Carmine Sciandra

Carmine Sciandra (pronounced "SHAN-drah") (born July 5, 1952) is accused of being a gangster who serves as a Caporegime in the Gambino crime family and is a co-owner of the Top Tomato grocery chain.[1] In March 2010, Sciandra pleaded guilty to charges of enterprise corruption for running a massive sport-betting and loan sharking ring.[2] He paid $1.2 million in penalties and was sentenced to 1½ to 4½ years in prison. Sciandra served his time at the Hudson Correctional Facility and was released on January 5, 2012.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Weiss, Murray; Bennett, Chuck (November 19, 2010). "Mafia 'tomato' gets squished". New York Post.
  2. ↑ Ginsberg, Alex (March 26, 2010). "Vig's up for mob-bet big". New York Post.
  3. ↑ http://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/GCA00P00/WIQ3/WINQ130


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