Mob Ties Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) Quote This thread will follow the life and development of 45 year old Frank Vondopoulos, a reputed member of the Philadelphia Greek Mafia. Frank's family immigrated to the United States of America during the post-WW2 wave of Greek immigrants It's unknown if he has any connections to international Greek mob groups. Frank "Frank the Greek" Vondopoulos, a reputed member of the aforementioned Philadelphia Greek Mafia. It's unknown if Frank has any connections to international Greek mob groups. The Greek Mob was formed in southern Greece by the original boss Steve Pattakos. Pattakos also had strong ties with the Karakostas family of Macedonia in Northern Greece. When the Karakostas family was run out of power in the 1960s, Pattakos decided to move his operations to the culturally diverse America. When Pattakos was sentenced to jail to serve life for murder, mobster Chelsais "Steve" Bouras of Upper Northeast Philadelphia took over. Throughout the 1970s until 1981, Bouras headed the Greek Mob in Philadelphia, participating in mostly loansharking, extortion, methamphetamine trade, and illegal gambling. Bouras directed the mob efficiently, and he carried out business with more prominent families such as the Philadelphia Mafia. He was a close associate of Italian wiseguy and Scarfo soldier Raymond Martorano. The Greek Mafia is known as νονοί της νύχτας (Godfathers Of The Night) is arguably the most secretive traditional organized crime group in the world. Small numbers and a lack of formal structure allow for the organization to fly under the radar and members are experts at avoiding police detection. It's often said you won't know the Greek Mafia was there until they've left, its design allows for the group to quickly dismantle and disappear whenever a threat appears. The Vondopoulus Entourage remains small by design preferring quality members and longevity over reputation, territory, and notoriety. Members operate in extremely small crews that can last years or dissolve just as quickly as they formed. When the money dries up or the operation garners attention they quickly move onto the next racket. Edited October 13, 2020 by Mob Ties More to the personal story. Link to comment
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