BENZ BURNER: Fifth Colombo Mobster Pleads Guilty In Brooklyn Racketeering Case
We understand wiseguys like the convenience of modern technology. (So do we.) But threatening someone who owes you money by way of text message FOR MONTHS doesn't seem very prudent.... Vito Difalco ran sports betting out of the Tryst Lounge. Jerry Ciauri, aka Fat Jerry, pleaded guilty yesterday in Brooklyn federal court to racketeering, including predicate acts of extortionate collection of extensions of credit. He did so before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz II, joining four Colombo mobsters who also pleaded guilty earlier this month. Vito Difalco, also known as “Victor” and “The Mask,” and two Colombo family associates, Salvatore Disano and Joseph Maratea, pleaded guilty to racketeering last week. On March 15, 2019, Joseph Rizzo, an associate of the Colombo family, pleaded guilty to stalking conspiracy. The defendants’ criminal activities took place in Brooklyn, Staten Island and elsewhere between March 2017 and June 201...