1. Frank DeCicco, known as "Frankie D" and "Frankie Cheech", was an American mobster and eventual underboss for the Gambino crime family in New York City.
16 Facts About Frank DeCicco
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Frank DeCicco's brother was Gambino soldier George DeCicco and his sister was Betty DeCicco.
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Frank DeCicco was a tall, muscular man with a thick neck that showed exposed thick arteries when he was angry.
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Frank DeCicco dyed his silver hair black, leaving silver streaks styled in a pompadour coif.
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Frank DeCicco was a disorganized man who stuffed dozens of business cards in his suit jacket and kept a messy car.
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Former underboss and government witness Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano described Frank DeCicco as being calculating and observant.
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Frank DeCicco eventually became a protege of boss Paul Castellano, a Bath Beach native.
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Frank DeCicco was close to Gambino caporegime James "Jimmy Brown" Failla, whom he described as his "rabbi".
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Frank DeCicco's crew was one of the most powerful in the Gambino family.
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Frank DeCicco became heavily involved in labor racketeering with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union Local 282.
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Frank DeCicco installed many Gambino members into the Local and was responsible for delivering payoffs from union bosses to the Gambino administration.
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Frank DeCicco often attended meetings at Castellano's Todt Hill, Staten Island mansion.
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However, Gravano was eventually calmed by Frank DeCicco and accepted Scibetta's death as the punishment earned by his behavior.
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In 1983, Castellano ordered Frank DeCicco to arrange the murder of Gambino soldier Roy DeMeo.
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Finally, Frank DeCicco recruited Gambino associates Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa, both members of DeMeo's crew, to murder their boss.
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Frank DeCicco took control of all of the "white-collar" rackets that once belonged to the Castellano faction.