Crooked NYPD detective Stephen Caracappa passed away at a medical detention facility in North Carolina on April 8 at the age of 75 according to prison records.
The exact cause of death is still unclear although Caracappa had reportedly battled cancer in the past. Caracappa and his partner Louis Eppolito were convicted back in 2006 for a variety of crimes including working with the New York mafia mainly the Lucchese crime family while serving as members of the NY police force. Back in 1994 former Lucchese family underboss turned rat Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso claimed what many had suspected for years that the duo which would come to be known as the “Mafia Cops” were taking bribes along with payments for murder contracts from him and his boss Vic Amuso since they were signed as NYPD detectives and became partners in 1985.
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Even though authorities had long suspected them of being associates of the NY mafia and had the information from mob turncoat Casso the detectives continued to find a way to live above the law. Finally, authorities had a break through in 2005 after convicted drug dealer and mafia associate Burton Kaplan decided to turn rat and testify against his former pals. Eppolito and Caracappa were arrested in March of 2005 after an extensive investigation into their involvement with organized crime and later convicted on multiple charges in 2006. Kaplan had acted as a go-between for Casso and the two detectives and took the stand supplying two days of riveting testimony. Eppolito was sentenced to life plus 100 years and Caracappa life plus 80 years along with fines of over $4 million dollars for each.
Well everyone figured when finally sentenced both these guys would likely die behind bars and half of that has now come to pass.
These are not the only police officers that have had alleged ties to Italian Mobsters….New Haven Connecticut back in the day and providence and Boston and of course Philadelphia…These 2 in new York was the worst case of cops caring out murder contracts for the Mob….These 2 NYC ???? cops.just the only 2 ever caught….Just for the record I respect that majority of police officers are heroic and honest
Oh there have def been plenty others over the years and continue to be many today most likely but as you mentioned these guys were pretty much the cream of the crop when it came to crooked cops and the mob.
Heroic? Honest? What planet are you from?
There are a lot of really good cops out there but like with everything else there are definitely some bad apples mixed into the barrel no doubt about that.
Most of the people that they killed were very bad guys themselves. Just saying.