The oldest, Chris, married and took his wifes maiden name to get out from under the infamy that came with his birthright. Mark Scarfo was discovered by his . Mr. Bruno exiled him to Atlantic City, where he was later charged, in a federal racketeering case, in connection with the murder of an uncooperative local judge. That was 1989. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. After stabbing a longshoreman to death in a bar, Mr. Scarfo was convicted of manslaughter and served six months. In the late 1980s a battle was under way for control of the Philly mafia which led to as assassination attempt on the Nicky Jr. Monday, Jul 18, 2011 NATIONAL (A09) Inquirer, Mafia Prince Nicky Scarfo Jr sentenced to 30 years, Mafia Bosses and Hierarchies Heading into 2021, Mafia Bosses and Hierarchies Heading into 2020, Bonanno family mobster Anthony Santoro makes odd bid for plea deal, Lucchese mobster Eugene Boobsie Castelle tries to get out of prison, again, Lucchese soldier given three year prison sentence for assaulting former husband of Real Housewives of New Jersey star, Matthew Madonna, Steven Crea, two co-defendants get new trial in murder case, Scott Deitche - Author of Cigar City Mafia and other great mob books. Nicky Scarfo had been a made member of the Philadelphia Crime Family since 1954. Trump wasnt the only one who knew the people in the world of The Irishman. However, its rise as a gambling mecca made Scarfo a powerhouse. Anastasia says the attempted killing of Scarfo represented a power shift in the Philly Mob. Prosecutors allege the FPFG fraud began in 2007. ", "Phil Leonetti's tell-all book shows he's crazy like a fox", "Tyrannical Mafia boss Nicodemo 'Little Nicky' Scarfo, 87, dies in prison hospital", "Paying respects: When the mob bid farewell to Kellyanne Conway's grandfather", "Leonetti Rips Uncle, Says Cousin Didn't Have A Chance", List of Italian-American mobsters by organization, Collaborations between the United States government and Italian Mafia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phil_Leonetti&oldid=1137166180, Holy Spirit High School (New Jersey) alumni, Federal Bureau of Investigation informants, Pages using infobox person with multiple parents, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 45 years imprisonment; served five years after testimony, This page was last edited on 3 February 2023, at 04:17. While Scarfo lost most of em in court, he did win a few. [3] Between 1987 and 1989, Scarfo was convicted three timesfor conspiracy, racketeering, and first-degree murder, being sentenced to consecutive prison terms of 14 years, 55 years and life, although the life sentence was later overturned. He had a violent temper. The feds set their sights on the Riccobene group and got two of his hit men to testify in exchange for plea deals, leading to Riccobenes conviction for first-degree murder in November 1984. There is no guarantee that he will be released then and there is a chance that he, like his father, could die in prison. [16] Between August 1982 and January 1984, Scarfo was imprisoned in FCI La Tuna for gun possession. It depicts an era when the Mafia was so powerful that it set off alarms in the Kennedy White House, and Scorsese even hints that organized crime was behind JFKs assassination. [4], It was in 1978 that he gained the moniker "Crazy Phil" from a local radio talk show host. Anyone can read what you share. The mafia lineage of Scarfo Jr., an alleged Lucchese family mob member, goes back generations. A war within the family was also brewing as short reigned boss Philip Testa was killed by a nail bomb at his home in 1981, and so Scarfo began the war as he secured the top position for himself and eventually promoting Leonetti as his underboss in 1986. Mr. Testa was soon killed by a nail bomb. Fortunately for the Merlinos, Scarfo was the focus of intense law enforcement attention at the time. Promoted to capo but later demoted along with his brother due to their drinking problems. Weeks later, Caponigro faced the consequence of killing a Boss without the approval of the American Mafia Commission. Under oath, Trump swore that wasnt true, but he also swore that he didnt know that Cohn represented Salerno, a fact that had been widely reported in Cohns obituary a few years earlier. Salvatore Chucky Merlino, Joeys father, had once been a close friend of the elder Scarfo. After that, Sheeran said Bidens door was always open. His son and namesake is following in his footsteps. SHOOT DATE: May 18, 2010 Those traits proved to be his undoing. His death was confirmed by a spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Mr. Scarfo had been in prison since 1988. PhillyVoice Contributor. He is 56 and has spent about one-third of his adult life in prison. "The scheme to defraud FPFG," said the indictment, "ultimately resulted in a loss to FPFG and its shareholders of at least approximately $12 million." In addition to being a hit man, Sheeran was president of a local Teamsters union in Delaware. However, his tenure as Boss would be a short one. And its not just Trump who has links to the world depicted in The Irishman. His trial was met with damaging testimonies of several informants, who had carried out his murders. 