Hector Rosario had hoped to earn big from his work for the Bonanno crime family. He wound up with about $8,000 and an ...

The detective spent a decade and a half on the police force until he was fired in August 2022, after prosecutors unsealed indictments on nine organized crime members, including the former detective.

The idea for the fake raid came from Bonanno associate Salvatore Russo, who was a close friend of Rosario, and got the green light from made Bonanno member Damiano Zummo, prosecutors said.

former Bonanno associate Salvatore Russo testified Wednesday. Russo said he hired Rosario, a former Nassau County detective, to attempt and intimidate rival crime families into shutting down their ...

which was run by Salvatore "Sal the Shoemaker" Rubino, a Genovese mobster, Zummo testified. The move resulted in the Bonanno family — which was pulling in $10,000 — "losing money," Zummo said.

which was run by Salvatore “Sal the Shoemaker” Rubino, a Genovese mobster, Zummo testified. The move resulted in the Bonanno family — which was pulling in $10,000 — “losing money ...

Alleged Bonanno soldier Damiano Zummo and accused ... Another prosecution witness, Salvatore "Sal the Shoemaker" Rubino, pleaded guilty last year to operating a gambling club in Merrick for ...

BROOKLYN (CN) — Hector Rosario, a former Nassau County detective, was convicted Wednesday of lying to FBI agents to protect members of the Bonanno crime family and its illegal gambling parlors. Jurors ...

His close friend, Bonanno associate Sal Russo ... On Thursday afternoon, Salvatore "Sal the shoemaker" Rubino took the stand and told the jury that the former detective had conducted a fake ...

Bonanno turncoat Sal Russo said at Rosario’s Brooklyn Federal Court trial for obstructing governmental proceedings and lying to the FBI. When Rosario conducted his raid on Salvatore “Sal the ...

the owner spotted the cop in an unlikely place — a seedy Long Island bar run by a Bonanno associate, the shoemaker testified. Salvatore “Sal the Shoemaker” Rubino took the stand in Brooklyn ...