The Mafia in New Jersey

[Luppi]

Gaetano "Corky" Vastola - (1989-1991)

Is without a doubt one of the toughest Northeastern mobsters to ever emerge. An earner, who had ties to the record industry, labor unions, loansharking, illegal gambling and an impressive legal business portfolio.

Vastola would be convicted with Sam DeCavalcante in the early 1970s but won an appeal and an eventual dismissal. Later subsequent attempts brought very little in the way of prosecution. This caused him to be labeled a "rat" by some, most particularly by John Gotti of the Gambino crime family.

In 1985 he would deliver a punch heard throughout the underground, when he decked cutout record distributor John LaMonte of Philadelphia and attempted to extort his business. The punch, just one, broke the businessman's jaw and nearly killed him. In 1990 he was convicted of assault and extortion, receiving an nine year sentence and was released in 1998. While in trial Gotti and his underboss Sammy Gravano planned for his murder. Gotti would later be convicted of this conspiracy. Vastola was thought to have served as acting boss following Riggi's conviction and appears now to be semi-retired.





Also check this intresting page: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ge/exclusion/vastola_a.htm

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Okay now this link i found last is a gold mine and contains several pages with sentences of many many mafiosos from NJ and NY.I will gather all the information from the links and post it here once i get the bosses over with.

[BaseBall_Bat]

I am Wondering something Lupp.
According to you, it was One Bruno Family and One Dacavalante Family Right?
did they have any kind of VERY big tension between them?

[Luppi]

The tension was not really that big because the Bruno family was also considered active in Pensilvanya and a small part of Delaware,and the DeCavalcantes have maintained strong relationships with the NY families,mostly with Gambino and Genovese Crime Families.

[Luppi]

Johnny D'Amato - (1991-1992)

Would step in to fill the role as acting boss following the sentencing of Vastola in 1991. The Elizabeth, New Jersey mobster derived power from such individuals as "Charlie Ears" Majuri and Vinny Palermo. D'Amato was murdered by a conspiracy led by capo Vinny Palermo, consigliere Stefano Vitabile, capo Anthony Rotondo and soldier Anthony Capo. Rumors have since circulated that D'Amato's goomah claimed he was gay and swinging. However D'Amato borrowed heavily from several of the New York crime families, ultimately crying poor mouth and appearing to live well. It was a matter of time. In late 1992 this former Ravenite Social Club regular and John Gotti's pal was found murdered.

[True_Mafioso]

Hahaha

Sounds like he was the real life Vito Spatafore.

Lemme guess he was whacked in fairy-land New Hampshire right? lol, would be funny if he was.

TM, Out!

[Luppi]

I think he was found with a bullet hanging out of his eye.

[Luppi]

Giorlamo "Vinnie Ocean" Palermo - (1994-2000)

Served as a leader for a three mobster panel consisting of himself, Girolamo Palermo, consigliere Stefano Vitabile and later capo Charlie Majuri. Palermo was an unbelievable earner, loansharking, sports betting, ghost job rackets, labor racketeering, a Queens based strip club, ties with Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione and garbage hauling, were all parts of his portfolio. Originally married to a niece of Sam DeCavalcante, which gave him intro into the inner circle of "The Plumber", he was allegedly "made" as a soldier in 1965. Following an indictment in 1999, he thought otherwise and ended his 35 year affiliation with the New Jersey underworld, becoming a government witness in late 2000.

[Luppi]

Why exactly did this topic loose it's sticky status? Isn't it too good for the staff?

[Luppi]

CAPOREGIMI

Charlie Majuri - (1980-present)

Son of one time underboss Frank Majuri, has become a powerful figure in the garden state underworld. Representing the "New Jersey wing" of the crime family, Majuri has been spent time in prison for assault and gambling. A long time dabbler in labor racketeering and known to be particularly tough, he was originally slotted to be murdered in the mid 1990s following the rise of Vinny Palermo as acting boss, he was given a pass. In 2000 officials crossed the Hudson River picking up Majuri and nearly the whole New Jersey crime family with a scorching indictment, which included charges for extortion, loansharking and murder.Majuri was out and went to trial in 2003.He is set to be released in 04/28/2009.



