wow the new england family may turn into the boston famly with a crew in providence if these 3 guys get convicted. That will only leave providence with about 5-6 active members left.
It would make sense that providence could be consolidated to one crew with a capo who reports to boston
There's still quite a bit of mob activity in Providence. Below are cases involving that wing of the family in recent years...
In January 2005, as a result of an investigation into Mafia involvement in the Laborers Union and local construction industry, 3 Patriarca Family members and associates, including captain Matthew "Matty" Guglielmetti, who was also an official of LIUNA Local 271, were indicted in Providence on charges of conspiracy to distribute 67 kilos of cocaine brought through Rhode Island en route to Canada.
In February 2005, 15 Patriarca Family members and associates, including captain Joseph Achille, were indicted in Providence on charges of racketeering, conspiracy, running a sports betting operation that took in over $500,000 in bets in the months leading up to the Superbowl, weapons possession, trafficking in prescription drugs, and assault conspiracy involving Laborers Union jobs.
In January 2006, 24 people tied to the Patriarca Family, including Raymond "Scarface" Jenkins and Richard Angell, were indicted in Providence on charges of racketeering, organized criminal gambling and conspiracy involving a sports betting operation in Rhode Island and Massachusetts , which took in $3 million a month in bets and layoffs, as well as possession of marijuana and vicodin with intent to deliver.
In April 2006, Patriarca Family member, Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent , was indicted in Providence on charges of collecting two seperate vig payments of $2,000 a week from loans to 2 men of $100,000 each. In February 2009, St. Laurent was indicted in Providence on charges of murder conspiracy. In February 2010, the wife and son of St. Laurent were indicted in Providence on charges of extorting tribute payments from local bookmakers for reportedly between $800,000 and $1.5 million from 1988 to 2009.
In December 2006, 12 Patriarca Family members and associates, including Edward Lato, were indicted in Providence on charges of racketeering, conspiracy, running of a sports betting operation that took in over $675,000, as well as trafficking in marijuana, steroids, and vicodin.
In October 2008, the nephew of Patriarca Family boss, Luigi "Baby Shanks" Manocchio, a LIUNA Local 271 official, and a contractor were indicted in Providence on charges of labor racketeering, bribery, and receiving kickbacks for contracts.
In November 2008, 25 people tied to the Patriarca Family, including Nicholas "Nicky" Pari and Gerlad "Gerry" Tillinghast, were indicted in Providence on charges of racketeering, conspiracy, running a sports betting operation, trafficking in cocaine, marijuana, and vicodin, selling weapons, counterfeiting, and fencing stolen goods. In a follow-up case in February 2009, 30 additional people, including George Eunis and Donald St. Germain, were indicted in Providence on charges of racketeering, conspiracy, running a sports betting operation, extortion, selling firearms, insurance fraud, and marijuana trafficking.
In December 2008, 10 people tied to the Patriarca Family, including Jason McMahon and Michael Sepe, were indicted in Providence on charges of racketeering, conspiracy, running a sports betting operation that took in more than $400,000 in wagers in 2 months, as well as marijuana trafficking and weapons possession.
In November 2010, 27 people, including Patriarca Family associates Joseph and Richard Tiberi and Joseph Acchile, were indicted in Providence on charges of running a prescription drug trafficking ring that distributed oxycontin, oxycodone, percocet, and vicodin, conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver, soliciting another to commit a crime, an attempting to make an illegal bet.
In January 2011, and in a superseding indictment in March 2011, 4 Patriarca Family members and associates, including former Boss Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, and Thomas Iafrate, Richard Bonafligia, and Theodore Cardillo, were indicted in Rhode Island on charges of racketeering, conspiracy and extortion involving monthly protection payments of $4,000 to $6,000 from the owner of adult bookstores and 2 strip clubs from 1993 to 2011.
In May 2011, 24 Patriarca members and associates, including Edward Lato, Frank Marrapese Jr., Alfred Scivola, and Vincent Tallo, were indicted in Providence on charges of racketeering, conspiracy to commit extortion, loansharking, organized criminal gambling, bookmaking, illegal trafficking in prescription drugs, criminal solicitation, felony shoplifting, and marijuana possession.
