Edward "Eddie The Conductor" Sciandra (November 13, 1912 – July 13, 2003), was an Italian born member of the Mafia from

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. Edward Sciandra was the former boss of the

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, and expanded their operations into Florida. Sciandra was known to be an old-school man, especially with his work. He moved to

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in the 1950s or 1960s. From there he moved to Pennsylvania and reunited with his cousin Bufalino. He then began working with the Bufalino's sometime in the late 1960s and became a made man. Later, in 1980, he became the acting boss for Bufalino while he was imprisoned.https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/80711NCJRS.pdf After Sciandra the current boss

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took over. Sciandra died on Long Island, New York on July 13, 2003.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sciandra, Edward 1912 births 2003 deaths Bufalino crime family Italian emigrants to the United States American gangsters of Italian descent American gangsters of Sicilian descent