The Lucchese's partnered with Marat Balagula in his gasoline-tax racket. When supposedly fearless Marat was the subject of a shakedown by another Russian mobster, Vladimir Reznikov, Gaspipe Casso arranged for Vladimir's murder.


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.