Lawrence Iarossi was never identified as a made member, but growing up and going to school in East Harlem, he knew and dealt with virtually a “who’s who of the underworld.” I would say he was what we would call an “independent” operator with access to many mob Families and sources of supply, among them the notorious Vincent Papa and Virgil Alessi. Since he was mostly hanging around Genovese guys, this is the reason he has been listed under the Genovese Family as an associate.
By the time he was in his early 30s, he was well-entrenched in the drug trade. Subsequently, Iarossi, aka Larry Nose, was known as a prolific narcotics dealer his entire life. Although open to any quick-buck venture because he was a degenerate gambler, there was no better racket than the narcotics field to score big money quickly!
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