DeCavalcante stepped down as boss officially in 1980, passing leadership to Riggi,[10] who had been a business agent of the International Association of Laborers and Hod Carriers in New Jersey for years. DeCavalcante can be heard on the recordings expressing some bitterness when Joe Colombo of the Colombo crime family was appointed to the ruling Commission at Carlo Gambinos urging. Hearing Impaired: 856-968-4983 Joseph Guerriero was a smart and capable soldier in the DeCavalcante Family and a rackets boss of the New Britain section of Connecticut. As todays complaint shows, members and associates of a long-standing organized crime family continue to ply their illegal trade, selling dangerous drugs and illegal cigarettes, promoting prostitution and threatening to settle internal scores with violence and death.. As part of the plan, their crew would establish a legal club as a front for the prostitution business in order to avoid law enforcement scrutiny. However, in many cases DeCavalcante crime family activities were even more colorful than the fiction they later inspired. After college, the son discovered his calling. He was born in 1913 and was involved in illegal gambling, murder, and racketeering for most of his life. Unions, construction, bootlegging, waste management, porn, gambling, prostitution, drugs, and much, much more. Copyright 2019-2022. There are also significant fines in Gallis near future.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,600],'aboutthemafia_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_3',198,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-aboutthemafia_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0'); Many agencies were involved in this case including the FBIs Organized Crime Task Force, the Ocean County Prosecutors, Senior Counsel V. Grady OMalley of the Organized Crime and Gang Unit in Newark. [35], The DeCavalcante crime family is partly the inspiration for the fictional DiMeo crime family of the HBO television series The Sopranos. After acting boss Amari's death, Riggi organized a three-man ruling panel in 1998 to run the day-to-day business of the crime family,[14] consisting of Girolamo Palermo, Vincent Palermo (no relation), and Charles Majuri,[15] with Stefano Vitabile as the reputed consigliere and adviser to the three. The attorney who represented Stango in thecase declined to comment. Joe Lolordo was a member of the Sam DeCavalcante Family and was reportedly involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929. Guarraci is 54. Charles Stango, 71, of Henderson, Nevada; Frank Nigro, 72, of Toms River, New Jersey; and Paul Colella, 68, of Toms River, were arrested this morning and charged by complaint for their roles in a plot to kill a rival gang member. Claiming descent from the Italian royal family, DeCavalcante was nicknamed "The Count". The bug also recorded the then-52-year-old DeCavalcante being robustly intimate with the secretary. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. Stango, Charles et al. He sounded like any worried father when he fretted aloud about his three sons. [15], Using information provided by Guarino, US law enforcement launched a large scale arrest on December 2, 1999 of over 30 members and associates of the DeCavalcante crime family. Madonna, who was the Lucchese family acting boss, and DiNapoli were indicted in 2010 for racketeering, leading an organized New Jersey-based crime ring and other crimes by a state grand jury as . The Family was active in many of the traditional rackets such as gambling, shylocking, labor union racketeering and corruption, extortion, and narcotics. Following his release from prison in 1976, he allegedly retired from the Mafia and moved to Florida. Have a question about Government Services? He is now 87. NEWARK, NJTen members and associates of the DeCavalcante organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra were arrested today and charged with various plots to commit murder, distribute drugs and run a . But, he could turn instantly savage when his authority was challenged. In fact, the shows remarkable success could be attributed in part to it not being in the realm of The Godfather and the five families. Last edited by NYMafia; 04/03/23 07:16 PM. ', GOLDSTEIN: A strike by federal workers? A lot of what is reported and wrote about is watered down, wrong, or sensationalized. [17], In 2001, 20 mobsters were charged with racketeering, seven murders, 14 murder conspiracies, attempted murder, extortion in the construction industry, and stock fraud. Sep 16, 2020 - Explore AmericanMafiaHistory.com's board "DeCavalcante Crime Family", followed by 512 people on Pinterest. The FBI surveilled DeCavalcante and several of his associates, built an effective case against him, and in 1969 he was convicted on a variety of racketeering charges. MEET THE REAL JERSEY MOB: DeCavalcantes ruled the Garden State, CBC's Gillian Findlay quits after 30-plus years over remote work dispute, CBC says it is pausing its use of Twitter, Kim Kardashian mocked over latest Photoshop fail: 'Why she got alien fingers? Several customers became alarmed and exited the restaurant, without paying their bills. As slickly dressed Italian mafioso's exported their secret societies and the code of Omerta to the United States at the dawn of the 1900s, a powerbase of fiv. Michael Daly on the primordial crew behind HBOs beloved Mafiosi. 