John Ardito

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John Gregory Ardito
Born(1919-10-30)October 30, 1919
New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 2006(2006-12-31) (aged 87)
Other namesBuster

John Gregory "Buster" Ardito (October 30, 1919 – December 31, 2006) was an American

Bronx
borough of New York.

Born in

narcotics
possession.

After joining the Genovese family, Ardito became a button man, or killer, in the crew of

cardiac problems to Curcio to delay the trial. In 1985, Ardito was sent to federal prison for conspiracy to obstruct justice.[2]
In 1991, Ardito was released from prison.

In 2003, the FBI started using

electronic surveillance to record many of Ardito's meetings in several Bronx restaurants.[3]
After Ardito discovered one of the devices, he started holding his meetings in retail shops, medical offices, cars, and boats. Later on, the FBI also started bugging Ardito's home phone. Reportedly, the FBI was even able to turn on Ardito's cell phone without his knowledge and use that as a listening device.

In 2006, using this surveillance information, the government charged Ardito, Genovese captain Liborio Bellomo, and other Genovese family members with labor racketeering and other charges. The racketeering charge involved New York Local 102 of the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers' Union and New York Local 15 of the International Union of Operating Engineers.[4][5]

On December 25, 2006, due to failing health, Ardito was released on bail while awaiting trial on these racketeering charges. On December 31, 2006, Ardito died from pancreatic cancer.

References

  1. ^ New Jersey Casino Control Commission: John Ardito http://www.state.nj.us/casinos/exclusion/ardito_john.html
  2. ^ UNITED STATES of America, Appellee vs. John Gregory ARDITO http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/782/782.F2d.358.85-1272.85-1271.393.394.html Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ IPSN.com Indictment Criminal Genovese Family http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/bellomo/indictment_criminal_genovese_family-2006-2-23.htm Archived 2020-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ^ IPSN.com Indictment Criminal Genovese Family http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/bellomo/indictment_criminal_genovese_family-2006-2-23.htm Archived 2020-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

  • Bureau of Narcotics, U.S. Treasury Department, "Mafia: the Government's Secret File on Organized Crime, HarperCollins Publishers 2007
    ISBN 0-06-136385-5
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