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History & news about public corruption, drug trafficking, OC & the Buffalo mob including rumblings about its influence today. Retweets not an endorsement.
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Feb 9, 2024 • 52 tweets • 8 min read
Philip La Rosa and Andrea Aiello: Two Immigrants Tied to The Buffalo and Sicilian Underworld

Philip La Rosa is described in news articles as prolific informant on Buffalo’s underworld including the heroin trafficking operation of Andy Aiello. La Rosa Arrives in Buffalo in 1961
Sicilian born Philip La Rosa arrived at Buffalo in 1961 and quickly became involved in Buffalo’s underworld. With Italian being his first language Philip was described by law enforcement as speaking broken English.
Apr 16, 2020 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
1 of many: A billion dollar tobacco smuggling operation got its start during a March 1992 meeting at the popular Como Restaurant in Niagara Falls' Little Italy according to a December '99 Canadian racketeering lawsuit filed against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. casetext.com/case/atty-gen-… 2 The meeting was between Les Thompson, a marketing exec form Ontario with RJ Reynolds Canadian division, and the Tavano brothers (Robert & Louis) who ran the US end of the operation from their warehouse in The Falls. buffalonews.com/1997/08/17/off…