by Wiseguy » Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:36 pm
johnny_scootch wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:58 pm
B. wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 4:09 pm
Richard Cantarella testified that he made around $500,000 during his entire time in the life and Sal Vitale guessed he made around 2 to 3 million during his time. Both were roughly referring to a 30 year period.
500,000 over 30 years is ridiculously low. Less than 17k per year! Cantarella had a no show job at the NY Post for many years plus the Newsstands at the ferry terminals he took over. He was partners with Massino Vitale and Barry Weinberg in a bunch of parking lots and they extorted Weinberg for over a million on top of whatever legit cash they were getting from the lots. All the extortions he did with Richie Mazzeo and then all the run of the mill crimes he commited not to mention he was a captain for a few years and would have gotten some tribute from the soldiers in his crew.
5 million would be more believable imho and even that might be to low.
He was never considered a brokester and 17k per year you’re broke as fuck.
Yeah, I don't remember Cantarella ever saying $500k, but if he did, he's lying (if he's talking total earnings). The guy was a millionaire. That's well documented.
I don't know how well Vitale saved his money but $2-3 million total earnings over 30 years doesn't seem believable either, especially since he rose very high.
I believe Messino's $10 million worth when he was busted but, even then, you have to remember that was how much he had accumulated in total assets by that point (mid-2000s) and didn't count the rest of the disposable money spent over the years on food, vacations, etc.
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Richard Cantarella testified that he made around $500,000 during his entire time in the life and Sal Vitale guessed he made around 2 to 3 million during his time. Both were roughly referring to a 30 year period.
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500,000 over 30 years is ridiculously low. Less than 17k per year! Cantarella had a no show job at the NY Post for many years plus the Newsstands at the ferry terminals he took over. He was partners with Massino Vitale and Barry Weinberg in a bunch of parking lots and they extorted Weinberg for over a million on top of whatever legit cash they were getting from the lots. All the extortions he did with Richie Mazzeo and then all the run of the mill crimes he commited not to mention he was a captain for a few years and would have gotten some tribute from the soldiers in his crew.
5 million would be more believable imho and even that might be to low.
He was never considered a brokester and 17k per year you’re broke as fuck.
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Yeah, I don't remember Cantarella ever saying $500k, but if he did, he's lying (if he's talking total earnings). The guy was a millionaire. That's well documented.
I don't know how well Vitale saved his money but $2-3 million total earnings over 30 years doesn't seem believable either, especially since he rose very high.
I believe Messino's $10 million worth when he was busted but, even then, you have to remember that was how much he had accumulated in total assets by that point (mid-2000s) and didn't count the rest of the disposable money spent over the years on food, vacations, etc.