1. The home phone tap was disappointing to the agents; however, it did reveal that Salvatore Avellino was driving boss Anthony Corallo around all day in Salvatore Avellino's car.
10 Facts About Salvatore Avellino
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Salvatore Avellino oversaw operations of Laborers' International Union of North America Local 66 in Long Island.
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For nearly 15 years, Salvatore Avellino used aggressive strong-arm tactics to keep Long Island's waste hauling industry under Lucchese family control.
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In 1983, Salvatore Avellino ordered his son Michael and son-in-law Michael Malena to set fire to competitors' garbage trucks.
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Salvatore Avellino was involved in the infamous Mobro 4000 garbage scow incident of 1987.
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In mid 1986, Salvatore Avellino asked Lucchese underboss Anthony Casso permission to murder Kubecka.
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Salvatore Avellino was afraid that Kubecka was going to provide evidence in new criminal and civil cases.
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However, in February 1994, Salvatore Avellino pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy in the two murders and was sentenced to ten years in federal prison.
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In March 2001, Salvatore Avellino pleaded guilty to using threats of violence to run his Long Island waste hauling business from federal prison.
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On October 13,2006, Salvatore Avellino was released from federal prison.