The Apalachin Meeting was a historic summit of the American Mafia held at the home of mobster Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara in Apalachin, New York on November 14, 1957.^[2] Allegedly, the meeting was held to discuss various topics including loansharking, narcotics trafficking and gambling along with dividing the illegal operations controlled by the late Albert Anastasia.^[3][4] An estimated 100 Mafiosi members from the United States, Canada and Italy are thought to have been at this meeting.^[4]

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