Manny was born from unknown parents, abandoned at a very young age in a cardboard box on the side of the street. Manny was adopted by a member of the Italian Mafia and raised into a life of crime. Though Manny lacked combat skills, he was a rather capable business manager, which allowed him to own several businesses for the purpose of money laundering (under a false identity, of course. He's too young to legally own a real business). Unfortunately, one day, his partner-in-crime was fleeing from a drug sale gone wrong and ran to Manny's pizzeria as a hideout. The police soon tracked him down via K-9 and arrested both him and Manny, sending them to CJDC to serve time. Thanks to the mafia's political power, Manny's partner was bailed out on good behavior within two months, but Manny was left behind. After all, his partner was busted for selling drugs, but he was in for conspiring with his partner and managing an illegitimate business, along with several charges for using fake identities.