 He was the grandson of Sicilian Mafia member Vincenti Teresa, who moved to the United States in 1895 and became a bootlegger during Prohibition.The younger Vincent Teresa's uncle, Dominick "Sandy Mac" Teresa, was a driver for Joseph Lombardo, the underboss of Philippo "Don
Pipino" Buccola who arrived from Italy with his cook and her husband to take the reins of the New England Mafia.Buccola met with Dan Carole and took control of the New England Mafia as instructed by his Sicilian partners.