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Greta info about the Badamo's and Santoro. Appreciated B.

every time I see Vito Badamo's pic I laugh as he's the fucking spitting image of beaker from the muppets.

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Thousands of ammunition rounds found in reputed mobster's home

A reputed mobster got an early-morning visit from NYPD detectives who searched his home and found guns hidden in socks, tons of cash and thousands of live ammunition rounds, prosecutors allege.

NYPD Det. Gilberto Vazquez outlined the items recovered in the search of alleged Bonanno associate Nicholas Bernhard's Rockland County home and his connection to the four defendants during his testimony in the Bonanno mob family trial Wednesday in Manhattan Supreme Court.

The alleged Bonanno crime family members – Anthony "Skinny" Santoro, 52, of Great Kills, Nicholas Santora, 73, Vito Badamo and Ernest Aiello, 36 - are charged with enterprise corruption, including extortion, gambling, drug dealing and loansharking.

The state claims Santora is the crime family's ringleader, and he was in charge of an Internet gambling site, sold prescription drugs, such as oxycodone and Viagra, on the black market, and the other three defendants were his underlings.

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Thanks willychichi. Long trial.
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'Skinny' Santoro was a broke hustler, not a mobster, defense lawyer says

Anthony (Skinny) Santoro, his lawyer claims, was a broke hustler, and not the violent, money-making mobster the state has portrayed.

The Great Kills man undertook various failed business ventures, but none of them were used to benefit the Bonanno crime family, said his defense attorney, Adam Konta, during his summation Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court.

Santoro, 52, and his co-defendants -- Nicholas Santora, 73, Vito Badamo, 53, and Ernest Aiello, 36 -- are on trial for enterprise corruption, including loansharking, gambling and drug dealing after authorities say they busted a nine-man Bonanno crew in July 2013.

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Jury deliberations begin in Bonanno crime family trial

After a nearly three-month trial, the jury in the Bonanno crime family trial began deliberations Wednesday, but did not reach a verdict.

Anthony (Skinny) Santoro, 52, of Great Kills, and his alleged Bonanno co-defendants --Vito Badamo, 53, Nicholas Santora, 73, and Ernest Aiello, 36 -- are accused of enterprise corruption, including loansharking, gambling and drug dealing after authorities say they busted the family's nine-man crew in July 2013.

The panel was charged Wednesday morning with the different elements constituting enterprise corruption, grand larceny in the second degree and first-degree criminal usury.

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I guess it's looking good for these guys if the jury is still out.

The jury in the Bonanno mob trial did not reach a verdict Thursday, and deliberations were adjourned to May 2.

Anthony (Skinny) Santoro, 52, of Great Kills, and his alleged Bonanno co-defendants -- Vito Badamo, 53, Nicholas Santora, 73, and Ernest Aiello, 36 -- are accused of enterprise corruption, including loansharking, gambling and drug dealing after authorities say they busted the family's nine-man crew in July 2013.

The panel, which began deliberating Wednesday afternoon, again asked to hear several calls regarding union and insurance deals as they relate to the loansharking element. They also asked to see a video that allegedly shows an undercover officer involved in a money exchange.

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The skinny on 'Skinny' -- A look at man at center of the Bonanno mob trial

On one side, prosecutors say he's a violent Bonanno mob enforcer caught on wiretap threatening people with hatchets and bullets.

His close ones, however, describe a good-hearted, incredibly funny man with a soft side and bit of a loose tongue -- or, how he more aptly puts it, a rough and tough cream puff.

Anthony (Skinny) Santoro, 52, of Great Kills, has been portrayed with these conflicting — yet fascinating — personalities during his nearly three-month trial in state Supreme Court in Manhattan.

So, who's the real "Skinny?"

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Jury deliberations in Bonanno mob trial resume Monday

After a week-long adjournment, the jury in the Bonanno mob trial resumes deliberations Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court.

Anthony (Skinny) Santoro, 52, of Great Kills, and his alleged Bonanno co-defendants -- Vito Badamo, 53, Nicholas Santora, 73, and Ernest Aiello, 36 -- are accused of enterprise corruption, including loansharking, gambling and drug dealing after authorities say they busted the family's nine-man crew in July 2013.

The panel had deliberated for two days before the break. During their brief discussions, the panel had questions about venue and the loansharking charge.

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Jury does not reach verdict in Bonanno mob trial'

After a week-long adjournment, the the jury in the Bonanno mob trial resumed deliberations Monday, but did not reach a verdict.

Anthony (Skinny) Santoro, 52, of Great Kills, and his alleged Bonanno co-defendants -- Vito Badamo, 53, Nicholas Santora, 73, and Ernest Aiello, 36 -- are accused of enterprise corruption, including loansharking, gambling and drug dealing, after authorities say they busted the family's nine-man crew in July 2013.

On Monday, the panel asked to see evidence pertaining to the illegal gambling site, allaction247.com, that Santoro allegedly ran. They also asked to see the vouchers pertaining to the search warrant executed at Santoro's Tanglewood Drive residence in Great Kills.

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Still no verdict in Bonanno mob trial; deliberations resume Wednesday

After four days of deliberations, the jury in the trial of four Bonanno mob suspects did not reach a verdict Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the jurors asked for several pieces of evidence. They requested to see all the photos from the trial, the vouchers from all the executed search warrants, and asked to hear calls involving Badamo, Santoro, and Nicholas Bernhard, one of the other five co-defendants who pleaded guilty.

The panel also heard a car-bug call between Badamo and alleged Bonanno boss Santora. They also wanted to see the phone books and vouchers from Santora's home search.

They then asked for a read back of James "Louie" Tartaglione's entire testimony on Wednesday morning. Tartaglione, the state's key witness against the defendants, is a former Bonanno capo turned snitch who testified how he knew Santora and Badamo from their time in the Bonanno family.

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Looking good for these guys.

Jury in Bonanno mob trial asks for advice to avoid hung jury

The jury in the Bonanno mob trial asked the judge for advice on how they can resolve their disagreements in order to avoid a hung jury.

The panel, which was in its fifth day of deliberations Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, was having difficulty agreeing on the enterprise corruption charge, the top count against the four defendants.

Justice Mark Dwyer, however, implored them to keep deliberating while reminding them of their responsibilities as jurors.

"I'm bound by law to hold you for a reasonable time to reach a verdict," Dwyer said. "I know this is a complex count you're considering."

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I exchanged a couple of emails with Mira Wassef who has been covering it from the courtroom and she reported that the jurors are having a hard time figuring out what enterprise corruption is and the prosecutors did not do a good job of dumbing it down for the jurors. Her take was likely a hung jury as a result.

No verdict in Bonanno mob trial; deliberations resume Monday

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willychichi wrote:the jurors are having a hard time figuring out what enterprise corruption is and the prosecutors did not do a good job of dumbing it down for the jurors.

Another dumbass Amurrican jury. What a shocker.


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Agree. Is it really that hard?
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I never met a guilty wiseguy in my life....
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