Six "reputed" members of the Genovese Family pled guilty in Federal Court earlier today to multiple counts of Racketeering and Conspiracy (RICO charges).

Federal prosecutors named the "reputed" members, and their alleged positions, within the enterprise as;
capo - Ralph Balsamo
capo - Nicholas Calisi
soldier - John Campanella
soldier - Michael Messina
associate - Michael Poli
associate - Thomas Poli

Each RICO count carries a maximum exposure of 20 years behind bars in a Federal lockup. Each defendant will be sentenced in June, 2023.

Thanks Mike68. I meant to do that. Good man.

So Calisi is a captain, but lives in Boca Raton, FL, how does that work? Did he use an acting capo in NY or had he a crew in Florida?

His crew is Bronx based he travelled between New York and Florida. Not unheard of for captains to live elsewhere from where his crew is based.

What a farce if gambling is the main crime. The charge of extortion usually is asking a person to pay their gambling or loan debt.

Gambling? This is outrageous. A criminal is a criminal. For sakes man, resources were funneled forwards this. At work, I have a sick patient with multiple problems. You can't go after every problem at once. You prioritize and start from the worst and work your way down. What a bunch of scumbags. There's a post about neighbors looking down at lcn members in their neighborhoods. I'd feel the same way about these assholes that waste their time and our tax money going after petty shit like this.

Not necessarily. He's probably got Boca listed as his primary residence for tax purposes. A lot of shady high rollers who hate the government do this lol

It would not be the first time that a guy, associate, soldier, capo (or higher), conducted a steady business in several cities. They were essentially "commuter gangsters." This is especially true of guys from Northern cities like NY, NJ, PA, etc., commuting back and forth to South Florida.

Thats not an uncommon thing to do. Even amongst legitimate people. In fact, it's been quite commonplace for many decades already. People register their cars in Florida also, because of the lower insurance rates compared to a place like NY or NJ. So for their annual income taxes, (if I'm not mistaken), there's no city and/or state tax in Florida. If they have dual residences, it pays for them to declare Florida as their home state. (I'm speaking about regular people here).

Good point flying has become so easy you can go anywhere in a few hours.

I agree, but if you spend most of your time in a different state then you're playing a game you could lose. You will probably be alright, but I'm not taking that chance. The IRS has put a lot of good people in jail

Asset protection 101:

One of the reasons that so many CEOs, celebrities, sports stars, and Gangsters buy a home in Florida is due to taxes. People who make Florida their primary home can substantially reduce their property taxes via the Florida homestead exemption. Also, a homestead property is exempt from creditors' lawsuits under Article X, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution. In other words, creditors cannot force people to sell their homes to satisfy judgments. The exemption does not have a monetary limit meaning you can buy a 50 million dollar home claim it as your homestead home and no one can ever take your property from you if you were to get sued or issued a judgement.

Thus, Floridians can invest millions of dollars in their homes and be fully protected. This doesn't just apply to single-family homes. Florida courts have also granted homestead protection to condominiums, manufactured homes, and mobile homes.

Exactly!!

Vote DeSantis!!! Sorry had to get that in there lol

Lol. Florida's Homestead Act Law was enacted and in place many many moons before DeSantis even came along.

Obviously. You still need to vote DeSantis

Ok, boss! lol

I'm not gonna get political in here, but if you care about your money then you gotta vote right. It's got nothing to do with being a boss lol

I don't follow politics too closely, one way or the other. It's just not my thing.

Fair enough