Handsome jack giordano

[Hailbritain]

Just wondered about the details of his attempted murder , who ordered it ?? Who carried it out and why ???

[NYNighthawk]

Similar minds think alike- I was just researching the case today and wonder what ever happened to this guy from Radcliffe Ave in the Bronx who did the shooting. Did he do a David Fisher who committed suicide after killing a Gotti henchmen John Mazscullio? Seems anyone close to Gotti Sr. got blown away - i.e. Bobby Borriello - Mazcullio- Giordano, etc.


Two Motives Considered in Shooting of Reputed Mobster

By SELWYN RAAB

Published: April 12, 1995



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Inside the Gambino crime family, investigators say, there were ample reasons to call him "Handsome Jack" and "the Actor."

In the treacherous world of the Mafia, John P. Giordano was looked upon as a high-ranking mobster in the Gambino crime family without an enemy in the underworld. His reputation reportedly was that of an affable capo or captain, who raked in millions of dollars for the family and who was a steadfast supporter of the family's imprisoned boss, John Gotti.

But on Monday night, Mr. Giordano was shot and severely wounded in an ambush on the East Side that investigators say may have stemmed from one of the rare times he angered fellow Mafiosi. Law enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that one of the prime motives being explored was that Mr. Giordano was marked for assassination because someone believed he had withheld money from a loan-sharking racket.

A 34-year-old man who was stopped while driving alone in the getaway car used in the shooting of Mr. Giordano was being questioned yesterday by detectives. Law enforcement officials said that the man, whom they identified as Gilbert Rodriguez of 2517 Radcliff Avenue, the Bronx, was cooperating in the inquiry, and that he and his family were in protective custody.

A less likely motive, investigators said, was that the shooting was the opening salvo in a power struggle for control of the Gambino family and that dissidents shot Mr. Giordano because of his loyalty to Mr. Gotti and to Mr. Gotti's son, John Gotti Jr. Experts on organized-crime activities said that the Gambino family has been riven by internal dissension since the conviction in 1992 of John Gotti on Federal murder and racketeering charges and his sentence to life imprisonment without parole.

Investigators said that the attempted murder of Mr. Giordano might have been a message to the ruling hierarchy of the family that it was time to appoint a successor to Mr. Gotti. The insurgents, the investigators said, may also want to remove John Gotti Jr. from the acting-boss position he assumed when his father was convicted three years ago.

All murders in a mob family must be sanctioned by the boss or a top leader, and investigators said it was unlikely that John Gotti or his hierarchy would allow the killing of Mr. Giordano.

John Gotti Jr., 31, was promoted by his father to the rank of capo and is the leader of a faction of Young Turks in the family, law-enforcement officials said. His rapid promotions and arrogant display of authority, the officials said, has caused resentment among older members who believe the family's fortunes are slipping because of his inexperience and requests for large shares of the profits from illicit activities.

Law enforcement officials said the shooting of Mr. Giordano had the earmarks of a planned gangland assassination that went awry.

A reason cited by investigators for believing that Mr. Giordano was betrayed by someone in the Gambino family was that the assailant apparently had foreknowledge that he would be at Lenox Hill Hospital on Monday night to visit a friend, Louis DeFazio, a patient at the hospital.

Law enforcement officials said that Mr. DeFazio is a Gambino family associate, someone who works for the organization but is not an inducted member. After spending 20 minutes with Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Giordano left the hospital and was entering his car, a black 1995 Chrysler New Yorker, on East 77th Street near Park Avenue. Police officials said that a cream-colored Cadillac Eldorado with a red roof pulled alongside and at least one gunman opened fire.

Mr. Giordano, the officials said, was hit three times in the chest, with one bullet damaging his spinal column.

Mr. Giordano, 54, of 217 Braisted Avenue, Staten Island, underwent surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. Jean Brett, a hospital spokeswoman, said yesterday that his condition was stable but would provide no further details.

But Police Department officials said that they had been told by physicians at the hospital that Mr. Giordano is paralyzed below the waist.

The driver of Mr. Giordano's car was identified by detectives as Vincent Conti, a reputed associate in the Gambino family. Mr. Conti was not injured.

Detectives said that Mr. Giordano had $5,000 in cash in his pockets and wallet.

Witnesses, according to detectives, obtained the license-plate number of the fleeing Cadillac and it was stopped by police officers in East Harlem about 10 minutes after the shooting.

The lone occupant of the Cadillac was identified by detectives as Mr. Rodriguez. He was questioned through the night and yesterday by detectives and prosecutors.

Federal and city law-enforcement officials and private experts on organized crime said that Mr. Giordano was recruited into the Gambino family by his uncle, Joseph Armone, who was a capo based in Staten Island and Brooklyn.

He was promoted by Mr. Gotti to take over Mr. Armone's crew, or gang, in the late 1980's after Mr. Armone was convicted on Federal racketeering charges. According to state prosecutors, Mr. Giordano ran gambling and loan-sharking rackets for Mr. Gotti in the city and Nassau County. Authorities in a 1991 indictment said the operations grossed $300 million a year in illiciit bets and loans.

In 1991, Mr. Giordano pleaded guilty in Manhattan State Supreme Court to two misdemeanor charges of promoting gambling, and served eight months of a one-year sentence. He was also convicted in 1991 on state racketeering and gambling charges in Nassau County and sentenced to a prison term of 4 to 12 years.

