Dominick Montiglio

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Dominick Montiglio
Born
Dominick Anthony Santamaria

(1947-07-17)July 17, 1947
New York City, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 2021(2021-06-27) (aged 73)
Mobster, US. Army paratrooper
AllegianceGambino crime family

Dominick Montiglio (born Dominick Anthony Santamaria; July 17, 1947 – June 27, 2021) was an American associate of the Gambino crime family who later became a government witness.

Early life

Montiglio was born in

Nino Gaggi. His mother remarried to Anthony Montiglio, and Dominick took his surname. He was also a cousin of Frank Scalice.[1]

Military service

In 1967, Montiglio served in the Vietnam War as a sniper who reportedly killed dozens of men (unconfirmed).[1][2]

Gambino crime family and informant

Upon his return from Vietnam, he started working for the Gambino family in drugs, extortion and murder, reportedly earning $250,000 per week at his peak in the

FBI.[3] He testified against the family and Gaggi in various trials, and reportedly helped send 56 mobsters to prison.[4][2] He later changed his identity and entered the witness protection program,[5] where he and his family stayed for the next decade as they moved around between various locations in Wyoming, Alabama and Colorado; they withdrew from the program in 1993 when they could no longer cope with the constant moving.[2]

Later years and death

In his later life, Montiglio devoted himself to art.[5] He also appeared in the 1994 documentary film Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob.[6]

On June 27, 2021, Montiglio died at the age 73 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery.[7]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9781101665886. Archived
    from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gittins, Ian (July 2, 2005). "Crime and punishment". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "In tv la mafia diventa una saga così rivive la Little Italy dei boss - la Repubblica.it" (in Italian). Archivio - la Repubblica.it. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. ^ "WITNESS TESTIFIES CASTELLANO IS THE SUCCESSOR TO GAMBINO". The New York Times. 1985-12-05. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  5. ^ a b "Mafia Hit Man Trades Corpses for Canvas". ABC News. 2010-02-06. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. ^ Loynd, Ray (July 25, 1994). "Loyalty and Betrayal': An Inside Look at the Mafia". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31.
  7. ^ "Obituary of Dominick Anthony Montiglio". Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
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