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James Galante (born January 5, 1953) is an American convicted felon and associate of the Genovese crime family, [1] owner of the defunct Danbury Trashers minor-league hockey team and a defunct racecar team fielding cars for Ted Christopher, and ex-CEO of Automated Waste Disposal (AWD), a company that holds waste disposal contracts for most of western Connecticut and Westchester and Putnam ...
Carmine Galante (Italian: [ˈkarmine ɡaˈlante]; February 21, 1910 – July 12, 1979) was an American Mafioso who was de facto boss of the Bonanno crime family of New York City. Galante was rarely seen without a cigar hanging from his mouth, leading to the nickname " The Cigar " and " Lilo ", "after the Italian slang word for a stubby little ...
He weighed 350 pounds, married a woman named Donna, and fathered several children. Trinchera was indicted in 1972 for the inquiry into the murder of Joe Gallo, but was released on $5,000 bail. [2] After the murder of Carmine Galante in 1979, a fight for control of the family started.
Dominick Napolitano (June 16, 1930 – August 17, 1981), also known as Sonny Black, was an American Mafia caporegime in the Bonanno crime family.He is known for unwittingly allowing FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone to become an associate in his crew and nearly having him become a "made man."
On April 3, 1971, Valachi died of a heart attack while he was serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna, in Anthony, Texas. [20] Marie K. Jackson of Niagara Falls, New York , claimed Valachi’s body and he was buried four days later at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Lewiston, New York .
John Amos’s cause of death has been confirmed, just over a month after he died on August 21 aged 84. The Good Times actor died from congestive heart failure at a Los Angeles hospital, according ...
Bentvena was a protégé street soldier for Carmine Fatico. In May 1958, Bentvena became a member of what would become known as the Ormento Group, a heroin smuggling ring (named after John Ormento, a capo in the Lucchese crime family, the "CEO" of the group); "Managing Directors" were Carmine Galante and Anthony Mirra.
The former partner of singer-songwriter James Morrison took her own life after suffering from mental health difficulties, an inquest has heard.. Gill Catchpole, 45, was found dead by Morrison at ...