More Mob Bios

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 Rican-based organized crime network.

Santo Scibetta was an elusive mafioso who served as the Magaddino Family’s Canadian-based representative and overseer of that country’s underworld.

Charles ‘Charlie’ Simone kept a low profile while running Syracuse’s underworld for decades. From pool halls to gambling rings, Charlie...

From Houston hustler to suspected mob enforcer in the Civello Family, Louis Marino’s life was packed with crime, scandal, and...

The story of Vito Bruno spans bootlegging busts, clandestine meetings, and quiet power in one of the West Coast’s most...

Frank Cannone came from deeply mobbed-up stock and served as a soldier in the Binghamton, NY mob, which later became...

Sam Scalleat was the kingpin of "Mob City" in Hazleton, PA, and built an empire out of jukeboxes, slot machines,...

Sam Farrar may not be a household name, but for nearly five decades, this Magaddino Family soldier had his all...

Joseph Ianni was a capodecina in the Civello Family of Dallas, Texas, and was "groomed" into the life by his...

James (Cowboy) Mirro was a little-known Chicago Outfit soldier, loanshark, and gambler who ran with the likes of Mad Sam...

Bernard “Benny the Blimp” Barone was one of the most notorious gangsters in Omaha’s history and ran Nebraska’s underworld for...

Angelo Yale was Frankie Yale's kid brother, but he wasn’t just another shadow; he made Frankie look like an altar...

Nick Licata, known as "The Old Man," was a Sicilian immigrant who climbed the ranks to lead the Los Angeles...

Sam Rotella was a soldier in the Barbara-Bufalino Family operating under the radar in several legitimate industries, until he was...