The Barbara-Bufalino Family Leadership Chart
One of the most interesting Mafia Families ever established in the United States was the...
The Pittston-Scranton Family
The Pittson-Scranton Family, also known as the Bufalino Family, was an American Mafia Family based in Northeastern Pennsylvania, headed by Russ Bufalino. It had previously been known as the Santo Volpe Family and the Joseph Barbara Family.
The Family controlled a wide swath of territory in Pennsylvania which included Pittston, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming, Luzerne, Allentown, Hazleton, Bethlehem, Lancaster, Easton, and other little surrounding towns and villages.
In addition, they controlled the Southern Tier of New York State including Binghamton, Endwell, Endicott, Johnson City, and Auburn, and they also operated in parts of New York City and South Florida.
The Invisible Mafia of Triple Cities – The Joseph Barbara Family
Joseph Barbara Sr., the host of the infamous 1957 Apalachin Mafia Meeting, was the undisputed...
Sam Scalleat: Cosa Nostra’s Kingpin of “Mob City” — Hazleton, PA
Sam Scalleat was the kingpin of "Mob City" in Hazleton, PA, and built an empire...
Racket & Business Infiltration of the Bufalino Family
The Bufalino Family had a firm grip on rackets and excelled at business infiltration not...
Binghamton ‘Mafioso’ Sam Rotella
Sam Rotella was a soldier in the Barbara-Bufalino Family operating under the radar in several...
Bufalino Soldier Salvatore (Sam) Alaimo
Sam Alaimo was a soldier in the Bufalino Family who was active in garment racketeering...
The Bufalino Family’s Nick Benfante
Nick Benfante started out as an alcohol bootlegger during the 1920s-1930s Prohibition Era. But his...
Bufalino Family Soldier “Cappy” Guimento
After researching Cappy Guimento’s long career in the Italian underworld, arguably, as one of the...
The King of the Night: The Shadowy Santo Volpe – Pittston’s “Representante”
Santo Volpe was the head of the early Pittston Mafia Family, but he was also...
The Guarnieri Regime Leadership Chart
Operating from the Triple Cities Region in Upstate New York, what later became known as...
Luigi (Lou) Pagnotti Sr. – A Pittston Millionaire Businessman, Politician, Philanthropist…and Mafioso
Luigi (Lou) Pagnotti was a high-ranking member of the Bufalino Family who doubled as a...
Bufalino Soldier Modesto (Murph) Loquasto
Modesto Loquasto was a Bufalino soldier who authorities say served as Pittston capo/underboss Rosario (Russ)...
Binghamton Gambling Kingpin Tony Romeo
Antonio (Tony Romeo) became widely known to law enforcement and the media as Binghamton’s “gambling...
The Dark, Double Life of Upstate, NY Mobster Salvatore (Blackie) Aleccia
A World War II veteran and well-liked member of his Endicott, NY neighborhood, Salvatore (Blackie)...
Benjamin (Bennie) Musso
Benjamin Musso was a disciple and associate of Bufalino Family capo Anthony (Gov) Guarnieri and...