Daniel Capra a reputed Lucchese crime family associate has been sentenced to a year in prison for his role in a mafia linked shakedown.
Alleged New York mafia capo Carmine Avellino was having trouble collecting from a 70-year-old debtor on a $100,000 loan so he tasked Daniel and his younger brother Michael with debt collecting according to prosecutors. Daniel was caught on a wiretap telling his younger brother to “Shake him up a little bit,” in reference to the debtor. But lawyers for Capra maintained that it was Avellino the Lucchese family capo running the show and Capra shouldn’t have been seen as a superior according to the NY Daily News report. But prosecutors maintained that the recording showed the younger brother was checking in with the elder Capra on what to do next.
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The defense pushed for no jail time claiming that Capra had health problems which included heart problems also pointing out that he was a good family man who simply made a bad decision. Capra told Brooklyn Federal Judge Ann Donnelly he made a “huge mistake. I don’t know what I was thinking.” He asked the judge not to separate him from the family that was so important to him but judge Donnelly noted a defendant’s family suffers at every sentencing as well and those committing crimes should think of them. One of Capra’s lawyers said a sentence of incarceration was unwarranted and they were considering an appeal.
All three defendants in the case have admitted to their roles in the mafia shakedown and Daniel’s younger brother was already sentenced to probation. Avellino is scheduled to be sentenced next month for his part in the extortionate shakedown. Extortion and loan sharking have long been and continue to be profitable rackets for Cosa Nostra.
When the younger Capra got parole I though Daniel may also catch a break and Avellino would be the main guy here looking at some jail time. But it could of been worse even though a year in as his age isn’t really a cake walk.
The main story here is how quickly you post. Always first lol!
Gotta love these damn smart phones
Why is Daniel Capra apologizing to the judge? Just take your sentence like a man with your head held high and shut up.
It def isn’t the old days
I read even bellomo had his daughter give a tearful plea to judge. Guess it’s a new day
he dident ask he would never do that his kids are completely legit kept them away from the life i think his daughter the one who made that plea is a lawyer now. She was obviously desperate to see her father outside of prison its really hard having family inside growing up I don’t think a family member asking for lenicany is bad at all. I even understand wiseguys asking for leniency its easy to say be the tough guy but unless your in that situation you can never understand what its like if by making a plea before sentencing gets you less time in prison more out with your family i am not saying i agree with it but it is understandable remember these guys are not flipping either they are still being standup guys
Regardless, my point is things are much different these days. I would assume it would be rough for family. But they chose the life, so doing time is always a possibility
its always the kids who have it rough wiseguys shouldn’t have kids you cant raise a family in prison its impossibl if you want to join that life don’t have a family otherwise your just being selfish it will only harm them seeing family in prison is something that stays with you forever
Totally agree
i agree they should shut up but I do understand why they do it loads of them do it they hope to get less time by apologizing. I remember when Arnold Squitieri was getting sentenced in 06 he cried during it and he was a leading guy in the family and old school
Any news Mafia on lubrano, Zappola, Crea?
not recently things have been quiet lately. Capeci was talking about John Rubeo recently looks like if he had ratted a year or two before bellomos brother in law Anthony Fiorino would be in prison right now
John Rubeo is another Henry Hill, ratting out the mobster who treated him like a son.
imagine how his own father feels he vouched for his son he is the reason Parello took him they used to be close he has not only ratted on people who were good to him but also destroyed his fathers reputation.
it was drugs they busted him for that’s why he flipped Fiorino stopped hanging with him and fired him from his gym he owns after he caught him selling pills year later feds bust him and he flips
He should have just went and did his time. Prison can’t be that bad you get free food and don’t have to pay any bills. Instead he gave up his honor and now has to live a disgraced life in the witness protection program with all of the other rats. I think that program is worse than prison. A lot of these rats resurface later looking quite pathetic.
I am not familiar with the technical details of listening devices nowadays, but how come he wasnt patted down when meeting captains and bosses? he wasnt made. you think nowadays someone spotted with a recorder would get clipped on spot?
Exactly. I don’t understand how wiseguys are still falling for the same old tricks by law enforcement. I can see when law enforcement first started using these tactics but nowadays there’s no excuse.
