Name Joe Mammana | ||
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Nationality Italian American Occupation Philanthropist Similar Carolyn M Byham, J Howard Pew, Wallis Annenberg | ||
Joe Mammana is an Italian American philanthropist who has offered more than $1 million in reward money for leads to criminals primarily in Pennsylvania and Ohio high-profile murders and kidnappings.
He is a redeemed ex-convict and millionaire head of Yardley Farms, an egg-processing plant in North Philadelphia. He has been described as a hard-boiled Sicilian businessman.
Mammana told The Columbus Dispatch that his own criminal past — convictions including aggravated assault, identity fraud, possession of illegal steroids and auto theft — inspired him to fight crime with the wealth he has gained through his businesses.
Mammana's outspoken criticism of criminals and the substantial rewards he has offered nationwide have garnered widespread attention.
Mammana would not disclose where he lives, discuss his business ventures, or be interviewed at length in April 2004 by request of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has since appeared to be somewhat more open with the Columbus Dispatch.