- Louis Ricco
Louis Ricco (b.
February 13 ,1929 ) aka. "Louie Bracciole" is a longtime member of theGambino crime family , holding the rank ofCaporegime with illegal activities in theBronx, New York ,New Jersey andBrooklyn, New York .Promoted by Big Paul
Louis Ricco was recognized as a
Caporegime with a crew based in theBronx, New York since the early 1980s, under the leadership of Paul "Big Paul" Castellano. In 1999, Ricco pled guilty toracketeering charges alongside then "acting boss" John "Junior" Gotti, where he was sentenced to 43 months in the Federal Correctional Facility inOtisville . The charges stemmed from his long time profession inillegal gambling andloansharking . He was released in early 2001.Operations in Jersey
On
October 17 ,2001 , Ricco was indicted inNew Jersey and charged with third degreeConspiracy and third degree Promoting Gambling, where he pled guilty to third degree Promoting Gambling and was sentenced to three years in State prison to run concurrently with his Federal sentence. OnDecember 17 ,2003 , Ricco, a resident ofLodi, New Jersey , was excluded from the state ofNew Jersey , as he was recognized aCaporegime of theGambino crime family , and banned from every casino in Atlantic City for hisillegal gambling charges. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ge/exclusion/ricco_l.htm Exclusion List: Louis Ricco] ,New Jersey Attorney General 's Office. AccessedDecember 9 ,2007 .]Operations in the Bronx
As of 2007, Louis Ricco, at age 78, is currently residing in the
Bronx, New York , where his illegal activities areillegal gambling ,loansharking ,extortion andracketeering . Apparently a top protege of John "Jackie Nose" D'Amico, and longtime cooperator of Salvatore "Tore" LoCascio, who is believed to control the other half of theBronx .References
External links
* [http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ge/exclusion/ricco_l.htm New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Exclusion List]
* [http://www.geocities.com/OrganizedCrimeSyndicates/GambinoFamily.html Organized Crime Syndicates: The Gambino LCN Family]
* [http://ganglandnews.com/column109.htm This Week in Gangland: Too Old To Learn] by Jerry Capeci
* [http://ganglandnews.com/column110.htm This Week in Gangland: As The Mob Turns] by Jerry Capeci
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