13 Facts About Angela Raiola

Angela Joyce "Big Ang" Raiola was an American reality television personality.

Angela Raiola was the niece of Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi, a caporegime and drug dealer in the Genovese crime family.

Angela Raiola was featured in her own spin-off series Big Ang in 2012 and Miami Monkey in 2013.

At age 55, Angela Raiola died from complications of lung cancer and pneumonia on February 18,2016.

Angela Raiola was provided cocaine for "street level distribution," according to an affidavit sworn by a DEA agent and an NYPD detective.

Angela Raiola sold the drug from Brooklyn bars where she worked.

Angela Raiola was indicted in May 2001 on six felony counts.

At the time of her arrest, Angela Raiola's handbag contained fourteen small plastic bags containing cocaine.

In 2007, Angela Raiola opened a Staten Island bar, The Drunken Monkey, with her cousin SallyAnn Lombardi who held the license, but the bar was forced to shut down in 2015 due to Angela Raiola's past as a convicted felon.

In 2011, Angela Raiola was filmed in what would become her break into reality television, Mob Wives.

Angela Raiola made her debut as a regular cast member in the show's second season, which premiered January 1,2012.

Angela Raiola had two children, Raquel and Anthony Donofrio.

Angela Raiola died at the age of 55 on February 18,2016, due to complications from lung cancer.