The Apalachin Meeting was a historic summit of the American Mafia held at the home of mobster Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara in Apalachin, New York on November 14, 1957.[1][2] Allegedly, the meeting was held to discuss various topics including loansharking, narcotics trafficking and gambling along with dividing the illegal operations controlled by the late Albert Anastasia.[3][4] An estimated 100 Mafiosi members from the United States, Canada and Italy are thought to have been at this meeting.[4]

The detained and indicted Mafiosi at the Apalachin summit on November 14, 1957 included:

Name Association Position Notes
Joseph "The Barber" Barbara NE Pennsylvania family Boss Summit host
Rosario "Russell" Bufalino Underboss Summit organizer
Dominick Alaimo Caporegime
Angelo J. Sciandra Caporegime
Ignatius Cannone Caporegime
Anthony "The Gov" Guarnieri Family Soldier
James "Dave" Ostico Caporegime
Pasquale "Patsy" Turrigiano Caporegime
Emanuel "Manny" Zicari Caporegime
Salvatore "Vicious" Trivalino Family Soldier
Pasquale "Patsy" Monachino Family Soldier
Pasquale "Patsy" Sciortino Family Soldier
Morris "Moe" Modugno Family Soldier
Bartolo "Bart" Guccia Family Associate Barbara estate overseer and handyman
Giovanni "John" Bonventre Bonanno crime family Caporegime Former Underboss
Anthony "Tony" Riela Caporegime Faction leader
Natale "Joe Diamonds" Evola Caporegime
Vito "Don Vito" Genovese Genovese crime family Boss
Gerardo "Jerry" Catena Underboss Faction leader
Michele "Big Mike" Miranda Consigliere
Salvatore "Charles" Chiri Caporegime Faction leader
Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino Gambino crime family Boss
Joseph "Staten Island Joe" Riccobono Consigliere
Paul "Big Paul" Castellano Caporegime
Carmine "The Doctor" Lombardozzi Caporegime
Armand "Tommy" Simonetti Caporegime
Vincent "Nunzio" Rao Lucchese crime family Consigliere
Giovanni "Big John" Ormento Caporegime
Joseph "Joe Palisades" Rosato Caporegime
Joseph "Don Peppino" Profaci Profaci crime family Boss
Joseph "Fat Joe/Joe Malyak" Magliocco Underboss
Salvatore "Sam" Tornabe Caporegime
Frank Majuri DeCavalcante crime family Underboss
Louis "Fat Lou" LaRasso Caporegime
John C. Montana Buffalo crime family Underboss Only one to not plead the 5th Amendment about the Apalachin meeting
Antonino "Nino" Magaddino Caporegime
Rosario "Roy" Carlisi Caporegime
James "Jimmy" LaDuca Caporegime
Samuel "Sam" Lagattuta Caporegime
Dominick D'Agostino Caporegime
Constenze "Stanley" Valenti Rochester crime family Boss
Frank Valenti Underboss
Joseph Falcone Buffalo or Rochester Family Faction leader, possibly a Buffalo family caporegime
Salvatore Falcone Buffalo or Rochester Family Faction leader, Joseph's brother and second in command, Buffalo family soldier
Rosario "Roy" Mancuso Buffalo or Rochester Family Faction member, Buffalo family soldier
Michael "Mike" Genovese Pittsburgh crime family Caporegime
Gabriel "Kelly" Mannarino Caporegime
Joseph "Joe" Ida Philadelphia crime family Boss Fled to Sicily in 1957 after Apalachin, leaving Antonio "Mr. Miggs" Polina as Acting Boss
Dominick Olivetto Underboss
John Scalish Cleveland crime family Boss
John DeMarco Consigliere
Frank "The Cheeseman" Cucchiara Patriarca crime family Consigliere
Frank Zito Springfield, Illinois Boss Chicago Outfit Caporegime
Santo Trafficante Jr. Trafficante crime family
Joseph "Joe" Civello Dallas crime family Boss
John Francis Colletti
James "Black Jim" Colletti Colorado Colletti family Boss
Frank DeSimone Los Angeles crime family Boss
Simone Scozzari Underboss

Local and state law enforcement became suspicious when a large number of expensive cars bearing license plates from around the country arrived in what was described as "the sleepy hamlet of Apalachin."[5] After setting up roadblocks, the police raided the meeting causing many of the participants to flee into the woods and area surrounding the Barbara estate.[6] More than 60 underworld bosses were detained and indicted following the raid. One of the most direct and significant outcomes of the Apalachin Meeting was that it helped to confirm the existence of the American Mafia to the public, a fact that some, including Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover, had long refused to acknowledge publicly