Angelo Prisco
Angelo Prisco | |
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 New Jersey Casino Control Commission picture of Angelo Prisco | |
| Born | August 1, 1939 Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 2017 (aged 77) Sumter County, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | The Horn |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (2009) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Angelo Prisco (August 1, 1939 – June 21, 2017) also known as "The Horn", was an American mobster in New Jersey who became a caporegime in the Genovese crime family. Relatives include Michael Prisco and Angelique Prisco[1]
Prisco was a relative of Genovese crime family soldier Rudolph "Rudy" Prisco who was identified along with hundreds as members of the crime family by Joe Valachi and convicted of crimes. Prisco was a member of the Purple Gang during the 1970s. He was later invited to join the Genovese family after the Purple Gang disbanded and later become a made man. With the 1988 murder of Genovese caporegime John DiGilio, Prisco assumed control of the Genovese family operations in New Jersey. a Genovese crime family who was indicted and convicted of criminal activity from the testimony of Joseph Valachi in 1963.
In 1992, Prisco ordered the murder of Genovese family associate Angelo Sanguiolo. After discovering that Sanguiolo had robbed four Genovese gambling operations in the Bronx, Prisco received permission from Genovese boss Vincent Gigante to kill Sanguiolo.[2] In 1994, Prisco was charged with the 1988 DiGilio murder as part of a racketeering indictment. However, in 1998, Prisco was allowed to plead guilty to the arson only and was sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey state prison.
In 2002, Prisco applied to the New Jersey State Parole Board for early release, but was denied. However, in May of that year the parole board reversed their decision and in August Prisco was released from prison.[3]
In 2003, a parole board member complained to the State Attorney General's office that the parole board chairman told him an aide to Governor James McGreevey had requested Prisco's release. The governor and his aide immediately denied the allegations. After an investigation by the Attorney General, no criminal charges were filed. However, $485,000 was paid as a result of a whistleblower suit based on retaliatory actions against the whistleblower.
In 2006, Prisco was charged with extorting an electrician to not bid for a job so that a mob-related electrical company could win the business.[4]
In December 2008, Prisco was indicted in New York for the 1992 Sanguiolo murder, along with extorting a Manhattan-based construction business, dealing in stolen property, and illegal gambling. On August 18, 2009, Prisco was sentenced to life in prison for the Sanguiolo murder.
Prisco died serving a life sentence at the United States Penitentiary, Coleman in Central Florida on June 21, 2017. [5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "New Jersey wiseguy Paul (Doc) Gaccione charged with taking Genovese mobster for last ride". Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ Sullivan, John (2003-03-09). "BRIEFINGS: LAW; PAROLE QUESTIONED". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Metro Briefing | New Jersey: Newark: Three Charged with Extortion". The New York Times. 8 March 2006.
- ^ "Federal Bureau of Prisons". www.bop.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29.
External links
[edit]- New York Times: Metro Briefing
- New York Times: Briefings: Law; Parole Questioned By John Sullivan
- McGreevey Denies Report That Aide Influenced Parole Board By Laura Mansnerus
- AP.Com The Soprano State: Angelo Prisco indicted for murder by Bob Ingle
- Bureau of Prisons inmate locator Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
Michael Prisco Saratoga
- 1939 births
- Genovese crime family
- American gangsters of Italian descent
- 2017 deaths
- Gangsters sentenced to life imprisonment
- American people who died in prison custody
- Prisoners who died in United States federal government detention
- American people convicted of murder
- People convicted of murder by the United States federal government