With the release of the Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark, its time to take a closer look at the DeCavalcante family. The Genovese and the Gambino families were and are among the five New York families, the Ivy League of the Mafia. In fact, many of the characters and incidents within Sopranos are reported to have been inspired by DeCavalcante exploits. Which directive G.M. As part of the plan, their crew would establish a legal club as a front for the prostitution business in order to avoid law enforcement scrutiny. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. That all changed in the 1960s, when Simone Rizzo DeCavalcante came on the scene. And under his lead, the DeCavalcante spread money around to local politicians and often presented a veneer of legitimacy Riggi helped develop little league baseball fields and supported many charitable causes even as the family was committing serious crimes, extortion, and fraud across the state. And authentic it was, almost as if the FBI had just kept recording after DeCavalcantes death in 1997 and on through Amaris death and into the present day. Nicknamed Sam the Plumber because of the plumbing supply store he operated as a business front, DeCavalcante was an ambitious Mafioso who managed to organize New Jerseys rackets like never before, and make them profitable. When mob aficionados think of underworld machinations in the Big Apple, the Five Families have a place of pride. Joe Lolordo was a member of the Sam DeCavalcante Family and was reportedly involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929. [15] To gain complete control of the DeCavalcante family, Majuri decided that he should murder Vincent Palermo, leaving himself in charge of the family. [29], In 2016, Anthony Stango Jr. was sentenced to 6 years in prison after pleading guilty to using a telephone in interstate commerce to conduct a prostitution operation, conspiring to distribute five grams or more of cocaine, distributing more than $70,000 worth of cocaine, and possessing a shotgun as a convicted felon. Legalized sports gambling and a crackdown on opioids cut into their traditional cashflow. 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Hell do anything Carl wants him to do., DeCavalcante went on to say, Sometimes, Frank, the more things you see, the more disillusioned you become. Gallo was a strong ally and friend of Vincent Palermo's, and told him about Majuri's plans. Madonna, who was the Lucchese family acting boss, and DiNapoli were indicted in 2010 for racketeering, leading an organized New Jersey-based crime ring and other crimes by a state grand jury as . [19] Longtime acting boss Francesco Guarraci died of cancer in 2016. 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Nobodys going to respect us if we have a gay homosexual boss sitting down discussing La Cosa Nostra business, Capo later testified. If youre a real honest guy, you wind up [a] hunchback with headaches., A feeling that he had not received his due respect may have added to DeCavalcantes dislike for the nicknames Sam the Plumber (he owned a heating and plumbing company) and the Claw (he made sure to collect every usurious penny in loan sharking). The Family was active in many of the traditional rackets such as gambling, shylocking, labor union racketeering and corruption, extortion, and narcotics. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Michael Daly on the primordial crew behind HBOs beloved Mafiosi. Francisco Frank Guarraci hailed from Simone DeCavalcantes ancestral hometown of Ribera. He was a knockaround Jersey guy rising to power in the fictional DiMeo family, founded by Ercole DiMeo, who had been sent to prison just like Simone DeCavalcante. We got more DeCav's coming too. It is part of the nationwide criminal network known as the American Mafia. The DeCavalcante crime family, also known as the North Jersey Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia organized crime family that operates mainly in northern New Jersey, particularly in Elizabeth,[2] Newark, West New York,[3] and various other North Jersey cities and the surrounding areas in North Jersey. 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor Two of the notorious five New York crime families Lucchese and Genovese operate in New Jersey, mob experts said. His mother, Santa, worked as a high school cafeteria chef. DeCavalcante was sentenced to five years in prison. [15], Using information provided by Guarino, US law enforcement launched a large scale arrest on December 2, 1999 of over 30 members and associates of the DeCavalcante crime family. If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is. He was considered the new head of the New Jersey organization, but his reign proved to be very short, as there were multiple factions operating underneath who all conspired to take over. He rose to power in 1964, and he was incarcerated in 1969. The operators appealed the demand to DeCavalcante boss Sam DeCavalcante, who allegedly reduced the demand to $12,000 plus a negotiating fee of $3,800. Simone DeCavalcante also known as Sam the Plumber was a New Jersey mob boss in the 1960's and 1970's before retiring to Florida. 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. The Dec. 12, 2012 rubout of Gino DiPietro in South Philly tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the modern American Mafia. A resident in Bayonne, New Jersey prior to his conviction in 2002, Rago was reportedly inducted into the North Jersey-based DeCavalcante crime family after he, along with fellow soldiers Anthony Capo and Louis Consalvo . I run the show, the ensuing indictment quotes Guarraci screaming when the general manager balked at turning over the receipts. At the same time, a New York State report indicated that he and another Mafia family controlled 90-percent of the pornography stores in New York City. Hey, whats this f-ing thing, Sopranos? Joseph Tin Ear Sclafani asked. The popular Sopranos television series may helped make New Jerseys connections to the Mafia and organized crime a popular discussion topic at dinner tables across America. Im sorry, I hope everybody doesnt blame me, an informant would quote the hapless hitman saying before he himself was hit. But despite Jersey playing little brother to the Big Apple, the DeCavalcante crime family's tentacles have a stranglehold on unions and construction in the New York area. Guarraci is 54. The Network also found documents identifying recent New Jersey ties tothe Bonnano and Gambino families. And when The Sopranos hit the airwaves, a lot of wiseguys took umbrage. At least one customer called 911 seeking police assistance.. He is the last mafia boss of clout in the DeCavalcante crime family. He also claimed to be of Italian royal lineage, earning him the nickname "The Count". Guarraci pleaded guilty and in January 2012 got off with six months of home confinement, followed by five years probation. Carpenito also said that for the gun conviction, U.S. Judge Anne E. Thompson will add a mandatory five years to his sentence at a hearing scheduled for July 7 in Trenton. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Hearing Impaired: 856-968-4983 DeCavalcante had hoped that he himself might get the honor and make his a sixth family. 19311955 Filippo "Phil" Amari promoted to boss, 19551956 Nicholas "Nick" Delmore promoted to boss, 19561957 Francesco "Fat Frank" Majuri stepped down and became consigliere, 19571983 Francesco "Fat Frank" Majuri died in 1983, 19832006 Stefano "Steve the Truck Driver" Vitabile sentenced to life in 2006, overturned in 2008, released in 2013, 2006present Frank "Goombah Frankie" Nigro arrested 2015, This page was last edited on 3 April 2023, at 04:19. And they were now finding themselves overshadowed by a TV show about a New Jersey crime family modeled after the DeCavalcante family. The new boss was Giovanni John the Eagle Riggi. Being that he was recorded saying this, it did little to improve his stature on the other side of the Hudson. The longtime New Jersey mob godfather took over officially as boss in the early 1980's controlling the family for decades. DeCavalcante Crime Family Associate Sentenced By DiMaiolo Santolo March 10, 2020 Mario Galli III, 28, from Toms River New Jersey and an associate of the DeCavalcante crime family has been sentenced Comello's attorney told theNetwork the incident is related to hate online, "including right-wing conspiracy websites and public comments made by politicians,Robert Gottlieb said. Previous Thread: Next Thread : Print Thread: Page 1 of 3: 1: 2: 3: Decavalcante Crime Family questions #985271 01/24/20 04:53 PM 01/24/20 04:53 PM: Joined: Jun 2016 . Official websites use .gov Two of the restaurants waitresses, young women in their late teens, began to cry, the indictment says. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In March 1972, Vastola was convicted of extorting the dice game operators and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. But according to the Daily Beast, the dumbfella hitman stole license plates belonging to the wife of a fellow gangster. Please try again. Great acting.. The Commission did not recognize the DeCavalcantes as an autonomous crime family until the regime of Sam DeCavalcante. 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 . Unsurprisingly, the DeCavalcante Family were fans of the show. Stango, Charles et al. By far the smallest Mafia Family in the New York/New Jersey area, the tight-knit DeCavalcante mob, nonetheless, always maintained an inducted membership of anywhere from 35 to 50 made members and upwards of 100 close associates. has fought against New Jersey withdrawing from the commission, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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. The USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey learned the state remains a hunting ground for mobsters tied to Philadelphia and New York City. Riggi continued to run the family throughout the 1980s, with underboss Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo and Stefano Vitabile as consigliere,[11] after Frank Majuri died of health problems. Like a lot of other crime families, the DeCavalcantes have had to deal with a slew of turncoats and canaries. Giacomo Jake Amari became the acting boss and thumbed his nose at the five families by recruiting new members in New York and operating a social club in Little Italy. Riggi is said to have given the go-ahead from prison for a killer named Anthony Capo to dispatch DAmato. Simone Rizzo DeCavalcante - The Count Of New Jersey 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. 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