Vincent Badalamenti (born 1958) is an American mobster who was acting

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of the

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Biography

Badalamenti is the owner of ''Bagels Plus'' a bagel store in

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. He received his nickname "Vinny TV", because he used to own a

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electronics store. It is also alleged that Badalamenti controls a mob social club on 20th Avenue and 72nd Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. In January 2012, Badalamenti was indicted along with capo

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Vito Balsamo and Anthony Calabrese, and

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associate James LaForte. Badalamenti was charged with extorting restaurants and bars in Brooklyn and

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and extending a $50,000 loanshark loan in 1999. These charges were primarily based on information from

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Hector Pagan (

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's ex son-in-law). On February 6, 2012, Maryann Santiago filed a lawsuit against three restaurants, including ''Bagels Plus'', accusing the stores of violating the

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. The next day, Santiago withdrew her lawsuit against ''Bagels Plus'', allegedly after finding out that Badalamenti was the owner. In April 2012, Badalamenti pleaded guilty to nonviolent collection of an unlawful debt, as prosecutors dropped racketeering and extortion charges. After a postponement in sentencing in August 2012, Badalamenti was sentenced to 18 months in prison on September 25. On May 16, 2013 Badalamenti was released from the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Badalamenti, Vincent 1958 births Living people Bonanno crime family American gangsters of Italian descent Acting bosses of the Five Families Criminals from Brooklyn Gangsters from New York City