Bufalino crime family
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The Bufalino crime family was a Pennsylvania-based Italian-American Mafia organization known for its influence over labor unions, trucking, and organized crime activities in the mid-20th century United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian-American Mafia crime family
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organized crime group ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| allegedInvolvement |
Jimmy Hoffa disappearance
ⓘ
Teamsters Union corruption ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Northeastern Pennsylvania crime family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittston crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ Scranton crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boss |
John Sciandra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russell Bufalino NERFINISHED ⓘ Santo Volpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consigliere | Edward Sciandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criminalAllies |
Genovese crime family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Northeast Cosa Nostra families ⓘ |
| criminalSpecialization |
control of trucking and freight businesses
ⓘ
use of legitimate businesses as fronts ⓘ |
| declineCause |
aging leadership
ⓘ
federal racketeering prosecutions ⓘ increased law enforcement pressure ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Italian-American ⓘ |
| founder | Santo Volpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence disproportionate to size
ⓘ
low-profile operations ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementTarget |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Russell Bufalino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Russell Bufalino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William D’Elia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakInfluence |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| primaryActivities |
bookmaking
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extortion ⓘ illegal gambling ⓘ infiltration of labor unions ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ loan sharking ⓘ money laundering ⓘ racketeering ⓘ trucking industry rackets ⓘ |
| territory |
Binghamton
NERFINISHED
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Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittston NERFINISHED ⓘ Scranton NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilkes-Barre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underboss | William D’Elia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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