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Bonanno family bust #725105
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New Charges Unveiled Against Bonanno Family
By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and RUSS BUETTNER
July 9, 2013



A state racketeering indictment unsealed late Monday that charges eight men as members and associates of the Bonanno crime family suggests that the mob, despite its waning power and the government’s considerable efforts to dismantle it, can still penetrate and control unions.

The six-count indictment, which charges mob staples like the crimes of extortion, gambling and loan-sharking, accuses a Bonanno soldier and an associate of assisting in the 2010 election of another crime family associate as the president of a 1,900-member Teamsters union local on Long Island.

Among those charged was Nicholas Santora, 71, an enduring Bonanno crime family figure known as Nicky Mouth.

Mr. Santora was a central figure in the 1982 federal trial that grew out of an F.B.I. operation in which an undercover agent named Joseph Pistone penetrated the crime family by posing as a thief named Donnie Brasco, whose work was the subject of the movie of the same name.

Mr. Santora was identified in the indictment as the head of the Bonanno crime family crew whose activities are at the center of the charges. He pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge in Brooklyn last year and was sentenced to 20 months in prison. He is serving his sentence in the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa.

Like all of the defendants in the case, Mr. Santora was charged with enterprise corruption, the state version of the federal crime of racketeering. If convicted of enterprise corruption, each defendant faces a maximum penalty of 8⅓ to 25 years in state prison. Mr. Santora and several other defendants were also charged with second-degree grand larceny and usury. Other accusations in the 158-page indictment include the sale of drugs and weapons.

The indictment says that the associate who was elected to the union post, Nicholas Bernhard, a defendant in the case, ran the union, Local 917 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, for his own benefit and the benefit of the Bonanno family crew.

Mr. Bernhard, 51, resigned from his position with the union, which represents truck drivers and parking lot and gas station workers, in the summer of 2012 after the investigation exposed his alleged involvement with the crime family and he was questioned under oath by a court-appointed monitor that oversees the Teamsters union.

The charges in the case come just two weeks after the New York F.B.I. office reduced the number of its agents working mob cases. That reduction, combined with two previous cutbacks over the last five years, left the bureau with roughly three dozen investigators working mob cases in the city, 60 percent fewer than in 2008.

The indictment charges a total of nine men — the eight accused members and associates, as well as a man who prosecutors allege worked with them — and all but one were arrested early Tuesday morning, officials said. The ninth man was being sought.

The case was brought by the rackets division in the office of the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., who announced the indictment at a news conference at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The names of the lawyers for the defendants, most of whom were expected to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon, could not be immediately determined.

Officials at Local 917 could not be reached for comment Tuesday morning.

The indictment charges that two defendants, Vito Badamo, 50, and Anthony Santoro, 49, identified, respectively, as an acting captain and soldier, “explicitly promoted” Mr. Bernhard’s election, and that Mr. Bernhard then “deployed” another defendant, Scott O’Neill, the union’s assistant shop steward, in the crew’s loan-sharking and gambling activities.

“Members of Local 917 borrowed money and placed bets in a crew of the Bonanno Organized Crime Family’s loan-sharking and gambling operations,” the indictment said.

The indictment did not detail how Mr. Badamo and Mr. Santoro promoted Mr. Bernhard’s election, but an official briefed on the case said they made telephone calls “to each other and others about getting people they know in the union to vote for Bernhard.”

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DISTRICT ATTORNEY VANCE ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT OF CAPTAIN AND MEMBERS OF A CREW OF THE BONANNO ORGANIZED CRIME FAMILY

Indictment Charges Capo, Three Soldiers, and Five Associates of Bonanno Family With Enterprise Corruption, Extortion, Loansharking, Gambling, Drug Dealing, Gun Possession and Sale, and Perjury
Two Crew Members Accused of Taking Advantage of Their Leadership Positions Within Teamsters Local



Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the arrests and indictment of a crew of the Bonanno crime family, one of five longtime organized crime families that comprise a nationwide criminal network variously known as “La Cosa Nostra,” the “Mafia,” and the “Mob.” Nine defendants are charged in New York State Supreme Court with Enterprise Corruption, under New York State’s Organized Crime Control Act, and related crimes for their roles in a crew that sought to make money through a wide array of illegal activities, including extortion, loansharking, gambling, drug dealing, and possession of firearms for use or sale. Two defendants are accused of taking advantage of their leadership positions within Local 917, a union of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, in order to solicit union members as clients of their illicit enterprise; they are additionally charged with Perjury.

