Russell Bufalino | |
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Born | Rosario Alfredo Bufalino October 29, 1903 |
Died | February 25, 1994 Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 90)
Resting place | Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Other names | McGee The Old Man |
Occupation | Crime boss |
Spouse |
Carolyn Sciandra (m. 1928) |
Relatives | Bill Bufalino (cousin)[1] Edward Sciandra (cousin-in-law) John Sciandra (cousin-in-law) |
Allegiance | Bufalino crime family |
Conviction(s) | Extortion (1977) Conspiracy (1981) |
Criminal penalty | Four years' imprisonment 10 years' imprisonment |
Russell Alfred Bufalino[2] (/ˌbʌfəˈliːnoʊ/; 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 1949 to 1994. He was a cousin of attorney William Bufalino, the longtime counsel for Jimmy Hoffa.[4]
L'anno millenovecentotre, addì due di Ottobre a ore nove e minuti quaranta, nella Casa Comunale [...] mi ha dichiarato che alle ore [...] del dì ventinove dello scorso mese [...] da Buccoleri Cristina fu Calogero [...], moglie di Bufalino Angelo fu Calogero, [...] è nato un bambino di sesso maschile che essa mi presenta, e a cui dà il nome di Rosario Alfredo.