Bernard Nicastro is a mobster and alleged "soldier

Made man

A made man, also known as a Mafioso , made guy, man of honor, or uomo d'onore , is someone who has been officially inducted into the Sicilian or American Mafia . They may also be referred to by some as a goodfella or wiseguy...

" in the New Jersey based DeCavalcante crime family

DeCavalcante crime family

The DeCavalcante crime family is an organized crime family that controls organized crime activities in Elizabeth, New Jersey and surrounding areas in the state, despite operating on the other side of the Hudson River in New York, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia...

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A resident in West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

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, Nicastro was involved in loansharking activities since the 1970s, which is when he is believed to have been 'made' in the New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 based DeCavalcante crime family.

But on October 19, 2000, Nicastro was arrested and extradited to the state of New Jersey, where more than 50 of his associates from the DeCavalcante crime family were put on trial for various criminal activities, including labor racketeering, extortion, loansharking, and illegal gambling. Nicastro, then in his mid 60s, was convicted of predicates under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization...

, and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

As of March 2009, Bernard Nicastro is incarcerated at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (MCFP) in Springfield, Missouri

Springfield, Missouri

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. His projected release date is May 13, 2015.

External links

• http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/loren-maltese_indictment/decavalcante_indictment2.htm
• http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/loren-maltese_indictment/doj_pressrel_decavalcante.htm
• http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Nicastro&Middle=&FirstName=bernard&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=0&y=0