He was sentenced to 70 years in jail, and died of a stroke in 1992. Salerno was convicted in the far-reached Mafia Commission Trial, which dealt a near-fatal blow to the crime unit in 1985. It was widely known, however, that Vincente Gigante was the de facto head, operating in secret. Having acted as under boss, he was appointed head of the family after front boss Frank Tierni died. The New York Mafia was known as the Five Families, consisting of the Genovese, Gambino, Bonanno, Columbo, and Lucchese families.Īnthony 'Fat Tony' Salerno was the front boss of the Genovese family from 1981 until his arrest in 1985 and conviction in 1986. Mobster: Anthony 'Fat Tony' Salerno after being charged in the Mafia Commission Trial of 1985
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