The New York Mafia

Onofrio (Nufio) Abate was a Genovese Family soldier who had a close, personal association with the notorious Settimo (Big Sam) Accardi.

Is it possible that a mafia regime or family could leave its criminal ways and go legit? History shows us that it is.

Sam Alaimo was a soldier in the Bufalino Family who was active in garment racketeering and was utilized as a strong-arm enforcer.

While it lasted, cigarette smuggling was one of the greatest rackets the Mafia ever invented. A cash cow that was perfectly tailor-made for wiseguys.

Frank Renda was a Colombo Family associate who was once part of one of the largest stolen car theft rings in the country.

Arthur (The Animal) Intrator was a feared figure in New York’s underworld. His life of crime was as brutal as his untimely end. What happened to this notorious enforcer?