Posts Tagged ‘ Genovese ’

Reputed acting capo for the Genovese crime family, Anthony “Tony D” Palumbo, 61, pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring to kill a Russian organized crime hit man in 1992. He faces 10 years in prison when sentenced Dec. 3. Prosecutor Avi Weitzman said Palumbo and other Genovese gangsters engaged in a plot to kill...
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Anthony Pica, reputed Genovese associate has been sentenced to thirty years in prison following his conviction last April for his role as lookout in the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli. According to Brooklyn federal prosecutors, Pica, a Genovese crime family associate, and Christopher Prince, 27, of Ocean Breeze, kept a watch...
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William Silvi, charged in NJ for the May 2008 murder of his father William Marcucci has been indicted in Denver, CO on multiple charges related to a mortgage-fraud scheme. Silvi, 43, was indicted on counts of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. The U.S. attorney's office in Denver said Silvi is in custody...
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It’s interesting that some members of the Manzo family, particularly Caroline, on the currently popular TV show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” deny mob ties with their father in law Albert “Tiny” Manzo. For those who don’t follow the show very closely Caroline is the redhead and her sister Dina, the blonde. A...
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Joseph Barone, reputed Genovese family member and long-time FBI informer who cooperated with the feds after the mob whacked his Genovese soldier father, was freed on $20,000 bail after a federal jury found him not guilty in a $1 million murder-for-hire plot. His co-defendant, businessman Anthony Piliero, was also acquitted by a federal jury...
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Emilio Fusco, 42, one of six defendants indicted for his alleged role in the 2003 hit of Genovese capo Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno in Springfield, Mass., was arrested by Italian police in Sorrento, Italy. Fusco was caught coming out of an apartment where police later recovered $10,000, Italian officials said. Fusco was charged on...
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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...
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In a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, NY the racketeering trial began last week against reputed Genovese capo Anthony "Tico" Antico who is charged in connection with the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli during a botched robbery. Antonelli failed to kick up cash tributes to capo Anthony Antico for the privilege of...
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Trial begins today for Joseph Barone, a long-time FBI informer with ties to the Genovese crime family, and businessman Anthony Piliero. Both are accused of plotting to murder Douglas Agnessanto, a former partner of Pilierco. Piliero, a multi-millionaire businessmen was charged in April of 2009 with hiring Barone to murder Agnessanto. Piliero was released...
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Reputed Genovese capo Anthony "Tico" Antico was in federal court in Brooklyn, NY yesterday facing racketeering charges. Antico is charged, among other things, in connection with the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli during a botched robbery. Antonelli, a mobbed-up Staten Island jeweler was fatally shot in a botched robbery because he...
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