Nicodemo Scarfo
Nicky Scarfo
Born	March 8, 1929 New York, USA

Nicodemo Domenico Scarfo (born March 8, 1929) was an American mafioso, member of the U.S. Cosa Nostra, and head of the Scarfo Crime Family which controlled organized crime as far as southern New Jersey. Image File history File links Nscarfo. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... Charles Lucky Luciano, one of the most famous American bosses (La) Cosa Nostra (our thing or this thing of ours in Italian) is a worldwide alliance of criminals, linked through both familial and conspiratorial ties, that is dedicated to pursuing crime and protecting its members. ... The Scarfo crime family is the name of the South Philadelphia based crime family once controlled by Nicodemo Scarfo. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ...

Nicknamed "Little Nicky" due to his small stature (five feet six), he got his start as a valet, parking cars for a living. When he joined the mafia, Scarfo was regarded as a volatile and violent boss. Numerous informants claimed he was quite narcissistic, and would often scan the newspapers in the hope of seeing that he had been mentioned in any crime reports. This ran against the tradition of Mob Bosses as being shy of media attention, such as his predecessor, Angelo Bruno. Angelo Bruno (1911 - March 12, 1980) was a member of the US Mafia who ran the Mafias faction in Philadelphia. ...

Scarfo established himself in Atlantic City in the 1970s and then became boss of the Philadelphia Family after bosses Angelo Bruno and Philip Testa were murdered in 1980 and 1981. Scarfo orchestrated a particularly ruthless regime. He had at least thirty members of his own crew murdered because they either refused to obey orders or were merely suspected of not being loyal enough. After Nicky Scarfo took over, he promoted his cousin Anthony Piccolo as Consigliere and his nephew Phil Leonetti as Underboss. Scarfo was a cold-hearted killer that liked to go out with his soldiers and kill people even when his status as Boss did not require him to. His turncoat nephew Phil Leonetti claims that he murdered his wife's ex-lover who was bothering her, and in mid-shoot, exclaimed "I love killing people!" Map of Atlantic City in Atlantic County Coordinates: Country United States State New Jersey County Atlantic Incorporated March 1854 Mayor Bob Levy Area    - City 44. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Philip Testa (April 21, 1924 - March 15, 1981), also known as The Chicken Man or Chicken Man Testa (due to being involved in a business that raises and handles chickens) was an American Mafia figure, known not for his brief leadership of the Bruno Family, or The Philadelphia Mafia, but... A consigliere (IPA ) is an adviser or counsellor, especially to a mafia boss. ... Phillip Leonetti Date of birth: March 27,1953 Height: 5 ft 7 in Weight: 150 lb. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... ... Phillip Leonetti Date of birth: March 27,1953 Height: 5 ft 7 in Weight: 150 lb. ...

Nicky Scarfo, Jr.

During the late 1980s, Scarfo was faced with a federal investigation as he would be charged, but later acquitted of federal drug conspiracy charges on December 12, 1987. Image File history File links Nscarfojr. ... Image File history File links Nscarfojr. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Already serving fourteen years imprisonment for extortion, Scarfo was eventually convicted on April 5, 1989 in Common Pleas Court of first degree murder of the 1985 death of rival mobster Frank D'Alfonso, with six of his lieutenants, and sentenced to life imprisonment the following day by Judge Eugene Clark. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His son, Nicky, Jr., was almost murdered on Halloween 1989 in an Italian restaurant by Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino. Although police have never charged anyone with the attempted murder, police and FBI believe Merlino was behind the shooting to avenge an earlier plot by Scarfo Sr. on Merlino's father. Another motive for the attempted hit was to send a clear message that Scarfo nor his son were no longer in charge of South Philadelphia. Fearing another Mafia war, Scarfo Sr. he got him out of town and inducted him into the Lucchese crime family of New York for protection. That same year, he was imprisoned for six months for parole violation for having a gun. While in prison, he was indicted for RICO and the murder of a suspected informant. The Lucchese crime family is one of the Five Families that controls organized crime activities in New York City, USA, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia (or La Cosa Nostra). ... RICO or the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act is a United States law which provides for extended penalties for criminal acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. ...

Scarfo was sentenced to life imprisonment at Supermax, primarily on the testimony of a number of informants, including his nephew. He managed to overturn his life sentence and get transferred to a FCI in Atlanta, Georgia, where he resides with famous prisoners such as Mutulu Shakur. Supermax is the name used to describe control-unit prisons or units within prisons, representing the most secure and austere levels of custody in the prison systems of the United States and other countries. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Mutulu Shakur is a revolutionary black leader, associated with groups like The Black Panthers. ...

Scarfo is scheduled for release in 2033 when, assuming he lives that long, he will be 104.