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THAT GENERATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THESE GANGSTERS
EVERY WEEK.
WE'RE COMING UP TO THIS BAR, RIGHT HERE ON THE NEXT CORNER.
THIS IS PEE WEE'S BAR AND PIZZERIA, HIS OPERATION.
AS WE GO BY
YOU'LL SEE A CARGO TRAILER IN THE BACK PARKING LOT,
WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING.
IT LOOKS LIKE A BACK WALL OF THE PARKING LOT.
THAT'S ONE OF THEIR GAMBLING ROOMS.
THERE'S A-- WE GOT THIS GUY, FILM HIM.
THAT'S MICHAEL CODELLA. HE'S A MAJOR UNION OFFICIAL...
GET THE *** OUT OF HERE. HE'S LOOKING DIRECTLY AT YOU.
MAKE A RIGHT HERE. MAKE A RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU SEE WHERE THAT TRUCK IS?
TO STOP
THERE'S ANDY'S RENT-A-CAR HE'S USING NOW.
THIS GRAY THING HERE. THAT'S ANDY'S CAR.
226-ZZU... THAT'S HIS RIDE.
AND THAT'S HIS PLACE, LECTRICIANS.
SLOW DOWN HERE.
THIS IS PHIL DENOIA'S STORE
WHERE HE KEEPS THE GAMBLING RECORDS,
RIGHT WHERE THESE IRON GATES ARE UP.
THIS CLUB NEXT DOOR TO IT IS A GENOVESE CLUB--
CORNER.
VERY SIGNIFICANT CLUB.
RIGHT HERE IS JAMES CALABRESE'S CLUB.
RIGHT HERE WITH THESE TWO AIR CONDITIONERS.
THAT'S ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT GENOVESE OPERATION.
MAKE A RIGHT.
I'LL SHOW YOU ONE OF PEE WEE'S CLUBS.
IT'S A BLOCK UP ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, OK?
THERE'S A GUY RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT...
SO LET'S UH...
I GOT TO GET CLOSER
AND SEE WHO THIS ***' GUY IS.
SEE WHERE THAT STUCCO PLACE IS
WHERE THOSE GUYS ARE IN FRONT?
THAT'S ONE OF THEIR CLUBS. NORTH 6th AND THIRD AVENUE.
THIS IS PEE WEE'S CLUB RIGHT HERE.
I GOT TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY.
OK, GO.
HE'S PULLING IN TO PARK!
ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
I'M STOPPING NEXT TO HIM.
ALL RIGHT... GET HIM! THAT'S ANDY.
HEY! THE BIG BOSS!
ALL RIGHT! NOW WE'RE COOKING.
GREAT... GO AHEAD.
PULL UP A LITTLE. KEE GOING.
NICE AND EASY.
KEEP GOING... FOLLOW HIM THERE.
MAKE A RIGHT, OR WHAT?
ON THIRD, RIGHT HERE BY THASAUSAGE PLACE.
MAKE A RIGHT HERE.
NOW YOU'LL TAKE HIM RIGHT TO HIS BUSINESS.
IS HE FOLLOWING US, BOB?
YEP.
OK.
SLOW DOWN, FRANK! LET BOBBY GET HIS SHOT!
SHUT THE *** UP.
COME ON, FRANK!
HA HA!
I ***' LOVE THIS ***.
HA HA HA!
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GET THE BIG GUYS.
YOU BETTER DISAPPEAR.
HE COULD POSSIBLY SEE SOMETHING
THROUGH THIS WINDOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
HE TURNED IN, BOB?
YEAH, HE TURNED IN.
GREAT! GREAT CLOSE-UP.
DYNAMITE.
1980 IN MARCH,
I WAS WORKING ORGANIZED CRIME OUT OF THE TASK FORCE.
I WAS TRYING TO PENETRATE THE LUCAZI CRIME FAMILY,
WHO WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THIS AREA OF NEWARK.
I START DOWN THE ALLEYWAY,
THEN JOEY RICARDI HIT ME
WITH A DEVASTATING SUCKER PUNCH.
THEN I STARTED GETTING HIT FROM ALL OVER.
MY HEAD WAS DRIVEN AGAINST THE WALL
FROM THE IMPACT OF THE GUNSHOT WOUND.
I RECEIVED 60 STITCHES.
FROM THAT, MY FACE WAS BLACKENED,
MY NOSE WAS BUSTED, I LOST THIS FRONT TOOTH,
I LOST THE TWO SENSES-- TASTE AND SMELL.
THAT WAS MY BIGGEST INCENTIVE,
EVERY TIME I CAN'T TASTE A MEAL
OR THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DOWN THAT ALLEYWAY--
MY BIGGEST INCENTIVE WAS TO TAKE THESE PEOPLE ON.
WHEN YOU'RE UP AGAINST THE MOB,
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW THE PLAYERS AND THEIR ORGAZATION.
ANDY GERARDO IS THE TOP GUY IN NORTH NEWARK.