The indictment details 299 pattern criminal acts underlying the Enterprise Corruption. The charges are the result of an approximately two-year-long investigation conducted jointly by the District Attorney’s Office’s Rackets Bureau and the NYPD’s Organized Crime Investigation Division (OCID), using a variety of law enforcement investigative techniques, including undercover police work, surveillance, court-ordered eavesdropping, and the execution of search warrants for both physical and Internet evidence. Members of the alleged criminal enterprise include NICHOLAS SANTORA, VITO BADAMO, ERNEST AIELLO, ANTHONY SANTORO, a/k/a “Skinny,” DOMINICK SIANO, NICHOLAS BERNHARD, SCOTT O’NEILL, and ANTHONY URBAN.

“Today’s indictment is the absolute heartland of what organized crime prosecutions are about – prosecuting in one fell swoop the diversified rackets of organized crime families,” said District Attorney Vance. “The charges against this Bonanno crew and their captain, Nicholas Santora, make clear that traditional organized crime refuses to go away. This crew’s use of a union president in its corrupt activities is detrimental to honest union workers everywhere. I would like to thank our partners in the NYPD, U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Department of Labor for their assistance with this case.”

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said: “The organized crime activity described in the indictment is as old as the Bonnano crime family, and as relatively new as on-line betting and trafficking in highly addictive Oxycodone. Either way, it’s corrosive to society and lines the pockets of those who use or sanction violence to enrich themselves. I want to commend the outstanding work of the detectives and prosecutors who brought this case to fruition.”

Deputy Inspector General Daniel Petrole of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General said: “Today’s indictments reflect the Office of Inspector General’s commitment to continue working with our law enforcement partners to investigate union officials who allegedly misuse their positions for personal gain.”

The Criminal Enterprise

According to the indictment and court filings, between approximately March 2010 and February 2012, SANTORA served as the captain – alternately known as a “capo” – for a crew of the Bonanno organized crime family operating in the New York area and elsewhere. AIELLO and BADAMO functioned as acting capos, or otherwise as senior members, who reported to SANTORA. Crews consist of “soldiers” and “associates,” whose purpose is, in part, to insulate and protect the capo; SANTORO functioned as one such soldier beneath AIELLO and BADAMO, while SIANO, BERNHARD, O’NEILL, and URBAN served as associates in this crew.

During the period charged in the indictment, BERNHARD was president of Local 917, a union of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 917 consists of approximately 1,900 workers in the liquor, automotive, parking, and other industries in the New York area. BADAMO and SANTORO actively promoted BERNHARD’s election in November 2010, and the latter is charged with using his leadership position to benefit himself and the Bonanno crew. Furthermore, BERNHARD is charged with deploying O’NEILL, the union’s assistant shop steward, in the enterprise’s loansharking and gambling activities. Members of Local 917 borrowed money and placed bets in the crew’s loansharking and gambling operations.

The common purpose of the Bonanno crew was to make money through illegal activities, including extortion, loansharking, gambling, drug dealing, and possession of firearms either for use or sale. The money flowed upwards; that is, the associates were obligated to give part of their earnings to their soldier, the soldiers shared that money with the capo, and then those above the capo were to receive their share of the illicit gains. As alleged in the indictment, the defendants sought to evade detection by law enforcement through surreptitious conduct and coded communication in order to conceal their identities and illegal activities. The defendants and others were willing to resort to violence or physical force, or threats of violence or physical force, to further their money-making schemes or to resolve disputes.

Extortion & Loansharking

According to the indictment and court filings, between March 2010 and January 2012, a victim of the loansharking operation borrowed $15,000 from the Bonanno crew through three different loans, each carrying a usurious interest rate of more than 200 percent, which far exceeds the statutory 25 percent interest rate per year or the equivalent for other time periods. When the victim fell behind in his payments on the third loan, he was threatened in a way that he feared future physical harm. Loansharking records were recovered from BERNHARD’s home upon execution of a search warrant.

Gambling

According to the indictment and court filings, the crew engaged in illegal gambling by means of a “wire room” in Costa Rica, through which bettors were able to place bets online for various sporting events, including professional football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and soccer leagues. The betting was monitored by several defendants, who also collected the illegal gambling proceeds. Between July 2011 and February 2012, nearly $7 million in illegal bets were wagered on 227 days.

