Benedetto Aloi
Benedetto "Benny" Aloi (October 6, 1935 – April 7, 2011) was a New York City mobster who became consigliere of the Colombo crime family. Aloi was a main figure in the "Windows Case".
Benedetto Aloi | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 6, 1935 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2011 (aged 75) |
| Other names | Benny |
| Occupation | Mobster |
| Relatives | Vincenzo Aloi (brother) |
| Allegiance | Colombo crime family |
| Conviction(s) | Extortion and conspiracy |
| Criminal penalty | 16 years and eight months' imprisonment and fined $100,000 |
Early years
Benedetto along with his brother Vincenzo joined their father Sebastian "Buster" Aloi in the Profaci crime family.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4][5]
On May 30, 1990, Aloi was indicted in the "Windows case" along with other members of four of the New York crime families.[6] On October 19, 1991, Aloi was convicted of one count of extortion and a related conspiracy count in the Windows case.[4] On March 26, 1993, Aloi was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison and fined $100,000.[7]
On March 17, 2009, Aloi was released from a halfway house in the Greater New York area.[8] He died of natural causes on April 7, 2011.[9]
References
- "Alleged Lieutenant of Cosa Nostra Held" (PDF). New York Times. October 4, 1963. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- Breasted, Mary (November 20, 1974). "157 Indicted Here As Criminal Ring" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- "THE CITY; 13 Are Charged As Loan Sharks". New York Times. June 29, 1984. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- Lubasch, Arnold H. (October 19, 1991). "Windows Jury Finds 3 Guilty And Acquits 5". New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "2 Men Sentenced In 'Windows Trial'". New York Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- Suspected New York Mob Leaders Are Indicted in Contract Rigging (May 31, 1990) New York Times
- "2 Men Sentenced In 'Windows Trial'". New York Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator: Benedetto Aloi
- https://books.google.ca/books?id=IKVWTsi5NYkC&pg=PT391&lpg=PT391&dq=Benedetto+Aloi+dies+2011&source=bl&ots=VBPJMtYvCh&sig=ACfU3U1Bp_Avbiluxael5tgts6Zxy9OJkw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCwLzA7IHpAhWCLc0KHUSEBroQ6AEwE3oECBMQAQ#v=onepage&q=Benedetto%20Aloi%20dies%202011&f=false
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
