by Jim505 » Fri Jul 07, 2017 3:50 pm
This is what I was referring to. From an article at americanmafia.com by James Ridgway de Szigethy
Not so fortunate was the Reverend Joseph Iati, Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Youngstown. In 1986 Father Iati was found dead of a gunshot wound to his head. Youngstown authorities officially ruled Iati’s death a suicide. Iati was a beloved and respected member of the community, but in July, 2000 former Youngstown Mayor Patrick Ungaro told the Plain Dealer that Father Iati on numerous occasions tried to bribe him with money from Joey Naples, a Pittsburgh Mafia Family figure. Naples, a Mount Carmel parishioner, was among those who contributed to the $163,000 bribe given to Traficant during his successful 1980 campaign for Mahoning County Sheriff.
This is what I was referring to. From an article at americanmafia.com by James Ridgway de Szigethy
Not so fortunate was the Reverend Joseph Iati, Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Youngstown. In 1986 Father Iati was found dead of a gunshot wound to his head. Youngstown authorities officially ruled Iati’s death a suicide. Iati was a beloved and respected member of the community, but in July, 2000 former Youngstown Mayor Patrick Ungaro told the Plain Dealer that Father Iati on numerous occasions tried to bribe him with money from Joey Naples, a Pittsburgh Mafia Family figure. Naples, a Mount Carmel parishioner, was among those who contributed to the $163,000 bribe given to Traficant during his successful 1980 campaign for Mahoning County Sheriff.