Former acting Genovese family boss Daniel Leo and Crew hit by Fed’s again

The former acting boss of the Genovese crime family Daniel Leo also known as “The Lion” is in the cross hairs of the Fed’s once again. He was back in court and sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison for conspiracy and dealings in Genovese family business such as racketeering and illegal gambling. He was also ordered to forfeit 1.3 million dollars made from his mafia rackets. This sentence was ordered to run consecutively with his current 60 month sentence he is serving for extortion. The Lion was sentenced along with his nephew Joseph Leo who was one of his top lieutenants when he was in power.

Leo became the acting boss of the Genovese family in 2005 after holding a spot on the families ruling panel. Even after Leo became boss of the family he continued to run his old crew which included Joseph Leo and Charles Salzano along with others and they handled such mob rackets as extortion, loansharking , and illegal gambling. It is reputed that Leo directly ran his crew and gave orders on mafia business until he was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2007.

There were six other Genovese family members and associates charged in the new indictments which were also linked to the Leo crew. Anthony Masullo , Angelo Masullo , Felice Masullo, Arthur Boland, Charles Salzano, and Vincent Cotona and they have all pleaded guilty and await sentencing. They all face lengthy prison sentences and this puts another dent in the Genovese family as it removes more Genovese soldiers from the street and puts one of its money generating crew’s now out of business. The leadership of the Genovese family is in flux and Leo is no longer considered the acting boss of the family as he serves out his prison time.