19311955 Filippo "Phil" Amari promoted to boss, 19551956 Nicholas "Nick" Delmore promoted to boss, 19561957 Francesco "Fat Frank" Majuri stepped down and became consigliere, 19571983 Francesco "Fat Frank" Majuri died in 1983, 19832006 Stefano "Steve the Truck Driver" Vitabile sentenced to life in 2006, overturned in 2008, released in 2013, 2006present Frank "Goombah Frankie" Nigro arrested 2015, This page was last edited on 3 April 2023, at 04:19. They dont recognize more than five families, a law-enforcement expert notes. The DeCavalcantes have been around for more than 100 years, and like the notorious Five Families, they never seem to die.Legendary New York Post and Daily News Mafia columnist Jerry Capeci. Simone DeCavalcante was the boss of the crime family that bore his name and a FBI bug recorded his every word to his secretary when he arrived at his office one morning in 1964. Saying a thing and doing it are two different things.. Previous Thread: Next Thread : Print Thread: Page 1 of 3: 1: 2: 3: Decavalcante Crime Family questions #985271 01/24/20 04:53 PM 01/24/20 04:53 PM: Joined: Jun 2016 . He doubled the number of made men within his family during the 60s. FAX:973-645-2702 Joseph La Selva was underboss of the DeCavalcante Family along with Frank Majuri, which was a rarity in a Cosa Nostra Family. Oliveri, Luigi Complaint. [16] This was the fourth indictment of the family since 1999. The writers just looked at each other and said nothing. Charles Stango discussed his plans with an undercover agent, which included hiring two members of an outlaw biker gang to shoot the rival gang member. It is organized under a variety of crews that engage in various . You were screaming You had pearls on Everything was so screwed up Mary [his wife] woke me upsomething about pearls I dont remember.. 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor Vastolas successor, John DAmato, was reputed to be more loyal to the Gambinos than his own New Jersey associates. The feds say the family remains under the control of the Gambinos -- a shift believed to have taken place in the late 1980s around the time DeCavalcante crime family captain Vincent (Jimmy . 1991) was an American mobster and the longtime official underboss of the DeCavalcante crime family. DeGidio was sentenced to 1 years in prison, and Pali was sentenced to over 6 years. He was then summoned to a sit-down where he agreed to withdraw. But according to the Daily Beast, the dumbfella hitman stole license plates belonging to the wife of a fellow gangster. The Jersey civil war only ended when boss Stefano Steve Badami was stabbed to death on March 31, 1955, at Vitos Clam Bar in Newark. 1970s-1990s Organized Crime Jersey Style, After DeCavalcantes incarceration and apparent retirement, he appointed a trusted. Unsurprisingly, the DeCavalcante Family were fans of the show. He is the last mafia boss of clout in the DeCavalcante crime family. Reputed mob associate from Toms River pleads guilty to cocaine, gun charges. [13] Riggi continued to run the family from his jail cell, but he appointed Giacomo "Jake" Amari as his new acting boss. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. He has five sisters, including Claire and Nancy, and one brother. NEWARK, N.J. Ten members and associates of the DeCavalcante organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra were arrested today and charged with various plots to commit murder, distribute drugs and run a prostitution business, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Thats it.. It is part of the nationwide criminal network known as the American Mafia. At the height of his power, DeCavalcante's crime family was reported to oversee illicit activities worth over $20 million a year. Although a small membership, they had a reach into metropolitan New York City where they ran several regimes, Waterbury, Connecticut, where co-underboss Joseph (Joe Buff) LaSelva operated a crew, and South Florida where additional members lived and operated. Riggis hope to put the DeCavalcante family back on the map with the killing was dashed when it became known that when stealing license plates to put on a getaway car, one of the hit squad had inadvertently chosen the plates of a vehicle belonging to the wife of a well-known mobster. And that will continue as long as there are ships that are coming in from all over the world and the people here who know what the ships are bringing in.. As with all