Drugs

According to the indictment and court filings, the crew made money by selling marijuana and narcotic drugs such as oxycodone. They also conspired to sell as many as 300,000 tablets of Viagra and Cialis, both prescription medications, for between $5 and $20 per tablet. Following the execution of search warrants, nearly ten pounds of marijuana and two dozen manufacturer-boxed tablets of Viagra were recovered from SANTORO’s home; more than eight pounds of marijuana and more than 500 pills of oxycodone were recovered from URBAN’s home; and approximately 40 grams of marijuana were recovered from SIANO’s home and car. Drug paraphernalia was additionally recovered from each of these homes.

Guns

According to the indictment and court filings, BERNHARD and SANTORO frequently spoke of their fondness for guns and willingness to use them, such as when a bettor or borrower of money was late in making payments. The search warrant recoveries showed that they had the means to enforce debt collections or other family business by use of firearms. Twenty pistols and revolvers were recovered from BERNHARD’s home, and seven firearms were recovered from SANTORO’s home. One of the pistols recovered from SANTORO’s home was sold to him by URBAN, and another of SANTORO’s pistols was defaced to remove the serial number. Both BERNHARD and SANTORO each additionally possessed hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and BERNHARD was also found to have brass knuckles.

Money Collection and Distribution

According to the indictment and court filings, intercepted telephone conversations and police surveillances of meetings among the defendants revealed a distinct pattern of collection and distribution of money from the crew’s illegal activities. SANTORO and BERNHARD collected money from SIANO, URBAN, and O’NEILL. SANTORO and BERNHARD passed a portion of the money to AIELLO and BADAMO, the latter of whom gave the money to SANTORA. Approximately $250,000 in cash was recovered from the homes and bank safe deposit boxes of BERNHARD, O’NEILL, SANTORO, SIANO, and URBAN.

Perjury

Finally, BERNHARD and O’NEILL are charged with Perjury in the First Degree for giving intentionally false testimony under oath before an Independent Review Board established in 1989 pursuant to a federal court decree to monitor the Teamsters for organized crime, corruption, and other criminality among or against its membership. BERNHARD is accused of perjuring himself when asked whether he was ever arrested in the past, and whether he was familiar with another one of the defendants. O’NEILL is accused of committing perjury when asked if he ever collected loan payments for someone else.

Assistant District Attorneys Brian D. Foley and Gary J. Galperin, Senior Investigative Counsel to the Rackets Bureau, are handling the prosecution of the case, under the supervision of Eric Seidel, Chief of the Organized Crime Unit; Daniel D. Brownell, Chief of the Rackets Bureau; and Executive Assistant District Attorney David Szuchman, Chief of the Investigation Division. Assistant District Attorneys Deborah Hickey, Senior Investigative Counsel, Noah D. Genel, Senior Investigative Counsel, and Brian P. Weinberg assisted with the investigation. Assistant District Attorney Madeleine Guilmain is handling the asset forfeiture aspect of the case, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Duncan Levin, Chief of the Asset Forfeiture Unit.

Trial Preparation Assistants Ana Baldrige, Olivia Clements, Rachel Schorr and Gerard Quinn; former Trial Preparation Assistants Sara Arrow, Dan Taylor, and Mariel Villareal; Financial Investigator William Tamparo and Crimes Against Revenue Program consultant Bing Fonseca-Sabune provided valuable assistance on the investigation.

District Attorney Vance thanked NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, Chief Anthony J. Izzo of the Organized Crime Control Bureau, OCID Deputy Chief Brian H. O’Neill, and OCID Detectives Angelo Barone, Joshua Vanderpool, and Salvatore Leotta, under the supervisionof Captain John Dusanenko, Lieutenant Edward Barry, and Sergeant Jose Torrellas. Retired Detectives John Mullen and Andrew Varga assisted with the case.

District Attorney Vance also thanked Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Argentieri; the FBI’s New York Field Office; Special Investigator Donald F. Schwally of the Chief Investigator’s Office, Independent Review Board; and the U.S. Department of Labor, including Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Jonathan R. Mellone and Special Agent Michael Gross.

