1||More than 120 suspected mobsters were arrested by the feds in January in what the FBI in New York called the biggest mafia bust ever. TPM submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for their mugshots, and so far we’ve got back photos of 14 of the defendants charged in New Jersey. Here’s Albert Cernadas, 75, AKA “The Bull” who was the President of International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 1235.
According to the indictment, around every Christmas for the past 30 years, Cernadas and associates would extort payments from ILA port workers, taking their year-end bonus checks. Cernades is also accused of threatening to inflict harm on others. ||U.S. Marshals Service&&
2||According to the indictment, the principal purpose of the Genovese crime family was to generate money for its members and associates. This was achieved through various criminal activities, including fraud, extortion, illegal gambling and loansharking. Shown here is Anthony Alfano, 76, AKA “Brooklyn,” who, along with others, is accused of running an illegal gambling business.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
3||Members of the family “at times used the resources of the crime family to settle personal grievances and vendettas,” according to the feds. Fifty-one year old Edward Aulisi, AKA “Eddie,” is accused of extorting money from union members ||U.S. Marshals Service&&
4||Possibly “Eddie’s” father, Vincent Aulisi, 78, AKA “The Vet,” is also accused of extorting money from union members.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
5||This is 75-year-old Michael Trueba, AKA “Mikey,” who the feds say extorted union members and obtained money from John Does #8,9 and 10 by inducing their consent through use of actual and threatened violence and fear.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
6||Here is Tonino Colantonio, 32, AKA “Tony,” who “did knowingly and intentionally conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct and own all or part of an illegal gambling business,” according to the indictment.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
7||Richard Dehmer, 75, AKA “Dickie,” is also accused of running an illegal gambling business and participating in “extortionate means” to collect extensions of credit from bettors. Dehmer also allegedly used a cell phone “for the transmission in interstate and foreign commerce of information assisting in the placing of bets and wagers on a sporting event and contest.”||U.S. Marshals Service&&
8||Stephen Depiro, 55, AKA “The Beach,” is accused of running an illegal gambling business and participating in “extortionate means” to collect extensions of credit from bettors.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
9||Nunzio Lagrasso, 60, is accused of extorting money from union members.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
10||Salvatore Lagrasso, 60, is accused of extorting money from union members.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
11||Thomas Leonardis, 53, AKA “Tommy,” is also accused of extorting money from union members. ||U.S. Marshals Service&&
12||Guiseppe Pugliese, 32, AKA “Pepe,” was also allegedly part of an illegal gambling business.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
13||Ramiro Quintans, 52, AKA “Romo,” is accused of extorting money from union members.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
14||Robert Ruiz, 52, AKA “Bobby,” is also accused of multiple accounts of extorting money from union members.||U.S. Marshals Service&&
