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Re: Bringing down ‘The Sopranos’ for the FBI destroyed my life

by moneyman » Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:56 pm

New interview with the author

https://youtu.be/u0nd7eR-4qY

Re: Bringing down ‘The Sopranos’ for the FBI destroyed my life

by nmj1199 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:00 am

West Coast1 wrote:
Rocco wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 6:02 am
JohnnyS wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:01 pm
moneyman wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:36 pm
JohnnyS wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:16 am
Rocco wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 7:59 am
JohnnyS wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 2:46 pm
Ravens410 wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 2:29 pm Merola isn’t made. He used his mother’s maiden name so he would sound Italian. Got caught up trying to rip off Home Depot
He was a captain.
He was a Soldier as far as I know and was reporting to NY. I don't believe there is a Captain for the Gambino's in NJ anymore. He and Buddy Musk were the only made members caught up in that bust I believe. That's why I'd like to know more about this Danny Gooms guy. Never heard of him. If he is real..I would imagine he was an associate of Merola's like Ragusa is. Florham Park/East Hanover guys etc. Which is where Ragusa is from.
I thought he was a captain or acting captain for a period. Gooms is a real nickname but the name is questionable. I would like to know who this Nino Molinelli is the undercover cop said he was a crew boss and used to be close to John Gotti.
"Jimmy Balls" Beltempo is/was a captain overseeing NJ rackets for the Gambinos according to the Stefanelli transcript.
Yeah but this Nino is described as the John Gotti guy and said to have worked for Gotti. I dont think Beltempo was that close to Gotti was he? The Gotti connection made me think it was Sisca but the timeline doesnt really match.

On Danny Gooms, there is a Daniel Bertelli living in Hillside NJ. I found him through property records but who knows if thats the guy. Fuck this book for having fake and real names makes it confusing. Shouldn't have released it like that. We still dont know who the Augie guy is with the westside either.
I grew up in Hillside NJ lol Hes gotta be the last Italian guy living in HS. Its a shithole like Irvington now. I was the white shadow on the block when I lived there in the 90s.. Never heard of the guy.

Update: You had a typo.. they guy is 45 and lives in Hillsdale NJ NOT Hillside NJ. BIG Difference !!! LMAO And I looked him up further. They guy is a High School Art Teacher. So I doubt he is a Gambino Family Member. lol
amazing description, I got lost in hillsode while working for 394 i pulled over and a black lady basically ran off her porch and told me to get out of there fast, holy crap i didn't think of that since 1995
You worked for 394? Me too I worked mainly with Leske guys at Merck and the refinery. I miss those days had so many laughs. Still keep in touch with some of them.

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Re: Bringing down ‘The Sopranos’ for the FBI destroyed my life

by stubbs » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:39 am

Sigh, I need to stop reading and posting on this board after taking edibles.

Re: Giovanni's Ring

by stubbs » Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:56 pm

GaspipeCasso wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:24 pm I just finished this book written by Giovanni Rocco. Around 2014ish for a few years he was an undercover police officer who infiltrated the Decalvacante family, mainly Charlie The Hat Stango. It was a quick read but very interesting. I think my favorite part was when they went to arrest Charlie at 5 am. He asked to use the bathroom, then took a huge dump and didn't flush or shut the door, which led to the small condo reeking and an agent having to go in and flush. His response was that's what I think of the federal government. Not a ton of nuggets, some names I hadn't really heard of Danny "Gooms" Bertelli from the Gambino's. Charlie still wanted to put out a hit and it led to his demise, on a member who they disputed was legit, Luigi The Dog Oliveri. It was alarming how much he explained at the end how the government failed to even protect their own! Prob worth reading if that type of stuff is of interest
How would Giovanni know Charlie didn’t poo out a ton of nuggets?

