Assistant U.S. From 2008 to 2009, the defendants operated a prostitution business where young women and girls -- including an underage girl who was 15 years old at the time -- were exploited and sold for sex. Experts believe that Anastasia's underboss Carlo Gambino helped orchestrate the hit to take over the family. But Nino had to obey Castellanos hit command. In reality, Martino operated companies that earned millions of dollars. His perfected way of murdering and packaging bodies was named the Gemini method for the location and procedures used. Gambino Family. [6][7], According to a 2007 New York Post article on the establishment of a "cooperative venture" with FBI agents stationed in Rome and Italian National Police working at the FBI Headquarters in Washington, Mannino once tried to get Frank Sinatra to help crooner Al Martino find work in Las Vegas, and was a "rising crime-family star". Attempted Murder of John Doe: Gambino family soldiers Vincent Gotti, Richard G. Gotti, and Angelo Ruggiero, Jr. are charged with the May 2003 conspiracy to murder, and attempted murder, of John Doe as a racketeering act. As a result, Marino, working with various co-conspirators, including John J. Gotti (who was then Boss of the Gambino Family) and Salvatore Gravano (who was then Underboss) set out to kill Spinelli to prevent him from further testifying. The defendants also made the women available for sex to gamblers at a weekly, high-stakes poker games that Orefice and his crew ran. DiGuglielmo and Sbarra, an innocent bystander, were killed in the drive-by shooting. He was. In the days leading up to January 10, 1983, Roy DeMeo, the former butchers apprentice and creator of the Gemini method to dispose of murder victims for the Gambino crime family, felt trapped between a law enforcement task force pursuing him and members of his own crew who feared hed turn on them to avoid a long prison sentence. Former Assistant Deputy Attorney General Thomas Melanson assisted in the investigation. We will not rest until we rid our communities and businesses of the scourge of organized crime., Inspector General Heddell, United States Department of Labor, stated, Todays RICO indictment represents a significant milestone toward eradicating a far-reaching and insidious conspiracy involving some of the largest construction companies in New York City that are owned, controlled, and/or influenced by the Gambino organized crime family. Twelve defendants were arrested early this morning by the FBI, and Maiurro remains at large. The guys, some clad only in underwear to avoid stains, would drag the body to the bathroom, let it bleed out down the shower drain, then put the corpse on a swimming pool liner spread in the living room, cut the body up, place the pieces in plastic bags and finally in separate cardboard boxes for delivery to Brooklyns Fountain Avenue dump. 3 on list of Top 5 most notorious Mob hitmen. [8], In March 2019, Gambino soldier Paul Semplice, 55, was given a 28-month prison term for running a loan-sharking operation, after pleading guilty in October 2018 to loaning money to a stressed-out business owner and a gambling addict who wound up dying from a stroke. Photo: Getty Images . Sammy is responsible for helping the FBI bring down powerful Gambino boss John Gotti for good after he turned against the family. Roy said, We have to cut them up, Arena said. In his guilty plea, MARINO admitted that he gave his co-conspirators the green light for the murder to proceed. Nino took notice of DeMeos misstep of murdering an innocent civilian. Beginning in 2015, the family was headed by Frank Cali until his assassination outside his Staten Island home on March 13, 2019. Bonanno crime family, New York City-based organized crime syndicate with roots dating back to the late 19th century in Sicily. His crew plotted against him, and he was murdered in 1957. THE Gambino mob family was founded in the 1900s and was known as one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City. Salvatore DAquila was murdered in 1928 and control of the Family went to Frank Scalise. Modica and DiGuglielmo became involved in a drug-related dispute. Scarsdale, New York, GEORGE CAMPOS The Murders of Robert Arena and Thomas Maranga: Gambino family captain Nicholas Corozzo is charged with the January 1996 double murder of Luchese family associate Robert Arena and Arenas friend, Thomas Maranga. According to the indictment previously filed in Manhattan federal court, the guilty plea proceedings, and the record of the case: DANIEL MARINO, a longtime member of the Gambino Family, was a boss who presided over at least 200 fully inducted or made mafia members, as well as hundreds of associates who committed crimes on behalf of the family. The defendants then advertised the prostitution business on Craigslist and other websites. The other 12 defendants pled guilty over the past several months. Scarsdale, New York, FRANK TARUL (also known as Bones) The Attorney Generals Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) and its law enforcement partners developed an informant and successfully ran that informant deep inside the Gambino family. Marino, Orefice, Difiore, Scotto, Michael Scarpaci and Thomas Scarpaci are charged with making and collecting extortionate extensions of credit -- commonly known as "loansharking." My office stands firmly committed to working with our law enforcement partners to combat this type of labor racketeering and organized crime., New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gil-Hearn said, DOI will continue to work with its law enforcement partners and focus on this