Murder in South Philly,cops take Nicodemo in

Action News has learned the shooting death of a man on Wednesday afternoon in South Philadelphia has a link to the mob.
The shooting happened in the 2800 block of Iseminger Street at 3:00 p.m.
The victim was found slumped over in a pickup truck with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
That man, said to be in his 50s, also has ties to the mob, sources told Action News. His name has not been released pending notification of family.
Witnesses reported seeing black Honda leaving the scene, and gave police the license plate number. Sources tell Action News that a car, registered to alleged mob member Anthony Nicodemo, was seen leaving the area.
There was no immediate word on if Nicodemo was involved in the killing.
However, he has been taken into custody for questioning by police.
Police also say they are looking for another person in connection with this case.
There was no word on a motive.
"I heard the five gunshots, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. I know they were gunshots," said neighbor Joe Lyons.
"My family knew him real well. I can't believe this happened. I was at work when I heard about it," said John Smith, Jr.
Nicodemo had previously been implicated in an illegal $22 million sports betting operation running out of the Borgata in Atlantic City.
Authorities are also looking to see if this killing has any ties to the ongoing racketeering trial of reputed mobster Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and six of his underlings. They are accused of using threats of violence to run illegal gambling and loan shark operations. Ligambi is described as the current boss of the Philadelphia Mob.

http://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2012/12/man-with-links-to-philly-mob-killed.html

If this murder was sanctioned by the administration especially with all these guys currently on trial, then it is a stupid move IMO

Interesting this murder coincided with the feds resting their case today...

https://twitter.com/chriscato/status/279034622778679296/photo/1/large

K9 Unit in front of Nicodemo's cheerfully lit home on 17th St. Detectives are inside and have towed away his SUV.

lol.this is the second time iv said this today,if your going to do anything with a gun-----change your fucking plates!

who the fuck schools these kids?

I haven't heard anything on who it was that was hit. I know they aren't releasing his name. What's the word on the street SP?

https://twitter.com/Dschratwieser

"Mob soldier in for questioning in hit in South Philly. Car seen by witnesses recovered. Gun found. Victim shot in back."

from Dave Schratwieser's twitter page

As federal prosecutors rested their case against reputed Mafia boss Joseph Ligambi, police investigated an apparent mob hit Wednesday in South Philly that left a 50-year-old man dead of gunshot wounds.

Police were questioning Anthony Nicodemo, 41, a reputed mob soldier, in connection with the killing, and were seeking a warrant to search his Packer Park home.

Yellow crime-scene tape stretched across Iseminger Street near Johnston and cops were scouring the scene for evidence in what appeared to be the city's first mob hit in nearly a decade.

A woman from the neighborhood who said she was afraid to give her name said she'd heard five gunshots around 3 p.m., when a man neighbors and police sources identified as 50-year-old Gino DiPietro was shot several times in the back and fatally wounded on the narrow street.

"He was in out and out trouble. He'd been in jail for drugs," a neighbor said of DiPietro, who'd apparently been ambushed while getting into his truck on the block.

DiPietro was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital and pronounced dead at 3:21 p.m.

Tensions were high in the hours immediately following the murder. Distraught relatives of the victim angrily told reporters to leave. On the next block of Iseminger Street north of where DiPietro was gunned down, where relatives of Nicodemo live, they shouted at reporters to "Get out" and stay away from their homes.

"It's a shame, because this is a nice neighborhood and it's near Christmas," said one neighbor who did not want to be named, adding that he knew the Nicodemo family.

When told that Anthony Nicodemo had been taken into custody in connection with a homicide, the neighbor said, "It can't be. They're nice people. Nothing happens around here."

Nicodemo, who law-enforcement sources describe as a "made" member of the Philly mob, pleaded guilty in 2009 to participating in running a sports bookmaking ring inside the Borgata Hotel Casino poker room.

Ligambi and his associates-Joseph "Mousie" Massimino, George Borgesi, Anthony Staino, Damion Canalichio, Gary Battaglini and Joseph "Scoops" Licata-went on trial in mid-October on nonviolent charges, including loan-sharking, extortion, sports betting and the operation of illegal video-poker machines.

A law-enforcement source said DiPietro, believed to be a mob associate, may have made enemies by cooperating with authorities while incarcerated.

http://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2012/12/man-murdered-in-south-philadelphia-mob.html

some quick history on this gino dipietro

"Police believe Mazzuca was killed because he hired Marcus and Anthony Vasquez to rob Vella and Gino DiPietro's relatives' homes and kidnap Vella's girlfriend. Vella and DiPietro were in the drug business together and Mazzuca heard they kept large amounts of cash in their homes, sources said."

http://articles.philly.com/1995-11-10/ne...-joey-merlino/2

I don't think Uncle Joe would sanction this. Everyone on trial is having their lawyers stress how the organization was 'non-violent'. Nicodemo must be doing his own thing now.

Who knows could have been sanctioned by mazzone or joey, the guy was ambushed so it looked planned...but nicodemo could have done it without the ok or could have been sending a msg to guys on the street...

Own car is he serious it must of been a deal gone bad or an argument no way that's a hit no fucking way

the guy was ambushed getting into his truck, these mob guys arent the brightest bunch thats for sure, but it's def a hit, the question is whether it was a sanctioned one and if it was by who?joey,mazzone,or uncle joe?

Either way not good for Ligambi and co. just as this trial is wrapping up. If they didn't sanction this they gotta be pissed at whoever thought it was a good idea to do a hit in the middle of all the bullshit.

hopefully the feds can solve this murder, the murders committed under the ligambi era were never solved even though the feds initially might have had suspects/evidence, etc

U say ambushed is that a fact???? His own car come on you don't think it coulda been totally spontaneous

check the article above (its in bold) that looks to be the case that he was ambushed, spontaneous? lol what is the probability that a mob soldier is going to be involved in a murder with a guy who has mob ties and served time in a drug case? i think that is slim to none. this was planned.

Holy.Fucking.Shit. This is huge , I think Nicodemo has literally just fucked the entire Borgota and damned all six guys on trial to conviction for the sheer fact as like you said before, the headlines have it "First Mob hit in ten years" etc and in the mind of a juror or the average person that will negate Ny sympathy they may have had for these guys because they see violence, doset matter that it wasnt necasserily these guy,The strongest argument was that these guys showed No Violence in the case, There fucked. Also I agree with Meffa what kind of idiot would use his own vehicle and license plates it makes no sense he just shined a huge spotlight on it all, I smell Joey.

That's y I just just think something went wrong I don't believe to much I.read lol but idk I'm just saying his own car Wtf haha

Fuck it. If this dooms the guys on trial, maybe they'll whack Nicodemo out as their parting gift to the family. Or maybe that's too interesting to be true...

apparently this guy secretly cooperated while in the can, probably got some of his sentenced shaved off, came back out and the guys on the street welcomed him with open arms and waited till he didnt suspect anything and then he was whacked...just a theory, what doesnt make sense is the freaking timing of this murder, during a major mob trial!wtf?! maybe it was a drug deal gone bad,etc...

if this hit was planned, why send one of your only hitters/made guys out on the street to do a piece of work? your fam is already a skeleton crew as it is, makes no sense.

Dude that's what o said drug deal argument whatever...an his own car lol no way

Nicodemo was overrated clearly. For all the talk of him 'keeping his head down', and being a 'smart force in South Philly'...bleh.

i know, but no drugs/money were reported to be recovered so who knows lol

Right dumb move a murder on the dweek the case closes lil

apparently the fox philly news speculated that he was running his mouth around the neighborhood about another mob murder that happened nine years ago and maybe thats why he was popped...prob blabbed that nicodemo and him were in on that murder and nicodemo popped him because of that...another theory

check out the videos below of the crime scene, the cars, anthony nicodemo (also linked to the 2003 murder of johnny gongs), people talking about the victim ,etc

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8917961

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/20329181/police-50-year-old-man-shot-in-south-philly

Apparently the hit WASNT sanctioned.

