Ten members and associates of the Gambino crime family had been arrested and accused of strong-arming their means into New York City rubbish hauling and demolition companies, government stated Wednesday.
At least 4 of the defendants had been accused of wielding a baseball bat as a part of their intimidation ways to achieve access to these profitable fields, prosecutors stated.
The males face a 16-count indictment, unsealed in federal courtroom in Brooklyn, which contains allegations of racketeering conspiracy, extortion, witness retaliation and union-related crimes (*10*) consistent with a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“As alleged, for years, the defendants committed violent extortions, assaults, arson, witness retaliation and other crimes in an attempt to dominate the New York carting and demolition industries,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace stated in a remark.
Alleged Gambino arranged crime family soldier Diego “Danny” Tantillo and associates Vito Rappa and Kyle “Twin” Johnson allegedly threatened a sufferer within the carting industry with a baseball bat and set fireplace to the stairs of his space, broken one in every of his vehicles and assaulted an affiliate, prosecutors stated.
In any other alleged incident, Tantillo and Johnson “coordinated a violent hammer assault on the dispatcher” of a demolition corporate that left the sufferer “bleeding and seriously injured,” consistent with the federal government.
“Today’s arrests reflect the commitment of this Office and our law enforcement partners, both here and abroad, to keep our communities safe by the complete dismantling of organized crime,” Peace stated within the remark.
The record of suspects was once crowned by way of Joseph Lanni, often referred to as “Joe Brooklyn” or “Mommino,” an alleged Gambino captain
Alleged Gambino squaddies Angelo “Fifi” Gradilone and James LaForte additionally face charges.
Francesco “Uncle Ciccio” Vicari, Salvatore DiLorenzo, Robert Brooke and Vincent “Vinny Slick” Minsquero had been additionally implicated.
The defendants are accused of serving to each and every different to more than a few advantages within the type of no-show jobs that introduced pay and union advantages, officers stated.
DiLorenzo allegedly equipped Rappa with this sort of place, and Tantillo is accused of arranging for Gradilone to get a no-work gig.
Attorneys for DiLorenzo, Lanni, Gradilone and Tantillo may now not be right away reached for remark Wednesday, and Johnson’s attorney declined to remark.
It wasn’t right away transparent if the remainder of the defendants had employed or been assigned legal professionals by way of overdue Wednesday afternoon.
DiLorenzo was once launched after posting $500,000 bond.