Pasquale Perello, Sr.

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Pasquale Perello, Sr., or Parello, is a high-ranking capo in the Genovese Crime Family. He is also the father of mobsters Ryan Perello, Dominick Perello, and Pasquale Perello, Jr..

Not much is known about his early days, except that he has been a prominent figure in the nation's most powerful Mafia family since the 1990s. Although he lives in posh Bronxville in Westchester County, his business is in The Bronx, New York, and he owns a restaurant named "Pasquale's Rigoletto" on Arthur Ave., which is used as the base for his operations.

When acting boss Dominick Cirillo had health problems, it was reported that Perello and a few other high-ranking captains served as a ruling panel.

In 2001, Perello's name became public when he was the prime suspect in a string of mobsters that were arrested in a Genovese sting, following the undercover work of an FBI agent who posed as a bank robber/car part dealer named "Big Frank".