Alphonse T Persico was born on February 8,1954, in New York City.
23 Facts About Alphonse Persico
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Alphonse Persico was nicknamed "Little Allie Boy" to distinguish him from his father's older brother, who was named Alphonse and was a caporegime in the Colombo family; he died in 1989.
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Unlike some mafiosi, the young Alphonse Persico was a promising student who graduated from high school and was accepted into college at St John's University School of Law.
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In 1983, Alphonse Persico was arrested for heroin possession, but the case was dismissed.
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Alphonse Persico intended for Little Allie Boy to become acting boss as soon as his nephew was out of prison.
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Alphonse Persico told consigliere Carmine Sessa to call a referendum of the family capos to approve his takeover.
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On June 20,1991, Alphonse Persico gunmen made an unsuccessful attempt to kill Orena at his home.
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Still in prison, Alphonse Persico directed the campaign against Orena.
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Alphonse Persico was now a free man, but he did not become acting boss right away.
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In 1994, Carmine Alphonse Persico appointed Andrew Russo as acting boss.
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When Russo went to prison in 1996, Alphonse Persico took over as acting boss.
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In May 1999, Carmine or Alphonse Persico allegedly ordered the murder of his newly appointed underboss, William Cutolo.
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However, another theory is that since Alphonse Persico was facing prison again for the Florida weapons charge, Persico feared that Cutolo would seize control of the family during his absence.
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In October 1999, Alphonse Persico was arrested again in New York on federal racketeering, loan sharking and bank fraud charges.
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In 2000, Alphonse Persico was convicted on the Florida gun charges and sent to federal prison in Florida for 18 months.
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On January 24,2001, Alphonse Persico finished his weapons sentence and was due for release from prison in Florida.
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However, that same day, Alphonse Persico was transported back to New York, where prosecutors indicted him on loansharking charges.
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On December 20,2001, Alphonse Persico pleaded guilty to federal racketeering, loan-sharking and money-laundering charges from 1999 and 2001.
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On October 14,2004, Alphonse Persico was finally indicted in New York for the Cutolo murder.
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On February 27,2009, Alphonse Persico was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the Cutolo murder.
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In February 2010, Colombo hitman Frank Sparaco reportedly told prosecutors that Alphonse Persico had ordered the 1992 murder of Michael Devine, a Staten Island nightclub owner.
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Devine, who was found shot to death in a car, had allegedly enraged Alphonse Persico by dating Alphonse Persico's wife Teresa during their separation.
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In September 2015, Alphonse Persico was serving his life sentence at the United States Penitentiary, Coleman near Coleman, Florida, and in July 2017, he was transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution, McKean.