Former Springfield mobster Albert "Baba" Scibelli dies at age 91
Albert A. “Baba” Scibelli, a member of the mob family that used to run Springfield, has died at age 91.
He was the brother of the late Anthony “Skyball” Scibelli, a regional boss for the New
York-based Genovese crime family.
Anthony Scibelli served as a mob lieutenant from the early 1980s until about two years before he died of natural causes in 2000 at the age of 87.
Albert Scibelli, who had succeeded his brother, was said to have quietly made millions with illegal poker machines until he was caught up in a broad federal racketeering indictment in 2000 along with a dozen other mobsters and associates.
At the time, he was ailing and shocked law enforcement and the underworld by conceding his membership in the Genovese family under his plea deal. He escaped prison and slipped quietly into retirement.
Forastiere Family Funeral Homes is handling the funeral, but as of Friday night no information about any services or calling hours was available.
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