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(The title is a reference to the special kind of painting Sheeran did that left his victims brains on the wall.) His brother, Lawrence Yogi Merlino, became a capo. Scarfo was born on March 8, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, to Philip and Catherine Scarfo, Italian immigrants from Naples and Calabria. That was the legacy of Little Nicky Scarfo. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. And it has been 30 years since the brazen attempted hit on mob boss Nicky Scarfo's son, Nicky Scarfo Jr . [2][3][4] At that time, he was the highest-ranking member of the American Mafia to break his blood oath and turn informant. Nicky Jr. has never spoken publicly about the shooting but in phone conversations with his father at the timeconversations secretly recorded by authoritiesthe two Scarfos described Merlino as a snake. The elder Scarfo suggested that his son take Merlino to dinner, a reference to the shooting and a veiled order to do to Merlino what he was suspected of doing to Scarfo Jr. The shooting at Dante & Luigis drove home the point in bloody detail. PHILADELPHIA -- Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, whose reign over the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980s was one of the bloodiest in its history, has died at a federal medical center in North. His father and former Lucchese family boss Victor Amuso were named as unindicted coconspirators as part of the First Plus Financial case.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'aboutthemafia_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_3',198,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-aboutthemafia_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0'); JSCARFO19 - MAY 18 - Nicky Scarfo Jr. in Morris County courtroom for use in Inquirer edition where it will appear with George Anastasia story. Authorities solved 24 homicides thanks to DelGiornos information, and three years later won convictions on nine of the murders. Copyright 2021 JerseyMan Magazine. Nicky Scarfo, a Mafia boss who purged two dozen fellow mobsters during his 1980s reign in Philadelphia and South Jersey, milked casino profits in Atlantic City and bribed the citys mayor, died on Saturday at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, N.C. So Sheeran set up a picket line outside the newspaper, and he knew the Teamsters union drivers who delivered the paper wouldnt cross it. Scarfo is already under indictment for allegedly running a South Jersey gambling operation. [13][14][9], Shortly after Leonetti was released from prison, he married the former girlfriend of Vincent Falcone, whom he had murdered in 1979. This documentary is used for education. Along with the lengthy prison sentence Scarfo has also been ordered to pay over $14 million dollar in restitution for money stolen from First Plus Financial. My cousins not a gangster and never was, Leonetti wrote. The 50 year old mobster received a stiff sentence because U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler believed it was warranted because this would be Scarfos fifth conviction and his second time in the federal prison system.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'aboutthemafia_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_1',650,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-aboutthemafia_com-medrectangle-3-0'); Nicky Scarfo Jr is an alleged member of the Lucchese crime family of the New York mafia. Shortly after, he agreed to testify against Scarfo and the family, also admitting to participating in 10 murders; this allowed for his release after only five years, subsequently going into hiding. He entered a coma where he remained until his death in April 2014. Thirty-two years ago, this month, Nicky Scarfo Jr. nearly paid the ultimate price for his loyalty to his father. According to the indictment, Pelullo told a member of the company's board that if he didn't cooperate, "your kids will be sold off as prostitutes. His father was Philip Scarfo, a laborer who worked at an Atlantic City hotel and who, according to Mr. Leonetti, was 100 percent legit. His mother was the former Catherine Piccolo. The feds hailed Scarfo as the first La Cosa Nostra boss to be convicted of first-degree murder. [24][25], Scarfo began his sentence at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Thats the kind of father my uncle is. Scarfos life sentence in prison ended Friday, January 