"Mob insiders say today's Mob hit was not sanctioned by local wiseguys even though the guy in custody is a made guy."

https://twitter.com/Dschratwieser

Yea there is NO WAY JOE allowed this during the trial its gonna bury him he'd prolly kill nicodemo if he could.ima have to agree about somthing going bad between them and him shooting.y else would you use your car.fukn dumb.maybe the guy was trying to extort money from nico. Who knows but them.now we see if he flips lol

maybe scarfo jr.s crews did it nice frame up or the rest of new jersey making a powerplay merlino wants the movies why not?. but i give the philly family there wild, 3 time ive read they killed a mob guy during a rico trial. no where else, who cares they had 20 turncoats them mo fos kill like the state property movie(horrible watched it in county jail.stupid dui month)who knows. where dicknose sp13 oldschool lets get a prediction. im surprised scarfo didnt get a lock in the sock in the pen with these guys maybe they are playing whisk hearts and spades together.or the board game risk. lol.this guy got wacked at 3pm in scholl traffic time and all the o.c. cops anf feds are at court that was a good plan was it raining at that time to , no ones getting caught maybe cutting loose ends.

The jury aint allowed to read the papers or anything like that whilst the trials ongoing so it shouldnt have any bearing unless im wrong.
Looks like things are getting interesting again in philly.

True that! Is Nicodemo in an acting capacity as anything?

So many murders in Philly, 316 as of today and 324 was last year total, this guy was making a statement, he could have rolled him into west kensington and it would not have been spread across the paper as headlines of a mob hit

drug deal gone wrong, it sounds like it was unexpected, i mean if he left the area in his own car it obviously wasnt planned or perhaps they were both ambushed and he manged to escape.

I said the same thing scorsese...we just gutta wait for details

If (and it's a big if right now) this guy is the shooter, the biggest statement that he sent was that he's an imbecile.

I mean, a made guy basically getting caught in the act of murder, smack dab in the middle of his boss's trial? Come on!

And I seem to remember the last time an Italian American guy made a statement around Christmas time. Hmmm, I think it was 1985?? Yeah, things worked out REAL well for that guy .

I don't follow Philly too closely. I don't live there and I don't consider myself an Internet mobwatcher because I basically only post about New York, mostly the Bronx and Manhattan (areas that I'm in every day). But my early opinion is that if this guy Nicodemo pulled the trigger, then it was unsanctioned, unplanned, or both.

And if that's the case, then he is, indeed, an idiot. Either that or he's looking to get himself killed. There are such unfortunates in this world. But only time will tell.

If the guy did do the shooting and does get caught up the feds will be after him to throw uncle joe away because of the earlier murder he may have been involved in

Of course. That's why it was so dumb.

Ahmen pizzaboy...

I would hope in his defense if it is him he has some huge heroin or crystal meth problem and was high as a kite at the time of this situation because what is being reported does make him look like a COMPLETE and utter idiot..... he did run a huge gambling ring out of the borgata in 2007 and kept quite when the jig was up...

That picture isn't helping any, either .

what do you mean by statement exactly?cause he was a jailhouse snitch or something.
Again i think it was probably a spontaneous on the spot situation but then again they guy is a sociopathic gangster so anything goes i guess.

I was perplexed by the "statement" comment also, Scorsese. That's why I made light of it .

statement could mean an image thing letting philladelphia know they can still drop bodies considering the lengths ligambi and co are going to portray themselves as non violent softies, and all that mob lite stuff. I posted an interview george anastasia did recently where even he was saying that joe ligambi wasnt a real gangster when comparing him to this other drug kingpin kaboni savage. Although i think its probably a stretch that this 40 year old man would risk prison for it.

Come on guys, this will have no influence on the trial...This was amateur 101, not some planned and well thought out mob hit.

When you are seen getting away in broad daylight and arrested within an hour, it's not something that was planned.

basically what I was getting at.... but like you said savage was a REAL gangster that was feared all over philly....reading more into this story kind of doesnt make sense, hearing more from dave s and fox 29, just sounds like niccodemo just lost it in some type of rage

http://www.bigtrial.net/2012/12/mob-hit-could-impact-ligambi-trial.html


Thursday, December 13, 2012
Mob Hit Could Impact Ligambi Trial

A mob hit in the middle of a mob trial?

That's never a good thing. Particularly when the defense has spent two months harping on the same theme: this group of South Philadelphia wiseguys was not cut from the same violent cloth as the mobsters who ran the organization in the 1980s and 1990s.

What impact the shooting of Gino DiPietro will have on the trial mob boss Joe Ligambi and six co-defendants is an open question. Whether jurors heard about the hit and whether they connected it to the defendants are questions that can't be answered until the panel returns to the federal courthouse on Tuesday.

The trial recessed Wednesday after the prosecution presented its final pieces of evidence. DiPietro, a 50-year-old South Philadelphia drug deal, was gunned down about three hours later. The defense is not scheduled to begin calling its witnesses until next week. Thursday was devoted to arguments, without the jury present.

But the overriding issue was whether the arrest of mob soldier Anthony Nicodemo in connection with the DiPietro shooting would have an impact on the trial process. Nicodemo, 41, has been taken into custody but not formally charge in the murder. .

Ironically, his name was mentioned on one of the last secretly recorded wiretap conversations played for the jury. One of the speakers in that conversation was Damion Canalichio, a co-defendant in the case.
DiPietro was gunned down outside his South Philadelphia home around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. An SUV seen fleeing from the scene was traced to Nicodemo who was taken into custody a short time later.

At least one and possibly two other men are believed to have been involved.

DiPietro, a convicted drug dealer who several sources say has been cooperating with law enforcement, was shot five times. And according to both law enforcement and underworld sources, there are as many potential motives as there were bullets fired.

While initial news reports quickly labeled this a "mob hit" because of Nicodemo's alleged involvement, DiPietro was described as someone who burned many bridges in the underworld and at least one high ranking law enforcement official cautioned that the motive could have been tied to the drug underworld rather than the Ligambi organization.

Whatever the motive, Nicodemo being linked to the investigation causes problems for the Ligambi defense team. A request for a mistrail in the two-month old case is a possibility. So is a time-consuming questioning of the 17 jurors (there are five alternates) when they return Tuesday to determine what, if anything, they heard about the shooting and whether it impacted their judgment.

If Nicodemo was involved, several sources said Thursday, then this was either a spur-of-the-moment action or "one of the stupidest hits" in the history of the Philadelphia mob. It is hard to imagine that any of the mob leaders on trial -- Ligambi, underboss Joseph "Mousie" Massimino or Anthony Staino -- would have approved an act of violence while their fates were being weighed by a federal court jury.

It also is a departure from typical mob protocol to use you own, quickly traceable vehicle for a hit.

That being said, the Philadelphia mob in recent years has been populated by hitmen who are not brain surgeons. Philip Colletti and John Veasey carried out the 1993 ambush of Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino and Michael Ciancaglini while driving in a Ford Taurus leased in Colletti's name.

Ciancaglini was killed and Merlino was wounded in that drive-by shooting which, like Thursday's, occurred in broad daylight in South Philadelphia.

The DiPietro hit was also similar to the gangland slaying of Raymond "Long John" Martorano who was shot by two gunmen in his car less than a block from his home near Sixth and Fitzwater Streets in 2002. No one has ever been charged in the Martorano murder.

In fact, it is one of four gangland slayings (the others are the murders of Ron Turchi and Ralph Mazucca) that remain actively under investigation, a situation that adds another potentially devastating dynamic to the DiPietro investigation. If Nicodemo is charged in that crime, he could face a potential death sentence.

Would that be enough, law enforcement sources wonder, to get him to cooperate? He has already been mentioned in a New Jersey State Police affidavit as a suspect in the November 2003 slaying of John "Johnny Gongs" Casasanto.

Canalichio, one of Ligambi's co-defendants, has also ben mentioned in connection with that investigation.

Nicodemo's most recent arrest was in connection with a mob-linked illegal sports betting operation being run out of the Borgata casino-hotel in Atlantic City. He got a four-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty in Atlantic County Superior Court.

But several sources said Thursday that in addition to the Casasanto hit, he also has information about the murder of Mazucca, another South Philadelphia drug dealer killed in the 1990s in what authorities believe was a mob connected slaying.

Mob informant Roger Vella has confessed to that murder and was sentenced to 10 years in prison after agreeing to cooperate. Vella, according to an FBI debriefing memo, has linked nearly a dozen members of the Philadelphia crime family, including George Borgesi, another co-defendant in the current case, to that murder.

The question as the trial resumes next week, said several law enforcement and underworld sources, is what is going through the minds of Canalichio and Borgesi.

"If Nicodemo is charged with murder," said a former South Philadelphia mob figure who cooperated with authorities back in the 1990s, "then somebody is going to make a deal. They're all thinking that. And they've got to decide. Whoever comes in first (agrees to cooperate) gets the best deal."

