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| - DeCicco is the son of a Gambino crime family soldier identified as Joseph (Boozy) DeCicco from Benevento, Campania, Italy and younger brother of Gambino crime family capo George DeCicco. Joseph (Boozy) DeCicco was a made man in the Gambino crime family that earned his peculiar nickname because of his reputation as being an alcoholic. Frank was known among his criminal associates as "Franky D" or "Frankie Cheech" (in no reference to comedian Cheech Marin). As a child being raised by alcoholic Joseph, Frank was raised in an environment of violence and guile like Anthony Casso. Frank had two children, Vincent and Grace. Frank is a cousin to Gambino crime family associate Robert DeCicco born on July 27, 1950 and Bonanno crime family Capo Louis "Louie Electric" DeCicco March 9, 1946 and materna
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| - DeCicco is the son of a Gambino crime family soldier identified as Joseph (Boozy) DeCicco from Benevento, Campania, Italy and younger brother of Gambino crime family capo George DeCicco. Joseph (Boozy) DeCicco was a made man in the Gambino crime family that earned his peculiar nickname because of his reputation as being an alcoholic. Frank was known among his criminal associates as "Franky D" or "Frankie Cheech" (in no reference to comedian Cheech Marin). As a child being raised by alcoholic Joseph, Frank was raised in an environment of violence and guile like Anthony Casso. Frank had two children, Vincent and Grace. Frank is a cousin to Gambino crime family associate Robert DeCicco born on July 27, 1950 and Bonanno crime family Capo Louis "Louie Electric" DeCicco March 9, 1946 and maternal uncle of wrongfully convicted rapist Scott Fappiano born c.a. 1941 and relative by marriage to Mark Fappiano. He had 1 sister, Betty DeCicco. He is also a step cousin of Renee Lombardozzi, who is Carmine's stepdaughter from his second marriage. Frank's uncle George married Gail Lombardozzi, the daughter of Gambino crime family capo Carmine Lombardozzi and sister of Renee. He is also an in-law to Gambino crime family capo turned turncoat Michael DiLeonardo and the late Colombo crime family capo Robert DiLeonardo. He is also a distant cousin to Gambino crime family capo Michael "Big Mike" Ricci, the husband of Antoinette Mari Ricci, the ex-wife of former relative by marriage, Michael DiLeonardo and distant relative of Kurt Ricci born September 15, 1965. He is also an uncle of Gambino crime family capo turned mob informant Joseph "Joey Boy" Orlando born on March 19, 1949. Family of DeCicco include Joseph Gotti-Keen believed to be living in England and Adam Gotti-Keen, also believed to be living in England. Both chose to go by their maternal surname - Keen - and pursue straight avenues of work and life. DeCicco had been brought up as a child in an environment of violence and guile. He was said to have had "balls the size of grapefruits", when discussing his bravery and courage. He was a huge fan of the film The Godfather. He was married to wonderful woman. He was the capo of Gambino crime family mob associate Joseph Watts. He was said by Gravano to be devious, calculating and observant. He was also known to have an uncanny success at gambling at craps games or roulette and was known to frequent and operate illegal gambling establishments in Brooklyn and Manhattan which is where he first met his future friend and boss John Gotti. He owned multiple social clubs in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn located on Bath Avenue. He considered Gambino crime family capo James Failla, his "rabbi". While he was a close friend and protege of Failla, he did not tell Failla of the plan to murder Paul Castellano until he was shot dead out front of Sparks Restaurant where DeCicco and Failla waited inside. Frank was not a racist and formed relationships with other ethnic groups. One of the members of his own crew was Gambino crime family mob associate Joseph Watts who was of Welsh-German extraction. Unlike John Gotti, he was very protective of his children and did not want his son to become involved in organized crime, and become legitimate businessmen. He was a client of New York City criminal attorney Alan Arrone. DeCicco joined the Gambino crime family and became a "soldier" sometime in the late 1970s-early 1980s and was very close to then boss Paul Castellano. Anthony Casso and Frank DeCicco teamed up together in 1973 and were ripping off diamond dealers all over New York State. Frank lived in Staten Island, New York. He was known as a stand-up guy from an early age and a stone cold killer if need be. When hijacking transport trucks with Anthony Casso he did not once ever use violence in hijacking trucks. On the other hand, he did use violence when collecting loan shark and bookmaking debts. Salvatore Gravano later commented that Frank was an "awesome guy". Frank stood over six feet tall and was big, tough and muscular. Nobody was crazy enough to challenge Frank; he was feared. He had a nose that was smashed over to one side. He had a thick neck that when he became angry exposed thick arteries. He also had a head of silver hair that he dyed black leaving silver streaks styled in a pompadour quaff similar to that of his close friend John Gotti. Frank drove a non-descript Buick Electra and remained very low key compared to John Gotti. Frank had one resounding asset to his credit: he was from Bath Beach, Brooklyn. This unremarkable fact of consequence, for that made DeCicco part of what was known as the "Bath Beach Mafia" within the larger Mafia; Castellano and other bosses from Bath Beach tended to bestow favor upon those similarly blessed to have been born in that Brooklyn waterfront community.It also goes to show that the Bath Beach Mafia were more successful by keeping a low key profile unlike John Gotti. That was John Gotti's demise. DeCicco became a protegé of Castellano's, and he was elevated to an executive post in the Mafia-dominated cement workers' union. In the union, he functioned as a bagman for payoffs from the rigging of construction projects to Castellano. But with Castellano aging and Dellacroce near death, his future was becoming uncertain and he would not have a supporter. Paul Castellano later told Gravano, when there was a business partnership that Gravano and DeCicco wanted to go in, about his thoughts on Frank, "Frankie? Frank's a gambler. He's a street dog Sammy." As a capo, his crew was one of the most powerful in the Gambino crime family who sent their men to the front lines, second to the crews led by Anthony Gaggi and Roy DeMeo.
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