Salvatore LoCascio
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Salvatore LoCascio (born July 21, 1958) is a reputed former caporegime in the New York Gambino crime family. His father, Frank LoCascio, was the acting underboss (1988-1990), and acting consigliere (1990-1992) for John Gotti.
Early life
LoCascio grew up in Eastchester, New York. In 1985, with $115,000 that he received from wedding gifts he started his own business, Creative Program Communications, Incorporated with a few friends.
The Scores case
In 1998, LoCascio and Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo were arrested for attempting to extort money from Scores, a famous upscale strip club in Manhattan. However, the case against LoCascio was weak, so prosecutors offered to drop the charges. In return, LoCascio pleaded guilty to tax evasion for deriving income from illegal gambling. He was sentenced to ten months, part of which was home arrest, and a $1.5 million fine. At the time of his plea, Locascio ran numerous 900 number phone services, from psychic hot lines to sports scores.
Pornography and credit card fraud
While serving his time in home, LoCascio was already building what would be called the largest consumer fraud in American history. Along with Gambino mob soldier Richard "Richie" Martino, LoCascio created a number of
Local phone carrier services had been allowing third party telecommunication companies to bill existing customers for services rendered. Typically this would include items such as
Soon complaints from victims of both the internet sites and phone bills caught the attention of the
References
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- Colby, Chris (2005-11-10). "Naples man considered mobster in sentencing of phone scam operation". Naples Daily News. Archived from the original on 2007-08-05. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- "Mobsters Charged in "Cramming" Scam". ConsumerAffairs. 2004-02-12. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2021-10-06.