10 Mob Rats In Hiding
In 1963, Joseph Valachi became the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the existence of the Cosa Nostra (meaning “Our Thing”). Since his testimony, hundreds of connected men have turned state’s evidence. Some of the most influential Mafia leaders of the 20th century have been sent to prison by former members of their organization.
10Ralph Guarino
On January 14, 1998, three men robbed the Bank of America offices inside the World Trade Center and stole $1.6 million. It was a poorly planned heist and two of the robbers were caught on camera. The tape allowed the police to track down the leader of the group, a gangster named Ralph Guarino. After Guarino was confronted by the authorities, he agreed to go undercover and infiltrate the DeCavalcante crime family of New Jersey.
Lucchese mobster Anthony Gaspipe Casso - who murdered at least three dozen people - dies behind bars at 78 while serving a life sentence, a month after contracting COVID-19
Anthony Casso died on Tuesday in Arizona hospital after spending a month on the ventilator due to COVID-19
Casso was first diagnosed with the virus on November 5 while serving 455-year sentence at United States Penitentiary Tuscon
Casso s lawyers filed a motion seeking compassionate release because of his pre-existing conditions, including cancer, but a judge denied it
Casso was Lucchese crime family s underboss in the 1990s and was believed to have personally killed some 40 people, while ordering executions of 100 more