Part 13

Learn about key characters in Mafia II, including loan shark Bruno Levine, doctor El Greco, and forger Giuseppe Palminteri.

Bruno Levine is a mob-backed loan shark operating from a small office in Southport. He leads a network of loan sharks in Empire Bay, sanctioned by the Commission. Bruno lends mob money to small-time sharks, crooks, and businessmen at high interest rates, backed by mob muscle. He is known for treating all debtors equally and honoring his agreements, but expects the same in return, with many stories of consequences for those who fail to pay him back on time.

Andreas "El Greco" Karafantis is a Greek doctor providing discreet medical services to Empire Bay's mafia families. After studying medicine in London and serving at the U.S. Embassy, he went into private practice following an affair with the Ambassador's wife. He began serving the underworld after being well-compensated for saving several gangsters during the Vinci-Moretti war.

Giuseppe Palminteri was once Italy's most talented forger and safe cracker, respected by both the underworld and police. He worked for the Sicilian mafia, notably helping to break thirteen gangsters out of Palermo jail in 1917. After Mussolini's rise to power, Giuseppe relocated to Empire Bay and continued his illicit services for the city's mob families. He is now retired, living as a friendly old man dedicated to his craft.

Freddy Macchione is the bartender and owner of Freddy's in Little Italy. During Prohibition, Freddy's was a speakeasy selling alcohol smuggled by Alberto Clemente. After Prohibition, Clemente bought into the bar due to Freddy's gambling debts, funded a refit, and reopened it as a bar and restaurant. Freddy's now serves as a hub for the Clemente family's daily operations and money laundering from their protection racket.

Jack Olivero is the bartender at the Maltese Falcon, a classy restaurant and the base for the Falcone family's operations. Jack previously worked for Eddie Scarpa during Prohibition, running alcohol. After being arrested for smuggling in 1928 and refusing to cooperate with authorities, he served his time. Upon his release, Eddie and Carlo rewarded him with his current job. Jack now works the bar and overlooks the mobsters, money, and contraband passing through.

Sidney Pen, known as "The Fat Man" in the Empire Bay underworld, is a crooked businessman and former associate of Alberto Clemente. Clemente invested in Pen's Empire Bay Cab Co. in the late 1920s to launder bootlegging profits. Their partnership soured in 1939 when Pen opened a distillery in Sand Island without giving Clemente a share, believing his evidence against Clemente would protect him. After Pen's men killed two hitmen sent by Clemente, Pen increased his personal security.