by Peter Lance
imprisonment of, 175
indictment, 46
Joseph Colombo and, 51, 52
Orena and, 212–20, 214, 218–19, 230
Regina Pacis Church robbery, 67–69
Scarpa airtels and, 23–24
Scarpa information to FBI about, xvi–xvii, 15–16, 59, 151, 178
Somma and, 106
Persico, Dora, 118
Persico, Teddy, 244, 250, 255, 259, 273, 309–10
Petrizzo, Thomas, 231, 265
Pietras, Claudia, 195
Pileggi, Nicholas, 10, 44, 126–27, 304
Pitera, Tommy “Karate,” 233
Pomerantz, Steve, 157
Ponzi, Joseph, 186
Pooley, Eric, 198
Popp, Karen, 389
Porco, Patrick, 441–42, 449–51, 469, 477–79, 484
President’s Commission on Organized Crime, 35
Presser, Jackie, 10
Profaci, Frank, 23
Profaci, Joseph, 14, 16, 21, 22–23, 66–69, 532
Puzo, Mario, 4, 43, 52–53
Raab, Selwyn, 12, 13, 14, 70, 215, 219, 277, 409
Raggi, Reena, 434–35
Rahman, “Blind” Sheikh Omar Abdel, 422–23, 430, 510, 512, 513, 513–14, 518–20, 530
Ranalli, Ralph, 7, 9, 11, 106
Randazzo, Joseph, 327–28, 349
Reagan, Ronald, 134
Reale, Gina, 225, 299
Rechtman-Dajani, Chava, 110
Regalbuto, Ralph, Jr., 414
Regina Pacis Church robberies, xvii, 66–69
Reichbach, Gustin, 112, 448–49, 449, 450–51, 461, 463, 468–69, 472, 473–74, 476, 483, 491, 550–53
Reina, Gaetano, 13
Reiter, Greg, 233–35, 341–43
Resnick, Ellen, xx, 63, 334, 366, 379–80, 402, 403, 445
Richardson, Kevin, 449, 450, 462, 468
RICO, 90, 106, 174, 425, 428, 457
Robbins, Tom, 30, 34–35, 121, 305, 381, 384–85, 479–80, 482–89, 483
Roemer, William, 9, 10
Rohrabacher, Dana, 437
Roma Corp., 422–23, 427
Rose, Charlie, 394, 396
Rosenthal, Frank “Lefty,” 10
Roth, James, 368
Rudolph, Richard, 393, 394–95, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 455
Rule Against Hearsay, 227, 238
Russo, Anthony “Chuckie,” 136, 239, 297–98, 366, 370, 432
Russo, Edith, 53
Russo, Joseph “Jo Jo,” 219, 239, 297–98, 370, 432
Safir, Howard, 390, 391
Salameh, Mohammed, 509–10, 510, 511, 514, 515, 516, 516–17
Salem, Emad, 513, 513–14, 518, 519, 530
Salerno, Anthony “Fat Tony,” 152, 175, 175
Sangiorgio, Lefty, 253–54
Santoro, Fred, 471–72
Saponaro, John, 108, 113, 162, 172
Saponaro, Joseph “Joe Sap,” 108, 113, 162, 256
Saxbe, William B., 525
Sayegh, Anthony “the Arab,” 267
Scalfani, Joseph, 202, 203
Scarpa, Alfred, 197
Scarpa, Babe, 197
Scarpa, Bart (son), 128
Scarpa, Deborah (daughter), 128
Scarpa, Frankie (son), 128, 435, 496
Scarpa, Gregory, Jr., 141, 417, 496, 532
arrests of, 75
author’s interviews with, 528
Bari murder, 120–25
on credit card incident, 157
DEA conviction, 206
DeDomenico murder, 165, 166, 170–72, 486
DeVecchio murder trial, 447, 451, 452–54
early life of, xiv
Farace and, 197, 203, 207–8
on father’s motivation, 503–4
on FBI’s role in “third war,” 501–2
imprisonment, 198–99, 495–97, 504–5
indictments, 416–17
“Little Vic” Orena’s trial, 338
Longobardi and, 114–15
