List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters
Past member(s)
Joseph Abate
Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – November 28, 1996) was a capo in the
Settimo Accardi
Settimo "Big Sam" Accardi (October 23, 1902, in
In 1955, Accardi was arrested on a federal narcotics charge in
Joseph Brocchini
Joseph E. "Joe Bikini" Brocchini (1933 – May 20, 1976) was a
Brocchini, who was known as an
In 1976, Brocchini was involved in a dispute with
His brother-in-law Alfred "Sonny" Scotti and others took over his operations.[17] Brocchini's murder remained a mystery to law enforcement and to the Lucchese family for several years. At the time, police detectives believed that he was killed because of suspicions that he was skimming profits for himself without permission from his boss.[18] Gambino associate Dominick Montiglio would later reveal the events surrounding Brocchini's murder after becoming a government witness in 1983.[19]
Robert Caravaggio
Robert "Bucky the Boss" Caravaggio (1939 – July 28, 2017) was a soldier and leader of the New Jersey faction. From 1986 to 1988, Caravaggio was one of the twenty defendants in the 21-month-long trial of Lucchese crime family's New Jersey faction.[20] In August 1997, Caravaggio, along with other members of the Lucchese family's New Jersey faction, was indicted and charged with racketeering, loan-sharking and gambling.[21] In 2004, the New Jersey Commission of Investigation stated that Caravaggio was the head of the Lucchese crime family's North Jersey faction.[22] Caravaggio was overseeing operations in Northern Jersey, especially in Morris County.[23] Caravaggio died on July 28, 2017, from pancreatic cancer.[24]
Frankie Carbo
Alfonso Cataldo
Alfonso T. "Tic" Cataldo (April 18, 1942 – August 21, 2013) was a soldier in the New Jersey faction. Cataldo grew up in Newark, New Jersey with his cousins Michael and Martin Taccetta.
Samuel Cavalieri
Samuel "Big Sam" Cavalieri (April 11, 1911 – November 4, 1987) was a former capo of the Harlem crew.[29] In 1980, Cavalieri and Thomas Mancuso were under investigation for corruption of Local 29 of Blasters, Miners and Drill runners Union.[30] The investigators suspected that Cavalieri illegal paid off Local 29 President Louis Sanzo and Local 29 secretary-treasurer Amadeo Petito.[31] The investigation revealed that in 1978, Petito met in Cavalieri's social club in East Harlem.[31] In 1981, Cavalieri was found guilty of criminal contempt and sentenced to 3+1⁄2 years in prison.[30][31] On November 4, 1987, Cavalieri died of natural causes.[29]
Ettore Coco
Ettore "Eddie" Coco (July 12, 1908
In 1972, Coco, his brother-in-law James Michael Falco and Louis "Louis Nash" Nakaladski were indicted in
In 1986, Coco created a bingo operation to
Anthony Corallo
Ralph Cuomo
Ralph "Raffie" Cuomo (1933 – April 2008), also known as "Raffaele", was a soldier who owned Ray's Pizza on Prince Street between Elizabeth and Mott Streets in Little Italy.[51] In 1959, Cuomo opened the first "Ray's Pizza"; he later opened another in the Upper East Side.[52] In 1969, he was convicted of drug trafficking after being found with 50 pounds of heroin.[53] In 1995, Cuomo was arrested and charged with operating a drug network out of Ray's Pizza on Prince Street in New York.[54] In 1998, Cuomo was sentenced to four years in prison for making heroin sales in the pizzeria.[51] He was released from prison on May 24, 2002.[55] Cuomo died in 2008 from complications of diabetes and a heart ailment.[54] In October 2011, Cuomo's pizzeria "Ray's Pizza" on Prince Street closed over a rent dispute.[56] Cuomo's pizzeria "Ray's Pizza" was later sold for almost $6 million.[54]
Domenico Cutaia
Domenico "Danny" Cutaia (November 22, 1936 – August 14, 2018), born in
His parole terms banned him from communicating with family members until August 2008. However, in January 2007, it was reported that Cutaia was the primary liaison between jailed boss Vittorio "Vic" Amuso and the three man panel of capos who were running the family.[63] On February 28, 2008, Cutaia, his son Salvatore, his son-in-law John Baudanza, and former acting capo Michael Corcione were indicted on federal racketeering charges that included loansharking, extortionate collection of credit, extortion, marijuana distribution conspiracy, illegal gambling, bank fraud and mail fraud for activities dating back to the 1980s.[57][64] On October 25, 2009, Cutaia was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison for bank fraud. At the sentencing, Cutaia's attorney asked the court for home confinement, saying that Cutaia suffered from depression and advanced multiple sclerosis; the request was denied.[65] In October 2012, Cutaia was sentenced to one year in prison for loan sharking.[66] Cutaia was released from prison on October 4, 2013.[67] He died on August 14, 2018.[68]
Paul Correale
Paul "Paulie Ham" Correale (April 25, 1911 – died 1962) was a capo in the Lucchese family. Correale controlled gambling and narcotics in East Harlem.[69] In December 1930, Correale and Carmine Tramunti had charges of robbery dropped and they were released from jail.[70] Correale ran a Lucchese family gambling club between Second Avenue and East 112th Street in East Harlem. In 1952, Joseph Valachi and others murdered Eugenio Giannini near Correale's club.[71]
Joseph Datello
Joseph "Big Joe" Datello (May 16, 1951 – February 23, 2024), also known as "Joey Glasses", is a soldier in the "Prince Street Crew". In December 1999, Datello and Steven Crea talked about bribery and extortion with Sean Richard, the son-in-law of John Riggi who was wearing a hidden recording device.[72] On September 6, 2000, the district attorney used the information obtained from Richard's to indict [72] Datello, Steven Crea, Joseph Tangorra and Dominic Truscello, soldiers Philip DeSimone, Arthur Zambardi, Anthony Pezzullo, and Joseph Truncale on labor racketeering, extortion, and bid-rigging charges.[73] The indictment identified Datello as soldier in the "Prince Street crew" of captain Dominic Truscello and along with associate Sean Richard were involved in labor racketeering and bid rigging.[74] On March 7, 2003, Datello pleaded guilty to extorting "Commercial Brick" a construction company, wire fraud in relation to a construction project at the Park Central Hotel, and loansharking.[75] He was released from prison on August 5, 2005.[76]
In November 2009, Datello was indicted along with acting capo Anthony Croce and charged with running a sports gambling operations from his bar "Night Gallery" in New Dorp, Staten Island.[77] On May 31, 2017, Datello along with Street Boss Matthew Madonna, Underboss Steven Crea Sr., Consigliere Joseph DiNapoli, Capo Steven Crea Jr., Capo Dominic Truscello, Capo John Castelucci, Acting Capo Tindaro Corso and other members of the family were indicted and charged with racketeering, murder, narcotics (cocaine, heroin, marijuana, prescribed medication), and firearms offenses.[78][79] On September 24, 2018, Datello pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering, including the attempted murder of the witness, narcotics trafficking, and collecting debts through the threat of violence.[80][81][82] On January 4, 2019, Datello was received a 14-year prison sentence.[83][84] The attempted murder of a witness dates back to October 2016, when Datello traveled to New Hampshire to murder a witness with the approval Steven Crea.[83] On January 17, 2023, Datello was released from prison years earlier than his projected release date of May 5, 2029.[85] On February 23, 2024, Datello died.[86]
Anthony Delasco
Anthony "Ham" Delasco (sometimes spelled Dolasco) was a former boxer and capo in New Jersey.
Anthony DiLapi
Anthony DiLapi (February 9, 1936 – February 4, 1990), also known as "Blue Eyes over the Bridges" or "Fat Anthony", was a soldier. His uncle,
After being released from prison, DiLapi was summoned to a meeting with Anthony Casso, and fled.
Jackie DiNorscio
Johnny Dio
Salvatore DiSimone
Salvatore "Sally Bo" DiSimone (sometimes spelled DeSimone) (died October 2017), was a former capo. His son Anthony was a member of
Christopher Furnari
Christopher "Christie Tick" Furnari, Sr. (April 30, 1924 – May 28, 2018) was a former consigliere until his 1986 racketeering conviction. He was sentenced to 100 years in prison before being released in 2014, after serving almost 28 years.
In 1924, Furnari was born in New York to first-generation Sicilian-
In 1956, Furnari was released from prison on
The Lucchese powerbase was traditionally in
Furnari controlled New York District Council 9, which represented 6,000 workers who painted and decorated hotels, bridges and subway stations in New York. Furnari managed the Council through the union secretary and treasurer, James Bishop and Bishop's associate, Frank Arnold. Bishop and Arnold would pick up cash payments from the contractors, who charged a 10 to 15 percent tax on all major commercial painting jobs, and passed the payments to Furnari.
The 19th Hole, Furnari's social club, was the hub of criminal activity in Bensonhurst. Mobsters from every New York crime family conducted business in the club and socialized over food and drink. In the mid-1960s, aspiring mobsters Vittorio "Vic" Amuso and Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso joined Furnari's crew. Furnari saw that both men could make money and were willing to use violence if needed. Furnari put Amuso and Casso in charge of a large bookmaking operation and debt collecting operation.
In 1967, family boss Thomas Lucchese died of a brain tumor, leaving the family to be run by an interim boss, Carmine "Mr. Gribbs" Tramunti.[103] Lucchese's real successor, Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo, was convicted of bribery in 1967 and sentenced in 1968 to prison for two years. Tramunti served as acting boss, even after Corallo was released from prison in 1970. In 1973, with Tramunti's imprisonment, Corallo finally became the official Lucchese boss.
In the early 1970s the
In January 1972, Furnari backed and sanctioned the squad of armed robbers who took the famed Pierre Hotel in Manhattan under siege and stole approximately $3 million in jewels and cash. The
In 1980, Furnari was promoted to consigliere in the Lucchese family. He wanted Casso to take over as capo of the 19th Hole crew, but Casso declined and endorsed Amuso instead. Casso opted to become Furnari's aide; a consigliere is allowed to have one soldier work directly for him.
Furnari now enjoyed enormous influence both within his own family, the other New York families, and crime families from other U.S. cities. Furnari continued to oversee his criminal interests from the 19th Hole, but spent much of his time providing advice and mediation for family members as well as settling disputes with the other families. Furnari reigned as one of New York's top Mafia bosses throughout the early 1980s until his 1985 racketeering indictment.
On February 25, 1985, Furnari was indicted in the Mafia Commission case, the most comprehensive Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) prosecution brought against the mob at the time.[104] Furnari was indicted as a result of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe that used undercover surveillance and bugging techniques against the mob leaders. The bug that snared Furnari had been placed in Salvatore Avellino's Jaguar car. FBI surveillance recorded Corallo conducting business with Furnari and other family leaders. Pleading not guilty to the charges, Furnari was released on $1.75 million bail pending trial.[105]
In early 1986, while Furnari was awaiting the Commission trial, the Lucchese family uncovered a new, potentially lucrative racket. A Russian-American crime family based in Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, run by Ukrainian immigrant Marat Balagula, had started to bootleg gasoline. By collecting gasoline taxes from customers and then not paying them to the government, Balagula was making very large profits. When Colombo crime family capo Michael Franzese started pressing Balagula for extortion payments, Balagula went to Furnari for help. Casso later reported on a meeting at the 19th Hole, in which Furnari told Balagula,
Here there's enough for everybody to be happy... to leave the table satisfied. What we must avoid is trouble between us and the other families. I propose to make a deal with the others so there's no bad blood.... Meanwhile, we will send word out that from now on you and your people are with the Lucchese family. No one will bother you. If anyone does bother you, come to us and Anthony will take care of it.[106]
As a result of the 19th Hole meeting, the
The LCN reminded Marat of the apparatchiks in the Soviet Union. He thought as long as he gave them something they would be valuable allies. Then all of a sudden he was at risk of being killed if he couldn't pay to the penny.[108]
According to author Philip Carlo,
It didn't take long for word on the street to reach the Russian underworld: Marat Balagula was paying off the Italians; Balagula was a punk; Balagula had no balls. Balagula's days were numbered. This, of course, was the beginning of serious trouble. Balagula did in fact have balls, he was a ruthless killer when necessary, but he also was a smart diplomatic administrator and he knew that the combined, concerted force of the Italian crime families would quickly wipe the newly arrived Russian competition off the proverbial map.[109]
On June 12, 1986, one of Balagula's rivals, Russian-American gangster
After Reznikov left the nightclub, Balagula suffered a massive
The next day, Reznikov arrived at Balagula's nightclub to pick up his money. Lucchese soldier
In September 1986, Furnari went on trial in the famous New York Mafia Commission case, along with Corallo and underboss
By the fall of 1986, Corallo realized that he, Santoro and Furnari would not only be convicted, but were facing sentences that would all but assure they would die in prison. Furnari persuaded Corallo that either Amuso or Casso should become the new boss. At a meeting in Furnari's home, Furnari, Amuso and Casso all agreed that Amuso should succeed Corallo as boss.
