From an article ron Matty the Horse Ianniello regarding a judge sentencing him in 2007:

Ianniello served as one of the acting bosses of the Genovese family following the 1997 conviction of Vincent (Chin) Gigante.
The mob chief, who won a Bronze Star for valor as an Army artillery gunner, could have received 24 months.
"It became clear there were not any recent episodes of violent conduct," assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Treanor said. "That changed our view of him a little bit."
Ianniello also was given credit for intervening to save the life of a prison guard and for using his underworld contacts to aid in the unsuccessful search for missing 6-year-old Etan Patz in the 1980s.