New Springville Boys
Italian-American gang
Criminal organization
(est.)The New Springville Boys was an Italian-American recruitment gang or "farm team" for the American Mafia, specifically the Bonanno crime family. The gang frequently operated from the New Springville Mall in Staten Island.[1]
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York indicted members of the New Springville Boys which prosecutors alleged was a mob farm team for the Bonanno and Colombo crime families. The crew was charged with burglarizing over 30 night-deposit boxes at banks across the country, netting $240,000, committing push-in robberies, loan sharking and money laundering. They were also charged with hijacking a truckload of marijuana worth over $1 million, and selling drugs in their neighborhood. [2]Members included leader Lee D'Avanzo, Ned Bilali, Robert Catanese, Randy (Randy The Jew) Gordon, Francis Costanzo, William "Big Billy" Fauci, Joseph "Fat Joe" Gambino, and Edward Shamah. The gang members attended Wagner High School or Port Richmond High School. The Staten Island Mall was their main hangout.[3][4]
Chris Paciello was once a member of The New Springville Boys.[5]
See also
- 10th & Oregon Crew
- East Harlem Purple Gang
- Forty-Two Gang
- South Brooklyn Boys
- Tanglewood Boys
General:
References
- ^ Owen, Frank. "Chris Paciello ratted on mob bosses, new documents show". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "DRUG, ROB RAPS VS. MOB GANG". New York Daily News. 2001-12-07. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "STATEN IS. MOB 'BOYS' CHARGED IN ROB SPREE". 2001-12-07. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ [email protected], Tom Wrobleski | (2019-11-14). "New Springville Boys vs. the Wanderers: When gangs ruled Staten Island". silive. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ [email protected], Maura Grunlund | (2019-12-20). "Exclusive: 'Mob Wives' star Drita D'Avanzo, her husband arrested in Staten Island raid". silive. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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