The father of two notorious gangsters from West Springfield, Massachusetts, was a co-founder of the Monte Carlo Cafe, and a prolific Prohibition-era bootlegger.
The bootlegging Pugliano family of West Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield Strikes Back
After he was nearly killed by the Patriarca family, Irish-Italian-American gangster “Cadillac Frank” Salemme came to lead the organization that wouldn’t have him as a member.
The bosses of Springfield, Massachusetts
The Springfield Crew is led by Amedeo’s son, Ralph Santaniello, with his father’s backing. However Ralph, charged last year in a federal extortion case, is expected to plead guilty on 6 November 2017.
Mafia Genealogy 