Salvatore Pingonelli

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Salvatore Pingonelli born April 13, 1966 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Mr. Pingonelli is the son of reputed Bonnano Family capo Louie "Fat Lip" Pingonelli who is said to have been the inspiration for the character Remo Gaggi in the 1995 film Casino. As a young child Salvatore Pingonelli moved to Kansas City with his family. Louie Pingonelli moved the family to a quiet suburb of Prairie Village, Kansas several miles from where the Kansas City outfit of the Bonnano Family, run by Louie Pingonelli's uncle Nicky Civella operated. While living in Prairie Village, Kansas Salvatore is said to have developed a distaste for the mafia lifestyle, and is said by those knowledgeable to have renounced his family position in the Bonnano organization. Despite renouncing his La Costa Nostra affiliation Salvatore Pingonelli has developed a fortune estimated at several hundred million dollars operating in traditional mafia controlled industries of vending machine sales, auto parts salvage, waste transporation and high interest lending. The reclusive Salvatore Pingonelli started a group of check cashing/high interest "pay day" loan facilities in 1995. It is estimated Mr. Pingonelli owns or holds a controlling interest in as many as 450 such facilities that operate under as many as twenty five names in New York-New Jersey metropolitian area. One competitor has estimated Mr. Pingonelli's businesses cash as many as 10% of the payroll checks issued in the metropolitan New York-New Jersey areas. The reclusive Salvatore Pingonelli lives in Oyster Bay Village, New York with his wife Madonna and their three children. Mr. Pingonelli has become a local celebrity on the Gold Coast of Long Island for his collection of sports cars and his eccentric habit of nearly always wearing black velour track suits. However his philanthropic efforts are equally as notable. Mr. Pingonelli is a trustee of the Italian-American Museum of Art proposed to be built in Ozone Park where he was born. He is also a frequent contributor to numerous charitable organizations in New York City, South Hampton, Long Island and Gstaad, Switzerland were he maintains residences.

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