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Q. ANGELO RUGGIERO. JR. Angelo Ruggiero, Jr. is a solider in the Gambino family. In October 2007, after charges in the Eastern District of New York were transferred to the Southern District of New York, Ruggerio pled guilty to money laundering conspiracy. He also pled guilty in a separate case in th...

2. Grillo Constitutes a Danger to the Community and Should Be Detained As discussed above, Grillo is a Gambino family soldier with a violent past who has continued to engage in acts of violence. a. Nature and Circumstances of the Crimes Charged Grillo is charged with multiple extortions. These crime...

M. RICHARD G. GOTTI Richard G. Gotti is a soldier in the Gambino family and is charged in the indictment with the murder conspiracy/attempted murder of John Doe #5 in 2003, and conspiracy to distribute marijuana in approximately 1997-1998. The attempted murder/murder conspiracy with which Gotti has ...

. LOUIS FILIPPELLI Louis Filippelli is an acting captain in the Gambino family. In March 2006, Filippelli pled guilty in the Southern District of New York to racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of extortion. He was sentenced to 46 months’ incarceration by the Honorable Alvin K. Hellers...

I. LEONARD DIMARIA Leonard DiMaria is charged in Count One with racketeering conspiracy, including 10 predicate acts of extortion, attempted extortion and extortion conspiracy, and additional predicate acts of union benefit theft, bribery of union officials, money laundering and illegal gambling. Di...

H. JOHND’ AMICO John D’Amico is the current acting boss of the Gambino family and a convicted felon. He is charged in Count One with racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of extortion and extortion conspiracy. D’Amico is also charged with extortion and extortion conspiracy. If convicted ...

Corozzo is a powerful captain in the Gambino family and he has dozens of Gambino family members and associates working under him. Further, he has been involved in acts of violence, including murder, murder conspiracy and myriad extortions with Gambino family captain Leonard DiMaria. The violent natu...

The cooperating witness’s testimony will be corroborated by (i) recordings made of conversations with Gambino family members, including dozens of recordings detailing Joseph Vollaro’s extortion by the defendants charged in the racketeering acts and counts related to this extortion, (ii) surveillance...

iii. Extortion Conspiracy/Extortion - Staten Island Cement Company Sale A cooperating witness is expected to testify to the following. During the spring of 2007, a company offered to buy Joseph Vollaro’s Staten Island cement company. In keeping with instructions from Gambino family captains Nicholas...

a. Nature and Circumstances of the Crimes Charged In addition to racketeering conspiracy, Corozzo is charged with extortion and extortion conspiracy - both of which are crimes of violence. See 18 U.S.C. § 3156(a)(4)(A) (defining “crime of violence” as an offense that has as one of its elements the “...

E. DOMENICO CEFALU Domenico Cefalu is the current acting underboss of the Gambino family and a convicted felon. Cefalu is charged is charged in Count One with racketeering conspiracy, including three predicate acts of extortion. Cefalu is also charged with extortion and extortion conspiracy. If conv...

ii. Murder of Michael Cotillo Carneglia is charged with the fatal stabbing of Michael Cotillo during an altercation outside of the Blue Fountain Diner in Queens. The evidence of Carneglia’s involvement is strong. It consists of testimony of three cooperating witness and several lay witnesses, an int...

In light of Pennisi video regarding Joe Vollaro and the Gambino bust in 2008, came across the govt detention motion. Sharing below: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Joseph AGATE, et al., Defendants. No. 08 CR 76 (NGG). February 7, 2008. Memorandum of Law in Support of the Government’s Motion for Permane...