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Description: Writer Mario Machi's history of the Philly Mob.
AmericanMafia.com 26 Mafia Cities - Philadelphia, PA other contributors The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania faction of La Cosa Nostra has been one of the strongest families in the American Cosa Nostra since its start in 1911. Salvatore Sabella was sent to Philadelphia by the bosses of the Sicilian Mafia to organize the city's rackets. Sabella was the boss of the Philadelphia mob from 1911 until his death in 1927. He was succeeded by Joseph Bruno. Bruno was in power essentially from 1927 until 1946. There was a period during his rule when his power was challenged by John Avena. This was sometime between 1934 and 1936. Bruno retained his power, but died in 1946. Joseph Ida was the family's next boss. He was in control of the family until a narcotics conviction forced him to flee to Sicily in 1959. His successor was Angelo Bruno. Bruno, son of Joseph Bruno, would be the man to put the Philadelphia Mafia on the map. Bruno was one of the men who got Atlantic City started up.
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| Page title: | AmericanMafia.com 26 Mafia Cities - Philadelphia, PA |
| Keywords: | Philadelphia Mafia, Organized Crime in Pennsylvania, La Cosa Nostra, Angelo Bruno, The Gentle Don, Little Nicky Scarfo, Riccobene, DelGiorno, Leonetti, Testa |
| Description: | AmericanMafia.com’s History of the Mafia, La Cosa Nostra, Organized Crime in Philadelphia |
| IP-address: | 65.254.231.143 |
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| NS | Name Server: NS1.IPOWERDNS.COM Name Server: NS1.IPOWERWEB.NET |
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| Date | Creation Date: 17-sep-1998 Expiration Date: 16-sep-2015 |