On November 19, 1986, Furnari was convicted on all counts, including the Galante murder.[113] On January 13, 1987, Furnari was sentenced to 100 years in prison without parole and fined $240,000.[114][115]
With the imprisonment of Corallo and Furnari, Amuso became boss, and Casso became consigliere and later underboss.
In 1990, Amuso and Casso became fugitives to avoid prosecution in the famous "Windows Case."[116] In 1992, Amuso was captured and sentenced to life in prison. In 1993, Casso was also captured; however, in 1994 he struck a deal with the government to testify against Furnari and other family leaders.
In 1995, Furnari started challenging the "no parole" stipulation of his sentence in court. The government had previously revoked Casso's witness deal with prosecutors, and in 1996 Casso was sentenced to life in prison. Furnari's lawyers insisted that Casso's court testimony against Furnari was tainted.
In July 2000, the
Furnari was imprisoned in the Allenwood Medium
Tommy Gagliano
Stefano LaSalle
Stefano "Steve" LaSalle (November 5, 1888 – November 1975), real name LaSala,[119] was an early member of the Morello family; he later joined Reina's family.[120] In 1915, East Harlem's Italian lottery "king" Giosue Gallucci was murdered, allowing LaSalle and Tommaso Lomonte to take over the lottery games.[120] LaSalle served as underboss to Thomas Lucchese and later Carmine Tramunti, until the 1970s when he retired. In 1975, LaSalle died in Queens, New York City.
Frank Lastorino
Frank "Big Frank" Lastorino (April 9, 1939 – November 5, 2022)
In October 1991, Lastorino, along with Anthony Baratta, Salvatore Avellino, Richard Pagliarulo, Anthony Tortorello, George Conte, Thomas Anzellotto and Frank Papagni inducted (made) Thomas D'Ambrosia, Joseph Tortorello Jr.,
Carmine LoCascio
Carmine "Willie the Wop" LoCascio (September 23, 1911 – March 13, 1983) was a New York mobster who was involved in drug trafficking along with his brother Peter LoCascio.[141] In 1929, he was arrested on bootlegging, narcotics and robbery.[141] LoCascio would frequent Oldtimers Bar on 184th Street in Corona Queens.[141] He worked with his brother Peter LoCascio, John Ormento, Sam Accardi, brothers Joseph and John Amici, Charles DeStefano, Charles Bracco, Salvatore Santoro, Joseph Marone and Charles Albero in various criminal rackets.[141] On August 15, 1962, Carmine LoCascio along with Lucchese mobster Angelo Loicano and Genovese family members Rosario and Joseph Mogavero were charged with transporting around 400 kilograms of heroin between January 1950 to August 1962 in the United States.[142]
Peter LoCascio
Peter Joseph "Mr. Bread" LoCascio (June 10, 1916 – September 2, 1997) was a New York mobster involved in drug trafficker along with his older brother Carmine LoCascio.[141] In 1935, he was arrested on illegal alcohol trafficking and narcotic trafficking.[141] In the 1940s, LoCascio was identified as a major heroin drug trafficker.[143] LoCascio would frequent been seen in the Lower East Side and Little Italy in Manhattan.[141] He worked with his brother Carmine LoCascio, John Ormento, brothers Joseph and Peter DiPalermo, Rocco Mazzie, James Picarelli and Sammy Kass in many criminal rackets.[141]
Anthony Loria Sr.
Anthony "Tony" Loria Sr., also known as "Tony Aboudamita", was a mobster who played a major role in the
Loria was known to federal agents and the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs as a major drug trafficker within the Lucchese crime family. He was convicted in 1961 of trafficking heroin but his conviction was overturned on appeal in 1968 because of violations of the Fourth Amendment.
He was implicated along with Papa, Anthony Passero, Virgil Alessi and Frank D'Amato in the
He died in 1989 from natural causes.
Joseph Lucchese
Joseph "Joe Brown" Lucchese (born April 13, 1910) was a capo and younger brother to
Tommy Lucchese
Anthony Luongo
Anthony "Buddy" Luongo was a former capo in the Harlem-Bronx faction. Luongo was a longtime protégé of Lucchese Underboss Salvatore "Tom Mix" Santoro and would meet him weekly at Santoro Beverage Company on Morris Park Ave in the Bronx.[149] In 1986, Luongo tried to take over the Lucchese family after boss Anthony Corallo was imprisoned during the Commission case.[150] According to informant Al D'Arco, the murder of Luongo was organized by Vic Amuso and Anthony Casso who suspected that Underboss Santoro was plotting with his two protégé Luongo and Anthony DiLapi to seize control of the family.[149]
In December 1986, Luongo was lured to 19th Hole bar in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn to meet with Vic Amuso who persuaded Luongo meet him in nearby house.[149][151] In the Brooklyn home Luongo met with Vic Amuso, Anthony Casso, Bobby Amuso and Dom Carbucci, until Bobby Amuso excused himself and returned killing Luongo by shooting him three times in the head.[149][152][153] Luongo was buried somewhere in Canarsie, Brooklyn.[149][154]
Mariano Macaluso
Mariano "Mac" Macaluso (born June 7, 1912) was a former member. He served as consigliere during the 1960s.[155] In the 1960s, Macaluso became partners with Lucchese mobster Andimo "Tony Noto" Pappadio in Ideal Trucking and in Garment Carriers Corporation.[156] In 1986, after the Mafia Commission Trial, Macaluso became the new underboss.[157] In 1989, boss Vic Amuso forced him into retirement.[158] In 1992, he died from natural causes.
Vincent Mancione
Vincent "Vinny Casablanca" Mancione (1964) is a soldier and former acting capo. In 2002, Mancione was indicted along with consigliere Joseph Caridi, capo John Cerrella and soldier Carmelo Profeta for extorting the Hudson & McCoy Fish House restaurant in Freeport, Long Island.[159] Mancione was released from prison on August 2, 2006.[160] Mancione died in 2013.
