

@paceventura 2 жыл бұрын

Seemed they reported on the mob using mob slang n calling him a rat was just their way of reporting it, as if that's what he is now in other mobsters' eyes.. N they also spoke more freely back then, you won't hear a reporter nowadays say "life in the can"

@TupDigital 2 жыл бұрын

Solid insight my man. BTW I love that they don't have have life without in the great white north. Next draft I'm coming to there to run the streets and murder at will.

@benallmark9671 2 жыл бұрын

Amen brother. Sad to see Canada falling apart at the seams. Way too many pussies

@willmosse3684 2 жыл бұрын

@@TupDigital Yeah, because there are a lot more people running the streets killing at will in Canada than in the Good Ol’ US of A. That life without parole and death penalty you got down there obviously works a treat. Keep it up, along with the ridiculously high murder rate 👏

@emilsabatini4038 2 жыл бұрын

you're absolutely right. No one should talk if they haven't experienced life behind bars. Behind bars one day seems like an eternity. Anyone would flip if they could shave years off their prison sentence!

@Scuba_Bro 2 жыл бұрын

I still wonder if Tieri actually gave Caponigro permission to kill Angelo Bruno and he just played dumb afterwards as a way of finessing the situation 🤣

@totoriina43 2 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what he did

@robsmith9093 2 жыл бұрын

Of course he did that. You don’t just make that stuff up lol

@Scuba_Bro 2 жыл бұрын

@@robsmith9093 … imagine how Capinigro felt? 😮

@roadtrip2943 2 жыл бұрын

Philly mob action worthy of its own movie. Wasn't johnny keys desimone, an upstate ny member, part of the bruno hit .

@geminitheproducer8455 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah watch the Phil leonetti interview

@ArthurHill88 2 жыл бұрын

As another commenter pointed out, the real boss of the Genovese family - Phil "Benny Squint" Lombardo - can be seen walking down the steps flanked by two men while attending Tieri's funeral @ 5:15.

@lutherjackson_ 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was going to say

@lmcoopie Ай бұрын

Just when the commentator is saying that no bosses attended?

@AdairZionist 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone notice the weird "Mr big" pronunciation

@TURKISH-1453 2 жыл бұрын

Lol mate as soon as I heard it I had to check the comments,that sounded weird alright.

@AdairZionist 2 жыл бұрын

@@TURKISH-1453 It sounds like he's joking or being sarcastic lol

@fightingirish6773 2 жыл бұрын

That was NOT the chicken man testa.

@big_time9484 2 жыл бұрын

...Well l'm so glad that someone other than "Me" pick that up... "forgetaboutit" Friend Of Ours 😣🎇

@fightingirish6773 2 жыл бұрын

@@big_time9484 Friend of ours friend of mine.😂

@kneesoxxx7902 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@BrazenBreeds 2 жыл бұрын

No mistaking his face LMAO

@chestercopperpot4455 Жыл бұрын

I was going to write that but was sure somebody else would have spotted it already.

@jimce2799 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how what they they new back then has been proven by time to be so inaccurate. Galante was never even recognized as boss of the Bonannos let alone the top dog of the five. His attempt and desire to achieve that is one of the reasons he was hit. The belief that Tieri was leader of the West side, even by another boss such as Fratiano shows how shrewd and deceptive the Genovese were/are. Lombardo-Benny Squint used Tieri as the face of the family at the time and it obviously served him well and obviously Chin thought so as he would repeat this act of deception in the future with Fat Tony Salerno. The difference was however that Tony actually did the time while Funzi died before having to start his sentence. As for Lombardo....he was smart enough to pass the torch before anyone figured it out. Another thing...that wasn't Testa pictured in the video and Testa was actually appointed by the commission with Tieri/Lombardo's blessing. He had nothing to do with Brunos death so the comment about the Bruno/Genovese agreement was another mistake made at the time. What is known today about Philly from Leonetti clarifies that situation and suggests the West side may have been behind the Bruno hit.

@laviebanale 2 жыл бұрын

After watching documentaries about other families and seeing how destructive they were, the Genovese family are in a league of their own.

@mrfugazi6713 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Genovese family played the Bruno killing very well, Funzi told one of the captains to basically take care of Bruno which they did and when the captain of the Bruno family were called to New York Funzi turned it right around back onto the captain that was at the meeting with Gigante and the others and they beat the fuck out of him and Salerno who was in on whacking Bruno and stuffed dollar bills inside every hole that the human body has in a sign that they killed for greed, I thought they played it well and then when they killed the two that was directly involved they made themselves look really good but all along it was the Genovese family that more or less got Bruno whacked the dodgy bastards.

