An “old line” mafioso, La Mela was a very trusted member, utilized from time-to-time over the years to receive and dispose of murder victims for the Family.
Giovanni (John) La Mela was born in 1908 in Sicily. After emigrating to America, he moved to Ridge Road in the sleepy Upstate New York community of Marlboro.
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