Rosario Gambino became nationally known when he and his brothers set up a multimillion dollar heroin cartel during the 1970s and 1980s.
16 Facts About Rosario Gambino
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Rosario Gambino was born as the middle son of Tommaso Gambino in Palermo in Sicily on January 12,1942.
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The brothers later joined the Rosario Gambino crime family and were made members of the criminal organization in 1975 by Paul Castellano, who is a distant relative.
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Rosario Gambino testified that he was unemployed from December 31,1983, until his arrest on March 16,1984.
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Rosario Gambino was linked to the Pizza Connection probe, where dealers would sell drugs from pizzerias.
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Rosario Gambino was found guilty of selling heroin to undercover police officers and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
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Rosario Gambino was then sent to Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island in Los Angeles to serve his sentence.
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Rosario Gambino made headlines again in 2001 when reports surfaced that in 1995 President Bill Clinton's half-brother Roger Clinton, Jr.
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In 1999 when the president was prepared to decide who would be pardoned before his final days in office, Rosario Gambino's name was on the list for consideration.
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The US District Court in California denied the request because Rosario Gambino had already been convicted on similar charges in New York.
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In 2006, Rosario Gambino was released from prison after serving 22 years and then transferred to an immigrant detention center in California to await expulsion to Italy.
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On May 23,2009, Rosario Gambino arrived at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, where he was taken into custody.
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Rosario Gambino was released while his lawyer, Daniele Francesco Lelli, pursued an appeal with the Court of Cassation, Italy's top criminal court.
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Rosario Gambino was arrested in a Rome clinic where he had checked in for medical tests.
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Rosario Gambino appealed the conviction and on February 3,2014, he was acquitted of drug trafficking charges and was freed from prison.
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In July 2019 Rosario Gambino was arrested in coordinated, international police raids.