[1] The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

ERNEST AIELLO, D.O.B. 6/8/79
Bronx, NY

Charges:
• Enterprise Corruption, a class B felony, 1 count
• Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, 1 count
• Criminal Usury in the First Degree, a class C felony, 1 count

VITO BADAMO, D.O.B. 8/1/62
Brooklyn, NY

Charges:
• Enterprise Corruption, a class B felony, 1 count
• Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, 1 count
• Criminal Usury in the First Degree, a class C felony, 1 count

NICHOLAS BERNHARD, D.O.B. 9/13/61
Congers, NY

Charges:
• Enterprise Corruption, a class B felony, 1 count
• Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, 1 count
• Criminal Usury in the First Degree, a class C felony, 1 count
• Perjury in the First Degree, a class D felony, 2 counts

SCOTT O’NEILL, D.O.B. 1/20/65
Howard Beach, NY

Charges:
• Enterprise Corruption, a class B felony, 1 count
• Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, 1 count
• Criminal Usury in the First Degree, a class C felony, 1 count
• Perjury in the First Degree, a class D felony, 1 count

NICHOLAS SANTORA, D.O.B. 6/21/42
Deer Park, NY

Charges:
• Enterprise Corruption, a class B felony, 1 count
• Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, 1 count
• Criminal Usury in the First Degree, a class C felony, 1 count

ANTHONY SANTORO, a/k/a “Skinny,” D.O.B. 7/28/63
Staten Island, NY

Charges:
• Enterprise Corruption, a class B felony, 1 count
• Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, 1 count
• Criminal Usury in the First Degree, a class C felony, 1 count

DOMINICK SIANO, D.O.B. 4/25/90
Howard Beach, NY

Charge:
• Enterprise Corruption, a class B felony, 1 count

ANTHONY URBAN, D.O.B. 7/25/63
Staten Island, NY

Charge:
• Enterprise Corruption, a class B felony

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Lots of photos at the link below...


Well-armed Bonnano crime crew busted on charges including Viagra trafficking, extortion: DA

The crew — led by capo Nicholas (Nicky Cigars) Santora, who is already in federal prison on extortion charges — sold marijuana and Viagra and orchestrated more than $9 million a year in illegal online gambling, authorities said. The reputed mobsters also had tentacles into the labor movement.


By Rich Schapiro / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
July 9, 2013



A well-armed crew of the Bonnano crime family was busted Tuesday on charges it banked millions through extortion, illegal gambling and trafficking Viagra, authorities said.

One of the eight suspected gangsters, Nicholas Bernhard, 51, slept with a pistol under his pillow. Another, Anthony (Skinny) Santoro, 49, kept more than 10 firearms stored in his Staten Island garage, authorities said.

In all, the gun-loving pair owned 20 illegal guns.

The crew — led by capo Nicholas (Nicky Cigars) Santora, who is already in federal prison on extortion charges — sold marijuana and Viagra and orchestrated more than $9 million a year in illegal online gambling, authorities said.

The reputed mobsters also had tentacles into the labor movement. Two of the crew members - Bernhard and Scott O'Neill, 58 - held leadership positions within Teamsters Local 917 in order to "solicit union members as clients of their illegal enterprise," the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said.

"Times have changed since Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, but organized crime still exerts a corrupting influence on this city, and in this case, in the labor movement," Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance said at a press conference, standing before a table displaying the 20 guns belonging to the crew.

The suspects — based all over the city and upstate — mostly gathered in Brooklyn, authorities said. But they also held secret meetings in parking lots and diners elsewhere.

Among their favorite haunts were the Sunset Diner in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and the Jackson Hole diner in Queens, law enforcement sources said.

The suspects were rounded up after a two-year joint investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the NYPD. They are expected to be arraigned this afternoon.

The suspects include Dominick Siano, 23; Anthony Urban, 49; Ernest Aiello, 34; and Vito Badamo, 50.

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Same old story, All with plead and get very low sentences...I imagine


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Santoro is the head? Nobody knows whats going on, including the cops. Trumped up indictment. Criminal usury? Probably lent the guy 200 dollars.


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Dominick Siano 23 years old he's real young to be a mobster.

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Thanks to posting this Ivy. Interesting.

As a side note, Santoro served as the acting underboss to Basciano in the mid 00´s. He may have been demoted sometime after that and promoted again to captain in March of 2010. I wonder if Anthony "Skinny" is related to him in any way. His son maybe? Also interesting is that Ernie Aiello (a made crew member) is a Bronx guy. So apparently, Santoro had guys spread out throughout New York.


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Originally Posted By: vinnietoothpicks26
Santoro is the head?


Where does it say Santoro is the head? It says he´s a captain. Read it again.


