https://buffalonews.com/news/local/...ff462e6-cb43-11ed-a878-63084e90f921.html

He’s Big Joe Todaro’s nephew, owns Pharaoh’s Gentlemen’s Club in Cheektowaga, NY, where the manager (and security chief) is John Ermin, the President of the Outlaws MC.

To throw a “HAIL MARY PASS” this late in the game shows that the feds have no case against this guy and are just about begging him to plead out.

This happened in 2019 why charge him now?

Feds need to stop wasting taxpayer money

From the newest article:

A federal judge has ordered a Cheektowaga strip club owner slated to go to trial in three months on bribery, drug trafficking and sex trafficking charges to remain in custody following his latest arrest on witness tampering and drug charges.

District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. ruled there was "clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions of release will reasonably assure the safety of any other person and the community," according to court documents.

Sinatra also found that because of Peter G. Gerace Jr.'s prior criminal history, the length of prison time he faces if convicted and the "strong" weight of evidence against him, he should be detained pending trial, according to the documents.

See: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/...8bf0.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

Was he ever listed anywhere as a member or associate of the Buffalo area LCN or IOC?

I have not seen any evidence that Peter Gerace Jr. was ever made. Rumor aroud Buffalo is he is upset he never got his button. His father was definitely an associate, but I have not seen any LE sources indicating he was ever made. There are rumors around Buffalo that Gerace Sr. is a made man. He was close to Todaro Jr at 210. Also rumors that he had a falling out with Todaro because he and his wife Linda (Todaro’s sister) haven’t seen any benefit from La Nova. Todaro indicated he hasn’t had anything to do with his nephews for years. (Could be true or could be a story to help keep him insulated from what he knows his nephews were involved with.) Gerace Sr.’s mother is a Pieri and the Pieri’s battled the Todaros for control of Buffalo in the later 70’s early 80’s. It appears to me their is still a division in Buffalo between Todaro and those members and associates that had closer relationships with the Pieri’s. No official evidence. Just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt.

Thank you for the insight

Rose Gerace (née Pieri) Obituary

Gerace's legal team has once again made a motion to modify the protective order. In the Governments opposition they state that they are concerned with:

A. Witness statements and identities will be disseminated to third parties, putting them in danger.
B. Doesn't believe Gerace will comply with the protective order citing the following history:
1. Of hurting people
2.Of committing felonies
3. Of lying to probation
4. Access to powerful and corrupt individuals, and
5. His contacts in the criminal underworld

See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nywd.135098/gov.uscourts.nywd.135098.415.0.pdf

Also, Gerace filled a motion contesting the revocation of his release and subsequent detention after the new witness tampering indictment. In the governments opposition to this motion we learn about allegations that Gerace made false statements and fraudulently took out and modified a $2,000,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) with the Small Business Administration.

See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nywd.135098/gov.uscourts.nywd.135098.413.0.pdf

On the other side of the fence in Canada they are outright referring to Violi as the U.B. Of the family.

In one of the recent articles that was posted about Rizzutto getting shot.

Yeah, They Buffalo News is pretty much doing the same. They report that Stephen Metelsky has confirmed the report about Todaro appointing Violi as underboss as "authentic."

I don’t remember Canada LE getting all that much wrong.