Consalvo and Rago began operating in New Jersey, and held their criminal interests in labor racketeering, loansharking, illegal gambling and extortion activities. In 1997, Amari died and a panel was installed to run the day-to-day operations the members of this panel included Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, Charles "Big Ears" Majuri and Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo. After the panel was installed a brief skirmish insured as Majuri was not pleased, feeling that he should have been made the acting boss due to his service to the family. Palermo recruited members of the DeCavalcante family to do the hit but they got nervous and backed off. After Palermo decided Majuri wasn't a threat, but seized control of the day-to-day operations in effect becoming de facto boss.
On October 19, 2000, 50 DeCavalacante family members were indicted on federal racketeering charges. Consalvo was charged with participation in the 1991 LaRasso homicide, loansharking, the operation of an illegal bookmaking business and a conspiracy to commit securities fraud.[2] Consalvo accepted a plea agreement from the government and in 2002 was sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison.