[20], In March 2015, the FBI arrested 10 members and associates of the crime family on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and distribution of drugs, including 71 year-old captain Charles "Beeps" Stango and 72 year-old consigliere Frank Nigro. Joseph Guerriero was a smart and capable soldier in the DeCavalcante Family and a rackets boss of the New Britain section of Connecticut. [32], A "street boss" will sometimes run several crews at once. U.S. Attorney Fishman credited the members of the FBIs Organized Crime Task Force under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel in Newark; the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, under the direction of Executive Director Walter Arsenault; the Bayonne Police Department, under the direction of Chief Drew Niekrasz; and the N.J. State Commission of Investigation, under the direction of Chairman Joseph F. Scancarella, with the investigation leading to todays charges. All Rights Reserved. You know, honesty and honorability, those things., Majuri replied, Yeah. FAX: 856-968-4917 He was also suspected of being a rat. It is part of the nationwide criminal network known as the American Mafia. When mob aficionados think of underworld machinations in the Big Apple, the Five Families have a place of pride. The Mafia"capo"had an employeeproblem. She opened the front door and spoke over the yapping of her schnauzer. Oliveri, Luigi Complaint. I have some questions regarding the Decavalcante Crime Family upon which the Sopranos are partly based: 1) When would you say the peak of this family was, and . Theyre now a low-grade fever, Seglem said. An era has come to the end for the New Jersey mafia and the DeCavalcante crime family with the death of long time boss Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi. He had recently doubled the number of made members and he was taking full advantage of his native states remarkable propensity for corruption at all levels of government. I thought he was gonna fly though the wall. They operate in the realm made mythic by The Godfather and their bosses are figures of legend. October 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Louis "Fat Lou" LaRasso (1926-November 11th, 1991) was an American mobster and the . The target was a former newspaper editor turned toxic waste entrepreneur. The killing was one of a litany of murders and other crimes listed in a racketeering indictment made possible by an informant who had been assisting the FBI for a decade. No, its not the Sopranos. Guarraci is 54. It also helped send him to prison. Charles Stango was also charged along with his son, Anthony Stango, 33 of Brick, New Jersey, with conspiring with members of his New Jersey-based crew to distribute cocaine and run a prostitution business. ]. A very unique hierarchy chart depicting the entire Brooklyn faction of NJ's Sam DeCavalcante Crime Family. Unrelenting law enforcement pressure was further diminishing the power of the DeCavalcante crime family as well. The popular Sopranos television series may helped make New Jerseys connections to the Mafia and organized crime a popular discussion topic at dinner tables across America. The latest "organized crime spotlight" report issued by the state focused instead on the notoriously violent street gang MS-13. He became a boss of acting as he played an acting boss. Heeney, James & Pali, Rosario Complaint Heeney and Pali were recorded on various occasions between Aug. 29, 2012, and March 14, 2013, providing undercover officers with quantities of cocaine in exchange for cash and counterfeit goods. Comello's attorney told theNetwork the incident is related to hate online, "including right-wing conspiracy websites and public comments made by politicians,Robert Gottlieb said. Nicknamed Sam the Plumber because of the plumbing supply store he operated as a business front, DeCavalcante was an ambitious Mafioso who managed to organize New Jerseys rackets like never before, and make them profitable. [15] Riggi was in jail until November 27, 2012, and he died in 2015. The DiMeo family had then been taken over by Jackie Aprile, who dies of cancer just like Jake Amari. 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It is the DeCavalcante crime family, the oldest mob in America. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. [15] Guarino spent ten years undercover working for the FBI. 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. Joseph Miranda became an alleged acting underboss/acting boss -- at the age of 83 -- after the mass 2003 arrests of the Family. His father was an Italian immigrant who moved to New York when he was a teenager. Download the Asbury Park Press app today. DeCavalcante and 54 associates were charged and tried in 1969. However, the familys declining fortunes coincided with the debit of the Sopranos, the hit television series depicting the lives of second-tier mafiosas operating out of New Jersey. During prohibition and afterwards, several New Jersey families controlled their own city-wide networks, and crews associated with the Five Families in New York staked out a claim on rackets in Jersey as well. 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. DAmato subsequently disappeared in the late 1990s, apparently after someone alleged to socially conservative mafiosos that he was bisexual. Francesco Majuri was a well-respected member of the underworld who started out as an alcohol bootlegger in the 1920s and 1930s. In fact, many of the characters and incidents within Sopranos are reported to have been inspired by DeCavalcante exploits. Anthony Comello was arrested in Brick andcharged in the fatal shooting. [13] Riggi continued to run the family from his jail cell, but he appointed Giacomo "Jake" Amari as his new acting boss. 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! This caused a massive power vacuum within the family, with high-ranking members pushing to become the next boss of the DeCavalcante crime family. When the transcripts were unsealed in court, it became apparent that the affair with secretary was just one of many liaisons. Northern New Jersey, but mainly in Newark and Elizabeth, which one cop likened to a Sopranos film set. The family also has its fingers in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and Miami. Arsenault described mob activity at the port today similar to the problems that prompted the formation of the commission: theft of cargo and containers, extortion of port workers and importationand sale of drugs. But despite Jersey playing little brother to the Big Apple, the DeCavalcante crime family's tentacles have a stranglehold on unions and construction in the New York area. "They are a very close-knit. However, in many cases DeCavalcante crime family activities were even more colorful than the fiction they later inspired. 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. In addition to Badami, the Jersey crew has frequently done hits for other families because of their low profile. He preferred The Count. (He told people his father had been an Italian marquis.). 