I heard at one time he became acting underboss for the Gambino's, yet its hard to find much about him on the net. I see he is scheduled for release in 2014 so will he return to a high ranking position? Since his incarceration Iv'e hardly heard his name mentioned in a leadership sense, so I guess he will bumped down to capo with the new family structure.
Also anyone have much interesting stuff on him? When he was made? Possible murders? Crew he ran etc.
Thanks guys.

Tony has been with the Connecticut Gambinos forever. He was very close to Tommy DeBrizzi at one time, and was made by Gotti shortly after DeBrizzi's murder (I wonder what happened there? ).

Anyway, he specialized in the twin mob staples of gambling and shylocking. Ran card games with the Greeks up in Stamford and Norwalk, and had a ton of money on the street as well. Between Megale and Nick Melia alone, the Connecticut Gambinos must have had well over a couple million on the street back in the '80s and '90s.

Not sure what his role will be when he's released, but just the fact that he put so much trust into Greg DePalma---whose own lack of good judgement was legendary---will probably keep him out of the top tier Gambino leadership. But that's just my opinion.

Thanks PB, is there still a Gambino Presence in Connecticut today?

Yes. They're not as prevalent as they once were, but they're still there. Especially in the eastern part of the state, from Stamford up through New Haven.

What about the Genovese in Massachusetts? Still have presence there?

Springfield---at the very least---is still Genovese territory.

Ah right. I thought all Genovese made member there were all under indictment?

When Megale was made, he was put in a crew led by Tommy Gambino. This crew was involved in gambling, loansharking and labor racketeering. Megale enjoyed a special status, running the Connecticut rackets for the Gambinos.
In 1989, Megale was indicted on charges of racketeering.
According to wiretaps, Gotti and Tommy Gambino discussed who should pay for Megale´s defence. It fell upon Gambino...of course. In 1990, Megale pleaded guilty but withdrew his guilty plea almost immediately, after Gotti had ordered him to do so.
Megale was sentenced to prison for six years. A second conviction rendered him a prison term in 2006.

It is my personal belief that Megale was made capo in or about 1998, after Tony Carminati passed away. It´s hard to say if Carminati´s old crew was assigned to Megale or if his crew was disbanded. But guys like Victor Riccitelli (made member) and some younger relatives of the deceased Angelo Mascia, (John and Joseph) seems to have been involved with Megale.

Hairy,

While it's true that Megale's plea pissed off Gotti no end, I don't think he withdrew it because he most definitely did NOT go to trial over the 1989 charges. He went to prison in 1990, did about five years, then came out around '95 or '96.

He was briefly jailed again for "consorting" with known felons in the late '90s, then hit the street again until he was finally indicted in 2004 for shaking down a local strip club owner (among other things).

Megale's 1989-1990 plea is briefly touched upon here:

http://ny.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19930415_0000073.eny.htm/qx

I see.
I think though that Gravano testified, correct me if I´m wrong, in the Tommy Gambino (or was it in the Gotti trial?) that Gotti had made Megale withdraw his guilty plea to stop him from admitting his membership in the Gambino Crime Family.
However, I may have drawn hasty conclusions and wrongly connected Gravano´s testimony with the charges brought against Megale in 1989.

Megale got a pretty harsh sentence, and I believed he plea bargained. I think he got something like 14 years, and I don't remember there being any violent charges against him.

Looks like he got 11 years, it stills seems overly harsh.

Thats what happens when your charged as a leader of a continuing criminal exterprise...

Exactly, Dapper. Even a non-violent boss is going to get more time just for being "The Boss."

It is bullshit though.

26 years ago today they found Tommy Debrizzi in the trunk Having A frozen margarita. LMAO..

whsts Mengales release date anyone know?

His release date is July 18th, 2014.

That what happens when u hang out with known informants.. its not like he didn't know it. i guess anthony Didn't figure on Mr. Farrington would ever do that to him. Can't remember the members name in one of these post but if i can remember correctly he stated that he knew farrington was a rat 20 years ago. my question is why didn't Anthony know this! The answer is he did But it didn't matter I guess that's what happens when you make a lot of money. They call the good guys rats And the informants their friend!

It was simular with the chin and peter savino , everybody told him he was a rat but the chin still wouldn't listen because he was makin a ton of money with him

will he have 3 years of supervised release..??

I could be wrong because I don´t know how it works in the US, but I don´t think he´ll be on any supervised release or on any parole restrictions. He was sentenced to 10 years back in 2006. Being released after serving 2/3 or 3/4 is pretty standard, isn´t it?

Not in a Federal case, Hairy. With Fed time, even with "good time," you do almost ninety percent of your sentence.

OK. Thanks PB. So when Megale is released this summer, that means he has served his time and will not be put on supervised release?

aint he a zip or a national. seems like he would be right back at the top with the others. theres a spot open for new consigliar. but 3 yrs supervised release will stop from driving around ny nj and the other states settling beefs.

so basically he was cefulo's boss as of 2005 06. then went away and cefulo was acting underboss for acting boss Jackie nose. you really wonder if peter gotti was just a figure head. cant see the capo's voting him boss after john died in 2002. peter got lock up in 03 and will never hit the streets again. should have took that plea deal for 9yrs he be home today, couple years ago.

He came here as a little kid and grew up in Stamford. He's a citizen. And supervised release or not, he'll stay close to Connecticut when he gets out. Guaranteed .

I have a more recent example than that, Dom.

Everybody and their mother warned Vinny B. about that lowlife steroid head Dom Cicale. He had a rat past in Florida. Some of our friends here who know me personally know that Vinny lived just a few houses away from me for many years. But that's not just neighborhood gossip, it's a fact. But Vinny thought he "saw" something in the kid .

You can blame Massino until you're blue in the face. But the truth is, it was that scumbag Cicale who put Vinny away for life. And like I said, the worst part is, Vinny was warned about him more than once.

I was talking to jack Garcia on twitter, and he thinks Arnold squitieri has some clout in the family, think he as a viable case?

He's obviously not in the administration anymore but I wouldn't be surprised if he is now a captain or semi-retired.

So I just looked at a map it looks to me its probably 20 min drive into NYC. When I think of ct I always think the casinos or Hartford which both are probably hr from Stamford. Look up about metals he had his hand in everything but the strip club extortion screwed him. Guess the Rhode island guys he chased off were just doing wat baby shacks was doing in r.I. for 20yrs up until. Shit them clubs are still paying. But I didn't no about the garbage and Matty the horse couldn't hold down all that area himself.meagale had 2 indictments in 2 states 86 months wasn't that bad with his priors plus they no he killed his d capo. Guess he could be boss of Westchester guys its really close.