One is a former cop, anyone familiar with these guys?

Four Gambino associates busted for drugs and extortion

July 8, 2014

Four alleged Gambino crime family associates – one of them a former Port Authority cop – were busted Tuesday in connection with the sale of narcotics and the extortion of a Manhattan businessman, sources told The Post.

Two of the four, ex-PA cop Steve Cilluffo, 62, and Quentin Carbone, 49, were expected to be charged with extortion for pressuring the owner of an office cleaning business to pay more than $60,000 in protection money, the sources said.

Cilluffo, Angelo Gurino and Mike Gamble were also charged with illegally selling the powerful prescription narcotic hydrocodone, the sources said.

The four, all from Howard Beach, were rounded up by the FBI agents and investigators from the Manhattan DA’s office.



http://nypost.com/2014/07/08/ex-cop-among-alleged-mobsters-busted-for-drugs-extortion/

Angelo Gurino related to Anthony Gurino who is on the 3 man panel with Gambino and Juliano? Both are Howard Beach guys.

wasn't there anymore info. NYPost sucks.

there was a pharmacist that just got busted to for stealing 200,000 oxy pills. You think it could be connected.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-...ticle-1.1858765

I was thinking the same tommy , don't think john gambino is on the 3 man up front panel now , he has retired due to ill health I think.

Yeah, I heard he hasn't been fully active since 2012. He's still getting an envelope though. Gambino's have probably put another old timer up there.

John's in awful shape. Oxygen, traveling nurses, the whole nine yards. And it's not an act.

For Immediate ReleaseJuly 08, 2014

DA VANCE ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT OF GAMBINO ASSOCIATES FOR EXTORTING $68,000 FROM OWNER OF JANITORIAL SERVICES COMPANY


Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of STEPHEN CILLUFFO, 62, and QUENTIN CARBONE, 49, for extorting $68,000 from the owner of a New York City-based janitorial services company by threatening to physically injure him and financially harm his company. CILLUFFO and CARBONE are charged with one count of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree and two counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree. [1]

“This indictment serves as a reminder that organized crime is still a persistent problem in New York City,” said District Attorney Vance. “These associates of the Gambino crime family are alleged to have made the victim fear for his life and the welfare of his business, and to have stolen tens of thousands of his hard-earned dollars. My Office’s Rackets Bureau has a long tradition of investigating and prosecuting criminal organizations that use intimidation and fear to make a profit.”

FBI Assistant Director in Charge George Venizelos said: “Associates of the Gambino crime family are up to the same old habits, allegedly extorting a business and threatening physical harm. True to form, they are getting the same results—criminal charges. The FBI proudly worked with our law enforcement partners at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office during this investigation, and we will continue to investigate organized crime organizations whose actions greatly affect the community and citizens of New York City.”

According to documents filed in court and statements made on the record in court, from February 2013 through June 2013, CILLUFFO and CARBONE worked together to extort approximately $68,000 from the owner of a janitorial services company. As part of the alleged crime, the defendants convinced the victim that they would protect him from the Mafia for an up-front payment of $50,000 and weekly payments of $1,000. Weekly pick-ups were arranged at job sites and pizza places around Manhattan and Queens. The defendants are accused of exploiting their association with the Gambino crime family, which is one of the five Mafia families operating in the New York area.

CILLUFFO is also charged in a separate indictment by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for engaging in a scheme to buy and sell thousands of dollars’ worth of controlled substances, like oxycodone and hydrocodone.

Assistant District Attorneys David Stuart and John Chiara are handling the prosecution of this case under the supervision of Assistant District Attorneys Eric Seidel, Chief of the Organized Crime Unit, and Jodie Kane, Chief of the Rackets Bureau. Senior Supervising Investigator Jeremy Rosenberg, Senior Investigators Joseph Lamendola and Ariela DaSilva, Supervising Financial Investigator William Tamparo, and Trial Preparation Assistant Samarah Greene assisted with the case.

District Attorney Vance thanked the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its work, particularly Special Agent Paul Harris of the Gambino Lucchese Squad and Supervisory Special Agent Gerard Conrad. District Attorney Vance also thanked Special Agent Erik Nesbitt of the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

Defendant Information:

STEPHEN CILLUFFO, D.O.B., 09/12/1951
Howard Beach, NY

Charges:

Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, two counts
Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony, one count

QUENTIN CARBONE, D.O.B., 05/11/1965
Atlantic Beach, NY

Charges:

Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, two counts
Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony, one count

http://manhattanda.org/press-release/da-...janitorial-serv

Yeah, I remember you telling me pal, he's not all that old is he?

Well, he's no kid. That's for sure. He's definitely in his 70's.

Why are the prosecutors making such a big deal about arresting two guys for extortion?

Slow news day. Like I always say, these reporters WISH they had the old mob to write about.

They post about these cases for 2 reasons..
1) justify the existence of a rackets division.
2) as futile as it may be, to let the mob know they still investigate.

I'm gonna bet that Mannino and Anthony Gurino and probably one or two others are running the show and Cefalu is more of a front boss / buffer - I would guess the 18th ave crew has the most pull - not sure how Marino fits into that picture ....just my guess

I heard there was a candy shop knocked over last Tuesday, anyone wanna call Venezielos or Preet? I was told when the 90 year old woman was robbed, the two men gave her a heckuva mean face and swore a bunch of times.

It's definitely to justify the one measly squad the feds have left. But I am happy to see we can still be reminded that organized crime still exists! You need that reminder every now and again.

Speaking of the Port Authority, Venizelos, Venizulo, whatever the fuck your name is ... Stick a couple noses in the door over there, you might come out with a newspaper article that will make people think you actually work for a livin.

No, just no. Cefalu is nobodies fontman, he;s the official boss, no doubt about it. Cali's his number two then who knows Mannino could be Consig, Gurino isn't all that powerful, he's just trusted by the Sicilians and the old Gotti guys, he's the go between! He isn't heavy at all.

didn't Gurino replace Mike (idk the last name)? the guy who took over the gotti crew?

Mickey Paradiso?

I think you mean Mike Paradiso. Are you talking about Anthony Gurino (who's currently on the family's street panel) taking over that crew?

yes that's the name. had to look at the charts lol