Also,please check this link to see the refferences made by the State and High Court of NJ.

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ge/exclusion/majuri_c.htm

[Muggy]

The best informative topic I have seen on this site for a long time Luppi.

[Luppi]

I'm very sorry to see your topic in Locked Topics now,it was truly one of the best topics this site has ever had.

And thanks for the compliments too,i'll be sure to update this every day with fresh info.

[Luppi]

I would please ask the staff to re-make this a sticky,because it basically gets lost and mingled with the other topics in GOT,and my work is down the drain.

[Luppi]

Giuseppe "Pino" Schifilliti - (1980-present)

Is a New Jersey capo who has been described as holding the rank of caporegime since "the 1980s". Prior to 1997 he worked for LIUNA Local 1030, at which time he was kicked out along with Charles DiMaria.

More recently, 2000, he was indicted with almost the entire DelCavalcante family for labor racketeering, extortion, murder, gambling and loansharking. DiMaria would later serve as a supervisor for Maztec Environmental, Inc of East Hanover. The same firm was awarded demolitions contracts in Atlantic City. More recently the Department of Gaming Enforcement for New Jersey has recommended this relationship to end based on the firm's ties with Schifilliti. It won't matter with former acting boss Vinnie Palermo, capo Anthony Rotundo and soldier Anthony Capo all agreeing to testify against the New Jersey heirarchy.



That picture above is the only and very rare picture of Giuseppe.Enjoy.

[Luppi]

If any of you have any coments or questions please state them.

EDIT:Very fresh news relating to The Mafia in NJ.Check this link:

Angelo Prisco,a Capo in his own words.

[Luppi]

Anthony Rotondo

"My father wanted to be a lawyer" former DeCavalcante caporegime Anthony Rotondo would tell a jury in November 2004 while testifying in the trial of Gambino heavyweight Peter Gotti. Rotondo would represent one of the most interesting gangland notables in quite some time and in the end was like so many of his era, he would testify against the syndicate in exchange for his freedom.

Anthony Rotondo was born into the mob. His father, Jimmy, was a DeCavalcante caporegime operating in his home turf of Brooklyn. In 1988 father Jimmy was gunned down in front of his home. It was payback for an insult he spatted out at Lucchese underboss Anthony Casso. Then Gambino boss John Gotti intervened at Rotondo's wake, informing DeCavalcante boss John Riggi that there would be no war and that the Jersey crime family would answer to the Gambino crime family. Later on Rotondo would testify that the DeCavalcante family had to reconduct their ceremony for 'making' official members. This was due to the fact that the New Jersey family had failed to follow proper protocol. Rotondo was one of a few who had to have their trigger finger pricked and again swore allegiance to Cosa Nostra.

While most 'made' guys never graduate high school, Rotondo was unique, he not only graduated from Nazareth HS and would later earn a bachelor's degree in business administration from St. Francis College in Brooklyn. He wouldn't need a college degree for the life he had chosen. Rotondo found himself promoted or 'upped' to the rank of caporegime. He oversaw a crew that engaged in a litany of criminal activities-arson, home invasion robberies, drug trafficking, illegal gambling, loansharking and labor racketeering. He was also linked to several murders and murder conspiracies. In 1999 Rotondo and others were recorded by the FBI stating the similiarities between their crew and the HBO hit series The Sopranos. Following the defections of acting boss Vincent Palermo and soldier Anthony Capo, Rotondo joined his pals and became a cooperating witness in December 2001. He is currently testifying against alleged Gambino boss Peter Gotti (since declared a mistrial).



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Also,that last link i gave you about Angelo Prisco,truly one of the best reads ever.