He was busted with 14 others guys back in 2009, including fellow captain Anthony Sclafani and acting captains Joseph Loiacono and Anthony Pipitone, on charges of racketeering, bookmaking, video poker machines, loansharking, marijuana trafficking, check forgery, weapons possession, among other crimes. The case was out of the Eastern District in New York but included Bonanno activities in New Jersey, which Sammartino is said to oversee.