A Brooklyn federal prosecutor just last week detailed how Joseph Petillo -- “a longtime and very well-respected associate” of the Colombo crime family -- recently decided to pass on an offer to be made.
“The Colombo family believed, based on Mr. Petillo’s prior history, that he would be a valuable member of the Colombo family. The Colombo family sought his membership,” Assistant US Attorney Liz Geddes told a federal judge.
But in the end, Petillo “turned down an offer of membership,” Geddes said.
Is that the same Petillo who went on MSNBC's underworld gambling and told the word he's a bookmaker and his cousin hurts his players ?? They should be able to do better then him !!
nah, that was frank pontillo. guy got jammed up on something and ratted, even ratted on his own dad, and then shows up on tv a few years later driving around manhattan with a film crew doing a docuseries about being a bookie. that was perplexing to say the least. either it was all an act for the show, or he really is running around his home turf after ratting, taking bets.
i remember that doc because his book middled all of the bets on the uva michigan state game in the 2014 ncaa tourney and made like football season money on that one game
