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[Wiseguy]

Ponzi schemer may have scammed mobster out of $60K
By Bruce Golding and Reuven Fenton
April 23, 2018


Prison might be the safest place for Ponzi schemer Hamlet Peralta.

Peralta, whose $12 million fraud helped crack the NYPD corruption scandal, shortchanged a reputed mobster from whom he borrowed $100,000, according to an FBI affidavit.

Wiretaps of Peralta’s cellphone caught him twice calling the Park Side Restaurant in Corona, Queens, on March 7, 2015, and asking for “Tony,” who the feds identified as eatery owner and reputed Genovese crime-family captain Anthony “Tough Tony” Federici, Special Agent Joseph Downs wrote the following month.

During the first call, the affidavit filed in Manhattan federal court says, Peralta told Federici he had “a $40,000 certified check for you right now,” adding: “I’m sending my guy to you with the check.”

Peralta also promised Federici the other $60,000 by March 9, and lamented that “Sammy is going to kill me,” in reference to Sammy Tsioumas, who Downs described as a “longtime associate” of Federici’s.

About three hours later, Peralta called back and Federici told him, “I got the check.”

But Peralta didn’t keep his word about paying the rest, because on March 13, the feds recorded Tsioumas telling him, “Tony is putting a lot of pressure on me.”

When Peralta insisted that “the money is coming in either tonight or tomorrow,” Tsioumas responded that money wasn’t the issue, and that Federici was very upset because Peralta wasn’t returning calls.

Peralta said he’d compensate Federici for dodging him and later mentioned 10 bottles of Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac, which sells for more than $3,000 a bottle, the affidavit says.

But Peralta was still on the hook as of April 20, when a wiretap caught him promising to pay Tsioumas the next day.

Federici declined to comment Sunday.

“I don’t know anything about that,” he said. “If you want a sandwich, I’ll give you a sandwich,” he added before muttering an expletive and storming inside his restaurant.

But Tsioumas later said Federici agreed to loan Peralta $100,000 to finance the purchase of liquor for a planned Bronx strip club after Tsioumas introduced the two in the fall of 2014.

Peralta was supposed to repay the money, interest-free, two months later, but never coughed up anything beyond the initial $40,000, Tsioumas said.

“I started calling Hamlet. He said, ‘I’m going to give you the rest of the money this week.’ And that was it. He just disappeared. And that’s when he got arrested,” Tsioumas said.

“This guy was a sweet talker . . . Everybody got a little bamboozled there.”

https://nypost.com/2018/04/23/ponzi-sch ... t-of-100k/

[SonnyBlackstein]

Wiretaps of Peralta’s cellphone caught him twice calling the Park Side Restaurant in Corona, Queens, on March 7, 2015, and asking for “Tony,” who the feds identified as eatery owner and reputed Genovese crime-family captain Anthony “Tough Tony” Federici, Special Agent Joseph Downs wrote the following month.

Appreciate the post WG.

So the Feds have TT still as a Capo as of April 2015. Does this conflict with when we have understood Rom to have taken over?

[Wiseguy]

Wiretaps of Peralta’s cellphone caught him twice calling the Park Side Restaurant in Corona, Queens, on March 7, 2015, and asking for “Tony,” who the feds identified as eatery owner and reputed Genovese crime-family captain Anthony “Tough Tony” Federici, Special Agent Joseph Downs wrote the following month.

Appreciate the post WG.

So the Feds have TT still as a Capo as of April 2015. Does this conflict with when we have understood Rom to have taken over?

It does seem to conflict with this 2000 conversation -


CAFARO: You know who would have been good too, but he don't want it? Is Tony from Corona.
CW: Oh, he don't want it either?
CAFARO: Nah. He has a ton of money.
CW: Uh, forget it. [U/I] close with Mickey all these years. They use excuses. I gotta take care of Mickey, I gotta do this.
CAFARO: He would have been good.
CW: You know him good?
CAFARO: Yeah.
CW: He's respected.
CAFARO: Patty knows him well.
CW: He's acting right now?
CAFARO: Him? No. He walked. He gave everything up.
CW: He's still a skipper, huh?
CAFARO: He gave, he gave that up.
CW: Who the fuck do they?
CAFARO: They got his guy out there. Tommy Z's cousin stays with him.
CW: Rom?
CAFARO: Yeah.
CW: They put Rom there?
CAFARO: Yeah.
CW: Corne on?
CAFARO: That's what I heard.
CW: He finished [U/I]
CAFARO: Yeah.
CW: [U/I]
CAFARO: Well, yeah, exactly. But still, you know.
CW: Listen, everybody uses scapegoats, let's be realistic. But I don't agree with that, I gotta tell you the truth. I mean it works, but I don't agree with it.
CAFARO: Let me tell you something. He gave up all of his business. He gave up his bookmaking, shylocking, everything. He gave it to Rom. He gave it to him.
CW: Really?
CAFARO: He's so wealthy, real estate wise. He's got buildings; he's got property; he's got the restaurant. What the fuck does he need? And he's smart.
https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20120105b14

[Fughedaboutit]

Maybe its smoke and mirrors and Tony had them saying or thinking that to throw the feds off, who knows

The Genovese are very sneaky lol

[SonnyBlackstein]

The CW was D’Urso correct WG? Never a made guy. Is Cafaro Fish’s son? He was never made either. So you’ve two associates talking, if I understand correctly. Not a lot of weight there.

@Pogo: Put Federici back as a Capo on the chart?

[Wiseguy]

The CW was D’Urso correct WG? Never a made guy. Is Cafaro Fish’s son? He was never made either. So you’ve two associates talking, if I understand correctly. Not a lot of weight there.

@Pogo: Put Federici back as a Capo on the chart?

