Colombo Crime Family - Government Informants and Witnesses

Government Informants and Witnesses

Members

• Paul "Paulie Guns" Bevacqua – former acting capo of the Gieoli crew. In 2011, Bevacqua became a government witness. On November 11, 2011 Bevacqua died.
• Rocco Cagno - soldier, his New Jersey home was used for the murder of mobster Vincent Angellino. In the 1990s Cagno became a government witness and testified against Denis DeLucia and Joseph Lograno
• Dino "Big Dino" Calabro – former capo involved in the 1997 murder of NYPD officer Ralph Dols. In 2009, Calabro was convicted of murder. On January 26, 2010 Calabro, facing trial for murdering a New York police officer became a government witness. Calabro is going to testify against mobster Joel Cacace, who allegedly ordered him to murder Dols.
• Joseph "Joe Campy" Campanella – former capo. In 2001, after surviving an assassination attempt, Campanella was arrested and became a government witness.
• Joseph "Joey Caves" Competiello – former soldier, he was involved in the 1997 murder of NYPD officer Ralph Dols. In 2000, Competiello became a government witness and led the FBI to find the body of Colombo mobster William Cutolo.
• Reynold Maragni – a former capo, who ran loansharking and illegal gambling in South Florida. Maragni was arrested during the January 2011 Federal indictments that arrested 127 Mafia members. In December 2011, Maragni wore a wire for the FBI and obtained information about Thomas Gioeli's role in the 1999 murder of William Cutolo. He was dropped from testifying against consigliere Thomas Farese in 2012 for misconduct.
• Salvatore "Big Sal" Miciotta - soldier who participated in four murders in 1996 he became a government witness. While in prison Miciotta fought with former Lucchese underboss Anthony Casso.
• Anthony "Big Anthony" Russo – former acting capo, not related to Andrew Russo. In 2011, Russo was charged with the 1993 murder of Orena loyalist Joseph Scopo and agreed to be a federal witness.
• Gregory Scarpa, Sr. – notorious hitman and FBI informant from the 1970s to 1994. Scarpa, Sr. died in prison from AIDS–related complications.
• Carmine Sessa – consigliere and hitman. In 1993, Sessa became a government witness.
• Michael "Mickey" Souza - on July 20, 2010 Souza became a government witness and testifyed against Genovese mobster Anthony Antico.
• Frank "Frankie Blue Eyes" Sparaco - soldier. Expected to testify against Michael Persico in the 1992 Devine murder.
• John Pate - capo who participated in the 1991 attempted murder of Victor Orena.

Associates

• John Franzese, Jr. - son of underboss John Franzese. In 2004, became a government witness and testified against his father in his 2010 trial.
• Kenny "Kenji" Gallo – former associate of Italian-Japanese heritage. worked for the Colombo family before becoming a government witnesses.
• Joseph "Joe Pesh" Luparelli – a Colombo associate and bodyguard to Joseph Yacovelli. Luparelli was part of the team that murdered Colombo mobster Joe Gallo. After the Gallo murder, a fearful Luparelli entered the Witness Protection Program and later testified against Yacovelli.
• Salvatore "Crazy Sal" Polisi – a former associate of the Colombo and Gambino crime families. Polisi and his friends Dominick and Joseph Cataldo all joined the Mafia. In 1984, Polisi was arrested on narcotics charges and became a government witness. Polisi testified in John Gotti's 1986 trial.