The John Verilla Crew of Altoona, Pennsylvania
John Verilla headed the Altoona, PA Crew, but choosing him was one of the biggest mistakes the otherwise careful and...
Crews and Regimes
Stories on the crews and regimes of various mafia families in the U.S. and Canada.
Connecticut’s Cosa Nostra Chaos
Connecticut has been inundated with splintered factions from many different Mafia Families, all competing to operate there over the years.
The Frank Corbi Regime of Baltimore, Maryland
In the late-1940s New York’s Anastasia/Gambino Family officially planted their flag and staked a claim in Baltimore ala The Corbi...
The Cufari/Scibelli Regime of Springfield, MA
Since the 1920s, this iconic satellite regime of New York’s Genovese Family has operated a highly successful crew up in...
The DiCocco Crew of Schenectady, NY
Under the auspices of Paolo DiCocco, bookmaking and gambling thrived in the quiet city of Schenectady with very little violence...
The Guarnieri Regime of Binghamton, NY
The story of Anthony (Gov) Guarnieri and the Binghamton, NY regime he headed first for Joe Barbara and later the...
The Idone Regime of Chester, PA
Low-key soldier Santo Idone was elevated within the Philadelphia mafia in the 1970s to "capo di decina" to run the...
The La Selva Regime of Waterbury, Connecticut
The La Selva brothers would come to dominate and rule all organized crime in Waterbury, CT, and ally with the...
The Carmine Lombardozzi Regime of Brooklyn, NY
Carmine Lombardozzi - aka The Doctor - had the well-earned reputation as a “Shylock’s Shylock”. Here's the story of his...
The Mannarino Crew of New Kensington, PA
New Kensington always had a plethora of independent racketeers, but the Mannarino brothers would become the most well-known and dominant.
The “Scalleat Crew” of Hazleton, PA
Although not ‘bosses’ per se, the Scalleat brothers controlled the town of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and its surrounding territories for decades.
Tripodi Regime of Steubenville, OH
Steubenville, Ohio was a hotbed for organized crime. Headed by Jimmy Tripodi, they delved into all sorts of rackets, including...
The Vario Regime of Canarsie-Brooklyn, NY
Paul Vario’s crew was huge. Soldiers and associates alike, arguably constituted one of the largest regimes of any Family in...
The Westside Irish Crew – “The Arsenal Mob”
Eddie McGrath led the Arsenal Mob and was involved in many rackets throughout New York while forging a relationship with...
The Falcone Regime of Utica, NY
The Falcone brothers ran a profitable and powerful regime in Utica, New York for decades active in many rackets throughout...
From city to city and state to state, Button Guys of The New York Mafia breaks down the history of organized crime in America. Through deep-dive biographies and snapshots of mobsters to in-depth stories about mafia regimes and crews, you’ll uncover an underworld you might never have known existed – maybe even in your own hometown!
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