Oops. Omerta
Admitted Mafia boss pleads guilty to racketeering
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – The admitted boss of the Genovese organized crime family’s South Florida operations pleaded guilty Thursday to federal racketeering charges and could spend the next 20 years in prison.
Renaldi “Ray” Ruggiero, 73, who once contended he was in the restaurant business, said in a plea agreement he was a “capo,” or leader, in the New York-based Mafia family and supervised a crew that committed numerous crimes including extortion, robbery, money laundering and possession of stolen property.
Ruggiero pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, but did not agree to cooperate with federal Mafia investigators in his written deal.
Ruggiero has reportedy put out a hit on himself, has plea bargained in exchange for evidence against himself, and is seeking to enter the Witness Protection Program.
Ruggiero has reportedy put out a hit on himself
damn, that plan could have blown up in his face…literally
… is seeking to enter the Witness Protection Program.
He’ll never get away with it. No matter how hard he tries to hide, he’ll find himself.
Yeah. He’s the hero of Orlando Furioso, by the way. Bet he doesn’t know that.
“Just when I think I’m out, I pull myself back in.”
“Take the gun and the cannolis.”
Goldstein he run having great big fun till he got the note . . .