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| - Michael Papadio was born on May 14th, 1922, in New York to a large family with seven brothers. Pappadio and spent a lot of his life working in and around the garment industry, based largely in mid-town Manhattan. He also spent a lot of his life working in and around the Mafia, in particular, the group known on record as the Luchese crime family. Pappadio stood At 5ft 8 Inches and 200lbs in weight, He was a plug of a man, physically and mentally strong, and someone who did not openly display fear or physical discomfort. Michael handled all the household finances. When anyone needed money, he gave it to them. He was a domineering personality, whose word was never questioned. When anyone asked about his work, he simply told them he was employed in the garment district. He had four different telephone lines installed in his home, and they seemed to ring non-stop every day. In 1972, Michael met and married Frances Ierfino who legally adopted the children in 1974. This was his first marriage. The year they married, Michael arranged for an imposing, four bed, four bath brick and stone Colonial to be built in the exclusive Bayside Gables complex in Queens. For some strange reason, with all the wealth in the family, Frances worked part-time as a computer data entry operator at Liz Roberts Apparel in Manhattan, and even stranger, as a part-time counter help at The Bagel Club on 35th Street, in Bayside. Pappadio was a very rich Capo earning an estimated $1 million a year from his garment racketeering business. he owned a large house in Bayside Gables, Queens worth $2 million, an apartment at 35 Park Avenue, Manhattan; a condo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a house in the Hampton’s; a Mercedes S-Class and employed a latin american housekeeper called Haydesa Severo.
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