New York City-born member of the Genovese Mafia family. Served multiple prison terms for, among other things, extortion and murder. Long-time official of the Teamsters union. Suspected by law enforcement officials of involvement in the murder of Teamsters President
Jimmy Hoffa but there was never enough evidence to charge him. Died in a federal penitentiary in Lompoc, CA, of heart failure in 1988.