In the above bio of Emannuele Ragusa it says he was born in Calabria or New York these are both incorrect. He was born in Cattolica Eracla in Sicily same town as the Rizzuto's. He was also never a close ally of Violi.

Lopresti was not part of the murder of the 3 Bonnano Captains it was Ragusa.

And to the poster who said Ragusa was "small time " by NYC standards. Is playing a pivotal role in the French Connection small time? Is being part of part of a consortium bringing 740 Kilos into Canada a small time drug dealer? How many hot dog stands does one have to shake down in NYC to be considered big time?

90% of the members of the mafia in NYC are working purely local and aren't making anywhere near the money that Sicilian Drug trafficker's are or were especially in the times of the French Connection. Being a member of the mafia in NYC means next to nothing to most Sicilians as the families in NYC have very little global reach when compared to the Sicilian mafia or Ndrangheta.

The members of the NYC families that do have international reach are likely members of the Sicilian Mafia and loyal to their families in Sicily as opposed to the interests of their NYC family. I'm not sure how many calabrians are members of both an NYC family and a Ndrangheta cell but their loyalties would like be towards the Ndrangheta cell also.