Friends & Foes
Stories about the friends and foes of the American Mafia, including bios and charts on the Jewish Mob, profiles on members of law enforcement who made it their business to pursue the mob, a huge selection of profiles on various mobsters throughout the U.S., biographies on various Mob Family bosses, and stories about Mafia wars that set gangland ablaze.
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The Abraham (Abe the Baron) Minker Gang of Reading, PA
The Abraham (Abe the Baron) Minker Gang was a powerful criminal faction in Reading, PA, headed by Jewish hoodlum Abe...
Lucchese Family Captain: Joseph “Joe Calabrese” Lagano
Joe "Calabrese" Lagano was a Lucchese Captain who mastered the Garment District and the art of staying out of jail.
Colombo/Gambino Mobster: Lawrence (Larry Baccala) Abbandando
Larry "Baccala" Abbandando spent his life trying to outrun the shadow of his father—a notorious Murder, Inc. assassin—only to become...
Racketeer Snapshot: Gambino Soldier Anthony “Tony Plate” Plata
Anthony (Tony Plate) Plata was an active and important soldier in the Gambino Family with an unsavory reputation as a...
Bonanno Family Soldier Steve Menna
Before he was a fixture in the Bonanno Family’s suburban Long Island power base, Stefano "Steve" Menna was a Brooklyn...
The Carione Brothers: Colombo Family Garbage Racketeers Extraordinare
The Carione brothers - Frank, Anthony and Joseph Carione - were notorious garbage racketeers in the Colombo Family of Cosa Nostra.