John "Johnny Carnegs" Carneglia was born on May 21,1945 and is an American mobster in the Gambino crime family.
14 Facts About John Carneglia
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John Carneglia was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1989 for racketeering and drug trafficking charges.
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For years, John Carneglia was heavily involved in large scale drug distribution networks with Gambino mobster Gene Gotti, the brother of John Gotti, and Gambino capo Angelo Ruggiero.
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John and Charles Carneglia owned a junkyard in the East New York section of Brooklyn that was reportedly used for narcotics trafficking, disassembling of stolen cars, and burying mob murder victims.
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John Carneglia served as a surrogate father to McMahon until John Carneglia's imprisonment in 1989.
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In 1980, John Carneglia allegedly participated in the Favara murder.
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In 1981, John Carneglia allegedly disposed of the bodies of Giaccone, Trinchera, and Indelicato.
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John Carneglia allegedly buried the corpses in a vacant lot close to his house in Queens.
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In 1985, John Carneglia allegedly participated with other gunmen in the Castellano and Bilotti murders.
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Allegedly, John Carneglia was the gunman who actually shot Castellano in the head.
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Carneglia's boss, John Gotti, had ordered Castellano's assassination so that Gotti could take over the Gambino leadership.
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On March 13,1987, all the defendants, including John Carneglia, were acquitted on all charges.
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On May 23,1989, in his third trial on the 1983 charges, John Carneglia was convicted of running a heroin distribution ring.
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On July 7,1989, John Carneglia was sentenced to 50 years in prison and fined $75,000, the same penalty given to Gene Gotti.