Thomas Mancuso
Thomas "Tommy Tea Balls" Mancuso (August 29, 1907 – 1981) former member of the Harlem crew. Mancuso and Carmine Tramunti were part owners of the Pussycat Bar and club in New York City.[161] On August 14, 1968, Mancuso was indicted on narcotics charges; convicted on March 26, 1969, and sentenced to one year in prison.[162] In 1980, Mancuso and Samuel Cavalieri were under investigation for corruption of Local 29 of Blasters, Miners and Drill runners Union.[30] Mancuso died in 1981.[30]
Frank Manzo
Frank Manzo (February 2, 1925 – October 23, 2012), also known as "Francesco Manzo", "Frank Manse" and "Frankie the Wop", was a soldier in the
In 1972, Manzo was kidnapped by James McBratney, Eddie Maloney, Tommy Genovese and Richie Chaisson; they held him for $150,000 in ransom, then released him when it was paid.[166] In 1983, Manzo was overheard in an FBI wiretap, saying, "We rule this airport".[167][168] In 1985, Manzo, Local 295 President Frank Calise, Local 851 Vice-president Harry Davidoff, and others were indicted on charges of extorting shipping and trucking companies at JFK Airport.[169] In 1986, Manzo pled guilty to racketeering[170] and was sentenced to twelve years in prison and fined $325,000. On April 8, 1987, Manzo was banned from New Jersey casinos due to his history of involvement with organized crime.[171]
Manzo was released from prison in 1994.[172] In 1995, Manzo was charged with racketeering for extorting $2 million in payoffs from cement company owner John Quadrozzi over a 13-year period, between 1978 and 1991.[173] However, the charges were dropped when the judge ruled that the crimes were covered under his 1986 plea agreement. On October 23, 2012, Manzo died in his sleep.[173]
Aniello Migliore
Aniello "Neil" Migliore (October 1933 – September 11, 2019), born in Queens, New York, was a made man. He served as a capo, as the acting consigliere, and as the underboss on a ruling panel in the family. Migliore was a close associate of family bosses
On October 22, 1974, Migliore was indicted, along with members Frank Altimari, Nicholas Bonina, Anthony Romanello, Frank Ruggiero, Richard Rubino, Thomas DeMaio, brothers Michael Struzzieri and William Struzzieri, and NYPD police officer James Maxwell, on bribery charges in order to protect a gambling operation in Queens.[179] Migliore as a capo represented the family's interest in Northberry Concrete, a Brooklyn-based contractor and member of the New York City's Concrete club.[180] He also held a salesman position with "Port Dock and Stone", one of the main suppliers of trap rock to the two companies that controlled the production of concrete in New York City.[180][181]
On March 21, 1986, Migliore was indicted, along with Genovese family acting boss
In 1991, Migliore's conviction was overturned and he was released from prison.[188][189] Migliore held an on-the-book job as a sales representative with a traprock supplier in the concrete business.[190]
On April 3, 1992, Migliore was celebrating the birthday of a friend's granddaughter at Tesoro's Restaurant in Westbury, Long Island.[191] During the party, a shooter in a passing car fired shotgun blasts through the restaurant window. Migliore was shot in the neck and upper body.[192] Despite his wounds, Migliore survived.[193]
On May 14, 1997, Migliore was released from prison.[194]
In 2003, it was reported by author Jerry Capeci that the Lucchese crime family was being run by a three-man ruling committee consisting of Migliore,
Richard Pagliarulo
Richard "Richie the Toupe" Pagliarulo (November 30, 1948 – 1999) was a hit man and former capo, who took over as capo of
Former Lucchese capo turned government informant Peter Chiodo, admitted that he ordered soldiers Pagliarulo and Michael "Baldy Mike" Spinelli to murder Lucchese associate Sarecho "Sammy the Arab" Nalo.[198] On October 25, 1988, Sarecho Nalo was murdered, while on the phone with Greek crew boss Spiro Velentzas disputing gambling territory when Michael Spinelli pulled the trigger shooting him.[198] In 1999, Pagliarulo died in prison of a heart attack.[54]
Vincent Papa
Vincent C. Papa (December 5, 1917 – July 26, 1977) was a former made member in the family who became notorious for masterminding the theft of the
Between 1969 and 1972, New York Police Department detectives James Farley, Joseph Nunziata, Frank King and others were paid by Papa to steal approximately $70 million in confiscated narcotics (
Andimo Pappadio
Andimo "Tony Noto" Pappadio (1912–1976) was a former member of who controlled the Lucchese family's garment district racket.[202] In the 1960s, Pappadio became partners with Lucchese mobster Mariano Macaluso in Ideal Trucking and in Garment Carriers Corporation.[156] In 1965, Pappadio was sentenced to two years in prison for refusing to answer questions before a Federal grand jury in Manhattan about meeting with Tommy Lucchese.[202][203] In the 1970s, his two brothers Fred and Michael Pappadio joined him in controlling Ideal Trucking in the Garment district.[156] In 1975, Pappadio was a suspected of controlling construction contracts of the Suffolk County Meadows horse racetrack.[202] On September 24, 1976, Pappadio was shot and killed outside his home in Lido Beach, Long Island.[202]
Michael Pappadio
Michael "Mike" Pappadio was a Bronx soldier who controlled the Garment district racket, after his brother Andimo Pappadio was murdered.[154] Pappadio worked closely with family boss Anthony Corallo.[154] In the 1970s, Pappadio joined his brother Andimo in controlling Ideal Trucking in the Garment district.[156] In 1987, the family's new boss Vic Amuso and Anthony Casso suspected Pappadio of skimming 15 million a year from the shakedown and loan sharking rackets in the garment district.[154] Amsuo and Casso ordered Pappadio to be removed from the garment district racket and replaced him with Sidney Lieberman.[154] Anthony Casso planned Pappadio's murder ordering brothers Carmine Avellino to bring Pappadio to Crown Bagels, a bakery on Rockaway Boulevard in the South Ozone Park, Queens.[154][204] On May 13, 1989, Pappadio and Avellino arrived at the bakery, when Pappadio entered he was ambushed by Al D'Arco who smashed him over the head with copper cable and then George Zappola shot him in the head killing him.[204] The murderers emptied Pappadio's pockets taking cash and an address book to be given to Casso before putting his body into a body bag.[204] Government informant Al D'Arco suspected that Casso had arranged with Vic Orena Jr., son of the Colombo family acting boss, to use one of the Colombo family's-controlled funeral home for Pappadio's body.[204]
