Feb 10 2007
BONANNO FAMILY
If convicted of racketeering or racketeering conspriacy, defendants JEROME ASARO, JOSEPH CAMMARANO, MICHAEL CASSESE, LOUIS DECICCO, ANTHONY DEFILIPPO, CHRISTOPHER MERZ, ANTHONY RABITO, NICHOLAS SANTORA, PAUL SPINA, PATRICK TARSIO, MICHAEL VIRTUOSO, and ANTHONY VIVELO face a maximum term of imprionment of twenty years. If convicted of securities fraud, defendants JOSEPH ROSSETTI and ROBERT SCHWICHRATH face a maximum term of imprionment of twenty years. If convicted of extortion, defendants AGOSTINO ACCARDO, JOHN COMPONO, and ANTHONY DIGIOVANNA face a maximum term of imprionment of twenty years. If convicted of illegal gambling, TRACEY BADGETT and GIACOMO BONVENTRE face a maximum term of imprisonment of five years.
The government’s case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Greg Andres, Amy Busa, and Winston Chan, and Special Assistant United States Attorney Dana Brubaker, an Assistant District Attorney from the Queens County District Attorney’s Office.
New Defendants:
JEROME ASARO, also known as “Jerry” - DOB: March 30, 1958
TRACEY BADGETT, also known as “T-Bone” - DOB: February 22, 1965
GIACOMO BONVENTRE, also known as “Jack” DOB: May 30, 1968
JOSEPH CAMMARANO, JR., also known as “Joe C., Jr.” and “Joe Saunders, Jr.” - DOB: October 26, 1959
JOHN COMPONO - DOB: October 4, 1959
LOUIS DECICCO, also known as “Louie Electric” - DOB: March 9, 1946
ANTHONY DEFILIPPO - DOB: April 29, 1970
ANTHONY DIGIOVANNA, also known as “Nino” - DOB: May 5, 1936
CHRISTOPHER MERZ - DOB: August 7, 1970
ANTHONY RABITO, also known as “Fat Anthony” - DOB: January 27, 1934
JOSEPH ROSSETTI - DOB: December 8, 1968
NICHOLAS SANTORA, also known as “Nicky Mouth” - DOB: June 21, 1942
ROBERT SCHWICHRATH, also known as “Bobby Cash Deals” and “Doc” - DOB: August 20, 1955
PAUL SPINA, also known as “Fat Paulie” - DOB: March 21, 1955
PATRICK TARSIO, also known as “Patty Boy” - DOB: March 30, 1976
ANTHONY VIVELO, also known as “Anthony the Bookmaker” - DOB: July 10, 1971
1 The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. In the first indictment returned in this matter, Bonanno family soldiers Michael Cassese and Michael Virtuoso and Bonanno family associate Agostino Accardo were charged.
Date: 2007-02-09.Original Article: http://media-newswire.com/release_1043243.html Distributed by: Media-Newswire.com Published by: http://www.usdoj.gov
