Michael DeSantis has quite a story with the Lucchese Family, the longtime staunch Amuso loyalist has been waiting since 1989 for the current position he is in.
DeSantis made his money from an auto body shop in Brooklyn that he owned and his interests in waste carting firms but he wasn’t renowned for his ability to make money, it was for his quality as a shooter.
On December 7, 1988, DeSantis and Richard Pagliarulo shot Angelo Sigona to death in a car in Brooklyn.Angelo Sigona dated the daughter of Casso’s neighbor. The neighbor approached Casso to ask Casso to kill Sigona because his daughter did not want to date Sigona any longer, and because Sigona continued to harass her
DeSantis was the one who buried John Sonny Morrissey on September 17, 1989, which led him to becoming a Made Man in November of 1989.
On September 18, 1991, DeSantis along with capos Anthony Baratta and Frank Lastorino and soldier Frankie Frederico conspired to kill Alphonse D'Arco in the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan but failed.
DeSantis walked into the Kimberly hotel wearing a bulletproof vest and a gun in his waistband, D'Arco spotted the gun, while DeSantis went to hide the gun in the bathroom, D'Arco made his escape and defected to become a government witness.
In November 1989, DeSantis was inducted into the crime family along with Richie Pagliarulo, Frank Federico and two others the ceremony conducted by boss Vic Amuso, underboss Anthony Casso, capos Al D'Arco, Sal Avellino, Peter Chiodo, Bobby Amuso, Frank Lastorino and Anthony Baratta.
DeSantis was arrested on December 22, 1992, charged with 2 murders and with being part of five failed mob hits for Amuso.DeSantis served 18 years in prison for the 2 murders, he was released on June 28th,2010.7 years later DeSantis became the Acting Boss after sending a letter to imprisoned for life boss Vic Amuso with the message “There are guys out here loyal to you who want to bring the family back to Brooklyn“
This post was taken from Reddit “Little_Al1991” that is me, I first posted this on Reddit and thought it would be useful to post on here.
