Springfield IL Frank Zito article

[CabriniGreen]

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

[lennert]

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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[CabriniGreen]

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...

[Patrickgold]

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

[cavita]

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?

[lennert]

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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[cavita]

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.

[Patrickgold]

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?

[cavita]

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.

[B.]

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?