Denaples, 67, was charged in january with lying to pennsylvania gaming control board agents about the extent of his relationships with d'elia, the late reputed mob boss. Harrisburg —a grand jury investigation involving a scranton millionaire and a reputed mobster is shaping up as a test of pennsylvania's oversight of its fledgling casino. A mob informant who helped bring down william billy d'elia, a reputed scranton crime boss with ties to former mount airy casino owner louis denaples, was found dead. A mob informant who helped bring down william “billy” d’elia, a reputed scranton crime boss with ties to former mount airy casino owner louis denaples, was found dead. Allegheny county district attorney stephen a.
The buffalino family was once the single most powerful and influential mafia group in america, with ties stretching to every major city in the country, and final say above the commission. The reputed head of a scranton crime family who has been linked to mount airy casino resort owner louis denaples pleaded guilty friday to witness tampering and.