of Cosa Nostra in the last 20 to 30 years, the DeCavalcante Family has fallen prey to the Rat Fever permeating through the ranks of all the mobbut the beat goes on! The Commission remains committed to working with all its law enforcement partners to eliminate organized crime in and around the port district, Walter Arsenault, Executive Director of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, said. "LaCosa Nostra" (Italian for "our thing") doesn't enjoy the same power it hadin decades past. It maintains strong relations with many of them, as well as with the Philadelphia crime family and the Patriarca crime family of New England. Apalachin meeting. Today Newark FBI arrested 10 members of the DeCavalcante organized crime family, disrupting one of the most notorious crime families, FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel said. On Thursday, March 12, 2015, authorities arrested ten members and associates of the DeCavalcante crime family, including Stango and his son, and Frank Nigro, the family's consigliere. Between June 6, 2013, and Nov. 6, 2013, Oliveri bought multiple cases of untaxed cigarettes from undercover law enforcement officers. Hearing Impaired: 973-645-6227 But still, the mob reigns eternal. All rights reserved. Gay mobster Vito Spatafore clips a guy who knew too much in The Sopranos. Riggi placed the family under the day-to-day direction of a ruling panel headed by Vastola, whose various activities ranged from shaking down dice games to promoting concerts by Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin. Tried, convicted, and sentenced to five years in federal prison, and after serving two years in jail, DeCavalcante gained parole and immediately migrated to Miami, Florida and into semi-retirement. DAmato subsequently disappeared in the late 1990s, apparently after someone alleged to socially conservative mafiosos that he was bisexual. If youre a real honest guy, you wind up [a] hunchback with headaches., A feeling that he had not received his due respect may have added to DeCavalcantes dislike for the nicknames Sam the Plumber (he owned a heating and plumbing company) and the Claw (he made sure to collect every usurious penny in loan sharking). But creator David Chase is said to have drawn inspiration from real-life figures. By 1964, with the death of Delmore, his nephew Simone (Sam the Plumber) DeCavalcante would be selected as the new boss of this Family. The DeCavalcante family is known as the inspiration for the acclaimed HBO series " The Sopranos ." An investigation into Vella and another family associate culminated in the execution of a. Nicolas (Nicky Dell) Delmore - An Early DeCavalcante Family Boss Nicholas (Nicky Dell) Delmore was one of the original powers in Northern New Jersey's underworld - a very well-respected mafioso who eventually became boss. His other advantage over the more high-profile families in New York was that law enforcement in New Jersey is more fragmented and less zealous. The high turnover of mafia leadership that gave rise to the DeCavalcante family in the 1960s played a key part in its precipitous decline four decades later. Gregory "Georgie" Rago (born 1959) is a New Jersey mobster and "soldier" in the DeCavalcante crime family. Still, they boast around 40 made men and around 50 associates and have maintained strong alliances with the Gambinos, Philly and the Patriarca crime family in New England. He also thanked the FBIs Las Vegas office and the Union County Prosecutors Office for their roles in the investigation. Over the years, the DeCavalcante family earned a reputation for incompetence. His father, James, Sr., received a Purple Heart during World War II and worked as a mason and then as a high-school custodian. The Familys real strength lie in their control and domination of several key union locals of the Laborers Union of America and the International Longshoremens Union (ILA), with several key Family soldiers holding official union posts such as business agent or secretary-treasurer. He also ran Roulette Records and golfed on occasion with Sammy Davis, Jr. Vastola then landed in prison and John DAmato became acting boss until the girlfriend he shared with another mobster revealed that he was bisexual. [16] This resulted in the arrest of 12 more men less than a year later,[16] decimating the crime family's hierarchy and putting it on the brink of extinction. Riggi is said to have given the go-ahead from prison for a killer named Anthony Capo to dispatch DAmato. He hung out at the Ribera Social Club in Elizabeth, remaining so low-key that even some members of the family were unaware of his alleged position. Delmore attended the infamous 1957 Apalachin Convention to represent the small New Jersey crime family, with underbosses of Elizabeth and Newark Frank Majuri and Louis "Fat Lou" LaRasso. The Commission did not recognize the DeCavalcantes as an autonomous crime family until the regime of Sam DeCavalcante. 