13, when he died, reportedly of cancer, at the Federal Medical Center in North Carolina. When a federal judge in Philadelphia sentenced him to 55 years in prison on murder and racketeering charges in May 1989, Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo just shrugged. Some of that blood was spilled by his son. Mr. Scarfo nurtured his reputation early. That, in large part, explains why Nicodemo S. Scarfoknown as Nicky Jr.is currently serving a 30-year federal prison sentence after being convicted in a multi-million dollar financial fraud case several years ago. At the time, Fresolone was secretly cooperating with the New Jersey State Police. Capone supposedly said, You can go a long way with a smile; you can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun. Mr. Scarfo preferred just the gun. The only thing he is guilty of is being a loyal son to my uncle. Pinterest. The author of Mafia Prince has said Phil is the one of the only LCN guys he's met that flipped that doesn't want his old life back. [8] He served time with boss Angelo Bruno and Genovese crime family members Gerardo Catena and Louis Manna, the latter of whom he formed a close relationship with. A confederate, Teddy DiPretoro, placed a nail bomb Casella made on Testas front porch and activated it remotely, mortally wounding Testa on March 14, 1981. Scarfo served almost two years in prison from 1971 to 1973 for refusing to testify to the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation. And it has been 30 years since the brazen attempted hit on mob boss Nicky Scarfo's son, Nicky Scarfo Jr. onHalloween night 1989. [3] At the age of 12, Scarfo and his family moved to South Philadelphia, where he worked as a day laborer and later graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1947. Fearing for their lives, former associates, including his own nephew, testified against him. His future as a Mob leader brightened in 1980 when longtime boss Bruno was shot and killed on March 21, 1980, on orders from New Yorks Genovese family, which for years had affiliated with Brunos crime group. Merlino has repeatedly denied the allegation. Mark Scarfo was discovered by his mother Tuesday afternoon at the former offices of Scarf Inc., the elder Scarfos concrete business here, officials said. Scarfo was dining with two friends, according to police reports, and was looking forward to a plate of clams and spaghetti, one of his favorite dishes. [7], During the trial, Scarfo's son Mark Scarfo attempted suicide on November 1, 1988. Records show him graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1947. Nick is the continuing tragedy that is his fathers legacy, Don Manno, the younger Scarfos former attorney and friend said recently. He said a breathing machine was being used to help keep his lungs clear of fluids. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Contents 1 Early life 2 Criminal years 3 Power struggle 4 Downfall of Scarfo 5 Death There were some political ads that would run in the local newspaper every day in the last week before election, and the lawyer didnt want them to run. But these are not the kinds milestones that warrant a celebration. Thanks to DelGiorno, one of those on the hook for homicide for the execution of bookmaker DAlfonso in 1985 was the big fish, Scarfo. Nicky Jr. was hit multiple times in the arms and torso but miraculously escaped serious injury. Amid the blood already shed by 1981, Scarfo encouraged his soldiers to take part in still more murders to maintain his standing. His father, however, had other ideas. He survived, but barely and remained comatose for more than 20 years. Scarfo's youngest son, Mark, tried to commit suicide during his father's 1988 racketeering trial. To go with that, he was also serving a 14-year stretch he got in 1988 for extorting a developer to pay a $1 million bribe to a Philadelphia city councilman, who was to give a share of it to Scarfo. It also overlapped with some of the figures in Trumps world, past and present. Nicodemo Domenico Scarfo was born in Brooklyn on March 8, 1929, to an Italian immigrant family from Naples and Calabria. He appeared to be the opposite of his uncle, a quiet and laid back personality. Watch the latest Mob Talk report (and a previous episode) below, and, SEPTA to purchase 10 zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell buses, Bryce Harper to give command to start engines at NASCAR race in Las Vegas, Eagles name Alex Tanney QB coach, plus other coaching staff updates, The food you eat impacts the health of your eyes, Construction of Penn's Landing park over I-95 finally approved to begin, PennDOT says, Joanna McClinton becomes first woman elected as speaker of Pa. House. Plus, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano makes a big splash with an explosive new online interview. Scarfo survived the attack, but Philly Mob expert George Anastasia says the shooting marked the end of Nicky Scarfo Sr.'s rein as leader of Philadelphia organized crime. Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 8, 1929, Nicodemo Domenico Scarfo was the son of Italian immigrants. ", "Reputed Mob Leader and 16 Others Are Convicted", "SCARFO AND 11 INDICTED IN JERSEY AS CRIME CONSPIRATORS", "Former mob boss Nicodemo 'Little Nicky' Scarfo dead at 87", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicodemo_Scarfo&oldid=1137465961, "Little Nicky", "Little Lethal Nicky", "Lethal Nicky", "The Killer". The youth was brought to Atlantic City Medical Center in a coma, said Sherry Spatz, a spokeswoman for the hospital. Only a few weeks ago, one of the other 33 people arrested and charged in that case pled guilty and agreed to cooperate against his co-defendants. He is scheduled for release in 2033, when he is 104. Feedback or questions? Scarfo is already under indictment for allegedly running a South Jersey gambling operation. He prepared lists of people to target in Riccobenes sphere for murder. Even so, the indictment makes it clear that the bid-rigging occurred without the knowledge of developers. In an indictment back in 2010 for gambling and racketeering charges Scarfo was identified as a capo in the Lucchese family and was in control of the families New Jersey based operations. Follow Michael Franzese at:http://www.michaelfranzese.comhttp://www.michaelfranzese.com/coachinghttp://join.michaelfranzese.com/innercircle, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa4QtL_Z28M&feature=youtu.be. At his death, he was serving 55 years for racketeering and participating in a criminal enterprise that sold drugs, murdered nine people, tried to kill four others and engaged in loan-sharking, extortion and gambling. He along with 33 reputed mobsters in the Lucchese family were charged with running what authorities labeled as a $2 billion dollar international sports betting operation. We are a community partnership that business professionals can trust to expand their personal and professional lives. He was found shot dozens of times in a car trunk and $300 in bills were jammed in his mouth and anus as a sign of his own greed. His high school yearbook said he was out to lick the world. After graduating, he became a notoriously volatile amateur boxer before apprenticing himself to three mob-connected uncles in Philadelphia. Explore. Manage Settings He said he was on strict, supervised release at the time awaiting sentencing for an armed truck robbery and was not allowed out after 7 pm. The son and would-be heir of jailed mob boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo has taken refuge with old allies of his father in northern New Jer Wednesday, June 13, 1990 - SCARFO JR. FOUND GUILTY . Nicky Jr. was hit multiple times in the arms and torso but miraculously escaped serious injury. Leonetti was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pasquale Leonetti and Annunziata Scarfo. In March 1986, Giuliani announced that a grand jury had indicted Salerno and others on charges that included rigging construction bids. Scarfo had three sons. Scarfo acted as the getaway driver. Scarfo headed the Philadelphia-South Jersey Mob starting in 1981, and his ensuing war with rivals would result in more than 20 deaths in the early 80s. Once a mob soldier and strip-joint owner, he came to power after pockmarked mob chieftain Philip "Chicken Man" Testa, his mentor, was blown to bits by a nail bomb under his front porch. "Mob Scene: Michael Taccetta. As recently as 2011, he was named in a companion indictment to the extortion of a financial group based in Texas that led to his son Nicky Jr.s conviction in 2015. The problem was that he rubbed many of his superiors the wrong way. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Meanwhile, Virgilio fired numerous rounds into the judge as he dined with his wife in a restaurant. In the wake of scarfo's death, Michael Riley, who represents Scarfo's son, Nicodemo Scarfo Jr., asked for privacy on behalf of the family. Trump Melts Down Over Murdoch Admitting Fox Lied About Election Fraud Mr. Bruno, known as the Gentle Don or the Docile Don, was succeeded briefly by Philip Testa, who was called Chicken Man, apparently because of his links to the poultry business. 14 years imprisonment, 55 years imprisonment, This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 20:17. A surgeon at Thomas. Nicodemo Scarfo Jr., 50, of Galloway--son of jailed Philadelphia mob boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo-- was convicted in July 2014 on more than 20 counts of mail, bank and wire fraud and. Philadelphia had never experienced this kind of carnage before with the underworld an average of six deaths per year from 1980 to 1983. 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