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.