Mafia Son (Harmon), 33–35
Nichols sting, 436–38, 504–5
Ocera murder, 213, 226, 236–40, 299
Russos and, 298
on Scarpa Sr.–DeVecchio relationship, 498–501
Shkolnik and, 111
Somma and, 106–9, 113
trial of, 96–97, 434–35
Villano and, 64
Yousef sting, 417–30, 434–35, 504–5, 506–8, 513, 516, 528, 548, 549
Zuraw/Peraino murders, 134–38
Scarpa, Gregory, Sr, xiv, 71, 141, 148, 236, 319, 348. See also DeVecchio, Roy Lindley “Lin”; Scarpa, Gregory, Jr.; “third war”
affidavit, 370–75, 433
Colombo Family role, 19, 39
criminal record of, xviii, xix–xx, 534–35
death of, 46, 374, 377–78
early life of, 162, 178
FBI “opening,” “closings” and “reopenings,” 14–18, 46, 89–91, 92–94, 292–303, 406, 499–501 (See also FBI)
health of, xv, xviii, 157, 188–92, 211, 318–20
imprisonment, 345, 348–49, 351, 354–57, 365
indictment, 321–26, 345–46
IRS, 111, 189–90
lifestyle of, xiii–xvi
marriages of, xiv, 109–12, 126–32, 127, 533
McClellan hearings, 59–60, 60
motivation of, 503–4
murder toll of, 205–6, 328–29 (See also individual names of murder victims)
newspaper interviews of, 198–99, 201, 204, 319–20
nicknames of, xiii, 211
rumors about informant status of, 180–82, 268–69, 307, 502
“third war” attack on Scarpa, 262–64, 370, 375–78
weapons/assault style of, 81, 97–98, 203
witness protection program offered to, 275
Scarpa, Joey (son), 116, 128, 226, 246, 299, 327, 327–28, 338, 442, 450, 477–79
Scarpa, Maria (daughter-in-law), 143
Scarpa, Salvatore “Sal,” 14, 15, 177–82, 206
Scarpati, Anthony “Scappi,” 107, 114, 123, 168–70, 172–73
Schiowitz, Emanual, 190, 191
Schiro, “Big” Linda Diana, 262, 532
Bari murder, 120, 122
common-law marriage to Scarpa, xiv
DeVecchio murder trial, 134, 136, 157, 164, 171, 179, 305, 407, 451, 461, 470, 477–79
Guzman and, 116
interviews by Capeci and Robbins, 479–81, 482–93
Mazza and, 126–32, 127
perjury investigation, 487, 493
Scarpa introduction to, 162
Scarpa’s health, 189–90
on Scarpa’s informant work, 29–30, 31, 32, 35
“third war” attack on Scarpa, 262–64, 370, 375–78
Victory Memorial Hospital trial, 319
Schiro, Charlie, 128
Schiro, “Little” Linda, 262, 532
DeVecchio murder trial, 450
family of, 128
Guzman and, 115–17
“third war” attack on Scarpa and, 262–64, 370, 375–78
views on father, xv, xix, 181, 192, 204, 326–28
Schmetterer, Jerry, 457, 517
Schoen, David, 288
Schwerner, Michael, xvii, 28–30, 29, 32–35
Scianna, Gabriel, 280
Scimone, Joseph, 24
Sciortino, Frankie “the Bug,” 295, 300–301, 306
Scopo, Joe, 251, 253–55, 265, 353–54, 359
Scopo, Ralph “Ralphie,” 174, 353, 502
Scorsese, Martin, 126–27
Scotti, Gavin, 159, 335, 407
Sebollena, Angelito, 190–91, 318–20
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 507–8
Sessa, Annie, 122
Sessa, Carmine, 244
arrest of, 346–48
Bari murder, 119–25
