During their group's war for control over Brighton Beach with Carl Elias, Laszlo and his brother got a tip on Elias's meeting with mobster Benny D'Agostino - an Italian mob boss and one of Elias's top soldiers. Seeking to kill Elias to avenge the deaths of Russian Mafia members killed by Elias, including their uncle; Laszlo, his brother and a crew of mobsters went to ambush the meeting. Laszlo killed Benny, and was later able to track down and injure Elias, but he was separated and captured by John Reese.