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Genovese Capo Anthony Palumbo Gets 10 Years

Last August Anthony "Tony D" Palumbo, a reputed acting Genovese capo who allegedly takes care of the family's New Jersey rackets, pleaded guilty to a 1992 racketeering conspiracy to take out reputed Russian hitman Monya Elson, and today Manhattan federal judge Richard Holwell sentenced him to the statutory maximum of ten years for the crime as reported by Chris Dolmetsch for Bloomberg.

The Russian lived to see another day after Genovese higherups refused to sign on to Palumbo's plans, and Palumbo's defense lawyer argued that since the plot never was carried to completion a lesser sentence was in order.  Not so said Judge Holwell:  "There is strong evidence that Mr. Palumbo is a long-term member of an organized-crime family."  Indeed, prosecutor Avi Weitzman said Palumbo "also instigated the 1992 murder of Genovese associate Angelo Sangiuolo by complaining to the late mob boss Vincent 'The Chin' Gigante that Sangiuolo had been ripping off Palumbo's gambling operations in The Bronx" as reported by Bruce Golding for the New York Post.

If the 62-year-old Palumbo wants a reduction in sentence, then he can drop a dime to the FBI on his friends.

Judge Holwell further rejected a request to delay Palumbo's surrender until Monday which would have allowed the gangster to celebrate Mother's Day with his mom who celebrates her 91st birthday next week as reported by CBS New York:  "'No Mother's Day,' said the judge finally. 'You have to draw the line somewhere.'"

Further coverage:

FBI Press Release

Mobster Cries Witch Hunt, Gets 10 Years by Adam Klasfeld for Courthouse News Service

"Mobster for Genovese Crime Family Gets 10 Years For 'Murder Conspiracy' Involving a Hitman for the Russian Mob" by Allan Lengel for Tickle The Wire

The Back Story On Tony D's Guilty Plea

Last week Anthony "Tony D" Palumbo, the reputed Genovese capo who allegedly takes care of the family's New Jersey rackets, pleaded guilty to a 1992 conspiracy to take out "Monya Elson, one of the toughest, most feared Russian gangsters to ever make his mark on U.S. soil," and per usual Jerry Capeci from The Huffington Post provides all the intriguing details including how the murder plot was nixed by Palumbo's then supervisor and reputed capo Daniel Pagano.

Genovese Capo Anthony Palumbo Pleads Guilty

Anthony Palumbo, the reputed Genovese capo who allegedly takes care of the family's New Jersey rackets, has pleaded guilty to a 1992 conspiracy to take out a Russian mob hitman as reported by Robert Gearty for the Daily News.  The Russian lived to see another day after Genovese higherups refused to sign onto Palumbo's plans but the Jersey boy still faces ten years for his plotting at a Dec. 3 sentencing hearing.

Further coverage:

"Genovese captain pleads guilty to conspiring to murder" by Rich Calder for the New York Post

Anthony Palumbo Charged In 1992 Murder Plot

Anthony "Tony D." Palumbo, a reputed acting capo in the Genovese crime family who has been out on bond since getting hit with racketeering charges in February 2009, has been newly-indicted for allegedly "conspiring to have Angelo Sangiuolo whacked for robbing Palumbo's gambling joints in the Bronx" as reported by Bruce Golding for the New York Post:

Sangiuolo -- whose hit was allegedly sanctioned by then-Genovese boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante -- was later lured to his death by his first cousin Angelo Prisco, a Genovese captain who was sentenced to life last year after triggerman John Leto turned rat and testified against him. The remaining suspected member of the hit team -- alleged getaway driver Paul "Doc" Gaccione -- was arrested in April and charged with murder.

The Brothers Masullo Are Sentenced

Brothers Felice, Angelo and Anthony Masullo were sentenced today in a Manhattan federal court to 41 months, seven months, and one year and a day, respectively, following their guilty pleas last November according to a press release by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.  The three men were among a dozen indicted in February 2009 which targeted the Genovese crime family including reputed ex-acting boss Daniel "The Lion" Leo and reputed New Jersey boss Anthony Palumbo.  The press release states:

Felice Masullo was an up-and-coming associate in the Genovese Family, and had been proposed to be a made Soldier in the Genovese Family. Felice Masullo was a member of co-defendant Anthony Palumbo's crew and functioned, in part, as Palumbo's driver, accompanying him to meetings and delivering messages between Palumbo and other members and associates of the Genovese Family. In furtherance of the Genovese Family's criminal endeavors, Felice Masullo operated a loansharking and gambling business, and also financed the purchase of distribution quantities of cocaine by a confidential informant. In connection with his criminal businesses, Felice Masullo relied on the assistance of two of his brothers, Angelo Masullo and Anthony Masullo, who, among other things, collected cash payments from loansharking victims and gamblers. Felice Masullo, Anthony Masullo, and Angelo Masullo operated these illegal businesses out of a restaurant they operated together in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York.

Daniel Leo, already serving a 60-month sentence on an extortion conviction, and his nephew Joseph Leo, a reputed lieutenant in the crime family already serving a 46-month sentence, both pleaded guilty last January to federal racketeering charges involving loan sharking and conspiring to operate an illegal gambling business in connection with the indictment.