And if you wait too long, the source added, "there might not be a deal at all."

Read more at http://www.bigtrial.net/2012/12/mob-hit-could-impact-ligambi-trial.html#QpKfjLR2C8LukHVt.99

couple hours after this south philly shooting the cameras catch this west philly shooting on tape from the septa station

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/2033975...atform-shooting

Dave S on fox 29 just reported that the philly cops matched the gun nicodemo had with the bullets recovered at scene...done

Nicodemo is a piece of shit. I'm glad he got busted. Fuck him.

Wow, what a moron. If the Feds ask for a mistrial anytime soon, that means they're going to try to flip this kid. Now I'm not saying he'll flip. I don't know these guys. But I know how the Feds operate. A mistrial would NOT be a good thing for these guys right now. If that happens, the Feds will take their sweet ass time to re-try them, and try to flip Nicodemo in the interim.

. the feds are gonna threaten this guy with the death penalty and he's gonna give them everybody, joe merlino better catch the plane to brazil and hide in the jungle this fool got caught with the smoking gun and mask and car at the scence. theres a needle for him unless he flips, like massino this guy will. even if he did it on his own maybe this guy he killed was with him in the other hit which someone order. sucks to be connected with anyone there. if or when he flips it wouldnt surprise me if the gov ask's for a mistrial and just reindict everyone this time this time murders. can we all agree that he may not of been the shooter but it was his car gun and mask= 1st degree murder, not manslaughter when you drive to his house with gun and mask and shoot him 5 times.

Yup.

A high ranking police source tells FOX 29 News that ballistics tests on a gun recovered from the SUV of mob soldier Anthony Nicodemo match bullets taken from the body of the murder victim in Wednesday's suspected mob hit.

Sources also tell FOX 29 that investigators have recovered a sweatshirt and a mask believed to be used in Wednesday night's homicide.

Police sources say the evidence was taken to the police forensic crime lab.

While the current power brokers of the local members of the mob were held up in their South Philly hangout Thursday, mob soldier Anthony Nicodemo was still with the homicide unit as detectives continued to build a murder case against the 41-year-old wise guy.

"We do have someone that we're very interested in that we're talking to now," said Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey.

Nicodemo was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon when a witness to the murder of 51-year-old Gino DiPietro at 13th and Johnston gave police a description of a getaway SUV and the tag number.

Minutes later, police found that SUV at Nicodemo's house and took him in for questioning.

"The case is moving forward and it is developing," Ramsey told FOX 29. "There's a lot of information out there and we're trying to do some things forensically."

"We are not charged with a single act of physical violence," said defense attorney Edwin Jacobs.

The Mob hit came as the defense was about to open its case in the eight-week racketeering trial of Mob Boss Joe Ligambi and six others. The defense has claimed all along that Ligambi and the others had no ties to any mob violence.

"I'm sure the judge will do his best to insulate the jury from any of this news exposure," Jacobs told FOX 29.

Mob Expert Frank Friel says the timing of this hit couldn't be worse. Several sources say DiPietro may have been killed because he was talking about the unsolved 2003 mob hit on Johnny "Gongs" Cassasanto. Nicodemo has been called a "prime suspect" in that murder.

"To leave a body in the street in the grotesque manner that they left this guy in the street is stupid, just plain stupid," Friel explained.

Crime scene experts are performing DNA tests on items they recovered from Nicodemo's car and home.

Police are concerned about more mob violence as a result of this hit. Two police cars were stationed at Nicodemo's 17th Street home overnight.

The judge in the Ligambi racketeering case is expected to question each of the jurors in the case on Tuesday about whether they saw news accounts of the mob hit and whether it will affect their ability to reach a verdict. The jury could get this case in early January.

Sources say Nicodemo is not being cooperative with investigators and he remains in custody. No charges have been filed.

http://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2012/12/cops-recover-gun-and-mask-used-in.html

They interviewed on of the lawyers and he looked and sounded pissed and then a former phill fbi mob agent and he said this is one of the most stupid things that could have happened and the way it happened...and your right this may nail several of these guys with the mistrial

this has to be a "heat of the moment" type thing. I doubt this guy would bring his own car (with his OWN plate on it)to clip someone at 3 in the afternoon.Now IF it was sanctioned it had to be merlino who gave his ok. anyone remember the billy veasey hit? Billy got killed the day his brother was to testify. so it aint too far fetched for people to think IF IT was sanctioned it would be joey. thats his style

Ballistics match, mask found, gun found, getaway car and plate number matches multiple witnesses statements, DNA evidence on the way...barring an act from the almighty, I think Nicodemo is going to go down for this one.

I predict they are going to have to slap him just to shut him up!

who knows, he has a reputation as a tough guy, but if he did flip then its a race for either borgesi or canalichio to make the best (first) deal since both are also suspected to be involved in the other murders with nicodemo...

As you well know Dapper there's been a lot of tough guys who have flipped. Canalichio is going to have a problem as he is suspected to be in on the Johnny Gons hit. I'm sure Canalichio is very concerned right about now!

oh yea i def know, but its too early to tell at this point whether he will flip imo.

question for the philly people is it still a death penalty state? either way why the hell wont this guy flip he's 41 a soldier and his life is over one way or the other.does he flip by friday 4pm. that lawyer jacobs is gonna have to break the bad news to all his clients in the fed pen.

Exactly. And either one of those guys could flip before Nicodemo just to beat him to it. These guys are all FUCKED in the long run. But I'm in the minority because I figured them to lose the current trial anyway.

Have you guys seen this video:
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=8064614

If a mask was found, then it's so much for a "spur of the moment" act. It may not have been sanctioned, but the mask CLEARLY hints at premeditation. The mask will make this a Murder One case. Guaranteed.

yep death penalty state

idk, if i was the feds and nicodemo flipped i would let the normal process work out by not revealing he flipped and let the current trial continue to see who is convicted or not, then i would double down and reveal nicodemo has been cooperating and file new indictments against everybody possible using his testimony, imagine what kind of psychological effect that would have on somebody like staino or borgesi who could very well be found guilty as of now having to face the prospect of new charges,another trial, and possible murder charges then the birds would really start singing imo

im also in that minority



it def was planned but not sanctioned

Of course. They may get convicted anway. But what could theoretically happen is this: The jury announces a not guilty verdict. The boys cheer. The Philly wannabes applaud. The Feds have the marshals rearrest them a minute later in the very same courtroom, the very same day. No time to celebrate. It has happened before. They can just keep the indictment sealed until the verdict.

I am too Pizza Boy and Dapper!

You're in the company of two very cool Bronx guys, Beanshooter .

Nicodemo is dumb and done shoulda planned it in north philly there are never any witnesses,

I can also see a mistrial be declared after the judge questions all the jurors and realizes that their verdicts would be affected by the murder/hey were exposed to news reports about the "mob" murder. A mistrial would be declared which would be bad for the defendants cause then they have to deal with a retrial and the court has to screen tons of jurors out for biased toward the mob murder, on top of the feds can add new charges to the case against these guys if nicodemo flips as well. I see a mistrial as a real good possibility at this point, which for many of the philly fanboys would be devastating cause they all thought these guys would walk out the courtroom.

Yeah, January 4th. One of them even picked the date .

welcome to the club, all the philly fanboys have been pretty quiet recently...



the hit went down in the middle of the day a bunch of witnesses on the street, mailman id's nicodemos car and plates, the cops then went to his house as nicodemo was running like crazy inside the front door lol thats the sign of a guilty guy if i ever saw one.



i was getting ready to pop a bottle open in honor of uncle joe lol, guess i will have to wait and see if they get off or not

whatever happened to southphillyoldhead? he stopped posting near the beginning of the trial after bent finger lou testified i believe... last i heard somebody made a joke on here that they put southphillyoldhead on suicide watch lmaoooo

That was me. I'm a funny guy .

lol!

hahahaha

Just read about this...still can't believe it.
Mr. Nicodemo deserves to be jailed, or worst, get relocated by the feds in Arkansas.

A mailman is the witness?

Yeah, try shoving him in a pizza oven--head first--watch the Feds take the whole thing down piece by piece. He's a Federal employee, and this ain't a movie .

maybe i have a dry sense of humor. i just think this is fucking hilarious.lol.

i remember reading about this guy now, he got caught telling some dummy "that even john gotti jr cant shake him down cause youse wit me nicodemo" he might also did the classic i dont care if its god line. george a. got another south philly choir boy if he's smart,. they charged him with the murder tonite. did they ever catch the strangler lunatic in philly he killed alot of people. why didnt he wait till it got dark after 4pm or maybe he was hoping the guy didnt come out till it was dark. had to do what he had to do.stupid.