Cacace murder, 295
Cardaci murder, 117
Ciprio murder, 56
DeDomenico murder, 164–66, 167–68
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p; DeVecchio trial, 203, 208, 474
drug trafficking, 142, 145
Farace and, 197
on government informant rumor about Scarpa, 268
Guzman murder, 115–16
Lampasi murder, 304–5, 306
Longabardi murder, 114–15
Orena and, 212, 231, 240, 243–52, 253–55, 265–67
Scarpa’s affidavit on, 371–74
Somma murder, 107–8, 113
Sessa, Larry, 262
Sessa, Michael, 158, 222, 231, 244, 253–54, 265–67, 322, 333–37, 357, 407
Sessions, William, 300–301
Shaffer, Anthony, 430, 524
Shalabi, Mustafa, 510, 512, 512, 515, 516–17, 520
Shannon, William J., 315, 384
Shapiro, Ray, 206
Shargel, Gerald, 97–101, 159–60, 303, 323–25, 335, 409–12, 431–34, 486
Sherman, Bill, 453
Sherman, Mark, 438
Shkolnik, Eliezer, xiv, 110–12, 163
Shkolnik, Hunter, 111
Siegel, Benjamin “Bugsy,” 133
Sifton, Charles, 239, 366, 371, 402, 432, 434
Silverman, Larry, 96–97, 148, 419, 421–22, 427–28, 430, 432
Simone, Joe, 381
charges against, 290–91, 379–92
DeVecchio’s OPR statement about, 408
DeVecchio trial, 490
Grancio murder, 279–90
Sinagra, John, 441–42, 449–51, 478
Sinatra, Frank, 40–42, 42
Sisco (hitman), 54
60 Minutes (CBS), 96, 112, 185, 185, 395, 456, 500
Sliwa, Curtis, 491–92
Smith, Greg B., 287, 379, 388, 412
Smith, Lynn, 386
Smurra, Hank, 254, 266, 266–67, 270, 276, 280, 287, 353
Snell, Dietrich, 422, 425
Snyder, Leslie Crocker, 179, 487, 493–94
Sobel, Craig, 441–42, 451
Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, 453
Solomon, John, 437
Somma, Dominick “Big Donny,” 106–9, 113, 162–63, 164, 204, 206, 503
Son, Hugh, 456–57
Sparaco, Frank “Frankie Blue Eyes,” 136, 298, 311
Spataro, Michael, 280
Speranza, Matteo, 273–74, 276, 278
Speranza, Umberto, 274
Spero, Anthony, 202, 203
Sphinx Trading, 520–21
Spitaleri, James “Jimmy O’Toole,” 251
Stamboulidis, George, 227, 277, 315, 320, 321–26, 335–36, 340, 342, 399, 414–15
Stancell, Jack, 233
Sterling, Claire, 8, 83
Stone, Dave, 392
Stutman, Robert M., 194–96, 198, 200, 201, 202–3
Sullivan, John, 176
Sullivan, William C., 62–63
Tabman, Michael, 146–47
Teamsters, 10
Terra, George, 295, 441, 459, 461
“third war”
attack on Scarpa, 262–64, 370, 375–78
events leading to, 211–20, 230, 242–53, 253–62, 501–2
murder toll, 265–78, 353–54 (See also Amato, Gaetano “Tommy Scars”; Fusaro, Vincent; Giangiobbe, Vincent; Grancio, Nicholas “Nicky Black”; Lampasi, Lorenzo “Larry Lamps”; Leale, Giachino “Jack”; Nastasi, Rosario “Black Sam”; Ocera, Tommy; Smurra, Hank; Speranza, Matteo)
Scarpa, Jr. on FBI role, 501–2
trial outcomes, 333, 412
Thompson Hine, 458, 459, 461. See also Grover, Douglas
Time, 44, 44, 175
Tolino, Joey, 282, 284–85, 286
Tomasello, Joseph “Joe T,” 218, 268, 305
Tomlinson, Jeffrey W.