It's possible, assuming that article was worded correctly in its representation of what the feds still think.

Yes, both Cafaro and D"Urso were associates but that doesn't mean I'd ignore the conversation. Particularly when Romanello was indicted as a captain. So either he took over Federici's crew or broke off from it.

[Pogo The Clown]

Romanello was indicted as an Official Capo in 2012. Don't know Federici's current status but this could just be a mistake in the wording of the article which we have seen several times in the past.


Pogo

[SonnyBlackstein]

Appreciate the responses gents.

Newspaper articles I agree can be ambiguous at times, exaggerate for effect and make out and out mistakes I agree but in this case it's the specific-ness of the information which gives reason to pause. It names a date and a federal agent who specifically identifies Federici as a Capo in a written report.
This I would argue holds more than reasonable weight. Its the Feds, not a reporter, its from a report and its dated.

I agree there's strong evidence that Rom is a Capo but the Feds are USUALLY correct so this info on TT is certainly interesting to say the least.

Maybe we shouldnt be writing TT off into the sunset just yet...

[yatescj7781]

Appreciate the responses gents.

Newspaper articles I agree can be ambiguous at times, exaggerate for effect and make out and out mistakes I agree but in this case it's the specific-ness of the information which gives reason to pause. It names a date and a federal agent who specifically identifies Federici as a Capo in a written report.
This I would argue holds more than reasonable weight. Its the Feds, not a reporter, its from a report and its dated.

I agree there's strong evidence that Rom is a Capo but the Feds are USUALLY correct so this info on TT is certainly interesting to say the least.

Maybe we shouldnt be writing TT off into the sunset just yet...

Exactly. So take it to the bank that Philly is a big Genovese crew and Joey Merlino is their Capo. That's what that FBI agent said about the situation.

[SonnyBlackstein]

Appreciate the responses gents.

Newspaper articles I agree can be ambiguous at times, exaggerate for effect and make out and out mistakes I agree but in this case it's the specific-ness of the information which gives reason to pause. It names a date and a federal agent who specifically identifies Federici as a Capo in a written report.
This I would argue holds more than reasonable weight. Its the Feds, not a reporter, its from a report and its dated.

I agree there's strong evidence that Rom is a Capo but the Feds are USUALLY correct so this info on TT is certainly interesting to say the least.

Maybe we shouldnt be writing TT off into the sunset just yet...

Exactly. So take it to the bank that Philly is a big Genovese crew and Joey Merlino is their Capo. That's what that FBI agent said about the situation.

The fuck is your problem? I clearly stated the Feds are USUALLY right. In fucking capitals.

And they ARE, USUALLY, right compared to ANY other source, hence the report above, is worth note. Or at the least a discussion, as opposed to using one singular example to just ignore anything the Feds ever say. I mean, thats what you're saying isnt it? Because of the Merlino/Westside mistake we should never believe the Feds again? That what you want to run with?

[yatescj7781]

Appreciate the responses gents.

Newspaper articles I agree can be ambiguous at times, exaggerate for effect and make out and out mistakes I agree but in this case it's the specific-ness of the information which gives reason to pause. It names a date and a federal agent who specifically identifies Federici as a Capo in a written report.
This I would argue holds more than reasonable weight. Its the Feds, not a reporter, its from a report and its dated.

I agree there's strong evidence that Rom is a Capo but the Feds are USUALLY correct so this info on TT is certainly interesting to say the least.

Maybe we shouldnt be writing TT off into the sunset just yet...

Exactly. So take it to the bank that Philly is a big Genovese crew and Joey Merlino is their Capo. That's what that FBI agent said about the situation.

The fuck is your problem? I clearly stated the Feds are USUALLY right. In fucking capitals.

And they ARE, USUALLY, right compared to ANY other source, hence the report above, is worth note. Or at the least a discussion, as opposed to using one singular example to just ignore anything the Feds ever say. I mean, thats what you're saying isnt it? Because of the Merlino/Westside mistake we should never believe the Feds again? That what you want to run with?

Believe the Feds again? Never believe them to start with. I have a blatant mistrust involving anything having to do with the Federal Government.

[SonnyBlackstein]

Believe the Feds again? Never believe them to start with. I have a blatant mistrust involving anything having to do with the Federal Government.

Well you should disregard 90% of the info on this board. Because that's where it came from. All the trial info? Feds. Capeci? Feds. DA press releases citing family charts and positions? Feds. Don't believe a thing the Feds say, probably best to get a new hobby.

[gohnjotti]

Believe the Feds again? Never believe them to start with. I have a blatant mistrust involving anything having to do with the Federal Government.

Well you should disregard 90% of the info on this board. Because that's where it came from. All the trial info? Feds. Capeci? Feds. DA press releases citing family charts and positions? Feds. Don't believe a thing the Feds say, probably best to get a new hobby.

Couldn’t agree more. Hate the feds all you want but they’re information is 95% reliable.

[Wiseguy]

For years people who want so much to pretend like almost everything they know about the mob isn't dependant on the feds would go to the "feds thinking Fat Tony is boss" example as a reason to disagree with them whenever they feel like it. Nevermind it was the exception that proved the rule.

Is an FBI agent labeling Merlino a Genovese captain going to be the new Fat Tony card?

[gohnjotti]

For years people who want so much to pretend like almost everything they know about the mob isn't dependant on the feds would go to the "feds thinking Fat Tony is boss" example as a reason to disagree with them whenever they feel like it. Nevermind it was the exception that proved the rule.

Is an FBI agent labeling Merlino a Genovese captain going to be the new Fat Tony card?

As well as this, it’s not like the feds were confident in this analysis. They never charged him as a Genovese capo or even publically declared he was a Genovese capo. It was in their notes for awhile, I assume they realised their mistake, and changed it.