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Sally Fish Gets Nine Years

Salvatore "Sally Fish" Maniscalo has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli during a botched robbery as reported by John Marzulli for the Daily News: Maniscalco, who faced a life sentence, "looked disappointed after learning that he wasn't getting a free pass in return for testifying at the trials of co-defendants Anthony Pica and Genovese capo Anthony Antico, who both were convicted. Although prosecutors said Antico ordered the robbery, he was convicted only of racketeering." The feds allege that "Antonelli was robbed because he had failed to pay the Genovese crime family a percentage of the profits he earned when he sold jewelry in a mob-linked gambling club" as reported by Mitchel Maddux for the New York Post.

Third Defendant Sentenced In Jeweler's Slaying

Charles Santiago has been sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty for his role in the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli during a botched robbery as reported by Frank Donnelly for The Staten Island Advance.  Prosecutors allege that the robbery plot against Antonelli was hatched by a Genovese crew because the jeweler failed to make tribute payments on the sale of his wares at a Brooklyn social club.  Two others -- Anthony Pica and John "Wizzie" DeLutro -- already have been sentenced for their involvement in the robbery fiasco, and Christopher Prince will be sentenced later today.  Joseph Gencarelli, a former city worker, and Salvatore "Sally Fish" Maniscalco remain to be sentenced.  Last July a federal jury acquitted reputed Genovese capo Anthony "Big Nose" Antico of ordering the Antonelli robbery.

Genovese Associate Gets 30 Years

Reputed Genovese associate Anthony Pica has been sentenced to thirty years in prison following his conviction last April for his role as lookout in the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli during a botched robbery as reported by Frank Donnelly for The Staten Island Advance.

Mixed Verdict In Anthony Antico Racketeering Case

A federal jury sitting in Brooklyn, NY cleared reputed Genovese capo Anthony "Big Nose" Antico of any role in the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli during a botched robbery and shaking down a Staten Island bagel shop; however, it convicted the 75-year-old of racketeering for "running from prison an illegal gambling club on Sand Lane in Staten Island, and conspiring to extort Mario Gulibello, a Brooklyn man who had won $1.6 million picking the winners of six horse races at the Santa Anita racetrack in 2004" as reported by John Marzulli for the Daily News.  Antico previously has been twice convicted on racketeering charges, and he "could get a maximum of 20 years in jail, a virtual life sentence, according to the feds" as reported by Janon Fisher for the New York Post.

Anthony Antico Racketeering Trial

Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers made their closing arguments yesterday in the racketeering trial of Anthony "Tico" Antico who is charged in connection with, among other things, the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli during a botched robbery, and Tico's lawyer Gerald McMahon argued that the witnesses who testified against the reputed Genovese capo were "some of the most disgraceful human beings on the face of the Earth" as reported by Janon Fisher for the New York Post.  Fancy that . . . was anyone really expecting a parade of boy scouts at an alleged mob trial?  At one point during the trial Antico occupied himself by picking his nose as reported by Jeff Harrell for the Staten Island Advance: "Tico's family said later that he was giving the jury a nose-picking show because he is 'stressed' and the pressure of the trial is causing his nose to bleed."