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From Fire House To Big House

Anthony Cilento, a former firefighter and alleged mob associate, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a Brooklyn cocaine ring before joining New York's bravest as reported by John Marzulli for the Daily News: "there’s no evidence that Cilento . . . was a drug dealer after entering the Fire Academy" but "prosecutors charged he remained an active member of dead Bonanno soldier Anthony Seccafico’s mob crew."

Feds: Brooklyn Firefighter Moonlighted For Mob

Anthony Cilento, a firefighter out of Ladder 166 in Coney Island who was charged by the feds last month as a muscle man for a home delivery cocaine service before joining New York's bravest, put out fires by day and worked for the Bonannos by night "including extortion, illegal gambling and violent assaults with a lead pipe and firearms" according to a court filing by prosecutors as reported by John Marzulli for the Daily News.  Cilento allegedly was a lap dog for Bonanno mobster Anthony "Little Anthony" Seccafico who was whacked in July 2009, and "he and Seccafico threatened a Bronx bar owner at gunpoint for failing to pay protection money, court papers charge."  Who knew the mob still shook down bar owners?

Source: FDNY Firefighter Was Bonanno Associate

Anthony Cilento, the Brooklyn firefighter who was charged by the feds last week as a muscle man for a home delivery cocaine service before joining New York's bravest, once ran with Bonanno mobster Anthony "Little Anthony" Seccafico who was whacked in July 2009 according to a source as reported by John Marzulli for the Daily News:  "sources said neither Seccafico nor his murder appear to be linked to the cocaine delivery service."

The Life & Times Of Anthony Seccafico

Anthony "Little Anthony" Seccafio, the Bonanno mobster slain earlier this month while waiting for a pre-dawn bus on Staten Island to take him into the city for his day job, was under investigation for his possible role in the 2005 murder plot orchestrated by the jailed Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano against federal prosecutor Greg Andres according to Jerry Capeci for The Huffington Post:

But it was unclear whether the rubout had anything to do with the ongoing investigation into Little Anthony and others by the FBI and the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney's office. Spokesmen for both offices declined to comment about the investigation, and the impact Seccafico's murder has had on the probe.

Capeci further writes that Seccafio had "been on the outs with Bonanno wiseguys," and recites the litany of slights that may have made Little Anthony a candidate for elimination.

Anthony Seccafico Whacked On Staten Island

Reputed Bonanno soldier Anthony Seccafico was gunned down at 4:30 this morning on Staten Island while waiting for a bus to work in Manhattan according to the New York Post:

Seccafico, who served three years starting in 1985 for criminal sale of a controlled substance, was rushed to Staten Island University Hospital and pronounced dead.  Law enforcement sources said the victim started his career in La Cosa Nostra as an enforcer in the West Village for Genovese capo Eddie "The Blonde" Falco. He was later dumped because he was a loose cannon. * * * After he was booted from the Genovese clan, Seccafico, whose father went by the nickname "Tony Smash," "got hooked up ... with the Bonannos running gambling rooms for them," a source said. He was indicted in 2002, along with 19 other members of Patrick DeFilippo's crew, for helping collect debts for a $2.5 million a year gambling and loansharking operation. Sources said that Seccafico -- who is a stocky 5-foot-5 -- may also have been killed because he was under investigation once again. The focus of that case was not immediately clear.

The Daily News reports:

Because Seccafico was a made man, his killing would have required the approval of Bonanno bosses, the sources said. Law enforcement sources said Seccafico had become a made man in recent years: In 2003, the government came upon a list of potential Bonanno soldiers, and Seccafico's name was on there as a potential member, sources said. That list was provided by a Bonanno capo who helped rat out former family leader Joseph Massino. The murder comes just months after the feds deported Bonanno boss Salvatore (Sal the Ironworker) Montagna to Canada, creating a fight for power atop the family. "The timing is curious," a law enforcement source said.