Ercole Ricchese

Ercole Ricchese (born as Ercole Giovanni Ricchese di Maggio) was the boss of the Ricchese Crime Family from 1953 to 1980 (inactive from 1979 to his death in 1980) and the father of Alfonse Ricchese. The Castello family was renamed in Ercole's honor by his son when he became the boss.

Early life
Ercole Ricchese was born as Ercole Giovanni Ricchese di Maggio in 1914 and raised in Sicily by two Sicilian parents. Though the family possibly originated from the village of Maggio Northern Italy, based on the old name. At some point, he became friends with Stephano Vitale and Vittore Bianco.

The Sicily Crew (~late 1920s-1953)
When they were in their teens, Ercole, Stephano and Vittore started performing small-time crimes in their village in Sicily. Around the mid-to-late 1930s, when they were in their 20's, it became the Sicily, or the "home country" faction of the Bordulac-based Ricchese Crime Family, ran by Ercole's uncle, Vito di Maggio, and Ercole was appointed as the captain. In 1949, his son was born.

Life Pre-The Sicilian Connection
When Francesco Di Maggio died in 1953 and Ercole was appointed as the boss of the Ricchese Crime Family, he left Sicily with his wife and his son and they headed towards Bordulac, Iroquois, United States. Vittore Bianco moved to Bordulac shortly after Ercole did and Ercole appointed Stephano Vitale as the new captain of the Sicily faction. In the late 1960s, Ercole's son had started doing small-time work for the family and later became made in the 1970s.

Events of The Sicilian Connection
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