For many decades, Sam Scro was a shadowy underworld presence who could probably be best...

Paul (Legs) DiCocco, with his brother Jake at his side, became Schenectady, New York's resident...

One of the most interesting Mafia Families ever established in the United States was the...

Tony DeStefano rose through the ranks of Cosa Nostra's Magaddino Crime Family to become capo...

During his time in the underworld, Antonio Bernardi was widely regarded among the Schenectady Police...

Button Guys Exclusive: This story is about a Cosa Nostra network that operated in a...

Although not identified as a “made” member of any particular crime family himself, since at...

One of the better-known organized crime networks in America was the Falcone Regime of Utica,...

Despite the fact that no one particular Mafia Family or underworld network ever controlled the...

Operating from the Triple Cities Region in Upstate New York, what later became known as...

One of the most underrated Mafia Families to ever operate in the United States was...

Joe LaBarba was a shadowy hood and feared strong-arm enforcer affiliated with the Magaddino Crime...

Stephen Coppola was a soldier in the Magaddino Crime Family of Buffalo, New York. This...

Sharkey Ehrenreich was a colorful, old-school bookie affiliated with the Magaddino Family of Buffalo, New...

The City of Rochester in Western New York State has always been a large and...

Antonio (Tony Romeo) became widely known to law enforcement and the media as Binghamton’s “gambling...

Russ Mancuso was a known enforcer and key member of the Magaddino Crime Family. And...

A World War II veteran and well-liked member of his Endicott, NY neighborhood, Salvatore (Blackie)...

Although largely unknown outside his bailiwick, one of the most iconic gambling kingpins to operate...

Active since before the formation of Cosa Nostra itself, John Melito became one of the...

Anthony Damiano was, and to this very day, somewhat remains, a shadowy mafioso who operated...

Joseph Barbara Sr., the host of the infamous 1957 Apalachin Mafia Meeting, was the undisputed...

Sam Grio was a highly respected "key" soldier in the Falcone regime of the Magaddino...

Anthony Falange was another decades-long top player in the Falcone regime of Utica, NY under...

From an early age, Angelo Thomas was always considered one of the top figures in illegal gambling...

The Battaglia brothers were integral parts of the Utica mob who used their business and...

Louis Marconi bridged the gap between both street rackets and the murky nexus of the...

Angelo Conte was described by the FBI as a "key" member of caporegime Joe Falcone's...

These new ‘replacements’ were, for the most part, incompetents and nincompoops who for lack of...

Under the auspices of Paolo DiCocco, bookmaking and gambling thrived in the quiet city of...