He was close to the Sica brothers, Joe mostly, as well as Al and Frank, he had been spotted at Carousel Ice Cream parlor twice a month that was one of Al Sica places that he frequented. Al was a bookmaker, extortionist, and a fence for stolen good into and out of Mexico, and other western states. In Kansas City besides those that have been mentioned in the other posts, he was also friends with Joseph "Machine Gun Joe" Lascoula who was Kansas City's top enforcer and fence, mostly for stolen jewelry. The other member he was close to was Frank La Rocca who was a protege to Frank Benaggio.