[5] By the early 1910s, Dominick Giambrone was recognized as the local Mafia boss until 1924, when he stepped down and fled the city.
In 1924, Vito Giannola became the most powerful Mafia boss in St. Louis forcing Dominick Giambrone to flee the city.
[3] The rival gangs continued fighting until the end of Prohibition, when the various Mafia factions began functioning as one family.
[3] After Buffa's murder leadership of the family went to Tony Lopiparo, Frank Coppola, and Ralph Caleca.
[3] After Tony Lopiparo's death, Anthony Giordano became boss and declared independence from the Kansas City crime family.
[1] In the 1970s, Giordano, along with Detroit mobsters Anthony Joseph Zerilli and Michael Polizzi, attempted to gain control of the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
[16] He committed a variety of crimes, including burglarizing a home in Illinois and robbing a bank in Creve Coeur, Missouri.