WAS THE BUFFALO CRIME FAMILY ABSORBED BY THE LUPPINO FAMILY IN CANADA? DOES THE CANADIAND 'NDRANGHETA RUN THE MOB IN BUFFALO? HAS IT BEEN IN CHARGE OF NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING IN BUFFALO SINCE THE 80's?
Taking the assumption that the Buffalo Crime Family is dead which many people on this forum make, I'm interested in their answer to the questions in my title: Was the Buffalo Crime Family Absorbed by the Luppino Family? If so, when did it happen?
Several articles, including The Toronto Star & The Globe, indicate a Todaro Crime Family Soldier or Associate named Massimigliano Carfagna of Hamilton was sentenced to 10 1/2 years for cocaine and heroin/fentanyl trafficking. It seems Carfagna’s arrest was part of the 3 1/2 year O'Tremens operation that saw the arrest of Giuseppe "Joe" Violi who is alleged to be the underboss of the Buffalo Crime family according to a controversial and unsubstantiated report. For those who are not aware, OTremens is the operation where a “made member†of the Bonanno La Cosa Nostra family of New York City agreed to turn police agent and work undercover in southwestern Ontario."
The Toronto Star suggests Carfagna was a member of the Buffalo Crime Family during the Todaro reign. (Todaro was the last known and longtime Buffalo Boss of the Magaddino Empire which included Ontario Canada.) The article states that Massimigliano was arrested numerous times in the Untied States-specifically Niagara Falls. These arrests date back to 1987 and include charges for criminal impersonation, negligent homicide & disorderly conduct.
In what I assume is a plea agreement for less time Carfagna has incriminated the Violi brothers--especially Joe Violi-- in this trafficking scheme. The Star writes:
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"In an agreed statement of facts, Carfagna agreed with the prosecution that, between March 1 and October 28, 2016, he and Giuseppe “Joey†Violi, 47, of Hamilton agreed to import 200 to 300 kilograms of cocaine into Canada. They sought to use the "police agent" from the Bonanno crime family and his connections to provide transportation for the cocaine."
Evidently that Bonanno Crime Family Member they met with was the undercover police agent in the O'tremens operation. The Globe writes:
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"On one occasion, Mr. Carfagna and Mr. Violi – the son of slain Montreal mob boss Paolo Violi – travelled to British Columbia with the police agent to meet with an “experienced cocaine importer†who was actually an undercover police officer."
About Cafagna's connection to the Buffalo crime family The Globe corroborates what was written in the story. It said:
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"Mr. Carfagna has a criminal record in the United States dating back to the 1980s in Niagara Falls, N.Y., with convictions for criminal impersonation, disorderly conduct and criminally negligent homicide."
The Big Question: Has the Buffalo Crime family been absorbed by Luppino/Papillia families of the Canadian 'Ndrangheta because that is where the real power is?
Another Question: Was Canada really running things in the Buffalo area--even back in the 80's.
