Gregory Rago
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Gregory "Georgie" Rago is a New Jersey mobster and "soldier
" in the DeCavalcante crime family
.
A resident in Bayonne, New Jersey
prior to his conviction in 2002, Rago was reportedly inducted into the North Jersey-based DeCavalcante crime family after he, along with fellow soldiers Anthony Capo
and Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo
brutally murdered longtime Underboss Louis "Fat Lou" LaRasso
, whose body has never been recovered, in 1991.
Rago and Louis Consalvo
, both friends and associates, began operating a Mott Street
social club in New York City
during the mid 1990s, which held various criminal operations like loansharking, extortion
and illegal gambling. However, this racket eventually led to a dispute between the New Jersey and the New York families
.
At a sitdown in New York, reputed DeCavalcante crime family acting boss, Giacomo "Jake" Amari
and Consigliere
Stefano "Steve the Truck Driver" Vitabile
represented the family, along with Gambino crime family
captain/street boss Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo
and Colombo crime family
acting consigliere Vincenzo "Vinny" Aloi
, where the representatives of New York meant that Rago's operations should've gone to one of the Five Families
, as those criminal operations were held in New York City, and not New Jersey. The conflict was eventually resolved peacefully when it was ruled the DeCavalcante crime family could no longer 'make' members outside of New Jersey and South Philadelphia
, which was another area that the DeCavalcantes had traditionally recruited from.
Rago began operating back in New Jersey, along with Consalvo, and held his criminal interests in loansharking, illegal gambling and extortion activities. But as Jake Amari died in 1997, and Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo
seized control of the DeCavalcante crime family that same year with a ruthless regime, massive indictments were put on 50 members of the family, including Rago, who was charged with operating various criminal activities, including the murder of reputed Underboss Louis LaRasso in 1991. Rago and Consalvo reputedly pled guilty and were sentenced to 20–25 years in prison in 2002.
As of August 2010, Rago is imprisoned at the Metropolitan Detention Center
(MDC) in Brooklyn
. His projected release date is February 14, 2014.
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 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...
.
A resident in Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
prior to his conviction in 2002, Rago was reportedly inducted into the North Jersey-based DeCavalcante crime family after he, along with fellow soldiers Anthony Capo
Anthony Capo
Anthony "Tony" Capo is a hitman in the DeCavalcante crime family who became a government witness.- Made Man :A resident of South Beach, Staten Island, Capo became an associate of the DeCavalcante crime family during the early 1980s under powerful Elizabeth, New Jersey faction leader Giovanni...
and Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo
Louis Consalvo
Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo is a New Jersey mobster and reputed "soldier" in the DeCavalcante crime family.A lifelong resident in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Consalvo reportedly joined the North Jersey based DeCavalcante crime family during the disappearance in October 1991 of underboss Louis...
brutally murdered longtime Underboss Louis "Fat Lou" LaRasso
Louis LaRasso
Louis "Fat Lou" LaRasso was a New Jersey mobster and the longtime official Underboss of the DeCavalcante crime family.- Apalachin meeting :...
, whose body has never been recovered, in 1991.
Rago and Louis Consalvo
Louis Consalvo
Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo is a New Jersey mobster and reputed "soldier" in the DeCavalcante crime family.A lifelong resident in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Consalvo reportedly joined the North Jersey based DeCavalcante crime family during the disappearance in October 1991 of underboss Louis...
, both friends and associates, began operating a Mott Street
Mott Street
Mott Street is a narrow but busy thoroughfare that runs in a north-south direction in the borough of Manhattan in New York City in the United States. It is best known as Chinatown's unofficial "Main Street". Mott Street runs from Chatham Square in the south to Bleecker Street in the north...
social club in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
during the mid 1990s, which held various criminal operations like loansharking, extortion
Extortion
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 illegal gambling. However, this racket eventually led to a dispute between the New Jersey and the New York families
Five Families
The Five Families are the five original Italian-American Mafia crime families which have dominated organized crime in America since 1931. The Five Families in New York remain as the powerhouse of the Italian Mafia in the United States.-History:...
.
At a sitdown in New York, reputed DeCavalcante crime family acting boss, Giacomo "Jake" Amari
Giacomo Amari
Giacomo "Jake" Amari was the powerful Underboss and later Acting Boss of the DeCavalcante crime family.- Background :According to the testimony provided by Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, the later Acting Boss of the DeCavalcante crime family, Amari was a prominent and ruthless captain before being...
and Consigliere
Consigliere
Consigliere is a position within the leadership structure of Sicilian and American Mafia crime families. The word was popularized by Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather , and its film adaptation...
Stefano "Steve the Truck Driver" Vitabile
Stefano Vitabile
Stefano "Steve the Truck Driver" Vitabile, , is a New Jersey mobster and former consigliere of the DeCavalcante crime family.-Early years:...
represented the family, along with Gambino crime family
Gambino crime family
The Gambino 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 group is named after Carlo Gambino, boss of the family at the time of the McClellan hearings in 1963...
captain/street boss Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo
Nicholas Corozzo
Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo is a New York mobster who is the reputed acting boss of the Gambino crime family.-Biography:...
and Colombo crime family
Colombo crime family
The Colombo crime family is the youngest of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia ....
acting consigliere Vincenzo "Vinny" Aloi
Vincenzo Aloi
Vincenzo "Vinny" Aloi is a New York City mobster involved in stock fraud who briefly served as the acting boss of the Colombo crime family.-Made man to acting boss:...
, where the representatives of New York meant that Rago's operations should've gone to one of the Five Families
Five Families
The Five Families are the five original Italian-American Mafia crime families which have dominated organized crime in America since 1931. The Five Families in New York remain as the powerhouse of the Italian Mafia in the United States.-History:...
, as those criminal operations were held in New York City, and not New Jersey. The conflict was eventually resolved peacefully when it was ruled the DeCavalcante crime family could no longer 'make' members outside of New Jersey and South Philadelphia
South Philadelphia
South Philadelphia, nicknamed South Philly, is the section of Philadelphia bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east and south, and the Schuylkill River to the west.-History:...
, which was another area that the DeCavalcantes had traditionally recruited from.
Rago began operating back in New Jersey, along with Consalvo, and held his criminal interests in loansharking, illegal gambling and extortion activities. But as Jake Amari died in 1997, and Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo
Vincent Palermo
Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo is a former de facto boss of the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family who eventually became a government witness. Fictional mob boss Tony Soprano is said to be loosely based on Palermo.-Background:...
seized control of the DeCavalcante crime family that same year with a ruthless regime, massive indictments were put on 50 members of the family, including Rago, who was charged with operating various criminal activities, including the murder of reputed Underboss Louis LaRasso in 1991. Rago and Consalvo reputedly pled guilty and were sentenced to 20–25 years in prison in 2002.
As of August 2010, Rago is imprisoned at the Metropolitan Detention Center
Metropolitan Detention Center
"Metropolitan Detention Centers" are federal detention facilities operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and located throughout the United States...
(MDC) in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. His projected release date is February 14, 2014.
External links
- http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/loren-maltese_indictment/doj_pressrel_decavalcante.htm
- http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/loren-maltese_indictment/decavalcante_indictment2.htm