New Orleans Has a New Boss
Michael Tufaro seems to have taken control of the New Orleans Mafia along with his brother Joseph "Joey" Tufaro. The Tufaro brothers have a five decade family history in the New Orleans Mob. They also have family ties to the New York Colombo Family that go back to the 80's. Here are a few links and some other infomation that supports this line of thinking.
The New Orleans crime family has or had an impact throughout all Louisiana and several other southern states like Missouri, Texas and Mississippi. It has an estimated 10 "made" members left and many more associates. Some people say it is almost dead; others claim that it is one of the most powerful Mafia crime families in the United States today. It has been said that they are still active but these reports are unsubstantiated.Since Hurricane Katrina two brothers Joseph and Michael Tufaro have emereged as a new force in New Orleans. Michael Tufaro[1] has a long history of run ins with the law and was acussed of being part of an attempt to "fix" a federal trial[2] as far back as 1988. He was released from prison in 2003 for a kidnaping sceme[3] where Tufaro would kidnap local drug dealers and hold them for ransom.They also have family ties to New York[4] and the Colombo Family. The Tufaro brothers own[5] and control a large residential sub-divison that has resulted in a RICO[6] case being brought against them it seems as though their futre is still in question.We will be waiting and watching to see if this is the return of the "old school" New Orleans mafia.
http://neworleansmafia.blogspot.com/
http://moagnyc.org/home/13-italian-gang ... ime-family
http://www.gangsterbb.net/threads/ubbth ... ber=614116
^ OPCSO.orgmichaeltufarocase#286666
http://www.stbclerk.commichaeltufarocase#131364
^ 04/10/1988,04/23/1988michaeltufarogooglenewsarcives.com
^ OPCSO.orgdocketmastermichaeltufarocase#415860#415877
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http://www.nytimes.com/.../the-ciy-drug ... -term.html
^ www2.stpgov.org/agenda/04aug/Appeal6.pdf
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http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009 ... s_mis.html
Tufaro, Michael
* capo / street boss
* grandson of Joseph Tufaro
* brother of Joseph Tufaro
* nephew of Anthony DiPiazza
* cousin of Dominic Tufaro member of the Colombo Family
* released from prison for kidnapping in 2003
* reported to still be alive
Tufaro, Joseph "Joe The Nose"
* soldier
* uncle of Dominic Tufaro, member of the Colombo Family
* born September 9, 1912 in New York, New York
* grandfather of Joseph and Michael Tufaro
* passed away on January 15, 2003
Tufaro, Joseph "Joey"
* soldier
* grandson of Joseph Tufaro
* cousin of Dominic Tufaro member of the Colombo Family
* brother of Michael Tufaro
* made in 1999
* involved in loansharking
* reported to still be alive
DiPiazza, Anthony
* soldier
* son of Salvatore DiPiazza
* uncle of Joseph and Michael Tufaro
* made in 1984
* involved in illegal gambling
* born around 1952 in New Orleans
Gagliano, Joseph
* soldier
* son of Frank
* made in 1990
* born around 1958 in New Orleans, LA
* reported to be still alive
Marcello, Salvatore
* capo
* brother of Anthony, Joseph, Carlos and Pascal
* born around 1929 in New Orleans, LA
* reported to be still alive
Pecoraro, Onofio Jr. "Nofio Pecora Jr."
* soldier
* son of Nofio
* made in 1986
* went to prison for mail fraud in 2004
* born around 1950 in New Orleans, LA
* reported to be still alive
Riggio, Felix
* soldier
* made in 1993
* involved in illegal gambling
* reported to be still alive
Tusa, Victor
* soldier
* made 1993
* involved in illegal gambling
* reported to still be alive
Tusa, Anthony
* soldier
* made 1993
* involved in illegal gambling
* reported to still be alive
