Society of the Banana extortionists from Trabia had a second criminal career in San Francisco.
Interview with Bob Sorrentino on Italian Genealogy
Justin Cascio of Mafia Genealogy talks with Bob Sorrentino about his ancestors’ olive oil business, doing genealogy research, and what distinguishes old school gangsters from the New Mafia.
The olive oil business
My father’s paternal grandparents, Louis Cascio and Lucia Soldano, immigrated as teenagers with their families and settled in East Harlem, on 106th Street. After they married, Lucia and her youngest brother, Tony, sold olive oil to their neighbors, produced and exported by Louis’ brother-in-law.