Michael Perna
Michael J. Perna (1942 – October 28, 2020) was the acting capo of the
Joseph Pinzolo
Bonaventura "Joseph" Pinzolo (1887 – September 5, 1930), also known as "Fat Joe", was the boss of the family during 1930. In July 1908, Pinzolo was arrested for trying to bomb 314 East 11th Street in an effort to force owner Francisco Spinelli to pay Black Hand extortion demands.[213] After his arrest Pinzolo gave up his boss Giuseppe Costabile, a Camorrista who controlled the area south of Houston Street to Canal Street and from East Broadway to the East River.[213] Pinzolo served 2 years and 8 months to 5 years after refusing to testify against Costabile.[213]
In February 1930, Gaetano Reina was murdered and boss Joseph Masseria backed Pinzolo to take control of the Reina family. Pinzolo may have been responsible for Reina's murder, although the most widely suspected culprit for that crime was Vito Genovese.[214] As boss Pinzolo was unfamiliar with the members of the family and the East Harlem area.[215] His promotion angered Tommaso Gagliano, Tommy Lucchese and Dominick Petrilli, who formed a splinter group within the family and planned his murder.[216] On September 5, 1930, Pinzolo's body was found in the Brokaw building on 1487 Broadway in Suite 1007 occupied by California Dry Fruit Importers.[216] The office was leased by Tommy Lucchese four months earlier.[217] According to Joseph Valachi the killer was Girolamo "Bobby Doyle" Santucci.[216] Valachi also mentioned that after Pinzolo's assassination a meeting was held on Staten Island to uncover who was responsible for the murder.[217]
Stefano Rannelli
Stefano Salvatore "Steve" Rannelli (sometimes spelled Rondelli) (born in Palermo, Sicily – November 19, 1936) was an early member of
After the Pinzolo murder, Rannelli began working with Salvatore Maranzano's Brooklyn Castellammarese clan. He learned the truth about the August 15, 1930, murder of Giuseppe Morello, the gunmen were Sebastiano Domingo and another unidentified man.[219] During the Castellammarese War, Rannelli continued working with Maranzano until he failed to murder Paul Gambino, the brother of Carlo Gambino, a Masseria family member and was demoted by Maranzano.[219] On November 19, 1936, Rannelli was murdered outside of 235 East 107th Street, a building that was owned by Vincent Rao.[219] Government witness Joseph Valachi, revealed that Rannelli was murdered because he had plotted against Vito Genovese and Lucky Luciano.[219]
Vincenzo Rao
Vincenzo "Vincent" John Rao (June 21, 1898 Palermo, Sicily – September 25, 1988),[220] also known as Vincent or Vinny, was a former Consigliere in the family. His father was Antonio Rao and his mother Liboria Gagliano.[221] He had a brother Calogero "Charles" and a sister Maria Speciale.[222] On his mother's side, Rao was a distant relative to Tommaso Gagliano. He was a cousin to gangster Joseph Rao.[223] He married Carmelina Alberti and the couple had two daughters, Nina Vento and Liboria Pancaldo.[220] On December 5, 1921, Vincenzo Rao became a naturalized United States citizen in New York City.[220]
He began his criminal career working for the Gaglianos in East Harlem.
In 1957, Rao was arrested with 60 other mobsters at the abortive
Gaetano Reina
Michael Russo
Michael "Mike Valentino" Russo (November 23, 1893
In the early 1960s, when the FBN was compiling Mafia members, Russo, already in semi-retirement, was listed as living at 105 Ridgely Avenue, Iselin, New Jersey. His criminal record since 1911 consisted of: assault, burglary, swindling, homicide, embezzlement. Some of Michael Russo's other associates were: Vito Genovese, Joe Profaci, Joe Magliocco, Charles Tourine Sr., and former friends in the old Newark family: Andrew Lombardino and Emanuel Cammarata, by then both Colombo members.[232] Other aliases of Russo listed by the FBN were: Mike Fedesco, Mike Partiro, Max Sender.[233]
Salvatore Santoro
Salvatore T. "Tom Mix" Santoro, Sr. (November 18, 1915[234] – January 2000)[235] served as underboss in the Lucchese crime family during the 1980s before being convicted in the Mafia Commission Trial and sentenced to 100 years in federal prison.
He was born in
Santoro started working for the Gagliano crime family, forerunner of the Lucchese family, in the early 1930s. He served as an associate of future boss
On July 6, 1942, Santoro received six months to two years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to import narcotics from Mexico.[238]
In March 1951, Santoro was indicted on charges of conspiracy to import opium from Mexico and convert it into heroin. Santoro went into hiding and allegedly spent time in Europe before returning to Oyster Bay, New York. On September 24, 1951, he surrendered to federal authorities in New York City.[239] On January 7, 1952, after pleading guilty to narcotics charges, a judge labeled Santoro as a "bad fellow" and sentenced him to four years in prison.[240]
In 1951 or 1953, longtime boss Tommy Gagliano died. Underboss Tommy Lucchese took over what was now called the Lucchese crime family. Lucchese then promoted Santoro to capo of the family's powerful Bronx faction.
As capo Santoro operated out of
When Santoro was released from prison in 1978 he took over as underboss, continuing to oversee the powerful Bronx faction of the family.
In the early 1980s,
As U.S. law enforcement undertook a concerted effort to crush organized crime activities in New York City during the mid-1980s, they put eleven top members of the Five Families, including the entire leadership of the Lucchese crime family, Corallo, Santoro and consigliere Christopher "Christie Tick" Furnari, on trial, called the Mafia Commission Trial or the Commission Case. The defendants were arrested on February 25, 1985, on various charges, including labor racketeering, extortion, loansharking, illegal gambling and murder.
The trial began in September 1986. The charges also involved the execution of
On November 19, 1986, Santoro and the other defendants were convicted on all counts.[242] On January 13, 1987, Santoro was sentenced to 100 years in prison and fined $250,000.[114]
In January 2000, Santoro died at age 87 of natural causes[235] at a medical center for federal prisoners. Corallo died months later in August 2000.[235]
Patrick Testa
Patrick Louis "Patty" Testa (March 11, 1957 – December 2, 1992) was a soldier.
In 1984, he was indicted on fraud and theft charges, along with members of the Gambino family's DeMeo crew.[244] Testa was sentenced to two years in prison and after his release joined the Lucchese crime family.
On December 2, 1992, Testa was murdered, shot in the back of the head nine times.[245] It was later revealed that Anthony Casso had ordered Frank Lastorino to murder Testa.[246]
Anthony Tortorello
Anthony "Torty" Tortorello was a former capo of the "Prince Street crew".[247] In 1986, Tortorello was overheard by Genovese mobster asking why Vincent Gigante was upset by drug deals when Gigante himself profited from drug deals.[248] When Gigante heard these statements he demanded Tortorello's death, but Anthony Casso was able to save his life by planning a phony beating of Tortorello to appease Gigante's demand.[248]
In October 1991, Tortorello, along with Frank Lastorino, Anthony Baratta, Salvatore Avellino, Richard Pagliarulo, George Conte, Thomas Anzellotto and Frank Papagni, inducted (made) Joseph Tortorello, Thomas D'Ambrosia, Frank Gioia Jr., Gregory Cappello and Jody Calabrese into the crime family during a ceremony that was held in a Howard Beach, Queens home.[122][131][132] Tortorello sponsored his son Joseph "Torty Jr." during the ceremony.[131] His son Joseph "Torty Jr." later went on to control a drug operation in lower Manhattan.[131]
In 1996, Tortorello was arrested and charged with the murder and robbery of a Manhattan designer; he later took a plea deal and was sentenced to ten years in prison.[249] In late 2000, Tortorello died in a Kentucky prison.[249]
Carmine Tramunti
Dominic Truscello
Dominic "Crazy Dom" Truscello (April 29, 1934 – July 2018) was the capo of the "Prince Street Crew".
Angelo Urgitano
Angelo "Cheesecake" Urgitano was a former capo of the "Harlem crew". His father Tommy Urgitano, received the nickname "Cheesecake", while walking in Pleasant Avenue he called up to a girl looking out a window and asked her for money to buy a cheesecake.[254][255] Urgitano was raised between Pleasant Avenue and 114th Street, keeping his father's nickname "Cheesecake" and eventually became a made member in the Lucchese family.[256] Urgitano became a powerful mobster operating from Pleasant Avenue and eventually became the caporegime of the Harlem crew. In the late 1990s, Michael Blutrich, the owner of Scores (a strip club franchise) became a government informant and identified Urgitano as a caporegime in the Lucchese family.[257] His son Joseph "Joey Cupcakes" Urgitano was arrested for murder of a Colombo family associate.[258]
Paul Vario
Past associate(s)
James Burke
Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito
Michael DiCarlo
Michael "Mikey Muscles" DiCarlo (died May 16, 1978) was an associate from
DiCarlo was ordered killed by his capo after molesting a boy whose family had connections to the Luccheses, and the murder contract was given to
An associate of DiCarlo from Canarsie, Scott Cafaro, was also murdered by the DeMeo crew in February or March 1979 when the crew was hired by a rape victim's father to kill Cafaro, who had been acquitted of the rape in court.[259][263]
Thomas DeSimone
Robert Germaine
Guido Penosi
Guido "The Bull" Penosi (June 4, 1930 – February 22, 2010) was a former associate. He lived in Beverly Hills and was a narcotics dealer active in Los Angeles and the West Coast.[264]
In 1980, Penosi, along with his cousin
In June 1981, Penosi and Piccolo were charged with conspiring to extort money and 'valuable rights' from Newton and entertainer Lola Falana. The first trial resulted in a hung jury and the second trial in 1982 found Penosi not guilty on all charges.
Abraham Telvi
Abraham "Abe" Telvi (September 12, 1934 – July 28, 1956) was an associate of Johnny Dio.[267] In 1956, Telvi was ordered by Dio to throw acid on New York journalist Victor Riesel for making radio and television broadcasts about labor union corruption.[268] In the morning of April 5, 1956, Telvi attacked Victor Riesel as he was leaving Lindy's, a Broadway restaurant, throwing sulfuric acid onto his face, leaving him permanently blind.[268] In the attack, Telvi had burned himself badly on the right side of his face and neck with some of the acid that splashed on him. He was paid $1,175 in cash and began demanding more money from Dio.[267] On July 28, 1956, Telvi was found dead on Mulberry Street with a bullet in his head.[268]
Vincent Zito
Vincent Zito (December 18, 1940 – October 26, 2018)[269] was a former associate to the Lucchese family. Zito had a criminal record and had been arrested in the past for loan sharking.[270] His elder brother Anthony Zito, who had been arrested in 1971 for extortion, was also linked to the Lucchese family.[270] On October 26, 2018, Zito was found murdered in his Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn home, after being shot twice in the head.[270] On March 7, 2019, Anthony Pandrella a Gambino family associate was indicted for murdering Zito.[271] The indictment claimed Anthony Pandrella a longtime friend of Zito murdered him and stole his loan sharking business.[271]
Government informants and witnesses
Anthony Accetturo
Anthony Casso
Peter Chiodo
Peter "Fat Pete" Chiodo (1951–2016), was a former caporegime in the Lucchese family before becoming a government witness. In 1987, Chiodo became a made man in the Lucchese family in a ceremony held in an apartment over a funeral home in Queens. In 1989, Chiodo became a caporegime in charge of funneling payoffs from Local 580 of the Ironworkers' Union to the Lucchese leadership.[272] He was known as "Fat Pete" because of his enormous girth—400 lb (180 kg) to 500 lb (230 kg), depending on the source.[272][273]
In 1989, the Lucchese family began worrying about indictments from the Windows case. The Luccheses and three other New York families had participated in a window replacement scheme that stole millions of dollars from the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Worried that construction union leader John Morrissey might testify for the prosecution, family leaders ordered Chiodo to lure Morrissey to New Jersey, where he was murdered.[274]
In 1991, Chiodo was charged with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in the Windows case. Chiodo realized that the government's case was so solid that he would likely die in prison if convicted. He decided to plead guilty in return for a lighter sentence.
However, Chiodo did not ask Lucchese official boss Vittorio "Vic" Amuso and official underboss Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso for permission to take a plea. Amuso and Casso were both in hiding due to the Windows case. Suspecting Chiodo was about to turn informer, Amuso and Casso ordered him killed. Casso gave the contract to acting boss Alphonse 'Little Al' D'Arco. The order shocked D'Arco, who knew that Chiodo had been a close confidant of Casso for years.
On May 8, 1991, two shooters ambushed Chiodo at a gas station in Staten Island, where he was working on a car. Chiodo received 12 bullet wounds in the arms, legs and torso, but survived the attack.[272][275] Doctors credited Chiodo's massive girth for saving his life; none of the slugs penetrated a vital organ or artery.[273] However, he suffered several abdominal wounds and a disabled right arm.[276]
Chiodo had anticipated that he was in Amuso and Casso's bad books; he knew that Amuso and Casso had a habit of "marking guys rats and killing them". Just before the hit, he told D'Arco that he'd gotten word that "you and I are going to be killed and hurt".[277]
Following the unsuccessful assassination attempt, Lucchese mobsters delivered a blunt threat to Chiodo's lawyer that they would kill Chiodo's wife if he testified, a violation of a longstanding Mafia rule against harming women. While Chiodo had turned down several offers to flip, the threat against his wife was the last straw. He opted to break his blood oath and become a government witness, by his own account, to protect his family.[278] The government quickly brought Chiodo's immediate family into the federal Witness Protection Program.
With the failure of his gunmen to murder Chiodo, D'Arco soon became afraid of the wrath of his bosses. After a 1991 meeting during which he feared being murdered, D'Arco went into hiding and soon became a government witness himself.[273]
In September 1991, using a wheelchair due to his wounds, Chiodo testified in the Windows trial. Chiodo stated that he had undergone a "transformation" from a violent criminal to a man with a conscience. When asked what prompted this transformation, Chiodo replied "I was shot 12 times".[278]
Chiodo's remaining family in
Chiodo provided valuable evidence that helped convict both Amuso and Casso as well as many other gangsters. While testifying in different cities, the government had to fly Chiodo in a special plane due to his
On September 11, 2007, Chiodo was sentenced to 17 years in prison on racketeering charges. However, due to his testimony, Chiodo was to serve no time in prison and was placed in the Witness Protection Program. Peter Chiodo died in January 2016, aged 65, of natural causes.
Alphonse D'Arco
Joseph D'Arco
Joseph "Little Joe" D'Arco is a former soldier who is currently in
Joseph DeFede
Joseph "Little Joe" DeFede (1934 – July 15, 2012) was a former
DeFede's rise and fall in the New York mob can all be attributed to Amuso. In 1994, Amuso was convicted of federal racketeering and murder charges and sent to prison for life. Amuso then named DeFede his acting boss to replace Alphonse D'Arco with a weaker and more controllable man at the top, after Amuso began to suspect D'Arco of being a government witness against him.
On April 28, 1998, DeFede was indicted on nine counts of racketeering stemming from his supervision of the family rackets in New York's Garment District from 1991 to 1996. The prosecution claimed that the Lucchese family had been grossing $40,000 per month from Garment District businesses since the mid-1980s. In December 1998, DeFede pled guilty to the charges and received five years in prison.
During the late '90s, Amuso's relationship with DeFede began to sour. Suspecting that DeFede was hiding money from the family, Amuso replaced him as acting boss with
On February 5, 2002, DeFede was released from a
DeFede entered and left the
Donald Frankos
Donald "Tony the Greek" George Frankos, (born November 10, 1938
In 1992, Frankos falsely claimed to author William Hoffman he took part in the murder of
Eugenio Giannini
Eugenio Giannini a former soldier who became an informant to the Bureau of Narcotics.[293] In 1942, Giannini was charged with heroin conspiracy and served fifteen months in prison.[293] He moved to Europe in 1950, and began smuggling U.S. medical supplies into Italy. While in Italy he formed a connection to Charles Luciano and began informing on Luciano to the Bureau of Narcotics.[293] Giannini was arrested on counterfeiting charges in Italy but the charges were dropped and he moved back to New York.
The Mafia in New York discovered that Giannini was an informer and ordered his murder. Genovese family capo Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo gave the contract to Joseph Valachi.[71] On September 20, 1952, Giannini's body was found on 107th Street shot to death.[71] Valachi later revealed he recruited brothers Joseph and Pasquale Pagano and Fiore Siano to carry out the hit. They murdered Giannini near a gambling club run by Lucchese family soldier Paul Correale between Second Avenue and East 112th Street.[71]
Frank Gioia Jr.
Frank "Spaghetti Man" Gioia Jr. (born August 10, 1967) is a former soldier who is currently in witness protection along with his father, former soldier Frank Gioia Sr. In 1991, Gioia Jr. was inducted into the Lucchese crime family in a ceremony held in Howard Beach, Queens.[122] He was sponsored by George Conte, who was filling in for his real sponsor George Zappola.[131] In June 1992, Gioia Jr. was arrested in Brooklyn on a gun charge.[131] In 1993, Gioia Jr., along with George Zappola and Frank Papagni, plotted to have Steven Crea killed.[294] In 1993, Gioia was arrested for trafficking heroin from Manhattan to Boston.[131]
In 1994, Gioia found out that Frank Papagni planned to murder his father Frank Gioia Sr., prompting the son to become a government witness.[122] After becoming a government witness, Gioia Jr. had testified against 60 defendants.[295] Federal Prosecutor's credit Gioia Jr. with providing information and testimony against at least 70 mobsters in the Lucchese and Genovese crime families.[54]
According to investigator Robert Anglen, a Phoenix, Arizona real estate developer, the individual known as Frank Capri is really former mob informant Frank Gioia Jr. Since 2015, Capri and his company have been accused in multiple lawsuits for failing to pay rent and contractors and misappropriating funds meant to pay for construction.[296]
On February 5, 2020, Frank Capri and his mother Debbie Corvo were indicted on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with the operation of various branded restaurant locations in Arizona and across the United States.[297] The indictment charged Capri with the financial failure of Toby Keith and Rascal Flatts branded restaurants.[298]
Henry Hill
Burton Kaplan
Burton Kaplan was an associate and government informant. During the 1980s Kaplan was the go-between for Lucchese crime family underboss
John Pennisi
John Pennisi is a former soldier who is currently in witness protection. In 2013, Pennisi was made into the Lucchese family in a secret initiation ceremony in a basement of a Staten Island home by acting boss Matthew Madonna and capo John Castellucci.
Dominick Petrilli
Dominick "The Gap" Petrilli was a former member. He got the nickname "The Gap" after losing two front teeth in a childhood fight. Petrilli met Joseph Valachi in Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York.[303] In 1928, after Valachi was released from prison Petrilli introduced him to Girolama "Bobby Doyle" Santucci and Tom Gagliano.[303] In 1942, Petrilli was convicted on narcotic charges and was deported to Italy.[304] In November 1953, he reentered the U.S. and it was rumored he was working with the government.[304][305] On December 9, 1953, he was murdered in a bar on East 183rd Street in the Bronx by three gunmen.[304]
Thomas Ricciardi
Thomas "Tommy Boy" Ricciardi is a former soldier who is currently in witness protection. Both Thomas and his brother Daniel were associated with the Lucchese family's New Jersey faction before becoming government informants.[306] Ricciardi was a member of Michael Taccetta's inner circle and controlled the group's illegal gambling operations.[206] In August 1988, Ricciardi, along with his brother Daniel and twenty other members of the New Jersey faction, were acquitted in a 21-month trial.[207] On April 18, 1991, Ricciardi was indicted, along with Michael Taccetta, Anthony Accetturo and Michael Perna, on corruption charges.[208] On August 13, 1993, they were all convicted of racketeering and both Thomas Ricciardi and Anthony Accetturo agreed to become government witnesses and testified against Taccetta and Perna.[208] On September 6, 2001, Ricciardi was released from prison after serving 10 years, and is now currently in the witness protection program.[307]
Vincent Salanardi
Vincent "Vinny Baldy" Salanardi is a former soldier of the Vario crew who became a government informant. In 2002, Salanardi was indicted along with consigliere Joseph Caridi, acting capo John "Johnny Sideburns" Cerrella and others.[308] Salanardi reported to Cerrella and assisted in extorting the Hudson & McCoy Fish House restaurant in Freeport, Long Island.[308] He began cooperating with the government, and continued to collect money from a loanshark debt and was dropped from the witness protection program.[309] In March 2006, Salanardi was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison.[310] Salanardi was released from prison on October 29, 2012.[311]
Frank Suppa
Frank "Goo Goo" Suppa is a former soldier who is currently in witness protection. Suppa was a soldier in the Lucchese family's New Jersey faction operating in Florida as Anthony Accetturo's right-hand man.[312] In 1983, Suppa attended a sitdown along with Anthony Accetturo, Michael Taccetta, Thomas Ricciardi and Philadelphia crime family mobsters Jackie "the Nose" DiNorscio and Joseph Alonzo over DiNorscio joining the Lucchese family.[313] In 1993, Suppa was indicted along with others on charges that they conspired to distribute up to 1,650 pounds (750 kg) of cocaine in the United States.[314] In December 1996, Suppa, along with his son Anthony Suppa, Joseph Marino, David Deatherage and Steven Cassone, testified against Fabio Dicristifaro and Irving Schwartz in the case of the murder of Joseph Martino.[315] In 1997, Dicristifaro and Schwartz received life sentences, based on the testimony of Suppa and other witnesses.[316]
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- Kelly, Robert J. The Upperworld and the Underworld: Case Studies of Racketeering and Business. Springer Science & Business Media, Dec 6, 2012. ISBN 1461548837
- Kerr, Gordon and Welch, Claire and Welch, Ian. Rats and Squealers: Dishing the dirt to save their skins. Hachette Group, 2008. ISBN 0708804942
- Kroger, John. Convictions: A Prosecutor's Battles Against Mafia Killers, Drug Kingpins, and Enron Thieves. Macmillan, 2009. ISBN 0374531773
- Lawson, Guy and Oldham, William. The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia. Simon and Schuster, 2006. ISBN 9780743289443
- Liddick, Don. The mob's daily number: organized crime and the numbers gambling industry. Publisher University Press of America, 1999. ISBN 0761812660
- Maas, Peter. The Valachi Papers. HarperCollins, 2003. ISBN 9780060507428
- Milhorn, H. Thomas. Crime: Computer Viruses to Twin Towers. Boca Raton, Florida: Universal Publishers, 2005. ISBN 1-58112-489-9
- ISBN 0786489863
- ISBN 0671723227
- Raab, Selwyn. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires. New York: St. Martin Press, 2005. ISBN 0-312-30094-8
- ISBN 1250021103
- Report of the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Crime, Its Causes, Control & Effect on Society. Issue 26 of Legislative document – State of New York Legislative document. The Committee, 1971. [1]
- Rudolph, Robert C. The Boys from New Jersey: How the Mob Beat the Feds. New York: William Morrow and Company Inc., 1992. ISBN 0-8135-2154-8
- Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia. Infobase Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0816069891
- United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress. Organized crime: 25 years after Valachi : hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, second session, April 11, 15, 21, 22, 29, 1988 U.S. G.P.O., 1988.
- United States Treasury Department, Bureau of Narcotics, foreword by Sam Giancana. Mafia: The Government's Secret File on Organized Crime. HarperCollins, 2009. ISBN 0061363855.
- ISBN 0380732351
Newspaper articles
- The New York Times: Ex-Crime Boss Testifies In Gotti Trial by William Glaberson
- The New York Times: Former Crime Boss Testifies by Benjamin Weiser
- The New York Times: Guilty Plea In Mafia Case by Benjamin Weiser
- The New York Times: Reputed Crime Boss Enters a Guilty Plea
- The New York Times: After Mob, Joe DeFede, Ex-Crime Boss, Is Scraping By
- New York Daily News: Little Joe Sings About Shakedowns[permanent dead link] by Robert Gearty (October 30, 2002)
- Mob informants "Peter "Fat Pete" Chiodo" New York Daily News
- Associated Press Sketches of 9 Arrested Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, an Associated Press article
- Magnuson, Ed. Magnuson, Ed (June 24, 2001). "Hitting the Mafia". Time. Archived from the original on December 6, 2002. Retrieved 2006-11-15. Time.com January 24, 2001.
External links
- Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator Website Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine