Anthony Abbatemarco. One thing people tend to overlook is that he had cops on the payroll like other mobsters had, but that precinct where the gun that eventually killed Joe Colombo was in evidence months before the shooting, he had at least a squad of patrolmen and some higher ups on the pad. Persico fortunes turned on that day but he was a loyal Joe Colombo supporter, Anthony Abbatemarco gained a lot after Joe Colombo was out of the picture. Cops on the payroll, and Johnson having a vendetta against the Colombo family that went years back, Abbatemarco also having issues with Colombo and had the connections and resources to finally do something about it.