Nicholas Santora Trial

[B.]

Can anyone (Wiseguy or Pogo?) post a list of mob trials from the past ~5 or so years and which ones resulted in convictions vs. mistrials/acquittal/etc.? Would also be interesting to note which ones resulted in convictions of significantly lesser charges.

[willychichi]

Bail set for Bonanno mafia goons despite one calling judge ‘effing b--ch,’ prosecutor a ‘j--k off’ he'd like to see ‘on fire’

It’s about "effing" time.

Bail was set for four Bonanno "bad boys" who have been behind bars for three years in light of Tuesday’s mistrial, as a Manhattan prosecutor fought their release by disclosing that colorful insults and threats from jail were hurled his way.

Heavy-set hothead Anthony (Skinny) Santoro was recorded on a jail phone calling Assistant District Attorney Gary Galperin a "j--k off" and letting loose on what he'd like to do to his courtroom foe, the prosecutor said.

Santoro said he "would like to see this prosecutor on fire" and "see this prosecutor burn to death," Galperin continued, as laughter erupted around the courtroom during the three hour conference Wednesday.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc ... -1.2633230

[JeremyTheJew]

Can anyone (Wiseguy or Pogo?) post a list of mob trials from the past ~5 or so years and which ones resulted in convictions vs. mistrials/acquittal/etc.? Would also be interesting to note which ones resulted in convictions of significantly lesser charges.

Yeah im interested in the mistrials/aquittals

So... With a mistrial they will be re tried again and now there on bail fighting this case rather then being locked up while fighting the case

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[Cheech]

are they all out of prison?

[willychichi]

Reputed Bonanno boss ‘Nicky Cigars’ sues city over failed hit

Reputed Bonanno underboss Nicholas “Nicky Cigars” Santora is suing over a failed hit– by the City of New York.

The 74-year-old Donnie Brasco-era wiseguy suffered four “potentially fatal” falls in jail and is in “critical condition” in a Nassau County hospital after Department of Corrections officials refused to give him a wheelchair or treat him for head injuries, according to a new Manhattan Supreme court suit.

“We don’t even know if he’s going to make it out of the hospital,” Santora’s attorney, Michael Talassazan, told The Post.

Santora whines in court papers that he was held on an excessive $1 million bond for “nonviolent, white-collar offenses” of corrution, loan-sharking, gambling and drug dealing.

Read more:http://nypost.com/2017/02/14/reputed-bo ... ailed-hit/

[tmarotta]

Bonanno mobsters plead guilty to involvement in enterprise
April 09, 2017

Exclusive: Inside jury deliberations in Bonanno trial
After nearly four years in prison and a mistrial last year, an alleged Staten Island Bonanno mobster has admitted to his role in the crime family's enterprise.
Anthony "Skinny" Santoro, 52, of Great Kills, recently pleaded guilty to attempted enterprise corruption and must admit it was done in connection with a criminal enterprise, according to a law enforcement source.
As part of the plea, Santoro, who has been incarcerated since July 2013, is facing four to eight years in state prison when he is sentenced Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court, said the source.
He has also waived an appeal and will pay approximately $45,900 in forfeiture.
Santoro and his three co-defendants -- Vito Badamo, Nicholas Santora and Ernest Aiello -- were accused of enterprise corruption, including loansharking, gambling and drug dealing, after authorities reportedly busted an alleged Bonanno nine-man crew in July 2013.
The quartet was also charged with attempted grand larceny in the second degree, while Santoro, Badamo and Santora were facing an additional charge of first-degree criminal usury.
Badamo and Aiello have also pleaded guilty, while Santora's case is still pending, according to the source.
Badamo pleaded guilty to attempted enterprise corruption and must admit it was done in connection with a criminal enterprise, waived appeal and will pay $40,000 in forfeiture.
He is facing three and half to seven years in state prison when he is sentenced May 18.
Aiello pleaded guilty to promoting gambling in the first degree and must admit it was done in connection with a criminal enterprise, waived appeal and will pay approximately $30,000 in forfeiture, said the source.
He is promised a sentence of two to four years in state prison.