ongoing effort to drive out construction fraud in the City., Richmond County District Attorney Donovan stated, This indictment is a prime example of the strong collaborative efforts of law enforcement agencies in this region, today striking a major blow against organized crime in our community., Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor Executive Director De Maria stated, For 55 years the Commission has spearheaded and actively participated with various state, federal, and local law enforcement authorities in a multitude of successful investigations which have led to countless criminal prosecutions and administrative action against waterfront- related figures. Salvatore DAquila was the first recognized boss of what is now called the Gambino Family, leading a large Palermitani faction in New York City as they emigrated. He remained in power even after Murder, Inc. was smashed in the late 1940s, and took over his family in 1951by all accounts, after murdering the family's founder Vincent Manganowhich was then recognized as the Anastasia crime family. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, The Gambino family was an Italian-American Mafia crime family, Albert Anastasia ran the Gambino family from 1951 to 1957, Carlo Gambino ran the Gambino family from 1957 to 1976, Aniello Dellacroce was the Gambino family's underboss, Paul Castellano ran the Gambino family from 1976 to 1985, John Gotti ran the Gambino family from 1985 to 1990, John Gotti Jr ran the Gambino family from 1992 to 1999, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano helped the FBI bring down the Gambino family, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). NEW YORK, N.Y. (February 7, 2008) Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced that a multi-agency investigation led by his Organized Crime Task Force culminated today in the indictment of 62 members and associates of the Gambino, Genovese and Bonanno crime families including the Gambino familys boss, underboss, and consigliere. According to the indictment and the detention memorandum filed today, the Gambino family profited from extortion related rackets at construction sites in the New York City metropolitan area, including the proposed NASCAR construction site located in Staten Island and the Liberty View Harbor construction site located in Jersey City, among others. Martino and Campos were. Southern District of New York (212) 637-2600. We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalized content, and analyze our traffic. DIFIORE and BORGIA trafficked in narcoticsincluding cocaine and oxycodonefor and on behalf of the Gambino Family. The plan to tamper with the jury was called off, however, when GOTTI came to believe that the jury would not convict him, even without outside interference. Gelb was a Brooklyn Criminal Court Officer who, several years earlier, had approached Carneglia in a Queens diner after Gelb determined that Carneglia was carrying a firearm. Carlo Gambino Italian-American crime boss of the Gambino crime family. New and updated bios will be highlighted under the Gambino Family Spotlight tab in thesidebar column. Salvatore D'Aquila was murdered in 1928 and control of the Family went to Frank Scalise. Assistant United States Attorneys Keith D. Edelman and Kayla C. Bensing are in charge of the prosecution, assisted by EDNY Special Agent Erik Nesbitt. Frank Cali was reputedly the head of the Gambino family. "Gambino murder sparks Mafia rumor mill: 'A couple of guys got to get killed now', "Gambino Family Members Sentenced to Prison for 15 Years", "Witness Gives Step-by-Step Description of Killing", "Who will be next Gambino boss? United States Attorneys Office The Gambino mob family includes: Albert Anastasia 10 Albert Anastasia ran the Gambino family from 1951 to 1957 Credit: Getty The Gambino crime family is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia. Age: 51 Born March 12, 1945, Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, 76, is known as a former mobster who served as the underboss of the Gambino crime family. The Murder of Michael Cotillo: Carneglia is charged with the murder of Gambino family associate Michael Cotillo as a racketeering act. 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Modica is charged with the double murder of James DiGuglielmo and Richard Sbarra. The Gambino Family, with an estimated formal membership of over 250 men and several thousand associates, and such capable leaders through the decades as Francesco (Don Cheech) Scalice, Aniello (Neil) Dellacroce, Ettore (Terry) Zappi, Joseph N. Gallo, James (Jimmy Brown) Failla, and the notorious Carmine (The Doctor) Lombardozzi. Orefice and Modica each supervise crews that include Dominick Difiore, Anthony Manzella, Michael Scotto, Michael Scarpaci, Thomas Scarpaci, David Eisler and Salvatore Borgia, all of whom are charged with racketeering and racketeering conspiracy. Carlo Gambino was arguably the most powerful boss of the Five New York Crime Families. Scalise only stayed in power for three years, but the next crime boss, Vincent Mangano ruled for two decades and helped to better establish the family as one of the biggest criminal organizations in the world. He regularly kicked bundles of cash from the car ring up to Castellano. They are generally listed in alphabetical order. When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type. DeMeo was a loanshark, and with his crew made a fortune stealing luxury cars from New York streets four to seven vehicles a night. This story has been shared 666,592 times. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited.