Mike DiMeo was the Don of New Jersey's DiMeo crime family.
Biography[]
When the Commission was formed in 1934, DiMeo agreed to coexist with the Five Families due to his close proximity to their operations.
Behind the scenes[]
In The Family Corleone Mike DiMeo is introduced as the Don of New Jersey, while in the original novel Anthony Stracci is from New Jersey.
In The Godfather, there is a Don sitting next to Don Vito Corleone during the 1948 Commision meeting, this could possibly be DiMeo, the man is seen eating a meal and dressed in a white suit, looking like he's in his 50's.
Trivia[]
- The name DiMeo is a reference to the New Jersey based family from The Sopranos. However, it is not likely to be a direct tie-in because The Godfather movies exist in the universe of The Sopranos and are often watched and cited by its characters.