I thought I would give a little update about the Buffalo Family. Frank "butchie" Bifulco is moving to Florida where he is retiring.
Jimmy Sicurella is in poor health and not active.
The Todaros are not active.
Lenny Falzone is getting up there in age, but supposedly he has some shy and bookmaking business going on.
Everyone talks about Bobby Panaro but he was always more Vegas based after he moved out there in the 1990s I believe.
They have associates that are active (Lenny Mordino in 2006, arrested for coke), and supposedly they still kick up but who knows to who. I could speculate but I do not know. If anyone has anything to add it would be appreciated.
Some of the Utica guys are still plying their trade (boosting stuff) but I think they do their own thing now. My point is Buffalo has several crews that are still operating but I do not think they operate cohesively anymore.
Good stuff and spot on Gingello
Turning stone and the businesses that sprung up around it have given Utica/Syracuse a life in addition to shy and boosting.
Bobby Panaro is a good earner and has the ear of at least two casino owners, and is on the short list to replace Falzone, there is also talk about Russ but as much as i love the kid, I would hate to see that happen, it would be like painting a Bullseye on his back, his name is just too high on the feds rap sheet
Hamilton and the falls have benefited from casino gambling as well. It has created cottage industries in Shy, prostitution and pay to play contracts Forget this ‛Ndrangheta nonsense, In Ontario the Buffalo family and they operate on separate galaxies. The so called ‛Ndrangheta clans are mainly into smuggling bootleg cigarets and liqueur, meth and pot via their biker gang allies, and burglary.
