Benedetto Aloi

Benedetto Aloi
Benedetto Aloi
Born(1935-10-06)October 6, 1935
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 7, 2011(2011-04-07) (aged 75)
New York, U.S.
Other namesBenny
OccupationMobster
RelativesVincenzo Aloi (brother)
AllegianceColombo crime family
Conviction(s)Extortion and conspiracy
Criminal penalty16 years and eight months' imprisonment and fined $100,000

Benedetto "Benny" Aloi (October 6, 1935 – April 7, 2011) was a New York City mobster who became underboss of the Colombo crime family. Aloi was a main figure in the "Windows Case", Aloi was also a major figure in the Third Colombo War.

Early years

Benedetto Aloi was born in Brooklyn and later lived in Ozone Park, Queens before relocating to Floral Park in the 1960s.[1] Benedetto along with his brother Vincenzo joined their father Sebastian "Buster" Aloi in the Profaci crime family.[2]

On November 19, 1974, Benedetto Aloi was indicted in Brooklyn along with 156 other mobsters on perjury charges. He was accused of lying to a grand jury that was investigating police collusion with an illegal gambling ring.[3]

On June 28, 1984, Aloi was indicted on loansharking charges. Prosecutors alleged that he was involved with Resource Capital Group a company in Lake Success, New York, that lent over $1 million in a year and a half at interest rates of 2 percent or more per week.[4]

Windows case

From 1978 to 1990, four of the five crime families of New York rigged bids for 75 percent of $191 million, or about $142 million, of the window contracts awarded by the New York City Housing Authority. Installation companies were required to make union payoffs between $1 and $2 for each windows installed.[5][6]

On May 30, 1990, Aloi was indicted in the "Windows case" along with other members of four of the New York crime families.[7] On October 19, 1991, Aloi was convicted of one count of extortion and a related conspiracy count in the Windows case.[5] On March 26, 1993, Aloi was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison and fined $100,000.[8]

On March 17, 2009, Aloi was released from a halfway house in the Greater New York area.[9] He died of natural causes on April 7, 2011.[10]

References

  1. ^ Benedetto Aloi – “It’s In The Blood”[permanent dead link‍] TheNewYorkMafia.com (May 15, 2019)
  2. ^ "Alleged Lieutenant of Cosa Nostra Held" (PDF). New York Times. October 4, 1963. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. ^ Breasted, Mary (November 20, 1974). "157 Indicted Here As Criminal Ring" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. ^ "THE CITY; 13 Are Charged As Loan Sharks". New York Times. June 29, 1984. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  5. ^ a b Lubasch, Arnold H. (October 19, 1991). "Windows Jury Finds 3 Guilty And Acquits 5". New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ^ "2 Men Sentenced In 'Windows Trial'". New York Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  7. ^ Suspected New York Mob Leaders Are Indicted in Contract Rigging (May 31, 1990) New York Times
  8. ^ "2 Men Sentenced In 'Windows Trial'". New York Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator: Benedetto Aloi". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  10. ^ Capeci, Jerry; Robbins, Tom (October 1, 2013). Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D'Arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250037435 – via Google Books.

Further reading

  • Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia: Third Edition. Checkmark Books; 3 edition (June 30, 2005) ISBN 0-8160-5695-1
  • Capeci, Jerry. The Complete Idiots Guide to the Mafia. Indianapolis, Alpha, Alpha; 2 edition (January 2005) ISBN 1-59257-305-3
  • Jacobs, James B., Coleen Friel and Robert Radick. Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated from the Grip of Organized Crime. New York: NYU Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8147-4247-5
  • Raab, Selwyn. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires. New York: St. Martin Press, 2005. ISBN 0-312-30094-8