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Amari was recognized by US law enforcement as being heavily involved with extortion, labor racketeering, loansharking, and narcotics activities in Newark and New York City. DeCavalcante Crime Family Associate Sentenced By DiMaiolo Santolo March 10, 2020 Mario Galli III, 28, from Toms River New Jersey and an associate of the DeCavalcante crime family has been sentenced Today's mobsters arent as sophisticated as Asian, Russian or African organized criminals conducting high-end internet fraudin New Jersey, according to O'Malley. [16] Other top members, like Anthony Rotondo and Anthony Capo, also agreed to become government witnesses. Umberto Gallo ran a private mob social club as a base and was partners with his older brother in the shylock rackets. A Colombo Family Legend March 25, 2020 2023 American Mafia History A witness jotted the number down and noted that the killer tossed the guns into a stream. After being promoted to capo by former boss Filippo "Phil" Amari, . [15] To gain complete control of the DeCavalcante family, Majuri decided that he should murder Vincent Palermo, leaving himself in charge of the family. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The official criminal organization began with Simone DeCavalcante, known as "Sam the Plumber" and "The Count". NEWARK, N.J. - An associate of the DeCavalcante crime family was sentenced today to 76 months in prison for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the course of a drug crime, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. You just gotta put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life or somebody's gotta get a f----- jar of acid and throw it in his f----- face… Charles Beeps Stango said, according to a March 2015 federal court document alleging crimes by him and other accused members of the DeCavalcante crime family, the New Jersey mob outfit known as an inspiration for "The Sopranos" series on HBO. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. John Riggi helmed the DeCavalcante ship with a steely resolve for nearly 35 years even while Gambino boss John Gotti sought to sink it. Guarraci pleaded guilty and in January 2012 got off with six months of home confinement, followed by five years probation. Download the Asbury Park Press app today. [15] Riggi was in jail until November 27, 2012, and he died in 2015. The vaunted five families were faring even worse, to the point of virtual extinction. Rocco couldn't shake the sensation that the capo had discovered his true identity as a federal agent and was feeding him a final meal. La Cosa Nostras reign has waned in the last 10 to 15 years, diminished by prosecutions and infighting between criminal factions. The FBI is confident this is a severe blow to the La Cosa Nostra family. Or at the very least, the mutt had to be maimed. All five of the New York City crime families, plus the New Jersey DeCavalcantes and the Philadelphia mob have people placed in the port, according to Walter Arsenault, executive director of the. Sam was recorded talking about The Commission, his efforts as a Commission rep to help quell the Banana War and the Gallo-Profaci conflicts, casino operations in Vegas, and other very sensitive underworld secrets. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Riggi continued to run the family throughout the 1980s, with underboss Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo and Stefano Vitabile as consigliere,[11] after Frank Majuri died of health problems. 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DeCavalcante crime family capo Louis "Fat Lou" LaRasso went missing on Nov. 11, 1991, after shopping with his wife for his upcoming birthday party, and having dinner in their pregnant daughter . charged along with Stango were accused of discussing at a bar in Toms River in 2015 their plan for a prostitution business. Charles Stango is scheduled to appear later today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Koppe in Las Vegas, Nevada, federal court. But Guarraci and DeCavalcante and the others of that crime family are just criminals. After Riggi's conviction for racketeering, he appointed John D'Amato as acting boss of the family in 1990. [ Want to keep tabs on crime in New Jersey? Now in the year 2012 DeCavalcante are a strong Organized Loyal Mafia Family With over 7 Bases and 4 wars won. The DiMeo family had then been taken over by Jackie Aprile, who dies of cancer just like Jake Amari. By 2005, nearly 50 people connected with the DeCavalcante family were behind bars. All was seemingly settled until Amari became ill and died slowly of stomach cancer in 1997. Stango, now 75, ultimately opted for death, according to the document. Nicholas (Nicky Dell) Delmore was one of the original powers in Northern New Jerseys underworld - a very well-respected mafioso who eventually became boss. Never mind