1. I dont mind your asking, but I hope you appreciate my feelings.. The fictional closeted mobster Vito Spatafore met a similar fate in the HBO hit. He was arrested with Amanda Humphreys, 24, of Seaside Heights and Jason Vella, 37 of Berkeley Township. What follows below is a list of in-depth biographies for many of their more interesting members and associates. Badami kept controlling the crew up to the 1950s, but he was murdered in 1955 in what appears to have been another power struggle between the two factions. 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. Main Office: He wore a listening device and recorded conversations that mobsters would have about criminal business. Cosa Nostra is Cosa Nostra, he declared. [17], In 2001, 20 mobsters were charged with racketeering, seven murders, 14 murder conspiracies, attempted murder, extortion in the construction industry, and stock fraud. 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During Guarino's time as an informant, fellow mobster Joseph Masella was gunned down on the orders of Vincent Palermo. Copyright 2019-2023, Button Guys of The New York Mafia. DeCavalcante had hoped that he himself might get the honor and make his a sixth family. He owned Kenilworth Heating and Air Conditioning in Kenilworth, New Jersey as a legal front and source of taxable income, for which he gained the nickname "Sam the Plumber". Unrelenting law enforcement pressure was further diminishing the power of the DeCavalcante crime family as well. The USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey learned the state remains a hunting ground for mobsters tied to Philadelphia and New York City. 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 . Trenton:609-989-2190 James Gandolfinis parents came emigrated from Italy to New Jersey. When boss Giovanni John the Eagle Riggi wanted to curry favour with newly-minted Gambino boss John Gotti, he offered to do a hit. There was also Abner Zwillman, a Jewish gangster operating in Newark, and the Philadelphia crime family operating in South Jersey. Several customers became alarmed and exited the restaurant, without paying their bills. But still, the mob reigns eternal. After Riggi's conviction for racketeering, he appointed John D'Amato as acting boss of the family in 1990. At least one customer called 911 seeking police assistance.. Charged With Murder Plot, Cocaine Distribution and Prostitution Business. 3. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. He started hollering. Is this supposed to be us?. Stango, Charles et al. The DeCavalcante crime family operates out of Elizabeth, NJ and was started by Simone DeCavalcante in the early to mid 1900s. 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. Two of the notorious five New York crime families Lucchese and Genovese operate in New Jersey, mob experts said. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. The bosses of the five families on the other side of the Hudson River were busy hiding and pretending they were not in charge of anything when Guarraci strode right into Lennys Brick Oven Pizza in Washington Township, N.J. in August 2010 and announced that he was taking over the business. 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor He relocated to Sicily and was replaced by Nicholas "Nick" Delmore. HBO's fictional character Tony Sopranos stock in trade, the solid waste industry, also remains a moneymaking magnet, according to Seglem. "LaCosa Nostra" (Italian for "our thing") doesn't enjoy the same power it hadin decades past. 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. Vastola's conviction was later overturned. A witness jotted the number down and noted that the killer tossed the guns into a stream. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Please try again. [7][8] D'Amico fled the United States in 1937 after a failed assassination attempt ordered by Joseph Profaci. Sam DeCavalcante was the boss of the DeCavalcante Family who became notorious for undercover FBI recordings at his plumbing office. 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 allowed the Family to control major construction projects in both New Jersey and New York. Stango's case stands among the latest federal prosecutions of New Jersey Mafia figures, showing that despite the rise of other gangs, the old mob is still active in the Garden State. Amanda Humphreys, 24, of Seaside Heights and Jason Vella, 37 of Berkeley Township who were also arrested. It was around the mid-1980s that Riggi fell increasingly under the influence of Gambino crime family boss John Gotti.[12]. [23][24][25] Luigi Oliveri was charged with the possession of contraband cigarettes. Legalized sports gambling and a crackdown on opioids cut into their traditional cashflow. charged along with Stango were accused of discussing at a bar in Toms River in 2015 their plan for a prostitution business. Being that he was recorded saying this, it did little to improve his stature on the other side of the Hudson. DeCavalcante Crime Family Bosses Timeline (1920-Present) - YouTube Mafia Simone Rizzo "Sam" DeCavalcante (1912-1997), known as "Sam the Plumber", was a member of the New Jersey Mafia. "The DeCavalcante Crime family is one of the oldest Italian American Crime families in the United States based out of the NY/NJ areas," Mr. Rocco explained. 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. Like a lot of other crime families, the DeCavalcantes have had to deal with a slew of turncoats and canaries. But, he could turn instantly savage when his authority was challenged. The New Jersey crime family had a reputation for doing dumb things and as a result, became the Rodney Dangerfield of criminal organizations no respect. 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? I had a terrible dream about a bunch of cops! he exclaimed, adding that the secretary had featured in it. Mario Galli III, a DeCavalcante crime family associate who plead guilty to drug and firearm charges Mario Galli III, 28, from Toms River New Jersey and an associate of the DeCavalcante crime family has been sentenced to five years in federal prison - and probably much more. My pop was good friends with a lot of guys and ran cigarettes for the DeCalvacantes. 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. He landed in prison after seeking to curry favor with John Gotti by arranging the murder of a former newspaper editor turned toxic-waste dumper and potential informant. 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. You were screaming You had pearls on Everything was so screwed up Mary [his wife] woke me upsomething about pearls I dont remember.. Crime bosses came and left, and the turnover meant that there was no true power center. Nearly 1 pound of drugs and a loaded 9mm FEG Model PGK-9HP gun with 12 rounds were seized during the raids in September, said U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito. At the same time, a New York State report indicated that he and another Mafia family controlled 90-percent of the pornography stores in New York City. [16] This was the fourth indictment of the family since 1999. 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