by NickleCity » Thu Jun 05, 2025 9:52 am
NickleCity wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:24 am
B. wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:51 pm
Does anyone remember the name of the Sicilian restaurant owner in Buffalo who was indicted for selling cocaine and (I believe) messing around with a minor some years back? When I looked into him it seemed he was from Agrigento and his surname shows up in the Sicilian mafia there.
Also does anyone know who the guy is on the far left? He's an American who visited Montallegro with the Todaros, curious if he's a relative. There are other photos of them with who I presume to be Sicilian relatives.
B. was it Filippo Inglima. He has owned restaurants and has faced deportation to Italy for abuse of a 13 year old girl. I believe he was involved in the Amoia, Vacanti, Piccione,
Gambino drug business and if I remember correctly worked at the Lovejoy Bar and Grill that was burned to the ground-but that could have been one of the Piccione’s.
It appears that Peter Gerace was involved in this drug ring. At Gerace's trial, a closing argument transcript reveals that a DEA agent obtained a 2008 chart where Peter is pictured to have a high position. That chart was received from homeland security by BPD and then to the DEA agent. (This is likely the organization of the DTO, but we don't know for sure from this testimony. This chart could relate to the organization of this DTO, some other organized crime group, or some combination thereof.)
The DEA's agent's testimony was that Bongiovanni was going to see if he could flip Gerace cause he knew him from the neighborhood, but in actuality was protecting him.
Here is a relevant portion of the transcript:
Here is where Inglima is sentenced:
Here are those who were indicted in the David Gambino drug operation on 11/18/2009: David Gambino (1) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18-22, 35, Filippo Inglima (2) count(s) 2, 3, 4, 17, 35, David Heidt (3) count(s) 2, 3, 8-9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23-33, 35, Patrick Higgins (4) count(s) 2, 3, 4, 15, 35, Javier Feliciano (5) count(s) 2, Patrick Callea, Jr (6) count(s) 2, 3, Salvatore Tafarella (7) count(s) 2, 3, Dana Iser (8) count(s) 2, Steven Godinho (9) count(s) 2, 5-7, Jonathon Schiavone (10) count(s) 2, Jason Schiavone (11) count(s) 2, 34, David Koch (12) count(s) 2, Rosalie Toth (13) count(s) 2, Dwayne Brinson (14) count(s) 2, Timothy Higgins (15) count(s) 2, Jason Brennan (16) count(s) 2, 18-22, Richard Foose (17) count(s) 2, 26-29, Dennis Heidt (18) count(s) 2, 24-25, Veronica Irene (19) count(s) 2, 12, 30, Jonathan Sawulak (20) count(s) 2, 23, Mark Plauman (21) count(s) 2, 31-33, James Aronica (22) count(s) 2, Peter Danna (23) count(s) 2, Salvatore Montana (24) count(s) 2. (DR) (Entered: 11/20/2009)
If you will recall that posters on the now defunct Topix Forum allege that David Gambino along with a couple Amoia's helped hide the gun that was allegedly used by Sam Vacanti to murder Monty Massimi in 2007.
I plan to get DEA Agent Chris Wisiewski's transcipt when it is released.
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Does anyone remember the name of the Sicilian restaurant owner in Buffalo who was indicted for selling cocaine and (I believe) messing around with a minor some years back? When I looked into him it seemed he was from Agrigento and his surname shows up in the Sicilian mafia there.
Also does anyone know who the guy is on the far left? He's an American who visited Montallegro with the Todaros, curious if he's a relative. There are other photos of them with who I presume to be Sicilian relatives.
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B. was it Filippo Inglima. He has owned restaurants and has faced deportation to Italy for abuse of a 13 year old girl. I believe he was involved in the Amoia, Vacanti, Piccione, [color=#FF0000]Gambino drug business[/color] and if I remember correctly worked at the Lovejoy Bar and Grill that was burned to the ground-but that could have been one of the Piccione’s.
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It appears that Peter Gerace was involved in this drug ring. At Gerace's trial, a closing argument transcript reveals that a DEA agent obtained a 2008 chart where Peter is pictured to have a high position. That chart was received from homeland security by BPD and then to the DEA agent. (This is likely the organization of the DTO, but we don't know for sure from this testimony. This chart could relate to the organization of this DTO, some other organized crime group, or some combination thereof.)
The DEA's agent's testimony was that Bongiovanni was going to see if he could flip Gerace cause he knew him from the neighborhood, but in actuality was protecting him.
Here is a relevant portion of the transcript:
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Here is where Inglima is sentenced:
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Here are those who were indicted in the David Gambino drug operation on 11/18/2009: David Gambino (1) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18-22, 35, Filippo Inglima (2) count(s) 2, 3, 4, 17, 35, David Heidt (3) count(s) 2, 3, 8-9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23-33, 35, Patrick Higgins (4) count(s) 2, 3, 4, 15, 35, Javier Feliciano (5) count(s) 2, Patrick Callea, Jr (6) count(s) 2, 3, Salvatore Tafarella (7) count(s) 2, 3, Dana Iser (8) count(s) 2, Steven Godinho (9) count(s) 2, 5-7, Jonathon Schiavone (10) count(s) 2, Jason Schiavone (11) count(s) 2, 34, David Koch (12) count(s) 2, Rosalie Toth (13) count(s) 2, Dwayne Brinson (14) count(s) 2, Timothy Higgins (15) count(s) 2, Jason Brennan (16) count(s) 2, 18-22, Richard Foose (17) count(s) 2, 26-29, Dennis Heidt (18) count(s) 2, 24-25, Veronica Irene (19) count(s) 2, 12, 30, Jonathan Sawulak (20) count(s) 2, 23, Mark Plauman (21) count(s) 2, 31-33, James Aronica (22) count(s) 2, Peter Danna (23) count(s) 2, Salvatore Montana (24) count(s) 2. (DR) (Entered: 11/20/2009)
If you will recall that posters on the now defunct Topix Forum allege that David Gambino along with a couple Amoia's helped hide the gun that was allegedly used by Sam Vacanti to murder Monty Massimi in 2007.
I plan to get DEA Agent Chris Wisiewski's transcipt when it is released.