Re: Giovanni's Ring

by Tonyd621 » Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:35 am

He was on the original gangsters podcast with Scott burnstein the other day
He seems like he's a little full of him self, though. One thing he said was when he moved to a different neighborhood as part of his undercover his next neighbor called the DEA and told them they had a outlaw biker living next door. He said this b/c he was "so good" at his undercover. Why would they call the DEA? Idk that didn't sound truthful to me.

Re: Giovanni's Ring

by Nick Prango » Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:46 am

GaspipeCasso wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:24 pm I just finished this book written by Giovanni Rocco. Around 2014ish for a few years he was an undercover police officer who infiltrated the Decalvacante family, mainly Charlie The Hat Stango. It was a quick read but very interesting. I think my favorite part was when they went to arrest Charlie at 5 am. He asked to use the bathroom, then took a huge dump and didn't flush or shut the door, which led to the small condo reeking and an agent having to go in and flush. His response was that's what I think of the federal government. Not a ton of nuggets, some names I hadn't really heard of Danny "Gooms" Bertelli from the Gambino's. Charlie still wanted to put out a hit and it led to his demise, on a member who they disputed was legit, Luigi The Dog Oliveri. It was alarming how much he explained at the end how the government failed to even protect their own! Prob worth reading if that type of stuff is of interest
Now that is defiance. Charlie The Hat Stango definitely has integrity.

Re: Giovanni's Ring

by Extortion » Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:04 pm

I read it too and apparently he changed some of their names like this Gooms fella for whatever reason.

Re: Giovanni's Ring

by Wiseguy » Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:31 pm

Giovanni's Ring

by GaspipeCasso » Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:24 pm

I just finished this book written by Giovanni Rocco. Around 2014ish for a few years he was an undercover police officer who infiltrated the Decalvacante family, mainly Charlie The Hat Stango. It was a quick read but very interesting. I think my favorite part was when they went to arrest Charlie at 5 am. He asked to use the bathroom, then took a huge dump and didn't flush or shut the door, which led to the small condo reeking and an agent having to go in and flush. His response was that's what I think of the federal government. Not a ton of nuggets, some names I hadn't really heard of Danny "Gooms" Bertelli from the Gambino's. Charlie still wanted to put out a hit and it led to his demise, on a member who they disputed was legit, Luigi The Dog Oliveri. It was alarming how much he explained at the end how the government failed to even protect their own! Prob worth reading if that type of stuff is of interest

Re: Bringing down ‘The Sopranos’ for the FBI destroyed my life

by TommyNoto » Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:19 pm

Rocco wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:45 pm
Pogo The Clown wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:23 pm I don't think Carlo Corsentino has a criminal record yet his name appears in the book. It is strange.


Pogo
I actually thought it was John Tizio..but he has been busted so many times for bookmaking and loan sharking the last 30yrs. Hes not made . But he is a longtime newark Gambino associate originally with Buddy Musk and Cabert and prior to that Paterno. He was busted for collecting debts with the Merola bust back in 2010. I think he used to be a boxer in his younger days and listed in some OC investigations into boxing in the early 80s.
Good read here: https://www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/OCBoxing.pdf
IIRC JT gambling ops were mainly operated out of Nutley / Bellville ? So funny you brought him up

Re: Bringing down ‘The Sopranos’ for the FBI destroyed my life

by Rocco » Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:38 pm

PolackTony wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:12 pm
West Coast1 wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:30 pm
Rocco wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 6:02 am
JohnnyS wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:01 pm
moneyman wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:36 pm
JohnnyS wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:16 am
Rocco wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 7:59 am
JohnnyS wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 2:46 pm
Ravens410 wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 2:29 pm Merola isn’t made. He used his mother’s maiden name so he would sound Italian. Got caught up trying to rip off Home Depot
He was a captain.
He was a Soldier as far as I know and was reporting to NY. I don't believe there is a Captain for the Gambino's in NJ anymore. He and Buddy Musk were the only made members caught up in that bust I believe. That's why I'd like to know more about this Danny Gooms guy. Never heard of him. If he is real..I would imagine he was an associate of Merola's like Ragusa is. Florham Park/East Hanover guys etc. Which is where Ragusa is from.
I thought he was a captain or acting captain for a period. Gooms is a real nickname but the name is questionable. I would like to know who this Nino Molinelli is the undercover cop said he was a crew boss and used to be close to John Gotti.
"Jimmy Balls" Beltempo is/was a captain overseeing NJ rackets for the Gambinos according to the Stefanelli transcript.
Yeah but this Nino is described as the John Gotti guy and said to have worked for Gotti. I dont think Beltempo was that close to Gotti was he? The Gotti connection made me think it was Sisca but the timeline doesnt really match.

