Maria Latore (born 13 April 1972) was the wife of Salvatore Leone, boss of the Leone crime family of New York City. She frequently got him into trouble, and she ultimately ran away with his hired gun Claude Speed in 2001.
Biography[]
Maria Latore was born in New York City on April 13th 1972 and moved to Las Vegas in the 1990s to be a waitress at the Mafia-owned Caligula's Palace casino. She married her boss, the Mafia crime boss Salvatore Leone, in 1992, but only to enjoy his wealth.
1998[]
By 1998, the married between Latore and Leone had hit rock bottom after only 6 years. Latore began using heavy drugs and began to live away from Leone. She began dating Cedric Fotheringay and several other men, and she sent inside scoops to reporter Ned Burner via email. When Toni Cipriani tried to help her she developed feelings for him, but after she realized he didn't have enough money, she decided to stay with Leone.
2001[]
By 2001, Latore had moved back with Leone and the two were getting along much better. She was introduced to Claude Speed by her husband and began making Speed do her bidding. Latore called him "Fido" and after he saved her from being chased by the police and several other small things, she began to develop feelings for Speed, despite the fact he did not have much money. She eventually got mad and told Salvatore Leone that her and Speed were an "Item" and she saved Speed from a car bomb set by Leone. Latore introduced him to Asuka Kasen, head of the local Yakuza, who had Speed kill Leone. Latore was eventually kidnapped by Speed's rival Catalina Vialpando and taken to the Boonton Reservoir in New Jersey, and Speed rescued her and killed Catalina.