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On Friday, six men were sentenced to terms ranging from 10 years to probation for their roles in criminal schemes linked to the Genovese family in New Jersey that generated millions of dollars through illegal loansharking, unlicensed check cashing, gambling, and money laundering.  Clockwise from top left: Vito Alberti, Manuel Rodriguez, Robert Spagnola, Jerry Albanese, Domenick Pucillo, Vincent Coppola   The following six defendants were sentenced today by Superior Court Judge Donald G. Collester Jr. in Morris County: Domenick Pucillo, 61, of Florham Park was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to first-degree conspiracy to commit money laundering. Robert Spagnola, 72, of Morganville was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal usury. Vito Alberti, 60, of Morristown was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal usury. Manuel Rodriguez, 54, of Chatham was sentenced to...

Genovese capo, charged again..... REVISED, UPDATED, EXPANDED They are accused of running a multi-million-dollar criminal enterprise described as "a smorgasbord of mob schemes" from October 2007 through to April 2016, according to the acting state Attorney General. The indictment, an updated version of two-year-old charges, includes members and associates of a New Jersey-based Genovese crew operated under capo Charles "Chuckie" Tuzzo, 82, of Bayside, Queens, and soldier Vito Alberti, 57, of Morristown, who reported to the New York bosses. Also additional members and associates were involved in these crimes but are not named in the indictment. And we read all about it in 2014. All that is new is the addition of more people -- raising the total number of the indicted from 11 to 14. Basically the updated version of the indictment includes an additional defendant charged in connection with drug-money laundering; also the wives of three of the defendants were ...