On Danny Gooms, there is a Daniel Bertelli living in Hillside NJ. I found him through property records but who knows if thats the guy. Fuck this book for having fake and real names makes it confusing. Shouldn't have released it like that. We still dont know who the Augie guy is with the westside either.
I grew up in Hillside NJ lol Hes gotta be the last Italian guy living in HS. Its a shithole like Irvington now. I was the white shadow on the block when I lived there in the 90s.. Never heard of the guy.

Update: You had a typo.. they guy is 45 and lives in Hillsdale NJ NOT Hillside NJ. BIG Difference !!! LMAO And I looked him up further. They guy is a High School Art Teacher. So I doubt he is a Gambino Family Member. lol
amazing description, I got lost in hillsode while working for 394 i pulled over and a black lady basically ran off her porch and told me to get out of there fast, holy crap i didn't think of that since 1995
Lol, Hillside and Irvington ain’t no joke man.
I lived in Highland Ave 3 blocks from the police station. They gangbangers would order pizza to the house across the street. When the poor pizza delivery kid would pull up . They would stick a gun in his face..take the car, the pizza and his money. They did it like 3 times same location !!. I lived there in the 70s and then again in the early 90s. Used to just be allot spill over crime from Newark and Irvington. But Hillside has gone down hill worse. Way more foreclosures now and in a hopping market.

Re: Bringing down ‘The Sopranos’ for the FBI destroyed my life

by Ryan98366 » Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:57 pm

outfit guy wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:59 am This guy is making it out to be so dramatic. A few juvenile slobs selling weed on the boardwalk, and now his life is in danger.
I could not agree more. How did they give this guy a book deal for him busting some geezer gangster and his lard ass whigger son? I won’t waste my money.

Big Joe Massino or Joey Merlino write a book? I’m all in!

Re: Bringing down ‘The Sopranos’ for the FBI destroyed my life

by Wiseguy » Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:23 pm

B. wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 4:53 pm They forgot to let us know.
Those bastards.

Re: Bringing down ‘The Sopranos’ for the FBI destroyed my life

by Adam » Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:54 pm

Dave65827 wrote: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:46 pm Well that wasn’t really the point of my quote but whatever
I was kind of trying to portray why take a chance with your life when you are dealing with career criminals
Hi Dave. Obviously I'm not saying you're confusing the reality of the mob with Hollywood's version. I kind of meant that there are people out there(and I bet a lot of law enforcement) that think that Remo thing happened. And just the way this particular guy tells his story, he's either going for that, or he actually believes. But obviously law enforcement is dangerous in general. And yes, precautions should and need to be taken. Which is why I don't get why they'd use him. Seems stupid. But we've got made guys who flipped living in the open where they used to live by 2015. Decavalcantes haven't killed anyone that we know about in sixteen years at least at the time he was undercover. He just needs to ease it back a bit. The worry of walking down a street in Elizabeth in broad daylight and he sees guys on porches and thinks he's being set up on a hit(thinks they all might be part of an Olivieri hit squad), seems odd. And he literally tells that story.

Re: Bringing down ‘The Sopranos’ for the FBI destroyed my life

by Dave65827 » Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:46 pm

Well that wasn’t really the point of my quote but whatever
I was kind of trying to portray why take a chance with your life when you are dealing with career criminals

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