Joe Mammana

[[Joe Mammana is a Philadelphia philanthropist who has offered more than $1 million in reward money for leads to criminals primarily in Pennsylavania and Ohio high-profile murders and kidnappings.

He is a redeemed ex-con and millionaire head of Yardley Farms, an egg-processing plant in North Philadelphia. He has been described as a hard-boiled Sicilian businessman (pun intended).

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.

"I don't understand why there are so many unsolved crimes," he said. "It seemed like every time I did something wrong, it was solved overnight."

Mammana's harsh talk about criminals and the vast amount of "bounty" money he has offered across the country have attracted national attention.

"I don't put my reward money up for a drug dealer who kills another drug dealer," he said. "To me, that's a public service."

Mammana would not disclose where he lives, discuss his business ventures, or be interviewed at length in April 2004 by request of the Philadelphia Inquier. He has since appared to be some what more open with the Columbus Dispatch.]]

Sources:

http://www.mightyjoesjustice.com

http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/001921.html

The philedelphia inquirer did an in-depth bio on Mammana in 2004. it is no longer on their Website. It was originally found on www.nexis.com, which requires a subscription. Here is a google cache: http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:3eQioaxJESAJ:www.mercurynews.com/mld/philly/news/8398832.htm%20.