A federal jury in Brooklyn, NY cleared reputed Genovese capo Anthony "Big Nose" Antico of any role in the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli. The jury rejected testimony implicating Antico to the heist by two thugs who pleaded guilty to participating in the robbery.
He was however convicted of racketeering for running an illegal gambling club on Sand Lane in Staten Island from prison, and conspiring to extort Mario Gulibello, a Brooklyn man who had won $1.6 million picking the winners of six horse races at the Santa Anita racetrack in 2004. The FBI had a wiretap on Genovese associate Joseph Barrafato Jr.'s phone when he was discussing the extortion plot with Antico.
Previously Antico was twice convicted on racketeering charges and is facing a maximum of 20 years in jail according to the feds.
Source: Daily News
UPDATE 11-12-2010
Antico was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison following his conviction for running a Staten Island, NY gambling operation from prison
UPDATE 11-21-2010
Stefan Cicale, the former Bonanno associate who admitted to the 2005 grisly dismemberment of Robert McKelvey, was sentenced yesterday to time served of 54 months "as a reward for cooperating with the feds" which included testifying against reputed Genovese capo Anthony "Tico" Antico last summer. Cicale will be released "as soon as the U.S. Marshals Service arranges a spot for him in the witness protection program."
UPDATE 12-1-2010
Salvatore "Sally Fish" Maniscalo has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli. Maniscalco, facing a life sentence, looked disappointed after learning that he wasn't getting a free pass in return for testifying at the trials of co-defendants Anthony Pica and Genovese capo Anthony Antico, who both were convicted.
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