EDIT : Correction: CW-3 is most likely Vitale and CW-2 is Massino

"V. Asaro was elevated to the position of captain and reported to CW-2,
who was at that time the boss of the Bonanno family. After a few years,
CW-2 demoted V. Asaro to the position of soldier because he was
abusing his leadership position by “robbing” the individuals who
reported to him.

CW-3 testified at a trial in the Eastern District of New York
in 2006 that he called upon J. Asaro to dispose of the car in
which a Bonanno family captain named Gerlando Sciascia was
murdered, and J. Asaro complied and disposed of the car.

According to another cooperating witness (“CW-3”),6 as of the
early 2000s, V. Asaro was reporting to his son, defendant
Jerome Asaro, who was a captain in the Bonanno family.

CW-3 is a former high-ranking member of the Bonanno family who
pled guilty in the Eastern District of New York to
racketeering conspiracy, including multiple predicate acts of
murder, as well as extortion and illegal gambling, pursuant to
a cooperation agreement. CW-3 cooperated with the government
in the hopes of obtaining leniency at sentencing and
protection in the Witness Security Program. CW-3’s information
has been corroborated by other sources of information,
including but not limited to consensual recordings,
confidential sources, and cooperating witnesses. At
sentencing, the government moved, pursuant to U.S.S.G. §
5K1.1, for a downward departure based upon the substantial
assistance provided by CW-3 to the government; CW-3 was
sentenced to approximately seven years’ imprisonment.


Last edited by Giancarlo; 01/23/14 11:22 PM.