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Shadowy Syracuse Mafia Soldier Sam Farrar
https://thenewyorkmafia.com/syracuse-mafia-soldier-sam-farrar/?

Although there were many hoodlums and racketeers in town, hundreds in fact, Sammy was one of the few formally "inducted" Cosa Nostra soldiers to actually live and operate in Syracuse.

An excerpt from the story...

By the early to mid-1950s, Samuel Farrar had come to the attention of local law enforcement officials. By at least the mid-to-late 1950s, it appears that the federal authorities had also taken a keen interest in Farrar — specifically, special agents of the FBI working out of the Bureau’s Albany Office.

It is believed that Farrar first came into the crosshairs of the Federal Bureau of Investigation due to his constant close association with what was arguably the most important and widely publicized Mafia faction active within the cities of Utica and Syracuse in upstate New York.

Another excerpt….

Full Steam Ahead

It seems from that day forward, Sammy went full steam ahead and never looked back. Because over the next 45 years, he would continue to operate as a full-fledged gambler and hoodlum and suffer through all the investigations, arrests, and convictions his lifestyle would bring.

Three years later, on February 21, 1954, he was one of seven men arrested after police conducted another early morning vice raid on a gambling den Farrar was then operating at the All-Nite Restaurant, a small eatery located at 279 James Street.

.....three months later, on March 25, 1974, Sammy was among 14 men arrested by the FBI for operating high-stakes dice games.

Side Note: Through the decades, Sammy had been arrested numerous times for gambling. Yet, for many years, Sammy reportedly only had one gambling charge that had ever stuck. That incident occurred back in 1963 when Farrar was arrested, and later convicted, of promoting gambling in Onondaga County.

It appears that throughout his underworld career Sammy had led a very charmed existence.

...But his new business venture didn’t pan out as well as he expected. A year or so later, the apartment building housing the restaurant caught fire, destroying the restaurant as well as the entire four-story building structure. Fire marshals later estimated the fire damage at nearly $100,000. Fire Department investigators later stated that the fire started between the cushions of a booth in the restaurant.

The FBI later said that they suspected it was an arson job committed by Farrar and several mob associates to collect money from the restaurant’s fire insurance policy. They also believed that Farrar had a 'cumpare' of his as a secret partner in the business, a Utica-based mafioso by the name of Rosario (Russ) Mancuso.

Did Mancuso ever do time in prison?
He seemed like a bully type from different articles on him and by looks if looks mean anything.
Was this other guy Farrar related to him or from Utica or perhaps a paisan?

I believe he did. Mancuso had a long rap sheet, and I think he served at least one term for either burglary or armed robbery as a younger man.

And yes, the Falcones used Mancuso for strong-arm work.

It not sure if they were related (I don't believe so), but Farrar was known to be very close to Mancuso.

You mention that area in the center of NYS ,like Utica,etc, fell under the Magaddino Family of Buffalo after 1931 and the formation of the Cosa Nostra

Was there ever any argument from any of the Five Families of NYC that that area should be under their control?
Or perhaps ,since the Genovese were as far as at least Albany, were they or any of those other Five Families ever connected to that area of the state before 1931,whio might have stayed connected ad had members there after 1931 until the people involved eventually retired or died?

The Luciano/Genovese DID have relationships and associates upstate, as did several other NYC families. But, OVERALL, "Upstate NY" was the recognized dominion of the Magaddino Family. As I've written before in various articles and exposés, a good example of this was in Saratoga Springs and Schenectady where the old Luciano crew operated certain men and gambling rackets through Doc Farone, "Matty Brown" Fortunato, etc., these guys worked in conjunction with Meyer Lansky, Jimmy Blue Eyes, etc.

When the FBI and other Law Enforcement recognized the existence of a Cosa Nostra and Magaddino Family controlling Upstate NY,if they zeroed in on Magaddino guys or Falcone guys,they could possibly have missed out on recognizing that Luciano/Genovese and other NYC Families and other cities could possibly have had a few inducted members and/or associates operating in Upstate NY. Some of these guys might have mistaenly been listed as Magaddino or Falcone Associates. Or possibly some guys could have been connected to Magaddino and maybe Genovese at the same time as Associates

So if that occurs,and for example,the Genovese have a gambling operation they want one of their guys in Upstate to run,wouldn't they likely keep peace by working out an arrangement first with Magaddino? And if not,there would be a problem if the just went ahead without getting Magaddino agreement ?

Thats quite possible, and even probable. After all, we do know that their were several guys who were 'with' NYC-based families.

And you're absolutely correct that in more cases than not, any crew looking to operate in any manner in either legal or illegal activities would certainly follow protocol and contact the resident Family in control of a given area to first, ask permission, and secondly, to probably offer a 'tribute' of some kind out of respect to the boss of that particular borgata.