Originally Posted By: Dwalin2011
For example, Toto' Riina was one of the most powerful mobsters, but formally he was just a peasant without property, what about American mobsters, Casso and Gravano in this case?


IIRC, Casso hid his money behind other people.

There was a nice house in LI, which was officially in the name of a business, for which he was a salesman. To appease the IRS, they had a room designated for a showroom, and Casso was a salesperson entertaining clients there. Both Casso and his wife kept their expensive clothes and jewelry in another person's apartment.

Casso put a townhouse in the name of his associate, Burt Kaplan. I believe in the end, after Casso flipped... Kaplan double crossed him and kept the townhouse. (Kaplan eventually received payment of around $600k.)


You shit-kicking, stinky, horse-manure-smelling motherfucker you! If you ever get out of line over there again, I'll smash your fucking head so hard you won't be able to get that cowboy hat on. You hear me? Fucking hick. -Nicky (Casino)