Luigi Manocchio

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Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio (born June 23, 1927 ), also known as Louie , The Professor and The Old Man, is an Italian-American mobster of the US Cosa Nostra from Providence ( Rhode Island ) and former boss of the Patriarca family (New England Crime Family) from New England .

Life

The young Luigi Manocchio already had a criminal record in the 1940s.

In 1969 he was charged with participating in the murder of two men named Rudolph Marfeo and Anthony Melei. He then fled to France and later returned to the United States, where he lived covered in New York City for much of the 1970s . In 1979, Manocchio finally surrendered and pleaded guilty to several minor offenses. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

In July 1996, Mannocchio was charged with 43 others for membership in a burglary ring. Prosecutors alleged that the gang was responsible for the theft of $ 10 million.

Many family members went to prison and Mannocchio became the official head of the Patriarca family in 1996. When Mannocchio's trial began in April 1999, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years probation. He was described as "a clever and opportunistic old school leader" and "tough and competent". Mannochio's headquarters was a laundromat in Federal Hill, Providence.

According to reports, Mannocchio resigned as headman in 2009, leaving the post of new boss to his consigliere named Peter J. Limone .

On January 19, 2011, Manocchio was charged with blackmailing the owners of two Providence sex establishments called the Cadillac Lounge and the Satin Doll Club . The indictment also included his nicknames Louie , The Professor , The Old Man, and Baby Shacks . Manocchio again pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Manocchio told the court, “In my position, I inherit the actions of my co-workers” and “I don't know what you think you know about my family or friends. I personally didn't threaten anyone. "

In May 2015, Manocchio was allowed to serve the remainder of his sentence as house arrest at his Federal Hill home . In November 2015, after six months of house arrest, he had served his entire sentence and was now a free man again at the age of 88.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Providence Journal , April 24, 2006
  2. ^ A b "All About the Providence Mob by Allan May Crimelibrary.com
  3. ↑ United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, United States v. Francis P. Salemme , et al. Cr. No. 94-10287-MLW
  4. ↑ Ted Nesi: Feds: 'Shacks' kept mob ties, co-owns Atwells eatery , Wpri.com. February 24, 2011. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blogs.wpri.com 
  5. ↑ Tim White: Shakeup in Patriarca crime family: Target 12 investigates: "Who's the Boss?" , Wpri. November 6, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2012. 
  6. ↑ "2009 Mafia Happenings - A Recap" ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Mafia News Today website January 1, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mafianewstoday.com
  7. ↑ Ted Nesi: 'Shacks' is back! Or at least he will be Thursday , Wpri.com. February 22, 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blogs.wpri.com 
  8. ↑ Shelley Murphy: Reputed ex-NE mob boss arrested Luigi Manocchio is held in nation's largest crackdown . In: Boston Globe , January 21, 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blogs.wpri.com 
  9. ^ Federal indictment against Luigi Manocchio , Boston.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012. 
  10. ^ Providence Journal , April 24, 2006
  11. ↑ Milton J. Valencia: Former New England mob boss Luigi Manocchio sentenced to 5½ years in prison for strip club extortion , Boston.com. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012. 
personal data
SURNAME Manocchio, Luigi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manocchio, Baby Shacks (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian-American mobster
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1927