Lucchese crime family soldier Joseph Datello also known as “Joey Glasses” agreed to a plea deal for a failed mafia hit back in 2016.
According to the feds, the 67-year-old mobster was captured on wiretaps discussing a falling out he had with a business partner named Sean Richard. According to the transcripts, Richard left the aging wiseguy hung out to dry on a $200,000 mob loan the two had racked up. Prosecutors said that Joey Glasses was worried about getting clipped over the debt. Then to make things even worse Richard decided to turn state’s evidence on his fellow wiseguys according to the feds.
“Joseph (Joey Glasses) Datello”
Prosecutors said that back in 2016 Dantello learned that Richard was living in New Hampshire and decided to take care of the problem himself. He went there and lay in wait to kill his old business pal. But he failed in his mission and was charged with the failed hit last year. His efforts to exterminate a rat will now put him behind bars for several years. Joseph Datello is expected to be sentenced to anywhere from 14 to 17 years as part of his plea agreement.
The New York Mafia has been known to shy away from attempting to kill known turncoats over the last few years. Likely it is an effort to avoid the added law enforcement pressure such an act would ultimately lead to. But as we see here there are always exceptions to the rule when it comes to Cosa Nostra.
