FBI raid on Bobby Vernace's social club 2011 (and other info relating to Vernace)

[JohnnyS]

Raid took place on January 17 2011 at a social club ran by Vernace located at 69-44 Cooper Avenue in Glendale, Queens. Club had been operated from since the mid 1990s. Bobby Vernace had $4800 in his pocket at the time of the raid. His brother Michael had $6500 and the keys to the gambling machines on him. All the people present at the club were photographed.

Present during the raid:
Bartolomeo Vernace (Captain/ruling panel member)
Louis Mastrangelo (Captain)
Alphonse Trucchio (Captain)
John Ambrosio (Soldier)
John Setraro (Soldier)
Raffaele DeSantis (Soldier)
Vincenzo Frogiero (Soldier)
Salvatore Gambino (Soldier)
Salvatore Pugliese (Soldier)
Michael Vernace (Associate)


Some wakes/weddings that Vernace attended:
- Since 2003, Vernace has attended approximately 20 wakes or weddings.
- Vernace attended John Gotti's wake in 2002 with Domenico Cefalu.
- Also attended Dominick Castore's wake in November 2003 with Cefalu.
- Vernace attended a Trucchio family wake in June 2006, once again with Cefalu and one of his key associates Vito Cortesiano.
- Observed with Louis Mastrangelo at his sisters wake. Was also observed standing with Raffaele DeSantis and Anthony Vaglica.
- In January 2007, attended a Corozzo family wake. Photographed with Salvatore Gambino.
- Attended George Remini's wake in March 2007.
- Attended Salvatore Scala's wake with Louis Mastrangelo in January 2009.
- In January 2009, attended the wedding of Tony Moscatiello.
- Photographed at John Ruggiero's wake in September 2008.
- February 2010, observed standing with Blaise Corozzo at a Gurino wake.
- On January 19 2011, Vernace was observed at the last wake he attended before being arrested. He attended the wake of Louis Scida and was observed standing at the front of the funeral parlor with John Gambino.

Notes:
- John Setaro was inducted into the Gambino family in the ceremony as Vernace.
- Vernace was elevated to a captain position in approximately 2005/2006
- In 2007, a CW attended a Gambino event where he saw Vernace sitting at a table with acting boss John D'Amico and acting underboss Domenico Cefalu. Tony Moscatiello and Alphonse Trucchio were also seated at this table.
- Nicholas Corozzo instructed the CW to go to the table and introduce himself or be introduced by another soldier. CW understood that Vernace was a captain and Tony Moscatiello was a member of his crew.
- Following the indictment in February 2008 that took the whole Gambino administration off the street, a ruling panel consisting of John Gambino, Daniel Marino and Bobby Vernace was formed to run the family while the other members were incarcerated.

[Pmac2]

Didn't it come out in tony moscatiellos trial in Florida he was a CI for the fbi on and off?

[JohnnyS]

Didn't it come out in tony moscatiellos trial in Florida he was a CI for the fbi on and off?

Yes but I believe the guy referenced here is Moscatiello jr.

[sisterray]

Which Gambino is Salvatore related to?

[JoeCamel]

Which Gambino is Salvatore related to?

YEAH SHES SEARCHING FOR THE MAIN LINE

[Southshore88]

Didn't it come out in tony moscatiellos trial in Florida he was a CI for the fbi on and off?

Yes but I believe the guy referenced here is Moscatiello jr.

Any chance it could’ve been Nick Stefanelli? He was at the Gambino/Philly meeting with John Gambino and Al Trucchio, so somewhat similar circles to the guys above.

[newera_212]

Didn't it come out in tony moscatiellos trial in Florida he was a CI for the fbi on and off?

Yes but I believe the guy referenced here is Moscatiello jr.

Any chance it could’ve been Nick Stefanelli? He was at the Gambino/Philly meeting with John Gambino and Al Trucchio, so somewhat similar circles to the guys above.

I don't think so - I think the CW mentioned is Joseph Vollaro from Staten Island. Combo of the date + being with Corozzo makes me think it's Vollaro

[Browniety86]

Glasses beat that state case with the double homicide, then the Feds throw it in when they hooked him up with a RICO...Double jeopardy if you ask me

[CornerBoy]

Why wasn't dis Vernace's brother not strommed?

Never heard of anyone in raid aside from Al T, and louis mastroangelo but know nothign about either one.

Who the fuck are these ppl?

[JohnnyS]

Didn't it come out in tony moscatiellos trial in Florida he was a CI for the fbi on and off?

Yes but I believe the guy referenced here is Moscatiello jr.

Any chance it could’ve been Nick Stefanelli? He was at the Gambino/Philly meeting with John Gambino and Al Trucchio, so somewhat similar circles to the guys above.

I think newera is right, it was most likely Vollaro.

To give more background on that event, it's not specified here but I have info from elsewhere that it was probably a Christmas party thrown by Al Trucchio in Queens on December 19 2007. It was only open to Gambino members and associates. D'Amico, Cefalu, Nicholas Corozzo, Frank Cali and Joseph Corozzo Jr attended it along with two other defendants from the 2008 indictment one of them I'm sure was Lenny DiMaria.

[B.]

Great info, Johnny.

Fiordilino was friendly with Vernace and said he was the nicest guy in the life. Not much is out there about him beyond his rise in the 2000s.

[PolackTony]

Great info, Johnny.

Fiordilino was friendly with Vernace and said he was the nicest guy in the life. Not much is out there about him beyond his rise in the 2000s.

Makes sense that Frank knew him, given that Vernace was based in Glendale.

He was born 1949 in Camporeale. right? Looks like he arrived in the US in the 50s as a kid. Interesting that there was a Bartolomeo Vernace born in Camporeale in the 1880s who had settled in BK decades earlier, looks like at least by the 40s those Vernaces lived by Linden and Wilson in Bushwick. Presumably a cousin. Wonder if Bobby Glasses’s relatives had previously been connected to the Bonnanos, given origin and settlement networks?

[TommyGambino]

Came up under JoJo according to Kenji.

During the 1980s and 1990s JoJo built up a power base and brought in a number of young up-and-comers including Ronald Trucchio, Alphonse Trucchio and Louis Mastrangelo who all later became Capos in the family, and Bartolomeo Vernace who became a Capo and also served on the panel and many others that are soldiers or associates in the family.

[B.]

Great info, Johnny.

Fiordilino was friendly with Vernace and said he was the nicest guy in the life. Not much is out there about him beyond his rise in the 2000s.

Makes sense that Frank knew him, given that Vernace was based in Glendale.

He was born 1949 in Camporeale. right? Looks like he arrived in the US in the 50s as a kid. Interesting that there was a Bartolomeo Vernace born in Camporeale in the 1880s who had settled in BK decades earlier, looks like at least by the 40s those Vernaces lived by Linden and Wilson in Bushwick. Presumably a cousin. Wonder if Bobby Glasses’s relatives had previously been connected to the Bonnanos, given origin and settlement networks?

Didn't know he might be from Camporeale.

Interesting guy because he was close to both the Corozzo and Sicilian factions who began taking power in the late 2000s.

[SonnyBlackstein]

Great thread Johnny.