Anthony "Anthony Marshmallow" Mannarino (born 1946) is a New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 mobster and reputed soldier

Made man

A made man, also known as a Mafioso , made guy, man of honor, or uomo d'onore , is someone who has been officially inducted into the Sicilian or American Mafia . They may also be referred to by some as a goodfella or wiseguy...

 in the DeCavalcante crime family

DeCavalcante crime family

The DeCavalcante crime family is an organized crime family that controls organized crime activities in Elizabeth, New Jersey and surrounding areas in the state, despite operating on the other side of the Hudson River in New York, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia...

 who supervised family operations in Florida.

Born in New Jersey, Mannarino became a made man, or full member, of the DeCavalcante family during the late 1970s. By 1978, law enforcement ranked him as soldier in the family. Mannarino was involved in labor racketeering, extortion

Extortion

Extortion is a criminal offence which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime...

, loansharking, and illegal gambling

Gaming law

Gaming law can be described as the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or gambling industry. Gaming law is not a branch of law in the traditional sense but rather is a collection of several areas of law that include criminal law, regulatory law, constitutional law, administrative...

 operations around Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

 and Elizabeth, New Jersey

Elizabeth, New Jersey

Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...

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Mannarino and fellow soldier Bernard "Bernie" NiCastro

Bernard NiCastro

Bernard Nicastro is a mobster and alleged "soldier" in the New Jersey based DeCavalcante crime family.A resident in West Palm Beach, Florida, Nicastro was involved in loansharking activities since the 1970s, which is when he is believed to have been 'made' in the New Jersey based DeCavalcante...

 later moved to Miami to protect the DeCavalante rackets, such as loansharking and illegal gambling, under captain Philip Abramo

Philip Abramo

Philip Abramo , also known as "The King Of Wall Street", "Lou Metzer" is a caporegime in the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family who was allegedly involved in security fraud and murder. Abramo was a capo of the DeCavalcante family's crew in Miami, Florida.-Early years:Born in New York, Abramo...

. During the early 1990s, Mannarino reportedly bought a house in Boca Raton, Florida

Boca Raton, Florida

Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...

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In 2000, Mannarino and many other DeCavalcante members and associates were indicted on federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization...

 (RICO) charges. After being extradited from Florida, Mannarino and the other family members went on trial October 19, 2000. Mannarino was charged with bribery

Bribery

Bribery, a form of corruption, is an act implying money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or...

 and extortion

Extortion

Extortion is a criminal offence which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime...

 operations in aid of labor racketeering and obstruction of justice

Obstruction of justice

The crime of obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of interfering with the work of police, investigators, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, or other officials...

. In 2002, Mannarino was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Anthony Mannarino was imprisoned at the low-security Federal Correctional Institution, Miami

Federal Correctional Institution, Miami

Federal Correctional Institution, Miami is a U.S. federal prison in an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is a low to medium security facility housing male inmates and also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security male offenders...

 in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

and released on July 12, 2010.

External links

• http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/loren-maltese_indictment/doj_pressrel_decavalcante.htm
• http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/loren-maltese_indictment/decavalcante_indictment2.htm