Buffalo Crime Family - Historical Leadership

Historical Leadership

Bosses (official and acting)

The early history of the what became the Buffalo family was controlled by two different men Angelo Palmeri and Joseph DiCarlo. The two groups merge into together becoming a crime family.

• 1908–1912 – Angelo "Buffalo Bill" Palmeri – the first Sicilian crime boss in Buffalo merged his group with DiCarlo's group in 1910. He stepped down as boss in 1912, becoming Underboss to DiCarlo.
• 1912–1922 – Giuseppe "Joseph" Peter DiCarlo Sr.
• 1922–1974 – Stefano "The Undertaker" Magaddino – stayed official boss, surviving numerous assassination attempts, died of natural causes on July 19, 1974 at the age of 82.
• Acting 1962–1967 – Frederico "Fred Lupo/the Wolf" Randaccio – jailed June 1967
• 1969–1974 – Buffalo family splits into four factions – "Magaddino-Randaccio faction", "Pieri-Frangiamore faction", "Fino-Sansanese faction" and the "Rochester faction".
• Acting 1969–1970 – Salvatore "Sam" Pieri – leader of the Pieri-Frangiamore faction served as acting boss until his arrest in 1970
• Acting 1970–1972 – Joseph Fino – leader of the Fino-Sansanese faction, arrested 1972 and demoted.
• Acting 1972–1974 – Samuel "Sam the Farmer" Frangiamore – leader of the Pieri-Frangiamore faction served as acting boss from July 1972 until Magaddino death in July 1974.
• 1974–1984 – Samuel "Sam the Farmer" Frangiamore – sanctioned by the Commission as boss; steps down and retires in 1984.
• Acting 1984 – Joseph Pieri Sr. – leader of the Pieri-Frangiamore faction he served as Underboss to Frangiamore. He was a possible successor to become boss but instead becomes Consigliere and retires 1987.
• 1985–2006 – Joseph "Lead Pipe Joe" Todaro Sr. – sanctioned by the Commission, in 1995 became semi-active living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
• Acting 1995–2006 – Joseph "Big Joe" Todaro Jr. – the son and Underboss controlled the family, semi-active
• 2006–present – Leonard Falzone – was the Consigliere, promoted to become the new boss, in his late 70s.