And so Im like, Who the hell is this guy? And he ends up scoring four goals against us. Jimmy admitted to paying the players on the hockey team more than the salary cap stipulated by the league by having them enrolled as no-show employees in his businesses. Celebrity.fm #1 Official Stars, Business & People Network, Wiki, Success story, Biography & Quotes, Who is Theodens son? I heard there mightve been fire alarms pulled at hotels, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning, things like that. It quickly nearly doubled the initial goal of $25,000. [7], As the thirty three men involved in the case were summarily indicted and tried, authorities confirmed Ianniello was paid a quarterly "mob tax" of $30,000 for his services, and like almost every other defendant in the case, the bagman responsible for delivering the money and Ianniello pleaded guilty, Ianniello to racketeering and interfering with a federal grand jury probe with a sentence of between one and a half to two years in prison. In 1957, he accompanied his boss to Palermo, Sicily, where both men attended the infamous meeting of American and Sicilian Mafia bosses at the Grand Hotel et des Palms. With the official Bonanno boss Philip Rastelli in prison, Galante had taken effective control of the family in the early 1970s. I was under the impression that he worked for the CIA or FBI and that he was on these missions.. Regarding his life after prison, Jimmy said, Everybody in life has a hard-luck story, and mostly, they have more than one or two. The whole thing was crazy. He said Mr. Galante, 56 years old, was an inducted member of the Bonanno family and the nephew of Carmine Galante, who the authorities said was the boss of the Bonanno family when he was shot to death in a Brooklyn restaurant in 1979. He died with his cigar still in his mouth. The New York Times called him a Danbury trash hauler suspected of mob ties with a plot right out of The Sopranos ., But, in a twist thats even darker than Tonys tortured psyche, theres real-life inspiration behind the on-screen Soprano family. Your email address will not be published. A teenage boy died after he was involved in a car crash on the causeway in Marblehead early Friday morning, officials said. There may have been a fish, a couple of fish planted in the air vents. Traveling the world, surrounded by beautiful women, driving the fanciest cars, and always looking over his shoulder. It also estimated that the Genovese familyconsists of about 270 @COMILLASmade@COMILLAS members. Look, anyone that grows up over here in the Northeast, there wasnt an Italian-American that I knew around here that didnt think, Oh, that could be me, or, That could be this one, or, That could be that. So I dont know, Ive heard it my whole life, I used to hear that type of stuff. James Gandolfini was born in Westwood, New Jersey, to Santa (Penna), a high school lunchlady, and James Joseph Gandolfini, Sr., a bricklayer and head school janitor. Obviously, I didnt see that, that was way before the Trashers time. MARBLEHEAD An 18-year-old driver has died from injuries sustained in an early morning crash on the Causeway in Marblehead Friday, police announced. Fifteen years have passed since the Danbury Trashers disbanded in 2006 as a result of the federal investigation that landed Jimmy Galante in prison after he pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, tax fraud and wire fraud. Celebrity.fm #1 Official Stars, Business & People Network, Wiki, Success story, Biography & Quotes. He said: Chase said: 90 percent of [The Sopranos] is made up, [but] its patterned after this [family].. And theyre like, Oh, that guy, David Beauregard, hes got one eye. So, I guess he was a big high-level prospect coming up, and from what I heard, he was on a breakaway once. We were nuts. On the other side, in terms of scorers, you had this guy Beauregard, the guy with the one eye. I don't think he thought he would ever die. He has a net worth of $500k, which is enough to lead a happy yet lavish lifestyle. We Have A Ghost Review. I had three surgeries in six months on it. ", AJ sort of Moneyball'd it. I know I do. Powered by. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [10] Galante was indicted in 2006 on charges of paying a 'mob tax' to Ianniello. I didnt sit on my laurels. Why did he stop playing in the NHL after he lost the eye? Jimmy Galante is also known as James Galante. I think one of the biggest things I ever did is I pursued him our second year. And while AJ pointed out numerous times in our chat that he had no strategy or business plan to speak of, it's evident his love of building narratives around players and engaging with an audience has continued to bear fruit all these years later. Watch Untold: Crimes & Penalties drops on Netflix on Aug. 31. Jimmy Galante made a rather successful living off of his trash collection empire that he set up in Danbury, Connecticut. [22] The investigation culminated with raids of Putnam County Executive Robert Bondi's office, although no charges were ever filed. A movie adaptation of their improbable tale, aptly titled Trashers, inspired by the Sports Illustrated article "This Hockey Mogul Was 17. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Loading. In the 1950s, Bonanno sent Galante to Montreal, Canada to oversee the family's drug business there . We were so excited when daddy would come home. AJ Galante is an American boxing promoter and former hockey team manager of Danbury Trashers. He hit me in the face with a shot, and I couldnt let him know it hurt me, but it was like getting hit with a brick, Ill never forget it. 3 of 9 4 of 9 James Galante, left, meets with his attorney Hugh F. Keefe in a hallway outside the courtroom at Hartford Superior Court in Hartford, Conn. on Sept. 29, 2008, prior to entering a . But in doing that, I tore, I dont know what the official diagnosis was, but I tore all these ligaments and cartilage, and I had a chip in my kneecap. He never got any settlement money out of that for losing an eye while playing? Angela has fond memories of these trips. I kind of just sit back and observe and kind of play chess from here. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. However, the minor league team, the Danbury Trashers, made a name for itself as the players were called the leagues bad boys. So, lets find out what AJ has been up to since then, shall we? On Stephens' recommendation, the town board then awarded a $1.5 million no-bid garbage contract to Galante's company. While a senior at New Fairfield High, he was an alternate captain on the schools hockey team but couldnt play for long because of a serious injury. So, we were looking to replace him. //