Jigger Santo was a Genovese soldier who operated under the Frank Iacone regime in Worcester, Mass.
Born and raised in Youngstown all his life, Joe Blumetti grew up to become a low-key but pivotal underworld figure and labor racketeer who operated...
Angelo Yale was Frankie Yale's kid brother, but he wasn’t just another shadow; he made Frankie look like an altar boy.
The Simone (Sam the Plumber) DeCavalcante Family, or what’s left of it, is in tatters and on the brink of extinction. It is a virtual...
Joe LaBarba was a shadowy hood and feared strong-arm enforcer affiliated with the Magaddino Crime Family.
Michael "Big Nose Mike" Fiore was a Lucchese Family associate who quickly became an informant, gathering intel on all Five Families of NYC.
Onofrio (Nufio) Abate was a Genovese Family soldier who had a close, personal association with the notorious Settimo (Big Sam) Accardi.
Anthony Zappi was a wealthy mafiosi who had been put in charge of overseeing the Gambino Family's pornography rackets.
Since the 1920s, this iconic satellite regime of New York’s Genovese Family has operated a highly successful crew up in Massachusetts.
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