The Scarpello Family [+]

Ethnicity: Sicilian. Half-Sicilians are allowed to be associates but cannot be made under current rules.
Don: Donato Scarpello
Consiglieri: Anthony Geraci
Size:: < 40 - the Don has been keeping the recruitment low and overworking the crews doing the alcohol work.
Area of Influence: Brooklyn, especially around Sunset Park, Borough Park, Park Slope, Flatbush, Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights and Bed-Stuy. Moving into Jersey as well.

Overview: The Scarpello family is a real 'Moustache Pete' operation of old world values and mafiosi credo. However, the allure of Prohibition and the increase in resources has created tensions as the organization tries to protect itself and its prime position at the South Brooklyn Terminal, expand into New Jersey and lock down even more docks, and set up front businesses for the booze distribution. The problem, of course, is that the old man is holding on too tightly, such as forbidding business dealings with non-Italians, particularly the Jews and the Blacks. There's a lot of power in the Scarpellos, but the old men just want their peace and quiet in a time of opportunity and the younger guys aren't having it. Part of what Scarpello is trying to do is keep the crews of Polumbo and Mazzara from getting too dominant, forcing a turnover.

The old guard and the young blood are a couple gunshots away from a civil war in the family. The reason it hasn't happened yet is because Tony Geraci, the consiglieri, is well-regarded on both sides and is keeping things going with shuttle diplomacy. Current operations include; docks, alcohol distribution, prostitution and extortion. There are four crews in the Scarpello family, with about 30 or so soldiers and associates, with more muscle available in the traditionally Italian parts of Brooklyn. The truth is that in a bid to control wages and skim off as much as possible, the Don has kept the numbers of soldiers dangerously low, especially in the operations that have the best growth potential but are under capos of questionable loyalty.

Caporegimes:

- Vito Polumbo - Younger and more progressive than his Don, Vito Polumbo is the guy that runs the Brooklyn docks and set up the Scarpello bootlegging operations. The shipping from other nations, the unloading and distribution comes primarily from his operations. He is, for all intents and purposes, the most powerful and lucrative single operation in the Scarpello family thanks to Prohibition and his quick recognition of it. He uses the funding to make sure that his crew are well-outfitted and loyal. Polumbo is currently in a bind because Don Scarpello wants a bigger cut of the profits during a time of growth and investment. Meanwhile, Geraci is keeping the peace, but for how long? Polumbo's crew is tough, working the docks, but Polumbo is a deal maker and has successfully negotiated with unions in the past. He keeps trying to bring on more talent, but Scarpello keeps trying to keep him in his place. Scarpello sees a threat, Polumbo sees more money. Geraci is trying to keep the two from going to war.
- Salvatore Mazzara - Another young turk in the Scarpello family, Mazzara's crew move liquor into a variety of places, starting with the brothels but then moving into other venues as the alcohol smuggling really got underway. He started off as part of the Baglio crew. However, with Prophibition, he has set up the Pappalardo Olive Oil Company as a front and is, secretly in negotiations with the Blacks to move liquor into the Harlem jazz clubs, despite the Don's prohibition on working with 'those people.' (and that's the nicest thing he has to say.) Mazzara is a dapper sort of guy, a guy that knows how to use a gun and sweet talk while holding it. Mazzara wants minimal disruption to his operations, though he is concerned that Scarpello isn't dynamic enough to keep the business going as more than his retirement fund. He is, however, Geraci's nephew and is staying on the fence, for now.
- Joseph Baglio - Part of Scarpello's old regime, Baglio focuses on protection rackets, a pretty traditional mafia undertaking. Because his territory covers much of Western Brooklyn, outside of Crown Heights and other traditionally Jewish areas, he has a lot of manpower compared to the other crews. Baglio is totally loyal to Scarpello and has the bulk of the family's muscle.

@Sterling

<Snipped quote by HeySeuss>
Benny La Guardia is associated with the Scarpello Family. They are both Sicilian Families.