A gunfight ensued, leaving Foerster dead from two gunshots to the head with his own service weapon, the first trooper, Chesimard and the car's driver wounded, and the other man dead in the backseat. Jan 26, 2019 - Explore Clinton Fussell's board "DeCavalcante Family" on Pinterest. However, times are hard, and his family is falling apart, leaving Cassel to inherit a terrifying family secret. When he made his movie comeback, he used his mob contacts to get him the role in From Here to Eternity. , But throughout his life, Sinatra fought (sometime with his fists) to keep people from talking about his underworld buddies, saying, I wouldnt have had so many problems if my last name didnt end in a vowel., His appearance at SIC headquarters at 218 W. State St. happened only after the singer fought a subpoena for months. Commerce Bank accounts: . Philadelphia cobbler Joseph Kallinger, who claimed he was working on orders from God, went on a home invasion and sexual assault spree withhis teenaged son Michael starting in late 1974. He was one of nine sons born to Raffaele Anastasio, a railway worker, and Luisa Nomina de Filippi. -3 flat screen televisions -7 watches -1 jewelry box with diamond earrings The DeMarco Crime Family is an Italian mafia based in New Jersey. Detectives re-create the positions of Rev. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Although Selecky and Ridolfi both denied any wrongdoing, they told reporters they had an inkling of the associations Brennan had in mind. Brennan wouldnt reveal the names of the three politicians, but he added fuel to the fire a day later, saying there were three other state officials with close connections to the mob. Frank Costello Underboss: Domenico Violi (?) Q. Most of the top leadership is now gone. C -United States currency: $3,711 Joseph and Rosanna Pernas Residence $81,494 Michael and Vita Cettas Residence $1,102 Ralph M. and Andrea Pernas Residence $25,867 Samuel Julianos Residence $4,982 Ralph V. and AnneMarie Pernas Residence $19,888 John Pernas Residence $69,319 Joseph DiNapolis Residence However, in time they changed names, and they are most well known as the Bonnano, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese families. NJ Division of Criminal Justice Al Capone hated his nickname. VITA CETTA 2C:35-5a(1), N.J.S.A. 54:48-1 et seg) / contrary to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2. JOHN MANGRELLA Mario Puzos character Johnny Fontane, the heartthrob singer-actor of The Godfather who got his big break when Vito Corleone made a movie producer an offer he cant refuse, was a thinly veiled representation of Sinatra. Neptune, both in the County of Monmouth, at the Township of East Hanover, at the Borough of Florham Park, at the Town of Of course, Sinatra, the man who invented cool and lived like a rock star before rock n roll existed, could never go out of style. Here are the 21 most notorious murders, crime sprees and serial killers in New Jersey history. GEORGE MAIORANO The 1935 trial resulted in Hauptmann's conviction, based largely on circumstantial evidence. In a 53-count superseding indictment, Cernadas, 75, of Union Township; Nunzio LaGrasso, 60, of Florham Park, the Vice President of ILA Local 1478; and Richard Dehmer, 75, of Springfield, were charged with conspiring to extort ILA members on the New Jersey piers, bookmaking, and loansharking. COUNT NINETEEN In New Jersey, the 15 individuals charged included Albert Cernadas Sr., who served as both executive vice president of the International Longshoremens Association and president of ILA Local 1235 in Newark. direction, organization, financing, planning, managing, PHOTO BY R.J. RIOS. . N.J.S.A. (AP file photo). Jermyn described a significant presence of immigrants involved in the motor fuel tax evasion cases: There was a large number of Turkish immigrants at the retail levels and there were eastern bloc immigrants who became involved all the way up the chain of distribution to the point where they were actually acquiring gasoline terminals as a result of bootlegging activities. (New Jersey State Police). Within a month of his speech before Sigma Delta Chi, the State Investigative Commission, which later questioned Sinatra, was formed. Charles Cullen, the nurse who administered fatal doses of drugs to at least 29 of his patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 9) Vita Cetta 0028051372 A year earlier, associations with mobsters ruined the careers of two Mercer County politicians. "The old mob remains a criminal enterprise, but isnt what it once was. Tommy is a politician while Michael runs with the Irish mob. The arrests marked the largest federal mob takedown in history. But after Sinatras death on May 15, 1998, one member of the SIC told The Trentonian that the legendary singer from Hoboken had been evasive and flatly denied any association with organized crime figures. 