1. In 1964, at the age of 23, John Stanfa immigrated to the United States, and listed his occupation as a bricklayer.
10 Facts About John Stanfa
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John Stanfa testified before a grand jury about the killing, and disappeared shortly after.
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In December 1980, John Stanfa was arrested in Baltimore, where he was working as a baker in a pizza shop, and taken back to Philadelphia on charges that he had lied to the grand jury about meetings with mobsters after Bruno's death.
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In 1990, John Stanfa emerged as the new leader of the Philadelphia family, and the young group of mobsters led by Joey Merlino openly rebelled against him.
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John Stanfa hoped he would be able to keep tabs on the Merlino crew and make it easier to kill them if necessary.
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John Stanfa escaped uninjured and his son survived being shot in the jaw.
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John Stanfa was indicted on labor racketeering, extortion, loansharking, murder and conspiracy to commit murder on March 17,1994.
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On November 21,1995, John Stanfa was convicted of 33 of the 35 charges.
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On July 9,1996, John Stanfa was sentenced to life in prison.
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John Stanfa is serving his life sentence at the Federal Medical Center in Ayer, Massachusetts.