FBI Files on Gregory Scarpa Sr

By Ed Scarpo
FBI — Gregory Scarpa, Sr:

Gregory Scarpa, Sr. (1928-19940) was a long-time criminal associated with the Colombo family organized crime group in New York. These files concern Scarpa, the Colombo/Profaci La Cosa Nostra crime family, and related matters and range from 1968 to 1993.


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