https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-metro-gambino-torch-111618-story.html

Interesting the douchebag whos walking in with Joey Merlino to court every day is this 25 yr old Gambino associate.

I believe his latest case he got convicted on had him connected to only the Genovese. Anyone have more info or an educated guess about this?

I just can’t believe Joey would be walking into court with this kid. Just shows how much Joey loves the life.

I thought that guy was a teenager. I just assumed he was some kid.



This thing of ours isn't what it once was.

If you look at the pictures from Merlino entering and exiting the trial every day, this kid is always there right beside him—even though Merlino's longtime Man Friday, Ray Wags, is also often in the pictures in the background. I wonder if Tuccio was the one driving Joey every day.

Wonder whats the connection a queens 25 yr old kid and yhe philly boss. His dad must have been in prison with joey

I wonder if they are talking about Ceasar and anthony Gurino Howard Beach capos maybe the kid Gurino is a nephew.

Thats a good point Ange i didnt think about that. Im with pmac what is a 25 yr old Gambino Associate from NY doin walkin the boss of Philly into court everyday?

Moe- haha i know when i first saw this kid i thought he was Joeys like 16 yr old nephew or some shit his hairs slicked back like hes goin for his school picture

http://gangsterreport.com/the-nyc-t...-might-join-philly-mob-boss-behind-bars/

Seems scott reported on it too but didnt offer much in terms of the connection?

He mentions Joey is close to the Perna crew of the Lucchese, does he mean Ralph or the sons who got busted a few yrs ago? I believe theyre all made but some more knowledgeable north jersey guys can pry set that straight

Apparently the kid has some serious connections, I don't think a boss like Merlino is going to let just anybody follow him around.

Mikey unfortunatly the Daily News can't be seen from the european countries,can you post the whole article?

Here you go Furio...


Talk about your childish Gambinos.

Three men tied to the notorious “organized” crime family torched a car to intimidate a businessman, but botched the job when one member of the thick-headed trio caught fire and was captured on tape scurrying away, federal prosecutors said Friday.

Peter Tuccio, Jonathan Gurino and Gino Gabrielli chased down the businessman in Dec. 2015 after seeing him leave a Howard Beach smoke shop, eventually confronting him outside a pizza parlor, a newly unsealed indictment revealed.

Tuccio then allegedly asked the man about a Gambino capo he owed money to and made mention of his Mercedes.

Later that night, the man watched his car burn. But his home security camera also captured the blaze.

The footage revealed Gabrielli dousing the Mercedes with liquid, the car bursting into flames and Gabrielli sprinting from the scene with his leg aflame.

The pants-on-fire perp and Tuccio were later captured on surveillance video walking into Jamaica Hospital, according to prosecutors.

Gabrielli pleaded guilty to arson in August 2016. Tuccio and Gurino were indicted Friday.

“Organized crime families have long relied on extortion and threats of violence in exchange for so-called ‘protection,’” said FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William Sweeney. “As alleged, the defendants set a man's car on fire to send a message, but now they are the ones feeling the heat.”

Friday’s indictment charges Tuccio and Gurino, both 25, with arson, arson conspiracy, extortion, extortion conspiracy and using fire to commit a felony.

The far-from-dynamic duo were both released on $700,000 bond and placed under house arrest with their parents agreeing to put their houses on the line for their release.

(L to R) Joseph Merlino, Peter Tuccio walk together.
(L to R) Joseph Merlino, Peter Tuccio walk together. (US Department of Justice)
Tuccio, who dutifully attended every day of Joseph (Skinny Joey) Merlino’s racketeering trial earlier this year, wore all black to the arraignment .

Gurino, his head hung low, wore a grey tracksuit with blue stripes.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadia Moore said at the hearing that a witness to the fire reported finding a dead rat on her car.

She requested Judge Steven Tiscione remand the two men, contending they’re a flight risk and pose a danger to the community.

Tiscione acknowledged that while it was “certainly a crime of violence,” nobody was physically injured in the fire.

Both Tuccio and Gurino deny the charges. Each faces a 15-year mandatory sentence if convicted.

Damn 3 idiots that wasn't able to burn a car without one of the trio get his leg burned if wasn't a real life story Ishould think that it was a Sopranos episode.

Has Gino Gabrielli been sentenced?

15 years for burning a car w/nobody in it.....you get less for dealing coke

They burned the car for committ an extortion and was part of extortion conspiracy,that is because they risk 15 y.

yep furio. they hit people hard for that crime and 95 percent of the time its organized crime. some bookie up here around boston burnt his bar down to collect the insurance when the feds snatched his up on a federal indictment for the usally loan sharking , gambling and the arson. he got like 20yrs for the fire. the way they look at it is your either crazy like go to a nut hospital or you putting firefighters lives in danger almost like shooting at cops. they hit them hard.

