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| name = Anthony "Sonny" Ciccone |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|07|19}} |
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| conviction = Extortion |
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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 ] ] and a ] of the ]<ref name="nyt-convict"/>. |
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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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In 2002, Ciccone and Gambino crime family boss ] were indicted on charges of exerting illegal control over the ] ], ] money the water terminal businesses and other charges including ], ] and union corruption.<ref name="nyt-seagal"/> The indictment alleged that the Genovese and Gambino families still controlled the city waterfronts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/18/nyregion/peter-gotti-is-convicted-in-mob-trial.html|title=17 Associates of the Gambino Organized Crime Family Indicted|first=l|date=4 June 2002|publisher=Office of the New York State Attorney General|accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="nyt-indicts">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/05/nyregion/us-indicts-gottis-saying-they-operated-dock-rackets.html|title=U.S. Indicts Gottis, Saying They Operated Dock Rackets|last=Rashbaum|first=William K|date=5 June 2002|publisher=]|accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref> |
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Ciccone was also accused of trying to extort ] movie star ], that would have to pay $3 million to resolve a dispute with his producer, Julius R. Nasso.<ref name="nyt-seagal">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/25/nyregion/testimony-cites-steven-seagal-and-seafood-not-a-shakedown.html|title=Testimony Cites Steven Seagal and Seafood, Not a Shakedown|last=Glaberson|first=William|date=25 February 2003|publisher=]|accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="nyt-indicts"/><ref name="nyt-prosec">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/17/nyregion/prosecutors-cite-mob-efforts-to-terrorize-union-and-actor.html|title=Prosecutors Cite Mob Efforts To Terrorize Union and Actor|last=Blumenthal|first=Ralph|date=17 July 2002|publisher=]|accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref> |
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In March 2003, Ciccone was convicted of charges of extortion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://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=]|accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="nyt-convict">{{cite news|url=http://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|publisher=]|accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref>. As of April 2010, Ciccone is serving his sentence at the Fort Dix ] (FCI) in ], ]. His projected release date is 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=]|accessdate=22 December 2009}}</ref> |
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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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{{Gambino crime family}} {{American Mafia}} |
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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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