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"Mr. Santora was identified in the indictment as the head of the Bonanno crime family crew whose activities are at the center of the charges. He pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge in Brooklyn last year and was sentenced to 20 months in prison. He is serving his sentence in the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa."
IN the Vinnie Basciano book Massino is on tape calling Santoro a brokester.
Your right, not hte head. My mistake.

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Vinnie it says head of the 'crew'

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Dominick Siano 23 years old he's real young to be a mobster.


Not at all, a lot of these associates are young guys working there way up.

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Originally Posted By: vinnietoothpicks26
"Mr. Santora was identified in the indictment as the head of the Bonanno crime family crew whose activities are at the center of the charges. He pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge in Brooklyn last year and was sentenced to 20 months in prison. He is serving his sentence in the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa."
IN the Vinnie Basciano book Massino is on tape calling Santoro a brokester.
Your right, not hte head. My mistake.


He's indicted as a captain. Don't let your misreading be an excuse to dismiss what the feds say.


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They look like a bunch of slobs.

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Alright. Hes indicted as a captain. Its still a small shitty case. None of these guys are going down for long on this one.


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Who's that chick goin on tv n shit sayn how broke nicky santoro was? His crews bringn in 9mila a year he ain't broke just wasn't spending it on her dumb ass


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These guys are a bit stupid for keeping drugs and guns in their homes like that. Correct me if im wrong but i believe theres pretty heavy penalties for that kind of thing in new york.

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I didn't see drugs or firearms violations among the listed charges. Maybe the state is charging on that stuff?

Are they hot guns? Or are they just not allowed to have firearms because they are probably convicted felons?

Yea, if anything the enterprise corruption are normally short-stints in the can. Drug distribution and illegal firearms on the otherhand....


Should probably ask Mr. Kierney. I guess if you're Italian, you should be in prison.
I've read the RICO Act, and I can tell you it's more appropriate...
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Originally Posted By: LittleNicky
I didn't see drugs or firearms violations among the listed charges. Maybe the state is charging on that stuff?

Are they hot guns? Or are they just not allowed to have firearms because they are probably convicted felons?

Yea, if anything the enterprise corruption are normally short-stints in the can. Drug distribution and illegal firearms on the otherhand....


It says that some of the guns had the serial numbers filed off, that alone is a felony. The bonnanos are pushing viagra, now thats diversification.


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O'neil and bernhard looks pretty embarrased , I wonder if they will flip


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I was just reading the article on fivefamiliesnyc.com and must agree with you big fella Bernard and ONeil do look a little shy as if they are already concealing their identities with a possible cooperation in mind. I'm sure 1 of the 7 if not more will flip and Nicky Mouth will die in prison.

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Originally Posted By: baldo
They look like a bunch of slobs.


They were all probably roused out of bed at 5am by Feds kicking their doors in.

You don't wear your 3-piece to breakfast do you?

And no one will flip. They'll plead out to 3-5 out in 2.

Sucks for Nicky though.


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LOL the fucking sheckster can't catch a fuckin break can he? haha btw that wasnt this skinny. He was the other, other, skinny guy. Funny ive heard his name never knew he was made. Hes a bookie. Or WAS a bookie. Now he gets his wings hes a cowboy i guess.

Hairy, Nicky's last name is Santora, this guy is santoro. His son is nicky jr. Thought he lived in lynbrook. I know that for sure, he has at least one daughter, i cant remember any other children, dont think this guy is related at all.

TommyK, the crews book, took in 9m a year in WAGERS. Assume, AT BEST, your keeping 10% of all wagers (you wont, avg is 3-5%) the book GROSSES 700k. Assuming you can collect 100% of this (you wont), You need to figure in expenses. 25% for ur agents. Another 25 for your supers, old shecky can handicap games very well from prison, so take out a peice for that, plus a controller. Then subtract 10$ a week per bettor for your per head fees. Assume these guys are 100% honest and dont steal a penny... Also we're assuming nicky has a few hundred k lying around to fund a book that covers during football season about 200k+ a week.... He wont, he probly has a silent partner who funded it..... Get me? Hes lucky if he got 100k a year from this book.


Bottom line, these guys were FUCKING SLOPPY.

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LOL the fucking sheckster can't catch a fuckin break can he? haha btw that wasnt this skinny. He was the other, other, skinny guy. Funny ive heard his name never knew he was made. Hes a bookie. Or WAS a bookie. Now he gets his wings hes a cowboy i guess.

