“Soldier” Carlo Barbara: Joe Barbara’s Shadowy Brother
A revealing look at Carlo “Charlie” Barbara, the lesser-known brother behind Joe Barbara’s rise.
Though the most popular, the Five Families of New York weren’t the only mobsters in the game. There were many mobsters operating throughout the United States either as part of various other Mob families or as independent operators in New York City. We highlight some of those gangsters here.
A revealing look at Carlo “Charlie” Barbara, the lesser-known brother behind Joe Barbara’s rise.
Raymond (Spanish Ray) Marquez was a storied Harlem-based gangster who headed a vast multimillion-dollar-a-year Puerto...
Santo Scibetta was an elusive mafioso who served as the Magaddino Family’s Canadian-based representative and...
Charles ‘Charlie’ Simone kept a low profile while running Syracuse’s underworld for decades. From pool...
From Houston hustler to suspected mob enforcer in the Civello Family, Louis Marino’s life was...
The story of Vito Bruno spans bootlegging busts, clandestine meetings, and quiet power in one...
Frank Cannone came from deeply mobbed-up stock and served as a soldier in the Binghamton,...
Sam Scalleat was the kingpin of "Mob City" in Hazleton, PA, and built an empire...
Sam Farrar may not be a household name, but for nearly five decades, this Magaddino...
Joseph Ianni was a capodecina in the Civello Family of Dallas, Texas, and was "groomed"...
James (Cowboy) Mirro was a little-known Chicago Outfit soldier, loanshark, and gambler who ran with...
Bernard “Benny the Blimp” Barone was one of the most notorious gangsters in Omaha’s history...
Angelo Yale was Frankie Yale's kid brother, but he wasn’t just another shadow; he made...
Nick Licata, known as "The Old Man," was a Sicilian immigrant who climbed the ranks...
Sam Rotella was a soldier in the Barbara-Bufalino Family operating under the radar in several...
Bartolomeo (Bart) Guccia seemed like an unassuming fishmonger in Endicott, New York, but his true...
Whether he was a made member of the mafia or not, Salvatore Spitale was a...
Joseph (Joe Vito) Mastronardo built one of the most respected sports-betting operations in the U.S.,...
From coast to coast, Button Guys of The New York Mafia unravels the history of organized crime in America. With deep-dive biographies, snapshots of infamous mobsters, and in-depth stories about mafia regimes and crews, we reveal an underworld you may not have known existed — perhaps even in your own backyard!
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