4 The Genovese Family KRISTEN GILLIAM who are named as the defendants herein, and other persons whose identities are known and unknown to the Grand Jurors, who are co~ conspirators and members of the criminal enterprise but not named as defendants herein, between in or about June 2005, and in or about December 2007, at the Borough of Glen Rock, and at the Township of Wyckoff, both in the County of Bergen, at the Borough of Glen Ridge, in the County of Essex, at the Township of East ", Thomas Cammarata, the attorney for Leonardis and the ILA local, said, "Obviously hes pleading not guilty.". 2C:2-6, and against the peace of this State, the government and dignity of the same. Attorneys from New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, representatives of the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies. 2C:41-2d. Sinatra had faced contempt charges for noncompliance and called the SIC a three-ring circus.. JOSEPH M. PERNA between in or about March 2005, and in or about September 2006, at the Borough of Franklin Lakes, and at the Borough of Glen Rock, both in the County of Bergen, at the Town of Morristown, in the County of Morris, at the Borough of North Haledon, in the County of Passaic, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, elsewhere, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, with purpose to deceive or injure another or to conceal a wrongdoing, did falsify or utter a writing or record knowing it to contain a false statement or information, that is, various application documents in connection with Washington Mutual Bank home mortgage 03-2386-068873192-6, attesting that the said JOSEPH M. PERNA had specific employment and lawful income in support of said mortgage loan, contrary to the provisions of N.J.S.A. (AP file photo). Thomas Leonardis 53, of Glen Gardner, N.J. and forfeitures pursuant to N.J.S.A. If the accounts are opened, within days and sometimes within hours there are wire transfers moving through their accounts which number in the thousands of dollars. b-Vehicles: From the safe deposit box of Michael and Vita Cetta As described in Grand Jury Exhibit 69C (Conspiracy -Second Degree) (Courtesy of investigative file of Dr. Robert Shaler). "If there was not a Mafia already, one would have to invent one." JOSEPH M. PERNA between in or about March 2005, and in or about September 2006, at the Borough of Franklin Lakes, and at the Borough of Glen Rock, both in the County of Bergen, at the Town of Morristown, in the County of Morris, at the Borough of North Haledon, in the County of Passaic, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, elsewhere, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, purposely did obtain the property of the Washington Mutual Bank having a value of approximately $426,600, by deception, that is, by creating or reinforcing the false impression through the execution of various application documents in connection with The leafy town of Westfield, New Jersey was rocked to its core on December 7, 1971, when the bodies of three children and two women were discovered in a 19-room mansion. SERIAL killer John List murdered his entire family and went on the run for 18 years after erasing himself from every photo in the house. Here is a story about whether the thaw in Cuban-American relations willresult in, Vicki Hyman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Jermyn described one motor fuels case in which Franzese was involved: The amount that was actually evaded was in excess of $30 million dollars and it involved a company where a bond was actually obtained for the payment of the taxes and Mr. Franzese bribed the official in the bonding company to issue the bond. Interests, including money and other things of value, established, acquired, maintained, operated, controlled, conducted, or participated in violation of N.J.S.A. Yes. Yes, I would be comfortable in saying that itwas definitely a Soviet, Eastern