Hairy, Nicky's last name is Santora, this guy is santoro. His son is nicky jr. Thought he lived in lynbrook. I know that for sure, he has at least one daughter, i cant remember any other children, dont think this guy is related at all.

TommyK, the crews book, took in 9m a year in WAGERS. Assume, AT BEST, your keeping 10% of all wagers (you wont, avg is 3-5%) the book GROSSES 700k. Assuming you can collect 100% of this (you wont), You need to figure in expenses. 25% for ur agents. Another 25 for your supers, old shecky can handicap games very well from prison, so take out a peice for that, plus a controller. Then subtract 10$ a week per bettor for your per head fees. Assume these guys are 100% honest and dont steal a penny... Also we're assuming nicky has a few hundred k lying around to fund a book that covers during football season about 200k+ a week.... He wont, he probly has a silent partner who funded it..... Get me? Hes lucky if he got 100k a year from this book.


Bottom line, these guys were FUCKING SLOPPY.

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LOL the fucking sheckster can't catch a fuckin break can he? haha btw that wasnt this skinny. He was the other, other, skinny guy. Funny ive heard his name never knew he was made. Hes a bookie. Or WAS a bookie. Now he gets his wings hes a cowboy i guess.

Hairy, Nicky's last name is Santora, this guy is santoro. His son is nicky jr. Thought he lived in lynbrook. I know that for sure, he has at least one daughter, i cant remember any other children, dont think this guy is related at all.

TommyK, the crews book, took in 9m a year in WAGERS. Assume, AT BEST, your keeping 10% of all wagers (you wont, avg is 3-5%) the book GROSSES 700k. Assuming you can collect 100% of this (you wont), You need to figure in expenses. 25% for ur agents. Another 25 for your supers, old shecky cant handicap games very well from prison, so take out a peice for that, plus a controller. Then subtract 10$ a week per bettor for your per head fees. Assume these guys are 100% honest and dont steal a penny... Also we're assuming nicky has a few hundred k lying around to fund a book that covers during football season about 200k+ a week.... He wont, he probly has a silent partner who funded it..... Get me? Hes lucky if he got 100k a year from this book.


Bottom line, these guys were FUCKING SLOPPY.

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Originally Posted By: SonnyBlackstein

They were all probably roused out of bed at 5am by Feds kicking their doors in.

You don't wear your 3-piece to breakfast do you?

And no one will flip. They'll plead out to 3-5 out in 2.

Sucks for Nicky though.


That's usually what happens. It's like people expect these guys to be dressed to the nines like Gotti or something.


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Originally Posted By: SonnyBlackstein
Originally Posted By: baldo
They look like a bunch of slobs.


They were all probably roused out of bed at 5am by Feds kicking their doors in.

You don't wear your 3-piece to breakfast do you?

And no one will flip. They'll plead out to 3-5 out in 2.

Sucks for Nicky though.


You are right about the dressing part sonny. N one ever gets they drag these guys literally out of bed. Half of them are probly hungover too.

As for the sentencing, in ny, enterprise corruption (the felony count) is 1 3/4yrs to 4yrs for the first level of the offense, which they all will end up pleading to. The weed and pills? No biggie. These straight guys who are getting purjury and shit are the ones who will probly face the hardest time, bc 1-they are more or less legit, 2-they like to make an example of these union guys.

Dumb as fuck on all the gun charges. Drugs too. They guy with an o and a half is just as dumb as the guy with 10lbs in his house. Hes what in his 30s going door to door selling grams?

As far as young guys go, they get connected for being one of three things today. Violent, Earner, or a Relative. They only way young guys earn enough to be on with a crew is drugs or stick ups. A lot of youngs guys i know, that thing of theirs aint dead yet.

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kind of crazy how this young guy is caught with less than a pound but gets a class b felony, i know people who have gotten a slap on the wrist (no time done, nothing on permanent record) for having 3/4 to a pound. i assume because he was giving money to a captain?

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Good to see you got over your stutter above skinny.

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Fuckin around. Respect bro.

It does kill me with these constant drug n gun charges IN THEIR HOMES.
I mean seriously. It gifting the Feds. Plus if you're a convicted felon....
Rent an apartment. Do something. But under your pillow or in your garage is asking for time.


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anthony urban had been arrested in a previous operation selling oxy back in feb 2012. http://www.silive.com/southshore/index.ssf/2012/02/complete_list_of_suspects_accu.html

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