Joseph Juliano
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Joseph "Sonny" Juliano (b. 1938) is a New York mobster and a reputed Caporegime in the Gambino crime family.
[edit] Investigations
Although it has not been confirmed when Juliano was inducted or promoted to the rank of Capo in the Gambino crime family, the US law enforcement began a federal investigation of Juliano in the late 1990s, apparently recognizing him as a capo, commanding his own crew in the Brooklyn faction of the family. Federal authorities also began the basics for a possible indictment, whereas illegal gambling, loansharking, extortion, fraud and wire fraud were the possible charges.
[edit] Indictments
On January 29, 2003, Juliano was arrested and charged with managing and operating a multi-million-dollar illegal gambling racket, based in over 30 different locations in New York City, with ten other of his associates, including his brother Richard Juliano, who reportedly holds the rank of soldier in the Gambino crime family. The 92 charges against the Juliano crew were among others counts of loansharking, illegal gambling, conspiracy to oversee illegal gambling, fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion. Juliano pleaded guilty in Albany County Court on April 9, 2003 to one count of Attempted Enterprise Corruption, under the Organized Crime Control Act, resolving an indictment that charged illegal conduct ranging from gambling to loansharking to tax evasion. Juliano was sentenced to serve 2 to 4 years in state prison for operating the illegal gambling ring in New York City, and failing to declare the income from the scheme. In addition to the prison term, the court also ordered that Juliano forfeit to the state $550,000 in proceeds from the gambling ring. He was also forced to pay all of the taxes owed for the 2000 tax year, a sum amounting to approximately $37,000.