Anthony "Skinny" Santoro, the alleged Staten Island Bonanno mobster, has been portrayed with these conflicting -- yet fascinating -- personalities.
FIRST TRIAL
After a nearly three-month trial last year, the case ended in a mistrial in May due to juror dissension.
Supreme Court Justice Mark Dwyer granted the defense's request for a mistrial after juror No. 9 told the court the rest of the jury was not considering his opinions, and felt they were only worried about getting a guilty verdict.
"I can't go on at this point," the juror told the court. "They're not listening to me. I can no longer sit there and listen to them anymore. I want to make sure what I render is just, not just because we don't want to be here anymore or we've been here for three months."
The shocking development came after Dwyer dismissed juror No. 1 from the jury based on the panel's concern that he wasn't able to hear any of the wiretap calls played during deliberations.
A few jurors sent a note to the judge alleging that juror No. 1 said he was unable to hear the calls and refused to use the transcript binders for fear they were tampered with. The binders, the judge instructed the jury, are not evidence.
"It's a little bit frustrating because we're trying our hardest," one of the jurors said.
"He was able to hear just fine," juror No. 9 said. "He just kept getting attacked and they didn't like his responses."
However, when asked if he was able to follow the evidence, juror No. 1 said, "Yes."
But two jurors who spoke to the Advance after the trial contend the two weren't always so harmonious.
"Throughout the process, juror No. 9 claimed he did not share the same opinions as juror No. 1, so we were surprised when he stated he could not continue deliberating after juror No. 1's dismissal," the two panelists said in a statement to the Advance last May.

Judge declared mistrial amid juror dissension.
Prosecutors said Santoro was a key player in the Bonanno family's gambling operation, allegedly setting the prices for drugs and deciding on opening and freezing gambling accounts.
The bulk of the state's case against him was the information intercepted from a series of wiretap calls, which implicate him using mob slang referring to illegal drug and gambling activities.
Santoro still has a pending federal case after pleading guilty to operating an illegal gambling business as part of a local Bonanno crime crew in Connecticut. In 2013, he was sentenced to eight months and arrested in the Manhattan case before he could serve that time.

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/20 ... _stat.html

[Cheech]

another loss for the feds.

[willychichi]

Bonanno crime family member to get up to seven years for role in gambling, extortion ring

A member of the Bonanno crime family will spend up to seven years behind bars for his role in a gambling and extortion ring, prosecutors said Thursday.

Vito Badamo, 54, was one of several members of his crew busted in July 2013 for peddling drugs like Viagra and Cialis as well as running loansharking and gambling rackets.

The Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to attempted enterprise corruption in the case — to avoid a trial.

A previous case against him and three others ended in a mistrial in May 2016.

Charges are still pending against his alleged former boss, Nicholas (Nicky Cigars) Santora, 74, who is at liberty but is hospitalized.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc ... -1.3178266

[SonnyBlackstein]

Amazing the heading read Bonanno 'affiliate'. Usually rags prefer the 'mob boss' catchy headline.
And Vito's made too. Bit of a slap in the face!

[SonnyBlackstein]

Bump.

What's the status with Santora? Going to retrial?

I can't find Badamo or Aiello in BOP inmate locator. Is there a reason for this?

Cheers

[bronx]

maybe not shipped out, could be in mdc

[bronx]

vito's father willie was made man also, they were on a robbery and were shot by state troopers in a stint operation, a guy died.don't remember if i said this before

[SonnyBlackstein]

vito's father willie was made man also, they were on a robbery and were shot by state troopers in a stint operation, a guy died.don't remember if i said this before

Great stuff bronx.
Was he also with the Bonanno's?
Do you know which crew/who he was with?

Cheers.

[gohnjotti]

Bump.

What's the status with Santora? Going to retrial?

I can't find Badamo or Aiello in BOP inmate locator. Is there a reason for this?

Cheers

http://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/
These guys were all locked up in state prisons, since it was a state trial. BOP is only for federal prisoners.

[bronx]

good morning Sonny, his father was also with bonnano's, they were from williamsburg, not sure who the skipper was , i would only be guessing