Before I thought a few of them would get off. But not anymore. Stick a fork in them, they are done.

yep that was def nicodemo, i remember him saying that

George Anastasia played that tape on one of those weekly video's he used to do. Besides Gotti he said something about Carlo Gambino too. Like if Gambino's kid trys to shake him down you send him to me, meaning Nicodemo. He was talking to one of his guys that was working with him on the shit at the Borgata Casino before they all got indicted.

Pretty ballsy shit.

^^^yep that as well

DONE:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaki...ut_mob_hit.html

Anthony Nicodemo, a reputed mob soldier, was charged Thursday night in the daytime slaying Wednesday of Gino DiPietro outside his home in South Philadelphia, city police said.

Police matched a bullet fragment found on DiPietro's clothes with a gun found in an automobile registered Nicodemo, a police source confirmed Thursday.

Nicodemo, 41, of the 3200 block of South 17th Street, was charged Thursday night with murder and related offenses.

DiPietro, 50, was gunned down in the 2800 block of South Iseminger Street shortly before 3 p.m. A black Honda SUV was seen speeding away, and police later located a 2011 Honda Pilot in the 3200 block of South 17th Street, where Nicodemo lives with his wife and two children. A gun was found in the Honda.

DiPietro's son, Julian, 22, reacted to the news of the ballistics match by saying of Nicodemo: "Hope he rots" in prison.

Also Thursday, a federal judge said he would individually question the 15 jurors in the federal racketeering trial of seven alleged Philadelphia mobsters when court resumes Tuesday to see if they have been exposed to news coverage of the DiPietro slaying.
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The shooting brought an element of surprise to the trial of Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and six underlings as it ended its eighth week of testimony with the conclusion of the federal prosecutors' case.

The jurors were not present in court on Thursday, a day reserved for lawyers for the seven alleged mobsters to argue motions for judgments of acquittal, a usual move once the prosecution's case has ended. U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno said he would rule on the motions on Tuesday when the trial resumes.

But before judge and lawyers ended Thursday's trial session, Ligambi's lawyer, Edwin Jacobs, brought up the DiPietro killing and how it might affect the trial jury.

Jacobs told Robreno he was worried because DiPietro's name had been mentioned in trial testimony and various media reports were speculating on a link between the shooting and the trial.

"I think it's incumbent upon the court to say something [to the jurors] about being exposed to this," Jacobs said.

Despite weeks of testimony, DiPietro's name may very well be familiar to jurors. One of the last wiretapped conversations prosecutors played for the jury involved DiPietro and the speaker the jurors heard was Ligambi codefendant Damion Canalichio.

It was Robreno who suggested that he call the jurors individually into his chambers as they arrive on Tuesday morning to determine if they knew anything about DiPietro's killing and, if they did, whether they could still fairly consider the evidence against the seven.

Organized-crime expert George Anastasia, a former veteran Inquirer reporter now blogging about the Ligambi trial for the Internet site BigTrial.net, said that if DiPietro's slaying is linked to the Philadelphia mob or any of the seven defendants, it would undercut the defense's theory of the case: a nonviolent, modern organized crime family far removed from the storied days of violence and hit men.

Anastasia said DiPietro, a convicted drug dealer, was rumored to be cooperating with law enforcement. Philadelphia police are questioning reputed mob soldier, Anthony Nicodemo, 41, about the shooting although Nicodemo has not been charged.

Assuming there are no significant problems arising from jurors exposed to the news reports about the shooting, Robreno said the defense would begin its case late Tuesday morning. Based on the defense lawyers' assessments, Robreno said he expected the defense cases might end as early as Wednesday afternoon.

After the end of testimony, the jurors would hear closing arguments from the prosecution and defense lawyers, get instructions in the law from Robreno and then begin deliberating on a verdict.

its over for him

Nicodemo will flip, then Damon, then Borgesi. Soon the entire Philly mob will be locked up. The shit officially has hit the fan

apparently skinny joey, whose down in florida, was at a party in a cigar lounge, "working the door" while under surveillance by the local authorities while this whole thing popped off in philly last nt lol

Here's one of those video's from 2009 that George Anastasia did on Nicodemo that he plays a couple portions from the tape that the cops got Nicodemo and his guy at the Borgata Casino on.

Mob Scene: Anthony Nicodemo

http://www.philly.com/philly/video/090417_pc_mob_ep9.html

Article from 1995 that talks about when the Pagans kidnapped Nicodemo. It says the Pagans gave him a beating. I remember also reading that he had a couple run-ins with a south philly drug gang years ago.

http://articles.philly.com/1995-10-05/news/25697018_1_pagans-source-joseph-skinny-joey-merlino

Couldnt put it better myself,Everybody's fucked , I would be surprised to see the Scarfo guys picked up as well I don't think they have been around for most of te shit they will focus on, and so the tables have turned

Wow, 41 years old, worlds dumbest criminal, there's no way he doesn't crumble over time. What an idiot!!

how many scarfo guys are out here tho?

wonder how the nyc guys feel about this

Yeah just saw on the news that he's been officially charged on channel 6abc and they show depitro's mother in tears saying with her son now dead shes feels dead. What a god damn shame

This is funny you found this article giancarlo I had mentioned this a few times on here before that a friend told me about but never saw this article. Thanks for the post, good find!

Welcome BirdMoney I see you be stacking chedda when your flipping birds? Haha I'm j/k..Cool Name...I know there's a handful of them out or one or two that are coming out in the next few years. Check out the archives on the site just using the searl tool bar and theres a scaro's Capos thread that talks about a few guys Charlie White Iaanecce

Nicodemo is really stupid.

That was a great find[article about Pagans and Nicodemo]I had heard about that but never knew the details

like 8 or so

So wait, is this dumb prick basically fucked? If he is, who's not expecting him to rat?

Not only did this jackwagon of an idiot destroy the lives of the victim's family, but he also destroyed the life of his two young children. now two little kids will be asking why isn't their dumbass father around anymore. In a way, it probably is the best thing for them and maybe, just maybe they can live a normal life without him and his criminal ways in their lives.

First, can the state really make a deal with a cold blooded killer? This guy wasn't arrested for typical LCN crimes or even for ordering a hit, it was over the top blatent. I would think a jury would heavily discount his testimony..

Secondly, the sadest part is he's a made guy driving a Honda Pilot, jeeesh.....

Story running on Fox 29 with Dave S and his interview with former FBI agent Friel, i think, Friel liek everyone else call Nicodemo the dumbest guy ever he says, he understands some of teh reasons it may have occured, but he states, "why not kidnapp him or make him disappear, never to be heard from again"

You know what, reading more into the details of this hit, this is the dumbest hit I have seen in the History of my time on the fucking Internet! When I saw the grabbing headlines I was expecting to see something more "Mafia-like" but this just looks like the dumbest fucked has just picked up a gun like a child playing with a toy and walking up to somebody and being like "Ooo trigger, what does this do" as if he wanted to get caught!

I'm sorry but common, he's a made guy and by that definition he is expected for the most part to be a career criminal with at least some experience of how to do things the "Right" way not the "wrong" way. I could fucking orchestrate a better murder myself and I'm not a killer or the cleverest fuck a live either. This guy is just begging to be made an example of. < Heh, Joe Pesci quote anyone?

Seriously some of these mobsters in America....

Antonio you are right and its made a bigger deal because he is connected but this is just another dumb murder that take place in plain site everyday in philly

thanx alot

Is Joey a bouncer/doorman now...? How the mighty have fallen, lol..

GODFATHER 101: He shoulda listened to clemenza: Leave the Gun Take The Canoli. Get in a different car..

Mob Soldier Charged in Gangland "Dumb" Hit
Mob soldier Anthony Nicodemo has been charged with first degree murder in a gangland shooting that one police investigator called the "dumbest" mob hit he has ever seen.

A former federal prosecutor agreed, calling the broad daylight slaying of Gino DiPietro Wednesday afternoon "amateurish" but indicative of what the Philadelphia crime family has become.

Nicodemo, 41, was taken in to custody less than 30 minutes after the shooting. Witnesses had spotted him fleeing the scene in an SUV and gave authorities the license tag number. The vehicle was registered in Nicodemo's name and listed at his address, a few blocks from where DiPietro was gunned down.

The married father of two young children was arrested at that home without incident. He was charged with murder and related offenses Thursday afternoon after a ballistic test linked a gun found in his car with a bullet fragment from the murder scene. Police also found gloves and a ski mask in the vehicle, a black Honda Pilot, according to an investigative source.
Using a car registered in your own name to carry out a mob hit is considered an underworld blunder of the highest order. Usually a stolen vehicle or an untraceable "junker" is used and then quickly abandoned.

Getting rid of the murder weapon -- in this case a Smith&Wesson .357 Magnum, is also paramount.

DiPietro, 50, a convicted drug dealer, was shot five times. Several sources said that he has been an informant for law enforcement and the motive for the hit may have been the fact that he was providing information about the unsolved murder of John "Johnny Gongs" Casasanto in November 2003.

Nicodemo has long been a suspect in that slaying and that fact has sent a ripple of shockwaves through the South Philadelphia underworld and, according to one source, all the way to Florida where former mob boss Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino is now living.

The long-term impact of Nicodemo's arrest could be devastating for the crime family now headed by Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi, 71. Ligambi and six co-defendants are currently on trial in federal court in a racketeering conspiracy case built around allegations of gambling, loansharking and extortion.

Throughout the two-month trial, defense attorneys have tried to present the Ligambi organization as a non-violent band of benevolent bookmakers and loansharks. The shooting of DiPietro, just a few hours after the prosecution wrapped up its case, undermines that argument.

The jury is due back in court on Tuesday when the trial resumes and the defense begins to present its case. But first, U.S. District Court Judge Eduardo Robreno has said he intends to individually question each of the 17 jurors (there are five alternates) to determine if they had read or heard anything about the shooting and whether that had impacted their ability to fairly judge the case.

That's the short-term impact. The potentially more damaging impact depends on what Nicodemo does now. Will he fight the murder charge in Common Pleas Court and risk a potential life sentence? How will he hold up in a city prison -- never a pleasant place -- while waiting for the legal process to play out? Will he cut a deal?

Damion Canalichio, 44, a co-defendant with Ligambi in the ongoing trial, has also been mentioned in terms of the Casasanto investigation. What does he do? Does he roll the dice in the racketeering case, hoping to win an acquittal and than take his chances on what comes next. Or does he try to cut a deal before Nicodemot?

Those are the questions swirling around law enforcement and underworld circles.

The DiPietro shooting was a botched hit on several different levels. It was poorly planned and executed. The timing made no sense. Why do it while the racketeering trial was underway? DiPietro was not living in hiding. He could have been targeted at any time. Why not wait until the trial was over?

Several years ago a defense attorney, assessing the Philadelphia mob and a series of botched and bungled hits during the war between John Stanfa and Joey Merlino, quipped, "Goodfellas? This is dumbfellas."

Hardly the Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight, the Philadelphia mob has become the Gang that Couldn't Think Straight. The DiPietro shooting is the latest example. It could open up a racketeering-murder investigation that will decimated what's left of the crime family.

The Casasanto murder is one of three (the others are the slayings of Ron Turchi and Raymond "Lont John" Martorano) that authorities believe were ordered by Ligambi. No one has ever been charged with those homicides.

Investigators also believe that Merlino, who had "personal problems" with Casasanto according to several sources, also approved the murder. Merlino was serving a racketeering sentence at the time Casasanto was killed. The murder was carried out in the victim's South Philadelphia rowhome. Police believe he unwittingly let the shooters in, indicating that he knew who they were and was comfortable dealing with them.

What Nicodemo knows about that murder could be the key that unlocks his prison cell door. Whether he's ready to make that move is the unanswered question. He now sits in a prison cell, about a mile, but light years removed from the neatly appointment home, festooned with holiday decorations, that he shared with his wife and two children.

He won't be home for Christmas.



Read more at http://www.bigtrial.net/2012/12/mob-soldier-charged-in-gangland-dumb-hit.html#vYDFr7sEyyhuB3XR.99

No problem. It sounds like some pretty crazy shit happened between the bikers and the local mob.

Here's a photo of the Pagan that Chucky Merlino ran over in 1982. John ''Egyptian" Kachabalian, he was the president of the Pagan chapter in philly after Jimmy DiGregorio got locked up and started cooperating with the law. Merlino ran him over so the bikers shot up what they thought was Merlino's house but it turned out to be his mothers. The same article talks a little about that incident too.

There are more Pagans in the 5 county area of Philly than ever. Not sure how organized they are, or how thay compare to the philly wiseguys though. Depending on if/when Nicodemo cooperates, some of them might be nervous as well.

In reading that old article that was posted, who's Billy DiPenna?

The recently released Scarfo guys must be loving this as far as the Nicodemo situation. The table is set for the Grande's, Narducci's, Charlie White, etc, to fill the void here if indictments come down.

Precisley, This could be Joeys undoing .

Nicodemo's mugshot from his murder arrest.



He's being charged with

1 / Murder
2 / Possession Of Firearm Prohibited
3 / Firearms Not To Be Carried W/O License
4 / Conspiracy Murder
5 / Carry Firearms Public In Phila
6 / Poss Instrument Of Crime W/Int

Can the Feds really get away with turning him into a cooperating witness? The victim's family is in mourning and probably want him locked up for life. How would it look if Nicodemo was allowed to walk free when this is a slam dunk guilty case for murder? This isn't an old unsolved murder that he was ordered to do. He carried it out a couple days ago at his own behest. Is Ligambi that big a target that they could let Nicodemo walk (or give him an easy sentence)?

looks like a dumby

No, but Joey Merlino is another story. I already addressed this earlier. If this guy can give them something, anything, that implicates Joey in an ancient murder, I'll bet the Feds would give Nicodemo some kind of deal. Not a five and out deal like Gravano or Leonetti, mind you. Those days are over. But maybe ten and out.

The Feds thought they had Merlino for life twelve years ago. It sticks in their craw when they don't get what they want. And this kid Nicodemo was already active during Joey's reign, so you never know what he can offer them (or lie about).

All roads lead to Boca .

I don't know pizzaboy, i think the feds have such a hardon for Merlino they would give whoever could deliver him a pretty sweet deal. Gravano was involved in 19 murders so giving someone a pass on just one might not seem like a bad deal to the feds if it resulted in Merlino going down for the count.

Oh, I absolutely wouldn't be shocked by that. Like I said, they want him badly. Again, all roads lead to Joey.

Bottome line: The Philly mob supporters are OUT OF THEIR MINDS if they think this murder doesn't impact this trial in some way. Whether it's this verdict or the next, the face of the Philly organized crime scene will be dramatically altered by what happened the other day.

That picture is the look of a guy who is saying 'what the bleep did I just do, my life is over'

^^^to me it looks like he might not have gotten enough sleep, cried/teared up and this is the aftermath

Reminds me of Allie Boy's mugshot.

I don't know how this guy is sleeping at night..he is gotta be asking himself why every minute of the day. Why didn't I use another car or use my brains. I wonder what his wife and kids think of this. I really never thought he would something so stupid. You guys talked him up on here as the rising star of Philly

I admit I said that not four days ago

This is an open and shut case. They can offer him 20 years in prison in exchange for cooperation and he'd have no choice but to take it. But I don't see his cooperation leading to a conviction for Merlino. If Merlino dodged the murders 10 years ago I think he could do it again.

It doesn't make any sense. Why would he keep the murder weapon?

In other words, what the 'bleep' did I just do, I totally f'd up, my life is over, I am f$cked. In order to get out of this, I have to become the rat that I just killed.

Oh the irony.

Because he acted on impulse, he's not that smart, and, you know, that mask would never give him away.....

Bottom line, just my opinion, is that the guy learned that his buddy who helped him whack Johnny Gongs was talking, caused him to hit the panic button, and the result was ten times worse whatever he would have been in.

the colombo family in the next 2 yrs will be 60guys nut cases's on the street.again.

Speaking of driving Nicodemo driving a Honda that was his car of choice to "TONE IT DOWN..TONE IT DOWN DEW" ..."Drive the Honda"

I wish they'd stop saying mob hit.just cus he's made don't make it a mob hit.that implies other people we're in on it and sum1ordered it.I think this jackass acted on his own and he shouldn't b allowed to cooperate he should b made to face his actions

I agree tommy karate ! So did anyone hear if this guy had help? I thought I read they were looking for a second person ? Anyway is he going to cut a deal? Or does he rot in state prison ? Should be interesting

Carmine's brother or the son?



I believe they are still looking for other(s)



like who?



a made guy kills a mob associate, thats a mob hit regardless if it was sanctioned/involved other mobsters or not IMO.

I agree. And until we know more, there's no way of really knowing what went down. Only time will tell.

yep, i wonder how long will it take for this case to go to trial. Ligambi's case (compared to Tommy Shots who waited 4 yrs) went to trial relatively fast in under 2. Maybe the feds will pick this case up if they can tie it to the organization, etc...

His son.

I can see why

Well guys you have to consider the fact, that he's not a member of the Ivyleague

So when does this guy cooperate ?

Originally Posted By: Boardwalkguy

So when does this guy cooperate ?

IMHO, yesterday.

Reality is nobody is going to send this kids family any money while away . The guy is screwed ,but even if he cooperates the judge is going to give at least 20 years .

What intel will Nicodemo tell to the feds?
I never knew much about him prior to the Borgata thing.

Was he involved with the Merlino faction, or was he under some other guy?

Yeah, many of these guys are from the bottom of the gene pool. A few are smart, but thats a rarity nowadays.



He's a suspect in the Gongs murder, and might have info on other murders (Turchi,etc). Has info on Ligambi, and probably Merlino as well. Apparently he was at one point a bodyguard for Merlino. Nicodemo according to a few articles was recently demoted to soldier...I wonder why? Maybe that was one of the things that built up in him and caused him to go off the reservation with this murder? Remains to be seen.

I'm just waiting for the news this guy flipped and Ligambi and company are now facing murder charges. Just give it time. Then Mazzone, Lancelotti and Johnny Chang will be indicted too. The only guys remaining will be Scarfo people.

@ DAP ..He was demoted to solider? I thought that what he always was or did he get bumped up to a capo recently or an acting capo for some of the guys that have been locked down 17 Months

Your right no one gives a shit about his family, there isn't enough money to go around to provide for his family. He even says on his wiretap from the Borgota Investigation. "

"Ehhh...EHHHHe,,,EHHHH...The lions and the lambs were fed better back then...ehhh Joe Valachi!!"

is a prime suspect in the gongs hit and got caught red-handed with the recent murder. Was he a suspect in any other murders? I could see a judge giving him 10 years.

I think he's Gunna flip only because he is facing first degree murder charges if it was anything but and he would do his time like a man like the Scarfo guys did and take it as part of the life and move on, that is of he truly stood for that, also with this there's no getting out and possibly yet remotely death, I think he's Gunna crack

watch him stand up.

^^^ haha that reminded me of that line from the sopranos when Paulie says " When my time comes, will I stand up?"

This is bullshit that Ligambi and co. will get longer sentences. I know this is a made guy who killed someone but I see this more as just murder than a mob hit. He should be the only one in trouble for this.

Any news on this guy ? It's been quiet , you think he flipped yet ? What if he acted on his own ?

He was upped to acting capo for one of the guys who went away, dont recall who but was recently demoted according to some reports.

my guess on why he kill the guy during the middle afternoon, cause he new the 4 or so fbi agents would be in court at that time of day and not tracking or watching him. but still dumb.

Unlucky for him, he forgot about the multiple witnesses who saw his car and the local police who apprehended him shortly after.

Acting Capo... talk about moments in bad decision making...

I still do not believe the Fed's can't make a deal with this guy, he would have zero credibility with a jury IMHO.

Don't kid yourself. They'd deal with Satan if they want a guy bad enough. And they want Merlino as bad as they wanted Gotti. Now for all I know this moron never even picked up Merlino's dry cleaning. But if he can give them anything at all about Joey (or lie about it, like a lot of them do ), don't be shocked if he gets a deal.

The Feds will deal with anyone. Just look at the past.

Anyway, I am hearing (not sure if its true or not) that dom grande was picked up yesterday. I am not sure for what or for who but I am thinking it had to be to just question him about this murder. No reason why they shouldn't be questioning anyone around or associated with the murder, the suspect or the victim.

Joey better be careful I'm starting to think hes a little light in the loafers with his new buddies

Just curious who was his crew made up of ?

anything news on Nicodemo??

What could be new, they have him dead to rights. The car, the gun, the mask, the liscene plate, witnesses....jeeesh he's done.

Anymore news on this?

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/Reputed_mobster_indicted_in_S_Philly_murder.html


Reputed mobster indicted in S. Philly murder


Brian X. McCrone
March 11, 2013


Anthony Nicodemo, a reputed mob soldier, was formally indicted by a grand jury Monday afternoon on first-degree murder charges for a December homicide in South Philadelphia, the Philadelphia District Attorney's office said.

Nicodemo, 41, of the 3200 block of South 17th Street, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy and several illegal possession of firearms counts for the slaying of Gino DiPietro outside the victim's home in the 2800 block of South Iseminger Street at about 3 p.m. Dec. 13.

Later the same day as DiPietro's murder, a police source told the Inquirer that investigators matched a bullet fragment found on DiPietro's clothes with a gun found in an automobile registered to Nicodemo.

Last month, the city DA's office used a newly revived indicting grand jury option to present its evidence against Nicodemo. Yesterday's indictment was the culmination of that phase of the county's case against Nicodemo, which bypassed the preliminary hearing phase that for years defendants had a right to.

He now faces a formal arraignment next month and is being held without bail, according to online court documents.

It's first degree murder now. They dropped one charge of "Possession Of Firearm Prohibited" but indicted him on 6 other charges.

1 / Murder Of The First Degree
2 / Possession Of Firearm Prohibited - charge withdrawn
3 / Firearms Not To Be Carried W/O License
4 / Conspiracy Murder
5 / Carry Firearms Public In Phila
6 / Poss Instrument Of Crime W/Int
7 / Murder Of The Second Degree

http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=MC-51-CR-0050662-2012

http://www.bigtrial.net/2013/03/mob-soldier-indicted-for-murder.html


Mob Soldier Indicted For Murder

By George Anastasia

March 11, 2013


Mobster Anthony Nicodemo has been indicted on first degree murder and conspiracy charges in the shooting death of a South Philadelphia drug dealer and suspected government informant.

The indictment was announced this afternoon at a status hearing for Nicodemo in Common Pleas Court. The 41-year-old mobster, who has been held without bail since his arrest in December, did not attend the session.

His lawyer, Brian McMonagle, declined to comment.

The indictment is expected to up the ante in the case against Nicodemo who now faces life in prison or a potential death sentence for the murder of Gino DiPietro. The case has also fueled speculation about whether Nicodemo, long a suspect in a second gangland murder, would agree to cooperate in order to get out from under his legal problems.

The conspiracy charge in the DiPietro case would seem to indicate that authorities believe Nicodemo did not act alone in carrying out the hit. In fact, several sources have said investigators believe he may have been the driver, rather than the shooter, in a slaying that one police source has called one of "the dumbest" mob hits in Philadelphia history.

During a brief hearing this afternoon before Common Pleas Court Judge Charles A. Ehrlich, authorities announced that Nicodemo had been indicted for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses.

He is scheduled to be arraigned on those charges on April 1.

The indictment had been expected after the District Attorney's Office disclosed three weeks ago that it was bypassing a prelminary hearing in the case. Under new procedures set up to thwart witness intimidation, a grand jury proceeding can be used in place of a prelminary hearing.

The secret grand jury session allows the District Attorney's Office to protect the identities of potential witnesses for a longer period to time. Ultimately the names of witnesses will be disclosed to the defense prior to the start of trial. With a prelminary hearing, witnesses or witness statements are made public early in the criminal proceeding process.

Authorities apparently relied on both witnesses and tape from private surveillance cameras to build the case that was presented to the grand jury.

DiPietro, 50, was gunned down near the corner of Johnston and Iseminger Streets around 3 p.m. on Dec. 13. A gunman wearing a ski mask walked up to him and opened fire as he was getting into his car.

The gunman then ran to a waiting SUV and fled the scene.

Witnesses got the license tag number of the vehicle, a black Honda Pilot that authorities quickly discovered was registered in Nicodemo's name. Less than 30 minutes after the shooting, police were at Nicodemo's door -- he lives about five blocks from the murder scene.

His Honda Pilot was parked in front of the house. Police found a ski mask and a .357 Smith&Wesson inside the vehicle. The gun is believed to be the murder weapon.

"He's buried," said one legal source familiar with the case.

Nicodemo has apparently told friends that he is willing to "sit forever" and has no intention of cutting a deal.

Forever could be what he is facing if convicted of the first degree murder charge.

With a wife and two young children at home, sources believe Nicodemo may eventually trade in his bravado for a deal that will allow him to some day rejoin his family.

The tough-talking wiseguy was tied to a mob-linked sports betting operation run out of the high stakes poker room of the Borgata casino back in 2008. He eventually pleaded guilty to a gambling conspiracy charge and was given a four-year suspended sentence.

A New Jersey State Police affidavit in that case identified Nicodemo as a "suspect" in the 2003 murder of mobster John "Johnny Gongs" Casasanto.

If Nicodemo is going to cut a deal with authorities, he would have to provide details about both the DiPietro and Casasanto murders and any other criminal activity he was involved in, according to law enforcement sources.

His own words established his status in the underworld during the Borgata investigation.

New Jersey State Police wiretaps included a conversation in which Nicodemo boasted about his role in the underworld and told one of the principal operators of the bookmaking ring not to worry about any other "sharks" trying to horn in on the business.

From the conversation it was clear that Nicodemo was referring to other mobsters who might want a piece of the action.

"You don't have to worry about no one," Nicodemo said in a conversation with Andrew Micali recorded in October 2007. "You won't have to do nothing for no one...John Gott's son could come up to ya. Anybody! I don't give a fuck...Ya ever have a problem, come and see me...I don't care if it's fuckin' Carlo Gambino's fuckin' son...Don't worry about none of that stuff."

Now it's Nicodemo who has a problem.

And the question is, who will he go see?

The indictment announced today comes just three days before a status conference in federal court for mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and several co-defendants. Ligambi and two associates are scheduled to be retried on racketeering conspiracy charges later this year.

A jury hung on those charges at a trial that ended on Feb. 5.

The DiPietro shooting came during testimony at that trial and while defense lawyers were going on at length to the jury about how the case lacked violence and how Ligambi and his associates were not cut from the same murderous cloth as earlier mob bosses like Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo and John Stanfa.

Both Scarfo and Stanfa were convicted of ordering murders.

Authorities have been trying without success to tie three unsolved mob murders to Ligambi who took over the top spot in the Philadelphia crime family in 1999. They include the Casasanto murder and the murders of Raymond "Long John" Martorano in 2002 and Ronald Turchi in 1999.

Damion Canalichio, 44, a co-defendant with Ligambi in the recent racketeering trial, has also been identified by authorities as a person of interest in the Casasanto hit. Canalichio was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and is to be sentenced in May.

A twice-convicted drug dealer, Canalichio could face from 10 to 12 years in jail on the racketeering charge.

Law enforcement sources are now watching and waiting to see if either Canalichio or Nicodemo makes a move toward cooperating.

It's just a matter of time, said one investigator. And, he added, authorities have all the time in the world.

Why would you use a car with legit plates in your name to carry out a mob hit? What the fuck?

Lol, that is Philly for you. More balls than brains.

The only logical thing I can think of is that he had short notice where the guy was at and it was not planned out. He basically got word that the guy was where he was at and he went in for the kill at the last second.

But in all fairness, that's not exclusive to Philly. I've seen plenty of it in New York, too .

he was def with someone else thats for sure

But if he don't talk he's gonna fry alone.

Nicodemo or Canalichio? Tick tock, tick tock.

hahahahah...true...i just do not think these guys flip...not sure why...just a hunch

prolly wrong

LOL!

I have no idea if this is true but a friend of mine in philly told me Nicodemo's buddies are all saying he has no intention of cutting a deal of any kind. He seems to think he can win it at trial. Maybe he's delusional but he thinks he can beat it.

I think he is delusional Giancarlo. Unless something major happens, theres simply too much pointing in the way that Nicodemo committed the murder or was the driver in the murder. I think he's screwed

If he is the driver he won't get much time. Probably 5 years.

Ha.

How much more would he really serve?

Get 10 and serve 5. Fuck it. The guy is now gonna move up in rank if he doesn't flip. If they can't put a murder charge on him pulling the trigger I say keep your mouth shut and then when you get out you will have more respect than you can dream of.

I mean he chose the life he did. Prison is part of the game. A guy like this will be considered for Capo when he gets out.

I'm not a lawyer but the way i understand the law is that if they can prove it was a preplanned premeditated murder then the driver is just as guilty as the shooter and is exposed to the same sentencing structure and penalties.

Depends. They will do their best to scare the fuck out of him but really if you didn't pull the trigger, how can you be a murderer? IF Casey Anthony can get off, so can this guy.

LOL! That bitch is a real piece of work. I read she just declared bankruptcy so she doesn't have to pay the lawyers that saved her from the electric chair.

Yeah she's a scumbag.

That's what I was thinking too. Accessory to murder if you're the driver.

yea right ..but you forgot to put the 7 in front of your 5..which equals 75 years..Get away driver always gets alot of time also..And im shure he had carbon residue on his hand n forearm.. But yea your all right after the casey anthony case ill leave it alone.

This guy is being charged with first degree murder and murder conspiracy among other charges. This case could turn out to be like the Tommy Shots case where he beat the murder charges but was found guilty of murder conspiracy which in itself can bring lots of time.

Snickers,

You really have to study the law a bit more before you make such posts. I'm not trying to break your balls. But you're a new member here and I'm just trying to help .

Nicodemo's charges fall under the "Felony Murder Statute." And under that statute, the law says that if a person is killed during the commission of a crime, then everyone involved in said crime, from the driver to the lookout to whoever, is guilty of murder. FIRST DEGREE MURDER in this case.

So five years? More like 25 to life, with the needle being a distinct possibility.

He's delusional. If he stands up, Hey, good for him. He's a standup guy and all that. But if he does that, this only ends one way: He dies in jail.

hey snickers i cant believe i read this.. wish i could b next to you whille we argue a lil..MY question to you WHAT RANKS..Private to Private first class??Im confused please help me..WoW and more respect than i can dream of ??? are you 17 does mommy know your on the computer??And wow a capo when he gets out...Is that the same as Captin??? im confused please help me skiner..i mean slipper or snikker maguppy...

Why is he under the felony murder statute?

Why isn't he just charged with second degree murder? I mean there could have been a heated argument right?

The shooter was wearing a ski mask. Now I don't know who pulled the trigger but its hard to make the case it was heat of the moment when you were wearing a mask.

It was cold out right?

Come on kid,

If I had sensitivity to the cold, who says I can't wear a ski mask? I mean do I want wind burn on my face? Who says I can't protect my face as much as I want?

Are you profiling me now as a killer cause I wanted to stay warm and wear a ski mask? Whos says that I can't?

Who also says that there is no chance that I was afraid of the man that died? DO I want him to know who I was? I mean I could be deathly afraid and cold so I wear a mask in the neighborhood. Unfortunately he threatened me and yelled evil words so I ended up in an argument and a gun went off.

That easily could happen. Anything is possible.

That's funny !!

Good luck selling that line.

Not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Okay, kid, you made your point. You're rooting for the guy to get off. That's your prerogative and that's okay. You're entitled to it. But let's not be ridiculous here. The evidence is overwhelming. And your ski mask theory is moot because it's now official: He's been charged with First Degree Murder. If he's found guilty he's getting twenty five to life. They can even ask for the death penalty under the statute if they're inclined (although I doubt they will).

Yea I doubt it either. They been wanting to fry Mumia since the 80s and we know how that turned out.

You're right but yes I am hoping he gets off. I mean it would be better than seeing Casey Anthony get off wouldn't it?

Your comparing apples and snickers bars here for Christs sakes. She is already off. Fuck that baby killing whore. I don't care if he gets off or not at this point because I don't know all the details. But Im not going to be wearing pom poms and rooting for him like hes any Olympic hero.

Definetley,do you think their going to give this guy 5 or 10 years for being the driver.You have got to be kidding,if he implicates somebody then yes,but if he goes to trial he's still getting life[if he loses] whether he was the driver,shooter,cut-off man whatever.

I agree. She's a vile c*unt and I hope she dies a thousand times. Same goes for a pedophile like Jerry Sandusky. I have a daughter in her third year at Penn State. If given the chance I would have killed that cocksucker myself in the heat of the moment.

But you can't just randomly apply the theory that it's better to convict only the worst of the worst. It's arbitrary and in a civilized society law and order doesn't work like that. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want to see anyone doing time for things like bookmaking. But if a guy is a dead to rights murderer, I'm not rooting for him to beat the charges unless I know that the victim raped his wife or daughter (or something along those lines).