that DeCavalcante had transformed a bunch of ever-warring factions into an immensely profitable operation. Everything was caught on tape. At the height of his power, DeCavalcantes crime family was reported to oversee illicit activities worth over $20 million a year. The capoplannedto paytwo motorcycle gang members $25,000 each to kill the Elizabeth man, but the hit never came. 2023 Toronto Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. During Guarino's time as an informant, fellow mobster Joseph Masella was gunned down on the orders of Vincent Palermo. By far the smallest Mafia Family in the New York/New Jersey area, the tight-knit DeCavalcante mob, nonetheless, always maintained an inducted membership of anywhere from 35 to 50 made members and upwards of 100 close associates. Even so, legacymob activity in New Jersey is detailed in the records of recent federal prosecutions: The Port of New York and New Jersey is a longtime hotspot for organized crime, OMalley noted. Great acting.. He became a boss of acting as he played an acting boss. After the first season, a crew of remaining family members were recorded praising the shows realism and acting. 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. [16] Palermo realized they would likely spend the rest of their lives behind bars and decided to cooperate with the FBI in exchange for a lenient sentence. On several occasions between Dec. 12, 2014, and March 9, 2015, Stango and various conspirators were audio or video recorded conducting drug transactions with an undercover law enforcement officer. John Capozzi, 34, of Union, New Jersey; Mario Galli, 23, of Toms River, New Jersey; and Nicholas Degidio, 37, of Union, New Jersey, were also charged with cocaine distribution. Seglem explained they still make money with traditional ventures likelabor racketeering taking control of workers at a construction site and demanding a payout from the builders. He was also suspected of being a rat. Newark, NJ 07102, Newark:973-645-2700 Charlie "The Hat" Stango ran New Jersey's DeCavalcante crime family until he was busted by FBI agent Rocco and sent to prison for a decade. DeCavalcante always paid a good price when persuading judges and politicians and cops to sell their souls. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. He started hollering. Around the end of the first season, an actual FBI electronic device carried by an informant recorded members of the DeCavalcante family chatting about the show as they drove to a sit-down. The DeCavalcante crime family has been said to be the real-life inspiration for characters in "The Sopranos." Pictured are cast members of the hit TV drama from HBO. By stepping outside myth, the show brought the expectation that it would be something new and authentic. Riggi was promoted to the position of official boss, and he reaped the enormous benefits of large labor and construction racketeering,[10] loansharking, illegal gambling, and extortion activities. He was recorded telling Majuri of going with fellow mobster Gaetano Corky Vastola to visit someone who had failed to come in for a chat when summoned. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. An official website of the United States government. What characters, Rotondo said. Facebook Dressed in cargo shorts and a T-shirt and. Previously, the familys factions in Newark and Elizabeth littered the Meadowlands with corpses in a battle for control. New Jersey was a long restive region for organized crime, with no single boss and numerous criminal networks. The government is represented by Senior Litigation Counsel V. Grady OMalley and Assistant U.S. Attorney James Donnelly of the U.S. Attorneys Offices Organized Crime/Gangs Unit. The Genovese family controls the New Jersey side, according to Arsenault. [Colombo] sits like a baby next to Carl [Gambino] all the time, DeCavalcante said. And they were now finding themselves overshadowed by a TV show about a New Jersey crime family modeled after the DeCavalcante family. That has never stopped, OMalley said. The USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey learned the state remains a hunting ground for mobsters tied to Philadelphia and New York City. This caused a massive power vacuum within the family, with high-ranking members pushing to become the next boss of the DeCavalcante crime family. Pete Galletta was a "sleeper" DeCavalcante member who was involved in the Family's gambling rackets, yet unknown to law enforcement. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Charged With Murder Plot, Cocaine Distribution and Prostitution Business. Respect the Don and All Family Members. Galli was already on supervised release after a 30-month stint for a 2016 conviction for conspiring to distribute more than a pound of drugs. Button Guys of The New York Mafia. ignored and then continued working, the indictment notes. 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