Italian-American gangster
Filippo "Philip" Buccola (August 6, 1886 – October, 1987) was an Italian-American mobster. He was also a professional boxing manager. Buccola belonged to what later on became known as the Patriarca crime family, based in Boston Massachusetts.
Biography.
Buccola was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Buccola immigrated to the United States at age 32. He was the boss of the later-to-be-known as the Patriarca crime family after the retirement of previous boss Gaspare Messina, with Joe Lombardo (not to be confused with the Chicago Outfit member of the same name) acting as his underboss. During 1954 and under pressure from U.S. government agencies, Buccola returned to Sicily, turning over leadership of his crime family to Ray Patriarca, leading to the renaming of the family to the "Patriarca" crime family.
Death.
Buccola died aged 101, in his birth-place city of Palermo.
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