What would Philadelphia have to do with Volpe? Arent they too far apart?

Volpe’s Atlantic City venture was yet another example of his talent for making money, his inveterate dishonesty, and his refusal to limit his operations to his home base of Toronto. Atlantic City was outside the Magaddino Family territory, but Volpe was able to secure the backing of Angelo Bruno, the head of the Philadelphia mob. Part of the conditions was that Volpe would provide a cut to Bruno and would also have to work with Nicodemo (Little Nicky) Scarfo, Bruno’s hotheaded and homicidal representative in Atlantic City. Around the time Volpe was making his move into New Jersey, Scarfo was positioning himself to take over the Bruno family, which resulted in at least a dozen deaths, including the March 1980 murder of Angelo Bruno. When Scarfo became the new head of the family, he was far more aggressive than his predecessor in ensuring Volpe cut him in on his real estate action in Atlantic City. This included sending three of his men to Volpe’s Toronto home to request a “donation” to the “Philadelphia Church.”.