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?