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Filippo Buccola

Filippo Buccola

Italian-American gangster

Filippo "Philip" Buccola (August 6, 1886 – October, 1987) was an Italian-American mobster. He was also a professional boxing manager. Buccola belonged to what later on became known as the Patriarca crime family, based in Boston Massachusetts.[1]

Biography

Buccola was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Buccola immigrated to the United States at age 32. He was the boss of the later-to-be-known as the Patriarca crime family after the retirement of previous boss Gaspare Messina, with Joe Lombardo (not to be confused with the Chicago Outfit member of the same name) acting as his underboss.[2] During 1954 and under pressure from U.S. government agencies, Buccola returned to Sicily, turning over leadership of his crime family to Ray Patriarca, leading to the renaming of the family to the "Patriarca" crime family.[3]

Death

Buccola died aged 101, in his birth-place city of Palermo.

References

  1. [1]
    "New England crime family bosses | American Mafia History".
  2. [2]
    Hunt, Thomas. "The American Mafia The History Of Organized Crime In The United States". mafiahistory.us.
  3. [3]
    "Rogue Mobster: The Untold Story of Mark Silverman and the New England Mafia Crime Magazine". Archived from the original on 2012-05-06.


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