Anthony Federici

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Anthony "Tough Tony" Federici (b. July 28, 1940) is a Queens, New York resident who has been identified as a captain in the Genovese crime family.

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[edit] Queens restaurant owner and businessman

Federici has a number of business and philanthropic interests in the Queens section of New York City. He owns the Parkside Restaurant, a popular Italian restaurant in Corona, Queens. In 1992, Federici became a member of the Board of the Directors of the financially troubled Flushing Hospital Medical Center in Flushing, Queens. He later helped run a fundraiser that netted the hospital over $100,000 in donations. In the mid-1990s,Federici came under scrutiny during a New York State Senate investigation into corruption in the N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters and the construction of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. During this investigation, Dominick Lavacca, the longtime President of the Queens-based Local, confirmed that he was a close associate of Federici.

[edit] Problems with police

On March 13, 2000, Federici was arrested on charges of menacing and criminal possession of a weapon after he was caught shooting at hawks from the roof of his restaurant. Federici explained to police that he was trying to protect his champion homing pigeons, which he kept in cages on the roof. Federici fired twice at the hawks using a 20-gauge shotgun.

On August 4, 2000, Federici's 19-year old son Anthony Federici, Jr. was stabbed in a near fatal attack in a Queens nightclub by Nick Gambino, a Gambino family associate. Gambino eventually pled guilty and received fives years probation. On January 26, 2004, Federici senior was arrested after police stopped his car in Queens and discovered he had a suspended driver's license, a set of brass knuckles, and six bullets.

[edit] Current status

In February 2004, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall honored Federici for his service to the community. In attendance were many police officers from the 110th Precinct in Queens. On June 23, 2004, Federici pleaded guilty to his first felony (possessing the brass knuckles and six bullets). He received a term of community service and a $700 fine.

Currently, investigators suspect that Federici is a top level captain in the Genovese family. They believe he may yet emerge as one of the top leaders in the family with the death of Vincent Gigante. In 2005, Nassau County, New York, Judge David A. Gross, was charged with federal money-laundering charges. The indictment was based on wiretap surveillance conducted at the Parkside Restaurant, Federici's restaurant. Federici was incorrectly identified in 1988 by the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations as a Lucchese crime family soldier.

[edit] Further reading

  • Magida, Arthur J. The Rabbi and the Hit Man: a true tale of murder, passion, and the shattered faith of a congregation. New York: HarperCollins, 2004. ISBN 0-06-093561-8
  • Saggio, Frankie and Fred Rosen. Born to the Mob: The True-Life Story of the Only Man to Work for All Five of New York's Mafia Families. New York: Thunder Mouth Press, 2004. ISBN 1-56025-559-5
  • Sanjek, Roger. The Future of Us All: race and neighborhood politics in New York City. Cornell University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-8014-8461-8

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