Anthony Pezzullo
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Anthony Pezzullo aka Razor and Razorhead (b. 1948) is a New York City mobster and a soldier in the Lucchese crime family.
Pezzullo was a member of the "Lucchese Construction Group". Headed by mobstersSteven Crea, Dominic Truscello, and Joseph Tangorra, the Construction Group was involved in bid rigging, extorting construction companies, and corrupting union locals. Pezzullo was a shop steward in Local 1 of the Builders and Allied Craftsmen (the bricklayers union for the New York City area). Pezzullo was instrumental in bid rigging for major construction projects and collecting bribes from cooperative company executives. Pezullo operated two separate brick and masonry companies, one non-union and another union, to be used if necessary. The non-union bricklayers got $125 a day. The rate for union workers, including benefits, was $47.36 per hour.
In 2000, Pezzullo was indicted for labor racketeering and enterprise corruption. In September 2003, Pezzullo was released from prison.
Local 1 Business Agent John Cucciarelli appointed Pezzullo as Shop Steward at the New Yankee Stadium project in September 2007.
