Bonanno capo bashes restaurant owner in face

[Wiseguy]

Mafia Boss Bashed Restauraunt Owner in Face With Cocktail Glass, Police Say
By Murray Weiss | November 13, 2015 3:09pm
@weiss_murray

STATEN ISLAND — A reputed Bonnano crime family captain has been arrested and charged with smashing an owner of a popular Japanese restaurant with a cocktail glass, slicing his face and blinding one of his eyes, DNAinfo New York has learned.

Peter Lovaglia, 53, a powerful Bonnano boss, was picked up at his home early Friday morning and charged with the Nov. 1 attack on a 52-year-old owner inside his swanky Takayama Sushi Lounge at 17 Page Ave. at around 2:40 a.m., according to sources and court records.

The man was standing near the eatery’s bar when he heard someone call his name, sources said. When he turned to see who was talking to him, he was blindsided by an attacker who repeatedly hit his face.

Another patron called 911, but by the time the police arrived the attacker and his friends had left.

Sources say the police eventually obtained a photo of the suspect, but they had no name.

But earlier this week, the NYPD’s Organized Crime Investigation Division identified the suspect as Lovaglia.

Sources believe Lovaglia had gotten into an argument earlier that evening at the restaurant, but it was not clear if the dispute involved Forte.

Forte was taken to Staten Island University North Hospital, where he already had several surgeries to his face and eye. He is expected to require several more, sources said.

Lovaglia has long criminal history involving the Mafia.

He was freed from federal prison only last March after he served two years for violating his probation for a previous extortion conviction, records showed.

The violation involved being caught by the FBI associating with two other Bonnano bosses: Gera Gerald Chilli, a Florida-based capo, and Anthony “Fat Tony” Rabito, another high-ranking family captain.

The FBI was watching Chilli on the day he flew into JFK Airport in May 2013 and was picked up by Rabito, and later met with Lovaglia.

Before that, Lovaglia spent four years in federal prison for extortion.

Lovaglio was being held Friday in a police lockup while he awaiting arraignment.

https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/201511 ... police-say

[Five Felonies]

did they try and make him "pweese take off shoes?" "i'm afraid is necessary!"

[Pogo The Clown]

A reputed Bonnano crime family captain has been arrested and charged with smashing an owner of a popular Japanese restaurant with a cocktail glass, slicing his face and blinding one of his eyes

Listen, my friend's not gonna take off his shoes there, Mr. Moto. Neither are the rest of us. So why don't you give us a table before I smack you.


Pogo

[Wiseguy]

I immediately thought of Donnie Brasco too.

[Antiliar]

The guy's blinded for life because of an asshole. Hope Lovaglia gets hit in the face with a big prison sentence.

[SonnyBlackstein]

No BOP record of a LovagliA, one of a Lovaglio.

Assume same?

[SonnyBlackstein]

Pogo your avatars are starting to make me wear adult diapers due to the constant peeing.

Any chance of a happy face, rainbow, children skipping merrily?

[TommyGambino]

No BOP record of a LovagliA, one of a Lovaglio.

Assume same?

It's Lovaglio, writer must have made an error.

[Rocco]

I immediately thought of Donnie Brasco too.

yep....lol

[Pogo The Clown]

You want me to take orders from a fucking Jap? I had to grow up in an orphanage because my old man was killed down in Okinawa. You think I'm taking my shoes off
for this fucking prick? No, I ain't doing it.


Pogo

[Doobeez]

I want to eat sometime tonight. Take off your shoes, or I'm gonna chop off your fucking feet.

[Pogo The Clown]

Who won the fucking war?


Pogo

[Doobeez]

Whatt'ya wanna fight it again?

[Doobeez]

You like shoes?! Slant.Eyed.Mother.Fucker!!

[Doobeez]

Mr Moto doesnt get enough run, imo.

Very causally dropped in one of the Karate Kid movies..2 i think.