Since New York is an extremely compact city with a traumatic history of bombs, mobsters steered clear of using explosive devices as often as possible. No explosive devicesĪlso a rule specific to New York, Pennisi said, "you're not allowed to use explosive devices such as bombs". It was made very clear that members were "not to kill women and children of family members in the mob". Pennisi says this was a rule specific to New York City families. But similar to the lawsuit rule, this was to maintain a low profile and not give federal police a reason to investigate. "I'm not 100% sure if that's still in effect today," Pennisi said. Sign up for our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter 5. The ex-mob member told 'Insider' that the rule set in place do not seem to apply anymore In order to keep a low profile, members were not supposed to sue people and do their best to not get sued. "But with every rule, there is an exception and there has been people who slip through the cracks so to speak." 4. This also meant members were not supposed to marry or reproduce with non-Italian people. Pennisi said the mob once required all members to "be fully blooded Italian," meaning your mother and father had to be Italian. This was another rule enacted to prevent emotions from distracting the purpose of the organization and maintain respect among members. "You are not to go with another made member's wife or even girl for that matter," Pennisi explains. Do not get involved with other member's romantic partners In order to establish trust, the families had a rule that you could not hurt or kill another made member. "You are not to put your hand on another made member" In the video, Pennisi explains some of the rules he had to follow as a made member of the mob 1. Now, the former mobster has a podcast and writes about organized crime so others can better understand how the once mysterious families worked. In 2018, Pennisi decided to leave the family after five years as a member. Pennisi told Insider he was an associate of the Gambino crime family from the age of 15 and became a Lucchese family made member in 2013. Have you ever wondered what the rules of the mob are? Well, former Lucchese crime family member, John Pennisi, revealed the full rulebook in a video interview.
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