Originally Posted By: IvyLeague
Originally Posted By: TheArm
Originally Posted By: LaLouisiane
You did battle? Battle of the DJ's? Battle Reenactments? Please elaboraate?


If you and Ivy there are not aware of what went on in Upstate NY between the Buffalo and Colombo families as a side result of the A-B-C wars in Rochester,Syracuse and Utica in the 70s and 80s, including the body count (Both Grillos, Marrone,Deblassi,Manassi,Faliciano,Dequeno,etc) and the near misses(Berg, Brindisi, Bretti, Nappi, DeAmico, Cuda, etc) I sugest you do a LOT more listening and research and a lot less talking.


You seem to want to give us the inside scoop on everything from upstate New York, to Rockford, to Vegas. You remind me of an old poster on another forum years ago that was dubbed the "Forrest Gump" of the mob. You always find yourself in just the right place, at just the right time. Never mind much of your posts don't square with the facts.

You claim the Buffalo family has around 60 members right now. Sorry to break it to you but there were said to be only about 45 members back in 1989. Last year, one article cited a 2006 FBI chart that showed 23 remaining members. And a few have died since then, leaving approximately 20 members remaining.

You also claim Milwaukee has like 20 members. They may have not even had that many the last time there was actually a mob case in that town, which was in the mid-1980's.

Then there's your claim that Rockford is "soon to open the books." Even if this were true, how you would know this, and why you would be posting about it here, is anyone's guess. There hasn't been a formally structured family in Rockford in years. There's only been one relatively small gambling case there in recent years and the guy overseeing the operation (Saladino) was later identified as an associate of the Chicago Outfit's South Side crew.

And now you're going to tell us about the Buffalo family's activity in Vegas. As another poster said above, the last activity in Las Vegas involving the Buffalo family was in the 1990's. A few years later, it was reported the only families that still had any activity there were the 5 NY families and Chicago. And even then there were only about a dozen members said to reside in Vegas and some of them were in prison.

Anyway, you can drop all the names you want, and make all the claims you want, and obviously there are enough gullible dopes on the internet that you will get some bites. But some of us have been doing this long enough that we can smell a bullshitter a mile away. My suggestion is you quit now.

Take care. wink


You my friend are LOST in media speculation and internet forum ignornce. I again invite you to come along with me to some of my favorite places in Rockford and Milwaukee, and loudly proclaim that these familes are dead. One of two things will happen, they will be amused by your lack of scope and you will be the brunt of their jokes for years, or they will take offense, and that will not be pretty.
If you REALLY want to stick to your claim there are 25 guys left in the Buffalo family, thats fine, just know you have blown ANY credibility with anyone who knows anything...carry on son.
BTW.....you mentioned Russ carcone in your OP, I have known Russ his entire life and I knew his Dad from the time I could walk, the entire family had joined mine on vacations and countless dinners....thats just a sliver of who I have known...who you been with son?

PS..as far as Buffalo activity in Vegas, apperently you are blissfully unaware of the background of one of the last remaining pre corperate takeover casino owners...but we will save that for another thread. In addition to NY, Buffalo, Rockford and Chicago, I am pretty well known in Providence as well...let me guess son, that is down to 20 members too…LOL

Last edited by TheArm; 12/30/13 12:34 PM.

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