Ciro Perrone (January 8, 1921 – November 26, 2011) was a New York City mobster and soldier in the

Genovese crime family The Genovese crime family, () also sometimes referred to as the Westside, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City and New Jersey as part of the American M ...

. Perrone was captain

Matthew Ianniello Matthew Joseph "Matty the Horse" Ianniello (June 18, 1920 – August 15, 2012) was a New York mobster with the Genovese crime family, of which he was once the acting boss. During the 1960s and 1970s, Ianniello controlled the lucrative sex indus ...

's top soldier and his second-in-command since the 1970s. At various times, Perrone served as the acting captain of Ianniello's powerful

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crew. This crew was active with gambling activities in

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, labor

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, skimming money from business, and the

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street festival in

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. Genovese crime family associate Paul Kahl is the son-in-law of Perrone born c.a. 1952. Perrone mainly operated from

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, an Italian restaurant in

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. FBI surveillance devices picked up many conversations between Perrone and other family members, including several in which Perrone complained of the ''

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'' TV show. In one conversation, Perrone exclaimed: "It's a

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, and the kids look like girls."

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member Ralph Scopo, Jr. replied that it tarnished mob boss

John Gotti John Joseph Gotti Jr.Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 25–26 (, ; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American gangster and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of Gambino boss ...

's image. Both said it was making Italian-Americans look bad. On July 28, 2007, Perrone was indicted on charges of

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, extortion, loansharking, labor racketeering, and the operation of

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businesses. Perrone was convicted at his retrial and will face about four years in a federal prison. He will be over 90 before being eligible for release. Perrone was imprisoned at the Federal Medical Facility Devens in

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. Perrone died on November 26, 2011.

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External links

Department of Justice U.S. INDICTS NUMEROUS GENOVESE FAMILY MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES, INCLUDING AN ACTING BOSS OF THE FAMILYFederal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator Website
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