Agree with Pizzaboy.Instead of using Casey Anthony to compare to use somebody you can relate to.Chris Paciello the Miami niteclub king was sitting in the car as the so-called driver when 1 of his boys shot Judith Shemtov in that home invasion gone bad on Staten Island.He was charged as the same as the guy that pulled the trigger,that's a little better example.Do I got that right PizzaBoy.

Yup. Felony Murder Statute. Same as that punk Lillo Brancato from "A Bronx Tale." Although he's not a perfect example because he beat the murder charge, he was charged just for being there when that junkie shot and killed that Bronx cop. If he was convicted it was a mandatory 25 to life. He was lucky to only get 10 years. Shitweasel that he is.

Yeah your right I don't know how he wormed his way out of that one.

Both Casey Anthony and Nicodemo deserve the death penalty. Anthony should have already been put to death and Nicodemo should be on his way to it. Sandusky? Life without parole in general population.

Really death for driving the car, at this point his entire involvement is not known, just what we read

Just saw a kid who was part of a carjacking in AC that killed two and also killed two other people got 30 years, and they were innocent victims

Maybe I missed something but when did we come to the conclusion that he was just driving the car? And even if that were true, he was still involved in the murder.

wouldn't be surprised is Dom Grande is brought in for questioning

He already has been and one other person as well

DickNose i bet they took just about everyone Nicodemo knows down for questioning. I can think of 4 or 5 guys right off the top of my head who i would think the cops would of brought in.

The other guy you mention, wouldn't happen to be the poker player would it?

John let me tell you something not does he only play poker he smokes cigars too. That narrows it down to about 50% of S. Phila

lol! Dickie the guy i'm thinking of was on the poker circuit, he might still be but not in AC. I think he's currently banned from AC casino's.

No big deal, I'm probably wrong about him anyway.

I know who you're talking, I'd be surprised if he was involved in that type of work

Me too. I didn't want to say his name on an open forum since i haven't read him being linked to it, but someone from south philly mentioned the name to me so i figured i'd ask.

First of all how a hit can be compared to Casey Anthony. I just found this site and a lot of people have a lot to say when they have no clue what they are talking about I shouldn't even be on here but I got my balls twisted now. All you people that made your comments back in January first of all you should keep your mouth shut when you don't know what really happened. There is only maybe 2 to 3 people that do know. And as for Nic don't get your hopes up that he will flip even though all of you want him too because your life is that boring or your a wanna be. The streets talk too much South Philly is the worst for it. Its been 3 months since this happened and all anyone knows is what the Media tells you or the streets tell you and neither of them know shit. Its actually funny to read some of the things that some people said. He did not pull the trigger we know for a fact because the feds did a GSR test on his hands and clothes and it came back negative. He has family that lives close by to where the person was killed maybe he was driving home. You cant believe everything you hear on the news or the streets. The FEDS can do what ever they want they can tell us that there was a gun and a mask in his car but none of us seen it with our own eyes. And for assholes that had something to say about Nic being in jail and being a bitch think again I don't care how out numbered he is you don't know him he would die before that happened. So why don't everyone just sit back and wait for his trial and whatever happens happens.

Well said Stevie. Now get the FUCK BACK OUTTA HERE! Just kidding obviously. Steve's got a point wether anyone likes it or not

Your right steve who cares and no one has a clue was happned..Just one definite fact he will be in jail forever and be someones slurp slurp boy..

http://www.bigtrial.net/2013/03/masterworks-murders-and-mobsters.html

The latest from Anastasia. Interesting article. I wouldnt expect anything at all to come out of this though. Some new pics from the trial as well. When/how did Frank Gambino die?

How many times is Anastasia gonna say "ligambi likes to make money not headlines"

Verbal diarrhea. Sad part is, he was a talented writer at one time.

Read all his books. I like George. He's just recycling now though. Weirdest thing with the mob talk. They do it every week and then the trial comes and nothing.

The papers and news in this country are going to shit

I don't think he likes writing the same shit over and over, anymore than we like reading it but it's his job, he's gotta eat so for that paycheck he'll put out the same info worded different.

I'm an Anastasia homer, and I hear what you guys are saying. There's just not much material there for him to cover. The slow death of printed journalism doesnt help either, but at this point, he's the only source of info on the Philly mob.

I like Anastasia. Problem is he is covering a family that is depleted. He is going to need to cover a different ethnic criminal group soon.

hes covering kaboni savage trial on his new site along with other trials such as the archdiocese sex abuse trial. But i think hes gonna be covering drug trade extensively from now on just judging by the stuff hes been writing.

Yeah. That is probably a smart thing. Odds that Nicodemo flips? If he does, that family is fucked.

Vinnie-apparently he wants to go to trial but that is a huge gamble with the evidence it appears is against him ...
Some of the things in his favor could be : family lives near the scene (could have been driving home) , gSR tests negative ...
It'll be interesting to see what happens but yes if he does flip there are lots of people who will be screwed..
If he went away for the Borgata bust all thus wouldn't have happened ..

Agreed

The arch diocese thing is written by Ralph cipriano or something like that. Not trying to be a know it all just thought u should know

I don't understand the driving home theory. How does the murder weapon and mask get in his car? He just happened to be driving home. Saw a friend kill someone and he stopped and gave the guy a lift? Nothing against u Jose. I've seen others bring it up too. I just dont get it

Yeah I don't get that theory either but would think that comes up in trial ... He can't say that a friend borrowed his car unless he flips ... From early reporting they said the cops basically were waiting at his house when he got home ... I've said this before but that would be very odd in that he lives about a mile away

Poll Results: What will Philadelphia mob soldier Anthony Nicodemo do after being arrested?

Go to trial on the murder charges: 29 (15%)
Cooperate with the government before trial: 91 (48%)
Negotiate a plea before trial: 66 (35%)
Total Votes: 186

http://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2013/03/poll-results-what-will-philadelphia-mob.html

Got a funny feeling Nicodemo will do his time like a man, from what I've read he's a tough kid and loyal, time will tell.

He just past the 40 mark...hes got a young son and daughter a young beautiful wife ..Old-Timers came out he saw what happen to them will people remember him 20 to 40 years from now?(SAYING HE WOULD GET OUT) I don't know? I've been held at CFCF where hes being held which is the county joint and this is a state case...I'm sure considering who he is he'd be more comfortable in a Federal Joint...but the feds obviously already starting building a case when they took the big shots down..I'm sure a lot of wires were tickled by younger guys " Things are going to be better now!" etc etc...I'm just saying doing a google search of someone n given their track record doesn't hold any weight in a position like this?

Whe Ligambi was steering the ship did he look out for his nephew or his interests? NO? So they bring in half a mick to do the job n would be out in a year ..When you go down as a group its a lot different to go down Solo I think the mindset changes? I dunno

If he goes to trial and gets off, he will be one of the biggest guys in south philly.

If he goes to trial and gets off he would move right up thru captain and into the leadership - no doubt. Brought in a ton of money from Borgata , proven soldier on more than one occasion and south Florida would probably approve.
Anyone have an idea of when this might go to trial ? Late this year I'm guessing

Honestly thats probably his thought process right now, if he stands up thru a trial hes a hero.

I'm at a loss about him getting off at the trial.Whether he pulled the trigger or not you have a known mobster with a ski mask and gun[the bullets match] and basically a witness that sees the vehicle fleeing the scene.I'm not trying to be a wise ass but what am I missing.Lets face it just because nobody saw anybody pull the trigger is I think irrelevant.How many murders actually have an eye witness?

22 I agree with you ... But anything is possible...I.e. juror intimidation / payoff...prosecution drops ball...rememeber we only know what has been in the media which I agree is bad news for Nico...
Anastasia has been waiting for a philly mob murder trial for a long time ...

Yeah joselevens I know what you mean about the prosecution dropping the ball,most times the evidence is there but how you present it to the jury is a whole different ballgame.You know how they say he is a stand up guy and will do his time.That may be true but then if he chooses to go that route his personal family suffers.His family become the innocent victims here.Do you take your family and go in to the WP out in the Midwest somewhere or do you spend the rest of your life in prison and the family is on its own.A lot of times when you read about this stuff if the guy does do his time,his cohorts in the mob take care of his family but then after a while the payments get smaller and maybe stop altogether.I don't condone ratting at all but sometimes its a tough call especially nowdays where your not looked at like a leper if you do rat.