Heads were going to roll. All the $5 million was gone from the vault and Salvatore was certain the Sindaccos had something to do with it. He made enquires to find out any information about Mr Carl Johnson but his men couldn't find anything.
After the theft the whole casino deal fell through and Salvatore moved back to Liberty. Anthony Sindacco assured Salvatore that they had nothing to do with the robbery but Salvatore wasn't buying it. Salvatore became paranoid and began to suspect the Vincent Forelli too. He did after all order the massacre of Forelli's men in Liberty.
In 1993 Salvatore called a meeting with Vincent and Anthony at his mansion in St Marks. He gave them a long speech about betrayal and honour in this thing of theirs, then presented them both an option. Either they both pay Salvatore $2.5 million or they go to war.
Forelli and Sindacco both looked at each other and stood up and walked out.
And so in 1993 Leones went to war with the Forellis and Sindaccos. The Caligula War (1993 – 1997) had begun. Salvatore was taking a big risk. He was going up against 2 families and this could turn out worse than the Sindacco war of 1944.
Both sides lost many men in the 4 years. The first year resulted in several attempts on Salvatore's life. Miraculously he was never killed; the best they managed was a drive by hit on him and his men, several were killed but Salvatore only sustained a flesh wound.
In 1995 Anthony Sindacco was captured by the F.B.I. They had been onto him since the late 80's; they had an informant working within the ranks of the Sindacco crime family known only as Tanner. He had gathered enough information to bring them down and in 1995 it went to court. Anthony Sindacco, just like his grandfather was found guilty of Tax Evasion, Murder, Corruption, Hijacking, the list went on. It was the end for Anthony, he was sent down for life imprisonment.
With Anthony gone, the Sindacos were without lost. Anthony's son, Anthony Junior or Little Tony was left in charge. Sick of the war in Liberty, Little Tony made the decision to withdraw completely from Liberty and move the entire families operation to Carcer City. The way he saw it there was always going to be war in Liberty as long as the Leones and Forellis were around. Their blood feud would never end until they were both gone.
And so in late 1996, after 97 years of history in Liberty City, the Sindacco Family was gone.
This left the Leones and Forellis in a vicious race to get in on all the action the Sindaccos had left behind. The war became bloodier than ever and every day mobsters were being gunned down in the streets.
The year was 1997 and Vincent was hell-bent on getting rid of Salvatore but nothing he seemed to do was working, he simply didn't have the killer instinct Marco or even Sonny had. Vincent had his 2 nephews working for him also. The two twins were sons of Sonny Forelli, Dante and Giorgio AKA "The Forelli Brothers"
The Twins were sick of Vincent's incompetence for some time; Salvatore was gaining power each day they were losing the war. The twins had always resented Vincent; they blamed him for their father's death for not going with him to Vice City.
The twins met with the underbosses of the Forelli family. It was agreed that if things kept going as they were, the Forellis would be finished. Vincent Forelli and his lieutenants had to take out of the picture.
The twins arranged the hit. They had told Vincent a meeting had been arranged with a west coast drug lord, much money was to be made. Vincent's limo took the Porter tunnel to Shoreside Vale with the twins riding in the car in front. Halfway thought the tunnel the twins Sentinel stopped blocked the limo – 4 men in police uniforms got out the car behind the limo and sprayed it with bullets - Vincent and his men were instantly killed and the Twins assumed control of the Family.