During that same time period, Stango worked to set up a prostitution operation in New Jersey. But creator David Chase is said to have drawn inspiration from real-life figures. [9], Between 1999-2005, about 45 men were imprisoned, including the familys consigliere and seven capos. His body has never been located. In addition to the Riggi conviction, other Violence, sex, drugs and money all feature heavily in the six-season American crime drama, which ran from 1999 to 2007. 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. union welfare and pension funds. In fact, the book starts with a story about Luigi Oliveri basically telling you he was going to beat you in a basement. 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There were two Mafia families based in New Jersey: the Newark family headed by Gaspare D'Amico, and the Elizabeth family headed by Stefano Badami. barred Riggi from any contact with union officials He couldve been a brilliant businessman. The DeCavalcante Crime family had begun. North Jersey comprises the northern portions of the U.S. state of New Jersey between the upper Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. typical of LCN such as gambling, loansharking, It operates on the . After the feds arrested a capo and nine other goodfellas from New Jersey's DeCavalcante crime family in 2015, the undercover FBI agent who'd infiltrated their outfit looked forward to his next . Task Force Officer (Former) Giovanni Rocco both Riggi and Gambino family boss John He is based on DeCavalcante crime family acting mob boss Giacomo "Jake" Amari. A guy that, if I found him talking to my wife, Id probably bend em three different ways, you know? Be a good boy.. by electronic surveillance devices, they now meet in The DeCavalcantes are, in part, the inspiration for the fictional DiMeo crime family of HBO's dramatic series The Sopranos. Main Office: The success of the investigation leading to Luigi Oliveri, 41, of Elizabeth, was charged with the possession of contraband cigarettes. 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. Samuel DeCavalcante was the most prominent boss of the New Jersey LCN. sentenced to 20 years in prison, it is unlikely he will And you have to be able to control all of that and become a neutral environment. routine activities. When Im doing presentations and sharing my story, Im relieving it and the trauma. Between June 6, 2013, and Nov. 6, 2013, Oliveri bought multiple cases of untaxed cigarettes from undercover law enforcement officers. The DeCavalcante crime family. Whilst DAmico was busy setting up shop in Newark, Badami was creating his own crime family in the smaller city of Elizabeth. 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.. They start blinking. The leadership of the DeCavalcante crime family is extremely close knit and most decisions are made after meetings in and around the Peterstown section of Elizabeth, where the group had used the Ribera Club and the Cafe Italia Meetings have also been held at the Holiday Inn in East Orange or the Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel at Newark . conversations from these locations, along with a the family was the 1985 racketeering conviction of It is part of the nationwide criminal network . How did you tackle your mental health, given all these pressures? FAX:973-645-2702 John Riggi had been business agent forLocal 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.. Newark, NJ 07102, Newark:973-645-2700 An official website of the United States government. He thinks the world of you. When I used to go for my psychological checkups, they really wouldnt want to deal with any issues that I had because they might end up labeling me DNR what we call Do Not Recommend. Basically, I would no longer be able to operate, but given I was working on a handful of cases, you can imagine the work it would affect. But in March of 1955 he is stabbed to death at Vitos Clam bar in Newark, New Jersey. Call the U.S. attorney. Hearing Impaired: 973-645-6227 Even at the end of my job, it was crazy. Thats what I would turn on and off. Law enforce- Many New York soldiers even requested transfers to Jersey as they wanted to serve under the great DeCavalcante. municipal sewer lines by a family associate Charles and Anthony Stango also allegedly planned to operate a high-end escort service targeting white collar businessmen and professionals in the Toms River area. A locked padlock or contractors, and ordered him to vacate any other I didnt have to do that when I was a young cop. He admitted that between December 2014 and March 2015, in conjunction with other family associates, he sold more than one-half a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent for at least $78,000. New York's Bonanno crime family in 1975, he had no idea what was about to happen. industry executives. tions in Central New Jersey. Stango, Charles et al. [15] 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. To minimize the possibility of being recorded Have a question about Government Services? Lock Stango and his associates in the DeCavalcante family met Rocco as "Giovanni Gatto," a young outlaw biker with little patience for bullshit and a knack for acquiring, and reselling, illegal goods. [14] To gain complete control of the DeCavalcante family, Majuri decided that he should murder Vincent Palermo, leaving himself in charge of the family. Luigi Oliveri, 41, of Elizabeth, was charged with the possession of contraband cigarettes. You want to be a somebody, Ill make you a somebody! Rocco recalls Stango telling him. Frauds perpetrated against long distance He died in 1964, and his nephew Simone DeCavalcante was installed as new boss of the officially recognized "DeCavalcante crime family" of North Jersey. Ercole " Eckley " DiMeo, was the founder and former longtime boss of the DiMeo crime family . The Reign of Sam the Plumber. I recently reached out to Rocco to discuss the thrill of infiltrating the family that inspired The Sopranos, the agony of risk and reward as an undercover agent and the trauma of surviving it all. Interestingly, the family After DeCavalcante left prison in the mid-1970s, he appointed Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi as acting boss of the family while he stayed semi-retired in Florida. has expanded its operations beyond these now- Shout Box As leaders, Amuso and Casso ordered a large number of