Federal prosecutors are going to bat for the ex-Colombo hit man who came forward to solve the 1997 gangland rubout of NYPD cop Ralph Dols.

Joseph (Joey Caves) Competiello, a mob soldier who pleaded guilty to five murders as part of his government agreement, is facing life in prison when he is sentenced next month by Judge Brian Cogan.

But the feds are urging leniency for the turncoat who helped break the crime family and bring Dols' killers to justice.

"Competiello's cooperation initiated a chain of events which resulted in the cooperation of other Colombo family members and associates which led to the arrests and ultimately the convictions of nearly every inducted member of the crime family," Assistant Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Geddes stated in court papers.

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"Joe's cooperation was the beginning of the end of the Colombo family," another law enforcement source added.

Before Competiello was flipped by FBI special agent John Fallon, the Dols' murder had been exhaustively investigated by the NYPD and the feds, but was a cold case

Then Competiello revealed the participants in the killing, including then capos Thomas Gioeli and Dino Calabro - Calabro cooperated soon after and implicated former acting boss Joel Cacace who wanted the cop whacked because he had married Cacace's ex-wife.

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"Prior to Competiello's cooperation not a single lead implicated Competiello or the Gioeli crew in the murder," Geddes noted.

In a sad footnote to the case, Cacace, Gioeli and accused shooter Dino Saracino were acquitted of the young cop's slaying. Competiello and Calabro testified that they did not know Dols was a cop when they were tasked with gunning him down outside his Brooklyn apartment building.

Sources said Dols' family understood that it was necessary for the feds to make deals with the mob rats who participated in the murder in order to bring their accomplices to justice.

Competiello has served more than six years in prison since he was arrested and it is doubtful that the judge will give him time served, sources said.

A number of these men supposedly participated in the murder of Colombo underboss wild bill cutolo , in fact wen competiello turned informant he admitted his role in the murder and wrote the cutolo family a letter apologising and expressing regret for his role in the murder

Funny how all these rats are so sorry and ashamed after they get caught

think he still getting 15yrs. he killed some guy with a sludge hammer for no reason, he said he was mad. the guy was a working guy not even near the mob his mom has to show up at court.the feds charged the murder as a mafia hit when it wasn't even close and no one was found guilty of the murder just like the cop. hector pagan only killed one guy got 12 yrs think the judge will go 15+ there was also a college kid murder for no reson. that's why tommy shots was indicted for 8 murders and didn't get guilty

The collage kid was carmine gargano , he was killed. by john pappa , competiello got rid of the body , still can't believe they ain't found gargano's body

If he killed a normal working guy " for no reason", he should rot in fuckin jail.plain and simple. And to do it with a hammer, he is an animal.

remember reading about the sludge hammer killing in tommy shots trial llike the shit was gruesome. the guys nickname was gorilla cause he was a big dude and could lift bags of concrete like nothing. he did something top piss the guy caves off and snuck him with a hammer, had nothing to do with the persico clan or colombos but they charged them all with the murder anyway. the college kid had a cousin who pissed papa off but he couldnt do anything to the cousin so he took out the college kid at a bar I think. wild bill and the cop were the only killings mafia related and no one was found guilty. think the days of rats getting time served for murders is over. the Genovese spring field gguy Anthony got 9 yrs but the other guy felix got time served.

Just gotta remember pmac that whatever hes sentenced too, he already has 6 years of time served. So just like anthony arilliotta outta springfield, he already had close to 5 years of time served when he was sentenced to 9 years, so he doesnt have that long to go and neither would competiello if he was sentenced to say 10 years.

Carmine Gargano's body was recovered with Cutulo & Greeves in Farmingdale Long island

It's gross. The whole thing is gross. He should be in prison for the rest of his life. Not only is he a scumbag psychotic murderer, he didn't even secure a conviction!

carmine gargano's body has never been found

they never found carmine or Richie greaves

12 years, including time served. OUt in 6.

http://nypost.com/2014/12/10/mob-turncoat-gets-12-years-after-copping-to-5-hits/

fed time isn't it 85% of sentence

Yes.. 85%.