The Chicago Syndicate: Angelo Nicosia, Genovese Crime Family Associate, Found Guilty of $50,000 Extortion and Conspiracy

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Angelo Nicosia, Genovese Crime Family Associate, Found Guilty of $50,000 Extortion and Conspiracy

MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANGELO NICOSIA, an associate of the Genovese Organized Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra, was found guilty of extortion and extortion conspiracy after a one-week jury trial before the Honorable SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN. According to the Indictment and the evidence at trial:

NICOSIA was an associate in the crew of Genovese Family captain, or “capo,” ANGELO PRISCO. In 1997, a Manhattan-based contractor hired NICOSIA as a sub-contractor on a construction job in New Jersey. At the conclusion of that job, NICOSIA claimed that the contractor owed him tens of thousands of dollars for work that NICOSIA had not actually completed. When the contractor resisted making payment, PETER RIZZO, a Genovese Family associate in PRISCO’S crew, went to the contractor’s construction site and attacked the contractor’s business partner. During the attack, RIZZO broke a coffee pot over the business partner’s head, causing serious head and facial injuries.

In 2004, NICOSIA again approached the contractor, claiming that the contractor still owed tens of thousands of dollars from the 1997 construction job. NICOSIA, accompanied by Genovese Family associates JOHN MELICHAREK, a/k/a “Rocky,” and MICHAEL IUNI, then went to Victim-1’s workplace unannounced and threatened the contractor and the contractor’s family with violence if the contractor did not pay. Because of these threats, the contractor paid NICOSIA and his co-conspirators a total of $50,000. After receiving the money, NICOSIA and his co-conspirators divided the money among themselves, including by paying $10,000 to Prisco as “tribute.”

NICOSIA was one of eight defendants who were indicted in this case. Seven have now been convicted, and the eighth is at large. MELICHAREK pleaded guilty to robbery conspiracy, a firearms offense, and the extortion of Victim-1. IUNI pleaded guilty to the extortion of Victim-1. DOMINICK MEMOLI, a/k/a“Shakes,” pleaded guilty to robbery and firearms offenses. LOUIS PIPOLO pleaded guilty to a robbery charge. DARDIAN CELAJ, a/k/a“Danny,” pleaded guilty to robbery and firearms charges. ENED GJELAJ, a/k/a “Neddy,” pleaded guilty to a robbery offense. GJELOSH KRASNIQI, a/k/a “Jimmy,” has not been arrested, and remains at large. The charges against KRASNIQI are merely accusations, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

NICOSIA, 46, of East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for October 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. before Judge SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN.

Mr. GARCIA praised the efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark Field Office. Mr. GARCIA also thanked the Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office; the Orange County, New York District Attorney’s Office; the Westchester County, New York District Attorney’s Office; the New York State Police; the Morris County, New Jersey Prosecutor’s Office; the Rockaway Township, New Jersey Police Department; and the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation.

Assistant United States Attorneys ELIE HONIG and LISA ZORNBERG are in charge of the prosecution.

3 comments:

  1. Angelo Nicosia was not a member of any "crew", he happened to be friends w/Prisco & Rocky, they bowled, dined & drank together on OCCASSION. Steve Gilesse, the supposed victom was a rich & powerful NY GC who's business partner just happened to be a made memeber of the Genevese Family (the same family that Nicosia is supposed to be an associate of) actually owed Nicosia's construction co money for work that was actually done. Nicosia was never paid any money by Gilesse nor was Gilesse ever threatened by Nicosia. Apparently the FBI had some dirt on Gilesse to convince him to testify against Nicosia & it was his bogus, rehearsed testimony & that of rat & career criminal & drug abuser Mike Visconti (who happened to be facing 3 life sentences) that convinced a mostly lilly white jury that the prosecution picked w/o the defense having any say that Nicosia was guilty. The kicker is that the prosecution lied to the Judge before trial began & told her that they'd bring in 2 witnesses to testify that Nicosia had a hand in the "coffee pot" incident so the Judge would allow the prosecution to bring that completely different case into Nicosia's trial,which they did. After not being able to come to a decision, the jury asked to see transcripts from the part of the trial pertaining to the "coffee pot" case & it was after they read those transcripts that they came back w/a guilty verdict...& this is justice?! I don't think so!

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  2. bull shit every one is responsible for their own actions angelo was set up and was wronged tk


















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  3. Yea maybe nicosia was innocent, but his dumb wife claims he's a "mobster" good job diondrea hopkins nicosia!!

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