Buffalo/Ontario Mob Acitivity

[Niagarafalls]

What was the 2009 raid?

[Newyorkempire]

What was the 2009 raid?

Pharoahs got raided in 2009. Specifically to see if he was violating parole. But the FBI agent today at trial stated that they parlayed it into asking Gerace about old Mafia murders they thought he had knowledge of.

[Niagarafalls]

Oh yeah, I remember that. Good old 999 Aero.

[NickleCity]

Ex-dancer testifies about drug use at Pharaoh's: 'Girls using ... customers using, employees using'
Patrick Lakamp

See: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crim ... c92e5.html

[NickleCity]

Lifelong friend testifies bribing DEA agent gained drug traffickers a 'watchful eye'
Patrick Lakamp

Selva talked about organized crime connections in the case.

Selva said he viewed Masecchia as a "tough guy."

"I asked him, 'Are you connected? Are you a made guy?' " Selva recounted. "He said yes."

For the whole article see: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crim ... -top-story

[NickleCity]

'Little dark secret': DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia by
Jim Mustian and Joshua Goodman for the AP

See: https://apnews.com/article/dea-corrupti ... 17af9e6256

[NickleCity]

^^^^
Something I didn't know... authorities dragged a pond looking for an overdose victim.

[Newyorkempire]

Believe a person when they tell you what they are

[AntComello]

So this school teacher Messecchia said he was made?

[Newyorkempire]

So this school teacher Messecchia said he was made?

Correct

[AntComello]

So this school teacher Messecchia said he was made?

Correct

Very interesting…are we assuming he’s made with Buffalo?

[Newyorkempire]

So this school teacher Messecchia said he was made?

Correct

Very interesting…are we assuming he’s made with Buffalo?

Yes. His father in law was Mazarra. But hes been close with everyone his whole life

[Newyorkempire]

Never heard of this linked bust until now.

"We find more evidence of the Buffalo mafia being involved in gambling during the Dead Years period. Eric Battistoni and Thi Nguyen were arrested in 2013 on extortion charges. The FBI discovered evidence pointing to a Mafia connection."

[Newyorkempire]

Another bust I was unaware of in 2010 albeit it strictly Utica.


https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2010 ... 879930007/

The Dorsagnos are/were close with the father and son Carcones, and Jack Zogby.

[Newyorkempire]

linked arrests and/or raids, starting with Blitzstein -

1997, 1999(3?), 2000, 2002(2), 2003, 2005, 2006(2?) 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023

Am I missing any?

Lee Coppola in 1998 - "the Buffalo Mafia is dead". He was clearly the Scott Burnstein of his generation.