Positions
Buffalo Crime Family
Western New York branch of U.S. La Cosa Nostra
Family
Bart Mazzara
Alleged by prosecutors to be a made member of the Buffalo mob
Krista Masecchia (nee Mazzara)
The daughter of Bart Mazzara, wife of Michael Masecchia, niece of Daniel and Victor Sansanese
Services & Transactions
Frank J. BiFulco
Buffalo mobster
Joseph Bongiovanni
Former DEA agent and staff for the Buffalo Common Council; accused of corruption on behalf of organized crime
Social
John L. Michalski
NYS Supreme Court Justice for the 8th Judicial District (Erie County, NY) and unindicted co-conspirator in Bongiovanni/Gerace bribery, sex trafficking, public corruption case.
Frank Tripi
Subject of OCDETF Operation Past due and mentioned as an associate of Anthony Gerace and Michael Masecchia
Sal Volpe
Helped operate Serio/Masecchia outdoor grows
Sal Lima
Helped operated Serio/Masecchia outdoor grows
John "Johnny Catz" Catanzaro
Made member of Buffalo mob convicted of having no-show job in LIUNA Local 210
Mark Falzone
Friend of drug rrafficker Ron Serio who unloaded shipments of marijuana and spoke with Michael Masecchia after Serio's arrest.
Ronald Serio
Billing company CEO, drug dealer
Anthony Gerace
Alleged Buffalo-area drug dealer
Joseph Bongiovanni
Former DEA agent and staff for the Buffalo Common Council; accused of corruption on behalf of organized crime
Peter Gerace Jr
Buffalo businessman convicted of wire fraud 2006 and indicted for bribery, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and witness intimidation
