He was connected with the Genovese Family through Carmine Franco and Tino Fiumara in the waste industry business. He also had ties with Rosario Gangi and Gambino crime family soldier Vincent DiModica who were indicted for extorting contractors and scheming to defraud the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates Newark International Airport.
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