@danevertt3210 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrfugazi6713 Capanegro

@Cardb33 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrfugazi6713 It's come out with pretty solid evidence that Fat Tony stayed out of that whole ordeal. He was already recovering from his stroke (might've been a heart attack I forget) at the time, he told Caponigro "Go see the man downtown". He wasn't opposing what Chin, Funzi and Manna were doing but he tried to stay out of it cause it wasn't his style. A lot of people have said that Fat Tony wouldn't have made a power move like that against another Family he was more laid back whereas Chin and Manna were younger, hungrier and had just became Boss and Consigliere respectively. Fat Tony liked spending those days at his Social Club barking out orders, collecting envelopes, playing cards and drinking Espresso with the guys.

@mrfugazi6713 2 жыл бұрын

@@Cardb33 yeah I agree with what you have put in your comment Brandon buddy, I didn’t put Caponigro because I wasn’t sure how it was spelt, so thanks writing his name down now I can spell it mate thanks. Like I said Funzi played it really well, and then made the Genovese family look good by avenging Bruno the slippery bastards.

@TonySoprano001 2 жыл бұрын

At (5:15-5:20) the only appearance of Phillip Lambardo boss of the Genovese crime family from 1969-81, he keeps a very low profile and use a lot of street boss

@TommyLucchese4787 2 жыл бұрын

@Johnny Sacks Sounds like a smart boss

@AngeloBruno1980 2 жыл бұрын

@ Tommy Lucchese I totally agree with you 💯%

@georgelong1301 2 жыл бұрын

The Quiet Man with a heavy hand

@taylorhamblin1540 2 жыл бұрын

Weazin' buff nugs and chillin' with the Funzi, buuuuuuuud-eee

@MikeTerran1976ova 2 жыл бұрын

John Miller didn’t do he’s home work on this report he pointed out the wrong guy as Chicken man Testa at the church

@icyshack5946 2 жыл бұрын

Thought that was not him

@MOBFAX 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think that John Miller handled the video editing. Miller was pretty knowledgeable.

@lagosfury5142 2 жыл бұрын

Bill Beutel...legendary New York reporter..if you know?you know!!

@midrange3343 2 жыл бұрын

THATS WHEN THE MOB WAS POWERFUL AND FEARED. BACK IN THE DAY. NOW EVERYONE HAS GUNS.

@fmfm1410 2 жыл бұрын

Phillip lombardo wearing a hat 5:20

@psycictree27 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It’s him.

@yomama412 2 жыл бұрын

ANOTHER GOOD ONE MOE…

@BenderWinsSportsBetting 2 жыл бұрын

That was not Phil Testa he pointed out at the funeral. 100% not him

@ericsamuelson5656 Жыл бұрын

The sexy anchorwoman at WNEW Ch 5 was Judy Licht. She was later replaced by Nancy Glass from 1981-83.

@lehampton1 2 жыл бұрын

These news reports often get things wrong we find out as time marches on. At 4:35 the man shown was not Phil Testa nor did he have anything to do with the Bruno murder. Also Funzi was the front or street boss. The Chin was the real power. They report on the best information available at the time. I just find humor in their mistakes. Otherwise, they get it mostly correct.

@DAC666 2 жыл бұрын

I think that’ was Genovese boss been squint at the very end coming down the steps

@ArthurHill88 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I think you're right. Great catch!

@DAC666 2 жыл бұрын

Right as John Miller said there was no big boys there hahaha

@david_bmx1148 2 жыл бұрын

Funzi had those killer eyes you could tell he didn't play just like oneilo delacroce

@carpediem4887 2 жыл бұрын

Bye bye baby

@jeremyhouchens8711 4 ай бұрын

5:13 you can see Meyer Lansky on the left side of the screen

@taotaostrong 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. The anchorman sounds like a gossiping old broad.

@happydayz7857 2 жыл бұрын

Well the male reported did, yeah.

@richardcopeland6859 2 жыл бұрын

Hope all is well

@joeyjr4006 2 жыл бұрын

A man's man

@connormurphy7684 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤮

@ashash7251 2 жыл бұрын

You mean rapist ?

@bigbrytunney8753 2 жыл бұрын

LMAO, that was NOT Phil Testa shown at 4:32 not even close

@blablableh724 2 жыл бұрын

But he was a lightning-rod or a puppet boss.

