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The Bufalino crime family, [5] also known as the Pittston crime family, [6] the Pittston–Scranton crime family, [7] the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre crime family, [6] the Northeastern Pennsylvania crime family, [8] the Northeastern Pennsylvania Mafia, [9] [10] or the Scranton Mafia, [11] was an Italian-American Mafia crime family active in Northeastern Pennsylvania, primarily in the cities of ...
Russell Alfred Bufalino [2] (/ ˌ b ʌ f ə ˈ l iː n oʊ /; born Rosario Alfredo Bufalino, [3] Italian: [roˈzaːrjo alˈfreːdo bufaˈliːno]; October 29, 1903 – February 25, 1994) was an Italian-American mobster who became the crime boss of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Italian-American Mafia crime family known as the Bufalino crime family, which he ruled from 1959 to 1994.
D'Elia was said to be a mediator among mob families, meeting frequently with gangsters from across the country including the Philadelphia crime family, Los Angeles and New York City. But his skill at avoiding the press and law enforcement left many unanswered questions regarding his life with the Bufalino family.
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According to "Crook County," Ken Tekiela successfully kept his mafia life a secret from his family and closest friends for over two decades. But before duty called, Tekiela described having a ...
From there he moved to Pennsylvania and reunited with his cousin Russel Bufalino. [citation needed] Sciandra then began working with the Bufalino crime family sometime in the late 1960s and became a made man. Later, in 1980, he became the acting boss for Bufalino while he was imprisoned. [4] After Sciandra the current boss William D'Elia took over.
The Gambino crime family is one of New York’s five Italian-American Mafia families. CNN’s Rob Frehse contributed to this report. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com
One survivor, India Oxenberg, told the FOX News True Crime Podcast she endured "dehumanizing" treatment, including "repeated molestation and rape" before she and her mother escaped the cult.