Russell Bufalino | |
|---|---|
 Bufalino in the 1950s | |
| Born | Rosario Alfredo Bufalino October 29, 1903 |
| Died | February 25, 1994 (aged 90) Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 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]
- ^ Brandt, Charles (2004). "I Heard You Paint Houses": Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and the Inside Story of the Mafia, the Teamsters and the Last Ride of Jimmy Hoffa. Hanover, New Hampshire: Steerforth Press. ISBN 978-1-58642-077-2. OCLC 54897800. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011.
- ^ United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (1988). Organized Crime: 25 Years After Valachi. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 762. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Immagine 110". Antenati (in Italian). Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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.
- ^ Fowler, Glenn (May 15, 1990). "William Bufalino Sr., 72, Lawyer For Hoffa and Teamsters' Union". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2018.