Originally Posted By: stern49
Originally Posted By: strococs
Originally Posted By: Giacomo_Vacari
Good info Stern. I had always thought that Giovanni was independent. Not sure who skinny was selling cocaine with in cali, but it was Fratianno's testimony that sent Velotta to Prison.


fratiannos testimony didn't send him to prison at least in the drug case in 1983. He was only a bad character witness against Skinny. Since Fratianno wasn't involved in the deal his testimony was only used in background. He was already sunk. Skinny had a weak defense that he was only guilty of setting up the informant to rob him not sell him dope.


Thanks to both of you. Skinny sure did a lot of time, went to prison in 1983 or 1984 and got out in 1995. That's a lot of time away.


I am sure Skinnys long criminal record didn't help. But ultimately he can thank Allie Calabrese of Cleveland for getting pinched. He is the one who set up the deal .