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Thanks for the info jcb1977 ! I'm from Ny, I pretty much try and keep up to date with other areas as much as possible !

I see that, He's definitely done well for himself and his family .Just because he filed doesn't mean he ,or anyone for that matter are broke,or near broke ! The guy's a Legend !

It's great,No more fed.oversight in the Teamsters union .It'll be real interesting to see what happens over the next 10+ years especially since there is more union corruption of every kind over the last 16 Years than there has been in the Mob's heyday, I think some 2,100+ fed.cases prosecuted from 2...

Thanks for the heads up @jcb1977 ! I've read so much crap over the years I don't remember who's who,involved in what,from wherever ! I think the son just lost a whole lotta money recently and filed for bankruptcy with the some online gambling venture in Grenada.

Here's some recent stuff,campaign contributions,biz owners,Suspected Mobsters/associated, Just something to read,a recent article regarding some Cleveland matters etc..... Cleveland Scene MENU SEARCH News » News Features Feeding The Machine A Quick Look At Who Gives To, And Who Benefits From, Bill M...

Here's the cigarette smuggling op.article involving Bobby and Lou Tavano, made members of the buffalo family.Someone also posted something similar to this article on Gangsters bb. 2 NIAGARA FALLS BROTHERS CALLED KINGPINS OF SMUGGLING OPERATION By CHARLES ANZALONE AND MICHAEL BEEBE , DAN HERBECK AND ...

Is Ronnie Carrabbia still alive ? I know he was released from that long bid not too long ago.I think his sons and him are heavily involved in Amusement vending machines and I know they were opening up loads of wholesale fireworks stores all over the U.S. , I think it's called SkyKing or something li...

Sorry,For whatever reason I could not post just the link. Seems like this page has barely been updated over the last few years.

FBI MORE WHAT WE INVESTIGATE Terrorism Counterintelligence News Most Wanted Organized Crime FBI Agents Help Arrest Organized Crime Members (Reuters) The FBI is dedicated to eliminating transnational organized crime groups that pose the greatest threat to the national and economic security of the Uni...

Thanks @wiseguy, I didn't see any mob influence there in the case but I didn't get a chance to look into the backgrounds of the indicted names in the case . I guess 9 times out of 10 the Fed's investigation would have uncovered that.

Sorry about that,Don't know if there were any links to Mob families or members but thought the article/indictment was interesting,it was also posted on another site. NLPC Logo NLPC Donate Buffalo Jury Convicts Operating Engineers Boss; Acquits Four Others Posted on April 11, 2014 by Carl Horowitz op...

La Nova in Italian means New Star

There was also a more recent huge just involving basically the entire Operating Engineers union up there,I think 2014 or something, I'll post that as well .

New to the site here.What happened to the Canadian faction/factions ? Are they still at all active or were they pretty much disbanded with the the hit on Johnny papalia ? Also, I know there were a few members caught in a massive cigarette smuggling operation bust/indictment in the early to mid 2000'...