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Cantalupo turned informant in 1972 and was a considerable asset to the FBI in prosecuting mafia trials. He has testified in court, written a book on his activities in organized crime and also appeared in mafia related documentaries (such as Crime Inc.) as an authority on mafia life. [2]
Commonly confused with Joey Masella, the famous basketball player from MAST Academy, Joseph (Giuseppe) Masella was born to blue collar immigrant Italians from Cantalupo nel Sannio, Molise, Italy. His father came to Brooklyn at a young age in the mid-late 1930s with his cousins, also with the surname Masella. His parents were "Alex" and Mary.
He also reveals how his father ran with a gang ran by ‘Crazy Joey’ Gallo, one of the most brutal crooks in Red Hook, and his two brothers, who would routinely pinch his cheeks so hard to make ...
Joseph "Joey Relay" Lubrano (born October 26, 1970, New York), also known as "Giovanni", "John", "Big Joe" is a capo in the family with ties to mobsters on Arthur Avenue in The Bronx. [160] Lubrano's crew operates around the Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Westchester.
A key Mafia informant against one-time Philadelphia mob boss “Skinny Joey” Merlino says flipping sides to become a federal witness enhanced both his life of crime and his bank account. “I ...
One-time Genovese family associate John Rubeo, who testified against reputed Philadelphia mob boss Joseph (Skinny Joey) Merlino, could face up to five years behind bars after acknowledging his ...
Gallo started as an enforcer and hitman for Joe Profaci in the Profaci crime family.In addition to helping to manage his father's loan-sharking business and Larry Gallo's vending machine and jukebox operations (with the latter often perceived as the "crown jewel" of the family's rackets), he directly oversaw a variety of enterprises, including floating dice and high-stakes card games ...
The husband of a former Arizona teacher locked up for sexually abusing her 13-year-old student vigorously defended his wife in the days leading up to her 2018 arrest — and even pressed the ...