Ronnie Trucchio
Ronnie Trucchio | |
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Mobster | |
Allegiance | Gambino crime family |
Conviction(s) | Illegal gambling (2003) Racketeering (2005) Racketeering (2006) |
Criminal penalty | 1 to 3 years' imprisonment (2003) 20 years' imprisonment (2005) Life imprisonment (2007) |
Ronald Joseph Trucchio (born 1951), also known as "Ronnie One Arm" is an American
Criminal Career
Trucchio was born in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn and raised in Ozone Park, Queens. As a child, Trucchio was hit by an automobile and sustained severe damage to the scapula, ulna and humerus in the arm. These fractures left his arm partially paralyzed. The injury led to his nickname of "Ronnie One Arm".[2] Trucchio is the father of reputed Gambino crime family caporegime Alphonse Trucchio. He lived in South Richmond Hill, Queens as an adult.
In 1988, Trucchio, a protegee of Gambino boss John Gotti, was inducted into the Gambino family.[3]
The Young Guns
In the mid-1990s, Trucchio was promoted to caporegime and given control over the Ozone Park Boys, a Gambino crew in Queens. Trucchio reportedly drove around Ozone Park looking for recruits for his crew. He drove a silver Cadillac, wore $5,000 suits, and displayed thick rolls of bills. One police investigator compared Trucchio to Fagin, the 19th century London gang leader in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist.[4]
The Ozone Park Boys specialized in gambling, loansharking, bookmaking, fraud and wire fraud. Trucchio and Alphonse ran an illegal gambling operation that grossed approximately $30 million a year, with bettors who placed wagers as large as $15,000 on football and basketball games. Trucchio also owned a restaurant in Ozone Park that allegedly earned him $6.5 million but was forfeited by the Queens District Attorney due to charges of tax evasion and tax fraud. Also involved in criminal activities in South Florida, Trucchio's crew was frequently called "The Young Guns" and the "Liberty Posse".[5]
In October 1995, Trucchio was allegedly involved in the shooting murders of three people in Florida. Gambino associate Mark Rizzuto was found dead in
By 1997, Trucchio was reportedly concerned about the number of violent acts being committed by crew members in Florida and directed Gambino soldier Michael Ciaccio to watch them.[5] Years later, Ciaccio would testify against Trucchio in Trucchio's 2003 racketeering trial.
Convictions and prison
On December 9, 2002, Trucchio was indicted in New York state court on enterprise corruption, conspiracy, promoting gambling and possession of gambling records.
On December 4, 2003, Trucchio and other family members were indicted in federal court in
As of December 2011, Ronald Trucchio is serving a life sentence at the
References
- ^ "Ronnie Trucchio 1". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ^ a b "Queens Father and Son Accused In Illegal Gambling Operation" By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM New York Times December 10, 2002
- ^ "Witness Led Life Of Money, Violence - Miami Trial Hears Of Gambino Family" By Ann W. O'Neill Sun Sentinel February 04, 2005
- ^ a b "Reputed Mob Recruiter Faces Trial For Scions' Sins" by Ann W. O'Neill Sun-Sentinel January 10, 2005
- ^ a b USA v. Ronald Trucchio, (11th Cir. 2007) Federal Circuits V Lex
- ^ a b McPhee, Michele (December 5, 2003). "CAPO, HIS YOUNG GUNS FACE NEW MURDER RAP". New York Daily News. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ July 8, 2004 - LAWFUEL
- ^ Metro Briefing New York: Queens: 2 Plead Guilty In Betting Ring" by Corey Kilgannon New York Times April 15, 2003
- ^ "Metro Report QUEENS: CRIME FIGURE IS SENTENCED" New York Times October 29, 2003
- ^ "Reputed Organized Crime Captain Pleads Not Guilty" By Ann W. O'Neill Sun-Sentinel.com January 9, 2004
- ^ "Arrest in Killings Of 2 Who Dared To Rob the Mob" By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM New York Times September 23, 2005
- ^ "Who parked your car?" Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine By Carrie Weimar Tampa Bay Times October 16, 2006
- ^ "Entire John "Junior" Gotti Tampa Gambino Crime Family Indictment" The Chicago Syndicate.com August 9, 2008
- ^ "Four Tampa men convicted as members of Gambino crime family" Gina McQueen 10News WTSP.com December 4, 2006
- ^ "Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2007-12-09.