HE'S THE CAPO, OR CAPTAIN, THAT RUNS THE FAMILY.
HE'S IN CHARGE OF THE MADE GUYS, THE MANAGERS.
THEY RUN A CREW OF ASSOCIATES WHO WORK THE STREETS.
EVERYTHING THE GROUP IS INTO, THE MADE GUYS CONTROL.
THIS KIND OF ORGANIZATION
IS WHAT MAKES
ORGANIZED CRIME PREYS ON PEOPLE'S WEAKNESSES--
GAMBLING, NARCOTICS-- AND THEY HOOK THEM IN.
WHEN YOU CAN'T PAY UP THE MONEY TO THEM,
RIGHT AWAY THEY SHIFT YOU TO THEIR LOAN SHARKS.
FROM THEN ON, YOU HAVE TO MAKE ENORMOUS PAYMENTS.
YOU NEVER GET FROM UNDER THIS LOAN SHARK.
HE'S THREATENING YOU WITH PHYSICAL VIOLENCE,
HARM TO YOUR FAMILY,
THEN THEY CAN PROCEED AND INFILTRATE YOUR BUSINESS.
THEY RUN A CASINO OR LARGE-SCALE CARD GAME
FROM INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS.
THEN THEY LITERALLY OWN YOU.
THAT'S THE WAY THESE GUYS WORK
EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.
I'VE GOT SENIORITY THERE NOW.
I WAS TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THAT TODAY.
I'M LIKE A FULL-FLEDGED MEMBER.
IT DOESN'T BOTHER OR OCCUR TO THEM
THAT I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING THERE.
THAT'S HOW WELL I FIT IN.
THEY TALK TO ME, THEY BORROW MY CHAIR,
THEY BORROW MY SUN TAN OIL...
IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES.
THEY CONDUCT BUSINESS AROUND ME
LIKE I'M ONE OF THEM.
HEY,
SAL.
HELLO, MIKE. HOW ARE YOU?
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. HOW'S EVERYTHING?
GOOD, MIKE.
NOW WE'VE GONE FROM JULY TO THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER.
THAN WE EVER DREAMED OF,
SO THE STATE POLICE DECIDE TO GIVE ME A HELPER.
I TELL THE BAD GUYS HE'S WORKING WITH ME.
NO PROBLEMS.
FOR 2 1/2 MONTHS,
WHILE PRETENDING WE'RE RUNNING AN OIL COMPANY,
WE'RE TAKING PLATE NUMBERS,
KEEPING TRACK WHO COMES INTO THE PLACE,
AND OVERHEARING CONVERSATIONS WHICH ESTABLISHES
THAT THERE IS A MAJOR ORGANIZED CRIME EMPIRE IN THE BACK.
GAMBLING, LOANSHARKING, LABOR RACKETEERING--
BOUT.
WE WORKED EVERY DAY.
BY DECEMBER, WE GOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE
TO GET A JUDGE TO SIGN A WIRETAP ORDER.
THE LAWYERS COMPILED THE PAPERS,
AND WE INSTALLED THE BUGS.
AFTER WE GOT THE BUGS,
BILLY AND I SPENT MOST OF OUR TIME IN THE STORE.
I'D STAY BY THE SPY HOLE
AND IDENTIFY WHAT PEOPLE WERE SPEAKING INTO WHAT BUGS
AT WHICH TIME.
BILLY STAYED BY THE PHONE AND MADE THE LOGS OUT.
WE GOT A TON OF STUFF.
WE BEGIN TO ARREST THEM
ON GAMBLING, LABOR RACKETEERING, AND LOANSHARKING CHARGES,
WHILE CONTINUING THE ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.
WE ALSO MONITORED A CONVERSATION
BETWEEN RALPH VICARO AND ANTHONY DEVINGO.
ANTHONY WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A UNION OFFICIAL.
WE KNEW HE WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE GAMBLING RECORDS.
[WHISPERING] OK. LET'S START HERE.
THESE PHONE LINES GO RIGHT AROUND THE BASEBOARD
ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK.
SEE ALL THE CONNECTORS?
IT'S ALL JUNKED UP TO THE BUGS.
THAT COVER IS A DISGUISE FOR THAT.
NOW, LET ME SHOW YOU WHERE THE CAMERA WAS
AND THE BUG IN THE WALL.
OK.
THIS WAS THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE CAMERA IN PLACE.
THERE'S THE HOLE. RIGHT THERE.
HERE'S WHERE WE USED TO LOOK THROUGH AND SEE THEM,
TO IDENTIFY THE VOICES WHEN WE WERE ON THE WIRE.
TH LITTLE SAW SPLIT I PUT THERE.
NOW...
SEE THIS HERE? THERE'S YOUR BUG IN THE WALL.
HERE YOU GOT THE PHONE LINES GOING TO IT.
THE GENOVESE HEADQUARTERS
IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS TINY WALL.
LL.
THAT'S THE CLUB.
RIGHT THERE.