murders. He wasnt going to do it. homicide was most likely sanctioned by that the DeCavalcante family has been able to extort I didnt get to talk about my own anxiety. I was able to apply the skills for de-escalation more easily than your average undercover because Id lived such a traumatic life. He thought about the first time Stango told him he loved him. "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. Both used the official boss as a lightning rod for the FBI. While still in charge, he relocated to Sicily and was replaced by Nicholas "Nick" Delmore. Joseph LaSelva was "underboss" of the DeCavalcante Family along with Frank Majuri, which was a rarity in a Cosa Nostra Family. NEWARK, N.J. An associate of the DeCavalcante crime family of La Cosa Nostra was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for selling 1,915 grams of cocaine, planning a prostitution operation and possessing a 12-gauge shotgun as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. 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. Johnny Boy had been promoted to Caporegime in the 80s by Riggi, and built his reputation in labour and construction racketeering operations with prominent New Jersey mobsters Giacomo Amari and Girolamo Palermo. One other capo of notice is Anthony "Tough Tony" Provenzano. Giovanni Gatto is partly a character you made up for undercover work, but also deeply inspired by your actual life. Delmore kept running the organization until he became ill in the early 1960s, and the rebellious times of New Jersey had ended. This included for five charges of murder, eight of conspiracy to murder, gambling, loansharking and extortion. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Riggi used his power and influence to place subcontractors and workers at various construction projects around the state, and the DeCavalcantes were able to steal from union welfare and pension funds. Im proud of you. with a bank president and an attorney, in a money other defendants were acquitted. I am so sorry.. It is not known who is the boss in his absence. DeCavalcante crime family operates mainly in northern New Jersey. 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. New Jersey's DeCavalcante crime family has always been considered the smaller cousin of the surrounding five families in New York and the one in Philadelphia. Free shipping for many products! And if my doctor says, Hey, this guy Giovanni needs a six- or nine-month hiatus on a beach, chances are, I probably wont be operational again after that. 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. corporate officials, thereby enhancing their already Or make a movie. And Id have to say, Listen, well, Im here to see you, so. 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. A murdering machine. The current numerical or operational strength of the organization is currently unknown, but it is thought that Charles \"Big Ears\" Majuri is the current boss of the family, which though a shell of its former self, heavily damaged by informants and federal investigations. Despite not being one of the notorious Mafia Five Families of New York, the group worked closely with their counterparts - as mirrored in the HBO TV show. Will Vin Sant Leave You Jacked or Scammed? Camden:856-757-5026 that may have had the most devastating impact on Hes got that idiot of a son, Anthony, and his other son, who doesnt talk to him much, so its good that you guys have each other, she informed him. Trenton:609-989-2190 The Commission remains committed to working with all its law enforcement partners to eliminate organized crime in and around the port district, Walter Aresenault, Executive Director of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, said. family and an organizer for Local 1814 of Defense counsel: Gary Mizzone Esq., Little Falls, New Jersey, District of New Jersey Sam would always through a generous christmas bash to celebrate the holidays and he was almost generous in the community. [14] In retaliation, Vincent Palermo decided to have Majuri murdered. Elizabeth, NJ: Death of a Don: With Michael DeGeorgio, Robert T. Buccino, Jerry Capeci, Gregory B. Smith. new opportunities in other locales. Until October of 1989, Riggi, along with his The DeCavalcante crime family is an organized crime family that operates in Elizabeth, New Jersey and surrounding areas in the state and is part of the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). nection with the federal investigation of After nearly two and a half years of undercover investigation, Giovanni Rocco sat in the spacious home of his mentor, Charlie Stango, eating sauteed shrimp made by one of the most powerful people in the DeCavalcante mafia 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". Then you start hearing it: Hey buddy, you gonna see your friends all night? DeCavalcante crime family in New Jersey was hit by a massive FBI bust which led to the arrest of ten alleged wiseguys.. Charges range from illegal prostitution , illegal gambling, and plotting to murder a fellow mobster. two sons, John J. and Vincent, had been virtually [14] It is unknown how much influence, if any, John Riggi still maintained in the family. Orange or the Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel at . Critics have praised the hit series, about a mob boss and his family, for its writing, cast, style and themes.. Violence, sex, drugs and money all feature heavily in the six-season American crime drama, which ran from 1999 to 2007. the Longshoreman's Union, was killed in Though its ranks have been thinned by countless convictions and its own internal bloodletting, traditional organized crime remains a real problem, U.S. Attorney Fishman said. Another case that took place in late 1989 Other key Riggi associates remain under According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: Stango was arrested March 12, 2015, as part of a sweep of 10 members of the DeCavalcante crime family, which operated in New Jersey and elsewhere. He didnt expect it would leave him angry, depressed and wondering whether the betrayals were worth it. It operates on the other side of the Hudson River from the Five Families of New York, but it maintains strong relations with many of them, as well as with the Philadelphia crime family and the Patriarca crime family of New England. Authorities also arrested three members of a separate crew of the crime family: James Heeney, 35, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Rosario Pali, 35, of Linden, New Jersey, were charged with conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. jobs, goods and services from the construction in-dustry in New Jersey. Since Vastola has been Local 394 of the International Brotherhood of Laborers and Hod Carriers in Elizabeth and Laborers Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. It all unfolded under the wings of Stango, who eventually hand-picked Rocco to murder a cocky and unpredictable DeCavalcante mobster named Luigi Oliveri. Ill do something beforehand. [15] This resulted in the arrest of 12 more men less than a year later. Make a deal. However, on October 16, 1989, Riggi, his sons, and two He is said to have based characters on the DeCavalcante family, also based in New Jersey like the Sopranos. 