European accent. Simone had been sentenced to two years for bootlegging by a federal court in 1944 and had a long record of other offenses, including assault and robbery. Caroline Manzo and Dina Manzo (now Dina Cantin) are sisters who married brothers, Al and Tommy Manzo. Biegenwald was sentenced to die by lethal injection for the murder of Olesiewicz, but the state Supreme Court overturned the death sentence twice. WHERE Northern New Jersey, but mainly in Newark and. He was found guilty on five counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison, where he diedof complications due to pneumoniain 2008at the age of 82. Brennan refused, stating that the meeting of party leaders did not constitute a political body and his disclosures could make him vulnerable to defamation suits. 54:52-8 and N.J.S.A. B. In 1957, cops had disrupted a meeting of La Cosa Nostra in Apalachin, N.Y., bringing the existence of a national crime syndicate into the spotlight and forcing FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to acknowledge the existence of the Mafia. And later on in the schemes the Gambino family also became involved, he said. COUNT TWENTY-NINE (Prohibited Weapon -Third Degree) History [ edit] KRISTEN GILLIAM between in or about July 2007, and in or about December 2007, at the Borough of Glen Rock, and at the Township of Wyckoff, both in the County of Bergen, at the Borough of Glen Ridge, in the County of Essex, at the Township of East Amwell, in the County of Hunterdon, at the Borough of Farmingdale, and at the Township Neptune, both in the County of Monmouth, at the Town of Morristown, in the County of Morris, at the Borough of North Haledon, in the County of Passaic, at the City of Rahway, in the County of Union, elsewhere, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, knowingly or purposely did possess an electronic communication device, that is, a wireless telephone, while confined in the East Jersey State Prison, a State correctional facility, contrary to the provisions of N.J.S.A. Brennans accusations struck like a thunderbolt, shaking the legislative body to the core, and touching off weeks of raging controversy. 371, Illegal Gambling -Bookmaking, 18 U.S.C. Gov. She is believed to have been killed by Robert Zarinsky. 2C:21~25. "We have charged mob associates and mob bosses alike, including the former boss of La Cosa Nostra operations in New England; the street boss, acting underboss, and consigliere of the Colombo family; and the Gambino family consigliere and a member of that familys ruling panel," said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. But he was convicted of second-degree murder inCamela's deathin Florida. (Star-Ledger file photo). 2C:2-6, and against the peace of this State, th~ government and dignity of the same. A number of members within the New Jersey faction like Guarino "Willie" Moretti, Gerardo "Jerry" Catena and Louis "Bobby" Manna held positions within the administration of the Genovese family. 5LMFU28526LJ25530 (Mario Tama | Getty Images). 2C:58-4, contrary to the provisions of ", Press release and list of defendants (PDF), Indictment filed in Newark federal court (PDF). ROBERT DECRESCENZO Her computer search history also turned up "how to commit murder." From left, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, executed for the murder of the Lindbergh baby; Howard Unruh, one of America's earliest spree killers; RobertZarinsky, the first person ever convicted in New Jersey of murder without a body; Joanne Chesmard, aka Assata Shakur, convicted in the killing of a New Jersey state trooper and who then escaped from prison and resurfaced in Cuba; and John List, who masterminded the murder of his entire family and disappeared, only to be captured years later after "America's Most Wanted" publicized the case. 1084, Illegal Gambling Conspiracy -Poker, 18 U.S.C. Q. -9 watches Miami County Sheriff Dave Duchak spoke with News Center 7s John Bedell and said an autopsy . ALFONSO CATALDO A/KIA TIC 4. . While he admitted his extramarital affairs, he still denies arranging his wife's murder. mortgage loan 73825289, attesting that the said JOSEPH M. PERNA and ROSANNA PERNA had specific emplbymentand lawful income in support of said mortgage loan, John List, bottom left, murdered his entire family in Westfield and disappeared in 1971. A/K/A BLACKIE GARY MEDURE ELLIOT PORCO MARTIN TECCETTA ANTONIO RUSSO