Vincent Papa
Appearance
Vincent Papa "Vinnie Papa" was born and bread in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York. Papa was an important figure in the famous French Connection heroin scandal. A longtime partner of Long Island drug kingpin Anthony Loria Sr. and associate of the Lucchese crime family, Papa became a respected underworld figure until his incarceration at the Atlanta Federal Prison.
"Papa's Game" by Gregory Wallance, is a book about Vincent Papa's role in the French Connection scandal.