Editing Buffalo crime family (section)

==Magaddino era==
During Prohibition, the family gained wealth and influence through bootlegging, gambling and cross-border relationships. Magaddino became a senior national Mafia figure and was later identified as an original member of the post-1931 Commission. His organization maintained connections extending into southern Ontario and neighboring American regions.

Federal records identify specific members rather than treating the Magaddino blood family as interchangeable with the criminal organization. The FBI's Fred Randaccio files describe Randaccio as a member of the Buffalo Italian organized-crime family led by Stefano Magaddino.<ref>[https://vault.fbi.gov/frank-randaccio “Fred G. Randaccio”], FBI Vault.</ref> Descent from Magaddino relatives did not itself establish membership.

In 1968, Magaddino, his son Peter and others were indicted for using interstate facilities to promote gambling and conspiracy. The Second Circuit later described the indictment while suppressing evidence obtained through unlawful electronic surveillance.<ref>[https://openjurist.org/496/f2d/455/united-states-v-magaddino ''United States v. Magaddino'', 496 F.2d 455] (2d Cir. 1974).</ref> The decision documents prosecution and surveillance; it should not be converted into convictions on every charged allegation.

Magaddino died on July 19, 1974. Contemporary reporting called him the reputed leader of an organized-crime family whose domain had included western New York.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/20/archives/stefano-magaddino-dead-reputed-crime-leader-81.html “Stefano Magaddino Dead; Reputed Crime Leader”], ''The New York Times'', July 20, 1974.</ref>