The Bufalino Crime Family, who operates in Scranton, Pennsylvania, could very well be the most powerful Mafia family today. Despite it's small size, the Bufalino Family seems to have control of many illegal as well as legitimate businesses within mostly Pennsylvania but also in New Jersey and New York. They maintain strong ties with the other Mafia families. There is not much information about the Bufalino crime family, very few convictions or indictments. The Bufalino Family seems to have the lowest profile of all the Mafia families, which gives it a very strong advantage over the other families. The Bufalino Family pretty much owns all of Scranton.

The Bufalino family is basically extinct. Former Philadelphia boss Ralph Natale was overheard several years ago on an FBI bug talking about how Billy D'Elia was the last member of the family.

Law enforcement claims that there are at least 30 Made Men left. The Bufalino Family still maintains control over Scranton.

Anyway, which law enforcement agency is that?

I never said a law enforcement agency I said law enforcement itself. Ever thought maybe the family has gone underground and likes to keep things low profile?

We don't know if they're extinct or not, they very well might not be. I guess we would have to visit Scranton to find out.

I think you still have "made" guys working whats left of Gambling,prostitution,or anything else they can make $$ on but it maynot be the "Bufalino Family" as u know it but a crew or a few guys from another existing family elsewhere taking care of business these days?

Just because the FBI doesn't know anything doesn't mean they're extinct. Everyone on hear seems to think the FBI is more powerful than God or something.

Some of you mob fanboys can stay in your own little dream worlds where the Bufalino family just may be the most powerful in the country. But some of us choose to go with the demonstrable facts.

I don't want to take sides, but Ivy's right. Let this one go, guys.

It's almost as if some of the younger members here are pissed off that they missed out on the "glory days" of the mob. Well, they're gone. And it will NEVER again be like it was. Ever.

Things change. And in this case, I might add, it's for the better.

Everyone that has been posting that Billy D'Elia was/is the last remaining member of the Bufalino crime family is one hundred percent correct. The Scranton family has one known member in D'Elia (although I would say there is a chance that D'Elia maybe made one or two guys without the FBI knowing, thirty guys is way far fetched).

Many families are extinct (Denver, Dallas, Rochester, San Francisco, San Diego), near extinct (New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Tampa), on their last legs (Buffalo), medium sized (New Jersey, Philadelphia, New England) or are one of the large and powerful families (Outfit, Partnership, the five families).

The FBI knows a lot more than you. You have ZERO, ZILCH, NADA to show that they aren't extinct. So somehow they've found out a way to avoid law enforcement when other families haven't? Give me a break.

And people wonder why I sometimes get belligerant. It's because of crap like this. Some of you mob fanboys can stay in your own little dream worlds where the Bufalino family just may be the most powerful in the country. But some of us choose to go with the demonstrable facts.

When people assume is what pisses me off. I have a primary resource that knows more than the Feds. As for calling me a mob fanboy, I consider myself a Mafia Historian.

The only one who is assuming here is you. First you claimed the law enforcement says the family still as 30 members. Nevermind the fact that you can't produce any evidence and had to back away from that claim. Whatever your "primary resource" is, it isn't worth a hill of beans. I mean, what kind of "Mafia Historian" believes the Bufalino family might be the most powerful family in the country in 2010 when it's basically gone? Even when the family was at it's peak it was never the most powerful family.

First of all I never claimed a damn thing, second of all research on the internet says that law enforcement claims there are 30 Made Men.

Lastly, is my primary resource really not worth anything when they happen to be a key asset to that family? I didn't think so.

First, where did you find on the internet that there are still 30 members? Can you even provide a link? Second, I shouldn't have to tell you how much nonsense there is on the internet.



You keep talking about this "primary resource?" What is that exactly? Not that I really care because it's just anecdotal evidenece on your part.

Bottom line, if you want to go around talking a bunch of nonsense about how the Bufalino family still has 30 members and might be the most powerful in the country, that's up to you. But don't expect anyone who actually knows what's going on to believe it.

Here's the link that says it has 30 Made men http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufalino_crime_family

I could reveal my resource but I don't think they want me to. Anyways like I've said before I have family members that are connected that tell many things about what goes on the inside, I believe they would know more than the Feds. Everyone on here has said before the rats such as Henry Hill can't be trusted, so if the rats can't be trusted how can we trust the FBI if their inside sources are unreliable? Yeah there's wire taps but they don't tell everything.

I don't give a fuck rather or not you believe anything I have to say at least I know the truth whereas a lot of people on here are probably a bunch a fat-asses who do nothing but sit on the computer all day because they don't have any other life other than the Internet.

I really wouldn't consider Detroit to be one of the "large and powerful" families. Despite what some others here want to believe, it's not even a medium sized family at this point. Medium sized families would be those like Chicago, New England, New Jersey, and Philadelphia which each have about 50 members. Detroit has about 30 at most and is not nearly as active as those others. And it's not even close to the five New York families, which have anywhere from 100-200 members.

You're basically spot on with everything else though. You can also add the San Jose family to the extinct list. Maybe you meant them, since San Diego didn't last past Prohibition. You can also add Cleveland, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Kansas City to the near extinction list.

And then there are people who have nothing better to do than come on internet forums, pretending to have inside information when they don't, and spreading bullshit.