Aniello Migliore
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Aniello "Neil" Migliore (born October 2, 1933) is a New York City mobster, and acting leader of the Lucchese crime family
. Migliore was a close associate of family bosses Gaetano "Tommy" Lucchese and Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo
.
On November 14, 1957, Migliore was suspected to have missed the famous Apalachin Meeting
, a national Cosa Nostra summit in Apalachin, New York
which was broken up by law enforcement. The next day he was in a car accident while driving through Binghamton
most likely picking up boss Gaetano "Tommy" Lucchese and underboss Stefano "Steve" LaSalle.
in the family. He controlled illegal gambling
(numbers game
s) in Queens and was involved in labor racketeering in New York City's construction and trucking industries. When Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo
became boss, Migliore was one of his top capo's in the family but insisted he no ambition for any senior leadership position.
He began representing the family's interest in Northberry Concrete, using a Brooklyn contractor who also was a member of the Concrete Workers' District Council. Along with mobsters Luigi "Louis Beans" Foceri and Frank Bellino, who both were former vice-presidents of Local 20 union began they were extorting the concrete industry. Migliore held a salesman position with Port Dock and Stone, one of the principal suppliers of trap rock to the two firms that monopolized the production of concrete in New York City. He also owned a Queens-based concrete company with Tommy Lucchese's brother Joseph "Joe Brown" Lucchese. Migliore was arrested ten times and only served a nine-month sentence in prison.
and bid rigging
with Genovese crime family
front boss Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, Vincent DiNapoli
, Matthew Ianniello
and labor official associates. The men were charged with helping to elect Roy L. Williams in 1981 as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Buildings where bid-rigging was said to have occurred include the Trump Plaza residential building, several other luxury apartment buildings, and residences for Mount Sinai School of Medicine
and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
, all in Manhattan
.
On May 4, 1988, Migliore, Salerno, DiNapoli and Ianniello were convicted of the distributing contracts and receiving kickbacks in the construction of the concrete superstructures for the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
and other New York buildings. Migliore was sentenced to 100 years in prison.
In August 1991, Migliore's conviction was overturned and he was released from prison. Migliore came back to a family controlled by Vittorio "Vic" Amuso
and Anthony Casso
. Both Amuso and Casso were from the Brooklyn faction of the family. In the past, the family's leadership had always been with the East Harlem/Bronx faction. Amuso and Casso had been ordering the murders of many Lucchese members who they suspected to be informants or threats.
restaurant on Long Island
. During the party, a gunman in a passing car fired one or two shotgun blasts through the restaurant window, hitting Migliore in the head and chest. Despite his wounds, Migliore survived.
Vittorio "Vic" Amuso
had reportedly ordered the hit on Migliore from his prison cell. He feared that Migliore was planning to remove Amuso as official boss and cut off his cash stream. Some investigators suspected that Lucchese soldier Paolo LoDuca, an Italian cocaine
trafficker, was responsible for setting up the hit. The attempt on his life did not sway Migliore away from the crime family though.
, and Joseph DiNapoli
, all members of the East Harlem/Bronx faction, have served on the Lucchese family's ruling panel in the absence of family acting boss Steven Crea
. Migliore remains a respected and highly regarded member.
Lucchese crime family
The Lucchese crime family is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The family originated in the early 1920s with Gaetano "Tommy" Reina serving as boss up until his murder...
. Migliore was a close associate of family bosses Gaetano "Tommy" Lucchese and Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo
Anthony Corallo
Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo was a New York City mobster and boss of the Lucchese crime family.-Early life:...
.
Early years
Migliore was born in Queens. As a teenager he was recruited by capo Joseph Lorato, and began controlling some illegal gambling operations in Queens. By the time he was twenty-one, in 1957, Migliore was earning $50,000 a day.On November 14, 1957, Migliore was suspected to have missed the famous Apalachin Meeting
Apalachin Meeting
The Apalachin Meeting was a historic summit of the American Mafia held on November 14, 1957, at the home of mobster Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara in Apalachin, New York. The meeting was attended by roughly 100 Mafiosi from the United States, Canada, and Italy...
, a national Cosa Nostra summit in Apalachin, New York
Apalachin, New York
Apalachin is a census-designated place within the Town of Owego in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,126 in the 2000 census. It is named after the Apalachin Creek. Apalachin means From where the messenger returned in the Lenape.Apalachin is in the southeast part of the...
which was broken up by law enforcement. The next day he was in a car accident while driving through Binghamton
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
most likely picking up boss Gaetano "Tommy" Lucchese and underboss Stefano "Steve" LaSalle.
Lucchese Capo
After the death of Tommy Lucchese, in the 1970s, Migliore was promoted to capoCaporegime
A caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to just a capo, is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking made member of a crime family who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has major social status and influence in the organization...
in the family. He controlled illegal gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
(numbers game
Numbers game
Numbers game, also known as a numbers racket, policy racket or Italian lottery, is an illegal lottery played mostly in poor neighborhoods in the United States, wherein a bettor attempts to pick three digits to match those that will be randomly drawn the following day...
s) in Queens and was involved in labor racketeering in New York City's construction and trucking industries. When Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo
Anthony Corallo
Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo was a New York City mobster and boss of the Lucchese crime family.-Early life:...
became boss, Migliore was one of his top capo's in the family but insisted he no ambition for any senior leadership position.