@chuckyoneil2853 2 жыл бұрын

Where's he going now?

@rudyray4833 2 жыл бұрын

The 70’s: when someone shoves a wad of cotton in your eye and everybody just supposed to act like it’s normal

@markieffmorris9263 2 жыл бұрын

Also that Funzis shitty lawyer states publicly he’s got hepatitis and then blames it on his client instead of his whore wife

@user-nv8xi7pj2j 3 ай бұрын

Now that we have facts on mob history it’s entertaining to listen to the news stories speculating even imagining what was happening and reporting it as facts at the time.

@richardcopeland6859 2 жыл бұрын

Safe travels

@nickkozanas1147 2 жыл бұрын

What's up with the eye funziwald

@blastproces 2 жыл бұрын

You gotta go Jackson!!

@paulgalligan1916 2 жыл бұрын

Beat it..

@big_time9484 2 жыл бұрын

...So says "Jimmy The Weasel" "forgetaboutit" 😌🎇

@fightingirish6773 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulgalligan1916 mo chara my friend. TAL 32 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

@paulgalligan1916 2 жыл бұрын

@@fightingirish6773 Tiocfaidh ár lá 🇮🇪☘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@TupDigital 2 жыл бұрын

You gotta go, Brandon!

@freedomofspeech2238 2 жыл бұрын

None the less, it's in New York that you find the best street hot-dogs :D

@TupDigital 2 жыл бұрын

4:58 it appears his corpse weighs 900 lbs

@CallofDoobie585 2 жыл бұрын

Alright... Im a lil younger. Someone tell me about why they call guys even scarpa, dr schwartz??????

@grimstarr187 2 жыл бұрын

2:34 compromise

@fish9905 2 жыл бұрын

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@bubblegumgangster4949 2 жыл бұрын

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@fish9905 2 жыл бұрын

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@emilsabatini4038 2 жыл бұрын

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@fish9905 2 жыл бұрын

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@tedkenne 2 жыл бұрын

That Wasn't The Chicken Man Testa!!!

@swayz101hinessight7 2 жыл бұрын

Familia

@billjordan3952 2 жыл бұрын

He was gaspipes mentor

@mrski749 2 жыл бұрын

" FUNZI" was the 1930s version of Henry Winkler Eeeeeeyyyyyy!!!

@emilsabatini4038 2 жыл бұрын

U mean " The Fonz".

@totoriina43 2 жыл бұрын

Lol Funzi wasn’t even the real Boss, That’s why the Chin and the Westside were Top shottas of Cosa Nostra

@nicetrydick 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think chin was boss in 80. I believe it was Benny squint Lombardo.

@nagone11 2 жыл бұрын

Funzi and crew made up the Westside...these guys were super-crafty and hard to really follow..

@blackdonaldtrump3869 2 жыл бұрын

If u wanna talk like a moolian, we’ll send you to slip and fall school

@PrinceOfTheCity1 2 жыл бұрын

That’s not chicken man wtf…

@exitthematrix1487 2 жыл бұрын

Sbarro Pizza baby.

@mrjw6701 2 жыл бұрын

Paul Castellano was the big boss at the time.

@Jason.cbr1000rr 2 жыл бұрын

Yea he was boss of bosses' .... ppl always underestimate him but he was a pretty badass boss/don/godfather too.

@ArthurHill88 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jason.cbr1000rr Totally. He was portrayed as weak by the post-Gotti media but the fact of the matter is that he was a major power in organized crime for at least 30 years from the mid 1950's until his death in 85.

@Jason.cbr1000rr 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArthurHill88 thats what i said and mean. But yea its also why he had the top crazy mobsters as capos - nino gaggi, subsequently roy demeo, decicco, gallo, thomas gambino and even salvatore gravano and so much more i cant remember. All those under him and supposedly hes loyalists.

@sirhcffoh294 2 жыл бұрын

Wtf 0:45

@emilsabatini4038 2 жыл бұрын

So u deleted my comment regarding Little Nicky Scarfo wanting Angelo Bruno gone bcus he was too docile and he was allowing the New York families move in on the Jersey action. So u removed my first comment . Who did I offend? Just stating a matter of fact !

@andredefrancesco7111 2 жыл бұрын

Well sort of.. Didn’t they operate out of Cherry Hill

@emilsabatini4038 2 жыл бұрын

@@andredefrancesco7111U might very had soldiers or associates from Cherry Hill but no the Scarfo crew operated outta South Philadelphia.