Historical Leadership
Boss (official and acting)
- 1900-1903 — Tommaso Petto — killed
- 1903–1908 — Stefano LaTorre — stepped down
- 1908–1933 — Santo Volpe — retired in 1933
- 1933–1940 — Giacomo "John" Sciandra — murdered
- 1940–1959 — Giuseppe "Joe the Barber" Barbara, Sr. — had a heart attack in 1956 and died in 1959.
- Acting 1956–1959 — Rosario Alberto "Russell" Bufalino — became boss
- 1959–1994 — Rosario Alberto "Russell" Bufalino — imprisoned from 1978–1989; retired, he died on February 25, 1994
- Acting 1975-1989 — Edward "Eddie The Conductor" Sciandra — imprisoned 1981-1982; he received help from Anthony Guarnieri and William D'Elia
- Acting 1990–1994 — William "Big Billy" D'Elia — became boss
- 1994–2008 — William "Big Billy" D'Elia — in 2006 he was indicted on money laundering, in 2008 he pleaded guilty and testified in front of a grand jury for leniency.
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