Ralph Scopo (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ralph "Little Ralphie" Scopo (1932 - March 1993) was a New York mobster and a member of the Colombo crime family who ran a powerful New York union local for the mob. He was the father of Colombo mobsters Joseph Scopo and Ralph Scopo Jr., and the grandfather of Joseph Scopo Jr. As president of the Cement and Concrete Workers District Council, a part of the Laborers' International Union of North America, Scopo was involved in extortion and labor racketeering. Later, Scopo was the subject of surveillance by undercover federal agents. Eventually, Scopo became consigliere for the Colombo family. Scopo soon became a member of the Concrete Club, a group of leaders from four New York crime families. The Concrete Club allocated contracts for high-rise building projects over $2 million in New York City to certain contractors. In return, the contractors gave 2% of their project payments back to the Club.