Three months ago, the owners of two prominent Staten Island businesses -- Top Tomato and Casale Tile -- were criminally charged with spearheading a lucrative Gambino crime family gambling and loansharking ring.
Now, prosecutors want to take a financial bite out of them.
The state attorney general's office has sued Carmine Sciandra, Benedetto (Benny) Casale and three others for the nearly $10 million their illegal operation allegedly reeled in. Prosecutors want the defendants to forfeit their ill-gotten gains or be slapped with a judgment for the cash.
The defendants have denied the charges.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Officials sue 2 Long Island business owners charged in Gambino gambling ring
The Staten Island Advance reports:
