Louis Vallario
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Louis Vallario, also known as "Big Louie" and "Big Lou" (born 1942), is a member of the
Criminal history
Vallario was born in New York to first-generation immigrants from
In 1986, Gotti murdered boss Paul Castellano and took over the Gambino family. Gravano then became consigliere and Vallario took over Gravano's crew. Vallario reportedly became one of Gotti's top aides. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Vallario became a prominent figure in the construction industry and enjoyed major influence over the New York City labor unions.
Gotti's fall
In 1991, dozens of members of the family were indicted and sent to prison on
In 1996, Vallario was promoted to the Gambino "Ruling Panel" with mobsters
Convictions and prison
In April 2001, Vallario was indicted in a corruption case against officials of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32B-32J. Prosecutors charged that corrupt members of this local enriched themselves through no-show jobs. Vallario pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years probation.
In 2002, Vallario was indicted for murder, extortion, loansharking, bribery and illegal gambling. On April 23, 2004, Vallario pleaded guilty to the 1989 Weiss murder.[1] A recycling executive and former city editor of the Staten Island Advance, Weiss was involved with the Gambino family in an illegal landfill scheme. Boss John Gotti ordered Vallario to kill Weiss because Gotti feared Weiss might become a government witness. Vallario shot Weiss to death outside Weiss's home on Staten Island. Vallario was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison.
As of December 2011, Vallario is incarcerated in the Fort Dix
Further reading
- Capeci, Jerry and Gene Mustain. Gotti: Rise and Fall. New York: Onyx, 1996. ISBN 0-451-40681-8
- Capeci, Jerry. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. ISBN 0-02-864225-2
- Davis, John H. Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. ISBN 0-06-109184-7
- 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
References
- ^ Saulny, Susan (April 24, 2004). "Man Linked to Gambino Family Pleads Guilty in 1989 Killing". New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Louis Vallario". Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
