Buffalo/Ontario Mob Acitivity

[NickleCity]

I asked the question because it seems that the discussions center around what Buffalo people are doing or influencing in Canada. It seems logical to me that if they have the reach and clout to be important in another country they would have very significant things going on in upstate NY.

To your original question for years I've been intimating the Buffalo Crime Family is heavily involved in collections scams which I believe got started with the call centers of the mid 90's. (That is why I included so many links about them in my "Dead Years" post a while back.) From what I understand thru the Buffalo News and the Bella case there is an active investigation into mafia links to the numerous collections agencies in WNY.



The screenshot above is from the Bella detention hearing transcript. In it prosecutors spend a couple of pages describing the debt collections scheme they believe is connected to the Italian mafia.

See the detention hearing transcript here: https://assets.documentcloud.org/docume ... earing.pdf

See the Buffalo News article here: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crim ... f3d51.html

See also: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/kenm ... 536ed.html

If the Feds are linking current debt collections schemes to Italian organized crime, it sure appears some things never change. When you look at the article below, there seem to be connections to organized crime members/associates (at least former), drug trafficking, and these call center/debt collection companies.

New Today: Feds seize $392K from Lockport firm that processed payments for debt collectors
They are connecting this seizure of money in Lockport to the Kenmore debt collection companies owned by Mark Miller. See last link in quoted post. Here is a relevant portion of the article:

A former employee of Miller’s, Frank J. Morrocco, contacted The News to say he believes Miller may have been victimized by some unscrupulous people working for him.

“I worked for Mark and have known him for about eight years. He’s a class act ... a really good guy. The government has put a target on his back,” said Morrocco, an ex-convict. “I know Mark told his employees, including me, that all collections were to be done following the law ... But Mark was not a hands-on guy with his collection companies. He was not there when the calls were being made.”
Some things never change!

Link to quoted article above: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crim ... -top-story

About Frank J Morrocco: He was convicted for his role in the Grazaiedei Drug ring.

REFUSAL TO HELP POLICE PORTENDS HARSHER TERM DRUG DEALER FACES AT LEAST 21 YEARS
By Dan Herbeck
Dec 12, 1994
Frank J. Morrocco says he is taking the fall for one of the biggest drug rings ever broken up by police in Western New York.

Under federal guidelines, Morrocco, a former Bailey Avenue car dealer and longtime cocaine user, faces a probable prison sentence of at least 21 years when he is sentenced Tuesday for helping Michael Graziadei run a ring that prosecutors say circulated hundreds of pounds of cocaine.

...snip

William Koopman, another associate of the ring, admitted to committing or assisting in five underworld murders. He also took part in $1 million worth of cocaine deals.

But Koopman served less than five years in prison, joined the U.S. Witness Protection Program and was released in September.

How did Koopman and Graziadei get off with easier sentences than the one Morrocco faces?

Both became police informers and testified against Morrocco and others in court.

Morrocco refused. Now, he is paying the price.

"The FBI agent wanted me to be his informant. He wanted to put a wire on me and send me out to do drug buys," Morrocco said in a recent prison interview. "He wanted me to go out and inform on guys who have been friends of mine all my life. I told him no, I wouldn't do that. I wasn't raised like that.

Here is the link to article quoted above: https://buffalonews.com/news/refusal-to ... ff929.html

As many of you know Koopman was a mob hitman who served as a henchman for Luciano "Dilly" Spataro and was arrested for the Pinelli hit. See: https://buffalonews.com/news/koopman-im ... 8463b.html

More articles on Morrocco and the Grazisdei drug ring:

https://buffalonews.com/news/curtin-won ... 09813.html
https://buffalonews.com/news/w-side-coc ... a1523.html
https://buffalonews.com/news/convicted- ... a9c8b.html
https://buffalonews.com/news/executive- ... b221f.html
https://buffalonews.com/news/cheektowag ... fdbcb.html
https://buffalonews.com/news/9-are-indi ... 525d9.html
https://buffalonews.com/news/cheektowag ... fdbcb.html

Here is a article that links the Graziadei drug rings to the Buffalo Mafia and to the telemarketing scams that were imported to Buffalo form Vegas.

TESTIMONY BY TWO MOB FIGURES LINKS TELEMARKETER TO 1980S COCAINE RINGS
Dan Herbeck
January 10, 1998

...snip
Two government witnesses with organized crime ties testified Friday against Joseph Amoia, 41, who faces felony cocaine-trafficking charges.

Michael Graziadei, a former drug kingpin who is now in prison, and admitted drug dealer Andrew "Babe" Novino told jurors that Amoia was involved in large-scale drug dealings with them and others.

Novino also claimed that in the mid-1980s, Amoia tried to hire one of Novino's close friends to kill him because of a dispute over drug money. Novino said his friend came to him and told him Amoia offered him $5,000 to perform the "hit."

Defense lawyer Patrick Brown asked Novino why Amoia would hire his friend to kill him.

"Usually, your best friend will kill you," Novino testified. "From what I know of, that's how it works."

See this link for the article quoted above: https://buffalonews.com/news/testimony- ... c7518.html

If this is true, some things never change: Drugs (Bella), call center scams, and organized crime.

[UTC]

I asked the question because it seems that the discussions center around what Buffalo people are doing or influencing in Canada. It seems logical to me that if they have the reach and clout to be important in another country they would have very significant things going on in upstate NY.

To your original question for years I've been intimating the Buffalo Crime Family is heavily involved in collections scams which I believe got started with the call centers of the mid 90's. (That is why I included so many links about them in my "Dead Years" post a while back.) From what I understand thru the Buffalo News and the Bella case there is an active investigation into mafia links to the numerous collections agencies in WNY.



The screenshot above is from the Bella detention hearing transcript. In it prosecutors spend a couple of pages describing the debt collections scheme they believe is connected to the Italian mafia.

See the detention hearing transcript here: https://assets.documentcloud.org/docume ... earing.pdf

See the Buffalo News article here: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crim ... f3d51.html

See also: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/kenm ... 536ed.html

Thanks

[NickleCity]

Judge's dangerous encounter with train astonishes those who know him
Lou Michel, Dan Herbeck
April 12, 2021

“In the 2006, when Gerace was awaiting sentencing for a felony wire fraud conviction related to his sweepstakes telemarketing business, Michalski wrote a letter to U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny, asking him to show leniency for his friend.”

Link to article: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crim ... op-story-1

[BeatiPaoli]

To Everyone: Scattered throughout the last 300+ pages have been periodic references to a "Scoppa book" (I may be spelling the author's name incorrectly). Could someone here please provide the full title, full author name, and date of publication (if possible)?

Thank you for any assistance.

Regards,
BeatiPaoli

[Wiseguy]

To Everyone: Scattered throughout the last 300+ pages have been periodic references to a "Scoppa book" (I may be spelling the author's name incorrectly). Could someone here please provide the full title, full author name, and date of publication (if possible)?

Thank you for any assistance.

Regards,
BeatiPaoli

It's only in French. In the post Rizzuto Montreal thread, Cabrini has posted a translated summation of several chapters.

https://www.amazon.com/source-French-F% ... B08M3V21Z7

[Angelo Santino]

To Everyone: Scattered throughout the last 300+ pages have been periodic references to a "Scoppa book" (I may be spelling the author's name incorrectly). Could someone here please provide the full title, full author name, and date of publication (if possible)?

Thank you for any assistance.

Regards,
BeatiPaoli

It's only in French. In the post Rizzuto Montreal thread, Cabrini has posted a translated summation of several chapters.

https://www.amazon.com/source-French-F% ... B08M3V21Z7

[OcSleeper]

Could someone here please provide the full title, full author name, and date of publication

Like wiseguy said it's only in French but here is the actual thread where the chapter summary translations are. Although not complete yet

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6851

[NickleCity]

WIVB files lawsuit against Village of Depew for police records of train striking judge

Link: https://www.wivb.com/news/investigates/ ... ing-judge/

[SantoClaus]

As to what Stephen Metelsky is permitted to say or write in public, he has to refrain from discussing certain topics and from going into details about any individuals who are informants and police agents. I received today my autographed copy of his new book, which I've quickly skimmed through. In the excerpt below, "He" refers to Todd Moore of the Peel Regional Police Service, who interviewed Vito Rizzuto when the latter landed at Lester B. Pearson International Airport, which is located west of Toronto, on October 5, 2012.

I know a cop that worked with Todd Moore, the cop’s name is John Paul Belisle, I even believe he was from Montreal. He had a story about being a door man in Montreal and having a contract put out on him. Fast forward, either Rizzuto or Mom Boucher got the contract taken off or him, interesting that his buddy is the one interviewing Rizzuto.

I also believe JP was undercover with the Peel Cops, as well. Pretty sure he teaches at Colleges as well, maybe even be the same one as Metelsky.

Here is another one of the cops out of the same schools, as these guys. I think he is also a Peel cop. Reason I write this is I’m curious if anyone knows about a large outstanding debt related to gambling owed to NYC.

https://teampedler.com/

I think it may have had something to do with the ‘Book’ in Montreal, and maybe played into all the stuff in Ontario. Might even of been the one of the reasons Montanga went to Montreal.

Seems as if maybe some of the cops are debters on the ledger or maybe even investors, if that is possible?

[OcSleeper]

General Manager of Pharoh's Strip Club is the international president of the Outlaws.

I've been waiting for more information to come out about the Outlaws in all this. Can't be a coincidence Gerace Jr employed Outlaws at his club. And on top of that it seems like they use the strip club as a place to hold "Church".

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crim ... ssion=true

[SantoClaus]

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General Manager of Pharoh's Strip Club is the international president of the Outlaws.

I've been waiting for more information to come out about the Outlaws in all this. Can't be a coincidence Gerace Jr employed Outlaws at his club. And on top of that it seems like they use the strip club as a place to hold "Church".

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crim ... ssion=true

What’s his name, because the Legend Harry Bowman passed away in 2019, and his Outlaws in Hamilton, betrayed the OLMC and became Hells Angels. They have forgiven that and Outlaws are never suppose to forgive! Someone should inform him that it’s a joke in Canada to those who know what they are talking about.

The whole country is turning out to be “pink stars”, who forgot what happened when they partied with Florida Outlaws in Florida IMO. Also, they got some ‘bears from Kirkland Lake and Quebec’ that are with the cops .

[calabrianwatch]

The employment of OMCGs was already in the indictment/motion at trial against Gerace and Bongiovanni no?...its fascinating how mixed this is and how nothing more on IOC comes out

[OcSleeper]

The employment of OMCGs was already in the indictment/motion at trial against Gerace and Bongiovanni no?...its fascinating how mixed this is and how nothing more on IOC comes out

There was something that mentioned it before. I forget what it was from but it's a few pages back. It didn't mention who the outlaws were though and certainly didn't mention it was the International President.

[SantoClaus]

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Anyone know anything more on Ivan Gallo from Hamilton, the guy was with Musitano at Papalia’s funeral, and was present the day Pat Musitano was killed, as was the only person not hurt.

That two Dons that have been murdered and that guy seems to go unharmed in all of it. Also, I know his brother-in-law and he told me to my face in 2020 February that Rizzuto was bullshit. Couldn’t this guy be considered the real ‘rat’ that got Musitano killed and not Avignone?

Ivan Gallo is second from the right in the front row. Pretty sure that guy is an Aburuzzo aka Mano Nero, friends with Mario Spina from Naroma? I think that’s a pizza front for all the things Mano Nero?

“ Some say I'm paranoid I say I'm careful how I choose my friends
Been to ICU once I ain't going again
First Zee got murked, then Raw got murked
An homies still in the hood, why he ain't getting hurt
I smell somethin' fishy man it might be a rat
Damn niggas switching sides on niggas just like that”

You gotta wondering if Papalia’s ever forgave that guy? Lol
If his is responsible, let’s see if the Musitanos forgive and forget lol

[AntComello]

C7EF63FC-3235-4B17-9B93-6975F3706B60.jpegAnyone know anything more on Ivan Gallo from Hamilton, the guy was with Musitano at Papalia’s funeral, and was present the day Pat Musitano was killed, as was the only person not hurt.

That two Dons that have been murdered and that guy seems to go unharmed in all of it. Also, I know his brother-in-law and he told me to my face in 2020 February that Rizzuto was bullshit. Couldn’t this guy be considered the real ‘rat’ that got Musitano killed and not Avignone?

Ivan Gallo is second from the right in the front row. Pretty sure that guy is an Aburuzzo aka Mano Nero, friends with Mario Spina from Naroma? I think that’s a pizza front for all the things Mano Nero?

“ Some say I'm paranoid I say I'm careful how I choose my friends
Been to ICU once I ain't going again
First Zee got murked, then Raw got murked
An homies still in the hood, why he ain't getting hurt
I smell somethin' fishy man it might be a rat
Damn niggas switching sides on niggas just like that”

You gotta wondering if Papalia’s ever forgave that guy? Lol
If his is responsible, let’s see if the Musitanos forgive and forget lol

Really caught me off guard with the quote