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Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by B. » Sun May 10, 2020 1:15 am

This was mentioned in the Detroit thread -- there was a Nicolo Impastato from Cinisi who was accused of mafia activities by Italian authorities and tried in 1928 with many other mafiosi, but he is said to have gone to the US. Would this be the same one?

Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by cavita » Sun May 03, 2020 8:57 am

Patrickgold wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 8:50 am
cavita wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 7:48 am
cavita wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 3:52 pm
Patrickgold wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 3:17 pm
cavita wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 2:29 pm
Patrickgold wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 2:10 pm I forgot to mention that Vito Impastato had a brother named Nicolo that was a mobster in Kansas City. Here is a short article I found on Vito

https://sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/?p=6468
Now I had heard that Impastato didn't want the top job because of health reasons and that Ernest "Buster" Dinora took what was left of the family. Hard telling unless some FBI files from the 60s and 70s are gotten. Vito Impastato was best man at Joe Zito's wedding I found out as well.
I did not hear that Dinora took over. From the little research I have done, I heard Vito Impastato opened up a restaurant soon after the death of Frank Zito. His son Faro Impastato managed the place. There was an investigation into the family involving narcotics trafficking and the son Faro eventually got convicted for conspiracy to deliver cocaine and was sent to the federal joint, I think in Springfield, Missouri. After this, Vito closed the club and left Springfield to retire; first to New Mexico and then finally settled Arizona where he died in 1988. Faro Impastato was released in 1987 and moved to Arizona to live with his father, Vito. He died in 2010 in Prescott, Arizona.
Hmmm! When did he get busted for the narcotics? I think I have in Frank Buscemi's FBI files many calls logged to the Springfield area during his heroin and cocaine distribution days. I know he had made many calls to Bloomington as well.
Just briefly looking through the FBI files regarding the logged calls, it seems Buscemi was calling placed in Buffalo, Boston, Australia, Sicily, Belgium, Canada, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Illinois. Since this was early to mid 80s I'm sure the Wisconsin phones were registered to Emanuele Palazzolo among others. A few years ago I spoke with a Milwaukee-based detective and he stated that Frank Buscemi's son was running narcotics back and forth between Milwaukee and Rockford and around 1985 the detective went to old man Buscemi's house and warned him that his son could get in a lot of trouble and they were wondering if Buscemi would want to cooperate to save his son. Buscemi basically said nothing and the son was never prosecuted for anything.
What happened to Buscemi’s son? Is he still alive? Was he involved with Pippito and Basile’s narcotics operation in Milwaukee?
He died in 2016 at the age of 68. He helped his father out with a lot of his businesses and was a front for the old man in a lot of ventures. I don't know about his involvement with Pippito and Basile but it wouldn't surprise me. I had always wondered too if Frank Jr. was a made man or not as his name shows up a lot in old man Buscemi's FBI files. Though his name is redacted in some places you can obviously tell it's him.

Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by Patrickgold » Sun May 03, 2020 8:50 am

cavita wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 7:48 am
cavita wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 3:52 pm
Patrickgold wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 3:17 pm
cavita wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 2:29 pm
Patrickgold wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 2:10 pm I forgot to mention that Vito Impastato had a brother named Nicolo that was a mobster in Kansas City. Here is a short article I found on Vito

https://sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/?p=6468
Now I had heard that Impastato didn't want the top job because of health reasons and that Ernest "Buster" Dinora took what was left of the family. Hard telling unless some FBI files from the 60s and 70s are gotten. Vito Impastato was best man at Joe Zito's wedding I found out as well.
I did not hear that Dinora took over. From the little research I have done, I heard Vito Impastato opened up a restaurant soon after the death of Frank Zito. His son Faro Impastato managed the place. There was an investigation into the family involving narcotics trafficking and the son Faro eventually got convicted for conspiracy to deliver cocaine and was sent to the federal joint, I think in Springfield, Missouri. After this, Vito closed the club and left Springfield to retire; first to New Mexico and then finally settled Arizona where he died in 1988. Faro Impastato was released in 1987 and moved to Arizona to live with his father, Vito. He died in 2010 in Prescott, Arizona.
Hmmm! When did he get busted for the narcotics? I think I have in Frank Buscemi's FBI files many calls logged to the Springfield area during his heroin and cocaine distribution days. I know he had made many calls to Bloomington as well.
Just briefly looking through the FBI files regarding the logged calls, it seems Buscemi was calling placed in Buffalo, Boston, Australia, Sicily, Belgium, Canada, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Illinois. Since this was early to mid 80s I'm sure the Wisconsin phones were registered to Emanuele Palazzolo among others. A few years ago I spoke with a Milwaukee-based detective and he stated that Frank Buscemi's son was running narcotics back and forth between Milwaukee and Rockford and around 1985 the detective went to old man Buscemi's house and warned him that his son could get in a lot of trouble and they were wondering if Buscemi would want to cooperate to save his son. Buscemi basically said nothing and the son was never prosecuted for anything.
What happened to Buscemi’s son? Is he still alive? Was he involved with Pippito and Basile’s narcotics operation in Milwaukee?

Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by cavita » Sun May 03, 2020 7:48 am

cavita wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 3:52 pm
Patrickgold wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 3:17 pm
cavita wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 2:29 pm
Patrickgold wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 2:10 pm I forgot to mention that Vito Impastato had a brother named Nicolo that was a mobster in Kansas City. Here is a short article I found on Vito

https://sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/?p=6468
Now I had heard that Impastato didn't want the top job because of health reasons and that Ernest "Buster" Dinora took what was left of the family. Hard telling unless some FBI files from the 60s and 70s are gotten. Vito Impastato was best man at Joe Zito's wedding I found out as well.
I did not hear that Dinora took over. From the little research I have done, I heard Vito Impastato opened up a restaurant soon after the death of Frank Zito. His son Faro Impastato managed the place. There was an investigation into the family involving narcotics trafficking and the son Faro eventually got convicted for conspiracy to deliver cocaine and was sent to the federal joint, I think in Springfield, Missouri. After this, Vito closed the club and left Springfield to retire; first to New Mexico and then finally settled Arizona where he died in 1988. Faro Impastato was released in 1987 and moved to Arizona to live with his father, Vito. He died in 2010 in Prescott, Arizona.
Hmmm! When did he get busted for the narcotics? I think I have in Frank Buscemi's FBI files many calls logged to the Springfield area during his heroin and cocaine distribution days. I know he had made many calls to Bloomington as well.
Just briefly looking through the FBI files regarding the logged calls, it seems Buscemi was calling placed in Buffalo, Boston, Australia, Sicily, Belgium, Canada, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Illinois. Since this was early to mid 80s I'm sure the Wisconsin phones were registered to Emanuele Palazzolo among others. A few years ago I spoke with a Milwaukee-based detective and he stated that Frank Buscemi's son was running narcotics back and forth between Milwaukee and Rockford and around 1985 the detective went to old man Buscemi's house and warned him that his son could get in a lot of trouble and they were wondering if Buscemi would want to cooperate to save his son. Buscemi basically said nothing and the son was never prosecuted for anything.

Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by lennert » Sun May 03, 2020 7:47 am

Yes, I am very sure you will find plenty of information on the Zito’s and the Springfield Mafia in general that one can not find using google.


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Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by cavita » Sun May 03, 2020 7:40 am

lennert wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 11:14 pm Check out the August 2017 issue of the Informer magazine. There’s a 40 page in-depth article on Frank Zito and Springfield in there, which I wrote. You’ve seen it Cavita?


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lennert-

I have not seen the article. Is there a lot of good info in there? Not the usual stuff to be found when Googling?

Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by Patrickgold » Sun May 03, 2020 6:04 am

lennert wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 1:40 am Vito did not have a brother named Nicolo... As far as I could find out, they were not even related. But, Nicolo is indeed the KC narcotics trafficker.


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Maybe I’m wrong on that. I thought they were brothers

Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by CabriniGreen » Sun May 03, 2020 1:41 am

lennert wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 1:40 am Vito did not have a brother named Nicolo... As far as I could find out, they were not even related. But, Nicolo is indeed the KC narcotics trafficker.


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Great stuff...

Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by lennert » Sun May 03, 2020 1:40 am

Vito did not have a brother named Nicolo... As far as I could find out, they were not even related. But, Nicolo is indeed the KC narcotics trafficker.


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Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by CabriniGreen » Sun May 03, 2020 1:39 am

Question, is this Zito related to the Philly Zito? The ones arrested recently, or same name, different family?

Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by CabriniGreen » Sun May 03, 2020 1:37 am

Patrickgold wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 2:10 pm I forgot to mention that Vito Impastato had a brother named Nicolo that was a mobster in Kansas City. Here is a short article I found on Vito

The Impostatos might have a long history in narcotics..... Same guy here?

Genovese’s narcotics connections reportedly enabled Mussolini’s son-in-law to fly opium out of Turkey to refiners in Milan. The heroin was then flown to Mediterranean ports on Italian Air Force planes and routed by Genovese to Nicolo Impostato, an assassin from Kansas City who had replaced Nick Gentile, then in Italy assisting Genovese and Poletti, as general manager of the American Mafia’s national drug syndicate.36

Excerpt From: Valentine, Douglas. “The Strength of the Wolf.” Verso, 2013-10-01. iBooks.
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Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by lennert » Sun May 03, 2020 12:23 am

I would not mind, but I know Thomas Hunt puts a lot of effort and money in publishing this magazine, and posting the article here would be like slapping him in the face....


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Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by Patrickgold » Sun May 03, 2020 12:19 am

lennert wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 11:14 pm Check out the August 2017 issue of the Informer magazine. There’s a 40 page in-depth article on Frank Zito and Springfield in there, which I wrote. You’ve seen it Cavita?


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Anyway you can post it here?

Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by lennert » Sat May 02, 2020 11:14 pm

Check out the August 2017 issue of the Informer magazine. There’s a 40 page in-depth article on Frank Zito and Springfield in there, which I wrote. You’ve seen it Cavita?


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Re: Springfield IL Frank Zito article

by cavita » Sat May 02, 2020 8:10 pm

He was saying that he was buying from Impastato and his father Vito. The Rockford family didn't start importing and distributing until 1980. In May 1982 agents made a huge narcotics bust tied to the Rockford LCN but wasn't admissible in court. They were running drugs from Rockford to Chicago to Las Vegas.

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