Joseph A. Todaro, the Buffalo mob and WNY newspapers
Joseph A. Todaro, owner of popular pizzeria La Nova, is no stranger to accusations of running the Buffalo mob. For more than 50 years, he and his late father, Joseph E. Todaro, have been accused by the FBI and federal prosecutors of crimes linked to local mob activity. And dating back to the 1960s, Joseph A. Todaro and his father have been the subjects of numerous stories in Western New York newspapers documenting various cases against them.
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For 65 years, Joseph A. Todaro and his father before him have run La Nova Pizzeria. A trade publication calls La Nova an industry leader. But federal prosecutors say Joe Todaro is really something else: head of the Buffalo mob.
