George DeCicco

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George "Big Georgie" DeCicco (March 20, 1929 - October 3, 2014

mobster and longtime captain in the Gambino crime family. DeCicco is one of the last captains of the old John Gotti administration in the 1980s who have not been under any indictment until now. DeCicco is the brother of former Gambino underboss Frank DeCicco, who was killed in a car-bomb meant for his boss John Gotti, ordered by then boss of the Genovese crime family who is now deceased, Vincent "Chin" Gigante, and Lucchese crime family leaders Vittorio "Vic" Amuso and Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso as revenge for the murder of former Gambino crime family boss, Paul Castellano
, a strong ally of both the Genovese and Lucchese crime families.

Gotti's crew

During the 1980s, DeCicco worked as a sidewalk

narcotics charges and sentenced to 50 years in prison. Working with Gambino mobsters John Carneglia, Salvatore "Fat Sally" Scala, Arnold "Zeke" Squitieri and Anthony "Red" Scarpaci
for many years, DeCicco was at that time promoted to the rank of caporegime in the family.

Gambino capo

Toward the 1990s, John Gotti was eventually caught up to by US law enforcement, as his underboss

Brooklyn factions of the family, with labor racketeering
, extortion, money laundering, loansharking, illegal gambling and fraud activities.

Indictments and trial

On January 30, 2007, more than ten mobsters from two of the Five Families were arrested and indicted on federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges, including DeCicco, one of the last untouched capos from the old John Gotti regime in the 1980s. DeCicco was charged with operating a multimillion-dollar-a-year loansharking operation in New York City, as well as extortion, illegal gambling, racketeering and money laundering operations. As it turns out, an associate of DeCicco had turned state's evidence, as a soldier in the DeCicco crew named Joseph Orlando had threatened to kill him over a loansharking debt. Because he thought he would be killed, the associate turned to the federal authorities for help, and provided the loansharking operation to the federal prosecutors. At the same time, much of their illegal business was recorded by hidden wires on the newly made turncoat.[2] Toward December 2007, George DeCicco's lawyer said he would seek house arrest for his client because DeCicco reputedly has heart problems and wears a nitroglycerin patch. On December 19, 2007 DeCicco pleaded guilty to racketeering charges and faced 27 to 33 months in prison.[3] He served his time at the Devens Federal Medical Center in Massachusetts. He was released on December 1, 2009.

Attempted murder of his son

On June 6, 2007, DeCicco's son Robert DeCicco, whom federal authorities identified as a 56-year-old mob associate, was shot four times as he exited a pharmacy in Bath Beach. According to the Post, the bungled assassination happened the day after another Gambino crime family mobster busted[clarification needed] with DeCicco and his father and in January he was moved into protective custody because of threats against his life. The younger DeCicco, who was indicted in January along with his father, had just got into his Cadillac Seville after shopping moments before the assassination-attempt. DeCicco managed to drag himself out of the car and stagger into a pharmacy to call for help.[4]

Reference list

  1. ^ "Grim Reaper whacks Big George DeCicco, longtime lieutenant of Dapper Don John Gotti". New York Daily News. 8 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Federal Bureau of Investigation New York Division - Press Release 2007 - Department of Justice". Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
  3. ^ Gotti crony pleads guilty to racketeering
  4. ^ "Alleged Gambino Crime Associate Shot Four Times - Investigations News Story - WNBC | New York". Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-01-16.