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Buffalo crime family - Chart of 1963 FBI mugshot of Peter Magaddino, the son of Buffalo crime family boss Stefano Magaddino. In the early 1900s, Angelo Palmeri emerged as the first Mafia boss in Buffalo, New York. [11] By 1912, Palmeri stepped down, assuming the role of underboss which allowed Joseph DiCarlo to become the family's new boss. [11]
Ruffino appeared in television programs including Matlock, [1] In a Child's Name [2] and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, [3] and also in films such as Dog Day Afternoon (as an extra) [4] Once Around, 29th Street, [5] Super Mario Brothers (as a New York City policeman), [6] Bandit: Beauty and the Beast and Stateside.
The San Jose crime family, also known as the Cerrito crime family or the San Jose Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in San Jose, California.The San Jose family was one of the two families that controlled organized crime in San Jose, within the nationwide criminal organization known as the American Mafia (or "La Cosa Nostra"); the other family that ran organized crime in ...
Nicodemo Salvatore "Nicky" Scarfo Jr. [1] (born June 9, 1965), sometimes known by the nicknames "Junior", "Nick Promo", and "Mr. Apple" is an American mobster and a member of the Lucchese crime family. [2] Scarfo Jr. is the son of former Philadelphia crime family boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo Sr.
The family is unique in today's Mafia, and has benefited greatly from members following omertà, a code of conduct emphasizing secrecy and non-cooperation with law enforcement and the justice system. While many mobsters from across the country have testified against their crime families since the 1980s, the Genovese family has had only eleven ...
Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American former mobster who rose to the position of underboss in the Gambino crime family.As the underboss, Gravano played a major role in prosecuting John Gotti, the crime family's boss, by agreeing to testify as a government witness against him and other mobsters in a deal in which he confessed to involvement in 19 murders.
Prior to his retirement, Vallone had groomed Salvatore "Sam" Ferrara, a relative and fellow native of Prizzi, to succeed him as boss of the Milwaukee family. In 1952, Ferrara became involved in a dispute with an underling, Frank Balistrieri , when he attempted to acquire an ownership share of the Ogden Social Club, a gambling venue owned by ...
Salvatore Avellino Jr. (born November 19, 1935), also known as Sally, is an American mobster and former caporegime in the Lucchese crime family who was involved in labor racketeering in the garbage and waste management industry on Long Island, New York. [1] Avellino also served as right-hand man and chauffeur to boss Anthony "Tony Ducks ...