Operation Old Bridge

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Operation Old Bridge is the code name for the February 2008 arrests in Italy and the United States that targeted the Gambino crime family. Among the indicted were the reputed acting bosses Jackie D'Amico, Nicholas Corozzo and Consigliere Joseph Corozzo of the Gambino crime family.
The indicments included: murder, drug trafficking, robbery and extortion.

FBI was able to collect the needed information through informant Joseph Vollero, (owner of truck company on Staten Island) who secretly recorded several conversations with members of the Gambino family.[1]

More than 80 people were indicted in the Eastern District of New York. The case is now referred to as United States of America v. Agate et al. It was assigned to Judge Nicholas Garaufis.

Gambino crime family boss Nicholas Corozzo turned fugitive and has so far managed to avoid arrest, after being tipped-off by his daughter after she saw another mobster being arrested.

The operation broke up a growing alliance between the Gambinos and the Sicilian Mafia, who wanted to get into further ahead into the drug trade.[2]

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[edit] American mafiosi indicted

  • Joseph Agate
  • Vincent "Elmo" Amarante
  • Jerome "Jerry" Brancato
  • Thomas "Tommy Sneakers" Cacciopoli
  • Frank Cali
  • Nicholas Calvo
  • Charles "Charlie Carnegs" Carneglia
  • Joseph "Joe Rackets" Casiere
  • Mario "Lanza" Cassarino
  • Johnny Cavallo
  • Domenico Cefalu (a.k.a. "Italian Dom," "Dominic," "Dom from 18th Avenue," and "The Greaseball")
  • Joseph "Joe Marco Polo" Chirico
  • Joseph "Jo Jo" Corozzo (a.k.a. "Miserable")
  • Nicholas Corozzo (a.k.a. "Nicky," "Little Nicky," "The Doctor," "The Little Guy," "Seymour", "Grandpa", and "Grandfather")
  • Gino Cracolici
  • John D'Amico (a.k.a. "Jackie the Nose" and "Jackie")
  • Sarah Dauria
  • Vincent "Vinny Hot" Decongilio
  • Salvatore DeGrazia
  • Leonard DiMaria (a.k.a. "Lenny," "L," "The Conductor," "Nike," "Uncle" and "Fatso")
  • Vincent Donnis
  • Vincent Dragonetti (a.k.a. "Vinny," "Skinny," "Mike," "Mikey" and "Marbles")
  • Robert "Bobby the Jew" Epifania
  • Cody Farrell
  • Louis Faustino
  • Russell Ferrisi (a.k.a. "One Eye," "Dead Eye" and "Russ")
  • Louis Filippelli
  • Ronald Flam
  • Joseph "Joe Gag" Gaggi
  • Abid "Han" Ghani
  • Anthony "Buckwheat" Giammarino
  • Richard G. Gotti
  • Vincent Gotti
  • Ernest "Ernie" Grillo (a.k.a. "Eyes" and "Baldy")
  • Christopher Howard
  • Steven Iaria (a.k.a. "Stevie I.," "John," "Simon," "Herman," and "Alan)
  • Eddie James
  • John Kasgorgis
  • William Kilgannon
  • Michael King
  • Anthony Licata (a.k.a. "Cheeks," "Anthony Firehawk," "Anthony Nighthawk," "Nighthawk" and "Firehawk")
  • Louis Mosca
  • Lance Moskowitz
  • Anthony "Tony O" O'Donnell
  • James Outerie (a.k.a. "Big Guy", "Tall Guy", "Treetop," "Top," "Jamesie" and "Bob")
  • Vincent "Vinny Basile" Pacelli
  • John "Johnny Red Rose" Pisano
  • Todd Polakoff
  • Guilio "Gino" Pomponio
  • Richard Ranieri (a.k.a. "Fat Richie," "Big Richie," "Joe," "Richie," and "Rich")
  • John Regis (a.k.a. "John Reeg" and "Reeg")
  • Jerry Romano
  • Angelo Ruggiero, Jr. (a.k.a. "Ang," "Little Ang" and "Junior")
  • Steven Sabella
  • Anthony Scibelli
  • Augustus Sclafani (a.k.a. "Gus" and "Gus Boy")
  • Joseph Scopo
  • William Scotto (a.k.a. "Billy" and "Big Billy")
  • Edward "Eddie" Sobol
  • Joseph Spinnato
  • Michael "Mike the Electrician" Urciuoli
  • Frank "Frankie" Vassallo
  • Tara "Big Tara" Vega
  • Arthur Zagari

[edit] Sicilian mafiosi indicted

  • Francesco Adelfio (66)
  • Salvatore Adelfio (42)
  • Giuseppe Brunettini (37)
  • Filippo Casamento (82) (Bocadifalco clan member, Bonanno family associate, former Catalano-Ganci Consortium member and Pizza Connection defendant)
  • Antonino Chiappara (42)
  • Sergio Corallo (42)
  • Giovanni De Simone (46)
  • Maurizio Di Fede (40)
  • Salvatore Emanuele Di Maggio (59) (Torretta clan member)
  • Nicola Di Salvo (70)
  • Melchiorre Guglielmini (49)
  • Giovanni Inzerillo (36) (son of Salvatore Inzerillo)
  • Tommaso Lo Presti (33)
  • Giovanni Lo Verde (69)
  • Stefano Marino (36)
  • Pietro Pipitone (54)
  • Gaetano Savoca (41) (Brancaccio)
  • Vincenzo Savoca (77) (Brancaccio)

[edit] Sicilian mafiosi already in prison who were indicted

  • Andrea Adamo (46) (Brancaccio capo-mafia, ally of Salvatore Lo Piccolo)
  • Calogero Di Gioia (60)
  • Lorenzo Di Fede (83)
  • Benedetto Graviano (50)
  • Tommaso Inzerillo (59)
  • Cesare Carmelo Lupo (47)
  • Antonino "Nino" Rotolo (62) (Pagliarelli capo-mafia, Palermo Federation leader, rival of Salvatore Lo Piccolo)
  • Giuseppe "Pino" Savoca (74) (Brancaccio capo-mafia)
  • Salvatore Sorrentino (43)

[edit] Sicilian mafiosi on the run

  • Giovanni Nicchi (27) (Pagliarelli capo-mafia, successor to Rotolo, Sicilian emissary to New York)
  • Salvatore Parisi (54)

[edit] Sicilian mafiosi indicted who turned pentito

  • Giovanni Adelfio (70) (Villagrazia clan member)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Feds bust Gambino bigs
  2. ^ BBC News - 'Mafiosi' held in US and Sicily