November 2022 issue contents - Feature
Former Buffalo mafioso sought to control Mahoning Valley gambling
By Thomas Hunt and Michael A. Tona
"Events must have convinced Joseph DiCarlo that there was limited opportunity for advancement in the western New York Mafia once commanded by his father. Following the death of Buffalo-based boss Giuseppe DiCarlo in 1922, a Mafia faction originating in coastal Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, became dominant in western New York, and its leader, Stefano Magaddino, was selected as the new boss. Giuseppe DiCarlo’s sons, Joseph 'J.D.' and Salvatore 'Sam,' and other mafiosi with roots in the Vallelunga-Valledolmo region of Sicily were reduced to supporting players. Joseph DiCarlo’s efforts to carve out a lucrative rackets territory for himself in the Buffalo area were repeatedly thwarted..."
Book page count: Twenty-seven pages, including five pages of notes and six images.
Magazine page count: Fourteen and a half pages, including two and a half pages of notes and eight images.
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