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| imprisoned = Fort Dix ] (2003-2013) |
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'''Anthony "Sonny" Ciccone''' (born July 19, 1934) is a ] ] and a ] of the ].<ref name="nyt-convict"/> For over twenty years, Ciccone controlled the ] and ] waterfronts.<ref name="another gotti">{{cite news|last=Glaberson|first=William|title=Another Gotti Case Opens, This Time With 2 Marquee Names|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/15/nyregion/another-gotti-case-opens-this-time-with-2-marquee-names.html?scp=26&sq=%22Anthony%20Ciccone%22&st=cse|access-date=20 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=January 15, 2003}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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'''Anthony "Sonny" Ciccone''' (b. July 19, 1934) is a New York mobster and a high ranking member within the ]. |
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On December 19, 1991, in a ] to a ] brought by the federal government, Ciccone agreed to resign his posts with Local 1841 of the ] (ILA). This decree also barred Ciccone from participating in any ILA or waterfront activities.<ref name="dock union">{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Ronald|title=Officers of Dock Union, Linked to Mafia, Agree to Quit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/19/nyregion/officers-of-dock-union-linked-to-mafia-agree-to-quit.html?ref=anthonyciccone|access-date=20 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=December 19, 1991}}</ref> From 2000 until 2001, Ciccone helped direct a Gambino ] racket in ].<ref name=Menn>{{cite book|last=Menn|first=Joseph|title=Fatal system error : the hunt for the new crime lords who are bringing down the Internet|year=2010|publisher=PublicAffairs|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-1-58648-907-6|pages=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l0vmwEJ-tGEC&q=%22Anthony+Ciccone%22&pg=PA85|edition=Rev. and updated.}}</ref> |
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On June 4, 2002, Ciccone was indicted on charges of exerting illegal control over ILA locals 1 and 1814, in violation of the 1991 consent decree.<ref name=Jacobs>{{cite book|last=Jacobs|first=James B.|title=Mobsters, unions, and feds the Mafia and the American labor movement|year=2006|publisher=New York University Press|location=New York|isbn=0-8147-4273-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q58pnx2yx10C&q=%22Anthony+Ciccone%22|edition=}}</ref> Ciccone was also accused of attempting to extort money from actor ].<ref name="indicts gottis">{{cite news|last=Rashburn|first=William K.|title=U.S. Indicts Gottis, Saying They Operated Dock Rackets|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/05/nyregion/us-indicts-gottis-saying-they-operated-dock-rackets.html?scp=28&sq=|access-date=20 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=June 5, 2002}}</ref> On March 17, 2003, Ciccone was convicted on extortion charges.<ref name="nyt-convict">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/18/nyregion/peter-gotti-is-convicted-in-mob-trial.html|title=Peter Gotti Is Convicted In Mob Trial|last=Glaberson|first=William|date=18 March 2003|work=]|access-date=28 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-02-18-seagal-mob-ties_x.htm|title=Steven Seagal's ex-partner sentenced|last=The Associated Press|date=18 February 2004|publisher=]|access-date=28 December 2009}}</ref> Ciccone served his sentence at the Fort Dix ] (FCI) in ], ]. He was released on April 24, 2013.<ref name="fbp">{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=41309-054&x=46&y=22|title=Inmate Locator|publisher=]|access-date=14 June 2010|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604160103/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=41309-054&x=46&y=22|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==On the Waterfront== |
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Ciccone is the son of legendary ] waterfront wiseguy ]. 'Young Sonny', as he was called, became a made member of the Gambino family during the late 60s in the Brooklyn crew of '']'' ], a high ranking official in the ]. Before Scotto, Ciccone's father Patsy was caporegime of the same crew during the 1950's under ]. Ciccone's nickname "Sonny" came from long time Brooklyn waterfront racketeer ], a Soldier in Patsy's crew who groomed Ciccone and proposed him for family membership. Ciccone also served as an official in the ILA until he was removed for his involvement in organized crime. |