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 Aresenault; 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. Riggi continued to run the family throughout the 1980s, with underboss Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo and Stefano Vitabile as consigliere,[10] after Frank Majuri died of health problems. Roccos story details not just the toil of infiltrating a mob, but the lack of support in the aftermath of the arrests. The leadership of the DeCavalcante crime family is extremely close knit and most During The case left his brain on edge and his heart emotionally ragged. 1. investigation in connection with this case. It still causes trouble at home. But he reminded me so much of an uncle who was an older brother to me, who passed away. Filippo \"Phil\" Amari took control of the crime family. They recognized him as the official boss of the New Jersey mob, which helped tamp down much of the vicious in-fighting that had occurred in Jersey over the previous decades. The DeCavalcante crime family, which he led, was accused of demanding payoffs for labor peace, imposing no-show jobs and promoting loan-sharking, sweetheart contracts and gambling, among other things. It was that murder plot, and Roccos careful recording and documentation of the evidence, that ultimately got Stango and others thrown in prison. [12] Riggi continued to run the family from his jail cell, but he appointed Giacomo "Jake" Amari as his new acting boss. laundering scheme. You should write a book! Newark International Airport. Email Email. Main Office: Girolamo Jimmy' Palermo, Vinny Oceans, and Charles Big Ears Majuri would sit at the top, with Stefano \"Steve the Truck Driver\" Vitabile, acting as consigliere. Sep 16, 2020 - Explore AmericanMafiaHistory.com's board "DeCavalcante Crime Family", followed by 505 people on Pinterest. I could turn it up or down, because sometimes Giovanni Gatto had to eat a little more humble pie in front of certain people. John "Johnny Boy" D'Amato (died January 1992) was a New Jersey mobster and former acting boss of the DeCavalcante crime family.After being recruited by Gambino crime family boss John Gotti to take over the family, he was suspected of engaging in homosexual activity and was murdered in January 1992. Rocco was incredulous about pulling the trigger himself, but Stango already had big plans for his boy, telling him it was a chance to truly join the family. In addition to the prison term, Judge Walls sentenced Stango to serve five years of supervised release. But The Sopranos and DeMeo Family are based on a variety of mobsters from Jersey, New York, and other places. Posing as jewel thief "Donnie Brasco," Pistone spent the next six years undercover in the Family, witnessing-and sometimes participating in-the Mafia's gruesome activities while gathering enough evidence to send over 200 gangsters to jail. It is part of the nationwide criminal network known as the American Mafia. At the same time, a New York State report indicated that he and another Mafia family controlled 90% of pornography stores in New York City. What did you learn about managing a situation like that? Heeney, James & Pali, Rosario Complaint his conviction indicates that one of the larger New Oliveri, Luigi Complaint, District of New Jersey That was the hardest time for me. maintained its interests in other criminal activities He wore a listening device and recorded conversations that mobsters would have about criminal business. I sat across from a lot of killers when I worked homicide. 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. Authorities also arrested three members of a separate crew of the crime family: James Heeney, 35, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Rosario Pali, 35, of Linden, New Jersey, were charged with conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. 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 prostitution business, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Tickle Me Kaczynski: How the Inventor of the Ultimate Elmo Toy Became a Unabomber Suspect, The Unexpectedly Sweet Story Behind Those Viral Semi-Truck Pregnancy Photos. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, Decavalcante Crime Family Associate Gets Six Years In Prison For Cocaine Distribution, Planning A Prostitution Business, U.S. Attorney Sellinger Announces Implementation of New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy, Saudi Arabian National Charged with Interstate Transportation of Stolen School Bus, Brooklyn Man Indicted for Interstate Transportation of Stolen Goods. 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. Mobsters need places to conduct business, socialize, and dine. But instead of celebrating the end of a major case, Rocco went home and pondered his life, feeling empty and drinking to fill the void. I just swallowed the trauma things like a young child dying in my arms and went out and drank and got into fights. A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. I Wore Magnetic Underwear for a Week to See If It Would Give Me a Boner of Steel. Camden:856-757-5026 Its now what I bring to the table in teaching young people in law enforcement because when you get into a bad situation and it escalates, you have to control the moment and regulate yourself. If he had just applied himself to a trucking company, he wouldve been brilliant. Since Local 394 provides laborers to 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. 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