He began representing the family's interest in Northberry Concrete, using a Brooklyn contractor who also was a member of the Concrete Workers' District Council. Along with mobsters Luigi "Louis Beans" Foceri and Frank Bellino, who both were former vice-presidents of Local 20 union began they were extorting the concrete industry. Migliore held a salesman position with Port Dock and Stone, one of the principal suppliers of trap rock to the two firms that monopolized the production of concrete in New York City. He also owned a Queens-based concrete company with Tommy Lucchese's brother Joseph "Joe Brown" Lucchese. Migliore was arrested ten times and only served a nine-month sentence in prison.
Labor racketeering conviction
On March 21, 1986, Migliore was indicted for extortionExtortion
Extortion is a criminal offence which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime...
and bid rigging
Bid rigging
Bid rigging is a form of fraud in which a commercial contract is promised to one party even though for the sake of appearance several other parties also present a bid. This form of collusion is illegal in most countries...
with Genovese crime family
Genovese crime family
The Genovese crime family , is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The Genovese crime family has been nicknamed the "Ivy League" and "Rolls Royce" of organized crime...
front boss Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, Vincent DiNapoli
Vincent DiNapoli
Vincent DiNapoli is a New York mobster and captain in the Genovese crime family, involved in labor racketeering. DiNapoli is best known for creating a cartel in the 1970s that controlled the price of drywall in New York City.-Early years:...
, Matthew Ianniello
Matthew Ianniello
Matthew "Matty the Horse" Ianniello is a New York mobster with the Genovese crime family mobster who specialized in vice operations. He was acting boss of the family from 1998–2005 and is the owner of numerous nightclubs in the New York City area.-Little Italy:Ianniello got the nickname "Matty the...
and labor official associates. The men were charged with helping to elect Roy L. Williams in 1981 as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Buildings where bid-rigging was said to have occurred include the Trump Plaza residential building, several other luxury apartment buildings, and residences for Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is an American medical school in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, currently ranked among the top 20 medical schools in the United States. It was chartered by Mount Sinai Hospital in 1963....
and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital...
, all in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
.
On May 4, 1988, Migliore, Salerno, DiNapoli and Ianniello were convicted of the distributing contracts and receiving kickbacks in the construction of the concrete superstructures for the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center located on Eleventh Avenue, between 34th and 38th streets, on the West side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was undertaken in 1979 and...
and other New York buildings. Migliore was sentenced to 100 years in prison.
In August 1991, Migliore's conviction was overturned and he was released from prison. Migliore came back to a family controlled by Vittorio "Vic" Amuso
Victor Amuso
Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso is a New York mobster and, as of 2011, the reputed Boss of the Lucchese crime family. Amuso is currently serving life at the Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, Texas on murder and racketeering charges....
and Anthony Casso
Anthony Casso
Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso is a former New York City mobster who served as underboss and acting boss of the Lucchese crime family until he was arrested in 1993, becoming a cooperating witness for the Federal Government...
. Both Amuso and Casso were from the Brooklyn faction of the family. In the past, the family's leadership had always been with the East Harlem/Bronx faction. Amuso and Casso had been ordering the murders of many Lucchese members who they suspected to be informants or threats.
Assassination attempt and aftermath
On April 3, 1992, Migliore was celebrating the birthday of a friend's granddaughter in a Westbury, New YorkWestbury, New York
Westbury incorporated in 1932 as a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 15,146 at the 2010 census.The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead....
restaurant on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. During the party, a gunman in a passing car fired one or two shotgun blasts through the restaurant window, hitting Migliore in the head and chest. Despite his wounds, Migliore survived.
Vittorio "Vic" Amuso
Victor Amuso
Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso is a New York mobster and, as of 2011, the reputed Boss of the Lucchese crime family. Amuso is currently serving life at the Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, Texas on murder and racketeering charges....
had reportedly ordered the hit on Migliore from his prison cell. He feared that Migliore was planning to remove Amuso as official boss and cut off his cash stream. Some investigators suspected that Lucchese soldier Paolo LoDuca, an Italian cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
trafficker, was responsible for setting up the hit. The attempt on his life did not sway Migliore away from the crime family though.
Ruling panel
Since about 2003, Migliore, Matthew MadonnaMatthew Madonna
Matthew Madonna is a caporegime with the Lucchese crime family who was heavily involved in narcotics trafficking and bribery of government officials.-Narcotics trafficking:...
, and Joseph DiNapoli
Joseph DiNapoli
Joseph "Joey Dee" DiNapoli , is a high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family, holding the rank of caporegime or captain, in the family's Ruling Committee/Panel, controlling the day-to-day operations since 2003, along with Aniello "Neil" Migliore and Matthew Madonna...
, all members of the East Harlem/Bronx faction, have served on the Lucchese family's ruling panel in the absence of family acting boss Steven Crea
Steven Crea
Steven L. Crea , also known as "Wonderboy", or "Herbie", is a New York mobster heavily involved in labor racketeering who eventually became the acting boss of the Lucchese crime family.-Rise to power:...
. Migliore remains a respected and highly regarded member.