1. Venero Frank "Benny Eggs" Mangano was the underboss of the Genovese crime family.
13 Facts About Venero Mangano
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In 1991, Mangano was convicted of one count of extortion and a related conspiracy count for rigging windows contracts, and in 1993, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison and fined $100,000.
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Venero Mangano was released in 2006, and died of natural causes on August 18,2017.
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Venero Mangano was listed as a caporegime twice by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement in a 1987 exclusion order.
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Venero Mangano later joined a crew in Greenwich Village that would later belong to Vincent "The Chin" Gigante.
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Venero Mangano oversaw his businesses out of a social club at 110 Thompson Street.
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On May 30,1990, Venero Mangano was indicted in the "Windows case" along with other members of four of the New York crime families.
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On October 19,1991, Venero Mangano was convicted of one count of extortion and a related conspiracy count in the Windows case.
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On March 26,1993, Venero Mangano was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison and fined $100,000.
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In 1997, while still in prison, Venero Mangano was called to testify against boss Gigante.
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Venero Mangano later took the witness stand, but refused to answer any questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment rights.
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Venero Mangano had heart disease and macular degeneration that left him virtually blind.
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Venero Mangano died of natural causes in Greenwich Village on August 18,2017.