Mr. Giordano is free on bail while his conviction in Nassau County is being appealed.

Photo: John P. Giordano was shot and severely wounded in what investigators say was an ambush. Diagram: "KEEPING TRACK: Where a Capo Fits In" Organized crime experts say John P.Girodano, who was shot Monday night, was a capo, or captain, in the Gambino crime family. The experts say he remainerd loyal to the family's imprisoned boss, John Gotti. Below is the present power structure of the family according to city and Federal law enforcement officials. Those in shaded boses are in prison.



Correction: April 14, 1995, Friday A chart on Wednesday showing what New York and Federal law-enforcement officials say is the power structure of the Gambino crime family transposed two names. Joseph Corozzo is a capo, or captain, in the family, according to the authorities, not one of its four top leaders; his brother, Nicholas, is among the top leaders, law-enforcement officials say.

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[Cheech]

Who is John Mazscullio

[TommyGambino]

Who is John Mazscullio

Friend of Gotti, his son is with the Gambino's, he got busted for stealing 5 million dollars from a bank this year

[AlexfromSouth]

Who is John Mazscullio

Friend of Gotti, his son is with the Gambino's, he got busted for stealing 5 million dollars from a bank this year

Really? Article or domething please. That's very interesting

[TommyGambino]

Who is John Mazscullio

Friend of Gotti, his son is with the Gambino's, he got busted for stealing 5 million dollars from a bank this year

Really? Article or domething please. That's very interesting

Just google search Anthony Mascuzzio Alex.

[AlexfromSouth]

Thanks

[Cheech]

so Anthony Mascuzzio is John Mazscullio.

i know who anthony and his father shorty are

[NYNighthawk]

The father was blown out of his socks during the heyday of Gotti, Sr, in the late 1980's. A club owner - David Fisher - had enough and sent him off to the wild beyond. Sadly Fisher then took his own life later on.

[Cheech]

you do realize his name is not John Mazscullio

[Cheech]

Who is John Mazscullio

Friend of Gotti, his son is with the Gambino's, he got busted for stealing 5 million dollars from a bank this year

Really? Article or domething please. That's very interesting

Just google search Anthony Mascuzzio Alex.

Judge Unmoved By $1.4M In Duffle Bag; OK's Bail For Suspect In $5M Bank Heists

Anthony MascuzzioTry as they might, the feds are having a very difficult time convincing Manhattan Federal Judges to detain indicted mob-linked defendants charged with major crimes on the grounds that they are dangers to the community or a threat to run away rather than face the music at trial.

In a stunning setback yesterday, federal prosecutors lost their third try to keep Gambino associate Anthony Mascuzzio in a federal lockup as he awaits trial for taking part in spectacular bank heists early this year that netted thieves $5 million in proceeds during two weekend-long bank burglaries — even though the government seized $1.4 million from him on the day of his arrest.

And Mascuzzio won his freedom even though yesterday's efforts to detain him were for charges that require a much lower threshold of proof than bank burglary. The Probation Department charged him with violating post prison supervised release restrictions (VOSR) that required him to keep his nose clean when he got out of prison last year for a 2011 conviction for several big ticket burglaries.

Michael MazzaraHis court victory comes two weeks after the accused 44-year-old mastermind behind the bank heists, Michael Mazzara, a reputed associate of the Colombo and Bonanno crime families, walked out of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on a $2 million bond that was approved by Federal Judge Laura Swain.

In court papers, prosecutors Benet Kearney and David Denton wrote that the very detailed arrest complaint that linked Mascuzzio to the thefts of cash and other valuables in April and May were "clear and convincing evidence" that Mascuzzio should be detained for VOSR.

"When Probation officers conducted searches of the defendant's home, vehicle, and person, they recovered approximately $1,464,650 in cash, $1,447,350 of which was in a duffle bag in the defendant's children's room," the prosecutors wrote, asking Judge William Pauley to detain him while he awaits a full hearing on the VOSR, which carries a maximum of two years behind bars.

The prosecutors noted that Mascuzzio owed $1,132,616 in restitution for his 2011 conviction, and that he had "paid less than $2300" towards that at the time of his arrest. They also cited many alleged lies he told his probation officer during his 16 months of supervised release before his arrest as reasons why Mascuzzio should be detained.

Judge Laura SwainMascuzzio's lawyer, James Kousouros, countered that Magistrate Judge Henry Pitman had set bail on much more serious charges, and that Federal Judge Valerie Caproni had rejected the government's appeal of that ruling, and argued that there was no legal reason to remand him on the less serious VOSR charges.

The $1.5 million bond, co-signed by six family members who posted $1.1 million in property as security, Kousouros wrote, was enough to assure the court that Mascuzzio was "not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community."

At yesterday's proceeding, Judge Pauley upped the bond to $2.25 million but left all the other provisions intact.

Mascuzzio, 36, is expected to be released in the coming days, after Kousouros submits the new court papers required by Pauley's ruling.

[TommyGambino]

Thanks Cheech, he's been released then. He and his younger brother Jonathan were in the Trucchio crew so now under Monk Sassano.

[Cheech]

i know that.