A/K/A CURLY "Its a louder message because all of us are doing it at the same time," he said. MICHAEL BRUINTON Al Capone (1899-1947) Earning the nicknames Scarface, Big Al, Big Boy, and Snorky, Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in New York. Rumors of Sinatra and the Mafia had floated around since 1947, when Sinatra accompanied Joseph Joey Fish Fischetti to Havana as part of a meeting of American mobsters with deported boss Charles Lucky Luciano. (Star-Ledger file photo). RONALD SCRIPPS GIANNI IACOVO ROBERT DECRESCENZO CHARLES BOLOGNA JAMES FURFARO ROBERT ROMANO That year, New Jersey legislators passed Megan's Law, while a national version was signed into law in 1996. Log in, Trump, Haley to lock horns at US conservative forum, Editorial: McCarthy gave Capitol footage to Carlson. died after a seizure at the State Correctional Institute at Cresson, Pa. a return of escaped cop killer Joanne Chesimard. 2C:27-2(c) and N.J.S.A. Here are ten of the most violent, prominent and feared mob bosses in history. GARY MEDURE ELLIOT PORCO MARTIN TACCETTA ANTONIO RUSSO ALFONSO CATALDO New Jersey Abraccione family (New Jersey crime family) Pennsylvania Lavina family (Philadelphia crime family) Salerno family (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre crime family) (nearly defunct) Southeastern US Florida Buccanadice family (Florida crime family) Caprione family (Florida crime family) Georgia Grossio family (Atlanta crime family) Louisiana (Newark Public Library | Star-Ledger file photo). Meanwhile, some questioned whether the case was as dramatic as the numbers portrayed. (Money Laundering -First Degree) Date :-J.d/~r!. Brennan, the son of Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., was directing a Mercer County grand jury investigating organized crime and corruption in local government. A member of a New Jersey-based mafia family was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday after selling cocaine to an undercover FBI agent. (Star-Ledger file photo). 2C:20 -4 and More than 120 alleged members and associates of seven organized crime families were arrested today in a series of simultaneous, early morning raids spanning from Brooklyn to New Jersey, on charges ranging from murder to loansharking some involving crimes dating back 20 years or more. COUNT TWENTY-SEVEN (Unlawful Possession of a Weapon -Third Degree) A federal jury in Newark on Friday acquitted 20 alleged members of the Lucchese crime family of New Jersey, dealing a major setback to federal prosecutors and ending the longest federal criminal . Michael Anthony Cetta 14) Ralph and Andrea Perna Wachovia Bank: 15) Andrea and Ralph Perna Amwell, in the County of Hunterdon, at the Borough of Farmingdale, and at the Township Neptune, both in the County of Monmouth, at the Town of Morristown, in the County of Morris, at the Borough of North Haledon, in the County of Passaic, at the City of Rahway, in the County of Union, elsewhere, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, with the purpose of promoting or facilitating the commission of the crimes of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, official misconduct, bribery and the unlawful possession of electronic devices in correctional facilities, did agree that: COUNT SEVENTEEN (Failure to File Tax Return -Third Degree) MICHAEL CETTA and Fiore: A beautiful surname that can be a lovely first name for your little girl, Fiore means 'flower blossom'. The takedowns and court proceedings that followed played out across the New York metropolitan region like something out of the film Goodfellas, replete with the kind of colorful, made-for-tabloid names that included guys known as Mush, Nooch, Big Mike, Baby Fat Larry, Junior Lollipops, The Claw and Fat Dennis. SAMUEL A. JULIANO on or about December 6, 2007, at the Borough of Glen Ridge, in the County of Essex, elsewhere, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, having been previously convicted of the crime of burglary (N.J.S.A. Prosecutors described the tribute money as mob kickbacks. 2C:35-5c, and against the peace of this State, the government and dignity of the same. ~FLED Richard Kuklinski at the Bergen County courthouse in 2003, when the former hitman, already serving time in New Jersey for a string of murders, pleaded guilty to the 1980 murder of New York police officer Peter Calabro. 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