Michele "Feech" La Manna was known as an original gangster who was "made" in Italy. Feech came over to America in the 1950's and settled in Northern New Jersey where he became involved with the DiMeo crime family; he was one of the high ranking capos running both bookmaking and several card games then under the leadership of boss Ercole 'Eckley' DiMeo. Paulie Walnuts calls him "The King of Breadsticks" because he owns a bakery and catering company. A contemporary of Giovanni "Johnny Boy" Soprano and Corrado "Junior" Soprano, Feech had become one of the most respected and feared capos in the DiMeo family by the 1970's. However, his status did not prevent a young Jackie Aprile, Sr. and Tony Soprano from robbing his card game, and thereby solidifying their status as rising stars in the organi