THE BLACK HAND FORUM

Any idea where the meeting between Catalano and Castellano took place? Who else was in attendance. Would love to read that surveillance report

Wife of Par Funding founder pleads guilty to hiding millions in tax fraud case Lisa McElhone, 44, told a federal judge she dodged taxes owed in Pennsylvania by lying on tax forms about where she and husband, Joseph LaForte, lived. by Jeremy Roebuck Updated Apr. 23, 2024, 4:54 p.m. ET Published Apr. ...

I believe Brescio was capo over crew that included Carmine Polito, steve Arena, and Jimmy Rossi. Could be DiChiara crew merged with Brescio crew. But when Polito was first identified as an acting capo in that case, I figured it had to have been for Brescio.

Wife of Par Funding founder strikes deal to plead guilty while two others charged in new indictment Lisa McElhone, spouse of company founder Joseph LaForte, is the third defendant to admit guilt in the sprawling — and seemingly ever-widening — probe of the merchant cash advance business. by Jeremy ...

SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:08 pm

JohnnyS wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:29 am Carl Fava (Forked River, New joysey)

I've tried to research thus guy, found all the tow truck articles, but can't find out which family or if he's an associate or made?

Any info gents?

Genovese soldier. In Barry Nichilo’s crew.

New article covering Joe LaForte, and thorough investigation of Par Funding:


https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/02/ ... l-scandal/

Reading over the governments appeal papers, it’s pretty amazing, pre and during earlier part of the trial, the Judge wasn’t going to allow the prosecutors to elicit from the jailhouse informant Evangelista the Londonio statements about Crea Sr and Crea Jr involvement in the murder. If that didn’t co...

Who is John Mingione, Nir Meir’s alleged co-conspirator? Omnibuild Construction CEO indicted over allegedly false business documents FEB 11, 2024, 7:00 AM By Orion Jones In the rough-and-tumble world of Manhattan highrise construction, John Mingione has found himself in a high-profile legal scrape....

*** John Simonlacaj was an HFZ exec who was convicted of taking bribes from Andrew Campos and CWC Contracting including bribes on the XI project referenced in the inclement. *** while not charged, I believe that Omnibuild co-CEO Peter Serpico is related to Louis Filipelli, so makes sense that Omnibu...

***Omnibuild acquired Cava Construction from Carmine Della Cava a few years ago. ***John Mingione was a former carpenters union official convicted of bribery and current top exec at Omnibuild - https://www.nydailynews.com/2002/03/02/carpenters-union-reps-sentenced-for-bribery/amp/ ***HFZ came up dur...

Al Embarrato retired to Virginia, which always seemed odd to me.

Wiseguy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:01 am What makes him a "rival" of Pagano?

Agreed, that line stuck out to me with nothing added by Capeci.

Jerry also got the local wrong - it’s 157, not 147.

**1995 Daily News Article re: Figgy and others working at Javits*** CONNECTIONS NAILED DOWN New York Daily News PUBLISHED: March 21, 1995 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: January 13, 2019 at 4:30 a.m. Categories:News Carpenters with criminal records, mob ties or both get the best jobs at the Javits Center, ...

Believe Ficarotta was with Local 157.