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Joseph Mario Barbara [1] [2] (/ b ɑː r ˈ b ɛər ə /; [3] born Giuseppe Maria Barbara, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe maˈriːa barˈbaːra]; August 9, 1905 – June 17, 1959), also known as "Joe the Barber", was an Italian-American mobster who became caporegime of the Southern New York Tier territory of the Buffalo crime family, and hosted the abortive Apalachin meeting in 1957.
The Apalachin meeting (/ ˌ æ p ə ˈ l eɪ k ɪ n / AP-ə-LAY-kin) was a historic summit of the American Mafia held at the home of mobster Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara, at 625 McFall Road in Apalachin, New York, on November 14, 1957.
[33] [34] The meeting took place on November 14 at the home of mobster Joseph Barbara in Apalachin, New York. [35] [36] Edgar D. Croswell, a trooper with the New York State Police, had become aware that Barbara's son was reserving rooms in local hotels and that a large quantity of meat from the local butcher was being delivered to the Barbara home.
In 1957, Profaci attended the Apalachin Conference, a national mob meeting, at the farm of mobster Joseph Barbara in Apalachin, New York. While the conference was in progress, New York State Troopers surrounded the farm and raided it. Profaci was one of over 60 mobsters arrested that day.
Joseph Barbara may refer to: Joseph Barbara (actor) (born 1967), American actor Joseph Barbara (mobster) (1905–1959), head of the Bufalino crime family and host of the Apalachin Conference
Apalachin (/ ˌ æ p ə ˈ l eɪ k ɪ n / AP-ə-LAY-kin) is a census-designated place within the Town of Owego in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,131 in the 2010 census. The CDP is named after Apalachin Creek. Apalachin is in the southeastern section of the Town of Owego and is west of Binghamton.
In the upstate New York town of Apalachin, Sgt. Edgar Croswell, a 40-year-old divorced state trooper who lived in the police station, began noticing strange and unusual activity in the small town. A semi-retired mobster named Joseph Barbara, known as "Joe the Barber" had recently bought a nearby ginger ale bottling plant and a 53-acre estate ...
Commission member who helped Vito Genovese arrange the Summit at Barbara's house; his clothes contained his name in them when they were found in a car in Joseph Barbara's barn. Salvatore "Momo" Giancana: Chicago Outfit: Boss: He had just recently been promoted to Boss of the Outfit by former Boss and new Consigliere, Anthony "Joe Batters ...