Frank D'Amato
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Frank D'Amato (born 1947) is a New Jersey mobster and "soldier" in the DeCavalcante crime family.
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[edit] Mafia Bloodline
It is unceartain if D'Amato was related to former DeCavalcante crime family Acting boss John "Johnny Boy" D'Amato, who was recruited by John Gotti into take over the DeCavalcante family, but D'Amato was murdered in 1992 on the orders of Frank D'Amato's superiors.
[edit] Made Man
According to US law enforcement, Frank D'Amato was inducted into the DeCavalcante crime family sometime in the 1980s under the reign of Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi. His illegal activties reportedly included extortion, loansharking and illegal gambling operations. [1]
[edit] Trial & Promoted Consigliere
After massive indictments were put on over 40 members of the DeCavalcante family in 2000, charging everyone from the imprisoned boss Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi, to Acting boss Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, to capos Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo, Charles "Big Ears" Majuri and Frank Polizzi, including some of their soldiers, with RICO counts of labor racketeering, extortion, loansharking, illegal gambling and murder. After Vincent Palermo, capo Anthony Rotondo, and soldier Anthony Capo agreed to turn state's evidence later that year, a new indictment, involving reputed Consigliere Stefano "Steve the Truck Driver" Vitabile and capos Philip Abramo and Giuseppe "Pino" Schifilliti in murder and conspiracy charges, D'Amato, indicted in the 2000-indictments for participation in extortion, loansharking, illegal gambling and bookmaking charges, was reportedly promoted Acting Consigliere in place for the newly-indicted Vitabile in 2002. [2] [3]
[edit] His Attempted Murder
But as Acting boss Vincent Palermo turned state's evidence, he gave up a plot to murder D'Amato in the late 1990s, along with Consigliere Stefano "Steve the Truck Driver" Vitabile, captains Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo (no relation to Vincent Palermo) and Frank Polizzi. Vincent Palermo had reportedly ordered Vitabile and Palermo to organize D'Amato's murder with Polizzi to gain more power, but due to large indictments of the time, the assassination never took place. Same happened to reputed capo Charles Majuri. [4]
[edit] Burial of John Gotti
The longtime boss of the Gambino crime family, John Gotti, died in prison of heart failure in June, 2002, and his burial was held only days later, however, no high-ranking member of any crime family, not even his own, went to pay their respects, only two soldiers from the Genovese and Colombo crime families, but also D'Amato, a New Jersey soldier, were present. [5]
[edit] Current Imprisonment
Frank D'Amato was reportedly sentenced to 8-10 years in prison for his RICO charges. Although made acting consigliere for a short brief of time, D'Amato is still ranked as a made man or soldier in the DeCavalcante crime family by US law enforcement. As of February, 2008, D'Amato is imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Northern New York. His current release-date is May 19, 2012. [6]
