Rockford crime family

The earliest known Mafia boss in Rockford was Antonio Musso, who established his group during the Prohibition era. Musso would step down as boss in 1957, due to ill health and was replaced by Joseph Zammuto. During his time in Rockford, Zammuto amassed significant wealth as a mobster and, in 1954, he purchased the Dr. Pepper bottling plant in the city. Zammuto's consigliere Joseph Zito was a brother to the Springfield Mafia boss Frank Zito. Zito had arrived in America during Prohibition along with his brother-in-law Jasper Calo, and his brothers settling in Springfield before moving he relocated to Rockford. Vince had risen to power during the 1950s, by controlling the family's illegal gambling rackets. After Vince's death, Sebastian Gulotta took over the family becoming boss. Gulotta was a longtime member of the Rockford family having been inducted into the family during Zammuto's reign. In the 1970s, Saladino associated himself with the Chicago Outfit's South Side/26th Street crew in committing many contract murders for the Chicago Outfit. On April 25, 2005, the U.S. Department of Justice launched Operation Family Secrets which indicted Frank Saladino alongside thirteen Chicago Outfit members and associates under the RICO Act, including Joseph Lombardo, Nicholas Calabrese, Frank Calabrese Sr. and James Marcello. ==Historical leadership==

Boss (official and acting) • 1920s–1957 – Antonio "Tony" Musso – stepped down from health issues • Acting 1957 – Gaspare "Jasper" Calo – stepped down • 1957–1974 – Joseph P. Zammuto – died on May 18, 1990 • 1974–1987 – Frank J. Buscemi – died on December 7, 1987 • 1987–1994 – Charles Vincent "Charlie Vinci" Vince – died January 24, 1994 • 1994–2000 – Sebastian J. "Knobby" Gulotta – died on March 15, 2000 • 2000–2005 – Frank "Gumba" Saladino – died April 2005 Underboss (official and acting) • 1930s–1961 – Gaspare "Jasper" Calo – retired to Sicily died July 1973 • Acting 1960–1961 – Frank J. Buscemi – became underboss • 1961–1974 – Frank J. Buscemi – became boss • 1974–1987 – Charles "Vinci" Vince – became boss Consigliere • 1957–1981 – Joseph "Diamond Joe" Zito – died in 1981 • 1981–1990 – Joseph Zammuto – died on May 18, 1990 ==Notes==