Pasquale "Patsy" Conte (born March 12, 1925) was an American mobster who became a
caporegime
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with the
Gambino crime family. He also owned several
Key Food
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supermarkets.
Early life
Born in
Sicily
(man) it, Siciliana (woman)
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, Conte was a resident of
Roslyn, New York
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History
Ros ...
. Conte was a New York City businessman/capo in the Gambino crime family area.
Conte had 23.9 percent stake in Tapps Supermarkets, described as a "family-owned" business.
[ Conte's son Pasquale Jr. is Tapps' vice president and treasurer.][
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Alfano shooting
On February 18, 1987, Conte was indicted on charges of ordering the shooting of Sicilian mobster Pietro Alfano in the Greenwich Village
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section of Manhattan. Authorities arrested Conte at Kennedy International Airport
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as he was preparing to fly to Puerto Rico
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. Conte was holding $7,000 cash . On May 20, 1987, the government dropped the charges against him without any explanation.
DiBono murder
In 1990, Gambino boss John Gotti ordered the murder of mobster Louis DiBono, DiBono had allegedly been disrespectful to Gotti, who decided to eliminate him, and sent Bobby Boriello to attend to DiBono. In October 1990, DiBono's bullet-ridden body was discovered in the front seat of a Cadillac sedan in the underground garage at the New York World Trade Center
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.hung jury
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T ...
. In June 1994, Conte was reindicted on the DiBono murder. In lieu of a retrial, Conte decided to accept a plea bargain deal from the government.
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References
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1925 births
Possibly living people
Gambino crime family
American gangsters of Sicilian descent
Mafia hitmen
People from Roslyn, New York