Originally Posted by Hollander
It has long been rumored that the Ciminellis have ties to the Buffalo family.

http://buffalonews.com/2016/09/22/nine-charged-bombshell-state-corruption-case/


@Hollander.... Yes, most people in Buffalo believe that the Ciminellis were connected to the Buffalo mob. Some still believe they are. Louis P. Ciminelli was named, along with several other made members and associates of the Buffalo Crime Family, in a lawsuit agains that LIUNA Local 210 pension fund where he served as a trustee. Here is the quote from the top of a court document:

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SOUTHMARK PRIME PLUS, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership; SOUTHMARK EQUITY PARTNERS III, LTD., a California Limited Partnership; SOUTHMARK INVESTMENT GROUP 86, INC., a Nevada Corporation; and PRIME PLUS CORP., INC., a Nevada Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. LEONARD F. FALZONE; BUFFALO LABORERS' PENSION FUND; LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL #210; REALCAP COMPANY, a Texas General Partnership; QUANTUM REALTY CORP., a Delaware Corporation; CONCAP MANAGEMENT L.P., an Illinois Limited Partnership; WILLIAM R. ARNOLD; SALVATORE J. CACI; LOUIS P. CIMINELLI; JOHN A. DOYLE; PETER G. GERACE; EDWARD D. HERRICK; JAMES C. LOGAN; TERRY L. MOEBEL; JOSEPH R. PIERI; ROBERT C. PATTERSON; and DANIEL J. SANSANESE, Defendants

Civil Action No. 91-127-JLL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

776 F. Supp. 888; 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15426; Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) P96,448


This was a Securities Law and RICO case. The document goes on to state:

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JAMES LATCHUM, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This is an action brought by two real estate limited partnerships and their managing general partners against a host of defendants, alleging [**2] violations of the federal securities laws and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), arising from a threatened proxy contest. This is not the first suit between the parties, and possibly not the last. The facts of this case are involved and will be addressed in greater detail infra at section II.A.


The whole document can be found here: CIMINELLI involved in Local 210 RICO

Additionally Ron Fino definitely identifies Louis' father, Frank as "connected" in some fashion. I think it is safe to assume his son Louis was "connected" as well. Here it the quote from his book The Triangle Exit:

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By now we had developed good alter-ego cases against around 20 western New York contractors and we were getting ready to file a legal suit against them. Joey Pizza and Leonard Falzone compelled me to drop the cases against Ciminelli Construction and Frank Ciminelli, who was connected, and the Mader Corporation run by Lawrence Reger (a Buffalo businessman indirectly controlled by the family) who made a fortune for the mob cleaning up the Love Canal hazardous waste. Falzone spoke in a nice manner, which was rare, “You know they are connected Ron and know that their construction companies are off limits.”

Fino, Ronald; Michael Rizzo. Covert Operations: The Triangle Exit: The True Story of a Secret Undercover Operative for the FBI and CIA (Organized Crime) (Kindle Locations 2825-2827). Contento De Semrik. Kindle Edition.


Does this mean Louis is still connected?

If the family is dead... There is your answer.

If by chance the family is active, then there is at least a possibility he is connected given the Buffalo Billion Scandal. One thing is clear, he learned how to act like LCN and do some bid-rigging when he served as at trustee of mobbed up 210 in the 90's.

Here is a picture of Frank "Bucky" Ciminelli (right) with Magaddino drug trafficker Philip Napoli (left) in Reno in 1972. I believe this picture is further evidence that Fino is correct in his indication that Frank "Bucky" Ciminelli was connected.

This picture was given to me by Buffalo area Lawyer William Gary Iannaccone whose mother is in it. He believes they were laundering money invested in bonds from his Dad's VA pension. His uncle Joseph Pezzino (see quote below) was a made member of the Buffalo Crime Family.

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Here is what Iannaccone states:
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John Mallon, my long-time friend, who worked for the IRS, reviewed the evidence including the IRS Returns; pictures of my mother in Las Vagas in 1972; forged Prudential check made out to me cashed at the M&T Bank with my mother signing my name & my Uncle Joseph Pezzino as second endorser & Affidavit by Evelyn Jimerson (nee Cenname) (former married name Harcrow) (subsribed on 3/29/04) verifying her knowledge of my father and mother's legal separation, the 65 wills made by Arthur F. Musarra and that one million dollars in US Bonds belonging to my father-derived from his VA disability funds from 1945 -1972- was transferred to my mother in 1972.
(PLEASE see Harcrow Affifdavit below in comments)
John Mallon said the most likely scenario is that the million dollars was laundered in a casino with my mother's permission and the aid of her cousin Phil Napoli in 1972, by reporting it as gambled away by me using my SS# on the 1972 IRS returns.
My father's funds were then allegedly invested into Samuel's Grande Manor in 1978 http://SamuelsGrandeManor.com
Please See Chronology of Evidence for Million Dollar Recovery

Last edited by NickleCity; 05/03/18 02:17 PM.