Carmine Sessa’s arrest and, 347
DeVecchio murder trial, 472–74
suspicion about Scarpa-DeVecchio relationship, 107, 113, 263, 274–75, 313–16, 358–69
Triple Cross (Lance), 427, 429, 437, 508, 527–28
Tropiano, Ralph “Whitey,” 76–77
Tully Robert S., 472, 476
Tuzzio, Louis, 202, 205
Tyler, Harold, 99–100
Umberto’s Clam House (New York City), 53–54, 54
Unger, Sanford J., 6
United States v. Michael Sessa, 334–37
United States v. Stancell, 341
Unity Day, 43, 44, 48
UPI, 12
U.S. Attorneys Office (AUSA). See individual attorneys’ names
U.S. Department of Justice
DeVecchio and, 97–101, 105, 452–54, 472, 476, 492–93
Eastern District of New York, 55
IBM securities theft and, 71–74
Scarpa and, 59, 66
U.S. Secret Service, 151–61, 200
Valachi, Joseph Michael “Joe Cargo,” xvi, 3–11, 4, 12, 13, 19, 82, 133
Valachi Papers, The (Maas), 4–5, 13
Valiquette, Joe, 346
Variale, Albie, 206
Vecchione, Michael, 483
DeVecchio trial, 179, 447–48, 456–57, 456–58, 461–63, 462, 468, 469, 475–81
Friends of the Family, 184, 187
Mafia Cops case, 186–88
Schiro credibility, 481, 482–89
on Shalabi murder, 517
Venezia, Todd, 123
Victory Memorial Hospital, 189–90, 203, 318–20
Village Voice, 34–35, 136, 479, 482
Villano, Anthony
appointed Scarpa’s contacting agent, 39–40
Brick Agent, 9, 33, 39, 63–64, 64, 65, 95, 112–13
Colombo and, 48
Dennish murder, 163
insurance company kickbacks and, xvii
LoCicero family and, 85
Miami kidnapping scam and, 65–66
Olympic Airways robberies and, 60–63
Scarpa Jr. “straightening out” ceremony, 499
Scarpa’s information on Persico to, 218
Vogel, Dan, 38, 40, 64, 146, 156–57, 293–94, 369
Volkman, Ernest, 12
Wali Khan Amin Shah, 419
Walker-Goldman, Maryann, 312, 359
Walsh, Lawrence, 449
Webster, William, 135, 152, 153
Weinstein, Jack B., 333
DeVecchio, 302–3, 405
“Little Vic” Orena’s trial, 337–43, 357
Mafia Cops case, 457
Mazza and, 286
Michael Sessa, 322, 340, 357
Orena, new trial sought by, 213, 431–34, 435–36
Orena conviction, 227
Persico and, 119
Scarpa Jr. and, 237–39
Scarpa Sr. and, 320, 348–49, 354–57, 365
Weiss, Murray, 268, 444
Weissman, Andrew, 227, 256, 277, 320, 414–15
Welch, R. Patrick, 181
We’re Going to Win This Thing (DeVecchio, Brandt)
Bari murder, 123–25
Casso and, 352
Colombo “third war” events, 359–60
FBI colleagues, 170, 274–75
“framing” of DeVecchio, 299
Leale and, 230
Scarpa’s role in Mafia, 17, 89–90, 168, 242, 318
Sessa and, 243
title of book, 460
Villano and, 95
Whalen, James, 69, 72, 105, 155, 453, 490
Williams, Edward Bennett, 9
Williamson, Kevin, 447
Wimpy Boys club, xvii, 106–7, 107, 114–15, 130, 142, 145, 147–50, 148, 158, 181
Winchell, Walter, 40–41
Winter Hill Gang, 11, 439–40
Wiseguy (Pileggi), 126–27
WNBC, 441, 456
Yablonsky, Joseph, 65
Yacovelli, Joseph, 51, 54
Yousef, Ramzi Ahmed,417
Day of Terror plot, 508–10, 513
Scarpa Jr. sting, 417–30, 434–35, 504–5, 506–8, 513, 516, 528, 548, 549
Zambardi, Robert “Bobby Zam”
bank robberies, 107–8, 162, 165, 166, 167–68
Bari murder, 120�
�25, 124
indictment, 370
Longabardi murder, 116
Orena and, 217, 265–67
Scarpa Jr. indictment, 416–17
Sessa and, 243, 252, 253–54
Somma murder, 113
Zawahiri, Ayman al-, 510, 520
Zuraw, Louis, 135–38
Zuraw, Veronica, 135–38, 149–50, 297
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
(Ron Finley)
PETER LANCE is the author of three previous works of investigative journalism, 1000 Years for Revenge, Cover Up, and Triple Cross. A former correspondent for ABC News, he covered hundreds of stories worldwide for 20/20, Nightline, and World News Tonight. Among his awards are the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Prize and the Sevellon Brown Award from the Associated Press. In 2010 he was appointed Research Scholar at the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies. He lives in California.
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