WHAT WE DID WAS DISGUISE BX CABLE.
WE TOOK THE METAL BX CABLE AND GUTTED IT.
THEN WE PUT THE PHONE LINES AND THE BUGS
IN THE BX CABLE.
EVEN IF THE ELECTRICIAN WENT IN THE CEILING,
THEY COULDN'T NOTICE THE BUGS.
THE REST OF THE OFFICE IS A FRAUDULENT OIL COMPANY.
THE POSTERS I GOT FROM THE SUPPLY PLACE.
WE HAVE A MINIMUM OF TOOLS HERE.
WE GOT A DEAD PHONE OVER THERE THAT GOES NOWHERE.
THE CHAIRS AND DESKS CAME FROM THE STATE POLICE.
THE ADVERTISING MEANS NOTHING. IT'S ALL A FRAUD.
AND WE'VE BEEN HERE A YEAR.
THIS IS MY SUNTAN OIL
FOR WHEN I SIT OUTSIDE WITH THE BAD GUYS,
SO I WON'T GET TOO BADLY BURNED.
OK.
WE BETTER GET OUT OF HERE.
THE WIRETAPS PAID OFF.
THEY REVEALED TO THE STATE POLICE
THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF GAMBLING RECORDS
RUN BY PEE WEE.
HE STATED INTO THE BUG
THAT HE HAS 100 WORKERS IN HIS GAMBLING OPERATION.
THE STATE POLICE
WILL TRY TO TAKE DOWN THE FINISH LINE PIZZERIA
TO GET THESE GAMBLING RECORDS.
THERE'S MICHAEL DELGUERCIO,
WITH THE GRAY-COLLARED SHIRT ON.
HE'S A MADE GUY IN THE GENOVESE FAMILY,
A CLEVER INDIVIDUAL.
HIS LAST ARREST WAS IN 1967.
HE'S MANAGED TO EVADE THE POLICE SINCE THOSE YEARS.
IN THAT OLDSMOBILE THERE, STRAIGHT AHEAD, IS HOWIE BUTTS.
HE'S A STATE POLICE OFFICER.
HE'S GOING TO CALL SHOTS WHEN THEY GO IN,
S--
BIG JOHN, MICHAEL DELGUERCIO, TOMMY DePHILLIPS,
AND PHIL DENOIA.
THERE'S PHIL DENOIA IN THAT TORONADO.
THAT'S HIS MOTHER'S CAR.
WE HAVE AN ARREST WARRANT FOR HIM.
HE HAS THE GAMBLING RECORDS FOR THIS WHOLE OPERATION.
THERE'S HIS CONTINENTAL THAT HE'S WALKING UP TO.
HE'S THE NUMBER ONE GUY UNDER TOMMY DePHILLIPS,
PEE WEE.
HERE COMES BIG JOHN.
HE'S THE ENFORCER FOR THE GROUP.
THAT'S ABOUT THE EQUIVALENT OF HIS DAY'S WORK
BESIDES ROUGHING UP PEOPLE-- HE'S A GOFER.
BIG JOHN ALSO SERVES AS A PART-TIME SHORT ORDER COOK
BESIDES BEING A LEG BREAKER.
HERE HE COMES WITH THE PAPERS FOR PEE WEE,
AND PROBABLY A LOAF OF BREAD.
THIS GUY MAKES THE ROUNDS LATER ON,
PICKS UP ALL THE GAMBLING SLIPS
AND LOAN SHARK MONEY FROM PEE WEE.
HERE COMES HOWIE BUTTS AGAIN. THERE HE IS.
THAT'S MICHAEL DELGUERCIO'S CADILLAC.
HERE'S A NEWARK MARKED RADIO CAR.
HE'S GOING TO ISSUE MICHAEL DELGUERCIO'S CAR
A SUMMONS.
THAT UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER
HAS NO IDEA THAT A RAID WILL BE TAKING PLACE.
HE'S JUST THERE TO ENFORCE THE PARKING REGULATIONS
FOR THE STREET SWEEPER.
PHIL DENOIA HAS JUST LEFT THE SCENE
IN HIS MOTHER'S CAR,
AND THE DETECTIVES ON THE SCENE
ARE PROBABLY LOOKING FOR HIS LINCOLN.
THERE'S MICHAEL DELGUERCIO RECEIVING THE SUMMONS.
HE'S GOING TO COMPLAIN NOW--
HE'S A BIG TIME MOB GUY,
AND WHO AM I TO GET A PARKING TICKET?
NOW HE OWNS THAT SPACE FOR THE DAY.
THERE'S HOWIE BUTTS AGAIN, RIGHT THERE.
HOWIE BUTTS IS A STATE POLICE OFFICER.
YOU GOT A GOOD SHOT OF HIS CAR.
THERE'S TOMMY DePHILLIPS WITH THE SUNGLASSES ON.
HE'S THE BIG BOSS OF THIS GROUP.
OK. HOWIE BUTTS HAS PROCEEDED IN THE DOOR,