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In 1979, Scotto was convicted of labor racketeering and Ciccone become the de facto boss of the Brooklyn and ] waterfronts. In 1986, ] boss ] made Ciccone a captain and demoted Scotto to soldier. Soon after promoting Ciccone, Gotti was overheard on a federal wiretap mentioning that Ciccone's average Christmas tribute to Gotti was $22,000. In July 1997, Ciccone was convicted of criminal contempt for talking to mob members and union officials in violation of a court order. |
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==Further reading== |
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==Extortion of Steven Seagal== |
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*Jacobs, James B., Christopher Panarella and Jay Worthington. ''Busting the Mob: The United States Vs. Cosa Nostra''. New York: NYU Press, 1994. {{ISBN|978-0-8147-4230-3}} |
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*Saggio, Frankie and Fred Rosen. ''Born to the Mob: The True-Life Story of the Only Man to Work for All Five of New York's Mafia Families''. New York: Thunder Mouth Press, 2004. {{ISBN|978-1-56025-559-8}} |
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The attempted extortion of actor ] took place in ] in December 2000. Seagal was shooting the film '']'' when he was unexpectedly confronted by Ciccone, 350 pound 'soldier' ], ], and ], Ciccone's chief enforcer. The Gambino family wanted Seagal to pay them $150,000 for each of his future film projects. Julius Nasso had previously warned Ciccone that Seagal wouldn't scare easily. At a later meeting at ]'s, a Brooklyn steakhouse, Ciccone bluntly told Seagal, ''"Look at me when I talk to you. We're proud people ... Work with Jules and we'll split the pie." ''After this meeting, Cassarino took Seagal aside and told him, ''"If you would have said the wrong thing, they would have killed you."'' In one recorded conversation at the Staten Island eatery Brioso Ristorante, Ciccone and Cassarino were overhead by a wiretap laughing about scaring the 'shit' out of Seagal. |
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==Indictment== |
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In 2002, Ciccone and ] boss ] were indicted on charges of exerting illegal control over the New York City waterfront and extorting money from both the water terminal businesses and Seagal. The indictment demonstrated the control that the New York crime families still maintained over the city waterfronts and detailed the working partnership between the highest levels of the ] and Gambino families. |
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While under indictment, Ciccone allegedly threatened ] reporter ], who was writing a story about Seagal's mafia connections and Ciccone's racketeering trial. On June 20, 2002, Busch's car windows were shattered, with a note on one window containing one word: "STOP". A package containing a dead fish and a rose was found inside the car. |
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==Conviction== |
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Gambino captain ], and ILA Local 1814 boss Frank "Red" Scollo would eventually help authorities convict Ciccone, Cassarino and Gotti. Ciccone soldier ] always Known as ], son of the late Brooklyn waterfront legend "Sonny Boy" Ricchiettore currently holds the position of acting capo and may continue to keep the title even after Ciccone's released from prison. |
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As of April 2008, Anthony Ciccone is serving time at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in ]. His projected release date has been changed from June 28, 2015 to April 4, 2014 |
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*Jacobs, James B., Christopher Panarella and Jay Worthington. ''Busting the Mob: The United States Vs. Cosa Nostra''. New York: NYU Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-8147-4230-3 |
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*Saggio, Frankie and Fred Rosen. ''Born to the Mob: The True-Life Story of the Only Man to Work for All Five of New York's Mafia Families''. New York: Thunder Mouth Press, 2004. ISBN 978-1-56025-559-8 |
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On June 4, 2002, Ciccone was indicted on charges of exerting illegal control over ILA locals 1 and 1814, in violation of the 1991 consent decree. Ciccone was also accused of attempting to extort money from actor Steven Seagal. On March 17, 2003, Ciccone was convicted on extortion charges. Ciccone served his sentence at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was released on April 24, 2013.
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