Atlantic City Conference - Atlantic City Delegates

Atlantic City Delegates

The terms Capo and Consigliere were not used until Salvatore Maranzano labeled the Italian underworld Cosa Nostra in 1931, the terms Lieutenant and Advisor were more common at the time, except with the Maranzano Family, (future Bonanno crime family) which had already been following the strict Cosa Nostra traditions of their native Sicily. The position of Consigliere did not exist until Charlie "Lucky" Luciano became the defacto first amongst equals in La Cosa Nostra and added the position to the Family hierarchy in 1931, when he formed the Commission.

Underworld members, city or delegation they represented and their rank at time of conference:

Atlantic City:

• Enoch "Nucky" Johnson - South Jersey/Atlantic City Boss/Host

New York/New Jersey:

• John "The Fox" Torrio - Former Chicago Torrio/Capone Gang Boss/New York Advisor
• Salvatore "Charlie Lucky" Luciano - Masseria Family Underboss/New York
• Frank "The Prime Minister" Costello - Masseria Family Lt./Capo/New York
• Giuseppe "Joe Adonis" Doto - Masseria Family Lt./Capo/New York
• Vito Genovese - Masseria Family Lt./Capo/New York
• Quarico Moretti - Masseria family Lt./Capo/New Jersey
• Vincent Mangano - D'Aquila/Mineo Family Lt./Capo/New York
• Frank Scalise - D'Aquila Mineo Family Lt./CapoNew York
• Albert Anastasia - D'Aquila/Mineo Family Lt./Capo/New York
• Gaetano "Tommy Brown" Lucchese - Riena Family Lt./Capo/New York
• Meyer "The Brain" Lansky - Bugs & Meyer Mob Boss/New York
• Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel - Bugs & Meyer Mob Boss/New York
• Louis Buchalter - Buchalter/Shapiro Gang Boss/New York
• Jacob Shapiro - Buchalter/Shapiro Gang Boss/New York
• Dutch Schultz - Schultz Gang Boss/New York
• Abner Zwillman - North Jersey/Zwillman Gang Boss/New Jersey
• Owney Madden - Irish Combine Boss/New York
• Frank Erickson - former Rothstein Lt./Costello Associate/New York
• Gaetano Gagliano - Riena Family Underboss/ New York
• Carlo Gambino - D'Aquila/Mineo Family Lt./Capo/New York

Chicago:

• Alphonse "Scarface" Capone - South Side/Capone Gang Boss/Chicago
• Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti - South Side/Capone Gang Lt./Capo/Chicago
• Jake Guzik - South Side/Capone Gang Lt./Capo/Chicago
• Frank "Frank Cline" Rio - South Side/Capone Bodyguard/Chicago
• Frank McErlane - Saltis/McErlane Gang Boss/Chicago

Philadelphia:

• Irving Wexler - Jewish Mob Boss/Philly
• Max Hoff - Jewish Mob Boss/Philly
• Harry Stromberg - Jewish Mob Boss/Philly
• Irving Bitz - Jewish Mob Boss/Philly
• Charles Schwartz - Jewish Mob Boss/Philly
• Samuel Lazar Jewish Mob Boss/Philly

Cleveland:

• Morris Dalitz - Little Jewish Navy Boss/Cleveland
• Louis Rothkopf - Little Jewish Navy Boss/Cleveland
• Leo Berkowitz - Little Jewish Navy/Mayfield Road Mob Associate/Cleveland

Detroit:

• William Joseph Bernstein - Purple Gang Boss/Detroit (a.k.a. "Bill Bugs")
• Abraham Bernstein - Purple Gang Boss/Detroit

Kansas City:

• Giovanni Lazia - Pendergast Machine/Balestrere Gang Lt./Capo/Kansas City (a.k.a. Lazio)

Massachusetts:

• Charles Solomon - Jewish Mob Boss/Boston
• Frank "The Cheeseman" Cucchiara - Boston North End Gang/Buccola Family Lt.
• Frank "Bootsy" Morelli - Providence Morelli Gang Boss.

Florida:

• Santo Trafficante Sr. - Senior Tampa Family Member/Tampa

Louisiana:

• Sylvestro Corallo - Matranga/Giacona Family Lt./Capo/New Orleans