Persico Contracting firm tied... to the Gambino’s?

[SonnyBlackstein]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politic ... -1.3987072

What do we know of Richard and Robert? Are they related to the Persico’s?

[bronx]

what their last name?

[TommyGambino]

what their last name?

Persico

[Wiseguy]

Not all that surprising.

Back in 2005 the New York Daily News did a three piece story on city contracts going to mobbed up companies. Over a decade, from 1995 to 2005, numerous LCN-connected contractors, who had been previously banned from receiving state contracts, had received $1.2 billion on over 100 public contracts involving city schools, playgrounds, bridges, parks, etc. Among them were the $138 million Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (DeFoe Construction), $73.3 million Fresh Kills Landfill (Interstate Industrial), Yankees Stadium (Scara-Mix Inc.), Gowanus Expressway (Scara-Mix Inc.), the $8.6 million Mahan Hall/US Military Academy at West Point (Trataros Construction), the $87.4 million Baruch College Building, the $12.3 million College of Staten Island (Trataros Construction), the Staten Island Laboratory of Science (Trataros Construction, G&G Concrete), the Westchester County Courthouse, the $22 million building of the Metropolitan Detention Center, I-95 Bridge (Persico Construction), the $7 million Long Island Expressway (New York Paving), as well as an FBI dig in Queens (Enopac Leasing).


In November 2005, it was reported that Worth Construction (tied to the Genovese) had obtained contracts such as the Triborough bridge in NYC, $58 million contract on Consolidated Edison plants, a $20 million contract to build a hospital wing at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a $40 million contract at Westchester Community College, and a $30 million contract at Greenwich Public Safety Complex.

In September 2007, it was reported that Schiavone Construction, tied to the Genovese and Gambinos, was part of a consortium that was bidding on the $2 billion plan to extend the No. 7 subway line. The previous March, the same companies had been assigned the $330 million tunneling contract on the 2nd Avenue Subway. That same month it was reported Petrocelli Electric (Genovese), Breeze International (Lucchese), Interstate Industrial Corp. (Gambino associate Peter DiTomasso), Turner Construction (Gambino), and Jenna Concrete Corp. (Gambino), had contracts at the new Yankee stadium. In April 2009, Interstate was reported to have millions of dollars in contracts for excavation and concrete work at the new Yankee stadium.

In July 2009, it was reported that a construction company (Scalamandre/Sea Crest Construction), tied to the Luccheses, won a $140.9 million contract from the New York Sanitation Department to build a waste transfer station in Brooklyn.

In January 2010, it was reported that at least 7 construction firms with LCN ties, banned by the city, were paid $51.6 million between 2006 and 2009 to work on the New York Met's new Citi Field stadium. Among them were Ruttura & Sons (concrete and excavation - $23 million), S.N. Tannor Inc. (electrical - $3.5 million), Eagle One Roofing (roofing - $7 million), L&L Painting Co. (painting - $5.6 million), Lantek Group (athletic field contractor - $2.4 million), Danco Electrical (electrical - $4 million), and Breeze National (demolition - $5.5 million).

And of course over $74 million of the $458 million (16%) in contracts involved in the World Trade Center clean up went to mobbed up companies.

[SonnyBlackstein]

Good post WG.

[CabriniGreen]

I think the surprise is that there is a mobbed up Persico in NY, and NOT a Colombo. It is a little surprising...

[newera_212]

Great post Wiseguy. Awesome stuff.

Had no idea the Gambinos had their hooks into Turner... holy shit. Turner is huge. just having one guy chisel a little money from Turner each project to some degree and send that up the ladder...is a nice boost for whoever the administration is. A small taste of one Turner project is probably more than enough for me to live off of for the whole year

Downtown Manhattan plus the entire waterfronts of every borough is one big neverending construction projects. if these guys can maintain just half the amount of influence in labor unions and various contracting companies, they'll be eating well for a long long time

[cosanostra101]

He was also arrested in the Jack Falcone investigation. I think it was for Rico.

[FriendofFamily]

Turner always has apiece of the pie in the big projects. New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles.

[newera_212]

Turner always has apiece of the pie in the big projects. New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles.

right. crazy.

anyone know where down the line the Gambino connection comes into play? Wiseguy? anyone? because thats gotta be the most profitable 'connection' (no pun intended) going for any LCN family right now. even if the connection is trivial. thats massive.

not questioning the intel. Wiseguy is a treasure trove of great documented / actually sourced info. but that one is shocking to me. Turner seems way too big and high profile to be mobbed up in any capacity

[Wiseguy]

Turner always has apiece of the pie in the big projects. New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles.

right. crazy.

anyone know where down the line the Gambino connection comes into play? Wiseguy? anyone? because thats gotta be the most profitable 'connection' (no pun intended) going for any LCN family right now. even if the connection is trivial. thats massive.

not questioning the intel. Wiseguy is a treasure trove of great documented / actually sourced info. but that one is shocking to me. Turner seems way too big and high profile to be mobbed up in any capacity

I looked into it again and the connection, which was more of an indirect one, was through Interstate Industrial (owned by the DiTomasso brothers) who have longstanding ties to the Gambinos. Interstate has done subcontracting work for Turner on different projects, including the new Yankee Stadium.

So, you're correct, its not really accurate to say Turner itself is mobbed up even if they do business with a mobbed up company. The example of them and Industrial is a common one however, ie a large and otherwise legit contractor getting a public contract and the mob getting a piece via subcontracting work.

[newera_212]

Turner always has apiece of the pie in the big projects. New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles.

right. crazy.

anyone know where down the line the Gambino connection comes into play? Wiseguy? anyone? because thats gotta be the most profitable 'connection' (no pun intended) going for any LCN family right now. even if the connection is trivial. thats massive.

not questioning the intel. Wiseguy is a treasure trove of great documented / actually sourced info. but that one is shocking to me. Turner seems way too big and high profile to be mobbed up in any capacity

I looked into it again and the connection, which was more of an indirect one, was through Interstate Industrial (owned by the DiTomasso brothers) who have longstanding ties to the Gambinos. Interstate has done subcontracting work for Turner on different projects, including the new Yankee Stadium.

So, you're correct, its not really accurate to say Turner itself is mobbed up even if they do business with a mobbed up company. The example of them and Industrial is a common one however, ie a large and otherwise legit contractor getting a public contract and the mob getting a piece via subcontracting work.

ahh that makes a lotta sense. thanks for the info