I agree. For one, never give orders through any but a single, trusted member. Why was Merlino talking directly to this yahoo? The family is designed to insulate, so stop doing Feds a favor. Second, never say actual name, motion to body part like you suggested. Then make it a rule that if name is mentioned, conversation is ended instantly.
greed was why he talking to that kid and because Parello vouched for him who joey became friends with while in prison he respected his opinion. Joey dident say anything to nicky skins a few years back he is normally good at not saying too much
its easy said than done constantly as well these are people at the end of the day they don’t want to be talking in code all day they are friends a lot of these guys I know it makes sense to use sign language but its easy to judge from a distance these guys are not idiots they know how the feds operate its not like they don’t know this if it was that easy they would be doing it
U say parello vouched for him, meaning he is responsible for whatever happens? does he have to fear any repercussions for introducing a rat?
I doubt it. Maybe he’s taxed, shelved or demoted, but not killed. Years ago this was a death sentence, not any more. No one besides two captains seemed to be implicated so I doubt Bellomo does much.
Like I said in another post what is merlino going to do boss of a small family where even is power is limited vs Parello one of the most powerful men in the strongest family.
And why would bellomo be angry at Parello if anyone it would be Rubeos father they blame. Rubeo was also not the only rat in this case there was another two
Paul Vario vouched for Henry Hill and didn’t have to fear any repercussions. Although I don’t know how many made men Henry Hill ratted on. Dominick Napolitano introduced the undercover FBI agent Donnie Brasco, and was killed, though I think it was later revealed that Donnie Brasco had nothing to do with his murder.
Vario went to prison, if he stayed on streets it might have ended differently. Then again maybe not, as he was highly respected. Under the Casso/Amuso regime, he would have died for sure.
If anything Joey should be made to retire or step down. He’s been nothing but problems for family.
Agreed he should step down won’t happen though he has his friends on the streets and the younger guys look upto him. A lot of people hate him but there Is enough who are very loyal
No what’s merlino going to do he is the boss of a small family where even his power is limited Parello is a major member of the most powerful family in the country. It was his father who brought him around and Parello who vouches for him with merlino
Joeys greed is why he is in this situation he was getting stuff kicked up from SP regularly he was the boss even IG based in Florida. He also had his own crew out there did he really need to be dealing with New York
I am hearing the feds are ready to indict him in another case very soon this Is just the begining for merlino
its easier said then done its about respect a lot of people would get insulted If they got patted down they would feel they are being accused of being a rat there is people in that life who would kill someone if they tried that. Also they don’t use the wire anymore its not the 80s the devices they use are really small you wouldent be able to pat it down. They have even got rats to carry a mobile phone around with a bug inside it technology makes it very hard to detect
these rats don’t always where a wire either I know some of these tapes they would bug the place with cameras before joey and rubeo got there meaning he would not have to where a wire
joey is normally good at not what saying what he means actually uses a lot of hand signals but this guy obviously got his trust
its easier said then done its about respect a lot of people would get insulted If they got patted down they would feel they are being accused of being a rat there is people in that life who would kill someone if they tried that. Also they don’t use the wire anymore the devices they use are really small you wouldent be able to pat it down. They even get rats to carry a mobile phone around with a bug inside it technology makes it very hard to detect
no if they catch you with a recorder they wont kill you because feds could be listening back in the 90s they caught a merlino associate wearing a wire they just broke the recorder and the rat ran. A few years back Alphonese truccherio was driving along spotted santos that rat from 2011 indicments in the car with the feds santos would have been killed but alphonse told everyone about it and it got back to the feds before they could kill him
At the same time though, it’s not like wiseguys go to hardcore prisons. They go to country club prisons lol. They do easy time in federal prison compared to the people in state prison.
prison is prison sure state prison is worse than federal but don’t think for minute doing time in federal prison is easy doing time is hard. Its being away from your family that is the hardest and the boredom which makes prison hard my point is if you make a plea to a judge and its gets you less time inside then is it really a bad idea
Also some of these guys are doing state time not all do federal most end up doing federal time
He got 1yr,but “snitched” like he was given 100yrs. Since when is it okay to do this with such a low sentence and will he have to “pay” for THIS transgression? And, what are the chances Avellino gets a similar sentence?
NY seems washed up…seems Montreal is active as they always been.