Ralph DeSimone

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Raulo-Ralph DeSimone Jr. a.k.a Cousin and Raffie (Mahwah, New Jersey c.a. 1943-June 12th, 1991 Englewood, New Jersey) was a Genovese crime family associate who was the younger brother of Bonanno crime family soldier Joseph DeSimone.

1 Mob Family Background
2 Indictments Handed Down
3 Gangland Execution
4 External links

[edit] Mob Family Background

DeSimone was born with the first name Raul, but changed it to Ralph. He is the cousin of Anthony DeSimone (???-mid-1970s), Thomas DeSimone (1950-1979) (gangland execution), Robert DeSimone (1950 - ), Dolores DeSimone (1950, grandson of Frank DeSimone (1909-1967) and related to Rosario DeSimone (??-1946), James DeSimone (died May of 1977, Phillip DeSimone and Francesco DeSimone). He is the younger brother of James DeSimone. In mob circles Ralph was a well known heroin dealer.

[edit] Indictments Handed Down

His brother Joseph was charged along with Ralph of operating a crew whose criminal headquarters were a Circle Mobil Auto Service Station located at 9 Bennett Road in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey with eight others, including his brother Joseph DeSimone's son-in-law, a former Fort Lee, New Jersey fire chief Joseph Cariddi. The operation dealt in bookmaking, loan sharking, and trafficking loads of marijuana from a connection in California.

[edit] Gangland Execution

Soon after the indictments were handed down to Ralph and Joseph, the Genovese family suspected Ralph of becoming an informant. On June 13th, 1991, Ralph DeSimone was found in the trunk of his Cadillac Deville in the long term parking lot at LaGuardia Airport, shot to death.