WikiTap

Matthew Madonna

Matthew Madonna (born 1935) is a New York City mafioso and former heroin trafficker who supplied druglord Leroy "Nicky" Barnes with narcotics. Madonna met Barnes in 1959, while the two were serving time in Green Haven Correctional Facility in upstate New York. At the time, Madonna was a Lucchese crime family associate. he was based on William Forsythe's character "Richard Madano" in the film Out for Justice. He has a close physical resemblance to Lucchese crime family capo Frank Federico. Madonna supplied Barnes with heroin (about 20 to 30 kilograms per month) for over five years, until Madonna was arrested in 1975 http://www.ganglandnews.com/column119.htm. As reported by Jerry Capeci on www.ganglandnews.com, Madonna once delivered 20-kilograms of pure Asian heroin to Barnes by dropping a car with its trunk packed with the product off in a Manhattan parking lot. A few days later, Madonna returned to pick up the car, but this time loaded with cash in the trunk. The delivery system fooled the police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) until Barnes began testifying for the government. In 1975, Madonna was arrested for trafficking heroin and sentenced to 30 years. In 1995, Madonna was released from Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary after completing the mandatory 20 years of his sentence. In or about 1998, Madonna was inducted into the Lucchese crime family, a reward for his silence and his return to earning money for the battered crime family. Shortly thereafter, Madonna became a caporegime in the family. Madonna was sent to prison again, but released in September 2003. After the convictions of family leaders Steven Crea, Louis Daidone, Dominic Truscello and the cooperation of former acting boss Joseph DeFede, the Luccheses established a three-man ruling panel to govern the family. Madonna, along with Aniello Migliore and Joseph DiNapoli head the panel. Many investigators believe that with the release of Crea from prison, the panel may soon be disbanded so that Crea can take over the family. In 2007, Madonna was connected to large illegal gambling ring in New York City. The scheme involved agents who collected bets from thousands of gamblers on basketball, football, greyhound races and the lottery. Bets were collected over the Internet and by phone in a location in Costa Rica. (more)

Type: person

Genres: politics, entertainment, movies

Related Videos


Related Wiki Articles

  • Joseph DiNapoli: Joseph "Joey Dee" DiNapoli (born 1935), is a high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family, holding the rank of capo or captain, in the family's Ruling Committee/Panel, controlling the day-to-day operations since 2006, along with Aniello "Neil" Mi
  • Lucchese crime family: The Lucchese crime family is one of the "Five Families" that controls organized crime activities in New York City, USA, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). Their illict activities includes profiting from lab
  • Out for Justice: Out for Justice is a 1991 action film directed by John Flynn and starring Steven Seagal. It was rated R by the MPAA for "strong violence and language, and for sensuality and drug use".
  • Steven Crea: Steven "Wonderboy" Crea, aka Herbie, (b. July 18, 1947), is a New York mobster heavily involved in labor racketeering who eventually became the acting boss of the Lucchese crime family.
  • Aniello Migliore: Aniello "Neil" Migliore (b. October 2, 1933) is a New York mafioso and acting leader of the Lucchese crime family. Migliore was a close associate of family bosses Thomas Lucchese and Anthony Corallo.http://da_wizeguy.tripod.com/omerta/id22.html.
  • Louis Daidone: Louis "Louie Bagels" Daidone (b. February 23, 1946), is a New York mobster and former Acting boss of the Lucchese crime family.
  • Basketball: Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m) high hoop (the goal) under organized rules. Basketball is one of the most popular and widel
  • Manhattan: Manhattan (coterminous with New York County) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. With a 2007 population of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles (59.47 km²), it is the most densely populated county in the United States at 70
  • Football: Football is the name given to a number of different team sports, all of which involve (to varying degrees) kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a goal. The most popular of these sports world-wide is association football, also known as
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), serving as both a federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. At present, the FBI has investigati



vtap logo Have you tried vTap yet? See everything, miss nothing!
Corporate Home Corporate Home News FAQ About Contact Forums