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category: Organized Crime
summary: Sciandra was mentioned in FBI wiretaps, which captured conversations between
  Eugene Giaquinto and Martin Bacow.
tags:
- Person
- OrganizedCrime
- Mafia
---

[Edward Sciandra](/people/edward-sciandra/), also known as The Conductor, was alleged in [FBI](/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation/) files to be the Underboss of the [Russell Bufalino La Cosa Nostra (LCN) family](/organizations/bufalino-crime-family/). He was under investigation in 1987 for various suspected offenses, including extortion, insider trading ([MCA](/organizations/music-corporation-of-america/)/Universal), the purchase and sale of narcotics/controlled substances, and the allocation and use of the proceeds of its trafficking.[^1]

Sciandra was mentioned in [FBI](/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation/) wiretaps, which captured conversations between [Eugene Giaquinto](/people/eugene-giaquinto/) and [Martin Bacow](/people/martin-bacow/). Bacow indicated that Sciandra wanted to go to [Lew Wasserman](/people/lew-wasserman/) and Sidney Sheinberg (President of [MCA](/organizations/music-corporation-of-america/)) and tell them who they were up against. Giaquinto replied that perhaps Sheinberg would "break a toe" and end up in the hospital, or "maybe he'll break a leg."[^1]

The intercept narration suggested that this stemmed from problems with the Northstar Graphics contract, and the [LCN](/organizations/la-cosa-nostra/) believed Sciandra was being irrational and should be "retired." If Sciandra threatened [MCA](/organizations/music-corporation-of-america/) executives, it would cause trouble for his nephew, [Eugene Giaquinto](/people/eugene-giaquinto/), who worked for [MCA](/organizations/music-corporation-of-america/). Sciandra was also reportedly trying to get a piece of Giaquinto's share of the [Lansky](/people/meyer-lansky/) film.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.