Ciro Perrone
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Ciro Perrone is an Italian-American convict and former member of the Genovese crime family
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On July 28, 2007, Perrone was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice
, extortion, loansharking, labor racketeering, and the operation of illegal gambling businesses. Perrone was initially acquitted, then was convicted at his retrial. As of July 2011, Perrone is staying in a half-way house
in the New York area. His projected release date is November 2and will face about four years in a federal 2011.
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...
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On July 28, 2007, Perrone was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice
Obstruction of justice
The crime of obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of interfering with the work of police, investigators, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, or other officials...
, extortion, loansharking, labor racketeering, and the operation of illegal gambling businesses. Perrone was initially acquitted, then was convicted at his retrial. As of July 2011, Perrone is staying in a half-way house
Half-Way House
Half-Way House, also known as The Wiseburg Inn, is a historic inn and toll house located on York Road at Parkton, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a large, -story Flemish bond brick structure. The main part, built as an inn about 1810, was placed in front of an earlier log structure which has...
in the New York area. His projected release date is November 2and will face about four years in a federal 2011.
Further reading
- United States Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Organized Crime in America: hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary. 1984. http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC09922268&id=BUETAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Ciro+Perrone%22&dq=%22Ciro+Perrone%22&pgis=1