Same thing here for the Spadas in ostia,when they are classificated as a mafia type organization the police hit them hard and seized even the houses where lived more of the spada clan members,houses that anyway was illegaly occupated by them for years.

http://gangsterreport.com/the-nyc-t...-might-join-philly-mob-boss-behind-bars/



Peter Tuccio look more younger than his 25 y,is sad that will do 15 y because wasn't even able to be a criminal,maybe Merlino could give him some tips.

He needs a makeova.

Guarino’s have been behind the scene of everything for a very long time.

if im the boss of any family in nyc id tell the capos anuff with the fucking burning of peoples cars assholes its not 1965. it puts other people ie the firemansand public joes lives in danger, so the feds find the connection to mafia shit they make it a 10 bid. stupid. these kids could have smashed the car with bats, rocks, fuck shoot it up bullets or bbs. would have sent the message. the cops wouldnt investigate it. jump the guy wit masks. they seen what happend to asaro and gottis grand kid. burning someones car to collect is fucking retarded. some colombo soldier was caught on tape last year saying the old him would have burnt a degen gamblers car to. cold ass night in mass. fuck going out and drinking its to cold to walk down the block. happy turkey day weiners. also some reason this case reminds me of a bronx tale were they go in the car to throw pipe bombs at the blacks hangout then they all get blown up in the car. idk lol

Is this the guy the gambino's appointed as merlino's chaperone in ny? this is the kids claim to fame he is so happy he made it to the news paper , next john gotti! kids who play with matches gets burned..his daddy should have taught him that at five years old. betcha he is keeping these news clippings..burn someones car? you may be doing the guy a favor ,insurance will pay and will get a new car.

The feds sure were out to fuck these guys and they deserve every bit of it , the reason for it being a federal case since its a Mercedes its considered foreign commence , the one kid gets 5 years and never appears in federal prison ? sounds like he gave up his pals tome

I can’t help but speculate that this young kid Pete Tuccio took this arson pinch and proceeded to flip and the Feds then proceeded to send him down to hang around Joey Merlino and kick money to Joey so that they could potentially get Merlino tied up in something very similar to what they did with JR Rubio in this last case. We all know that money is Joey’s weakness and every questionable character that Joey has brought around who flipped on him (Previte, Rubio, etc) were only around him because they were funneling money to Joey. He’s definitely “with” Joey and the Philly guys and not just an assigned driver from the Gambinos when Joey is in NYC because we’ve seen pictures of this Tuccio kid with Joey and the Philly guys recently (Dom Grande, Ray & Eddie Wags, Mike Lance, etc) in multiple locations in Philly and not just walking in and out of the N.Y. court so safe to say that he’s been brought into the fold with the Philly guys most likely by Joey. So it could be a last ditch effort by the Southern District of NY to try and entrap Merlino and get him on another charge(s) using this Tuccio kid (assuming that he did in fact flip after getting in trouble for the arson thing or even something else that we didn’t even know about)?

I dont think that Merlino would be so idiot to trust a kid that maybe flipped due the arson charge,for sure there are things that we dont know.

interesting theory would make it allot more interesting of a case feds are capable of anything , but I doubt this kid flipped , his family put up there house to get him out , if he flipped woudnt they set low ball bail? If he was wired for sound wouldn't he be more valuable on the street then some crap arson case ?

He didn't flip, this is his badge of honor, after the bid he gets made..

so gangland wrote a little article about the young kid. first thing his dad was a ny cop for from 86 to 98. then started a trucking biz. so the kids pops wasnt a federal inamte. i was wrong on that. the kid and his buddys were associated with iggy alogna. john gottis buddy seen in alot of photos together. sounds like the victim was paying iggy 100 bucks a week for protection of his pizza place. 400 bucks a month and he was late on his protection fee. im surprised thats still a thing in 2015 when it happend, which i guess still happens today. also iggy was a capo. i was surprised at that. he tried shaking down a strip club in ct with guys from the patriarca family. then tony megale found out and chased them all out of ct around 2008. guess iggy died in 2016.

This is the last guy you'd want to walk into court with..Evidently he's sending a message.

You know what the crazy thing is that they could have sent the same message with the same result by just slashing the guys tires and smashing all his windows and headlights.

If they get caught you would get a slap on the wrist.

These guys aren't wise guys.